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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1928
Page
6
The Daily Telegraph Printing Co announces subscription rates for various zones and periods. Rates apply to in state and out of state regions with a breakdown into zones and lengths, payable in advance. The notice outlines mailing details and service territories for Bluefield West Virginia and surrounding areas.
A brief devotional note riffs on transience and art, citing 1 Corinthians and Stedman. The fragment suggests fashion fades while true potency rests in lasting meaning, urging contemplation beyond worldly trends.
Report notes Hoover won Kansas City on first ballot while Smith secured a landslide on a single ballot. Republicans nationwide demand Hoover. Smith enjoys broad support but faces a hostile South, apart from Tennessee and Kentucky, that could deny him the presidency. Prohibition remains a major issue shaping platform and votes.
The article notes fair radio reception in Bluefield during the Democratic convention, with daytime static from local conditions. It cites loose fuses, leaky insulators, and streetcar motors as chief sources, and says radio clubs organize citizens to reduce interference.
Secretary Kellogg reports nearly all invited nations ready to approve a multilateral treaty to renounce war as a state policy. France and Italy show reluctance on defining self defence. Kellogg argues no modification is needed and stresses universal condemnation of war. The move speeds to sign at once with no changes.
Bishop P J Donahue of Wheeling was in Bluefield en route to Wythe ville to attend the finals at Willia Marie academy. Sitt & Co opens Norton branch. Grover Cleveland died in Princeton New Jersey. H G McCall narrowly escaped injury in Plum Creek crash. Karl Hall sentenced to twelve years in state prison. Teddy Roosevelt Jr praised for bravery in France. Radio observers cite daylight reception potential for Bluefield club efforts.
The Christian Science Monitor lauds the Republican city law enforcement plank as an honest declaration on a vital issue. It states Hoover supports the pledge and credits Borah questionnaire responses with guiding the platform. The piece frames the plank as progressive, constructive, and a shift toward citizen responsibility in government.
The party dropped two longtime allies, the League of Nations and the World Court, labeling them tangling allowances among cronies. Prohibition repeal and related reform remained unresolved while other issues were sidelined.
Poetic fragment recalling forgotten memories and a surge of renewal as spring awakens. The speaker envisions beauty, nature, and inner flame, pledging to tend dreams and seek creative blossoming amid mountains, seas, stars, and living elements.
Newspapers praise Amelia Earhart for becoming the first woman to cross the Atlantic by air while crediting her modesty, scientific approach, and resolve. Editors in Des Moines, Fort Worth, Kansas City, Rochester, Oakland, Wichita, Grand Rapids, Harrisburg, Columbus, Erie, Nashville, Atlanta, Pasadena, South Bend, Portsmouth, Lexington, Utica, Syracuse and others note her calm demeanor, lack of publicity focus, and influence on women in aviation.
A fragmented newspaper clipping notes satire on film dialogue and language oddities. It mentions a Democratic convention delegate questioning aviation endurance tests and jokes about aging Scots. The item also records a 50 year marriage celebration at Mount Vernon TL with a picnic and a Ford roadster departure.
New York City ramble notes describe Broadway life with bare legs beach fashion birds and bums near pet shops and libraries. Irene Fenwick Lionel Barrymore wife and theatre gossip mix with Yale tales and a noble Kansas youth studying in a night club. Gilbert Swan signs off with a wary view of the Main Stem.
A collage of remarks notes a wife avoiding new dresses for two years while a man profits from flat earth theory. It cites Voliva’s claim of fifteen million dollars in real estate deals and wry commentary on national reading habits amid a looming storm.
Newspaper comment on public affairs politics and progress in the Mountain State covers industry development material growth and overall life in West Virginia as editors assess current conditions and prospects.
The Raleigh Register cautions residents to spare rhododendrons honeysuckle dogwood and locust blossoms from plucking arguing wild blooms enhance natural beauty and tourism. It laments vandalism and notes cultured cut flowers last longer while wild blooms wither when removed.
Paris June 29 Many stamp dealers line chairs and tables behind a Punch and Judy booth on the Champs Elysees. The Sunday market sells mainly recently issued stamps at small sums while wholesale trades move in large sums behind the scenes, with premiums up to ten to fifteen percent based on rarity.
A brief mention notes expanding from a sheet of a hundred to many more sheets, highlighting scale growth and ongoing production. Key figures or institutions are not specified in the readable text. The item reads as a compact note on increasing material outputs.
Editor notes frequent street accidents in Bluefield linked to defective eyesight. Additional coverage promised with a future article in The Daily Telegraph.
A national survey shows about 12 percent of U.S. school children have defective vision due to eye structure, muscle weakness, or scarring. Variations in examination methods yield nonuniform stats, yet millions have had eye tests since 1922, with rural and urban areas showing differing rates and needs for corrective help.
The platform calls for quarterly tax payments to city county and state similar to federal practice. It aims to enforce mine safety regulations and educate operators and miners to protect lives and property. It favors gas line vehicle levies to replace personal property taxes and licenses and seeks more factories for Bluefield. It envisions streets and bridges upgrades and a city owned water system with uniform deputy sheriffs and constables.
Feodor Chaliapin in Paris predicts America will match its industrial rise with a parallel surge in fine arts within twenty years. He argues Europe is in repose while America is feverish with vitality, reshaping global culture and power dynamics.
Mr. Hoover builds startling figures on people who knew him when. Diatomaceous earth from Nevada deposits aids concrete and face powder. Millions of shellfish smooth rough world. The quietest man in the crowd often pays the restaurant check. Wild flowers and motorists tie into this question.
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