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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1937
Page
6
The excerpt cites Genesis 26 4 on blessing nations through seed and quotes Kate Douglas Wiggin praising Fenet born into the world as a fresh radiant possibility implying divine potential.
Charles Trusty Tallman, popular choice, is appointed superintendent of the West Virginia state police. A former West Virginia University football All American end, he graduated from law school and coached at Marshall College before returning to WVU as freshman mentor and later head coach. The state police, since its organization, have ranked among the best and continue to improve.
The Guaranty Survey warns the social security act may shift borrowing from investors to old age and unemployment reserve accounts, raising the national debt by 1980. It urges pay as you go financing and a return to sound finances with a self supporting basis to avoid vast future obligations.
The document argues the old age reserve account is a bookkeeping device not a real fund. It notes payroll tax receipts would remain cash for current government use and urges a pay as you go system. It warns of potential government extravagance and a heavy business burden from the $700 million payroll tax, questioning feasibility.
The article argues that government borrowings are tax exempt, creating a privileged class. It contends that holders of tax exempt bonds avoid taxes on bond income and that government subsidized, tax-exempt industries dodge taxes rivals must pay. It asserts tax-exempt borrowing raises government costs and taxes for the general public.
A poem tribute by George Parsons Lathrop recalling a father and son’s bond in June skies. The speaker reflects on lifting his boy who asks to rise into the blue heavens and notes another father now carries him toward that clear blue sky.
A historical snapshot notes events from four decades earlier including a con test sponsored by the J. O. U.AM with commissioners Flickwir Gray and Picon on Roanoke Iron property, plus a Pocahontas business visit. Another line mentions Bertha McCue’s death at age infant era.
A Washington bystander notes John Lewis's timing in using CIO to recruit federal workers and organize most government staff under CIO, excluding the armed forces. The move sparks concerns in Congress over labor policy and potential strike restrictions, amid broader tensions with the White House and labor groups.
In Nyack a late arrival and a broken limousine mark an awkward MacArthur gathering with Alexander Woollcott and Francis Lederer. London critic James Agate savages American cuisine, noting English tastes and cocktails. A satirical insert lampoons population figures and policy debates, ending with a jab about production and leisure.
An English husband and wife toured New England eastern Canada and the mid Atlantic by American taxi, hiring in Washington. The 21 day trip cost 625 dollars, a playful contrast to air travel. The piece riffs on taxi touring as a carefree, rule bending way to see the country.
A terse maxim urges action in encounters with authority. It contrasts seizing a brick to throw at a cop with letting it lie to avoid trouble and losing a pay raise.
The excerpt presents sharp quips from lawmakers and scholars, including Representative Cooper and Representative Treadway debating self direction while poking at public missteps. It also recalls humorous asides on education and gender equality in constitutional discourse.
A June 30 birthday profile notes best hours and danger periods for this date. It warns against relying on others, stresses careful handling of figures, and hints at potential success in writing teaching art or science. Notable figures are listed with professions and careers.
Hollywood gossip notes on Arleen Whelan and Michael Whalen on the studio lot. Mentions Buddy Westmore and Martha Raye, Joan Marsh, Shirley Temple delays, Clyde Lott and Colin Tapely filming in Singapore, Robert Taylor watch prank, reunion stories, Claire McDowell in The Bride Wore Red, Joan Crawford’s comeback, Harold Lloyd training, director Henry Hathaway Souls At Sea, Gail Patrick pond fish, Burns and Allen pool speakers, and Jack LaRue’s influence with Mae West.
A jumble of disconnected lines mentions sabotage in Czechoslovakia, a new stamp sent by lovers, a triangle of theft in Paris, taxis in demand, and an American traveler. It hints at political pressure on Congress, a potential tax board nominee dentist, diplomats warring, and odd notes on dancing knee health and new artistic expression.
Olive Roberts Barton reviews children's books noting Ernest Thompson Seton's The Biography of an Arctic Fox with vivid prose and fine format. She also mentions Harpers and other titles like a large print animal tale and etiquette guides for modern youth, praising readability and appeal.
In Washington the push for an unemployment census reappears after public demand. A bill by Senator Black precedes a broader court reorganization fight, with committees and anti administration groups mobilizing. debates and broadcasts are planned as Cabinet members are courted but unavailable.
A 45 year old former State Hospital inmate William G Serviss was committed to Montgomery County jail on first degree murder charges after a grand jury heard an inquest into the death of his aunts Mrs Mary Enders 80 and Mrs Jennie Enders 83. Police said the women were found with heads split by a sharp instrument in their Amsterdam home after an argument over money.
William McAndrew, 73, former Chicago schools superintendent ousted in 1928 by Mayor Thompson, died yesterday in Mamaroneck New York. He later edited Educational Review and fought charges of pay by Great Britain, calling his trial a burlesque, then was exonerated in Chicago by the superior court after years of dispute.
A vivid account portrays a sober Atlantic crossing aboard a tramp steamer. The author, among the junior captains in the United Fruit fleet, draws on broad sea experience to lend authenticity. Thrill remains central without sacrificing realism.
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