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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1930
Page
2
President Hoover will deliver a radio talk from the White House at 8 P.M. Eastern on WEAF WJZ and Columbia links addressing 1,800 prize winning 4-H members at the Chicago convention. Thomas E Wilson will introduce him. Program changes include a 15 minute Tango Rama station swap.
The West Virginia Water Commission reports a year of activity with moves toward stream pollution control, including tannery waste treatment, new plants at Durbin Parsons and Elkins, and agreements with tanneries. It calls for a $10,000 annual appropriation to fund engineers, inspectors, and education, while noting industry cooperation and the need for ongoing funds.
Paramount presents Follow Thru starring Nancy Carroll and Buddy Rogers at the Kearse Theatre starting November 30. A Philco Radio Free contest offers a chance to win a Philco Radio by drawing the film, with 25 tickets as prizes and submissions due by December 2 for judging and December 4 winner announcement.
A ranting column argues mothers often wreck homes by pressuring their children to leave spouses. It cites cases where a mother's favoritism and meddling erode trust, instigate suspicions, and drive couples to divorce, with stories of sons guided away from wives and daughters toward overbearing mothers.
An advertisement touts a home asthma treatment by D. J. Lane offering a free 10 day trial. If satisfied customers are expected to send $1.25. if not, no payment is due. The copy promises relief and urges readers to write for the trial.
An advertisement touts His Cream Quinine as a quick cold cure. It promises rapid relief with two tablets, then drinking water, and asserts the formula does one thing well. The copy emphasizes low cost and speedy effect, urging purchase now.
Dorothy Dix argues that mothers who push divisions between spouses and children commit a grave wrong. She notes many are shocked by divorces yet must recognize their interference harms children and families, insisting mothers overstep rights to intervene.
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