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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1946
Page
6
A pithy Emerson quip reflects on discontent and self-reliance. It urges helping the suffering if possible, otherwise to tend one’s own work while the evening draws near. The tone is reflective and admonitory for personal conduct.
The piece argues the Democratic minority in Congress must remove southern leaders blamed for defeats. It insists new, energetic, honest leadership is essential for the party and the nation's welfare, noting Roosevelt era dynamics and seniority rules as obstacles. It calls for reform and reorganization led by capable Democrats nationwide.
The text argues that party leaders stay in power until death and that many Democratic leaders come from states with restrictive voting laws. It suggests reform is needed to prevent hamstrung governance once the Democrats gain Congress. It hints at poll tax restrictions affecting representation and urges action to improve the party's effectiveness for the country.
Memorials evolve from captured guns and tanks to living tributes as favored by veterans groups. The Rus sell Sage Foundation notes playgrounds, parks, and beautification projects as modern memorials. Proposals include memorials to the deceased via practical farming benefiting the community and funds for the blind to perpetuate names beyond gravestones.
The observer notes a powerful contrast during Mexico City's inauguration week. Tehuantepec girls in traditional dress perform in the Zocalo as B 29s and jet fighters thunder overhead, while rich visitors mix with poor street singing children. The piece laments aesthetic snubs and living sweetness amid social divides.
Aunt Sarah Applegate browses shelves amid a flood of sensational titles and scandalous plots. Lecturers, sociologists, and a chorus of lurid paperbacks tempt shoppers as the clerk pleads for wholesome fiction. Aunt Sarah balks at risqué options and seeks a simple tale of a married couple resolving ordinary problems.
Treasury reveals review of John L. Lewis United Mine Workers income tax return tied to a 1937 payment to mine owner Carl Elshoff. Contends notes were backdated to hide tax avoidance. probes may proceed if statute of limitations allows. Also covers CIO wage tensions, ambassador detente, and figures like Murray and Braden amid postwar political strain.
A G Williams CHS Band Director writes from Charleston West Virginia asking if there will be any objection to bringing out the Charleston High School band when Dick Huffman, the school’s first All American, returns home. The note signals local pride and plans for a celebratory reception.
Julius and Morris Lipsett, rochester born brothers, win the bid to scrap the Normandie for 151680, with scrap value around 16 dollars a ton. They vow to push 18 wreckers to dismantle the former luxury liner, after a costly lot of government purchases and rebuilds. They anticipate a half million dollar insurance and note the ship is only 44000 tons now. The brothers dismiss pleas to preserve or display the ship and expect to profit from the salvage while noting the ship’s previously costly history.
A collage of reader questions and answers on topics from flying safety and voter registration to watermelon weights and presidential succession. The Gazette-style exchange recaps inquiries about night flying, instrument failure, registration totals before November, world record watermelons, presidential line of succession, World War II murder convictions, racing curves, Santa Claus town curves, and bridal veil etiquette with concise expert responses.
A Riverside Gazette reader urges concise submissions to Readers Forum with identifications for letters. An ex-soldier defends John L. Lewis amid miner ownership claims. A second note critiques U S concerns over Polish elections and cites Bulgaria Romania Poland, accusing the United States of overreach and defending state sovereignty and equal suffrage.
The column analyzes Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. and his father, Arthur Meier Schlesinger, noting alleged Communist associations. It cites the Dies committee reports, NCPAC ties, front organizations, and petitions regarding neutrality laws, claiming possible influence within unions and academic circles. The piece references Life magazine pieces and various political fronts.
Fragmentary OCR yields a garbled monologue referencing Archimedes, Franklin Roosevelt, and political change. Mentions switching energy sources and legal matters with unclear chronology and many misspellings. Content feels like a miscellaneous reflection rather than a coherent news item.
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