Charleston Gazette 1947 subscription page and motto
A 1947 Charleston Gazette page details subscription rates for daily and Sunday service by carrier or mail, in and out of state delivery with a 2 percent consumer sales tax note. It carries Associated Press content and proclaims “First in West Virginia” with a Thought for Today attributed to Calvin Coolidge about world disarmament and understanding.
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Charleston Gazette
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Gezstte Company
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Charleston
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West Virginia
Generals for President Should Eisenhower or MacArthur Run
The article argues Republican leaders won’t let Army generals Eisenhower or MacArthur secure the nomination. It notes generals rarely become successful presidents, citing Washington and Jackson as exceptions and Taylor and Grant as failures. It urges both men to publicly refuse the nomination to preserve their legacies and avoid political compromise.
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Eisenhower
MacArthur
Washington
Jackson
Pierce
Hayes
Garfield
Benjamin Harrison
William Henry Harrison
Zachary Taylor
Grant
Scott
Fremont
McClellan
Hancock
Leonard Wood
Taylor
White House
Congress
America
Stassen Calls for Two Party System in the South
Harold E. Stassen, seeking the Republican nomination for President, urges a two party system in the South and predicts more Republicans there. He notes Northern regions are similarly one sided for GOP, suggesting a nationwide shift, while implying press coverage misses such talk. He has been speaking frequently and today appears to be short on spare remarks.
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South
Harold E. Stassen
GOP
Stassen
Charles Eaton
New Jersey
Foreign Affairs Committee
Frederick Smith
Harding
Marion
Ohio
Eston
Europe
Smith
Eaton
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Too Late to Stop It and Imperial Responsibility
An opinion piece compares Japan and Germany in wartime decision making, arguing Hirohito could have halted Pearl Harbor if informed, while military leaders prevented peace appeals from reaching him. It likens outcomes to Kaiser Wilhelm’s wartime misjudgments and warns against governance weakness prompting war between great powers.
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Hirohito
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Kaiser Wilhelm
German Empire
United States
Russia
Private life returns as Christmas shifts to the individual
Samuel Grafton surveys postwar mood as public life retreats. Demobilization feels complete not only in uniforms but in public discourse. People retreat to private concerns. stores push consumerism. the Met Opera scene hints at individual attention seeking. The era moves from shared worldviews to personal interests, shaping a quieter, more private Christmas with a sense of loss.
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Samuel Grafton
Metropolitan Opera
Dollar Diplomacy And The Soviets In World Markets
J M Roberts Jr analyzes how Moscow might use gold and currency strategies to counter the Marshall Plan and compete with the dollar. He cites Russia’s gold reserves, potential ruble pegging, and influence over Poland and Czechoslovakia to heighten western economic turmoil and turn eastward in trade to deny recovery aid.
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J. M. Roberts, Jr
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Moscow
Bot
Russia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Europe
U. S
Charles Prince
U U. S. Chamber of Commerce
United Nations World
Prince
Soviet Union
LSO
Foreign aid caucus shows GOP push for independent action
House Republicans locked doors and silenced phones during a long secret caucus on European relief. George Bender urged a tougher line while August Andresen pressed profits controls and direct aid methods. Karl Mundt backed independent relief, not State Department handling, amid inflation worries from Argentina wheat purchases.
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Ashington
Europe
House
Rep
George Bender
Ohio
Truman
Arthur Vandenberg
Senate
Ohioan
White House
State Department
August Andresen
Red Wing
Minn
Andresen
South Dakota
Karl Mundt
Western
Mundt
GOP
Bender
Roosevelt
Poland
Reid Murray
Wisconsin
United States
Argentina
Murray
Karl Stefan
Nebraska
New
Yor
Labor unions fork money in 1948 political fight
The piece surveys AFL and CIO finances as unions prepare for 1948 politics. It notes AFL budgets of 13 to 17 million and CIO funds varying from under a million to about six million, with NMU and railroad men wielding substantial war chests. It also cites key figures like John Lewis and Ted Tobin, and hints at Truman versus Eisenhower stakes in the campaign.
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Cotmntry
CLO
AFL
Washington
CIO
White House
Lewis
Tobins
Teamsters
Dubinsky
Political Action Committee
Tate
Gromyko
National Maritime Union
NMU
Hedley Stone
Auto Union
Phil Murray
Steel Organization
Truman
Eisenhower
United Electrical Workers
United
Franklin Roosevelt
John Lewis
Brother L
Labor Educational and Political League
Pappy O'Daniel
PAC Shack
the Gazette
Largest U S grain crops and other quick facts
A compilation of brief Q and A items covering agricultural crops with Wheat listed as the leading U S grain, followed by rye sic and buckwheat. notes on atomic power for industry, family allowances for enlisted men, origins of terms, the Sacred Roman Rota, donations to restore the Constellation, longevity statistics, and leather shoe mildew prevention.
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United States
America
National Bureau of Standards
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Sacred Tribunel
Rota
N. GB
Bald Man Gets Break In Haircut Price Fire
Editorial notes a Huntington West Virginia councilman proposed an ordinance to charge bald men less for haircuts. Opposing view says trims still require care. The Roanoke Times comments that bald constituents will watch the vote and likely approve the gesture amid rising haircut prices.
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Huntington
W. Va
Huntington Council
Roanoke Times
Brewster Hughes Controversy Tests Justice Department Limits
Justice Department officials face a ticklish choice over whether to launch a full investigation into the Brewster Hughes exchange. Officials note tensions between branches and warn that funding and political resistance could block action, leaving the case unresolved amid pressure from allies and opponents in Congress.
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Kenneth L. Dixon III
INS
Justice Department
Owen Brewster
Howard Hughes
Yiar
FBI
Maine Republican
Hughes
Brewster
Pan American Airways
Trans World Airlines
Tom Clark
Department
Brewester
Baering Down and Arthur Baer in 1947 satire
A clipped political satire riffing on French politics and de Gaulle. The piece sketches clashes among ideologies as a critique of dictatorial trends and public figures, with sharp quips about fascism communism and allied figures, ending with wary social commentary.
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de Gaulle
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