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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1939
Page
10
The Charleston Gazette reports daily and Sunday subscription rates by location and time, with carrier and mail prices, and includes a moral verse urging effort over drift, attributed to a thought for today. The note lists Associated Press affiliation and agency addresses, plus publication details for Charleston West Virginia.
Elmeg Davis argues big business failed from 1529 to 1932 to offer a real solution beyond RFC and NRA. He notes Roosevelt bears blame for economic cycles, warns that conservatives may replace him with a tougher reformer, and suggests that another four years of the New Deal is ill received by business and public alike.
A quotation frames Roosevelt as the first to generate good ideas, while a beset old guard Republican laments the need to maintain an alibi until better plans arise. The text contrasts political strategy with leadership thought.
The 1939 Christmas Seals are on sale to fund TB control across the country with local distributions. Funds may support school tests and exams, patient beds, or health education, adapting to local needs. The campaign runs year round, stressing that TB affects all social levels and urging widespread purchase.
Readers forum notes John Gunther book Inside Europe and critiques of England France Poland Finland and Russia. The piece argues democracy is misused, cites Baltic and Caucasian studies, Mannerheim and White Terror in Finland, and a 1930s view of Russia and broader European politics as ruled by base passions with little democracy or Christian decency.
A farmer’s tract backstory notes abundance on a farm and self sufficiency remarks from Grant County Press. In Johnstown Pa a father and son face 200 illegally cut trees with a judge imposing a $5,000 fine or 2,500 days in jail and potential appeal being considered.
In Washington, Herbert Hoover urges Roosevelt to recall Ambassador Steinhardt from Moscow. The State Department opposes, arguing Russia would be unaffected and the U.S. would suffer more from severing ties. The piece notes past mistreatment of Steinhardt and Roosevelt's reluctance to escalate, while outlining broader Balkan and Eastern European tensions with Romania Hungary and Bulgaria under Soviet influence.
A short letter from George in Moscow addressed to Joe Stalin asks about methods tied to “Mickey Finns.” The unusual note hints at a curious or coded inquiry. The letter’s tone and origin place it within Soviet correspondence context of the era.
Heywood Broun praises Greta Garbo for lifting Motoc hka above its weak plot. He notes her artistry, the film’s tempering of new ideas with repetition, and the enduring appeal of her performance despite flaws in the narrative.
Damon Runyon reports a Venus Star piece about life on Earth. A dinner with Mr. Smith, Peabody and Brown exposes Bell, insomnia, overwork, hunger, and a plan to house Mulligan to ease their burdens. A swooping incident ends with the police warning the writer off.
Westbrook Pegler argues Mrs. Roosevelt shifted public sympathy to the Dies committee and the American Youth Congress. He asserts the committee exposed her, not vice versa, and claims the administration remains sympathetic to Communists. Pegler critiques Matthews and notes Bolshevik influence within youth groups, calling the movement phony.
A 1939 column by Arthur Bugs Saer mockingly sketches the European crisis. It compares Russia's pressure on Finland to a barber's towel joke, notes Finland's stubborn resistance, and hints at Finland repaying debts while unexpectedly profiting from receipts amid tension.
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