Charleston Gazette Independent Democratic Newsniper 1947
The Charleston Gazette Independent Democratic Newsniper announces daily publication from the Capital City of West Virginia under The Dolly Gazatta Company. Subscription details and mailing info are noted, with a December 9 1947 date and a thoughtful daily aphorism at the end.
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Charleston Gazette Independent Democratic Newsniper
Dolly Gazatta Company
West Wi
Reed Este
Maliminside West
Associated Press
Gil AP
Postession
W. Way
Elas
West Virginia
Anon
Rebecca J. Kenney
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Charleston
Mary Louise Meadows
Kenna
Jackson Sounty
Nerva Saunders
Gamoca
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Luckman Placed in Charge of Economic Price Task
A fictional dialogue shows government advisors pressing Charles Luckman to lead a national effort to curb high prices and aid Europe. Luckman volunteers but faces warnings about political-year constraints and conflicting interests including farmers bankers railroads coal oil and organized labor. The piece satirizes wartime prosperity and postwar policy debates.
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Charles Luckman
Harley Luckman
Europe
Lockman
Lissen
Charley
Mr. Luckman
Feller
Luckman and the soap maker's lesson in policy
The excerpt follows Luckman resisting collective action by deferring to public vote on days of observance, then facing complacent advisors who praise him. A factory message warns of a looming soap shortage, prompting Charley to abandon policy in favor of making soap, questioning how the country is run.
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Luckman
Charley
Brooks Bird Club
Columbus
Ohio
International Wilson Ornithological Club
Tyora
Maurice G. Brooks
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Division of Forestry
Brooks
Wilson Club
Brooks Club
Conservation Commission of
West Virginia
Wheeling and Charleston
Wilson
Sleanor Sims
W. R. DeGarmo
Charleston
John W. Handlan
Maxine Thacker
Belle
C. L. Conrad
Dorothy
Caroline Conrad
N. G. Flower
Wheeling
Liquor Duty Cuts Spark Price Drop and Moonshine Talk
A trade paper cites potential drops in imported wine and liquor prices after New Year due to lower duties. Scotch Irish and Canadian whiskies fall 40 percent, imported French champagnes from 3 to 1.50 per gallon. Dealers warned to pass savings to consumers or risk duties being restored. Warning of Europe’s recovery aims and a rebound for moonshine if prices rise, recalling harsher prohibition days.
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Europe
Incentive Pay Revived in Michigan Public Office
The Michigan civil service automobile title division raised wages to boost output on 2 000 000 address stencils. With only two workers, 175 names per day each was targetted. inexperienced staff managed 50. Pay raised to 145 for 200 names and 165 for 235 daily solved the bottleneck. About 70 percent met peak levels, saving taxpayers around 78000 in costs and proving fixed job lots with incentives can work in government.
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Michigan
Civil Service Department
Basle
The French Fear of a Man on Horseback
The text surveys the French worry of military dictatorship from past figures like Napoleon’s era through MacMahon Boulanger and Petain to de Gaulle. It argues that concerns linger not about de Gaulle’s character but about the danger of a strongman seizing power, even as his wartime leadership is praised.
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de Gaulle
France
Napoleon
Marshal de MacMahon
Boulanger
Marshal Petain
Vichy
Washington Merry-Go-Round on Taft and Marshall Policy
A 1947 Gazette summary notes Congressional Record debates and Taft’s past foreign policy speeches. It compares Taft’s warnings against Marshall Plan aid with German directives, highlighting farm views on soil conservation, reclamation, and the Marshall Plan’s domestic defense role.
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Abe
Taft
Wherry
General Marshall
Russia
Marshall
U. S
Dan
Don Quixote
Robert “A. Taft
New York
Grield Marshal Goering
USA
Poland
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France
Germany
Sen
Phis
Hitler
Willer
Europe
United States
Ene Fuehrer
Atlantic Islands
America
Truman
Walter Granger
Utah
Eugene Worley
Texas
Lins
Worley
Charleston Notables and Community Highlights In One Report
A roundup of Charleston figures includes attorney and former judge Jack Savage showcasing piano accordion and organ talent on radio’s Gilt Basket. E G Richardson heads Sea Scout programs at First Presbyterian with boats Penquine and Ringer, plus Naval Academy background.
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Heer Savage
Charleston
Kanawha County Intermediate Court
Jack
E. G. Richardson
Charleston High School
West Virginia
Sheads
Richardson
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Hereford Eggleton
Lee Sl
United Fuel Gas Co
Congressfaces live cost controls as 1948 battle looms
Washington reports Republicans weigh limited price and wage curbs to blunt postwar inflation. A top GOP aide says rising costs could boost Truman and Democrats next year, with possible cuts to foreign aid and relief programs. Reform proposals focus on essentials, while actions on Chiang Kai-shek and other foreign issues are debated.
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Ashington
Congress
White House
House
Truman
Bill Bullitt
Moscow
China
Bullitt
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Airlines seek tax cut to ease fare hikes
Washington reports airlines unite to press 15 percent federal transportation tax relief to offset rising costs. Postwar military output climbs as spy activity boosts jet fighter production by about 40 percent over last year. Cargo revenue strengthens American Airlines income. mail pays drops to last.
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Washington
American Airlines
Baering Down By Arthur Bugs Baer Humor Strip
A wartime comic caption by Arthur Bugs Baer jokes about postwar politics and enemy perceptions. The piece riffs on Japan, rice meals, and the idea of future military maneuvers with a satirical tone. It satirizes national security, diplomacy, and domestic attitudes in a lighthearted, punchy style.
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Baering
Arthur
Bugs” Baer
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