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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1933
Page
6
A note from the Charleston Gazette indicates its post office entry as second class mail matter with the line Firat in West Virginia signaling its regional focus or branding in a historical Charleston, West Virginia context.
Senator Charles Hodges argues for a state monopoly on liquor retail to curb corruption, protect social welfare, and avoid private profits fueling politics. He warns repeal will invite bootleggers and predicts legislative capture by liquor interests unless a constitutional state monopoly is enacted.
In a behind the scenes struggle, Secretary Wallace and General Johnson clash over agricultural codes and their effects on farmers and consumers. The dispute centers on who should govern meat wheat milk and other staples with Brooks Peek and T. Tugwell figures mentioned as part of Wallace’s brain trust.
Intercepted message dated December 11 1934 from L H Wehrle of Edgewood Charleston West Virginia asks Bear Lou whether she supports discontinuing the Tooner ville trolley after helping arrange car service to Edgewood about eight decades earlier.
A lively, caustic portrait of Harry Evans a flamboyant Manhattan party figure and entertainer. The piece moves through current stage acts Gershwin presented productions on West 54th Street and the changing city scene. It includes anecdotes about socialites, sidewalk vendors, and a tale of Casey and Harahan with Beebe and Kiehe.
The Charleston Gazette offers readers a mail in quiz through The Gasette's Washington Bureau at 1323 New York Avenue Washington DC. It includes questions on history geography religion law and literature and asks readers to send questions with stamps for return postage.
Fragmented and misspelled text outlines numerous political and economic phrases. It mentions budgetary issues, patronage, stabilization, stock market control, and education but lacks clear events or names. The piece reads as a garbled satire on reforms and policy debates without coherent specifics.
Readers Forum calls for a separate county between Kanawha City and Montgomery citing the Elk River oligarchy and urging Chelyan East Bank Cedar Grove Shrewsbury Marmet or Malden as possible county seats. It argues Montgomery should not host county government and warns about state overreach amid 7000 delinquent taxpayers.
A Mobile Times column by T. E. Sharpe mixes opinions on government aid and economic recovery with grim crime reports. It notes widespread government cash oxygen, calls for patience as the nation heals, and cites shocking cases from Littleton Colorado to England, while observing mob fears in Oklahoma and a broad, reflective stance on civilization and progress.
A fragmentary reflection on inner self versus outer life asks who to praise for deeds the real agent is the inner man. It contrasts the visible body with a poised inner voice guiding choices, urging readers to heed the internal conscience over external appearances.
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