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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1944
Page
6
A fragment from the Charleston Gazette Indepascant Damocra shows garbled branding and a dated line December 13, 144 with stray mottoes and unrelated filler including a thought for today about wealth and generosity. The text references Associated Press material and various local publication cues without coherent article content.
A long war outlook is weighed with mixed optimism as Churchill warns six months or more, outlining Nazi defenses, attrition costs, and mounting civilian impact. United States casualties may reach a million in six months, while industry shifts and conscription plans shift toward extended conflict and postponed peace.
As American soldiers slog toward the Rhine, the War Department plans ahead for VE day. It aims to keep Joe, already the best-educated soldier in any army, from losing ground during service and to preserve high morale while awaiting the end of hostilities.
The Armed Forces Institute runs correspondence courses to keep soldiers busy while awaiting homeward or Pacific duty. Thousands pursue technical, trade, and general knowledge studies, with credit transferable when they return to civilian schools or seek employment. At Dijon University, 388 servicemen attend language and orientation classes for French and American personnel.
The message reports that wartime costs rise at a billion dollars every four days under President Roosevelt, equating to over 90 billion annually. It contrasts with World War I’s 32 billion cost, arguing the danger demands home front unity and full support to supply frontline troops, while condemning strikes and loafing.
Damon Runyon recounts the tale of The Singing Kid, a famed horse player moved from racing to Pat Nash’s Kentucky farm. Facing a life of comfort yet growing morose, he recalls gratitude to Pat Nash, vows never to return to the farm scene, and reveals the long arc of his nickname and career in theater and race circles.
A mix of forum letters discusses party loyalty and respect for presidents, a Virginia tobacco auction anecdote about plans and prices, a theological reflection on Babylonian judgment, and a prayer for divine aid guiding nations. Names include DeWitt Gallaher and Gauley Bridge, with mentions of FDR and U.S. presidents.
Washington columnist cites J Fred Odom and a prepared statement on Huey Long's assassination and the Weiss shooting. It argues the case remains unsettled, notes lack of autopsy, and discusses witness credibility and ballistics surrounding the gunfight and guarding at the scene.
A fragmented note references December streets and a message about snow shoveling. It mentions a person named Chirles and hints at a dismissive attitude toward winter weather. The legible text suggests a dated informal exchange about snow response.
Kenneth L. Dixon writes of a company A advance under mortar fire in a muddy German slope. The moving line passes fallen comrades and chalks the fear on the troops faces as shells whine overhead. The narrative centers on disciplined, haunted soldiers marching forward despite horror.
A reader asks about the first football broadcast Princeton versus Chicago on October 28, 1921, mentions mileages walked, petroleum insects, sabotage laws, fish slime, helicopter behavior, Chicago stockyards size, presidential candidates, general pay in the Japanese army, and Marine Corps strength. The Gazette compiles official answers: scales of travel, insects in oil, Espionage Act updates, fish mucus, rotor blade physics, stockyards, election participants, military pay by rank, and mine squadron honors, plus earth rotation impact on time in high altitude flight.
A recounting of Soviet women serving in tanks ships planes and as spies nurses and factory workers. It highlights their integral role in warfare and civilian tasks, noting elevated status, state support for mothers and children, and the nation’s praise of women’s contributions to wartime production and morale.
The Richmond News Leader reports rising Polish discontent with their government in exile amid UK impatience over Curzon Line disputes. Polish stats claim Polish elements. critics note language and Catholic church shifts suggest broader Russian influence in parts of Galicia and Polesie.
A long list details West Virginia residents and relatives from Charleston to Dunbar serving in World War II. Entries name Second Lieutenant Douglas M. Marshall, Cadet Dan S. Peterson, Joe F. Peterson, Stella M. West, W. Ray Turley, Paul L. Starg, R. Blots, Herman F. Lykins, Harold L. Ferguson, Walter E. Knapp, Hurston Webb, James Breeden, Hobart Kees, Marvis Stanley, Catherine Withers, Ruth Myers, William Lynch, Ray Staats, James E. Massey, John Harding, Cecil Adams, William L. McCarty, Catherine J. Williams, Harvey M. Shreve, Hayward Edwards, Robert J. McCormick, Curtis S. Hill and others, with ranks from private to sergeant and roles ranging from pilot and bombardier to engineer and gunnery.
A humorous verse in 1944 style notes Americans struggle with diplomacy after Ben Franklin and John Adams. It contrasts rescues and delays, joking about patience and water, reflecting a wartime mood with satirical tone.
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