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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1932
Page
6
The Charleston Gazette Independent Democratic Newspaper presents subscription rates and carrier terms for West Virginia readers. The issue dated Tuesday morning December 20 1932 includes a Thought For Today affirming love transforms every life phase and urges expanded consciousness of others.
A city urges children to coast only on low-traffic streets and for police to designate safe hills. The plea notes rising minor accidents and near fatals from Beech and Mayle drive routes near tracks and busy roads, urging parental caution and motorist patience. It cites street safety, police action, and the need for responsible playgrounds amid winter conditions.
The editorial warns of a looming revenue crisis in West Virginia linked to an amendment and the state’s tax laws. It urges an early legislative decision on constitutional validity, formation of committees after organization, and adjournment until Governor Kump’s inauguration. The piece stresses unity, statesmanship, and avoidance of patchwork as deficits approach four million dollars and potential shortfalls near fifteen million. It notes 455 county and 209 municipal levying bodies plus purchasing agents and control boards complicating budgeting.
Editors warn winter license plate purchases fall short income as gas tax receipts drop in West Virginia and elsewhere. A moratorium proposal suggests extending spring plate renewals to boost revenue, noting one state saw offsetting losses in gasoline tax with higher spring renewals.
The narrator details a grimy Lower Manhattan street scene near Time Square with crowded sidewalks, street vendors, rogers and roostabouts, the scent of fruit, dogs and rain, and bustling cranes. He recalls dawn activity, the New York Telephone Building, and contrasting havens like a tobacco shop with harsh journalism, meeting friends and musing on daily urban life.
The writing critiques men who hide frailties behind a stern front and fear open speech. It notes many pretend strength while concealing feelings, with few exceptions who reveal genuine nature despite a serious exterior. Page LL continuation hinted.
An intercepted note questions the haste of attending meetings and promotes attending wrestling matches, praising the show put on by the audience or group. It frames the wrestling events as more appealing than lengthy gatherings.
A famous actress announces a plan to reveal how harmony between spouses was achieved. The piece explores misunderstandings between men and women, noting how long marriages can drift from romance to routine, and argues that affection and independence shape balanced partnerships. It discusses how memory, compliments, trust, and money affect marital harmony.
Washington reports a slow push to reorganize the Republican Party’s machinery for the 1938 campaign. Hoover’s possible candidacy remains shadowed as leaders debate appointing a new national committee chair and a modernized office setup.
A scanned fragment from The Gazette Washington Bureau advertises a Q and A feature with test questions on history science language and presidents. It includes an address for sending questions and a request to enclose two cents for return postage. It also promotes a bulletin on quick breads with a coupon and mailing instructions, inviting readers to request a copy by sending stamps and their name and address.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a special notice about an event or sale to be found in Friday issue of The Charleston Gazette. Details are unclear but the notice mentions a lead time and local context. Entities such as city and publication are implied but not legible.
A health article by Dr Logan Clendening outlines body fuel sources and daily needs. It explains calorie distribution for children, recommending 50 percent carbohydrates 35 percent fats and 15 percent protein, plus emphasis on calcium phosphorus iron and vitamins. Water intake and milk consumption are noted, with sources for carbohydrates fats proteins minerals and vitamins. An editor notes six pamphlets by the author are available for ten cents each, covering digestion infancy diabetes feminine hygiene and care of hair and skin.
A wartime memory contrasts the stillness of a snowy winter night with the return of battle. Amid a silent landscape, an instant of beauty offers potential renewal of faith and understanding as war resumes.
In a Readers' Forum fragment the Ettitne Gazettar Prence reports a default of 19,207,409 war obligation. It cites chapter 10 of The Official Record of the United States Part of the Great War, stating daily war expenditures averaged 397,076,047 and war loans to Allies 231,787,400 over 674 days. France’s default is mentioned, with an implied comparison to American daily advances. The item names Renee Matus Stninaker of South Charlenton.
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