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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1933
Page
4
The notice appears as a postal inquiry in Charleston Gazette style about the telephones business office. It mentions editorial room and post office, with a secondary mailing status for Charlestin, West Virginia, indicating a second class mail matter designation.
A 1933 December 20 morning Thought for Today urges readers to practice kindness promptly and let good fellowship spread like sunshine. The quote by Charles F. Raymond encourages acting now to help others and pass on positive energy.
December 1903 at Kitty Hawk a Wright brothers flight marks the birth of aviation. The craft stayed aloft briefly for 12 seconds and 120 feet, then a longer 59-second ascent covering 800 feet. By 1933 Lindbergh era echoes across Florida and beyond as progress accelerates, challenging skeptics and critics.
The article notes rapid changes after repeal with states adopting different paths. Montana Michigan Pennsylvania and Oregon plan state dispensary sales while Illinois shows no regulation yet. Nevada pursues local option, highlighting diverse regional approaches to the new liquor era.
A birds-eye view shows Indiana keeps a strong state excise director while California Rhode Island and New Mexico have permissive or limited bottle sales. Licensing costs range from eight dollars to fourteen hundred dollars with many states restricting minors and alcohol access.
Editorials caution that Delegate Dixon's proposal to let the state superintendent appoint all county boards of education would shift control from local communities to state officials. The Wheeling Intelligencer argues such a move could turn schools into political machinery and urges protest against the Dixon bill to preserve local control. The piece also notes desired primary ballot reforms in West Virginia and discusses Cuba's rate regulation impact on utilities.
The column surveys consumer concerns with NRA codes, noting the rise of consumer activism led by Fred Holsington and Nanrd, the resistance of officials like Johnson, and calls for stronger consumer access to books and price safeguards. It also includes a lighter tangent on token diplomacy at the Gridiron dinner and mentions ongoing constitutional tests of the recovery act.
A dated December 18 1993 letter from Col B D Shingielon superintendent of state police in Charlesten West Virginia complains about arrests of the state senate and asserts contempt versus disobedience of the minority.
McIntyre Day By Day notes varied celebrity chasers in Manhattan from autograph seekers to resourceful publicity hounds. The piece cites Noel Coward and Maxine Elliott as examples, recounts Nat Goodwin’s window gaze and Waldorf bar return, and mentions Damon Runyon, James Thurber, Bob Brinkerhoff, and others amid a backdrop of fame, fortune, and relentless public pursuit.
The piece recalls Lindy’s homeward holiday return and plans for January. It mentions memories of Constantinople and past travels to Le Bourget and the Bay, with playful references to a future steplander on Christmas Eve as Bob Hipley comments on Lindy’s daring aerial feats over South American routes.
Kirke Shing details Army mobilization of 1s73 contrasted with 1817 and 1934 precedents, noting postwar planning gains and the value of a 3000-strong regular officer corps plus reserves. It examines leadership, civilian concerns, and debates over using the Army to aid wandering youths amid wartime austerity and militarist fears.
Readers are invited to send questions and answers to Washington Bureau for a Christmas customs bulletin. A quiz lists multiple questions with provided answers and sample pronunciations, urging readers to request the full bulletin by mailing in a coupon with three or four cents postage.
The piece presents Arthur Brisbane as a leading editorialist whose opinions shape The Gazette’s voice. It contrasts Brisbane’s prominence with others and notes his role as a top world writer, asserting the editor’s authority in presenting viewpoints.
The piece muses on historical star events and the Bethlehem star, cites astronomers debating the star of Bethlehem, and links hunger in France to the Revolution era. It notes a Philadelphia planetarium show, postwar trouble in Europe, and a White House music anecdote about Roosevelt era tastes. It ends with a job examination quip about four times nothing.
A writer reflects on a distraught woman who lost loved ones and sought comfort in faith. He admits giving rigid advice during her grief and questions why he failed to offer relief rather than judgment. He muses on the human tendency to err even when knowing better.
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