Subscriptions Rates and Publication Notice, Charleston Gazette
The Charleston Gazette lists daily and Sunday subscription rates by carrier and mail for West Virginia readers. It notes outside state prices, 2 percent state tax on mail subscriptions, and that Associated Press dispatches credit local content. The notice appears in the December 24, 1946 edition with typical newspaper boilerplate.
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Charleston
Wea
Bemanratie
Dally Gereie
West Virginia
Ontaide
W. Va
Mall—Ioride
Virginie Dally
Atde Post
Horeca Busknell
German Scientists to Aid United States Effort After War Loss
War department imports 1000 German scientists to conduct specialized research in the United States. Their expertise spans jet propulsion, missiles, turbomachinery, synthetics, and optics, with many likely to become American citizens. Their work promises civilian gains and enhanced national defense while undermining German industry.
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Germany
War Department
United States
Hitler
Trme
Kanawha
Coe
Kanawhe
Magnates of Unionism In Pittsburgh Shape Industrial Future
In Pittsburgh a major meeting of union leaders from 2,350,000 workers occurred amid debates on peace or potential strikes. Philip Murray of CIO and head of United Steel Workers, Walter Reuther of United Automobile Workers, and Albert Fitzgerald of United Electrical, Radio and Machinery Workers led the discussions as indications pointed to decisive actions.
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Pittsburgh
Jeaders
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steel Workers
Walter Rew
Ther
United Automobile Workers
Albert Fitzgerald
United Electrical, Radio and Machinery Workers Union
Walter Reuther
General Motors
Reuther
New York
Tee Enterprise
Unions Seek Wage Hikes Without Strikes Amid Pressure
Labor leaders push for wage and social security gains based on a Robert Nathan survey, aiming for boosts up to 25 percent without price or profit cuts, while avoiding strikes to influence upcoming Congress and labor rules. The mood favors settlement over industrial action as unions seek to press demands without disruption.
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Congress
Murray
Robert Nathan
Lot of Stamps Prompts Arithmetic Curiosity This Season
The piece notes how licking postage stamps this time of year invites arithmetical play. It suggests schoolchildren might study the topic, while the Post Office is busy with other duties. It asserts this is the most stamp licking nation and estimates the seasonal waste would almost reach into space.
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Post Office Department
Inescapable dreariness of the 1948 campaign
Samuel Grafton assesses the 1948 presidential race as dull and unexciting with no standout frontrunner. He notes the lack of a spark or compelling personality to stir voters, the pre-nomination camera-ready stage, and the sense that only a fresh issue or dramatic speech by a new figure could disrupt the status quo.
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Samuel Grafton
Gou
Truman
Landon
Sterling
John
Bricker
Washington
Ang Mr. Dewey
Farley
Eisenhower
Stasson
Wallace
Christmas wishlist from Washington insiders
After reviewing authorities the Washington Merry-Go-Round lists what top officials and political players hope or deserve for Christmas. Names include Harry Truman Eleanor Roosevelt John Snyder Schwellenbach War Bob Patterson Baruch MacArthur Taft Bricker and many others, with humorous demands and political jabs reflecting a satirical snapshot of Washington power circles.
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Ashington
Washington Merry-Go- Round
Santa Claus
Harry Trumah
Eleanor Roosevelt
Servatory of the Treasury
John Snyder
Werd Nosraep
Schwellenbach
Spokane
Lew
Bob Patterson
Santa
Supreme Court of the United States
Carroll Reece
Mayflower Hotel
Joe Marlin
Jimmy Byrnes
Stalin
Harry Vaughan
Bourbon and Branch
John Taber
House Appropriations Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Secretary of Commerce
Harriman
Sam’s Souvenir Shoppe offers war surplus galore
In a satirical EW YORK column, Sam’s Souvenir Shoppe hawks vast War Assets Administration surpluses as holiday gifts. It notes $3¢ billions in surplus stock, Navy and Army items, and ships and weapons moving to end-1947 clearance. The piece lampoons shipments, pricing, and oversea stock, with playful jabs at bureaucratic slowdowns and bold sale promises.
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Considine
York
Junior
Sam
U.S
Navy
Inslance
Shatonadco
Washington, D. C
Republic
Armed Services
War Assets Administration
Army
Tager
Boston
WAA
United States
Boy Scouts of
Alimonk
N.Y
Striking CIO Leader Reuther Roils Flint Plant Siege
A 1937 Flint confrontation saw Walter Reuther lead around 400 Ohio auto workers to seize and barricade the General Motors Chevrolet plant. The scene featured welded doors, wired windows, hoses readied for riot control, and improvised sleeping spaces. The column argues for labor-management restraint and warns against a nationwide strike wave amid growing union power.
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Flint
Ohio Auto
General Motors
Chevrolet
Walter Reuther
Normandy Sands
Frank Murphy
Fame
Reuther
Wen
CIO
Largest guns on newest battleships and various reader questions
The Navy says the largest guns on the newest battleships are 8 inch 50 calibre. Readers ask about strikes in 1846 vs 1945, Byron's Childe, knightly birth, glass on Beaton Street houses, Canada versus U.S. area and population, pines staying green, Japan heir age, and diabetes totals with brief factual answers.
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D. A
Navy Department
H. MW. M
Ava Lea
Chile
Harold
Lord Byron
Childa
Childe
Charleston Gazette Informace
Morexu
Eve St
Washington
Beaton Street
Bastan
A. Eleanor
Baston
England
Canada
United States
S. D
United Stiles
New York
J. T
Q. A
Japan
Akluito
North America
Letters voice wartime worries on rationing and housing
Readers push back on liquor rationing Christmas shortages and seek sugar for baking. Essays question American identity, housing, and miners’ value, urging rent laws, fair homes, and labor caution with praise for a clear editorial on labor responsibility.
March on Albany cited as failed fascist demonstration
The piece critiques the Albany march planned by CIO and allied groups as a mechanized fascist gesture that collapsed, noting organized planning, train travel, and staged appearances. It argues such protests discredit participants, warns of potential church picketing by mobs, dissects union tactics, and comments on wartime loyalties and postwar political mood.
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New York
CIQ
New York State Council
Dooley
Supreme Court
Albany
Juvenile American Veterans’ Committee
Benito Mussolini
Rome
Jacob Coxey
Washington
Philip Murray
CIO
St. Patrick's Cathedral
House of Worship
Pro
Come Divine
National Maritime Union
NMU
Vyessels
Industrial Workers of the World
Union Square
Joe Curran
Murmansk
Murray
OPA
Lewis Merrill
Louis Cohen
Office Workers’ Union
Merrill
Brother Cureran
Russia
Wherry and the Budget Battle Amid Bribes and Probes
The speaker critiques senatorial investigations uncovering 25000 in stock earnings and questions integrity in public service. He urges Congress to pursue the inquiry during the holiday pause and notes that democracy's principles hinge on who truly commands respect in the pursuit of life, Wherry, and building materials.
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Oklahoma
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White House
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Red Army
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