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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1941
Page
6
The Daily Gazette includes a wartime Christmas message reflecting on unity and charity. It honors nations fighting fascism and expresses sympathy for Earth cousins and peoples of Europe, Russia, and China while urging restraint and Christian charity.
The article notes that trade with Latin American nations is expanding beyond traditional European imports. Readily available items include Italian pottery, French leather goods, blown glass, copperware, carved wood, and native crafts from Andean and Mesoamerican traditions alongside modern crafts.
Residents of Mikado Michigan want to rename their town from Mikado to Roosevelt. The author argues names reflect community character and cites other towns with unusual names that pride themselves on their image, urging pride over change.
Column discusses U S postwar plans and political readiness amid victory over Germany. Critics warn Congress is unprepared for occupation and reshaping Germany, with references to Mr. Howard W. Smith and labor laws amid wartime pressures.
Damon Runyon reports from Los Angeles that wartime changes barely affect film work. Night shooting is limited to daylight hours, studios brace with shelters and sirens, gatekeepers inspect bundles while stars and crews avoid on-site traffic.
Roosevelt family Christmas preparations shift this year as war demands and security rise. Steam shovels destroy the White House lawn for a shelter, while five Roosevelt children serve in the armed forces abroad. Mrs. Roosevelt buys gifts from various American sources, and the president continues reading Dickens to the family despite absent grandchildren. Willkie remains publicly supportive of Roosevelt on foreign policy as party lines blur during wartime.
The author laments modern crises and recalls how humanity's standards have shifted across U S history. He urges persistence toward higher aims, recalling John Adams era slavery and debt imprisonment to frame current strife. A pasted July 26 1797 Washington Gazette ad about custody is noted.
The piece contrasts a 19th century slave ad with modern U.S. policy shifts under the Hoover era, arguing that governments changed standards and obligations. It notes unemployment insurance, employer unions, and wartime victory measures as evidence that society’s sense of fairness was updated without awaiting human nature to change.
The Gazette prints readers letters urging Americans to unite against war mongers and work for peace and a better world. Notes frustration with local crime, policing, radios, and urges closing beer parlors after midnight while calling for scrap metal drives to aid the war effort.
The editorial notes how the Good Neighbor policy has brought numerous nations into line with the United States after Pearl Harbor. It highlights declarations of war or broken ties with Japan by Costa Rica to Panama, Brazil’s solidarity, and Argentina’s stance, while calling for a Rio de Janeiro ministers’ meeting in January to continue regional cooperation led by Cordell Hull.
Rukeyser argues war awakens the nation to corporate strength as essential tools of production. She notes America leads mass production, expands mechanical horsepower, and shifts from civilian goods to wartime materials after the fall of the Low Countries and Roosevelt's push for defense mobilization.
The program to expand American armament production has moved from plan to practice with first phase tooling up completed. Inspectors witnessed ready Pacific Northwest aircraft and shipbuilding facilities, plus arsenal centers in the Midwest and Southeast. Military output will rise sharply in 1942 and beyond as workers accelerate tank gun and ship production.
A garbled reminiscence recalls World War I era sentiments and Christmas siege hopes. The author quotes a 1910 battle cry and asserts shared wartime effort, then shifts to a call for ending wars and rebuilding. The text references national leadership and unity while noting ongoing duty.
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