First in West Virginia 1948 Subscription Rates
Page Six Company presents daily and Sunday subscription rates for mail delivery within the state. Subscriptions payable to Member of The Associated Press. Telephones are entered as second class mail matter from Charleston West Virginia. December 1948 issue includes a Thought For Today by Benson on simplicity of heart and life.
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Virginie Daily
Bunday
Associated Press
Charleston
W. Ve
Benson
Prince of Peace and the path to world peace
A Christmas reflection on the Prince of Peace guiding humanity toward lasting global harmony. The piece notes the unexpected surge of progress from Russia toward peace, the role of faith and the United Nations, and the hopeful view that a foolproof plan for permanent world peace may emerge soon.
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Russia
Prince of Peace
United Nations Organization
What Is Essential In Industry And Law
The text questions how to define essential industries for strikes and wartime law. It argues laws must be clear to avoid lawyerly loopholes and Supreme Court interpretations. It notes ambiguity harms business and workers, urging lawmakers to use precise language to prevent directives that are hard to interpret.
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Congress
Supreme Court
Bernard Fay found guilty of Nazi collaboration in France
Bernard Fay a French writer and former head of the national library has been convicted of collaboration with the Nazis and sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor. His works including Life of Benjamin Franklin and Roosevelt and His America are noted as significant but his wartime conduct drew sharp judgment.
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Bernard Fay
United States
Fay
Benjamin Franklin
Washington
Roosevelt
America
France
Gift Suggestions By Star Boyle N
A satirical Christmas column lists outlandish gift ideas for famous figures and public personalities. It playfully pairs names like Harry Truman, Joe Stalin, and Ingrid Bergman with humorous or impossible presents, ending with a tease to turn to the next page.
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Ollywood
Mel Harry Truman
Earmutts
Doe Louis
Joe Stalin
Winston Churchill
Nativity story in Papyrus by Luke a timeless news tale
In papyrus form Luke the physician writes the nativity tale to Theophilus about Jesus birth. He travels with Paul and shares eyewitness accounts from Antioch and Tarsus. The narrative, written in Greek, frames Luke as a key gospel writer and links Bethlehem to David’s line.
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York
Des
Luke
Jésus of Nazareth
Queirkway
Caesar Augustus
Lucius
Lucanus
Theophilus
Christ
Rome
Jocius Caesar
Joseph
Galilee
Nazareth
Judea
David
Bethlehem
Mary
Antioch
Syria
Paul
Tarsus
Luks
Peter
James
Earth
Christmas Island and a Birth in the Stable
Washington column ponders Christmas as a universal need and imagines the Holy Family as displaced refugees in modern times. It contrasts past editorials with today’s front pages while exploring a Christ story set against postwar homelessness and political restraint.
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Ashington
Inday
Washington
State Department
United States
Christmas Island
Pacific
Frank B. Kellogg
Stimson
Pearl Harbor
Britain
Joseph
Galilee
Nizareth
Judeah
David
Bethlehem
Davids
Mary
Labor adviser bets on wage rise amid looming strikes
A labor adviser to a top government executive bets a case of Scotch there will be no national strikes this year while predicting a final wage settlement around ten cents an hour. He cites weak strike funds and a shifting political landscape including AFL-CIO activity, PAC plans, and labor unrest across industries.
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CIO
Tony L. Lewis Voplane
Afl-Cio
Hollywood
Screen Actors Guild
Washington
PAC
Jack Kroll
Oak Rider
Civilian
Army
Epublican
Aeutral Laber Committee
Republican National Committee
Ku Klux Klan
The
White Horse
SIO
Philip Murray
James Carey
Eeuily
Theatrical Union
AFL
Jack London
New York
Questions and Answers From The Gazette Era
A compact Q and A roundup covers topics from population growth among American Indians to furnace heat in new homes, duckpins versus tenpins, crocodile range in the United States, the mortarboard’s origin at Oxford, and England's Christmas observance ban.
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United States
E. J
National Housing Agency
Maine
New Hampshiire
Wit
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Delaware
Maryland
South Carolina
North Carolina
Georgia
United Ra
Florida
Oxford University
England
Question riddled reader queries in Charleston Gazette item
A garbled reader item cites The Charleston Gazette information service and stray lines about asking questions for three cents. It mentions British Parliament 1644 and a prison mismanagement case with Henry Wire and Andersonville, plus a clam age riddle with ridges two to four years old.
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Charleston Gazette Informat
St. G. E
Washington
Lorromer Warren
Henry Wire
Andersonville
D. J
Istell
Letters to the editor weigh John L Lewis and coal crisis
In a Readers Forum letter Mahan argues John L Lewis remains a great labor leader yet erred. He calls for wage cost reduction over raises, criticizes government contracts and urges restraint to avoid a general strike. He cites Tobin on strikes and questions public prejudice shaping votes during the coal controversy.
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John L. Lewis
Lewis
Dan Tobin
Costa U
Miller
Gazette
Valentine’s death exposes contrast of duty and fame
Westbrook Pegler notes Lewis J. Valentine, former police commissioner, died last week and received modest farewells unlike the public highs given to Jimmy Walker. He contrasts Valentine’s quiet, loyal service with Walker’s corruption, lamenting how civic faith suffered and Harlem politics under LaGuardia impacted police conduct amid wartime strain.
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York
Lewis J. Valentine
Jimmy Walker Nly
Broadway
Hollywood
Valentine
Mr. Valentine
Walker
Underworld
Jimmy
New York
God
Lans
Styx
Henest
Bearing Down There is Plenty of Water in the Wishing Well
The text blends holiday cheer with general goodwill and festive blessings. It references Santa Claus, peace on earth, and a spirit of generosity. It notes optimism about a climate of giving and wishes readers a merry Christmas with positive, hopeful tones.
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Star Boyle
Yors
Des
Santa Claus
Virginia
S.P.C.A
Usl
Jim Farsley
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