The Charleston Gazette Independent Democratic Newspaper
A historical slice notes the newspaper's masthead detailing its name, status as a daily paper in Charleston West Virginia, and service by The Daily Gazette Company. It lists subscription rates, Associated Press affiliation, and national advertising reps, ending with a reflective Thought For Today quote credited to K H T.
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Charleston Gazette Independent Democratic
Daily Gazette Company
Capital
West Virginia
Mail
Sunasy
Associated Press
Unpack the state department and expose its failures
A powerful railing against the U S state department criticizes diplomacy as weak and corrupt. The author blasts leaders as pampered elites, blames them for missed chances against Japan and Nazi allies, and urges immediate action and truth in foreign policy. The piece condemns Vichy connections and calls for bold, working-class leadership.
Air Power Dominates War Strategy and Victory Prospects
The text argues that air power will eclipse sea navies, with bombing planes replacing battleships as the decisive factor in the war with Japan. It notes American air industry growth, leadership in aircraft production, and the improving reach and strength of Allied air forces, claiming pilots have already shown prowess and that the conflict has not yet begun to unfold fully.
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Japan
America
Germany
Berlin
Arthur Levss-Inquart
Netherlands
Cologne
Hitler
Holland
United States
Watch Report From Arden's Police Post Details Gear and Late Night Visitors
Began watch at 2 40 a m inspected armband pin screwdriver flashlight and lamp controls. Noted routine patrols and no unusual events relieved by Warden Goodman at 8 00 a m. A group of youths returned home around 3 a m chatting outside headquarters and two voices described watching the guard.
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Arden
Goodman
Picture brides and their grim tally in Pacific coast history
Damon Runyon recounts the picture bride practice among Japanese migrants on the Pacific coast. The piece notes how arranged marriages via photographs drew Western criticism, legal questions over validity, and estimates of costs and numbers, including 1909 to 1918 arrivals and a 1919 divorce ruling.
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OS Angeles
Pacific Coast
Japan
U. S
Dan Cupid
California
Runyan
San Francisco
Los Angeles Examiner
Supreme Court
Thomas F. Graham
Examiner
U.S
Uncle Sam
Aps
Lonely Heart
Pursuit planes and two Winston Churchills in 1941
Daily Washington Merry-Go-Round reports on the push for long range pursuit aircraft to defend Wake, Midway, and the Philippines, referencing Seversky’s warnings to the War Department in 1938, Arnold’s dismissal, and Churchill’s arrival in Washington. It notes a private pilot spotting Churchill and differentiates two men named Winston Churchill, a novelist and a contemporaneous American.
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Ashington
U.S. Army
Navy
Wake
Midway Islands
Army
Philippines
Pearl Harbor
Ake
Midway
U. S
Pacific
Army Air Corps
Air Corps
Alexander P. de Seversky
Arnold
Seversky
New York
Havana
Jacqueline Cochran
Los Angeles
Cleveland
War Department
Hawaii
Churchill
Slim" Freitag
Howard Aircraft
Washington
Slim
Howard
Winston Churchills
Cornish
N. H
Richard Carvel
Intercepted Message Warns of New Year Cigarette Prices
A December 29 1941 intercepted message to Ben notes rising cigarette prices as New Year resolutions loom, warning readers of economic strain as the holiday season ends and Americans plan budgets and purchases.
Production must drive victory in 1942 says editor
The piece laments aircraft and ship shortages delaying World War II efforts in the Philippines Wake Island and across the Pacific. It urges American production as the decisive factor, arguing factories must supply planes ships and weapons to shorten the war and save lives. Churchill's 1943 projection is cited as: focus 1942 on production while others hold lines.
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Ashington
Dev
Philippines
Wake Island
America
Churchill
Congress
Roosevelt
Pacific
War Production Pace Tightens As Conversion Quickens
Raymond Clapper reports on congressional remarks by William Knudsen of OPM noting wartime production needs outpace current efforts. He cites delays in converting auto industry to war output, material shortages reducing civilian production, and pressure to accelerate factory conversion and contracts to supply fighting forces next summer and fall, aiming for 1943 victory campaigns.
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Leon Henderson
Victory for American Tanks Boosts Allied War Effort
The Libyan campaign showcased American tanks as decisive in defeating German and Italian forces. Reports from Cairo and American observers praise their speed firepower and endurance, noting the tanks outmatch enemy models twice their size and bolster confidence in U.S. arms at war.
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Libya
United States
New York Times
Cairo
Hitler
Russia
Moscow
Napoleon
Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel
Pegler’s rebuttal to Richwood CIO account and shooting claims
Westbrook Pegler rebuts a CIO account on the Richwood W Va lumber dispute. He questions informants and asserts prior shooting reports, noting ongoing government and labor-board efforts, and contrasts CIO and company unions amid tension.
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Pegler
CIO
Richwood
York
W. Va
Neely
U. S. Department of Labor and Labor Board
Gov. Neely
George J. Titles
United Mine Workers of America
Bacring Down On The News By Arthur Bugs
In a humorous riff the narrator skewers U S Army procurement and historic uniforms. He laughs at contracts for white aprons mittens and fireproof gloves while recalling olive drab blankets from 1918. The piece mocks bureaucratic waste and odd wartime gear anecdotes with biting satire.
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Arthur
Bugs
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