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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1946
Page
6
The message urges immediate good work by noting preparation for tomorrow starts today. It presents a reflective aphorism about living today to influence the afterlife, referencing a moral outlook tied to the morning feature.
An editorial argues that the 187 session will begin soon and calls for reform in selecting the House of Delegates clerk. It condemns potential conflicts of interest, noting the incumbent’s ties to the sheriffs’ association and a state administration backing. It warns against lobbyist influence and favoring special groups in this pivotal post.
Justice Owen J Roberts wrote a resolution passed by a Protestant Episcopal convention urging President Truman and Congress to consider a world government stronger than the United Nations. It envisions a legislative body elected by nations, with people's courts interpreting pronouncements and executives answerable to citizens for enforcement. The piece stresses serious intent toward world peace and the need to prevent self destruction through intelligent planning.
A Chicago seminar at the Public Administration Clearing House warned that granting broad veteran preferences in civil service risks hiring incompetents and harming public service. The discussion noted former service members are generally entitled to preference but should not displace qualified non veterans or unsuitable applicants.
A historical editorial urges tighter control of air travel after rising crash rates. It faults aircraft equipment and pilot reliability, cites poor visibility and mountainous terrain, and calls for government standards and stricter maintenance before flights to save lives.
The piece highlights the appeal of railroading through Edward Hungerford’s Men of Erie a near Watertown author set to stage Box Car theater tent shows in Indiana. Hungerford will dramatize early locomotives and operators while noting railroads shaped cities and nations and comparing rail travel to aviation.
University of Minnesota professor Dora V. Smith leads a three year plan to reform English teaching in American schools from first grade to college. The move, supported by the National Council of Teachers of English, favors more American literature and less from Britain while preserving core works from Shakespeare and other British authors.
A Frankfurt professor Heini Sauermann warned that by 1896 the German population could drop from 70 million to 35 million in the prewar German area due to war deaths economic collapse and 3 million German prisoners in Russia. He cited past population gains leveling off and blamed German self-impairment for the trend.
President Truman led a blunt budget review with cabinet members, detailing reductions and warning no party could cut the budget without harming essential services. He pledged an honest budget as he prepared to deliver a forthright state of the union to the new Congress. The session also touched housing policy, veteran concerns, and political maneuvering within the Republican National Committee reflected by leadership changes.
A fragmentary item references Lindberg and a person nicknamed Old Glety in Charleston West Virginia. No full event details or context are readable. The note mentions names without dates places or actions.
We hear Honnie Craig, 22 months, daughter of Mrs. G. R. Craig of St. Albans, judged prettiest contestant at a baby show and victory parade at Thomas Jefferson junior high, a Veterans of Foreign Wars fundraiser for widows and orphans of overseas servicemen. Other items mention Santa Claus opinions, soldiers abroad, college debates, surgeons welcomed to the American College of Surgeons, and local Christmas greetings.
Readers defend John L Lewis and miners welfare funds, push for wage hikes for public safety officers, and urge better highway safety. Letters from Milburn, West Virginia, praise the union, criticize radio critiques, and complain of local merchants hurting Christmas spirit with early closures and stale public attitude.
Washington observers and officials anticipate a shift as 1947 starts new cycles in domestic and foreign affairs. Truman faces budget battles with Republicans over wartime controls and a push for tax cuts and deficit reduction.
A garbled year summary mentions John B. Lewis with five new runes of solitaire, vague U N notes, a crowbar reference, Bed leaf value, and minor Congress chatter about cooler heads. Hank Greenberg and Ted Wittinens are cited in sports context with Gramyke in walks noted.
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