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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1946
Page
4
A brief devotional note from the Charleston Gazette dated December 31 1946 quotes I John 4 18. It presents the idea that perfect love casts out fear and that fear has torment while love is not perfected through fear.
A broad analysis notes a price drop across commodities may be healthy if it avoids a selling panic. It cites high production, stockpiles, and future price uncertainties as causes, with January sales pulled forward and speculators panicking. The piece predicts a longer readjustment affecting farm income, construction, and consumer budgets, while fixed incomes may welcome relief.
The article contrasts Ponce de Leon and Columbus era daring with today’s Clipper airships sailing from Havana to New York and beyond. It notes bold visions of a vast world and compares ancient exploration to modern flight seeking shortcuts to fulfill dreams.
Audtorium Charleston hosts Holiday On Ice and could be filled if top shows are secured. Managers recognize Charleston as a prime show town and seek to broadcast availability to booking agencies to ensure patronage and full houses.
Samuel Grafton argues housing should become a central issue for the new year as Truman shifts toward conservative housing policies, Dewey and Taft supporters push for housing bills, and Foley directs the program with a private-industry tilt. He criticizes rising rent ceilings and subsidies that benefit real estate and veterans, urging lower prices and public subsidies where needed.
The piece reflects on the Bikini Atoll nuclear test, the reporters watching the blast and radioactivity, and a tense Security Council moment as Gromyko strode out. It contrasts wartime awe with postwar diplomacy and recalls Lise Meitner near Stockholm.
A frank Washington message criticizes the real estate construction and finance lobbies for pressuring veterans housing policy, ousting Wyatt, and now failing to deliver after winning concessions. It notes industry spokesmen retreating from earlier promises, warnings from veterans groups, and mixed signals from builders and associations about lifting rent controls and tax incentives.
Uniformed Captain Samuel L. Clark, formerly of 405 Ruttner Avenue, has been assigned as sales officer in the supply division of Middletown air material area. A Green Banks High School and Washington & Lee University alum with a 1984 AB degree, he previously worked as district manager for Ediphone in northern West Virginia and as cast accountant at the DuPont Belle plant before enlisting in September 1942. He holds the European theater ribbon with six bronze stars, American theater ribbon, Victory medal, and the Presidential Unit Citation. Clark resides in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with his wife Virginia and their three-year-old son. He received a commission as first lieutenant in June 19...
An intercepted note references a warning from a wife about bringing Holiday on Ice performers home. She reportedly says one aggressive intruder is enough in the house, urging the man to have the skaters remove their skates.
R G Skinner, a skating enthusiast from Charlexton, West Virginia, is highlighted for his passion and participation in local skating events. The notice emphasizes his involvement and community spirit without detailing specific competitions or results.
Joe Curran former co-chair of the Committee for Maritime Unity reveals how leftists use unions for political power, detailing Communist tactics on the waterfront. He denounces the CMU funded by sailors and longshoremen to cripple loading and warehousing along three coasts.
Curran accuses the Committee for Maritime Unity of being dominated by five unions and Harry Bridges on the West Coast, leaving NMU sailors with one vote in a six-union council. He warns the CIO and CMU use of NMU as a tool, cites costly strikes, and alleges outside forces including the Communist Party seek to take over the union.
A fragmented archive of rapid questions and answers covers topics from population in South America to Shakespearean music and historic terms. It lists inquiries on capital ships, Oedipus, witch doors, and the origins of the pineapple with brief, sometimes uncertain, responses.
Letters discuss miners' compensation, past failures to collect, and government notices. Editors respond to citizen views on wage disputes and public behavior in coal regions, urging tolerance and constructive action.
Westbrook Pegler argues Republicans in the new Congress face a chance to repeal or reform the Wagner Act. He criticizes proposals for a full repeal or new labor courts, contending the act empowers unions and limits individual freedoms. He cites the 1941 Smuth committee report detailing alleged board bias and Communist influence, urging decisive reforms.
The readable lines describe a chaotic year with scattered phrases about a failed caper, a car, and winter plans. Mentions of Johnny and general confusion hint at a missing article about events, speeches, and sporting or school matters.
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