Thought for the Day reflects virtue over riches
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1952
Page
6
Marshall College Forum Keeps Talks Despite Blacklist
The Marshall College Forum will continue with speakers blacklisted by Huntington American Legion Post 16. Margaret Bourke-White has spoken. Paul Engle and Max Lerner will follow. Editors defend hearing diverse views, distinguishing Communists from heretics and urging public discussion over suppression. The piece also praises the Davis Child Shelter and Betty Heavener for exemplary leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall College Forum
American Legion
Post 16
Huntington
Margaret Bourke-White
Paul Engle
Max Lerner
Forum
Lerner
House Un-American Activities Committee
Fost
Marshall College
Jabal
Marshall
Heavener Named Davis Child Shelter Superintendent
Betty Heavener, longtime Charleston recreation chief, has been selected to lead the Davis Child Shelter. The article lauds her efficiency in child training, dedication, and ability to shape human lives, noting her untiring efforts will move to a larger, more useful field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Heavener
Davis Child Shelter
Heavener
Betty
Charleston
Drying up the nation a century in the making
The Gallup Poll surveys show 1952 marks a century of shifting attitudes toward liquor. Prohibition support remains higher among women, while the South holds the strongest dry sentiment. About six in ten adults expect to drink on New Year’s Eve, with liquor revenue down but bootleg activity rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Institute of Public Opinion
Rinceton
N. J
South
Middlewest
Eng
Mid
EL & W
South Vice Aoe
Institute
Carrie A. Nalson
And Furthermore by Charles R Armentrout about family thoughts
A reflective note from Charles R Armentrout to his mother and Dan on New Year nostalgia. He laments holiday neglect, notes the busy family life and modern generational shifts, and recalls his grandfather Samuel Joel Money as a lovable West Virginia deputy and tax collector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother
Samuel Joel Money
Virginia
McDowell County
Hollows
McDowell
Grandfather Money
Minnie
Stellie
Nellie
Dottie
Billie
Min
Stella
Minnie Money
Stellie Money
Doris Fleeson Vincent Case Awaits Truman's Decision
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Acheson and Truman counsel Murphy studying the John Carter Vincent loyalty case for court presentation. Vincent, a China policy diplomat, faces dismissal on loyalty doubts amid McCarthyism. The decision tests Truman's stance and Eisenhower's future policy signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Carter Vincent
Dean Acheson
Charles S. Murphy
Truman
Court of
Eisenhower
Vincent
China
Civil Service Loyalty Review Board
U.S
Morocco
Ife
McCarthy
McCarran
Roosevelt
General Marshall
Stectinius
Byrnes
Acheson
Eisenhower’s path to the presidency and church plan
The article recalls a pivotal year as Dwight D. Eisenhower weighs a 1952 bid prompted by a mysterious “Lady in A Red Hat.” It details the decisive talk that led to his public offer to serve, and notes his planned attendance at the National Presbyterian Church during his presidency with a private family service before inauguration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Red
Eisenhower
Korea
Tin
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Truman
Tke
National Presbyterian Church
Connecticut
N St
Jehovah's Witnesses
Edward N. Elson
21St Corps
Germany
Elson
Labor unions exposed as selfish clubs in Pegler piece
Westbrook Pegler criticizes labor unions as selfish clubs seeking financial gain, denouncing leaders Murray Green and John L. Lewis as cowards and enemies of labor. He alleges press cowardice, partisan politics in anti-Ryan coverage, and calls for stronger anti-strike laws while condemning strikes as criminal in some cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bu Nauy Leite
Phil Murray
William Green
Fuehrer
John L. Lewis
CIO
Murray
Green
Joe Ryan
New York Harbor
Ryan
Meany
Reuther
APL
Republican Party
Tom Dewey
New York
Labor
Congress
Auto and Steel
Cansright
the Gazette
Jokes and lore color grim labor year 1952 notes
Victor Rieser recalls humor amid grim labor headlines of 1952. The piece cites Lazare Tepper of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union and various labor figures, misprints, and satirical riffs on steel, coal, and textile industry tensions, plus political jabs at Truman and Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lazare Tepper
International Ladies Garmet Workers Union
Defense
Explosion at Carbide plant injures no one
Local report notes an explosion and fire wrecker gas separation section at the Carbide and Carbon Chemicals plant with no injuries. Deputy sheriffs Rex Davis and D. E. Shaffer were dismissed by Sheriff L. C. Massey for party faction ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Rex Davis
D. E. Shaffer
L. C. Massey
Walker
Republican Party
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