Subscriptions and tax note in West Virginia 1944
The Charleston Gazette explains West Virginia subscription rates and a 2 percent consumer tax on mail subscriptions. It notes payments to advance and identifies Associated Press dispatch credit and post office receipt details. A Thought for Today reflects on marriage and the value of understanding and tender partners.
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Charleston Gazette
Tedepeceens
Avery Gay
Dotty Gsertie Company
Wer
Virginia
Datty
Sunder
W. Va
West Virginia Bay
Associates Press
Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
What Holds It Up A Continent Invasion Question
In the months before any invasion, speculation runs high as writers debate weather, delays, and strategic moves. While some doubt invasion will occur, others point to logistics and leadership, noting no evidence of a secret peace deal. The piece urges patience until visible developments emerge.
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Hess
Britain
Tusk
Dieppe
Hitler
England
France
British
Stalin
America
Churchill
Russia
Axis
Franco
Gibraltar
When Is a Man's Mental Peak Across Ages
Ohio professor Harvey G. Lehman reports surprising test results showing mental peak ages by profession. Doctors peak late, between 95 and 39, while musicians and philosophers share that age. composers peak at 48, actors at 48, generals 40–44, novelists 46, humorists 56, and judges 53. He notes exceptions and questions whether anyone over 60 benefits, warning of resistance to new ideas.
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Harvey G. Lehman
Ohio University
Gene _erals
Lehman
Cynlc
Id Rather Be Right Realists Debate De Gaulle and Franco
Samuel Grafton argues that realists distrust idealists and question De Gaulle while praising Franco for keeping aligned with the Allies. The piece mocks soft headed idealists, notes France’s occupation, and warns against overreliance on idealism in shaping policy, urging cautious pragmatism.
Artillery Edge at Anzio Front and Heroic Aid Stories
On the Italian front near Anzio the 5th Army achieves a heavy artillery barrage that unsettled German defenders. Prisoners are seen marching back as the bombardment exposes their fear. Medics credited with saving a badly wounded soldier using on-field plasma transfusion, with three soldiers named for lifesaving actions.
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Kenneth L. Dixon
Anzio
Sth
Joseph Cavallone
Brooklyn
Danel Tusker
Rochester
N. Y
DB. M. Beil
Portamouth
John Hell
Reading
Washington voters dodge ballooning Senate bid
Washington Republicans label Eric Johnston ballot shy as he stays out of Senate race despite calls to challenge Homer Bone. The piece recalls Johnston’s 1950 GOP primary loss to Steve Chadwick and Chadwick’s defeat by Mon Wallgren in the general election.
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Ashington
Eric Johnston
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Washington State
Exle
Senate
Homer Bone
U. S. Chamber
GOP
Johnston
Steve Chadwick
American Legion
Eric
Chadwick
Mon Wallgren
Howe
Warren Magnuson
Sesiile
U.S Chamber
Wallgren
Everett
Wash
Italy
A. A. Edgecombe
New Orleans
U. S
Huey P. Long
Louisianna
Huey
Louisiana
Kingfish
Goldfish Club Loses After Leave Reward Tale
Two young lieutenants from a Flying Fortress visit a San Francisco contact after an eight day leave earned for surviving a North Sea dunking. Lt Bill White and Lt John D Bowser, praised for their safe return, recount their time over German fronts since February and the crew’s escape.
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Theeye
San Francisco
Mary White
Bill White
John D. Bowser
Johnstown
North Sea
Heyship crew survives ditching over North Sea after Berlin mission
Lt White and crew on a Berlin bound mission ditch in the North Sea. Despite holes in both wings and engine failures, all ten men escaped in under 10 seconds, clung to rubber dinghies, were rescued within an hour, and later celebrated as the Goldfish club members.
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Berlin
Bill White
England
White
Bill
Reader Q Aids Inquiries In The Gazette Information Bureau
A sample of questions answered by the Gazette Information Bureau covers topics from wartime status of republics to the origins of Tass and the Erle Canal. It includes details on refunds for excess income tax payments, the first metal bed spring, reflective eyes in animals, and the distance London to Berlin.
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Charleston Gazette Information Bureau
Eye St. N. E
Washington, D.C
A. James Liddy
Watertown
N. Y
YD. D. A
Joh L. O'Sullivan
Texas
McKinley
Hawaiian Islands
Readers Forum Editor Gazette
Last week over 46 dogs were poisoned in Nitro and readers share grief and sympathy for owners. The letter laments cruelty and quotes Sen George West on dogs as loyal friends, while contrasting war and sacrifice with ethical questions about those who poison animals. The editor references Pearl Harbor and wartime debates, asking readers for views on the broader meaning of the war.
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Democratic National Committee
Sewell Avery
Montgomery Ward
Berlin
Washington
Hoover
MacArthur
State Department
Navy
Army
Charlottesville
Pacific
Solomons
New Guinea
Sen. McKellar
Senate
George Nurtis
Nebraska
TVA
A. E. Morgan
David Lillenthal
Lister Hill
Alabama
McKellar
Sen. Norris
Lilienthal
Hershey
Ralph C. Hutchinson
Pennsylvania
Council of Defense
Gov
Bricker
Chin
Dewey
Hutchingon
Dewey Tn
the Gazette
Editor Gazette
Sen
George West
Jungle Trek West Virginian on Liberator Crew in New Guinea
In a Wartime memoir, a West Virginian describes the Liberator crew of Tugboat Annie forced to crash land off the New Guinea coast after flak disabled the aircraft. Nine crewmen, including Lt Hare and Lt Fair, survive by wading, rafting, and trekking through rivers and jungles aided by native islanders, with scarce food and constant peril from sharks, crocodiles, and Japanese forces.
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West
Atlanrc
N. J
JINS
New Britain
Northen
New Guinea
Annie
Times Square
Jersey
South Sea Island
Hareris N
Lean
Fairdale
N. D
Albert Fair
Tyronza
Ariz
Ruby Johnson
Rennselaer
N. Y
Arnold Wells
Ft. Thompson
5. D
Wendell David Raveria
Weehawken
Claude W. Robinson
Cairo
W. Va
Minor Caldwell Smith
Paris
Tex
Owens
Oklahoma
Pathe
Atli
Sean
Political Bids Rise in Gaffe Filled Speech
A Raleigh era column mocks Spangler and Hannegan as they clash in a partisan battle. The writer notes the race to the White House and questions about governance, monarchy risks, and the durability of chinaware amid political speech.
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Spangler
White House
Franklin Delane
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