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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1949
Page
6
A June 3, 1949 issue lists subscription details with 2 percent tax, advance payment required, and a public notice about Associated Press distribution. The page cites mottoes and a Charles Kingsley quote, mentions the post office, and includes local contact lines for Chortedon, West Virginia with a timeworn editorial voice.
A wry portrait of commencement season shows thousands of speakers lecturing graduates while the audience endures predictable cliches and jokes. The piece questions the value of endless speeches and notes speakers’ paid, performative duties amid national political tensions.
An interview with H E Boot attorney for the American Trucking Association distinguishes overloading from overweighting. A cargo explosion in the Holland Tunnel shows the dangers of overweighting, as the 44 times legal limit inflammable liquid wrecked a tube, trapped trucks, and injured many. Lawful weight limits protect roads and public safety.
A fragment notes a wooden fence built by Nationalist commanders to defend Shanghai as Communist forces closed in. Rumor links private contractors and government funds to the fence, seen as a symbol of internal decay that helped doom the Kuomintang.
Langley and Homer Collyer died amid a mountain of junk in their Fitts Avenue home. Public administrator Mulligan expects the estate to be small after taxes and liens eat into any fortune. Cousins abroad claim shares as Uncle Langley once owned property now seized for taxes and the torn down mansion site yields little value.
The piece mocks a bohemian subculture led by a jackalish French existentialist and describes Errol Flynn encounters in Paris. It then notes Gov. Thomas E. Dewey’s Paris visit drawing mixed reactions and notes political ironies surrounding the upcoming election. The text includes vivid, caustic descriptions of youth and cultural figures of the era.
Washington columnist details Floyd Odlum's influence in the Truman administration, alleging behind the scenes pressure to place him in key posts and to maneuver allies into control of major assets. It cites SEC records of questionable commissions and transactions involving Atlas, Chatham Phenix, and other firms, suggesting graft-like practices and conflicts of interest. The piece notes the B 36 aircraft sale linked to Odlum and concludes with a tease to continue on page 2.
An intercepted note dated June 2 1943 mentions Googe and three Sims writing to Edgar. It references a state auditor and city, suggesting a municipal or official context behind the brief communication. The message conveys confusion or dizziness attributed to a prior commission or actions.
Angered Reuther intimates press Detroit police to probe a gangster-ruled bowling network reported to reap millions in winter profits from kegler crowds. The piece notes boycotts of alleys banning Negroes, aims for FBI intervention, and ties to broader CIO AFL labor battles, with details on figures like Walter Reuther and John Lewis and references to Milwaukee plans.
Reader questions cover records on beaver Alaska seal and raccoon furs and the safety of oysters from Martinique. Answers discuss displaced persons in Saint Pierre during 1949, months oysters can be eaten, and how many new households were created by the postwar marriage boom with fur varieties and durable furs noted.
The New Orleans Times Picayune reports a second congressional round on whether to rebuild the White House entirely or only inside. Conferees failed to agree, pushing funding into a second deficiency bill. Estimates vary from interior gutting to partial underpinning of exterior walls, with $5.4 million interior repair versus higher complete rebuild costs. Public sentiment favors preserving exterior stonework for continuity, while interior duplication is viewed as wasteful.
Chambers testifies on alleged Soviet betrayal of American tank data and links to CIO chief counsel Lee Pressman. He describes Rosenbleitt’s claims, Pressman’s alleged cooperation, and argues outlawing the Communist party to curb underground activity and sympathizers.
A 1949 humor piece by Arthur Bags Baer critiques national budgets and economics with satirical riffs on political rhetoric. It lampoons Republican calls for saving money and Democratic promises of freebies, ending with a quip about cabbage and trickery.
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