Fragments From A 1936 West Virginia Daily
The page presents a 1936 Charleston Gazette Independent Democratic Newspaper issue with delivery details and rates, a telegraphic Associated Press note, and a brief poem. It notes publication by The Daily Gazette Company in Nes Virginia and lists mailing and carrier rates. The Thought For Today extols peace and restraint, warning that small unkindnesses offend greatly.
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Daily Gazette Company
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Virginia
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Associated Press
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New York
Wrigley Building
Chicago
Charleston
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Black Legion provokes fears over public exposure
An editorial denounces the Black Legion as a shameful force that thrives on ignorance and intimidation. It argues publicity will kill such groups, compares them to the Ku Klux Klan, cites brutal rituals and the murder of Charles A. Poole, and warns against red baiting and the dangers of intolerance in society.
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Black Legion
Ku Klux Klan
Klan
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Kian
Charles A. Poole
Legion
Ana
Mencken Attack on Courts Sparks Debate on Power of Law
The piece cites Henry L. Mencken criticizing the U S Supreme Court as the last safeguard of liberty and contrasts it with English constitutional limits on Parliament. It notes British monarchs rarely veto laws, with Queen Anne cited as the last to do so to curb wartime defense spending.
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Mr. Mencken
Henry L. Mencken
Supreme Court
Mencken
Great
Cabinet in Writing Dictates Monarchy precedents noted
The passage notes a claim that a British monarch would break long standing precedents only when the entire cabinet asks in writing. It references Mencken as reaching a remarkable conclusion about royal obedience to cabinet wishes and tradition.
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Mr. Mencken
New Deal reshapes political stance amid Philadelphia Record view
The Philadelphia Record argues the New Deal is forcing reactionaries to appear liberal and that major parties now endorse reforms once opposed. Frances Perkins reports April factory payroll gains of 225,000 and a $4.2 million weekly rise, with durable goods sectors leading recovery in steel, automobiles, machinery, and sawmills.
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Philadelphia Record
Awentshop
Awentshops
Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
West Virginia Judges Nominated By Democrats
Two prominent West Virginia Democrats, Frank C. Haymond and W. Virgil Foss, top party circles as likely nominees for the state supreme court. Marion County Bar endorsed Haymond. Ross, Mercer County prosecutor, enjoys broad support and is expected to face little opposition. The party canvass continues toward a convention to choose two electable judges alongside Judge Kenna, per Fairmont Times. Clyde Beatty fined twenty dollars in Pittsburgh for animal cruelty, with debate over humane standards and the ethics of training wild animals. Bonus payments to World War veterans begin after June 15, with safeguards to guard against fraud. veterans urged to consult bankers for investments as about two billion dollars via bonus bonds circulate. Elkins Inter-Mountain notes caution from American Legion Monthly on scams.
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West Virginia
State Supréme Court of Appeals
Frank C. Haymond
W.virgil Foss
Bluefield
Haymond
Jo N. Kenna
Fairmont Times
Clyde Beatty
Pittsburgh
Beatty
Pittsburgh Humane Society
Marvel
Huntington Herald
Dispatch
American Legion Monthly
Elkins Inter-Mountain
Nazi salute in Virgin Islands marks first in history
The German battleship Karlsruhe fired 17 guns in salute as acting Virgin Islands governor Morris F. de Castro met the ship at St. Thomas. The incident followed protocol requiring the commander to salute the governor who then pays respect to the visiting commander.
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Washington
Virgin Islands
Karlsruhe
St. Thomas
Lawrence Cramer
United States
Morris F. de Castro
American Territory
de Castro
Starney High
Bigh
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Records
Good Neighbor League
High
Democratic National Committee
McIntyre Day By Day A Look At New York Culture
McIntyre surveys New York’s social scene and entertainment notes from June 4, highlighting Wally Beery Berry Walt debates, Neysa McMein’s Mona Lisa smile, Burns Mantle and Patsy Kelly humor, and remarks on editors, columnists, and stage acts. The column blends celebrity mentions, trivia, film chatter, and a playful critique of Broadway’s latest spectacles with a breezy, era-true voice.
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New York
Wally Beery
Berry Walt
Peter Amo
Ace
Roy
Byron Foy
Orson Munn
Chaplin
Neysa McMein
Krin Po
Eurene
Kelsey Allen
Walter Huston
Arthur Brisbane
George Buckley
Irene Berdoni
William F. Brann
Jardin d
Washington Close-Up on Roosevelt Circle at 1932 Convention
Kirke Bimpeen surveys former Roosevelt aides and figures linked to the 1932 Chicago convention. Notes Walsh, Woodin, Ritchie, Long, Cermak, Howe, and Al Smith with prospects in Philadelphia, and cites missing names like Murray, Mullen, and Kramer amid ongoing New Deal era speculation.
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Washington
Chicago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Walsh
Montana
Senate
NRA
AAA
Supreme Court
Woodin
Ritchie
Roosevelt
Treasury
Carter Glass
Virginia
Huey Long
Louisiana
Maryland
Cermak
Howe Tony Cermak
Col
Louis Howe
Albany
Howe
al Smith
Murray
Oklahoma
Arthur Mullen
Nebraska
Bruce Kramer
Political Party Conventions of 1936 Bulletin Notice
Announcement offers a bulletin detailing how conventions originated delegates selected platforms nominees and campaigns. Send coupon with nickel to Service Bureau Washington for a copy. Include name city and state.
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Service Bureau
Washington
Dept
Charleston Gazette
Washington, D.C
Editor's Mote and political columns mix with a tragedy
The column laments J. W. Burns death delaying Congress, notes Landon as GOP nominee, and ventures into social sayings about patriotism, the Oxford group, and British goods. It highlights Margaret Mangan and her paralytic son killed saving him, and mentions the Keyes quadruplets voting together in November.
Bacring Down On the News By tage Beer
A fragmented reminiscence of travel trains around New York winter scenes. It mentions a ski train to Berkshires and Adirondacks, danger, rescues, and humorous oddities like pigeons used in a rescue and various trains along Pennsylvania Station. The text reads as a rough column fragment with caricatured phrases.
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Tage Beer
Berkshires
Adirondacks
New York
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