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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1945
Page
6
The Charleston Gazette Independent lists daily and weekly subscription rates for Virginian readers and outlines mail delivery options. It credits Associated Press dispatches and notes staff bylines including Chatterton and W. Foster, with a thought for today on joy in productive labor by Charles Welliot.
A controversial wartime column argues that orders to spare the Japanese Imperial palace and Hirohito have been rescinded. It claims airmen bombed palace buildings, undermining myths of Hirohito's sacred status and urging continued bombing to force unconditional surrender. It critiques earlier war-time restraint and portrays Japanese leadership as defying the people’s will to end the regressive regime.
The piece notes that Russians and Americans often like each other in casual talk, despite ideological suspicions of Bolshevik leadership. It argues both nations are not obliged to save each other, but cooperation is possible by ignoring ideology and focusing on mutual welfare and goodwill, with Washington talks seen as helpful.
The discussion of a full employment program criticizes tax and tariff options and proposes government duties to ensure jobs. It questions private business capacity to provide work, outlines presidential reporting requirements, and notes conservative unease at the plan’s economic metaphysics.
In a New Yorker era scene Damon Runger recalls Mike Arlen a Hollywood screenwriter and other hatless figures. The piece argues hatters and hat wearers reflect urban style and the Screen Writers Union shapes norms. Harold Conrad and Runyan are cited among writers discussing hats and image in New York.
A fragmentary Washington memo recalls Secretary of State tensions and War Crimes Commission debates led by Sumner Wells and Herbert Pell. It notes alleged secret meetings in Washington, interagency disputes, and proposed actions toward Nazi war crimes and Germany’s occupation policies.
A garbled narrative discusses certainties, sergeants, and belated belittlements while tangled chatter references Was Was and Poe bertreathans. The piece mentions government, votes, and competing viewpoints, hinting at political tension and media confusion.
Soldiers discuss war fronts in Syria and Lebanon as French and Syrians clash at Damascus while Britain and France face pressure. A corporal cites State Department views and wonder why Pacific battles proceed, debating prior commitments and the duty of diplomacy versus direct action.
Questioning tone asks The Charleston Gazette Information Bureau readers about wartime topics and public health service. It covers bones in soldiers, veterans benefits, and military trivia with a mix of curiosities and answers referencing officials, ships, and wartime policies.
Fragmented OCR text references war medical facilities and naval supply history. Mentions a prolonged conflict era, hospital capacity, and supply chains. Describes a towed drydock and naval logistics affecting wartime repair work, with scattered names and places implied but unclear.
A Reader notes the May 24 issue alleging meat and butter shortages in the Washington senate restaurant. The writer claims he could buy steak pork chops and butter in Washington while critiquing West Virginia shortages and political schedules. The letter hints at unequal food distribution and questions supply fairness.
Westbrook Pegler criticizes President Truman's wartime and postwar pay policies. He targets UAW leadership, Jimmy the Sweeper, and pension plans, arguing overpayments to war plant workers, parallels with service pay, and contentious merchant sailor bonuses under wartime pay schemes.
A fragmentary 1948 piece by Arthur Baer lampoons postwar European politics. The narrator mocks peace talks and De Gaulle while arguing for a quick disengagement from Europe. He suggests Americans should stop getting involved in European affairs.
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