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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1934
Page
6
The Charleston Gazette is published daily by The Daily Gazette Company of Charleston West Virginia. The paper lists telephones for business and editorial offices, mentions Associated Press membership, and notes mail matter status with post office details in Charleston WV.
A brief daily thought quotes John Ruskin on toil as path to knowledge and treasure. Emphasizes that pleasure comes through effort and that meaningful work makes life happy.
The new stock market control law completes passage through both houses and is signed by the president. It targets curb on bank credit for speculation, bans price manipulation devices, and ensures investor information. The bill, debated openly, is framed as protections for ordinary citizens against financial abuses by exchanges.
The piece argues for a nonpartisan, technically able five member stock exchange control board chosen by the president. It stresses public trust, integrity, and avoidance of politics in the selection to ensure success of the new securities law and restore faith in markets. The public interest must guide appointments.
California Representative John H Hoeppel cites Secretary Ickes remarks before the Presbyterian assembly claiming the new deal rests on Christian tenets and offers the Christian church a chance. He accuses Ickes of dwelling in an air castle and condemns hypocrisy and money changers, noting Christ's temple cleansing action.
A long awaited Kanawha river bridge at St Albans moves from plan to underway, expected to boost commerce, travel, and regional access. The project aligns with the national recovery program creating jobs and drawing shoppers from Nitro and other towns to Charleston via Route 25, replacing difficult ferry crossings and icebound shuttles.
In Washington on the AAA night shift a tiny class of workers forms rival cliques among civil service staff, college students, and former census hands. The piece notes inefficiency, erratic pay, and a joking tolerance for mistakes in punch-card systems while detailing misrouted crop loan contracts and lax oversight, ending with a tease for continuation on page 7.
Intercepted note asks if the fellows in khaki outfits will perform as well as yesterday. The message is brief and framed as a card from a sender identified only by signoff Yours. The fragment implies a military or paramilitary context with a comparison to a prior display.
In a rambling Los Angeles column dated June 8, the writer recalls weekly fights at Jim Jeffries's ranch barn near Burbank with vivid, satirical detail. He notes fighters, celebrity spectators, and the cluttered mix of showmanship and finance, including Wrigley gum interests and Catalina visits, ending with a wry remark on Fatty Arbuckle and a San Francisco road joke.
A 1934 Universal Service piece describes Republicans gathering in Chicago to denounce the Roosevelt administration, opposing drought relief and economic plans. The text mocks their manifesto, likening it to a blank express form while noting their stance against earthquakes, floods, and strikes with a critical, satirical tone.
George H Payne criticizes Ogden Mills and W Kingsland Macy as their power struggle shapes whether New York gubernatorial and state issues yield to national campaigns. Mills pushes a conservative line while Macy leads progressive forces, echoing 1912 party splits and fueling a national program critique of the Washington New Deal.
A page from The Gazette advertises a Washington Bureau reader Q and A. It lists sample questions on open doors to China, citizenship, treaties, and the League of Nations, plus notes on weather topics and how to obtain a 5000‑word Weather and Climate bulletin by mail.
The Benton surgeon recalls a tennis elbow case cured by removing a non thickened bursa under the extensor carpi radialis longior. He notes chronic inflammation caused by repetitive strain in racket sports and explains treatment options from heat and rest to cautious massage, warning against neglect or aggressive manipulation that could end a golfer or tennis player’s career.
Editor notes six Dr Clendening pamphlets available for purchase at one cent each plus four 3 cent stamps. Readers should send to Dr Logan Clendening care of the paper with self addressed envelopes. Pamphlets cover Indication and Constipation Infants Feeding Treatments for Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
A wide range of concerns from a looming strike to gambling's lure and a push for worker influence. Major industrial leaders warn production could halt without union partnership while officials seek a sound plan. Dublin sweepstakes and other gambling seed a new crop of chance driven gamblers harming national interests. Page 4 continuation.
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