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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1938
Page
6
The paper announces publication details for The Charleston Gazette independent, including daily and Sunday schedules, subscription rates, and Associated Press affiliation. Also features a June 7, 1938 dateline and a Dickens quotation as a Thought For Today.
The 1887 Harper's Weekly piece discusses global turmoil and U.S. anxieties, noting commercial collapse, unemployment, and political tensions in France, Russia, Britain, and China. It argues progress faces reactionaries opposed to reform and predicts eventual recovery with perseverance and policy shifts under Roosevelt-era pressures.
An unnamed Washington senator is described as crafting an elaborate plan for a national council to foster continuous cooperative work among the public and government. He has reportedly consulted for months with leaders across business, labor, agriculture, finance, science, law, and engineering.
A speaker argues for better methods of cooperation beyond elaborate machinery, stressing the noble value of public spirited effort. He warns against forcing views and calls for a general spirit of goodwill and tolerance to reduce national troubles. He also notes resistance from big business and financial interests hostile to the new order.
Obituary notes the sudden death of Uncle Dyke Garrett a beloved mountaineer preacher of Big Creek near Logan County near his ninety seventh birthday. He was known as Aunt Sally’s companion and a longtime Confederate company survivor and Logan County stalwart.
Morgantown Daily News reports Dr Paul Price state Geologist outlines development of deep gas wells in the Oriskany horizon and potential to supply cheap gas to Monongalia and Prestott counties. He cautions optimism, stressing thoughtful assessment of future industrial use and employment impact in the trading area.
Seven prisoners in Wood county circuit court received state prison sentences at Moundsville. Parkersburg police reviewed records and found all had prior incarcerations and most were on parole when committing the latest offenses. Director Hoover of the FBI voiced concern that parole can be abused. Two had ties to Frontytown reform school, one an escapee. The Martinsburg Journal notes reform and parole deserve scrutiny.
The Moundsville area debates safer highway steps as Pennsylvania cites a 37.8 percent auto death reduction in the first quarter versus 1937. Traffic law enforcement and a highway safety drive are credited as major factors. Officials say such methods can only help.
The Grant County Press quotes the comfort of speaking freely with a trusted person without weighing every word. It emphasizes the relief of sharing thoughts as they are and trusting a faithful listener to separate valuable ideas from the rest.
A roundup noting kidnapping patterns with spring peaks and several high profile cases under the Lindbergh era, plus brief items on Ambassador Daniels, Homer Cummings, a new comptroller general, a South American carrier shakedown, and gratitude between Senators Radcliffe and Tydings.
By Herbert Agar a critique of Bertram Fowler’s The Lord Helps Those. It contrasts Nova Scotia’s self educated cooperative path with Britain and the United States. It stresses democratic economic control, participation, and mutual self interest as prerequisites for true democracy.
Readers are invited to test knowledge via a home service quiz in The Gazette. Questions cover geography, history, science, language, and trivia with sample Qs about rivers, falsetto, Noahs Ark, the Preakness winner, Roman numerals, beveling glass, and World War I stock market closures. The page includes answers and notes on pronunciation and dates for reference.
Dorothy Dix responds to Miss Dix about advises on marrying pretty or bossy or temperamental girls. She argues pretty does not guarantee domestic bliss, and a clingy or bossy wife often burdens a husband, while temper and domesticity affect harmony. She concedes most girls are acceptable with flaws, copyright 1938 for The Gazette.
Pegler argues that Communist activity signals a decay of the American system. He charges Communist methods as immoral and conspiratorial, warns against both extremes, and says dismemberment could invite retaliation while stressing Lincoln's warning as a caution to all sides.
Disjointed OCR text features jumbled phrases about adjournment, budgets, and blame for pork spending. It mentions Congress, money, and a vague jackpot reference, with unclear names or dates, yielding a fragmentary, noncohesive item.
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