Normal schools can broaden West Virginia education
West Virginia nine normal schools face critique as wasteful public spending yet offer potential for broadening training. The plan proposes transforming them into vocational centers to ready students for employment, not just teaching, leveraging defense program momentum. Communities should accept gradual expansion funded over time to increase student bodies and school importance.
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West Virginia
Dlaspan
River Theater in St Louis could inspire a regional Capitol of the Arts
The article credits St Louis municipal opera for merit, noting 12,157,247 attendees across 1,433 performances and 239 productions. It touts a 10,000 seat, half a million dollar venue funded without government debt. It urges Charleston to start a river theater, stressing private funding and local action to create a regional cultural hub.
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St. Louis
Charleston
West Virginia
Department of Government
New Orleans
Oscar Bammerstein
Sigmund Romberg
Three Musketeers
Irene
Nina Rosa
Snuff War Looks Like Wartime Custom Reversion
The piece notes a potential wartime fad of sniffing snuff returning from England as tobacco costs rise. It foresees both men and women adopting the practice, with snuff boxes appearing in public, and suggests a shift from cigarettes to snuff as a wartime economy measure.
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England
Britain
Weather changes topic drought and rain conflict
Editor notes June 1 drought forecast followed by continuous rain over Elk river region. Farmers joke about water supply and probe whether groundwater study committee is active. Letter from Felling Rock urges support for peace but asserts readiness to defend, referencing England and Hitler.
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Elk River
Chemical City
Robert Williams
August Heckscher a German fool who shaped American charity
The 1662 choice to pull August Heckscher from legal studies led him to a commercial start but he died at an extraordinary age. His life became a symbol of philanthropy, as the Heckscher foundation aided children and served as a model for others. His death prompted U.S. reflection on German influence and American social conscience.
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Tagree
England
Hitler
Nitro
E. Gostey
Germany
Johann Gustav Wilhelm Moritz Heckscher
August
Hamburg
United States
New York
August Heckscher
Heckscher
America
Baltimore
Press Will Be Free Addresses AP Meeting in New York
Huntington Advertiser reports United States Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones warns against censorship of the American press. He argues freedom will be defended by an alert press and an aware people who remember Europe’s fate under dictators who muzzled the media.
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Associated Press
New York
Jesse Jones
United States Secretary of Commerce
Jones
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Europe
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Mussolini
Germany
Italy
Mr. Jones
Huntington Advertiser
Draft Industry Bill Faces Presidential Pushback
The president said he had not seen the draft industry bill before its introduction and warned against drastic measures. He urged care to avoid seizing property not needed for defense while supporting a leaner two year limit and broader cooperation language. The issue centers on labor curbs, control of strategic materials, and possible government takeover of canneries if they resist wartime orders.
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Ashington
War Y% Department
DHL
Hig
Ales
Roosevelt
Congress
War Department
San Francisco
APL
CIO
Army
Navy
Labor Department
Iaw
Black Tom Island
New York Harbor
Philadelphia
Black Tom
John 4. McCloy
Cravath, deGersdorff, Swaine, and Wood
Henry L. Stimson
John McCloy
New York
McCloy
Washington
Bright Spots Amid Grim World War II News
The piece notes Britain aims to keep fighting with morale strained by potential discouragement. It highlights three positives: Iraq resistance, strengthened forces in the region, and the sinking of the Bismarck. It warns of renewed German pressure in Cyprus Syria and potential moves via Spain and Crete.
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Iraq
Basve
You
North Atlantic
Hitler
Cyprus
Syria
Egypt
Spain
Crete
U S debate on aiding Britain and defending Iceland and Greenland
Raymond Clapper surveys U S options as Britain faces shortages and naval peril. Alarm in Ireland and Iceland potential attacks arise while Greenland remains under U S protection. American ships may replace British convoys, with calls for tangible steps from Ambassador Winant to keep the Atlantic open.
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England
Iceland
Norway
Greenland
U. S
Australia
New Zealand
North Atlantic
Great Britain
Feek
Atlantic
Winant
Schmeling Seen Through Damon Runyon’s Gloomy Lens
The column reconsiders Max Schmeling beyond obituaries, noting his Crete parachutist claim as perhaps a publicity ploy and recounting his money-minded, unreliable dealings with promoters like Joe Jacobs and Mike Jacobs. It recalls Schmeling’s temperamental traits, reliance on fame, and limited gratitude toward Madame Bey, painting a complex portrait of the boxer.
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Max Schmeling
Crete
Sehmeling
Corp
Schmeling
Himrelf
Joe Jacobs
Will McCarney
Jacobs
Prof. McCarney
Joe
Sharkey
Max
Joo
Joe Louis
Tmne
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Louis
Jet
Schmeting
Jim Braddock
Mike
Kaiser Death Sparks Mirror Between Kaiser and Hitler
Westbrook Pegler argues Adolf Hitler and Kaiser Wilhelm II share a brutal, self divining view of German power. He contrasts their aims, uniforms, and tyrannical rule, noting both leaders sought global dominance and treated others as inferiors, while presenting a divine mission for their actions.
Brenner Pass Handshake Tale From Baer Satire
Arthur Baer mocks the Brenner Pass encounter between Adolf and Benito with a cynical vignette. The piece recalls 1927 travel, imagines the two leaders crossing paths, and foreshadows a future where one may fade but the gesture lingers in rumor and satire.
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Adolfo
Benito
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