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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1946
Page
8
A Fair City Sees Charleston Stretch Beyond City Limits
The article argues Charleston will expand beyond present borders as nearby towns form a coordinated region. It notes rising suburban growth, improving roads, and a push toward a unified municipal administration while preserving distinct communities. The piece envisions a future of hills and expansions shaping Charleston’s wealth and population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Charleston
Charleston
Marmet
Belin
Malden
Dunbar
Nitro
Spring Hil
Bt. Albans
Kanawha Falls
Point Pleasant
Cherieston
Holland After War Rebuilds Half a Nation
A Dutch wartime toll left Holland damaged yet resilient as rebuilding accelerates. Rail networks remain disrupted while exports grow and a moderate coalition supports Queen Wilhelmina, signaling a potential model for postwar Europe independent of Russian influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Illinois
Germany
Europe
Wilhelmina
Russia
I’d Rather Be Right Los
A Los Angeles interview notes widespread postwar malaise as people feel a missing future. The candidate links fear after Roosevelt’s death to a mood of weariness, inward focus, and disrupted ambition. Workers at Lockheed report a puzzling, widespread dissatisfaction in industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los. Angeles
Cal
Nora Carolina
Deep South
Los Angeles
Republic
Congress
Washington
California
Roosevelt
Fdr
Roogawell
Willkie
Lockheed
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Young Reporter and A B Personality
A fragmented reminiscence on journalism ethics and ambition compares young reporters today with Arthur Brisbane. The speaker recalls Brisbane’s ability to motivate subordinates, urging youth to travel, observe firsthand, and report the present dynamic world rather than dwell on memory or past methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weiler
Suy
A. B
Arthur Brisbane
Tom Sawyer
A. Bos
Jong Sgn
Bugs
Baer
Tad
Barkley Battles Taxi Frustration and Leadership Rise
Senator Alben Barkley of Kentucky, amid delays hailing a taxi, stands as a symbol of his era. The piece contrasts his modest means with wide government car use by colleagues, notes his health and family strains, and admires his growing stature and pacifying role in the Senate and White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Pearson Ashington
Connecticut
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Barkley
McKellar
Tennessee
Leslie Biffle
Roosevelt
White House
Supreme Court
Capital Charter
Berkley
Court of Appeals
Wilbur K. McMiller
Publicias Corporation
Miller
Sen. Barkley
Dunesne University
Mim
Jone
New York
Generoso Pane
Robert Sherwood
Harry Hopkins
Jim Farlow
Jim
F.D.R. Tal
Memmoirs
Vanienberg
John Snyder
Fnr
von der Baeele
U. S. Army
Don. Eisenhower
Stn
Syraille Braden
Eve
Intercepted Warning Over State Cabing and Door Slug Message
An intercepted note warns that if more people apply for state cabing the office door will bear a No Parking slug. The translated fragment suggests tense local tensions over parking and access in the office.
Watt B. Powell Named State Parks Chief in Charleston
Watt B. Powell, appointed as State Parks Chief, takes the helm in Charleston, West Virginia, bringing decades of management and conservation experience to the agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watt B. Powell
Charleston
W. Va
Government coal deal raises miners pay and Lewis profits
The 1943 increase for miners, travel pay, and a new 1.85 daily raise under a fresh contract with John L. Lewis provoke criticism as the government shifts profits to Lewis and miners receive welfare funds. Analysts question the value of the deal amid wartime needs and inflation concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
Supreme Court
Ickes
Lewis
Milwaukee
National War Labor Board
Washington Post
Iekes
Cincinnati Enquirer
Harold L. Ickes
Lewi
Readers Answers on Youngberry and Veterans Issues
The Gazette Information Bureau shares facts on the youngberry first produced in 1905 by B M Young in southern Louisiana, its dewberry cross origins, and notes on veterans pay, abandoned farms, and farm questions. It covers Pisa Italy air base status, pension continuances for widows and children, and officer commissions from the ranks after World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Plank Industry
B. M. Young J
Louisiana
Burbank
California
Pisa
Italy
J. BO
Poviedera
N. A
S. WD
Army of the United
S. C
Sonnel
Reader Letters Raise Questions on Ads and Unions
Editor notes letters must include sender name and address and anonymous tips are withheld. The Forum readers debate liquor ads influence on youth, punishment for ads, and Roosevelt Truman era political tensions. Betty A Belcher, Mary MackKinney Fiter, Seth Radior Gazette, and others sign through a mix of concerns about miners unions strikes and government policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazelet
West
Radhior Gazette
Mr. Truman
Truman
Caihender
A. F. Whitney
Betty A. Belcher
Political theater outstrips sports in 1946 public interest
Weary of fights and opinions, readers flock to political spectacles as entertainment surpassing sports. Pegler notes crowds attend rallies for spectatorship, not persuasion, with Democrats and Republicans swapping venues and figures. Clare Booth Luce emerges as a potent political actor, rival to Bowles, amid wartime era upheavals and media hype.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weatbrook Pegler
New York
William ©. Fields
Hollywood
Leo P. Flynn
Amy
Arizona
Clare Booth Luce
William Gailmor
Dhist
Connecticut
Mrs. Luce
Chester Bowies
OPA
Dempsey
Tunney
Old Tex
Bowles
Adm
Thomas Hart
CIO
Democratic Party
Luce
Democratic
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tom Dewey
Henry Wallace
Broadway
Mr. Bighimeett
Firpo
Wallace
Clifton Fadiman
Ray Balldwin
Clare
A. C
Everyody
The
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