Kanawha Street’s Transformation Into a Modern Boulevard and Bridge
A rundown Kanawha Street area is being redeveloped into a boulevard linked by a bridge to Columbus boulevard. Some 612 unsightly south side buildings have been removed, opening views of the river and hills, with north side structures expected to follow. The project, soon to extend east of Court Street toward the Kanawha City bridge, is slated for PWA filing and rapid department progress. The change promises high value and a pleasant drive, turning a slum district into a thriving residential and business district, with government right of way aiding redevelopment.
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Kanawha Street
Columbus Boulevard
Court Streat
Kanawhe City Bridge
PWA
Charleston
Daza
They Never Learn From History and Revolts of the Have Nots
An ancient sage warns that ignorance of the past breeds present ill. The passage traces uprisings by the have nots across history, noting cycles of despotism, inequality, and opportunistic rulers, and questions whether contemporary economic elites understand these dynamics.
The Economic Royalists and Fateful Roosevelt Tale
A historical reflection on the rise of Roosevelt steering through economic turmoil. The piece contends the powerful elite feared ruin six years earlier, then supported by providence, only to later seek to undermine Roosevelt again. It portrays a cycle of fortune, fear, and calculated opposition from the economic elite.
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Providence
Ship of State
Roosevelt
Arctic Circle
Electric shock tragedy warns against crude baiting method
In Marion County West Virginia a boy twisting a stove poker into wet ground and using a poorly insulated extension cord to drive worms for fishing received an electric shock. His mother, rushing to aid, was also shocked and died. A sister shut off power, medical help followed. a terrifying warning from the Parkersburg Sentinel about dangerous crude electrical devices. West Virginia University awards degrees to 438 seniors the largest class yet across the state. Marshall College graduates 144 and Fairmont 126. total 1,600 seniors statewide. Many graduates are women. job prospects vary by field with practical arts specialists in demand.
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Marion County
West Virginia
Parkersburg Sentinel
West Virginia University
Marshall College
Fairmont
State College
Welch News
Old Blue bears through West Virginia chase ends a 41st bear
In Randolph County West Virginia Old Blue a champion bear dog helps corral a 400 pound bru in after a regiment of farmers closes in. The Wheeling News Register notes such hunts reflect on asserted U S settlement forecasts and the enduring abundance of game in the Northeast and Mid Atlantic as much land remains largely undeveloped.
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Old Blue
West Virginia
Randolph County
Middle Atlantic
United States
Mississippi River
Pennsylvania
New York
New England
Wheeling News-Register
Financing a Revolution and Mexican Oil Expropriation Pressure
Eastern newspapers discuss possible foreign funding of the Cedillo uprising in Mexico amid heavy costs of arming rebels and oil property seizures. They note American interests unlikely to fully back revolution, while oil executives push prodding literature, yet U.S. press stays calm as Uncle Sam contends with its own issues.
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Mexico
Revolutionary Army
Cardenas
Sam
Hurlington Herald-Dispatch
How to Become Famous From Greenbrier and Monroe Counties
The piece notes Riley Wilson’s quip that those born in Greenbrier or Monroe counties often achieve national prominence. It attributes much of this to Scotch Irish thriftiness and ingenuity, guiding readers to the Monroe Watchman and the Greenbrier parade as emblematic of this regional influence.
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Riley Wilson
Charleston
West Virginia
Greenbrier
Monroe
Manroe
Malnutrition fears and Supreme Court turnover in Washington
The June dispatch warns of rising malnutrition among the unemployed with 3,000,000 families affected, proposing relief measures and food distribution. It also reviews the exodus of Supreme Court justices from Washington, detailing travel plans, retirements, and new estates as they depart for summer breaks and broader travels.
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Jndless
WPA
Public Health Service
Farm Security
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Beruh
Supreme Court
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Cape Cod
California
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Hughes
Canada
Justice Brandeis
Boston
Brandeis
Cane Cod
Susan
Jacob H. Gilbert
Louise
Alice
Frank
Justice Butler
Mrs. Butler
Stanley Reed
Court
Butler
Reed
Mrs. Reed
Reed Farm
Mayeville
Justice McReynolds
Flkton
McReynolds
Elkton
Justice Roberts
Chester County
Elizabeth
Charles Hamilton
Roberts
Pennsylvania
Cardozo
New Rochelle
Hugo Black
Alabama
Henry F. Schricker
Indiana
Son
Fred van Nuys
Schricker
Sehricker
van Nuys
Understanding Fascism and the postwar mood
Herbert Agar argues that labeling public figures as Fascists hinders opposition. He contends liberals must understand Fascism to defeat it, examining postwar Europe where democracy failed, demobilization bred unemployment, and politicians promised action yet delivered little while Fascism gained appeal.
Marry Then in Dorothy Dix 1938 Advice on Compatibility
Dorothy Dix advises marriage should resemble in background tastes and values to avoid friction. A cultured partner, shared income and interests, and alignment with in laws affect harmony. She warns against marrying above or below station and stresses readiness to give up personal freedom and fidelity before settling.
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Doorothy Dix
the Gazette
Questions And Answers Test From The Gazette
A reader quiz page lists ten questions covering Pulm otors lakes shell study abductions passports political affiliations Tory history dry measure quarts in a bushel capital of Portuguese India and the U S presidential age plus whether a no hit no run game has occurred in world series baseball.
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William H. King
Utah
India
U. S
Westbrook Pegler on Lottery Dreams and Realistic Limits
Westbrook Pegler argues against the idea of a federally run national lottery citing official data from 1935 state racing gambling. He notes predictions of billions in government revenue are unfounded and cites total legal gambling in 18 states as $257.6 million with $8.98 million returned to bettors, undermining penny ante numbers fears.
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New York
U. S. Treasury
Congress
New York State
New Orleans
Doubt Over Hidden Money In Numbers Racket Figures
The piece compares secretive bets of the numbers racket with open horse track gambling and legal pools in Britain and Ireland. It cites a Glasgow Herald survey showing 36 weeks of football pools at about 200 million dollars, Ireland’s sweep volumes, and Cesarewitch figures of seven million dollars from Americans amid a fourteen million dollar issue.
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Dutch" Schultz
New York
Schultz
Glasgow Herald
Ireland
Argument against a national lottery based on sweepstakes figures
The author argues that American sweepstakes exports of 21 million dollars a year total only 21 million, far short of claimed billions, and notes moral questions while many states permit race gambling. He suggests no national lottery exists in the U S and cites that nations with lotteries are not notably happy.
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Ireland
Baering Down On The News Sy Abbor Bugs Baar
A 1938 column critiques the Republican Party as it slowly sheds partisan hibernation. It mocks self harm rhetoric and suggests the G O P could gain Pennsylvania Iowa Vermont Maine to reach thirteen original Republican colonies.
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Grand
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Vermont
Maine
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