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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1941
Page
8
A short meditation extols the 7 percent of people who control much of the world’s wealth and resources. It praises American ingenuity and industry, urges renewed resolve to protect assets, and warns against complacency amid global strife and hardship.
A letter critiques Mark Ethridge on licensing and government control of radio. It argues radio quality has stagnated with loud noise and dull dramas, urging broadcasters to offer fair treatment to listeners and dealers. The piece calls for a fair deal for radio.
Daily Washington Merry-Go-Round discusses democratic resilience against blitz tactics, urging the people to be informed armed and vigilant. It lauds Britain’s Home Guard and cites historical examples of popular power overcoming tyranny while warning against censorship and passive obedience.
The draft note to a colonel asks about strange wartime drills and self portrait sendings. It mentions soldiers playing a game with a handkerchief and questions use of talcum instead of gunpowder.
Emil Schram, longtime RFC executive and head of its drainage and Electric Farm and Home Authority roles, declines a $48,000 annual offer from the New York Stock Exchange. He plans to stay with RFC, valuing government linkage in business and a steady family life with three sons, golf, and music in New York.
Editorial argues exemptions up to 2000 for married or 800 for single may remain untaxed while government seeks revenue from other taxes. It calls for official disclosure of revision schedules and broader tax base, noting Britain taxes above 400 single and 680 married equivalents. Emphasizes direct tax awareness and potential excise shifts.
The article traces the expulsion of Jews from Spain, their migrations, and the enduring Ladino culture in Saloni. It notes protection under Muslims, retention of language, and a 40,000 strong Jewish population using Ladino. It then foresees Nazi persecution, predicting robbery, insult, degradation, and eventual extinction or dispersion.
The United States housing authority tests low-cost rent projects in rural areas. Neat modern homes cost seventy dollars yearly rent, with sixty paid in cash and ten credited for tenant labor in caring for the property. Cash payments average five dollars a month. Each low rent farm house features two or three rooms.
A humorous Brooklyn dialogue unfolds as Joe and Ethel discuss heat and cold. The exchange reveals a mother’s 20 year rule against weather chatter and a family habit of naming heat as news, alongside reflections on nerves, coal saving, and domestic routines.
A tarnished and incomplete reminiscence urges graduates to return to school until 1961. The speaker compares life to a rough game, calling the world hard and unfair. The text features misspellings and crude slang, reflecting a wartime or postwar tone and a rough-edged public address.
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