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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1941
Page
6
A quotation emphasizes that those who interact with children must collaborate to shape their moral and idealistic understanding. It stresses influence through personal example and the child's own experiences as core to forming standards guiding individual and peer behavior.
A sample of Readers' Forum letters argues President Roosevelt guides a vast nation amid a hostile world. It critiques policy, calls for antiwar unity, warns against aiding Fascist aims, and urges public scrutiny of government to prevent war. Signatures include Joseph E Hill and others urging peace.
Four hundred boys and men from 34 states participate at Jackson's Mill learning state and county government through practical drills. The program aims to reform politics by practical experience, making careers in public service honorable and reducing greed in government. The writer suggests expanding Boys State to local playgrounds and schools for broader benefit.
A Guardian piece from Manchester describes covert methods to obtain cigarettes in Britain, likening the search to a sport. It advises reading shopkeepers, using light talk, and small bribes of conversation to coax a packet, with caution about brand variety and wartime constraints.
Daily Washington Merry-Go-Round notes Washington’s social gaiety masks deep worry among officials over whether to declare war to aid Britain. Ambassador Winant warns only full American military force can save Britain, with Hitler set to strike in weeks. Inner America First factions debate repudiating pro Nazi elements as Flynn pushes reform amid opposition from platform stars.
A cryptic note dated June 4 from Italian authorities mentions chatter about San Juan and caution against gossip. The message references the Spanish American veterans group Plaster and the Charleston West Virginia locale.
In which Clapper argues public confidence in President Roosevelt wanes due to defense strike inaction. He cites CIO disputes with mediation proposals, labor leaders split over settlements, and calls for Roosevelt to convene a Washington conference with union leaders to mobilize responsible labor to end disruptive strikes and support national defense efforts.
Damon Runyon lauds Jo en Crawford in A Woman's Face praising her forgoing glamor and facing a dramatic role with courage. He notes the film’s morbid, improbable aspects but applauds her as a genuine actor and contrasts her with later star Rita Hayworth in Blood and Sand. He also comments on MGM politics and audience reactions.
In a Pegler column from June 8, details of Akron dynamiting tied to AFL figures surface. It recounts Horace and Robert Floyd, their arrests, and Harry D. Jones’s indictment and conviction for malicious destruction. The piece links Bart Jones and Joe Fay to broader labor racketeering debates within the AFL.
A fragmented reminiscence critiques Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1900s Europe citing his handlebar moustache and vastPhotographic vanity. The speaker jokes demobilizing photographers could end wars, comparing egotism to Napoleonic vanity and quoting Emerson on self-worship.
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