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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1933
Page
6
An OCR fragment from The Charleston Gazette includes the masthead and subscription pricing, listing daily, Sunday, and combined options, along with Associated Press disclaimer language and contact details. The text is garbled but preserves names of locations and addresses for advertising representatives.
A fragmented Sunday morning verse from June 11 1933 reflects a young child’s wish to imitate and please his father with sincere affection. The piece emphasizes growth through ordinary acts and the desire to resemble the parent in every way.
A June 2 1933 Crusaders anti racketeering mass meeting at Carnegie Hall New York urged militant action to restore law and order and support public officials. The document praises Franklin D Roosevelt and calls for a nationwide assembly of citizens to combat racketeers and protect homes and children.
The St Louis Post Dispatch lauds President Roosevelt for sincere, nonblatant remarks at the Naval Academy graduation. The article notes there was no forced cheering and commends the lack of sham in his talk to the class.
The piece notes Cuban dissatisfaction with Machado and U.S. interest under the Platt Amendment, warning of potential intervention as repression mounts. It oddly shifts to a playful baseball recap praising President Roosevelt’s House team, then hints at another game yesterday.
A stream of anecdotes from Dayton and New York recounts misbegotten name coincidences, celebrity gossip, stage stars, authors, and notes on culture. It notes a handful of real people and events, including Barbara Hutton’s betrothal and figures like Rivera, Fairbanks, and Churchill, in a lively, period voice.
An intercepted note dated June 10, 1933 suggests a scheme around automobile license stickers and who would bear losses if the stickers fail to attract. The message mentions Charleston and West Virginia, with a cryptic reference to a State Road.
West Virginia editors call Indiana’s vote to repeal the 18th Amendment a crucial setback for prohibition. Across editorials, commentators cite Bishop Cannon’s warning and note Indiana joins Michigan Wisconsin Rhode Island Delaware New Jersey New York Nevada Wyoming in voting to repeal. The Huntington Advertiser and Morgantown Dominion News discuss broader national implications, urging turnout and warning that repeal momentum may continue despite dry strongholds fading.
A compact digest of international finance and opinion from Arthur Brisbane. The piece surveys the dollar, gold, and US debt policy, with numbers on retail sales, exports, and life insurance, and mentions Harvard Yale professor Leo retirement and a New York heat wave.
The Gazette reports a pro prohibitionist conceding some liquors may have medical value if used medicinally rather than as beverages. It argues that if properly applied, such use could reduce the morbid craving and uncontrolled appetite seen in past centuries.
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