Thoughtful Action Frames Friday Morning Quote 1937
A Friday morning item presents a Thought For Today quote from June 11 1937 noting that half the good in the world comes from being thoughtful considerate and accommodating.
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1937
Page
10
The People Support Roosevelt Amid Court Debate
The piece argues for the Roosevelt program to distribute opportunity and strengthen popular government. It criticizes attempts to frame the court independence as a political weapon and warns opponents that the president will appoint a worthy successor to Justice Van Devanter, challenging “packing” fears and urging opponents to abandon manipulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Hoover
Justice van Devanter
Republicans
Liberty League
Brandeis
Cardozo
Stone
Thoes
McHeynolds
Roosevelt
Moosevelt
ABC
Reosertl
How About It Colonel Knox and the Billion Dollar Firms
The piece recalls Colonel Knox’s anti New Deal rhetoric claiming life policies and savings would falter. It notes Metropolitan Life and six billion-dollar life insurers gained assets over the year, totaling 14.69 billion at year start, with all six earning profits and no losses. Banks in the same class rose by 767 million, while railroads and other firms lagged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Knox
Landon
W& Ust
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Ufe
Sil
Rodievelt
Rum
Knox
Sil Insurance
America
Babson Critiques Forty as Mild Raspberry in Post-Dispatch
Theologian Roger Babson, renowned investment adviser, comments on a perceived mild raspberry from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. As moderator of Congregationalist Christian churches, he weighs in on the issue and its implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson
Roger Babson
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Roger W. Habson
Denomination counsel on Sunday night customs and games
A prominent investment adviser urges his denomination to oppose Sunday night movies cocktail parties and money games such as bridge and poker arguing these entertainments erode church influence. He questions Babson's stance while noting moral contrasts between stock market advice and penny ante gambling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Babson
Llanor Martini
Monsieur Manhattan
America
Babson
Merited tribute to two Monongah family doctors
In Monongah the townspeople honored Dr. D A Watking who leaves after six years with Consolidation Coal Co and Dr L S Smith who has served the district over 30 years Both are general practitioners respected for broad service The piece notes the shift toward specialization but affirms the enduring value of the family doctor A humorous Florida clipping describes Morbus Sabbaticus Sunday sickness among churchgoers with satirical notes and a biblical remedy from Galatians
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongah
D. A. Watking
Consolidation Coal Co
L. S. Smith
Hardy
Cate
Oak Hill Church
West Virginia Forestry School Boosts State Conservation
The legislature created a West Virginia University forestry school aimed at leading national standards. Under Major J. W. Shawhan the state conservation commission advances forest protection, stream stocking, and fire prevention, training youths for vast opportunities in forestry and conservation across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia University
J. W. Shawhan
State Conservation Commission
West Virginia
Gratton News
Editor Lee Taylor Calls Out WPA Job Irregularities
In Hamlin Lincoln County, Editor Lee Taylor of the Hamlin Democrat urges witnesses to expose bribery for jobs or relief in the Lincoln County Council of Public Assistance. He prompts direct contact at the newspaper office and cites alleged irregularities in WPA act-ups and relief bulletins from March and April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlin Democrat
Lincoln County Council
Lee Taylor
Cellef
James G. Elila
E. B. Miner
Victoria
Dareos
Hollywood
Harry Lang
Modern Screen
Hollywood Blvd
United States Weather Bureau
Duke of Windsor
Federal Reserve
United States Treasury
Virginia
Spruce Knob
Pendleton County
Unions Gather Hidden Income From Humble Members
A critical view of union dues as an undisclosed income tax on laborers, arguing that unions collect money from a broad, lower-income base under a tax-like mechanism. It claims unions keep books and evade public scrutiny, while leaders focus on profits over sympathy for low earners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Hinesf
Garda
License Fees And Union Dues Demand Income Tax Garnish
The piece argues that union dues and initiation fees function as an income tax on workers, with wages taxed and licenses that can prevent earning a living. It cites fees of 50 to 500 dollars and questions the government’s stance versus private interests. It notes unreliable voluntary contributions, coercive collection, and the threat of expulsion as a tool to enforce payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socn
Duca
Congress
Dark Labor Politics and Tax Critique Across Unions
A critical discourse argues that labor politics mirrors dark public politics as unions extract wealth from private citizens. It warns of lenience toward the poor while taxing the laborer at ruinous rates, and notes government exemptions followed by harsh collection without explanation. It stresses union members’ coercion and lack of state protection amid fears of labeling as enemies of labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilcome
Bank Clock In St Alban Reads 12 O’clock
An intercepted note addressed to Dr H M Jane mayor of St Alban West Virginia reports a bank clock in the town showing twelve o clock, uncertainty over daylight saving or eastern standard time. It names Dr H M Jane as mayor and notes the local timing discrepancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc
Alwats
H. M. Jane
St. Alban
W. Va
Wagner Va. LaGuardia
Bob
Werner
Fio’retto
Bill Connery
House Labor Committee
Congress
Connery
Sen
Hugo Black
York
Bob Wags
Time and Tide on Roosevelt Supreme Court Fight
Herbert Agar argues the Roosevelt court plan reflects long standing debates not a sudden impulse. He notes the president’s aim for a liberal, modern court and predicts continued effort regardless of immediate public reception or bill fate, with Roberts and Van Devanter shifts cited as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Tive RK
Arthur Krock
New York Times
Mr. Roosevelt
Madison Square Garden
White House
Mr.Roosevelt
Ameri
Roosevelt
Justice Roberts
Justice van Devanter
Congress
Questions And Answers Quiz From The Magazine Page
A reader challenge teases with a batch of trivia style questions labeled as Part 1. The page invites readers to test their knowledge, urging them to attempt at least seven of the questions before turning to Part 2 on page 11 for the answers.
Day by Day Thoughts and Stars in New York
A vivid collage of New York cultural chatter features Steila Barrett and Adela Rogers St. Johns, mentions Basil Rathbone and Gracie Allen, and recalls The Colony restaurant and Town and Country magazine. The column threads through theater figures, gossip, and a Q&A segment listing clues and trivia about public figures, arts, and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Steila Barrett
Adela Rogers
St. Johns
Basil Rathbone
Anife
Heddy
Bernard Baruch
Whitney Wareren
Ernest Boyd
Cale Porter
Jimmy Sava
Countess de Bakbac
Fitz Carlton
Slam
Binnie Barnes
Nayler Cugat
Fred Allen
George Barne
Joe Cook
Dr. Rockwell
Corey Ford
Yesteryear
James Young
Sid Solomon
Heywood Broun
Rex Beach
Charles G. Norris
Dng
Zierfeld
Gracie Allen
Colony
la Roche
Basque child resettlement stirs White House debate
Washington June 16 Basque children coming to the United States faces internal wrangling led by Secretary Perkins and Under Secretary Welles. Catholic protests, child welfare concerns, and a pivotal committee discussion thread through Perkins, Grace Abbot, Katharine Lenroot, and Mary Simkhovlich. Buck-passing persists as the State Department and Labor engage amid Europe’s overtaxed care facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
Sec. Perkins
Tall
Welles
Imbor
Miss Perking
State Department
Misa Grace Abbuil
Labor Department
Children's Bureau
Katharine Lenroot
Misa Perkins
Mary Simkhovlich
Resaurant
Interior Department
Interior
Department
Government House
Leelands
Baring Down On The News By Arthur Buge Baer
An odd column mocks stock schemes around Ethiopian bonds and Haile Selassie. A Paris showdown is suggested as a venue to challenge Mussolini. A cryptic note mentions a man with a green umbrella and a failing railroading dream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur “Buge
Baer
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