Charleston Gazette Independent Democratic Newspaper 1939 notice page
Sunday morning June 11 1939 Charleston West Virginia subscriptions listed by mail and carrier rates notes on Associated Press and advertising representatives printed phrases about publication and a Bible verse is shown in the front page item
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Mail
West Virginia
David
Wrigley
East 42Nd Street
New York
Chicago
Postoffice
Charleston
W. Va
Riverbank inspectors learn by watching parkway work
The article notes keen observers along the Kanawha parkway extension in the business district, including a retired contractor and a deaf man, who study the construction for knowledge and city pride. It also mentions Rockefeller Center bleachers for observers and how contractors support their learning. It then shifts to report on Czechoslovakia being looted by Nazis, with 160,000 carloads of food shipped to Germany and over a billion dollars in value, predicting hardship for the Czech people in war.
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Riverbank
Kanawha Parkway
Rockefeller Center
New York
Czechoslovakia
Juraj Slavik
Poland
Germany
Royal Info From A Royal Family Exposé
A column by Harlan Miller notes King George remains an aviator and travels with a professional pilot. The monarch reportedly spends 1 700 dollars yearly on newspapers and 2 000 000 dollars a year in pay, with 48 ministers on staff. Elizabeth receives 200 000 dollars for spending, while the queen buys Scotch tweed suits at 240 dollars. insiders privately nicknamed the royal couple Bert and Betty.
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Winchell
Harlan Miller
King George
England
George
Elizabeth
Bert
Betty
Antarctic for Whom
The piece notes German claims in Antarctica and reports the United States plans to send a similar expedition. It suggests such acts have little immediate value but may gain importance later. It favors a cooperative global system for Antarctic resources for all mankind rather than any single nation.
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Antarctic
United States
Jersey City Accepts Supreme Court Ruling on Free Speech
Mayor Frank Hague signals acceptance of a supreme court decision on free speech. The piece recalls Samuel Johnson’s quip about embracing the universe and condemns Jersey City’s long suppression of speech as a troubling episode in American history. It warns that losing free speech endangers other liberties amid global trends toward tyranny.
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Frank Hague
Jersey City
Supreme Court
Samuel Johnson
Johnson
Democracy requires free speech and press to survive
The passage argues that maintaining free speech free press and free assembly is essential and warns against silencing opponents by any man group or party. It contrasts the dangers of suppression with the consequences seen in authoritarian countries for citizens who cannot endure opposing views.
Perfect bridge hands spark statistical debate and odds
An English mathematician argues over the rarity of four perfect bridge hands in one deal. He calculates astronomical odds for four one-suit hands and suggests many so called perfect hands would be misclassified. He defines a truly perfect hand as winning every trick regardless of defense and notes such hands are exceedingly unlikely to occur in bona fide play.
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London Times
Garner
U. S
Emil Hurja
Jim Farley
Cactus Jack
Hurja
Harry Hopkins
Indianapolis
White House
Roosevelt
Young Democrats
Iowa
Garner Board of Strategy
Garnerites
Board of Strategy
Hoppins
Indiana
Harry
Hopkins
Siegfried line feared as European showdown nears
U S intelligence reporters warn of a possible August European clash tied to Italy's Alps fortifications built with German supervision. The plan includes concealed pillboxes and minefields mirroring the Maginot line, aiming to deter a French invasion and influence Poland's status before Danzig issues.
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Washington
U. S
Europe
Italy
Mussolini
France
Germany
Poland
Chamberlain
Danzig
Hurley
Swank Madeira
Patricia Hurley
Pat Hurley
Patricia
Washington Off the Record at Moseley Hearing
AP Feature notes Gen. George Van Horn Moseley testifies before the Dies committee in a Washington hearing. The retired general dodges questions, insists on reading his statement, and faces persistent inquiry about his army career and Nazi era associations.
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Sigrid Arne
Dies Committee
Washington
George van Horn Moseley
Arthur D. Healey
Massachusetts
Dies
Texas
John J. Dempsey
New Mexico
H. Jerry Voorhis
California
Noah Mason
Illinois
J. Parnell Thomas
New Jersey
Mason
Moseley
Healey
The Old Man On Systems For Getting Ahead In Life
A narrator recalls his father describing several social paths to success. He contrasts crying and hollering with cheering efforts, oiling flatteries, making powerful connections, and quiet bluffing, noting each has drawbacks and limits while praising hard work.
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Pueblo
Arkansas Hall
Wager on Kanawha Parkway Completion Date
A letter from a reader notes bets that Kanawha Parkway will be finished before the auditorium hosts its premiere, signaling local anticipation and debate over project timing.
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Boone
Kanawha Parkway
West Virginia Editors Call for More Playgrounds Statewide
West Virginia editors urge extended playgrounds and summer use of school grounds to curb juvenile delinquency. Communities should fund supervision and neighbor groups can share costs. Wheeling and Parkersburg examples show open grounds and free pool access aiding children.
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West Virginia
The
West Virginia Review
Clarksburg
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Baering Down On The News By Bugs Baer
A humorous column noting diplomats and a frog pond as clever burglar alarms. The frogs buzz when danger nears and fall silent when strangers approach, while diplomats likewise signal trouble with chatter and activity, returning to normal once the threat passes.
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Baering
Arthur
Bugs” Baer
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