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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1933
Page
3
Judge Motiville fires critique on West Virginia prohibition enforcement noting breakdowns and failures. He cites a year of stiff penalties and many arrests, urging inspectors and better agents as federal prohibition wanes locally.
A vintage ad touts Post Toasties with bright visuals and phrases about quick energy in every bowl. It highlights serving options with milk cream and fruit, claiming breakfast can perk up and curb appetite during summer days. General Foods promotes the cereal and teases new package features.
A newspaper overview recounts federal and state enforcement in West Virginia from 1920 to 1932. It notes arrests, seizures of automobiles and liquors, and district court outcomes under Judges McClintic and Baker. It cites totals of convictions, jail terms, and fines, with regional differences between southern and northern districts and mentions fatalities among agents.
In a spirited call to faith, the speaker warns against modern sin and argues that only the old time religion can save, sober, and sanctify individuals. He extols the mourner’s bench and altar, urging revival and steadfast belief despite contemporary compromise. The piece ends noting Britain’s 9.499 million insured persons.
A vintage sewing advertisement promotes Pattern 2618 for a decorative slip and foundation garment. It lists available sizes, fabric needs, and includes step by step instructions, ordering details, and a catalog offer from Anne Adams patterns. Also included are brief local notes about a horse at Patten academy and a fragment about German business factors and Puerto Rico tobacco production.
John B. Easton president of the state federation of labor said Governor Roosevelt's industrial control legislation would aid the United Mine Workers in West Virginia coal fields and improve labor conditions. He argued the law would end yellow dog contracts and rulings against union organizers in mine camps, and strike at unrecognized unions. Easton urged the measure to curb sweat shop conditions and noted honest manufacturers who want fair wages but compete with sweat shop operators. He spoke at the capitol and met Col. John Baker White, secretary treasurer of the state board of control, about prison labor regulation.
G W Gulley told the clerks section of the Minnesota State Pharmaceutical association that greater and more intelligent use of newspaper advertising is needed to tell of values uses and quality in business today in St Paul Minnesota.
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