Charleston Gazette Independent Democratic Newspaper June 12 1939
The Charleston Gazette Independent Democratic Newspaper details publication cadence and subscription rates with daily and Sunday options including monthly, quarterly, and yearly plans. It lists Associated Press membership and advertising representatives in New York Chicago and Detroit.
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The
Charleston Gazette Independent Democratic
National Advertising Representatives
David & Kent Co
East 42Nd Street
New York
Wrigley Building
Chicago
General Motors
Detroit
A Thought For Today Reflection on Life and Beauty
A short meditation notes that life paths are unknown yet daily beauty persists. It emphasizes embracing the present journey and finding loveliness in everyday moments despite uncertainty. The verse invites calm acceptance of not knowing what lies ahead.
Chamberlain’s perilous Polish guarantee and Soviet doubt
The piece argues Britain’s Poland pledge was naive and hypocritical, mocking past breaches from Manchukuo to Munich. It claims Stalin distrusts Western promises, noting British betrayals and the impracticality of a France Britain Russia pact. It concludes Chamberlain must keep promises to gain trust.
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Chamberlain
Russia
Poland
Germany
Britain
Hitler
England
France
Manchukuo
China
Czechoslovakia
Memel
Albania
Stalin
Czech Republic
Local utilities back Kanawha Street paving effort
West Virginia Water Service and United Fuel Gas contributed to the Kanawha street paving project, offering cooperative support and positive service as the work progresses.
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West Virginia Water Service Company
United Fuel Gas Company
Kanawha
Workers keep steady pace on parkway and Virginia street
The piece notes steady labor on the western parkway section and eastern Virginia street, likening the effort to Union Pacific track laying. Despite limited public sight of the work, the quality remains high and is praised as a welcome change from old aggressive attitudes.
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Union Pacific
Parkway
Virginia Street
No Foes in Medicine Reflects Global Medical Cooperation
International Congress of Military Medicine completes its tenth gathering in Washington and New York. World War I veterans from 32 countries share lessons to aid civilian care, stressing peace and the denouncement of war while valuing cross border cooperation.
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International Congress of Military Medicine
Washington
New York City
Congress
Readers' Forum Reply on Ballot Freedom and Third Term
A reader defends the people’s right to vote for any candidate, arguing that voters showed they can choose freely in 1932 1936 and 1938. The letter cites Roosevelt Olson Los Angeles streetcar election and references George Washington’s example against a third term in defense of electoral liberty.
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Sen. Holt
Dem
W. Va
Prohibition
Roosevelt
California
Olson
Los Angeles
George Washington
Elkins high school showcases industrial arts exhibit
At the annual Elkins High School exhibit the industrial arts department displays student work under head Harvey Bailey. Vocational education gains attention as a pivotal high school feature aiding graduates entering the workforce with job-ready skills.
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Elkins High School
Harvey Bailey
Elkins Inter-Mountain
Rebuilding Our Roads: Lessons From Germany’s Modern System
The Mineral News Tribune argues the United States must end complacency about highways. It notes 1937 data showing few multi lane, divided roads and urges rapid adoption of four lane, divided motor highways. Germany’s newer road system is praised as a model for military minded, modern design.
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United States
American Association of State Highway
Germany
America
Mineral News-Tribune
Roosevelt stays noncommittal on Garner renomination
In Washington June 11 Roosevelt reiterates support for a progressive candidate but avoids naming Garner. He also signals no ban on a possible renomination, likening himself to a ballplayer needing rest after a long career.
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Washington
Jack Garner
Roosevelt
Garner
CIO
CIO Executive Council
AFL
National Labor Relations Board
A Fresh Start Toward Economic Sanity for America
Herbert Agar argues the United States must use its isolation to propose a peaceful world order. He urges a mandate system for colonies, open door trade, Hull treaties, and a world money system, to spare Europe from war and preserve democracy at home. Copyright 1939 for The Gazette.
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U. S
Kentucky
Europe
the Gazette
Readers test questions on common knowledge
The Gazette offers a Home Service Bureau quiz asking readers to submit questions and attempt seven test items. Questions cover geography history military ranks and language with answers on Page 11.
Common errors and queries from a civic service Q&A page
A compact Q and A on practical science and civics. It covers pumping water into tanks from bottom versus top, leading causes of accidental deaths like swimming and hunting, passport and entry guidance for Canada, Roman use of eye aids, availability of brief biographies of radio stars, health notes on night air, and universities with Naval ROTC units.
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U. S. Census Bureau
Canada
United States
Pliny
Nero
Service Bureau
Thirteenth Street
Washington, D. C
U. S. Weather Bureau
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
Yale
Harvard
Northwestern
Georgia School of Technology
University of Washington
University of California At
Anglo French War Readiness Versus Axis Tactics
The speaker argues that Britain and France cannot demobilize while Hitler and Mussolini build power with flexible economies and coercive methods. He warns the U.S. faces anti-Semitic campaigns linked to German influence, potentially dragging America into a broader European conflict before the next election.
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Hitler
Mussolini
Britain
France
U. S
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Berlin
Roosevelt
U.S
Josef Stalin
Europe
Police Chief Warns On Night Street Rides In Charleston
An intercepted 1939 note from Charleston West Virginia Police Chief W A Tully mentions four night shift officers riding up Capitol street the wrong way at about 1 30 in the morning blaming it on new sewers.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Capitol Street
Dear Dorothy Dix Advice on Loyalty and Love Dilemmas
A wife, 26, with a 45-year-old husband, seeks help for an affair with a married man. Dix urges fidelity, warns that loving two men harms both marriages, and advises choosing one partner to restore happiness and conscience. Then a reader asks about dating an 18-year-old. Dix says such young lovers are immature and should date others before deciding on a life partner.
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Dorothy Dix
the Gazette
Baering Down On The News By Bugs Baer
A humorous column by Arthur Bugs Baer jokes about an army mule returning with motorized aids to navigate mud and glaciers. It lampoons lobbying for bird sanctuaries and mocks bureaucratic grandstanding in Washington.
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Baering
Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Washington
Rocky Mountain Canaries
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