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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1948
Page
5
A reflective verse fragment highlights a series of acts and emotions. It celebrates a golden deed, a singing moment, a smiling day, and the resolve to endure and defend others. The speaker questions whether the everyday heroes are the same as the listener.
The piece argues that protectionist tariffs bred monopolies and isolationism, noting how infant industries grew into giants and spurred political money to preserve protection. It contrasts the old tariff ideology with the Reciprocal Trade Agreements act, warning Republicans may weaken it for short-term power while urging continued liberal trade to defend free enterprise and democratic unity.
In a dedication address at California's Mount Palomar Observatory, Ramond B. Fosdick of the Rockefeller Foundation notes that major advances often spark unforeseen consequences, comparing the atomic bomb's origins to an atom smasher built for UC. Astronomers urge the telescope's potential to advance knowledge, while acknowledging war as an unlikely threat to progress. The piece reflects on the balance of knowledge, destiny, and supreme order in the cosmos.
Pravda notes a start toward holding industry administrators to account in Sverdlovsk Urals as shelves overflow with heavy coats while carpenters tools nails and furniture are scarce. Acknowledges neglect of consumer needs and quality control amid focus on reconstruction and heavy industry.
A New York publisher plans an illustrated English edition of the Koran, challenging orthodox practice that reading must be in Arabic. Translators may reorder verses by topic, and additions like imagery spark debate. The move aims at broad U.S. readership and profit, promising access to a text rich in history and insight.
The RAF continues searching Europe for traces of 9 000 missing airmen while 11 000 airmen overall have been traced near battlefields. Many more who disappeared over oceans may never be accounted for, reminding the world that for hundreds of thousands the war will never end and many dead will remain listed as Missing.
The piece recalls the Temple Methodist Church in San Francisco built after 1928 funds, foreclosures in 1937, and government use until a push to restore ownership. It notes congressional debate on leasing or selling the church to former owners for 100000, with strong opinions from Rep Whittington and allies. The text shifts to postwar military life, describing officers clubs, enlisted conditions, and political notes on Michigan governors and veterans’ affairs.
In North Charleston Deputy Sheriff Troy Cunningham’s beagle We Hear ALLY must a foster dam to nurse 16 pups with a cocker spaniel drafted as helper. June weddings surge while Charleston people gain grants, fellowships, and honors from Princeton, Marietta, and WVU amid social pages and festival events.
Officials in Washington say Europe’s recovery hinges on continued aid, with debate over cutting food versus reconstruction. ILO and labor post changes loom as Germany’s future shape grows clearer. Western powers push for a unified approach while Eastern Europe tightens. Headlines reflect Berlin’s tension and doubts about peace with Western Germany.
A fragmentary column reflects on war and peace, noting the shift of decision making between diplomats and generals. The writer questions clarity in choosing between military and diplomatic paths and hints at the complexities of international action.
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