Charleston Gazette 1937 Thought For Today
The Charleston Gazette prints a Monday morning edition dated June 14, 1937. It includes subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, associate press affiliations, advertising representations in New York and Chicago, postal details, and a biblical verse from Psalms 19 14 serving as a daily thought.
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Associated Press
Geo BL David Co
New York
Wrigley Building
Chicago
Postoffice
Charleston
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Supreme Court Delays in Power Trust Rulings and New Deal Clash
The article argues the Supreme Court has not changed its stance and delays rulings on power policy to aid the power trusts. It notes review of PWA loans for municipal power plants, a failed ruling on the death sentence act, and TVA expansion questions, warning the delays favor big financial interests. It contends Roosevelt’s reforms face entanglement with court bias.
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Supreme Court
Power Trust
PWA
Electric Bond
Circuit Court
TVA
Roosevelt
NRA背风声请定谈论伯克—康尼法案
文章评述黑-康尼法案的批评与支持，称国会正在审议的法案若过度则可能毁掉 NRA 的成就。承认 NRA 曾在压低价格、改革贸易、几乎废除童工与血汗工厂方面作出贡献，并指出联邦劳动标准委员会的设立被视为实现提高最低工资、限制工时与废除童工的途径。
Congress must act on fair labor standards now
The editorial argues that states cannot solve labor abuses such as child labor and low wages. It supports a Federal bill like the Black Connery bill aimed at restricting interstate trade in goods produced by underpaid or overworked workers, and suggests Congress will amend it to outlaw certain products.
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Congress
NRA
Labor Standards Board
Billy-o
South
Liberty League
Justice Holmes
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Huntington Herald-Dispaten
Ateta Motor Vehicle and Safety Authorities
Weirton Daily Times
Doca
Atrlencar
Charles G. Dawes
Court House
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
James Braid
England
Congress of the
United States
Marquis de Lafayette
Division of Legislative Reference
Library of Congress
All-Women Government Elected in Friendly Tyler County
Friendly West Virginia elects an all female municipal government led by the mayor and council members. Voters previously supporting male candidates shifted to women, seen as raising moral tone and curbing rackets, in Tyler county’s oldest town.
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Friendly
Tyler County
Dawn
Wheeling
Millions of Spelvins Drive U S Automobiles
A satire praising the average American car buyer Mr and Mrs George Spelvin for fueling the auto industry through decades of rough early models. It argues recognition should go to everyday purchasers rather than prominent engineers and manufacturers, noting their patience, sacrifices, and the enduring value of affordable cars.
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Ford
Hudson
Knudson
Nash, Graham
Chevrolet
Durant
George Spelvin
Spelvin
Great Expen
No Good In Those Days For Motor Cars And Dealers
An essay laments early cars and warranties. It recounts repeated failures from engines to brakes, with owners blamed as victims and dealers blamed as brigands charging for repairs and towage. The piece attacks unreliable manufacture and endless roadside “improvements” in the automotive era.
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Sara
Spelvin
Roadthis Brigand
Ike
Steering Wheel Flaw Highlights Aome Spetvin’s Car Tribute
A nostalgic sketch praises Mr. and Mrs. George Spetvin and their car as a relic of old automotive design. The piece notes past upgrades and extras, from steering wheels and mirrors to tires and radiator ornaments, celebrating ingenuity and the couple’s resilience in the industry.
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Aome
Spetvin
Atte
Time and Tide By Merkert Agar
The speech critiques centralized state power and blames the American people for New Deal outcomes. It urges decentralization, warns against permanent central government, and suggests strengthening state governments to avoid economic anarchy.
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Merkert Agar
Washington
George Dousselt
Aving
Pple
McIntyre Day By Day In New York June 13 1940s
A column observes McIntyre’s day in New York with visits to the Normandie dockside, Seymour Indiana letter writer, Emily Ringling, and Dean Cornwell. It notes a Scottish maid dinner, Long Island travel, autographed books, film gossip on Menjou Taylor and Wayne Morris, Noel Coward, Ethel Waters, Guy Lombardo, and Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. flair at interviews, ending with Charlie Gitterworth’s comedic secretary past.
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New York
Emily Ringling
Dean Cornwell
Henry Sells
Long Ieland
Eco
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Gurnsey
Lyme
Hina Twolvely
Adolphe Menjou
Menjou
Clark Gable
Robert Taylor
Taylor
Wayne Morris
Noel Coward
Coward
Bagatelles
Ethel Waters
Guy Lombardo
Tommy Mullard
Pacific
Cornelus Vanderbilt, Jr
Duke of Windsor
Charlie Gitterworth
J. B. McEvoy
Answers And Questions From The Paper Quiz
Test your knowledge with a mix of trivia questions and factual queries. Topics range from history and geography to science and coinage, with answers hinted or provided in the paper.
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Pate
Vacation high jinks and political stir from Washington
June 12 dispatch reports Chief Justice Hughes on vacation in New England as Roosevelt jokes about the court over the phone. Townsend backers press for funds from a locked prize pot, while Ambassador Gibson seeks a transfer. Sen Wheeler faces hostile crowds over court reform and Roosevelt pushes maritime subsidies amid Australian and New Zealand tension.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Hughes
New England
Wsnally
Roosevelt
Enme Remerke
Francis Townsend
Townsend Weekly
Asfety Deposit Box
Edfiord
W. Brinton
Townsend
Che “Good Doctor
Brinton
Minnesota
California
Indiana
Winals
Hugh Gibson
U. S
Ito
Brazil
Belgium
Ambassator Morris
Brazsola
Gibson
Baering Down On The News By Archor Buge Baer
The piece mockingly notes impending tax deadlines and war debts as a two cylinder affair with Finland paying a “drop in the eye” while Americans face income tax due tomorrow. The tongue in cheek column references government references for the fiscal year and per se parade of relatives.
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Baering
Archor “Buge" Baer
Nly
Finland
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