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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1930
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR text from The Charleston Gazette mentions the Gazette Company of Bra Virginia and a credited dispatch system. References include Geo. B. David and a Postoffice in St Louis with dates, suggesting a second class mail context and West Virginia note.
De Meistre notes the secret of success lies in patient sowing before reaping. He urges gentle longing and hopeful patience as the best fruit ripens slowly, a lesson on waiting with forward looking restraint.
A historical analysis argues that party machinery and election committees replace old conventions as the people demand primaries. It discusses how delegation and ballot preparation shift power from elites to party structures, urging preservation of minority parties to safeguard representation and prevent factional control. The piece links Democratic resilience to principled governance and critiques the Hoover era’s federal policy, urging return to local self-government and freedom of speech.
A sardonic column likens investors to foxes and bears, laments deflation and foreign loans, and argues cash needs amid a crisis. It critiques Wall Street, political propaganda, and the concentration of money, warning of hidden risks in finance and industry.
The piece argues mood is low over joblessness and failures, urging the Democratic Party to reorganize for public service. It criticizes endless political fighting, notes judges and senate disputes, and claims the Hoover era is stuck with unfinished business while critics claim courts ignore the news.
Vagrant thoughts from a Broadway columnist on stage life and public figures. The piece riffs on New York incidents from steer escapes to radio in France, mentions Helen Morgen and Jerome Kern, and muses on fame, manners, and the Broadway scene amid a 1930 copyright note.
Governor Leman urges strong focus on reforestation and agricultural modernization in New York. He links farming to broader economic health, calls for government action, a regional road system, and forest development while warning against resource waste and highlighting timber shortages and freight costs.
Editorial consensus from West Virginia papers favors establishing a University of Southern West Virginia at Marshall College Huntington. Morgantown Post and others warn against harming the state university in Morgantown while Beckley Post Herald and Parkersburg News press for the southern campus. Tax costs and regional pride fuel the dispute as editors weigh education balance and state needs.
The article surveys tariffs, electric and marine power advances, and notable figures. It notes a tariff cut on jewelry to curb smuggling, German turbine ideas using exhaust gas, a Diesel engine plan for aircraft, and Professor Claude's ocean power research. It mentions Sir Henry Segrave’s death, Marshall College ambitions, university funding debates, and Huntington Parkersburg editorials. It also touches on prohibition debates in Budapest and opinions on alcohol's societal impact.
Grove Patterson discusses youth character and ambition, praising today’s sons as resolute and wholesome while warning against overemphasizing prosperity. The piece muses on hobbies for middle aged readers, contrasts conversion as a method of starting anew, and hints at evolving scientific progress in aviation and radio.
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