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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1937
Page
8
A Thought For Today states that God intends no man to live without working but desires every man to be happy in his work. John Burkin.
The piece cites Walter Lippmann and reactionary press reactions to President Roosevelts plan to pursue wealthy tax dodgers. It contrasts drumhead court martial rhetoric with congressional testimony rules and notes public frustration that rich individuals evade taxes while the average citizen pays.
In Berlin a rector records a student who refuses to commit crimes if ordered by Reichsfuhrer Adolf Hitler after being questioned about guarding against orders. The student and two others were expelled for taking a forbidden theology course offered by the opposition church. In a separate incident a German publisher who printed news of Hitler’s likely visit to Marienwerder was branded a gross violation of Third Reich journalism ethics.
The excerpt notes a publisher facing a sharp rebuke from the Propaganda Ministry and allegedly sent to a concentration camp for signaling his movements. It reflects two samples of Mfe under Dictator Hitler, described as sensational material.
Congratulations announce complete success in bringing four big league clubs for a city double header. A large enthusiastic crowd attended as organizers praise Henderson Peebles for driving the effort. Governor Holt is commended for his gracious hospitality and support of the charity event.
The Upper Monongahela Valley association’s recreational committee advances plans to develop roadside facilities and advertise West Virginia tourism. Manager F Leslie Body urges better housing and recreation near Monongahela National Forest and state parks to attract World’s Fair visitors in 1939 and beyond. Meetings across counties will discuss ads, facilities, and expected returns.
The West Virginia health department reports growing opposition to the winter immunization law requiring school entrants to be vaccinated for smallpox and immunized against diphtheria. Authorities cite safety, efficacy, and need, urging cooperation among parents and officials. the Intelligencer supports the law and urges public compliance.
Senator Gulley blames steel troubles on three companies refusing to sign CIO contracts. He argues unions lack legal responsibility, comparing contracts to Mussolini treaties. He says employers are bound to observe agreements, while unions may ignore terms for convenience.
Senator Guffey calls for a broad inquiry into labor unions and steel strikes. He argues unions use coercion and hidden income taxes on low wage workers and suggests investigating private dues, licensing powers, and the influence of union leaders. The piece questions union democracy and the treatment of members who challenge leadership.
The piece argues private union courts threaten due process through severe penalties and permanent banishment, criticizing the Roosevelt era for undermining public courts. It urges Senator Guffey to broaden steel strike investigations to expose union dictation and government‑backed, unaccountable leadership harming workers and children.
A 1937 Gazette review praises Henry Wallace for lifelong learning and broad vision. It commends his work as secretary of agriculture, his books Whose Constitution and Technology Corporations and the General Welfare, and his democratic, non dogmatic approach. The piece highlights his decentralised system of county control and his openness to ideas from allies and critics alike.
The Manchester Guardian art critic visits New York and contrasts Radio City with the city’s crowded, driven pace. He notes a beauty found in tenement gardens and rooftop patches, while tracing the humor and tragedy in figures like Gelett Burgess and Henry Catlin Brown.
Readers are invited to write to The Gazettes Home Service Bureau in Washington to get answers to general knowledge questions. The quiz asks seven correct responses including authorship of Good Earth, Russia's official name, Merrimec River origin, Luigi Pull, tallest land animal, Alaska versus Texas, the adjective for ambidextrous ability, Girondists in the French Revolution, Wyoming's capital, and the term for offspring of a mulatto and a white person.
A selection of rapidly stated trivia covers land ownership of Fort Knox the origin of burying the hatchet and the function of a toy train reversing switch It lists questions about James Roosevelt Gregory Gaye the Arctic tern and General John J Pershing with concise answers and dates including 1930s references.
The National Labor Relations Board will issue two major rulings affecting bargaining and minority unions. The decrees aim to require employers to bargain collectively and to sign contracts, or face prosecution. The board views the Hughes decision as limiting loopholes and seeks to curb secret efforts to avoid agreements.
A 1937 humor column by Arthur Bugs Baer riffs on last week’s events including the supreme court, strikes, war debts, eight Russian generals and income taxes. He quips the court vacations, notes a two cylinder coincidence of dates, and uses pithy proverbs about fodder and cylinders.
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