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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1935
Page
4
The Charleston Gazette notes the Grass Rooters conference attracting attention in the nation, criticizing the Republican party's stance. It calls the event a travesty, with references to Abraham Lincoln’s home and Hooverian do nothing policy, arguing the party has no clear recovery plan for 1936.
The essay argues against sanctimonious reverence for the constitution and cites Jefferson on amendment. It defends progress, saying life, experience, and new discoveries justify updating laws. It warns against tying civilization to outdated controls and urges each generation to govern its own affairs.
The piece argues that the supreme court decision on the NRA does not threaten the constitution but questions whether the people wish to alter it. It frames the issue as a sovereign choice for the nation, emphasizing orderly constitutional repair as necessary for long term happiness and stability.
Nature note quotes Huey Long and recalls a pot-bellied man named Bozeman in a town street scene. The narrator warns of a chicken snake swallowing eggs in the woods, describing its size and behavior and how it breaks nests to consume eggs for nutrition.
Dean Charles Edgar Hoge of West Virginia University law school and former congressman from this district died at his Point Pleasant home in his eighty third year. A self made legal thinker and author, he taught generations of lawyers and earned an honorary Temple University degree. His life exemplified American opportunity and ambition.
An editorial laments the flood of free advertising requests from diverse groups from religious and educational bodies to political propagandists and media hounds. It notes editors cannot keep up as mail demands grow, harming space for legitimate news. The piece cites Bluefield Daily Telegraph and Elkins sentiment praising Dr. James E. Allen at a 25th anniversary dinner.
The piece recounts a covert lobbying battle to push a major New Deal bill through the Senate. It highlights Farley and Hurda securing late support, the strategy of delay, and key figures like Dieterich, Byrnes, and Robinson. Rumors, social dinners, and behind‑the‑scenes pressures are noted as influential factors in the final vote.
Fragmentary intercepted note dated June 1 1935 from a director Noger Creel and Dante Boge Hotel in Charleston West Virginia. The legible parts reference a misnamed phrase and greeting, with unclear context about a home and a banter.
New York diary notes various encounters including Gene Tunney bowling in the street for coins, a performance by a cymbalist with a bass drum, and dinner with Mrs Margaret Emerson Rhebert Swone and Joseph P Kennedy. The writer reflects on fictional characters versus real people and names several columnists and artists, mentioning Luc McLuke and others.
Foreign missionaries leasing land under Shanghai city government rules must register with the land bureau and pay a registration fee equal to one percent of total rent for the lease period. The regulations, approved by the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Interior, were sanctioned and submitted to Nanking by the city government.
A dated critique describes a failed congressional hearing and a stalled speech in a largely empty room. The piece mocks a 15 hour monologue and disparages NRA influence while preserving era symbols like the blue eagle and a rubber beak.
Washington Close-Up discusses Republican reactions to Roosevelt and the New Deal. It notes keynoters denouncing New Deal ventures while some plan counter proposals to win farm and labor support. It previews Springfield talks shaping 1936 Republican strategy and mentions AFL treasury canvases on NRA effects.
Readers are invited to answer trivia from The Gazette Washington Bureau with questions on myths history and science. The page lists topics from oboes and Casanova to U S mottos supreme court timing and geography with answers on page 2 and recommendations for proper wording and care in dress.
The article questions Franklin D. Roosevelt's response to world power dynamics as Kemal Ataturk, ruler of Turkey, faces looming conflict. It catalogs leaders who shaped history, critiques war costs, and notes European debt payments while predicting future global conflict and policy shifts.
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