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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1939
Page
6
A Daily Gazette feature provides a reflective citation from Houghton about contentment with daily duties and simple tasks, urging steady work and appreciation of present blessings shown beside the paper’s masthead.
The city plans MacCorkle avenue repaving and riprap toward Porter's hollow, awaiting state assistance. Officials hope WPA allocations will support the project, which would ease traffic from Washington street and connect with a new road toward Porter's hollow. The writer urges nonpartisan action from state government.
Kiwanis clubs across West Virginia push roadside and picnic park projects along highways. The movement, backed by St Marys Salem Huntington Bluefield Morgantown Clarksburg clubs and the state road commission, seeks wider publicity and broader civic cooperation to beautify highways and provide rest areas for travelers.
The British government denies any aim to appease Germany and pledges to meet force with force. Foreign Secretary Halifax asserts Britain will resist coercion while pursuing a peaceful purpose, urging leading democracies to prepare for power politics and steadfast policy against threats.
The article recalls Woodrow Wilson’s slogan force to the uttermost as America entered World War I in 1917. It notes democratic powers were slow to mobilize and the aggressors gained an early edge. It argues democracies must display overwhelming power before any war to deter potential aggressors, with the United States preparing defensively while not yet involved.
A brief dictionary entry notes a callous device described as an apparatus for holding up trousers, reflecting period slang and lexicographic style.
Readers critique Dorothy Thompson’s Ladies’ Home Journal sketch Looking Ahead, urging a shift from elite satire to real working women. They argue science should uplift all, not enrich a favored few, and warn that privileged luxury harms the masses and national life.
The Point Pleasant Register weighs in on good roads favoring larger towns. Some locals say improved routes to Huntington and Charleston will lure Point Pleasant shoppers away, while others expect rural residents to drive to the county seat more. The column concludes net local shoppers rise as county residents travel in.
Two new attorneys were admitted to the Ohio county bar this week, bringing Wheeling’s total lawyers to 134. Each attorney in the county has an office in Wheeling, with one lawyer per 537 residents. Kanawha County hosts 317 lawyers, mostly in Charleston, equating to one lawyer per 498 people. Cabell County near Huntington has 155 attorneys, or one per 587 residents, amid nationwide moves to limit professional entry as populations grow and demand for services rises.
A Berwind resident reports a speeding dog crossing the highway at about 40 miles per hour followed closely by a gray fox on its heels. The driver and his wife corroborate the tale, noting the unusual reverse chase as a curious local dog story.
The piece reports affidavits alleging WPA workers built structures on privately owned property for Richard W. Leche and associates in Covington La. and at Louisiana State University with materials funded by WPA. It notes deductions from state salaries, alleged misuses, and a probe path under federal and state authorities.
A critical review of Constance M. Green's Holyoke Massachusetts portrays the city as a harsh example of private mill town design. The piece contrasts the owners' profits with worker suffering, citing long hours, starvation wages, and neglect by Boston-based owners. It links Holyoke to broader critiques of private enterprise and notes similar conditions among pecan workers in San Antonio before New Deal protections.
Dorothy Dix discusses how wives respond to unfaithful husbands, noting diverse reactions from tears to murder and urging personal choice. She cites cases of staying for children, divorce consequences, and the idea that enduring flaws can still leave a woman with practical support and a form of companionship.
Readers are invited to submit questions to The Gazette Home Service Bureau in Washington DC. Provide name and address, enclose three cents, and avoid legal medical or religious queries. Answer seven sample questions on page 11 about birthstones, botanic garden city, carbon arc, FSA, Bill Werber, archbishop, Grand Coulee, judicative, longest lived president, and Yosemite.
The ancient European harvest rite of blessing crops was adopted in Boyle County Kentucky on the suggestion of county farm demonstrator C. E. Miller. A 1930 church service expressing gratitude for abundant crops began the annual Blessing the Berries ceremony observed on the third Sunday in June.
New York June 16 The origin of the hot dog’s name is traced to Tad Dorgan the Hearst sport page cartoonist who lampooned a legal case with talking sausages in 1906. The piece recounts how the dog was served and how famous eaters like Babe Ruth used to eat multiple hot dogs at games.
A satirical column questions government optimism and economic rhetoric. It contrasts rosy claims with uncertainty about whether policies will truly boost prosperity and growth. The piece riffs on confidence and skepticism in public messaging.
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