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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1947
Page
6
A dated newspaper clipping notes a daily subscription notice and a quote from George W. Tuttle. It references Wave and Sunday by Carrier, West Virginia delivery, and a five cent tax on mail subscriptions. The entry closes with a morning benediction about speaking kind words and the day ahead.
The writer argues after World War II that democracy’s beacon fades as Europe sinks into despair. Russia blocks peace, while the United States and Britain should lead with practical rehabilitation, aid peace production, and fund relief but avoid endless funding. Separate treaties may be pursued while pursuing rapid, pragmatic reconstruction.
Care for injured England expands under a Ministry of Labor program. 93 small factories will employ about 10,000 maimed or sick veterans and women, with wages tied to district trade rates. St Dunstan’s in the south downs, led by Sir Ian Fraser, trains blinded ex-soldiers, praised by Helen Keller as advanced internationally.
The piece laments rising political polarization in the United States likening it to a Balkan divide and noting parties may merge while third parties gain traction. It discusses a shift from flexible majorities to a fixed, permanent majority and questions democracy’s health as labor ally support wanes.
In Ins ton Salem June 1st a columnist tours the Hanes nylon plant to reveal the raw process behind sheer stockings. Workers manage vast machines turning chips into threads and finally into nylon stockings, illustrating the factory scale and intricate steps of production.
Washington political notes reveal how a small circle of tax lobbyists including Cheever Cowdin John Hanes and Roswell Magill have been guiding tax policy through the House Ways and Means Committee. Separate items recount Happy Chandler’s letter to the Lyons brothers about Leo Durocher suspension and John L Lewis’s mine safety bill battles, with Senate prospects hinted and page turnover promised.
Analysis argues the Taft Hartley act reshapes labor power with John Lewis and Jimmy Petrillo at the center. It warns that safety fears could trigger strike-like closures in coal regions while union activities expand into concert management and record production. Also notes AFL CIO labor moves and a Draft Wallace Now campaign amid broader union tensions.
The War Department states the First Cavalry Division was the first Army unit to enter Tokyo after Japan's surrender. The conversation covers questions on deficiency bills, planetary motion, presidential post offices, unmarried status, Caribbean/Lieberian geography, ship rats, copper buttons in 1812, battleship gunfire, Philadelphia Orchestra origins, Shakespeare children, locust trees and lightning, and genocide as defined by the United Nations.
Asheville NC reader Elsworth Lyman questions city prices urging bakeries to cut bread and milk prices, taxi fares, and heater costs. He contrasts South Carolina events with national crime stories, asking for kinder talk and better city actions.
Westbrook Pegler reports on letters used in 1946 campaign material attacking Henry Wallace. He cites pseudonyms like Logvan Log Odomar and Galad tied to Louis J. Horch and Mrs. Nettle Horch, plus aliases in a Paris letter from 1823. Pegler visits the Arcane School on West 42nd Street, noting Wallace’s inquiries and the cults’ varied sects and claims, while warning that pseudonyms and misattributions muddle identities.
A chaotic excerpt notes Frank Hague, longtime Jersey City mayor, stepping down and handing the post to his nephew amid accusations of nepotism. It mentions Hoboken’s Monticely retirement after 22 years, and hints at political shifts affecting the New Deal era.
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