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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1933
Page
6
The page presents a 1983 Charleston Gazette front with masthead details, publication data, and a devotional quote. It notes the paper’s daily and Sunday editions, price structures, Associated Press affiliation, and contact lines. A Sunday Thought for Today quotes 1 John.
A playful verse contrasts Dad and Mom on Father's Day month of June. It celebrates Dad’s steady work at home and the shared parental roles, noting the pair as an essential family team with a light, humorous tone.
The Gazette urges immediate action on a four bridge plan to link Elk River and Kanawha street with a modern thoroughfare system, plus a third river crossing and a sewage disposal line. It argues the package, funded by a new federal public works act, should include a West Side connection via Quarrier Street, and stresses the city’s growth and safety needs. The piece notes possible changes and emphasizes the need for a comprehensive, forward-looking civic infrastructure program.
The Charleston community discusses a major city building plan tied to a zoning plan. The Gazette urges rapid public adoption of a comprehensive, forward looking framework to guide bridges arterials and grade crossings with federal aid under the relief act. It argues complete planning before projects to avoid haphazard, costly development and to attract federal funds for transportation and growth.
West Virginia editors study repeal questions as voters prepare for June 27 while noting the saloon is not an issue. Discussions cover vote confusion on For Ratification, the impact of prohibition politics, and calls for temperance education alongside possible leadership changes in the dry movement. Reports quote editors from The Fairmont Times and The Wheeling Register among others.
A compact column by Arthur Brisbane reviews global economic worries and currency value ideas, remarks on Henry Ford and industrial recovery, and notes U S rail and defense plans. It reflects on the mood of 1930s readers toward money, government, and technology. It touches on Ford, Roosevelt, tariffs, and transport costs, ending with a brief note on returned checks.
Fragmentary item reports a jumble of names and phrases about reforms and police, mentioning Parkerburg area terms and a reference to a dictionary figure. The text reads like a garbled note with stray names and scattered ideas.
A decoded note from Pred Watkins, State Fire Marshal in Charleston West Virginia, questions reported fire loss and political implications. It mentions Jose and a referenced Republican official and asks if you overlooked certain calculations as part of the investigation.
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