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Charleston Gazette

Location

Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1947

Page

6

The Charleston Gazette Lodspende notices 1947 edition

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Taft committee report confuses economic readjustment outlook

A critical take on the Taft committee survey of 600 business figures. The reviewer calls the report voluminous and opaque, saying it fails to clarify future trends, overestimates past precedents, and leaves business leaders and Congress alike with more confusion than insight. The piece argues that world economic readjustment is underway and will not mirror postwar patterns, predicting a wobbling but eventual return to balance driven by individual effort and change in class advantages.

Congressional Taft Committee Associated Press Senator Taft

World Friendship Funded Exchange Weibo at Harvard

Lucius Q C Lamar inspired a memorial fund set up by Mrs. Frank Knox widow of the former Secretary of the Navy. She donated 1 000 000 to Harvard University for a world exchange fellowship program to enable American and foreign students to study abroad and learn from one another. The Rhodes Scholarships have enabled the program.

Lucius Q. C. Lamar Mississippi Supreme Court Frank Knox Navy Knox Harvard University America

Understanding One Land Through Foreign Living

The Knox fund aims to boost mutual understanding by encouraging individuals to live abroad. Citizens gain insight by experiencing another country firsthand, reducing stereotypes and false beliefs about others.

Oneland Knox Fund

A Word for the Women

The piece argues that men gain from women handling finances and shopping. It describes housewives as balancing tight budgets while seeking quality and family preferences. It suggests husbands join shopping trips to gain respect for their wives’ endurance and the men’s preference for earning money over spending.

Newsmen in Hungary by LM Roberts Jr

AP analysis outlines the Hungarian communist seizure climate. It contrasts Allied reporting limits with on the ground measures, detailing police actions, fighter crowds, and the revival of totalitarian methods in Szeged. The piece notes fear, suppression, and the chilling effect on free speech and assembly.

LM. Roberts, Jr Hungary Allied Joint Control Commission Germany Italy Szeged Freedom Party America Balkans Meintein

Cigarette craze spans postwar peace and taxes rise

In Winston-Salem a lengthy column notes the rise in cigarette use from 1945 to 1946, with 351.9 billion sticks smoked in 1946 versus 312.8 billion in 1945, aided by Reynolds Co. The piece surveys tax hikes, stamps, and state levies, cites advertising history, and traces cultural shifts as Americans embrace smoking despite critics. It ends hinting at a continuation on page seven.

Inston-Salem N.C Winston-Salem Reynolds Co Uncle Sam DeWitt Clinton Clinton Arkansas Sir Walter Raleigh England Bowman Gray Wake Forest School of Medicine Sir Walter Gray Cigaret Adies

Washington Merry-Go-Round summary of real estate tips and legislative skirmishes

Chicago real estate leaders urge landlords to ignore rent control safeguards, hinting at hiding hikes via OPA successor funding cuts. The piece also reviews Senate power battles over Federal Power Commission nominations and a series of congressional clashes, including Revercomb versus White, amid broader wartime era politics and propaganda debates.

Ashington Chicago Republican Congress Congressional OPA Confide Real Estate Chicage Real Estate Boards White Sen Bob Taft West Virginia Revercomb Interstate Commerce Committee Public Works Committee Federal Power Commission Burton Senate FPC Henry Wallace Clark Foreman Southern Conference For Human Welfare House un-American Affairs Committee Herbert Honner North Carolina Washington Foreman Wallace Bonner Wal+ Tier Congress Guam Roosevelt Pacific Tyfael Rep Mundi South Dakota United States Wieus

Elevating NYC Crossings Could End Blocking Delays

Intercepted message dated June 18 1937 to Willard urges ending blocking at railroad crossings by elevating the New York Central. The note references Jacks George Mr Willard L Brows City Cabrel and City as involved parties in the discussion of solution.

Willard New York Central Jacks George Mr. Willard L. Brows City Cabrel

Labor Deepens Public Relations Push Amid Labor Tensions

Inside Labor BARD ON THIS BEAT amid Congress pressure Jimmie Pririilo seeks 400 500 weekly for a bright press agent The AFL Pearl campaign spurs a full propaganda review while labor heads use walkie talkies and car caravans From Georgia to Detroit Mayors push for Taft Hartley veto as Communists attack Cardinal Spellman and CIO leaders. Hollywood talks with Eric Johnston signals new labor Hollywood power plays and union fears of political blowback

Congress Jimmie Pririilo Caesar John Lewis AFL Phil Pearl Los Angeles Atlanta William Green Cardinal Spellman CIO Edward Jeffries Detroit Baltimore Chicago Truman Newark Vincent Murphy New Jersey Kremlin Hollywood Johnston Washington Comrades’ Outfit U.S

Ask The Gazette G Why we am aneuar incited in the official seal

The page presents a Q and A style feature with multiple trivia and public affairs items. It notes the U S Public Health Service seal features a fouled anchor, discusses marine hospitals, confirms a first baby elephant birth in the United States on March 10, and explains knot as a speed unit. It also covers Gothic architecture naming, automobile accident days, and labor/civil rights topics with various named individuals and organizations.

U.S. Public Health Service L. L. HA Suvar C. W Mann National Zoological Park United States Taro Coooper & Bailey Clrens Philadelphia Pennsylvania Hebe Miandree Weigneg Pol Breté

Sugar and Politics Stir Reader Letters in Burnsville

In a volatile letter to editor Lavish calls for the Golden Rule amid rising prices and housing lobbying. J E Hicks laments party bickering since 1912, while John L. Lewis's era is warned of potential panic. the writer urges transparency and truth in a time of political manipulation.

Gazette the Gazette John L. Lewis Cleveland Hoover U.S. A Burnsville J. E Hicks

Roerich influence and Horch at Commerce in Roerich era

New York June 17. Westbrook Pegler sketches Louie Horch, regional director at the Commerce Department, and his messy ties to Nicholas Roerich and a controversial art faction. Horch financed Roerich’s lamasery scheme, then fired Roerich when profits faltered, while Henry Wallace’s era and past politics loom over the affair.

Westbrook Pegler New York Louie Horch Ent of Commerce Henry Wallace Perch Zodiac Hareh Nicholas Im Roerich Roerich Hher God Himalayas Father Divine Horch Roevich Riverside Drive Henry Wallace Goofy Guru Mongolia China Mr. Horch Hitler Russia Borch

City beautification plans for Bowery cleanup

A fragmentary notice describes Bowery cleanup efforts by city beautification advocates. Merchants aim to make the Bowery the world’s most beautiful street, tidying debris, placing ribbons on fireplugs, and guiding visitors with cautions about safe nightly and dim conditions.

Bowery Iast O. Henry

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