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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1931
Page
6
A Friday morning Charleston Gazette Independent Democratic brief notes a Thought For Today urging daily learning and growth toward wisdom and strength. The item reflects the era's tone with emphasis on personal betterment and steady progress.
The piece argues against indefinite promises from Mr. Hoover and compares past leaders' excuses to avoid defeat. It urges concrete plans for national emergence from a challenging mood and highlights the need for decisive action by a strong, patriotic people.
Members of the House of Delegates receive a communication from the Board of Public Works via secretary George W. Sharp. The inquiry explains that the anticipated June 30 1931 deficit arises from appropriations exceeding projected general revenue, not department overdrafts, and highlights questions about translating a paper deficit into a cash shortfall.
The writer argues for clear, itemized public financial statements showing each appropriation, its spending, and sources if overspent. They urge county and state reports accessible to the public, condemn secrecy, and claim genuine leadership seeks truth over electoral gain.
In the Charleston Mail column a writer argues next year’s campaign fuels reform activity at the state house and predicts a party leadership shift. He notes modest capitol expenditures, a non political road commission appointment, and calls for major reforms including water power pact fixes and utilities revaluation.
In a chorus of reader voices from Shepherdstown and Wheeling, opponents denounce tariff barriers as harming markets and confidence. The letters clash with proponents, predicting broader business confusion as the policy’s effects linger and politicians defend past actions amid mounting public scrutiny.
Calvin Coolidge on ideas and credit warnings, 1880 bank failures tally 1326 and 6000 in a decade draining millions. Hoover calls for stronger insured deposits. Queen Mary plans a Buckingham Palace ball. Capone guilty on tax and prohibition. Capone’s business stays active. Hungarian hangings provoke future historians. U.S. Steel dips two percent. railroads need funding to aid steel recovery.
A reader condemns the newspaper for partisan critique in Hoover Trip Echoes and urges constructive proposals. The writer claims Republicans have steadier pro growth history, Democrats caused downturns, and calls for credible policy ideas to revive business. The letter ends by asking if the piece will be published.
Intercepted dispatch shows Mr. C. O. Stahlmann of the State Fire Marabal based in Charleston West Virginia.
McIntyre surveys New York cultural flavors and figures from 1931. He riffs on Mrs Helen Gould window displays, radio Amos n Andy and Vadlee, James Montgomery Flagg, Ursula Parrott, and hears about bottle collecting and old city quirks. He recalls telephone directories, Plattsburg Laclede hotel pricing, and local spa hopes in Wattsburg, Missouri.
Washington gossip follows Charles G. Dawes as he returns from London and pushes a sharp tongue description of diplomacy. The general draws attention with his pipe linked image and hints of future work with the Chicago World’s Fair while hinting at presidential hopes.
A column warns that returning to the old home town reveals one’s true character. It asserts locals detect pretensions and feigned self image within moments of conversation and harshly assess success relative to hometown peers.
Readers urged to submit questions by mail for fact answers from The Gazette. A weekly quiz offers ten sample questions with answers on topics ranging from rulers and consulates to geography and history. The notice promotes a bedbug bulletin coupon and requests five cents for return postage.
The article discusses reflex headaches caused by eye strain in youth and by nasal disease. It notes afternoon headaches from eye strain and morning headaches from nose congestion, with treatments including adapted glasses, sinus drainage, neck muscle care, and, rarely, impacted molars or organ malpositions as contributing factors.
A reader asks what pyelitis is and is answered that it is inflammation of the kidney pelvis usually linked to bowel germ and constipation. A woman asks about constant urinary leakage and is told the condition, cystocele, stems from childbirth tearing and is often relieved by surgery with several weeks bed rest.
In this reflective piece the author recalls Ralph Barton and other suicides, noting Barton was charming and successful yet overwhelmed by despair. The text questions why society fails to address inner suffering and highlights the clash between outward success and inner ruin.
A large bank employed a mind reader recently and as a result five cashiers were terminated. The incident highlights unusual staffing choices and impacts on employees.
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