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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1938
Page
6
A 1930s Washington commentary discusses Justice Black and the Supreme Court, critiquing past rulings on the 14th amendment and corporate personhood. It argues Black’s dissent and liberal views threaten the old order, urging caution about overturning century old precedents.
Washington reports a wave of vacancies from $7,500 to $15,000 with life tenure in 18 federal judgeships and 7 court of appeals posts, plus seats on the Interstate Commerce Commission and other agencies. Political delays keep some posts open as parties seek favorable picks.
Quebec farmers near the Escourt border petition the Dominion Parliament to annex five square miles of Maine. About 100 residents living on the Maine side, many with land on both sides, seek schooling and trade access. The U S has not commented and suggests diplomatic nego tiations.
The text discusses a convention where psychiatrists link youth impulse to kill and delinquency to home and school environments. It endorses their findings, arguing better homes, training, and education foster happy, healthy, self-reliant children and condemn neglect as America shifts to address the issue.
The second session of the International Conference on Modern Physics in Warsaw hosted Nobel laureates disputing quantum mechanics and relativity. The event, under the League of Nations Institute for Intellectual Cooperation, showcased vigorous debate on overlapping theories.
A profile of Thomas Corcoran, chief counsel for the RFC, known as Tommy the Cork, detailing his central role in New Deal policy work, his background from Brown and Harvard, and his close ties to figures like Felix Frankfurter. The piece notes his influence, secrecy, and the nickname “the nerve center of their invisible government.”
State editors comment on prominent West Virginia figures. Ray Evans, once named state safety champion driver, was cited amid a crash mystery near Grundy. Louise McNeill, “The Mountain Duchess,” celebrated as a顶 poet and Miami of Ohio diploma recipient. Judge J J P OBrien praised for firm crime cautions. Harry Poole, Parkersburg native, won $10,000 art commission for New York World’s Fair statues. Governor Homer A Holt observed in Spencer, while Benjamin F Fairless traced from miner’s son to US Steel president.
A nostalgia piece rips into a mock commencement speech, recalling advice fit for young graduates. The speaker jokes about honesty, business ethics, and the value of a father’s blessing, then warns that the world outside now treats graduates as players in a harsh market.
A 1948 syndicated column by Arthur Begs Geer rails at a senate resolution on bombing consents and appropriations, mockingly labeling it a toasted conscience amid global bombings. It critiques Pacific and Spanish bombings while noting Senator Clark’s claim the planes and bombs are American. The piece ends with a quip on adjourning.
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