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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1943
Page
6
A readable 1943 newspaper fragment presents a "First in West Virginia" clue and a Thought For Today including a Cooke quotation. The item notes June 19 1943 and features a short motivational verse about failure and resilience.
The Pay As You Go income tax will reduce spending power for most workers by about 20 percent after exemptions. Employers remit the deducted amounts to the federal government, boosting treasury receipts and aiming to curb inflation. The plan lowers postwar burdens and changes wage expectations as the nation funds war costs.
A large country's library launches a film service sending educational films to clubs schools and groups. Topics include first aid home safety incendiary bomb defense and wheat milling from seed to loaf. Microfilms of books and newspapers are shown on screen for fragile volumes. The program targets Four H Scouts and home front war work groups. The library seeks Charleston public library involvement.
The piece forecasts harsher wartime rations with meats largely replaced by cereals and fortified breads. It notes scarce animal fats, higher margarine use, and substitutes like peanut and cottonseed oils, beans, peas, and corn products. Milk products decline while skim milk and buttermilk rise, yet overall health is expected to stay stable.
A critical review argues Lippmann’s new work frames U S policy as needing alliance with Britain Russia and China. The piece praises his cold factual approach versus Willkie's emotional stance and underscores the book’s historic relevance amid wartime debates.
The Brighter Side profile recalls Mike Fisher a colorful prewar baseball figure who helped barnstorming trips to Japan and China. His Tacoma Tigers era showcased stars like Orvie Overall Elmer Stricklett and Tomb Gleeson links. The piece honors his life, noting his impact and the rabbi Scoops Gleeson praise as fitting epitaphs.
Washington dispatch reports German Messerschmitt and Focke-Wulf fighters updated this spring pose rising threat to U S bombers over Europe. Speedy 390–396 mph craft with multiple cannons and machine guns challenge Allied daylight raids, while observers urge long range fighters and renewed production to blunt German air superiority amid a broader war mobilization critique.
Intercepted message fragment mentions a mission code and a proposed plan. It references a character or alias and a request to raise a person named Charlie Chaplin to observe a honeymoon gift. The text is fragmentary and lacks coherent context.
In On don June 16 dispatch debates rage over post surrender policy for Germany. Allies fear hard terms aid Hitlerite regime, while Russians and Swedes report propaganda aims to sway German opinion. Vansittartism and labor party lines frame the debate on how to prevent future war through controlling German industry and shaping a democratic postwar landscape.
The piece argues Turkey under Ismet Inonu would align with Britain and the Allies, warning Nazi Germany that Turkey can resist pressure. It cites Turkish resistance to Axis influence, Britain and America’s growing Middle East force, and the risk of large-scale moves toward Syria and the Levant as the war dragged on.
By Leslie B Bain the piece argues Nazi diplomacy failed as Turkey resisted German supplies and shifted away from the axis. Allied naval voyages reach strategic seas while German arms are replaced by Allied equipment in Turkey. The author envisions Turkey may align with the United Nations, altering strategic borders.
Readers express support for miners and John L Lewis while criticizing strike rhetoric. They argue miners risk their lives daily in dangerous conditions and dispute public misperceptions about wages and motives. The letters defend coal communities and urge informed discussion of mining work and pay.
Westbrook Pegler concedes error in portraying Dan Tobin as selfless leader of the Teamsters. He accuses Tobin of tolerating George Browne, head of stage and movie employers, despite Browne’s theft and thug tactics. Pegler argues Tobin’s silence enabled Browne and the underworld influence in labor leadership.
A critical exposé targets Tobin and the AFL, accusing him of a lavish, self serving regime with salaries over forty thousand dollars. It details alleged highway robbery, coercive dues collection, and a courtless union system, while contrasting tax status with a Miami Beach luxury.
Tobin and AFL general counsel Joe Padway returned from Europe and drafted a pledge amid recent client setbacks. Padway, linked to Browne Dieff and Scalise, faced upheaval in rackets tied to prostitution and labor influence.
A fragmentary vignette recalls Mussolini on a balcony with cuckoo clocks as a giant world map unfurls in Via Bums Caste. The narrator mentions Beano wall slenciix and a death mask motif, then notes Mussolini’s fall from grace and a shift in sentiment toward him.
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