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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1940
Page
10
In a tense development the city council voices suspicion toward the chamber of commerce amid a probe into city finances. Officials warn of potential funding irregularities and demand accountability from the business group.
WPA delvers in Ohio uncovered humorous archaic rules such as Toledo fining motorists who park over 15 minutes unless a horse is hitched, hats pins limited to half an inch beyond the crown, Portsmouth banning kites and fearsome games, Steubenville disallowing peanuts and loud tobacco, Zanesville prohibiting horn blowing in traffic, and Hubbard requiring the first offered horse for fire apparatus with a $2 payment.
The piece reviews Roosevelts drive to strengthen war supplies to the Allies as tensions rise over the French navy. It notes French battleships Syrbasburg Dunkerque Richelieu and Jean Bart, their potential impact in the Atlantic, and US plans to counter German danger. It cites private French assurances to aid American interests and criticizes Pinchots push for anti-Ickes planks and a broader GOP platform shift.
Charleston's city council spurned the chamber of commerce proposal to fund a city finance and efficiency survey. A special committee cited three reasons, then argued that budgets show rising revenues despite council claims of diminished income, suggesting the rejection masks avoidance of accountability.
Letters from And Holdrean urge concise Readers' Forum signs with names. Editor Gavette cites wartime scrap iron fears and urges Americans to keep scrap at home for steel, while Workers Alliance secretary defends Americanism, warns against signing Communist party petitions, and vows to defend constitutional values amid red baiting.
A cacophony of questions rises about who should bear the arms burden and how to implement universal military training. The Journal cites shifting public demand for a fixed policy, while Bluefield Sunset News notes skepticism of a large standing army and warns against rushed militarization. The Ravenswood News reports on sandstone findings and dairy farming contrasts.
A damaged OCR reads a dated intercepted note mentioning a 1941 fiscal crackdown, a gubernatorial run by a person named Boone Davyson, and references to city politics and a mayor, hinting at a contentious political era. The fragmentary text shows names and places, but clarity is limited by illegible sections.
June 11 report outlines a proposed yearlong universal service for youths and girls, combining military training with industrial and civic duties. The plan aims to foster discipline, social cohesion, and readiness for wartime work, with obligatory participation possible for boys and later for girls, and requires congressional approval amid anticipated opposition.
The piece argues for universal training of all Americans beyond military drills, in a democracy facing total war. It notes Hitler youth as a model and urges calls on all sectors of society, including older generations, to mobilize resources and discipline for national defense. The author cites World War II lessons and compares democratic mobilization to totalitarian strength.
Damon Runyon notes speculation within the Democratic Party about Franklin D. Roosevelt possibly not seeking a third term. The piece recalls a Giants winners at the ninth inning, compares party dynamics to that game, and discusses nervousness over Roosevelt’s candidacy while others fade from contention.
A pro American regional economic policy is urged as the sole path to security. Carter links national interest to scrapping world economy ideals and expanding within a sphere: Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Central America, and parts of South America. He argues for living within our means and warns opposition will come from New York and seaboard centers.
Arthur Bugs Baer offers a sharp polemic on the Republican platformists after their convention. The piece lampoons optimism and patriotism as a tuning fork and compares politics to a bear in a berry patch, noting the eight year cycle and mixed national games.
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