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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1944
Page
4
A historical notice notes a postage and publication matter in West Virginia with references to carrier, mail delivery, and second class mail status. The item mentions subscription taxes and a linked association, indicating the publisher's reliance on postal rules for public notices. The date cited is Tuesday morning June 20, 1944.
A reflective thought on learning from mistakes and profiting from them. It notes kindness often goes unnoticed or despised yet brings happiness and peace to others. The piece also quotes Mrs Annie S Stalker and emphasizes humility, restraint, and avoiding pretension as signs of worldly character.
A postwar security council and international court led by the United States Britain Russia and China would guide a global peace effort with full representation for lesser nations. The plan emphasizes cooperative discussions over force, with a representative body to address world relations and preserve peace through shared responsibility and understanding.
The article contrasts Rome's centuries of endurance with Berlin's fragile postwar status. It notes Berlin's decline from air attacks and the war’s enmity, arguing it will likely fade as a great city unless postwar goals justify its existence.
Samuel Grafton argues that U S public framing of de Gaulle harms both his symbol and America. The piece contends our crusade to prove de Gaulle lacks support reveals our own lack of policy and weakens ties with Britain and smaller nations, risking global credibility as Allied unity hinges on France.
British forces in France report captured German officers clinging to belief in a robot bomber as the war’s great weapon. A 4 year old colonel and Oberlieutenant Kurt Blank insist Germany will win, while privates spit at Hitler. They discuss noisemless planes, rocket guns, and flame throwers amid surrender.
The Washington Merry-Go-Round recalls 1941 notes on Dwight Eisenhower and Lt. Col. Gruenther as rising army minds. It links Marshall's Teheran decisions to a looming rail strike and troop movements to England, and shifts to labor, pensions, and a Capitol Hill case involving Sen. Chandler and Sen. Taft, plus a note on Dale Boren’s government pay.
On the Normandy beachhead I sought fellow correspondents amid foxholes on a grassy slope near the landing beach. About a dozen reporters gathered, including King Thompson, Don Whitehead, and Tex O'Reilly, sharing updates on who was alive, wounded, or missing as the day began.
By Ernie Pyle, the EZ BOYS are unshaven and exhausted after landing. They carried typewriters and rations, slept on wet ground, and faced shelling for hours. Don Whitehead and Jack Thompson endured the first hours of invasion while struggling to stay awake and sane.
A reader asks about everyday facts answered by The Gazette Informa tion Bureau. Topics include baseball attendance, heel history, talking books, piranhas, Shakespeare allusions, Belle Starr statue, and the Big Inch pipeline elevation. Officials name Persians first heels, piranha teeth cut flesh, and Marland funded the Belle Starr statue.
In Virginia sixth graders asked how to aid the war effort and Eisenhower replied with a simple patriotic program. They should recite the pledge, buy war stamps and bonds, urge parents to buy bonds and support the Red Cross, write to service members, and study U.S. history to understand civic duties.
A dense critique contrasts Wendell Willkie with the New Deal, arguing for limited federal power and stronger states rights. The piece rails against federal overreach, taxation, and regulatory reach while warning of postwar commercial entanglements and domestic government authority.
A garbled 1944 reminiscence reflects on wartime politics with references to armistance, railway cars, and a skeptical view of bureaucrats and proxies. The speaker, Perry, denies involvement with MW and notes events “the right time,” amid questions about double domes and distant references.
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