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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1935
Page
8
The Charleston Gazette Independent presents a daily thought for readers. A Ben Amaz Williams quote urges embracing obligations as a measure of character. The notice frames the paper's West Virginia heritage and AP affiliation.
The piece compares 1913 banker opposition to the Federal Reserve Act with current criticism of the administration banking bill. Dawes Vanderlip and Hill warned of disaster and socialistic aims in 1913, while Carter Glass backed the act. Still, planners expect quick passage despite banker pleas.
The excerpt presents Huey Long describing a Roquefort salad dressing method. He instructs mashing Roquefort with a fork until smooth, adding olive oil by eye, then vinegar, stressing proper order, stirring, and experience over exact measurements. He notes two cooks understood the technique, one is dead.
A dialogue-guided recipe details slowly stirring vinegar Worcestershire lemon juice and paprika pepper to make Roquefort cheese salad dressing. It notes the mixture should be fluffy and sponge like then served with lettuce, a quarter to a quarter and a head per person.
The Rotary Magazine urges public education on building and disposing of camp fires. It praises roads and trails expanding outdoor recreation and notes the main threat is careless adults who leave fires smoldering or discard cigarette ends, not just youths in camps.
Commissioner J. B. McLaughlin argues for farming revival as economic relief. The Parkersburg News notes rural students rarely return to farms, urbanized agricultural schools and sports culture pull youth to city life, yet farms offer growing opportunities and sustenance.
Barbour County residents note jail escapes hardly shock them as inmates, after commitment, fashion keys to walk out. Three recent escapees were recaptured while two earlier fugitives remain at large, including a convicted murderer and an attacker of his elderly mother.
An Australian murder tale unfolds after a captive fourteen foot tiger shark disgorges a human arm with tattoo marks. Investigators link the arm to a missing man, identify him by tattoo and fingerprints, then arrest a seaside hut resident for the crime. The shark is not charged.
Conservative leaders debate who can undermine Roosevelt with Lew Douglas named as the ideal choice by many eastern politicos. The discussion spans Union League rooms to Fifth Avenue as Republicans and conservative Democrats weigh a strategy to split the Democratic Party and shore up the GOP.
Parma Missouri resident T C Knight writes to challenge Mr Kent’s memory on farm values and oil wealth. He recalls corn at 15 cents a bushel and cotton at 3 cents, contrasts with claimed higher prices and asserts recovery is real in farming and industry. Knight urges factual discussion and reconciliation with public verdict.
Frant and Kent argue in a Washington column that work relief director appointments are political, to be controlled by Democratic state leaders and senators. The piece cites Hopkins and contrasts Republican or anti administration states, noting patronage power over $4 billion. It cites Missouri and Mississippi as examples and hints at ongoing political maneuvering.
The piece satirically critiques U S fiscal policy claiming vast sums are spent on national defense, social programs, and NRA style rhetoric. It references inflation of wartime spending and public debt as a caution against overextension and misallocation of funds.
A bustling column from New York’s McIntyre Day by Day spotlights theater and film figures. It references Patricia Zingfeld Billie Burke Edna Aug Hope Hampton W C Fields and others, noting appearances at Astor marquee social scenes and the evolving entertainment landscape.
A reader quiz invites readers to answer a set of fact questions. It lists prompts about presidents artists battles and landmarks and directs turning to page 9 for answers. The questions include name of the last Democrat president before FDR and the author of The Old Oaken Bucket lyrics.
A scattering of trivia and language questions covering biblical dimensions, Latin abbreviations, potato production, pronunciation, calendar dates, fish anatomy, song titles, slavery, fixed stars, Gandhi's address, and a coupon offer. Includes misprints and odd spellings throughout the page.
Arthur Brisbane argues for broad social pension and criticizes limits on wealth, referencing Astor Richberg and Morgan. He notes Wall Street jitters as taxation ideas rise, and cites legal quirks from the Bruno Hauptmann case. He ends with a cautionary tale of risks in high living and finance.
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