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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1929
Page
6
The June 23 1929 Charleston Gazette features a reflective poem by Grace H Trine. The page opens with a Thought For Today contemplating life’s winding road and the climb toward an unseen end, inviting readers to ponder purpose and aspiration.
The Gazette honors Marry C. Woodyard in death amid a thriving career. He shaped West Virginia through business, state leadership, and steadfast politics. His lasting friendships, energetic nature, and public welfare work left a permanent mark on Roane County and the state as he influenced both parties and supported countless causes. He leaves three sons and a wide circle of grateful supporters who recall his contributions to Roane County and beyond.
A lengthy discussion considers the effects of detective stories on crime, education, and public attitudes. It argues that organized detection, aided by science, can deter crime, while suppression rarely works and may backfire. It also touches Bishop Cannon, Wall Street speculation, and Senate banter in a composite survey of public discourse.
The passage argues that crime novels illuminate detection and elevate police responsibility. It claims human nature cannot be altered, but crime can be deterred by making gangster activity unprofitable. The core idea is that information never harms.
A long, fragmentary column surveys a jumble of figures in New York cultural life. It names actors, editors, writers, painters, and socialites, sketches idle anecdotes, and riffs on urban manners, fashion, and nightlife, with bemused commentary on contemporary trends.
A jumble of notes on stage stars and socialites from New York theater and society pages. Mentions George Carpent er, Ring Lardner, Grantland Rice, Sophie Tucker, E G Bernays, and Harold Lieyd with fashion, scandals, and upcoming works. Describes Paris Is Woman's Town by Mary Margaret Bride and Helen Josephy, plus a glimpse of a playwright’s earnings and a blue ribbon on Broadway.
A jumble of forum musings and clerical vignettes appears, noting readers responses and a tale of a nervous curate who is chided for overstepping. Includes anecdotes about a bus conductor, a Rag Pen piece, and a linguistic note on the phrase Tutus Abe.
A state press roundup deems the duanecrane era still alive, with the Washington dinner proving Democrats can mount a sustained opposition to the majority. Republicans warn of Smith and Rusk and warn of a fractured party while editors debate the fate of the 1932 realignment and party finances led by Raskob and Shouse. The coverage cites Wheeling papers praising organization and urging steady action to build a durable party apparatus.
Editorial by Arthur Brisbane discusses prohibition era issues and politics. It comments on Rum runners, Hoover, Dawes, and British policy, then shifts to education funding at Yale, the value of intellect over money, and historic remarks on literacy, religion, and aging leaders. It closes with notes on Leon Trotzky, Wesley College, and a satirical forecast of humanity.
An engineer on the Contani Qoke railroad uncoupled his engine four miles above Charleston on Elk river and went home, leaving his brain on the rain track. T. McGowran Kanawha County agricultural agent led a large farmer delegation to Morgantown to learn how Kanawha land could be made more productive.
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