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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1939
Page
6
The Charleston Gazette Independent Democratic Newspaper reports on local affairs with a focus on politics and community events in Charleston. It reflects a historic publication lineage dating from the late 19th century.
An editorial argues Americans favor noninvolvement yet clash with Hull’s State Department on Asia policy. It condemns neutrality as cruel, warns of selective arms trade under cash and carry, and critiques isolationists and Congress while urging steadier leadership from the executive branch.
The piece argues that declaring war is Congress's exclusive power not the presidents. It warns against Roosevelt pursuing an old pattern of rescuing Britain at American expense and stresses accountability for sacrifices and duties.
Old Deal bankers lament a dip in business yet note brokers’ loans surged from 379,016,662 in 1932 to 547,443,175 in 1939. The contrast shows higher earnings under Roosevelt compared with Hoover, with an increase of 188,426,553.
A compact note defines a social group linked with royal courts and described as gay girls connected to the era’s partisan circles. The term reflects a historical slang usage found in the period's reference works.
Norwood Virginia reader argues the neutrality laws force the U S to aid dictators for free while Cordell Hull proposes laws to allow aiding democratic nations for profits. The letter asks who will win in this policy fight between Hitler and Hull.
The Roane County Reporter notes the first legal traffic fine in Roane County history. McIntosh paid a $1 fine with costs suspended after jurors acquitted him with mercy. Extra Patrolman Starcher tagged his car on Market Street for a parking violation, and the mayor presided as judge.
American agriculture faces serious issues as farmers push back against government aid. They join marketing cooperatives to cut troubles, and rising membership marks a key shift in agricultural history. Farmers trust their ability to earn a living and move forward.
The Buckhannon Record notes Marietta McCray’s seven year old house cat Tabby feeds from a bottle. The kitten began life after its mother died and has continued to drink milk via nipple, lying on its back and grasping the bottle with its front paws.
The June Washington roundup reports friction over export credits for Franco Spain, with Jesse Jones skeptical about two year terms and Cordell Hull’s aides pushing longer credit. It notes a bi party WPA board provision inserted to boost salaries and patronage, plus Czech revival plans and suspected saboteur activity in naval incidents as war fears rise.
Intercepted 1939 note to Charlie suggests winning the Middle Atlantic league pennant by promptly selecting four ball players “as good as Watt Powell” from the Pacific Coast era. The letter exudes a sports betting hustler vibe and prize focus.
Charles E. Hodges is affiliated with the Charleston West Virginia Chamber of Commerce as a key member contributing to local business promotion and civic affairs.
The columnist argues against Roosevelt running for a third term stressing unemployment, Democratic legitimacy, and public education. He warns that a third term fight would fuel bitter charges and distract from solving mass unemployment, urging Roosevelt to continue influence as ex president to guide policy without a campaign.
Readers can send questions to The Gazette Home Service Bureau in Washington for factual answers. Sample Q A pairs discuss topics from geography and history to civics, with detailed responses on subjects like the Squalus survivors, Panama Canal water flows, and World War draft exemptions.
A speaker outlines a future where persons over 45 or 50 are retired and excluded from voting and public office while the young govern. He argues age-based transitions ensure optimistic judgment, urges retirement of the old from business, and favors generational self rule with accountability for past missteps. He predicts conflicts when youth ages out and elders resist.
Dorothy Dix laments unsung elder daughters who sacrifice youth for family duties. The piece highlights Miss Carries Miss Sallies and Miss Sally as examples of women who never claim life for themselves, while caring for siblings and earning to keep the family fed.
Dorothy Dix reflects on family dynamics as the elder daughter Miss Fannie toils for a household now down to just her and a cantankerous mother. The piece contrasts Fannie’s sacrifices with the mother's praise of absent siblings and her own ungrateful attitude.
In a satire from 1939 Arthur Bugs Baer riffs on a senator pushing two trillion in paper money claiming it would pay deficits as dividends. He cautions that printing more money risks private credit and warns government should not compete with industry or enter the currency business.
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