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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1931
Page
6
The 1931 Charleston Gazette presents a regional front page with a local thought for today attributed to Paul Lawrence Dunbar style. The item reflects moral humor on community habits and creation.
The Supreme Court on April 27 refused to review a lower court ruling finding RCA guilty of attempted monopoly in radio equipment. The case centers on RCA tubes controlling radio sets and whether denying licenses to RCA controlled stations violates due process. The government had charged RCA GE Westinghouse GM and AT&T with patent pooling and exclusive field assignments.
The piece surveys Hearst proposing a five billion dollar government bond for public works, Drexel urging gold to fund policy, Hayes criticizing funds at the source, King backing a silver conference, and concerns that eastern money drags markets while rural areas struggle to raise money as banks fail. It questions whether government action has cornered the circulating medium and warns against discussing political economy with the starving.
The piece argues against dismissing practical ideas as impractical based on elite opinions. It cites declines in per capita money supply over a decade and recalls bankers opposing the federal reserve act yet later praising it. The author warns against overlooking simple, proven methods in favor of abstract superiority.
Editors from Springfield to Baltimore weigh Hoover and Coolidge eulogies at Marion memorials for Warren G Harding. Opinions clash over his legacy, with critiques of the Harding era, calls for accountability, and reflections on presidential duty and public trust.
The piece notes Hoover proposing debt payment suspension for a year and calls out reactions in Britain and Germany. It mentions stock gains in New York as traders cheer the idea, and reports Mussolini and the Vatican deadlock over youth education. It highlights industry hopes, Diesel engine race use, and anecdotes about job seeking and city mayors abroad.
An intercepted note from Morgan Owen of the Common Pleas Court in Charleston questions Hoover's pension suspension and its relation to alimony, calling it a war debt. The fragment hints at legal proceedings or correspondence in a wartime context.
New Yorkers describe a morbid swampy stretch seen from trains and a fascination with green plants and flowers spreading through the city. Vignettes recall a rooftop garden, a Christmas tree gift, geraniums in windows, and sightseers noting Helen Keller and Theodore Dreiser passing by unseen.
Readers may submit questions to The Washington Bureau at 1927 New York Avenue NW and receive a bulletin History of Industrial Depressions. The page lists quiz items on presidents and famous figures, then promotes ordering the bulletin with five cents postage.
Washington observers note cabinet members including Mellon, Hurley, and Brown weighing summer lay-offs and travel as Hoover faces speculation about vice presidential bids. Rumors hint at a Roosevelt-Lewis ticket emerging from Illinois and national party strategy shaping the 1932 race.
A fragment from a behavioral guidance piece discusses aging temper control and the harm of sudden outbursts. It urges self mastery to improve happiness and household harmony, noting energy loss from nagging moods and the value of perceptive living.
An article stresses common sense and supervision to prevent Fourth of July deaths. Tetanus risks from wounds, soil contamination, and horse manure are highlighted, with emphasis on early tetanus serum treatment and the reduced deaths after improving vaccination and gunpowder limits. It also answers reader questions on baldness and prostate operations.
A reflective prose piece toys with a hungry fox and unreachable grapes, then broadens to envy and self deception. It contrasts longing with clever rationalizations and moral looseness, ending with satirical jabs at lawyers and marriage rituals.
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