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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1938
Page
10
The Charleston Gazette Independent Desmocratic publication lists rates for daily and Sunday editions and notes AP news dispatches. A Friday June 24 1938 issue includes a Thought For Today and a prayerful ad copy from various affiliates and offices in West Virginia.
The piece critiques Governor Holt and Colonel Knox in a debate on press freedom and the New Deal. It defends unbridled press against claims of bias, questions independence of courts, and endorses substantial action over theory. It ends by satirically noting looming vacations and money for travel amid a cautious mood.
The speaker argues for government action to aid the unfortunate, condemns self protective but weak governance, and praises Governor Holt for cutting through phony arguments to confront a vital national question amid the 1938 1940 campaign context.
A man unable to read or spell is highlighted as an example of illiteracy with a call to educate him. The West Virginia governor succession is praised, with Homer A Holt urged as a strong presidental candidate in 1940. A Fairmont Times analysis critiques the Iowa GOP primary, WPA influence, and the election dynamics around Guy Gillette and Otha Wearin, arguing WPA support did not secure Wearin’s win.
Inside word links Basil O Conners post White House access to lobbying for Associated Gas and Electric and to stalled labor bills. The piece notes his brother John O Connors control over rules and the wage hour and Walsh Healey amendments, plus opposition from liberals over radio monopoly probes and a noted Elinore Herrick alignment.
A. O. Wolfe president of the Fraternal Order of Police in Charledon West Virginia cautions residents about roaming officers during weekend celebrations. He urges attendees to behave and respect law enforcement to avoid incidents.
Merbert Agar analyzes foreign affairs cartoons that pin all blame on Britain for global turmoil. He argues Americans push Britain to act while avoiding war themselves, criticizing calls for collective security and urging self‑consistency in opposing dictators.
Dorothy Dix argues men idealize looks but settle for friendliness and practicality. They favor feminine, domestic women who value virtue and morality, prefer partners who are not clingy or reckless with time or money, and who hold to traditional ethics.
A reader notes a list of general knowledge questions with expected responses on topics from geography to economics. It mentions the smallest Great Lake, monetary inflation, ethnology, a presidential age limit, cryptography, coeducation, and other trivia plus a public inquiry about labor board case totals and outcomes.
The Brighter Side cites Mr. Jim Cummings disputing western coffee as lack of skill. It notes a June 27 iced coffee week sponsored by Pan-American Coffee Bureau and Associated Coffee Industries of America, led by Arthur Kudner, with claims of coffee causing stomach pain and hair loss.
A satirical, clipped critique lampoons political figures and boxing style, referencing Goebbels Goering and Hitler era tropes while joking about weight classes and American tolerance in a chaotic, fragmented prose piece. The poem blends dark humor with historical allusions and pop culture jabs.
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