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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1931
Page
6
The Charleston Gazette staff announces the 1931 establishment of the fireside telephones business office in Charleston. Editorial rooms and post office entry mark the newspaper’s new second class mail status as of Thursday morning June 25.
Leading economists warned President Hoover that the Hawley Smoot tariff would devastate U S exports by reducing imports and thus exports. The article presents ten month and nine month export figures by commodity and destination, showing declines versus 1929-30 and labeling the tariff a grave mistake.
The South Side riverfront road along the Kanawha above the C and O station challenges city pride. The Mail urges Co O railroad to actively cooperate with a local and state movement, noting the railroad’s past support at crossings and large community traffic. Three major industrial plants underpin confidence in growth and traffic.
The Gazette urges widening and elevating a narrow Midland Trail section on the South Side of the Kanawha to ease rail traffic near the C and O and New York Central terminals. A bridge at Summers Street is debated, with priority on road widening and overcomes to congestion, while public support favors under cover access for eastbound passengers and safer crossings.
The State advances forest reserves amid defeats on a constitutional amendment for 25 million dollars to acquire mountain lands for reforestation. Morgantown papers cite 18 000 acres bought for state forests and the high price per acre. West Virginia stands with 170000 plus acres of preserved land and numerous tax-reverted tracts proposed for conversion into preserves.
Arthur Brisbane surveys early aviation progress in the United States and abroad, noting Wall Street mood, presidential influence, and a push toward cross Atlantic attempts by Ruth Nichols and others. He recalls Mussolini’s crackdown on the Mafia, frames education reform, and muses on the future air age and the notion of owning air and space. He closes with brief, ironic quips on life, marriage, and social trends.
A historical fragment from 1837 urges readers to learn to swim in the many artificial pools available this summer to prevent drownings, noting the cost is minor compared to the value of life and warning against dangerous swimming practices.
A jumbled June dispatch from New York reflects on narcotics slang, urban decay, and social spectacle. It contrasts drug networks with elegant hotel life, cites street language, and recalls historic streets and landmarks amid personal anecdotes from McIntyre’s notebook.
Washington notes that Secretary Stimson plans a European tour to gather information rather than seal concrete policy outcomes. The move draws mixed commentary from American and European observers, seen as a new procedure for a secretary of state and a potential boost to face to face diplomacy amid Hoover era efforts to curb armament. Meanwhile Under Secretary Castle, seeking cooler summers in Washington, has become acting secretary again, a shift that could affect summer plans and policy pushback.
Parents weigh marriage choices for a daughter, debating whether a well off but morally lax suitor can provide wealth and status versus a principled, money maker with fewer resources. The piece contrasts social expectations, wealth, and character in marriage decisions.
A Washington Gazette item promotes a bulletin titled History of Industrial Depressions, urging readers to mail coupon details and five cents for a copy. It lists questions and answers about Cornelius McGillicurdy, West Point of the South, Kitty Hawk, and more, highlighting the Gazette Washington Bureau and address for requests.
The article stresses health supervision as essential for summer camps hosting many youths. It covers camp site selection, water supply, sewerage, insect control, and clean facilities. Emphasis is on hygienic planning, terrain, drainage, proximity to streams, water quality, and proper intake protection.
The piece reflects on John Keats as a brave, vibrant poet who died young, and on a nameless speaker who admires his resilience. It contrasts Keats’s pursuit of spirit against fears of misfortune, recalling times when others faced hardship with courage and humor.
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