Thought For Today From 1936 Charleston Gazette
A June 25 1936 Charleston Gazette item offers a daily thought: to gain joy in life, cherish happy memories, live today with appreciation for blessings, and face the future with confidence and hope.
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1936
Page
8
Landon’s shifting stance on court powers in 1936 platform
The 1936 Republican platform pledges to resist impairing Supreme Court authority, while Landon and Knox supported the Big Mooes cause since 2012. The record notes a surprising shift toward endorsing a more flexible constitution path, including a popular referendum on court decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Landon
Frank Knox
Buil Moore
Gold standard critique linked to Landon doctrine
A critical column argues against the gold standard citing Dr. Edwin Kemmerer's influence and examples from Colombia Chile Ecuador Bolivia Peru China and Germany. It contends that nations abandoning the gold standard and adopting managed currency show better progress while those on it face default risks and instability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landon
Edwin Kemmerer
Princeton
Sr. Kemmerer
Kemmerer
Coroubla
Colombia
Chile
Bolivia
Peru
Dempsey Praised as NYC Restaurateur and Civic Figure
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch lauds Jack Dempsey as a capable businessman and Broadway social figure. He hosts a hospital fundraiser dinner, drawing notables and a presidential acknowledgment, while contrasting Tunney and other champions who used boxing as a path to varied success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Dempsey
New York
The
Post-Dispatch
Dempsey
Broadway
United States
Mountaineer Boys State Forms In West Virginia Camp
At the State Four-H camp in Jackson’s Mill West Virginia 312 high school boys formed Mountaineer Boys State Inc sponsored by the American Legion In WV They created counties two cities per county two parties held conventions elected officials passed bills and a veto by the governor Viewing this as citizenship education the program aims to build better citizens and peace through diplomacy. The project plans to expand to Ohio Pennsylvania New York and Minois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Mill
West Virginia
Mountaineer Boys' State, Inc
American Legion
Legion
Supreme Court
American Legion of
Jackson's Mill
United States
American Legion of Minois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Minois
Italy
Germany
Mountaineer Boys’ State, Inc
American Legion of West Virginia
Boys
Wheeling Intelligencer
Public Library in Fairmont Faces Threat of Closure
The Fairmont Times reports the city library is in danger of losing its cultural and recreational role. It urges public support to prevent closure, expand facilities, and acquire new books, stressing the library as essential to the community and youth development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Times
West Virginia
Behind the scenes clash could swing Roosevelt fate
In Philadelphia congress drama unfolds as John L. Lewis and William Green spar over labor bills. The Walsh Healey and Guffey coal bills hinge on a late Senate rush, with White House pressure from Jim Farley and Marvin McIntyre. The outcome could tilt Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia for Roosevelt.
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Philadelphia
Congress
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Ohio
West Virginia
Senate
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Walsh-Healey
Lewis
Guffey
Pittmen
Senator Male
Maine
Pittman
Bill Green
Bill Fishing
A. F. of
John Lewis
Bill New Deal
White House
Jim Farley
Marvin McIntyre
Readers Forum urges Charleston street and city policy reforms
A reader from Charleston argues the city lags in business progress due to bad roads and streets. They propose three measures: require setbacks for downtown buildings, widen Kanawha Street to the river and link to Columbia Boulevard with a bridge, and use concrete for streets as the economical choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Charleston
Cone
Harleston
Pers Gong
Caniel
Summers
Kanawha
Columbia Boulevard
Tunneys Face Happy Life In Connecticut Suburb
In New York gossip notes Gene Tunney and wife are a devoted couple living near a wooded Connecticut estate. He works on Park Avenue while they spend time with the Gimbler family. their children Gene Lauder and James Joseph Tunney Jr. spark pride as health and family life flourish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gene Tunneys
Connecticut
Tunney
Park Avenue
Bernard Gimbler
Hobe Sound
Palm Beach
Questions and Answers from a Washington Service Bureau
A reader quiz lists questions and answers on naval ranks, mottos, geography, and history. It covers Lassen Peak, West Virginia, Maugham, coin science, and imperial concepts, with sample QA on astronomy, racing, and planetary motion. The page also promotes a political party study coupon from the Charleston Gazette Service Bureau.
Copeland’s Philadelphia Rift Shapes Senate Outlook
Washington notes Senator Doctor Copeland may face renomination challenges if he seeks reelection in 1940 or a presidential year. His desertion of the New Deal at Philadelphia and independent vote-getting shown in New York loom large, while party regularity remains a critical factor for northern and western states as it does in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Samuel Copeland
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Senate
New York
Copeland
Washington
Senator Wagner
AL Smith
Wagner
Tammary
Dr. Copeland
South
Ale Yalfa Bill urges American farmers to try Chaco
Paris June 24 William H L Murray nicknamed Ale Yalfa Bill, once a Bolivian colonizer and Oklahoma governor, urges cotton growers to seek fortune in the Argentine Chaco praising its lands for cotton and corn. He notes Perennial cotton in the Chaco and that crops improve after year two. He warns Americans to diversify assets to Canada as a safety, while Greely urged Americans to move west within the U.S. The U.S. Navy orders 191 bomber airplanes to prepare for cross-ocean operations, avoiding bombing within America. Page 11 Part 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
William HL Murray
Ale Yalfa Bill
Bolivia
Oklahoma
Chaco
U.S. Navy
America
Burlesque Debate Spyglass of 1920s Stage Ethics
A nostalgic critique of American burlesque argues that the Massachusetts judge was right to say the form was not acting while lamenting changes over 25 years. It notes old writers, Hollywood writers, and a trunk of hidden sketches, praising classic burlesque while condemning modern routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Hollywood
Milan
Europe
Massachusetts
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