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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1939
Page
6
The Charleston Gazette Independent Democratic Newspaper, established 1887, is noted in this archival line. The item references edition dating and publication lineage with an era identifier.
The piece portrays Walter Lippmann criticizing GOP opposition as demoralized and inept. It catalogs three illusions driving Republican rhetoric on spending and foreign policy, predicts a 1940 repudiation, and describes coal industry wonders transforming Kanawha Valley production into a wide array of chemical products.
The passage critiques the GOP for lacking a program and candidate, attacking Jack Garner as a Republican in name only and predicting bleak days ahead as Tory Bourbon reactionaries maintain party control amid dismal economic prospects and ongoing anti Roosevelt sentiment.
The piece argues animal fatalities on U S highways are excessive and often preventable. It notes naturalists estimate a vertebrate killed daily per five miles in summer and urges careful driving to spare pets and wildlife while balancing human safety.
The article notes a surge in construction activity from 1932 to 1939, with building permits totaling 74.68 million under Hoover and 293.70 million under Roosevelt in the first quarter. It portrays business sentiment as burdened yet indicates a stronger building market under Roosevelt.
In Washington on June 24 editors note quiet efforts by Republican and anti-Roosevelt Democrats to mute third term talk for campaign leverage. A secret senate conference led to layoffs and a drop in public criticism while Sam Rayburn urged Texas loyalty to Roosevelt over Garner. Hull and Wallace clash over export subsidies with a tentative cabinet truce forming. DC teachers cite unwritten laws on term limits and theater cuts appear in WPA funding.
A Washington digest of light anecdotes touches on congressmen gossip about labor, a Kentucky hill war scare for WPA exams, a Maryland farmer's wife unaware of World War, a Nicaraguan wedding with officials, and social scenes. It notes juror rights gaps, Mt. Vernon debutantes funding Congress manuscripts, new child sizing research, and Puerto Rico canning mangoes and papayas, plus odorless cabbage and fruit milk ideas.
Butch Tower recalls the Pantages vaudeville days with Consul the Monk the chimpanzee headlining in Seattle. He lists acts from Snyder's goats to Powers elephants and notes eight name acts on big bills, five on small, with Eva Tanguay and Elsie Janis among top earners.
The letter notes Jock Sutherland's resignation and a Supreme Court action blocking Auditor Sims. It frames the move as aiding West Virginia University's football program return to prominence and stature on the national map.
A Welch News editorial urges dusting fine sulphur on picnic areas to ward off chiggers, and May to August repeated dusting after rains. It cites Buckhannon and Weirton items on liquor, taxes, and fair licensing. The Hinton issue buzzes about a new fireproofed courthouse, while Clarksburg praises humane treatment of worn horses and mules.
Columnist Arthur Bugs Baer jokes about King Zog’s likely return, Mussolini snagging land, and the Duke of Windsor heading in autumn. He wryly notes the U S is unique in letting monarchy risk exposure while reflecting on a quirky political landscape.
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