Charleston Gazette front page notes and legal notices
The item details the Charleston Gazette’s publication in West Virginia with Associated Press content and a second class mail designation. It notes entry at the Charleston post office, date Tuesday morning June 25, 2946, and includes a quotation about self-denial and happiness attributed to K. H. T. about selfishness.
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Charleston
Abit
van Virsa Ory
West Virginia
Adranes
Pram Bas
Onazelf
One World or World Dictatorship Warns of Two Camps
This long, opinionated piece argues that without united American action the world will split into two economic and military blocs led by the United States and Britain versus Russia. It warns of a future under a totalitarian regime and calls for rededication to principles of fairness, justice, and cooperation to prevent catastrophe.
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America
Escch
United States
Britain
Russia
China
France
United Nations
East
Navy post graduate academy on Pacific coast eyed by Congress
Western Annapolis notes that approval of a civilian college based post graduate school for officers could spark competition with Annapolis. Admiral Nimitz supports admitting non Annapolis graduates, praising their experience and rapid learning. The plan aims to broaden naval outlook and reduce the navy's remaining remote image.
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Congress
Navy
Pacific Coast
Annapolis
Admiral Nimitz
Annapolis Unul
Havy How
Apathy and Fear Shape Postwar Public Interest
Yd Rather Be Right by Samuel Grafton discusses rising political apathy in America amid dimming talk of the atomic bomb and foreign policy. He links public indifference to fear, disappointment, and protective withdrawal, noting how expectations of world unity have cooled and Truman’s perceived lack of success may fuel disengagement.
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Samuel Grafton
OS Angeles
Bikini Atoll
America
Wendell Willkie
Truman
Divorce Bet Highlights Army Caste Tension
In Monterey Delaware June 24 a newspaper column recalls Hob and Joan's divorce after a wartime marriage, sparked by tensions over Army life and social caste. The piece frames the Army caste system as a major source of marital strain, warning exes and spouses to pause debates on faithfulness and status for the sake of domestic harmony.
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Kenneth L. Dixon
Onterey
Del
INS
Hob
Joan
Bob
Weston
Atomic energy control row faces secrecy in House debate
Washington column details a closed Senate and House clash over military influence on the atomic energy control board. Republicans and conservative Democrats push to add Army members, while minority leaders and officials trade arguments on who should govern the nation’s atomic future. The era’s labor and press tensions also surface in reports from Florida and Indiana about printers resisting ad sales and strikes.
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Ashington
House Miltary Affairs Committee
Atomic Energy Control Board
Charles H. Elston
Cincinnnati
J. Parnell Thomas
New Jersey
Forest A. Harness
Kokomo
Ind
Leslie C Arends
Windacorn Belt
Robert R. Sykes
West Florida
Senate
Atomic Control Board
White House
War Department
Sutch Rosa
Army
Thomas C
Democratc
Chet Holifield
California
Holigielh
Sone
Thomas
Holifield
Thomas E. Martin
Iowa City
Atomic Commission
Leroy Johnson
Stockton
Cal
Collescues
Sle
House
Arends
Clare Boothe Luce
Connecticut
Walter G. Andraws
New York
Andrew J. May
Kentucky
Arthur Winstead
Mississippi
Carl T. Durham
North Carolina
Paus Stewart
Oklahoma
Petriko
State Department
Balkans
Louisville Courier Journal
Mark Ethridge
Ethridge
Indianapolis Star
St. Petersburg
Fla
Florida
St. Petersburg Times
Nelson Poynter
Roosevelt
Woodruff Randolph
International Typographical Union
Petri
Chicago
WAAF
Randolph
Poynter Tran
Caal Randolph
Poynter
A. F
National Labor Relations Board
St. Peters
Thieves Steal Statue from YMCA Yard During 1946 July
An intercepted message from June 25 1946 reports local thieves stole a stone statue weighing about 1 pound from the YMCA yard. Authorities warn residents to watch for the artifact and potential clues tied to the iron horse in the yard.
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Dr. Boothe
Anawl
Ymca Yar
YMCA Secretary Boots Charleston Message
Yours, George Robert C. Boothe, YMCA secretary in Charleston West Virginia closes a letter or formal notice with signature indicating office and location. The terse line conveys official closing of communication from the YMCA secretary.
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George Robert C. Boothe
YMCA
Charleston
W. Va
We Hear He Again from Chicago at General Federation Meet
The 15th annual General Federation of Women’s Clubs meeting in Chicago drew Mrs. George W. McAlpin Mrs. C. R. Morgan Mrs. Webb Angell Mrs. H. P. Meldahl and Mrs. J. W. Herscher among attendees. West Virginia’s Mountain State reported 23 participants hearing Fannie Hurst Mayor VaGuardia Harold Stassen and others, with Yale graduate Philip Pfeifer earning a BA at the 245th commencement as his parents travel to Nantucket for vacation.
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General Federation of Women's Clubs
Windy City
George W. McAlpin
C. R. Morgan
Webb Angell
H. P. Mel~dahl
J. W. Herscher
Mountain State
Fannie Hurst
VaGuardia
Harold
Stassen
Lord Inverchapel
Great Britain
Nenri Bonnet
Philip Williams Pfeifer
Kanawha Bird
Yale University
P. W. Pfeifer
New Haven
Woolsey Hall
Philip
West
Life Magazine
Richard C. Smith
Pursgrove
Morgantown
Princeton Theological Seminary
Frank P. Dodd
Veterans Administration
Parkersburg
White House
Truman
Dodd
Harry S. Truman
Ellsworth HR. Clark
Jefferson Av
Robert N. Mathews
Virginia St
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
The
Lions International
Charleston Club
Dudley L. Simms
Fairview Dr
West Virginia
R. W. Bailey
Mt. Hope
West Virginia University
Ruth Schad
Watts St
Robert F. Roth
McClung St
State Department of Public Assistance
Miss Schad
Mgr. Roth
John C. Condey
Kanawha Av
Mark
Louise Murphy
Jim
Elkina
Joseph
Cannell
Dunbar
St.Margaret Mary's Catholic Church
Phi Sigma Kappas
State University
James B. Riley
S. Kanawha
Wheeling
Riley
Mia
Tryin T. Wood
Springhaven Rd
J. Bosley Wood
Eulalia Gould
St. Michael’s Catholic Church
Daniel Rutfour
Question and guidance on AUS officer promotions and discharge rules
The letter discusses asking The Gazette Information Bureau for answers to questions about AUS officers. It covers minimum promotion times to lieutenant and captain, time in grade, release requests to join new service uniforms, and discharge choices before and after signing. It notes that rules vary by occupational specialty and overseas duty, with changes possible by War Department and manufacturing timelines.
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War Department
Marine Corps
Keuin
Maijor
B.C
Readers' Forum Letters on Jobs and Juvenile Delinquency
Readers decry low pay for veterans and lack of experience for new workers. They urge opportunities for decent living and recall sacrifices of service. A second letter warns against juvenile temptation and advocates prevention and Christian character as roots of national strength.
Fair Enough By Wesbbrook Pegler
Wesberry Pegler argues that postwar U S policy toward Russia and the Communist movement is dangerous. He contends the Moscow agreement admits Soviet interference in American domestic affairs and warns that Bolshevik influence has penetrated government Hollywood unions and labor boards. He cautions that secrecy, suspicion, and appeasement endanger war gains and national security.
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Wesbbrook Pegler
New York
United States
Russia
Dex
S.A
International Communist Conspiracy
Moscow
Peménée
Americcans
Felix Frankfurter
Tip Dies Committee
New Deal
Hollywood
Union
Sovviet Union
Europe
France
Alt
Earl Browder
Bairing Down Arties and Balkan Parody in 16th Century Verse
A fragmented OCR poem fragment mocks regional groups and political tensions with playful phonetics. It references the Balkans, the Alps, hill-willies, McCoys, Bele co operative, Chicago, and a general satire of labor and order, though many phrases are garbled.
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Balkans
Alps
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