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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1955
Page
2
A daily Thought for Today feature notes that most people fail to push to the edge of their powers. It urges attempting what seems impossible to discover true capacity, quoting K H T.
Editorial lauds Federal Judge Harold R Medina for defending the Fifth Amendment and the Bill of Rights. It warns against demagogic politicians who would erode due process and praises Medina for upholding American principles and justice.
Al Carey, Kanawha County sheriff and ad executive, outlined a plan to erect 28 billboards across four states to tell the Turnpike story. The $60,000, three year program would reach about 270,000 motorists daily, addressing low public awareness and helping eliminate Turnpike deficits. Carey says the ads prove it pays to advertise and would boost revenue for the West Virginia Turnpike Commission.
Letters express strong views on juvenile delinquency critics and blame on psychology. Local voices defend keeping the NYC passenger train on schedule for Blakely and surrounding areas citing safety and accessibility concerns. A reader from Ivydale questions car inspections and laments government overreach, urging clarity on road safety laws.
Inez Robb notes two developments elevating the United Nations at its 10th anniversary. Dag Hammarskjold to oversee Geneva summit arrangements, boosting U.N. stature and easing U.S. State Department scrutiny. Air Force Capt Harold Fisher Jr of Swea City Iowa visits San Francisco to thank Hammarskjold and the U.N. for securing the sailors’ release from Chinese captivity. The event, hosted by Henry Cabot Lodge, underscores U.N. diplomacy amid U.S. public skepticism and political maneuvering surrounding Nehru and Menon.
Washington columnist argues the curtain is thinning as visa programs and exchanges rise, urging an American push to showcase U S life in Russia. He cites Molotov’s softened stance, calls for People-to-people diplomacy, and notes State Department rigidity. He also profiles Robert Stevens and Wilber Brucker amid McCarthy era politics.
FBI and Treasury agents probe union and personal records of key labor leaders from Washington to the West Coast. Investigators review a decade of activities seeking ties to the underworld and unreported income, while no charges have yet been filed. Brownell predicts racketeering prosecutions as the investigations broaden, citing anti racketeering, Taft Hartley, and tax laws.
Grove Patterson collects a column of quotes on immortality from Emerson Grenfell and others. Also includes snippets from Syndicated columns about death, child birth studies in Aberdeen, a Wisconsin wedding anniversary note, and jokes on public figures. The collage reflects timeless musings on life, death, faith, and human vanity.
Twenty five years ago news reports from June 25, 1930 describe Charleston gaining aviation prominence with Wertz Field, the city’s new municipal air port, while West Virginia appeared as bad lands on aviation maps and a severe June windstorm hit the state. The day’s notes also report a national birth rate drop of 78 063 births from 1928 to 1929 and Pope Pius XI’s health concerns amid bladder trouble.
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