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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1939
Page
6
A devotional quotation appears in the Charleston Gazette noting that true friendship is a noble gift. The piece, attributed to Thomas Hughes, highlights the value of community and selflessness as a daily reflection for readers.
The city envisions a $2.5 million municipal hospital, a $3 million sewer system extension, a $500 thousand swimming pool, park and playground programs, street and bridge projects, sidewalk replacements, new street markers, and a mausoleum with federal aid prospects. Public finance hinges on revenue, valuations, and potential federal loans as part of ongoing Kanawha river region development.
The mayor faces down opposition as Charlestonians approve a bond plan by a 30 to 1 margin and support widening Bridge avenue and Loudon Heights road to Gross cup drive. Voters insist on capitalizing on Charleston's industrial future and reject timorous resistance.
The piece argues Big Business laments Hoover era losses while Roosevelt drives growth. It cites Fed credit rising from 1.859 billion in 1932 to 2.572 billion in 1939, a gain of 713 million, and alleges the barons lie awake crying over the change.
A Hollywood dictionary entry is noted as eligible but the surrounding text is unreadable. The fragment suggests editorial or eligibility notes without clear names, dates, or events.
Readers commend M. T. Whittice editor and publisher of the McDowell Times for promoting others and defending West Virginia’s fairness. A letter argues the Porters Hollow-Loudon Heights road is crucial to reduce Charleston congestion, urging WPA action and city intervention to secure needed rights of way.
Washington roundup notes Rep Wilburn Cartwright probing Roosevelt third term remark during Philippines independence talks. Roosevelt recounts King and Queen visit to Hyde Park with light banter on constitutions. Also coverage of pro Nazi lawmakers and monopoly investigations on Capitol Hill.
The piece argues liberals must stop self praise and attack and instead offer concrete reforms to preserve useful New Deal elements while addressing failures. It highlights a conservative drift in the middle west, support for Roosevelt remains, and calls for humility and evidence of learning.
Undoubtedly the most dangerous diversion for married couples is quarreling it kills love quicker than anything else and alienates affection more than vices. Many households treat quarrels as normal, though humor and self control could stop disputes. The article notes couples justify fights and then kiss and make up, but warns the danger remains and urges restraint.
Readers are invited to mail questions to The Gazette Home Service Bureau in Washington with stamps for return. Sample questions cover US Great Lakes, Native birds, ambassador nominees, orography, golf titles, Roman numerals, New York river borders, word pronunciation, boxing rounds, continental sizes, and more with provided official answers and notes on common errors.
A June 25 New York dispatch cites Raymond Clapper noting a quiet shift in U S policy toward a deeper New Deal reform of capitalism. The piece argues federal aid centralizes control, hints at fascism or a German Italian model, and warns democracy is edging toward a supervised economy under government.
A 1939 column by Arthur Bugs Baer uses witty proverbs about public works and spending. It riffs on PWA paving contracts and appropriation pace with humor and sharp turns of phrase.
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