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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1936
Page
6
A 1936 Charleston Gazette item presents a Thought For Today centered on courage and generosity. The message exhorts that nothing is too costly to attempt and nothing too precious to give, urging the reader to act boldly with a hero’s spirit.
The New York Journal of Commerce lauds Gov Alf M Landen while conceding a largely negative record on many current issues. The piece argues that even his strongest supporters must admit inconsistencies in his stance as the campaign approaches.
A critical view traces a long pattern of federal judicial encroachment in the United States. It argues the Supreme Court has become the actual law of the land through misapplied due process, split decisions, and constitutional distortions. The piece notes English precedent, calls for congressional action, and cites New York wage law as highlighting the constitutional impasse over states' rights.
The piece notes three years since national repeal began, referencing a referendum outcome and the surprising overall support. Behenley Products, a major distillery group, reports on statistical efforts to gauge repeal impact, asserting that the liquor industry is aligning with promises while citing Treasury Department figures.
The liquor sector now supplies over 12 percent of federal revenue aside from income taxes. It has paid well over two billion dollars to state and federal governments since repeal and will consume over 120,000,600 bushels of grain in the year ending June 30. Distilled spirits production in fiscal 1935 will require about 53,000,000 bushels of grain, with grain value around 25 million dollars, while distillers spent over five million dollars on corn and barley last year. The industry is seen as a major driver of agricultural and industrial recovery, employing over a million and boosting major American industries.
The West Virginia accident total for the first fourteen days of June reaches 35, triggering tighter state police vigilance. Berkeley tops May in injuries and crashes, Pendleton county leads June days for highway deaths. Officials urge motorists to exercise caution, curb speeding, and avoid liquor influence to avert further tragedies.
The Huntington mayor condemns outside meddling after a gambling raid. The Wheeling Inteligencer notes lax police response and cites parallel actions in Wheeling and Belmont County Ohio, warning any real crackdown must come from the state.
West Virginia Petroleum Industries chairman W A Jackley says prosecutions and legislative probes are under way in several states to curb gasoline tax evasion costing millions. He cites Mississippi and Tennessee losses up to 2,000,000 yearly with 6 and 7 cent rates. Jackley also cites exemptions and refunds as easing evasion, estimating one third in West Virginia. He urges severe penalties after vigorous law enforcement.
Daily Washington Merry-Go-Round reports as the Roosevelt campaign builds, anti administration forces in labor are alleged to plot strikes to undermine support. Descent from Jefferson and Republican forebears noted among delegates, with grooming of security and a surplus of campaign posters.
McIntyre Day by Day reflects on rivers as sources of solace and renewal amid urban strain. The piece notes losses of artworks by fire and vandalism, recalls a watchmaker encounter, and muses on captions, painting titles, and the Becker trial era in a stream of contemplative vignettes.
Washington Close-Up surveys Henry Fletcher’s role as Hoover loyalists praise his diplomacy in bringing the former president to the convention platform. The piece notes Fletcher’s long state department training, possible cabinet path, and a pattern of resignations leading to higher posts, framing him as a key Republican operator and potential secretary of state.
Readers test their knowledge on diverse topics from geography and history to science and language. The long list covers Rhine wine, Oberlin College, Leonardo, Princess Marina, Maundy Thursday, university terms, lakes, legends, and inventions with brief answers and explanations.
A fragmentary note discusses a very young pianist and the voice addressing readers in a Today column by Arthur Brisbane. The piece hints at editorial observations and contemporary commentary from the era.
PARIS June 26 Queer radio signals may be from the milky way collected by Caltech with a desert receiver. Scientists seek to interpret hiss in speakers all night, noting the vast one hundred twenty sextillion mile distance. A radio engineer in York dies from injuries after toying with high power current. authorities caution about mastering electricity.
Nondescript, disjointed text fragments describe a chef themed scene with vague references to weekend recipes, woods, picnics, and a humorous wrongheaded assortment of objects. The piece mentions a co operative arrangement and a baseball scene with beer on a base, plus stray names and odd asides.
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