The Charleston Gazette Independent Aswocratic Nanepar
A historical newspaper brief from Charleston West Virginia outlines the Daily Gazette Company publishing details. It notes Associated Press affiliation and advertising representative addresses in New York Chicago and Detroit with post office mail handling at Charleston.
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Charleston Gazette
Natioos
David & Kent Company
East
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New York
Wriging
Chicago
General Motors
Detroit
Charleston
First in Weat Virginia
Daily devotional from Monday Morning June 27 1938 urges readers to be strong and work with the Lord of hosts guiding them. A short biblical quote from Haggai 24 is cited.
Republican Dilemmas in Kanawha County West Virginia
The piece argues the GOP struggles to field candidates in Kanawha County and across the nation, blaming weak leadership and negative strategies. It asserts the New Deal will win in November, not due to presidential popularity but because it has demonstrated effectiveness in governance.
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Kanawha Elanty
West Virginia
Kanawha
Hoover
Republicam
Countain
Twisting the British Lion in Dissident Times
The piece portrays Spain's insurgents aided by Italy and Germany sinking ships and the British government and public showing restraint. It notes Parliament’s decision not to retaliate, hints at a future heavy rearmament, and comments on America’s shifting view of Britain and its foes.
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House of Commons
Spain
Italy
Germany
London
John Bull
John
Hedgehog as Domestic Pet A Thought by Paleontologist
A paleontologist from the American Museum of Natural History suggests hedgehogs could be suitable pets for apartment dwellers. He notes they eat pests, are clean, and have quiet vocalizations, offering education about prehistoric life and primate origins. The piece also questions hedgehog's value as a playmate.
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American Museum
Od Natural History
Austrian Debt Question After Hitler's Move
The United States assumes Germany must honor Austrian debt to America as Germany seized Austria and took cash to Berlin. The Anatolian treasury held gold dragged to Berlin and dumped into the Nazi treasury. Austrians hope for debt payment, but Hitler's regime values conquest over honor, leaving the claim a financial club over his head.
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United States
Austria
Berlin
Anatolan
Hitler
Watich
Germany
Aging professor facing charges after past crimes surface
A 64 year old former college professor in Beckley is charged with non support of his year old wife even as an investigation shows him with money from public aid. FBI records reveal prior convictions in 1924 in Jacksonville Maine for obscene mailings and a 1928 Alabama postal case leading to Atlanta terms. The case may carry life imprisonment. his wife dropped the non support charge while a warrant for obtaining money under false pretenses stands. The accused taught at six colleges before moving to West Virginia in 1935 and was with Beckley college until last November.
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Beckley
Public Assistance Department
Federal Bureau of Identification
Jacksonville
Atlanta
Montgomery
Alabama
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Beckley College
Elkins Inter-Mountain
It Happened Outdoors From West Virginia Forest Tales
A bear trapped by John Pingley’s steel snare near Beckleys creek eludes hunters before a chase across Cheat Mountain in Randolph county ends with Pingley fatally shooting a 300 pound bear two days later. A Gauley River yellow poplar in Nicholas county is valued by experts at 20 000 board feet, enough for about two houses. CCC engineer George Koch at Cacapon state park devises tile and culvert forms that draw inquiries from other camps. Woody of Rodeml? field reports he flushed a fox den in McDowell county with a mother fox and five youngsters and a large groundhog in the same hole. In Summers county C. L. Townley’s crop of beans prompts discovery of a ground squirrel hoarding exactly 51 beans. Near Hills creek in Pocahontas county, Dewey Stemple’s brook trout swallows a field mouse.
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John Pingley
Beckleys Creek
Cheat Mountain
Randolph County
Pingley
Gauley River
Nicholas County
CCC
George Koch
Cacapon State Park
Woody
Roderfield
McDowell County
Summers County
C. L. Townley
Hills Creek
Pocahontas County
Dewey Stemple
Greenbrier Dispatch
Two Tots and a Raft Claim Monongalia County Tragedy
Martinsburg Journal reports two young sons of a coal miner aged eight and eleven died in a dirty pond while playing on a homemade raft in Monongalia county. An onlooker raised the alarm but, despite responders, the boys could not be revived. The piece cautions that such playthings are hazardous and recalls prior child fatalities tied to rafts on ponds.
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Monongalia County
Martinsburg Journal
Luckiest Man in West Virginia Survives Train Runover
Carl Dana Curtis of Weston narrowly escapes a railroad disaster when a Baltimore and Ohio train passes over him after he sits on tracks. He suffers only scratches and a hip injury, an event described by the Parkersburg News as miraculous.
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Carl Dana Curtis
Weston
West Virginia
Curtis
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Empire State Building
New York
Parkersburg News
Perils of Summer Health Hints From Public Service
The United States Public Health Service offers vacation health tips for summer travelers. Wear light clothing and stay safe with food and water, protect eyes, avoid pests, and drink salty water in heat. Also heed warnings about giving lifts, misusing ash trays, obeying traffic rules, resisting towels, and not commenting on a wife’s appearance.
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United States Public Health Service
Bluefield
WPA rolls to approach 3 million as July 1 target
The piece reports Relief Administrator Harry Hopkins and aides debating a gradual rise in WPA relief, aiming for a July 1 expansion to about 3,000,000, with a cautious plan to avoid financial shortfalls if private employment remains weak. It contrasts rapid large-scale expansion with a measured increase and notes administrative hurdles.
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Washington
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Hopking
Mapkina
Hopkins
Spoils System Crisis Highlights WPA Politics Debate
The essay argues the WPA is a casualty of the spoils system, not the New Deal. It notes local bosses pressures on WPA jobs, cites Hopkins’s Iowa remarks as advice, and recalls presidents Cleveland and Wilson failed to break the practice. It warns that democracy could falter under pervasive corruption without civil service reform.
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W.P.A
Harry Hopkins
W P.A
Iowa
Hopkins
Cleveland
White House
Wilson
Federal
Readers answer test questions from The Week’s Home Service Bureau
The prompt asks readers to write questions to The Week's Home Service Bureau in Washington and attempt a test. It lists ten questions about concrete reinforcement material, the Ganges river, Walker Cup golf, bark from the cinchona tree, a sidereal year, minimum Senate age, Japan’s foreign minister, the Golden State nickname, term of a mechanical patent, and the Battle of Jutland.
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Home Service Bureau
Washington
13Th Street
N. Wa
Washington, D. C
Ganges River
Japan
Jutland
Rules For Your Summer Vacation
Dorothy Dix offers summer conduct rules to avoid scandal and protect reputation. Advice covers travel light, avoid baggage, resist prying conversations with strangers, beware wolves in sheep's clothing, wait to be invited, use available communication, pack needed items, avoid borrowing, stay out of hosts’ kitchens, engage politely, and refrain from flirting with a host’s family.
Common Error Financier Pronunciation and Trivia Q&A
A reader quiz covers pronunciation of financier, ages of Edgar Bergen, race schedules, Ascension day date, Red Cross benefits, graphite use in oil, Gettysburg anniversary details, Queens elevation, and fictional characters often mistaken as real. Includes facts for each query with concise answers and notes on accuracy.
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Edgar Bergen
Cleveland
Ohio
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Gettysburg
Congress
Queensboro
New York City
Grand Central Parkway
Glen Oaks Club House
Little Neck Parkway
Nassau County Line
A.robinson Crusoe
King Arthur
Robin Mood
Philip Nolan
The Brighter Side on a Merchant Prince and a Wish for a College Degree
The piece recalls a New York Philadelphia merchant prince Bernard Grindel and a passerby joke about earning a college degree. The narrator confesses envy for academic titles and notes loans and utility limits of degrees while keeping a light, reflective tone about wealth and learning.
Keeley Institute of Denver and a Comic Graduation Tale
The narrator recalls a dubious moment sparked by Mr. Gimbel and jokes about wearing a cap and gown. They recount attending the Keeley Institute of Denver for a “minor league degree” and describe the school’s odd curriculum aimed at teaching how not to drink spirits fascilitated by a Barflies club scholarship from Pueblo. The piece ends with a humorous graduation gift and a toast to old era antics.
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Mr. Gimbel
Mr. Gimberl
Keeley Institute
Denver
Colo
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Vassar
Deiver
Barflies’ Club
Pueblo
Barfiles’ Club
K. I
Bacring Down On The News By Arther Bags Beer
A fragmented satirical column parodies newsroom life with garbled phrases about trade ins and ad committees. The piece mocks brokers and skimmed cream, noting uneven days and cautious optimism while hinting at looming bad news.
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Deily
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Robert S. Allen
Duspee
Brien BieMahon
Justice Department
Connecticut
Roosevelt
Senate
McMahon
Atty
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Hague
Jersey City
U. S
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Sen. Tydings
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Susquehanna
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Republicana
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W. W. Wertz
W. Ya
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Merbert Agat
Do's
Dorothy Dix
Girle
Waashinma
United States Mail
Alll
By Damon Runyon
Old Keeley Institute
Bernard Grindel
Prince
McAleenan
Moore Fur
Keeley Institute of Denver
Curtis Street
Fair Sex
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