Slum Reform Ideas for Charleston West Virginia
A Charleston editorial urges slum clearance using private capital and municipal incentives. It cites New York and Chicago as models and proposes tax immunity, condemnation rights, and planning controls to replace poor housing with low rent projects. The piece invites local chambers to lead via FHA cooperation with no upfront cost.
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Associated Press
Smail, Brewer & Kent, Inc
Park Avenue
New York City
N. Wicchigan Ave
Chicago
Boylston St
Boston
New Center
Detroit
Charleston
W. Va
New York
FHA
Chamber of Commerce
End of War Hokum and Nazi Propaganda Debunked
A columnist condemns Nazi era publications such as Facts in Review for presenting Germany as cultured and peaceful. The piece asserts informed Americans see through the hokum, noting propaganda costs and the source of funding. It stresses the regime’s goal to dominate and destroy other nations.
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German Library of Information
Facts
Nazi Germany
Germany
Union Labor Gains With Ford Contract Across Industry
The signing of a CIO labor contract by Henry Ford signals a broad advance in U S unionization and marks a shift in industrial relations. While not universal yet, major sectors now show a recognized principle, reflecting a liberal trend mirrored by Britain and signaling fewer labor conflicts as cooperation grows.
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Henry Ford
Ford
Great Britain
Readers Forum Letters Signatures Requested For Conciseness
A Gazette editor notes readers letters in Readers' Forum should be signed with name and address and kept short. The page prints multiple letters urging America to invade Europe, support for Churchill plans, and praise for aviators like Lindbergh, Rickenbacker, and Wheeler, with readers naming figures from politics and journalism.
What Makes Prices Rise and How to Stop Hitler
A Raleigh style editorial argues prices rise due to universal costs and blames the other fellow. It cites Leon Henderson and price controls while warning only decisive force can stop Hitler, criticizing educators, agriculturists, Christians, and others for failing to halt him.
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Elemental
Leon Henderson
Canton
Repository
Hitler
Charlotte
N.C
Kremlin buyers seek tank designs amid Finland war
Daily Washington Merry-Go-Round reports Amtorg agents pressed Armored Tank Corp for their tank design in June 1941 as Russia seeks de freezing tech. Bechhold, Armored Tank president, refused. Stalin would pay later. Also notes a secret State Department detective unit and Hull protection, plus a parking mishap for Donald Nelson and other brief items from Washington.
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Waseiicron
Finland
Ambrg
Bechhold
Armored Tank Corporation
Amtorg
Russia
Borkhold
Stalin
Pearson Ser
Hitler
State Department
Connecticut Avenue
Camille Chautemps
France
U.S
Post Office
Mey
Berle
Te Cordell Hull
War Dept Asks Favours From Union To Deliver Goods
In Pittsburgh and other cities workers strike and violence erupts as union thugs block streets and hinder deliveries. The War Department in Pittsburgh pleads for safe passage of defense materials, with Patterson company seeking release via Lt Richard P. Brown and union officials, facing delays and bureaucratic hurdles.
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War Department
Union
York
Team
Sters
Pittsburgh
Onc
George Spelvin
Teamsters
A. F. of L
Tobin
Indianapolis
Pitts Burgh
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Chicago
Minneapolis
Supreme Court of the U. S. Congress
W. W. Patterson Company
Gartregie-D- Libois Steel Corporation
Patterson Company
Richard P. Brown
Pittsburgh Entnance District
U. S
M. Rosenthal
W. W. Patterson, Jr
Baering Down On The News By Arthur Bugs B
A satirical piece rails against war and politics in clipped prose. The narrator mocks ignorance and feigns confusion over global conflict while noting the grim human costs and absurd boasts of public figures.
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Baering
Beware of the lesser evil in ideologies and the Nazi danger
The speaker argues both Nazism and Communism are the same peril, urging a focus beyond labels. He warns Germany’s threat to British sea power and the west, noting that a stronger Hitler could reshape Europe if Russia collapses, with autonomy under German control likely.
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Ashington
Hitler
Stalin
Germany
Russia
Europe
Berlin
Moscow
West
Defense of Atlantic sea power and Britain alliance
Raymond Clapper argues the United States must maintain joint sea control with Britain to deter Nazi expansion. He warns that surrendering the Western Hemisphere’s security would invite German domination, emphasizing the ongoing British bases and the strategic need for defense funding and vigilance against Hitler.
The Brighter Side and the Truth About Women Liars
An old man’s rambling study of female versus male lies. He argues women lie with purpose to protect others, while men lie more about exploits. He cites Sam and Molly as examples of how self belief makes a lie seem truth, leading to divorce and remarriage.
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Lars
Pueblo
Sam
Molly
Snow
Lam
Ben
the Gazette
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