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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1927
Page
6
A June 28 1927 issue notes weather interruptions affecting local business and public routines. The Gazette records routine notices and telegraph prints from the Capital City area, with standard Associated Press bylines.
Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey plans a comeback by facing Jack Sharkey next month with the winner earning a title shot versus Gene Tunney. The piece notes his polarizing public image and enduring appeal as a colorful figure both inside and outside the ring.
The Stillman tale shifts upward as James Bud Stillman graduates from Princeton with high honors and a Phi Beta Kappa key. He plans marriage to a Canadian farmer’s daughter and a future medical career to serve the world, signaling a new, wholesome chapter after a publicized scandal. The piece also notes government cash surpluses and cautions readers to draw the proper lesson.
The Baltimore Evening Sun critiques President Coolidge and the Republican Old Guard noting farmers as a perennial threat to power. It argues farmer discontent sometimes channels through the Democratic party and shapes summer political sentiment.
The piece argues Coolidge uses cheap, inside farming region engagement to win farmers over, avoiding economic argument. It claims Big Business funds opposed to farmers. lauds a subtle, sentimental attack via shared rural tastes and routine, aiming to secure a third-term bid.
The piece recalls British rubber restrictions since 1922 and their effect on prices and Dutch production. It argues protection fosters persistence and notes Britain, Dutch, and colonial policies shaping supply and demand. It closes with a call for West Virginia to resist external aid to enemies.
A brief editorial comment contrasts the old couplet with current relief efforts and muses on political ideas including a hypothetical third term for Lindbergh. The piece links public aid to broader political debates without detailing actions or outcomes.
A clipped opinion piece ridicules politicians who balk at action and accuses private enterprise of overreach while urging restraint. Watt Powell is quoted as a colorful critic describing the tension between private business and government authority.
A collage of astronomy notes and political musings discusses near light speed, space travel from San Francisco to New York, and the promise of 1934 incomes surpassing millions. It warns of dangers from exploding crackers and urges patriotic caution, plus a nod to dry politics and aviation field counts.
Philadelphia June 27 Prohibition director Samuel O Wynne says an agreement has been reached with railroads operating in the Philadelphia district to prevent use of their cars in illegal liquor shipments Three men for his promise to stop confiscating their cars The agreement is a step toward enforcement Copies of the agreement have been sent to other administrators by Daniel M Dolan prohibition commissioner with suggestion to reach similar understandings with the railroads
Close to a million tons of steel cargo, about 27 percent of the government's inactive merchant fleet, would be auctioned by competitive bidding. The plan, pushed by the Merchant Fleet Corporation, targets 120 vessels totaling 916,402 tons. Officials say sale would reduce annual croption costs and save government funds. In Warsaw, authorities reported a body found in a trunk is linked to a separate incident.
In New York on June 27 a dramatic downturn eroded the once glossy night life. Clubs struggle to stay open as rising prices and a wave of bankruptcies hit, with patrons recalling costly follies and wary clients seeking cheaper entertainment options. The piece surveys shifts toward affordable dining and safer venues amid social change.
Dorothy Dix weighs a reader’s questions about women roles, trust, and marriage. She argues that most women are loving and faithful, despite a few predatory critics, and warns against general suspicion within households, urging readers to seek harmony rather than fear.
Dorothy Dix discusses modern women pursuing husbands, arguing women may act for love despite conventions. She notes men and women both show primitive traits under sexual stimulation and defends women's ability to keep secrets. A second letter details family visit tensions and suggests reciprocal visiting to balance summers with relatives.
A health column discusses cancer being not infectious, the need for early diagnosis, and public education via periodic health exams. It notes advances in local anesthesia and modern operations reduce fear, with Q and A items on digestion, temperature, and stammering.
Musical events unfold this week with Miss Eisle Fischer Kincheloe and a group of students performing at the First ME church corner Guerrier and Dorrie streets. Thursday at 5 16 p m Mrs H Be Conklin soprano solo recital opens the program followed by a Saturday voice and piano recital.
In Philadelphia a U S circuit court of appeals upheld a lower ruling that Radio Corporation of America wins a patent infringement dispute against DeForest Radio Telephone and Telegraph over vacuum tubes. The decision cites licenses from Westinghouse and General Electric and confirms RCA’s victory for the second time.
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