A Thought For Today on Peace and personal choice
A brief reflection invites readers to decide their own peace. It notes blessings and reverses borne without complaint shape the path to peace and emphasizes personal responsibility in finding harmony.
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1941
Page
6
Public Health Tangle Sparks Budget Scrutiny
Kanawha County residents grow health conscious as Dr. C E Waller resigns over promised pay cuts from 30 000 to 16 000. The dispute highlights rigid sanitary standards and the push to modernize clinics and inspections amid defense area duties. The column questions backroom deals and demands accountability from officials and projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waller
U. S. Public Health Service
McClintic
Kanawha
Preventive Warnings Against Infantile Paralysis Epidemic
Health authorities urge parents to guard children this season to prevent a possible recurrence of the infantile paralysis outbreak. Avoid stagnant pools crowds unwashed produce raw milk and chilling. watch for cold like symptoms and seek early medical care. Visit hospital wards to see crippled children for awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Illinois collects convalescent serum to curb infantile paralysis
Public health offices gather serum from recovered patients as doctors note its potential to prevent crippling paralysis in nearly half of cases. Research clarifies some dangers and points toward more targeted warnings as understanding advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mlinois Public Health
Army Promotions and Fair Selection of Generals
An editorial asserts Washington is fair in promoting generals and colonels. It praises selecting the ablest officers regardless of seniority and remaining free of bias. The piece notes disappointed lieutenant colonels may merit future advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Readers' Forum Letters Signatures and Shortness Sought
A reader urges that Readers' Forum letters be signed with name and address and kept brief. The letter from Mrs K Lemon argues against pacifist excuses and endorses enlistment and strong resistance to Nazi aggression.
York’s World War I reply and quiet heroism highlighted
Alvin York spoke at the Unknown Soldier tomb addressing veterans about what the war earned them. He framed liberty as a constant struggle, not a one time victory, and rejected glory while supporting a Tennessee school project. The Milwaukee Journal notes his humility and devotion beyond fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergt. York
Ge. Pershing
America
Tennessee
United States
Alvin York
Adolf Hitler
German propaganda underestimates American resolve says Roanoke Times
The Roanoke Times notes The Richmond News Leader critique of German psychological tactics. It argues Germans misread American character and psychology, citing the Robin Moor sinking and U S readiness to risk war to aid Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond News
America
United States
Britain
Germany
Robin Moor
Hiller
Roosevelt
Congress
Roanoke Times
Marshall's career shines as he steers army growth
The piece recalls Gen George C Marshall chief of staff reflecting on WWI era mistakes when raw recruits sailed from Hoboken and the AEF, and contrasts his forward planning with past chaos. It notes Marshall's leadership during rapid postwar expansion from 169,000 to 1.4 million, his openness with press, clashes with Rep Engel, and a typical day at Fort Myer including a 6:10 p.m. ride and early work at the Munitions Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George C. Marshall
Hobnken Jime
Aef
Marshall
Mar
Shalls
Pearson
Navy
Army
Congress
Albert J. Engel
Michigan
Engel
War Department
Constitution Avenue
Harry Woodring
Secretary of Way
Stalf
Fort Myer
Tenth Cavalry
Potomac
Virginia
Bethe
Memorial Bridge
Mars
Douglas MacArthur
Welles
Latin America
Admiral Stark
Naval Operations
USA
Johnson Hagoad
Intercepted Message From 1941 Letter To Dewey
A June 24 1941 intercepted note from George D Kuhns in Charleston West Virginia discusses grocery prices and consumer purchases. The message questions whether price hikes have reached the area and signs off with a casual salutation.
War read and watch area sees German drive toward Moscow
Observers urge close tracking of the German Russian war as Germany presses offensive to crush the main Russian army and seize control of the Trans Siberian route. The clash centers on Warsaw to Moscow with wings in Finland and Bessarabia drawing lighter headlines. German air power is 167 divisions and about 2000 airplanes against Russia in the west with roughly 4000 planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Germany
Russia
Siberia
Far
Warsaw
Moscow
Finland
Forth
Bessarabia
Russie
Far East
Japan
Manchukuo
China
Vladivostok
Far Eastern
Bering Sea
Ermany
French
Britain
U. S
Great Britain
Germany and Russia Face Critical Air and Ground Clash
Raymond Clapper weighs air power and ground strength in the Russian campaign. He analyzes German and Russian planes, maintenance, and reserves, noting Germany’s aim to finish before October rains in the western Soviet Union. He also considers Japan’s Far East position and the risk of Germany dominating Europe if Russia falters, stressing blocking Germany from reaching the oceans.
Prices and policy clash over auto costs and defense needs
Economists debate whether unit cost savings from near full capacity can absorb wage rises without price hikes. Leon Henderson urges five auto makers to withdraw recent car price increases while defense needs curtail supply. Opponents cite higher taxes or substitute materials as cost drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Henderson
Office of Price Administration
Henderson
O. P.M
Friends of Bio
Byen
Price Controls and Car Supply in a National Shortage
The analysis warns that price ceilings for cars could drive vendors to favor cash buyers over those trading in old cars. It notes that a prolonged shortage would raise used car prices as dealers seek profits from existing inventories while new cars stay scarce. The piece argues the post 1918 automotive role differs, with longer car life and shifting consumer behavior affecting availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Publc
Russia Must Be Accepted As Ally In War Against Real Threat To America
Westbrook Pegler argues that Germany remains the primary threat to the United States and that Russia, though disliked, should be treated as an ally against a common foe. He asserts Hitler and Germany are the enemy, contends Bolshevism originated in Germany, and warns that a German victory could invite further aggression including Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
America
Germany
Britain
Roosevelt
Hitler
Japan
U. S
Bacring Down On The News By Arthur Bugs Saer
The Turk was called the sick Man of Europe two centuries ago by a czar, and EU rope power struggles echo that era. England France and Sardinia backed his decline in Crimea while Russia opposed it. The pendulum swings yet the Turk remains the same as in past clashes. A writer recalls a visitor with one shirt and two dollars who never changed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Germany
Churchill
Hitler
Great Britain
Lemon
Arthur
Bugs" Saer
Europe
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