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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1941
Page
4
The Japanese bombed Hawaii yesterday, causing many American deaths and injuries and signaling open war. As negotiations in Washington aimed at Pacific peace collapsed, the strike united Americans to defend the nation and endure the crisis.
Senator George cautions against overburdening the economy with taxes while deferring to pay as you go principles. He notes one quarter of national income already taxed and high living costs, urges defense funding pause on other departments, and calls for rigid savings and price control to sustain a net income rise without inflation.
The United States Marines departed Shanghai for an unannounced destination, drawing tears from local women and many men. Their withdrawal ends a long era of security for the Occidental colony, with Chinese residents and refugees watching perilously as tensions with Japan rise.
The United States will buy all Argentina’s tungsten oxide up to 3000 tons yearly at about 150 dollars per ton, cutting Axis access and likely increasing output 50 percent. The pact also covers Bolivia tin and tungsten and Brazil bauxite for aluminum, aiding hemispheric solidarity and war industry.
A mother aboard a Pullman with two children demonstrates patient guidance and stimulating conversations. Her calm, clear speech and restrained reactions foster deep curiosity, self control, and rapid mental growth in the children, illustrating the mother as the greatest classroom.
Chrysler president T Keller urges outproducing a ruthless war machine abroad. Netherlands ambassador A Ludon calls for total defense and mobilization with Africa and Britain against Japan. Julian Hussey says US capitalism remains unique but altered. James S Fleek stresses addressing domestic problems amid defense and patriotism.
A brief reflection contrasts the urging to sell possessions and follow Christ with the idea that hope of better things motivates people more than fear of worse. The message frames a call to generosity and faith as a path to heavenly treasure.
A jumble of quips about burglars, college rules, romance, and holiday chatter. The public humor notes include a hunter found dead, a dean quip about wine, bridegroom banter, census figures, Christmas mail aims, and family jokes.
The speaker mocks a proposed rule requiring every divorcee in the movie colony to wear a tag stating her number of husbands. He dismisses its practicality, saying printers could not print enough tags to meet demand.
The piece advises a peaceful bedroom with minimal furniture and restrained color use focusing on accents rather than walls. It recommends a plain light-toned wall, a neutral rug, and using preferred colors in accessories to avoid fatigue. It also covers bridal attendants gifts given before the wedding with equal value, and etiquette on who should initiate a call.
The piece riffs on the phrase starved church mouse and notes many banquets in churches. It reflects on voter carelessness after elections and predicts snow and cold weather in January.
A collection of one liners and anecdotes blending humor and aphorisms. Jokes cover money at college, dentist and stove tales, a locksmith judge gag, war and debt quips, and social quirks about ego and headlines.
Central Press Columnist Charles P. Stewart discusses wartime immigration scrutiny under Attorney General Francis Biddle and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. He notes Germans and Japanese face strict controls, Italians less. Asians pose identification challenges, with tighter entry and exit checks and constant surveillance at Ellis Island and ports. The piece frames aliens as under intense government scrutiny amid Axis war pressures.
The report states 10,000 monkeys will be imported into the United States next year. The joke column mocks war fears and banana aid, urging readers to get healthy for an emergency and to act patriotically by March 14 or lose hope.
Noted actor Wholus rejects birthday celebrations claiming time is a man made concept. David Warfield cites age as mood and health, contrasting Churchill at sixty seven with a younger playboy who packs two nights into one day.
In a column on federal payrolls the author cites June figures at 1 358 150 executive branch employees, notes monthly rises of about 40 000, and contends the census effort leaves 8000 workers digesting data. He warns the bureaucracy threatens American institutions as a Frankenstein-like force.
A reflective verse celebrating personal taste and tolerance in hobbies. The speaker favors staying home over deer hunting while praising others who hunt. He notes the abundance of pleasures for each person and thanks the good Lord for blessings that please everyone.
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