26 Jan 1948
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1948
Page
1
King George VI arrived in London for a one day emergency visit to hear a full report on the franc devaluation crisis and the British government's counter measures. He met Prime Minister Attlee at Buckingham Palace after a cabinet session at 10 Downing Street.
Republican Economy Chief Taber outlined plans for a three billion dollar cut in the 1949 budget and said seven billion could be possible. He spoke with reporters noting no agreement with Senator Taft and emphasized larger reductions remain under study as a joint committee aims to set a ceiling by February 15.
Pa Newe marks one week to the annual groundhog forecast while blizzard conditions Friday and Saturday left streets plowed by Sunday. Temperatures near 3 degrees below zero along the river at Neshannock Falls and widespread snow shoveling delayed events and kept residents indoors.
United States weather report shows a high of 18 and a low of 15 below zero with no precipitation. River stage recorded at 4.3 feet. A prior 24 hour period through Sunday morning logged a high of 11 and a low of 10 below zero with 0.45 inches of precipitation and snow.
U S consular officials in Jerusalem evacuated their wives and children in a secret dawn convoy to Haifa bound for the Saturnia and the United States. The move comes as Palestine violence kills seven Arabs and wounds eight while a Jewish shop is blown up and an Arab bus hits a mined road in ongoing clashes.
Merrill Michigan January 26 1950 Ins A 20 year old youth William Mayer faces formal charges of abducting his ex girlfriend 17 year old beautician Joan Peloquin who spurned him Mayer admitted forcing Miss Peloquin to accompany him on an 18 hour tour of southern Michigan the girl convinced him to abandon a California flight by telling him she would see her rival again
Paris reports a sharp fall in gold prices on the black market after franc devaluation ahead of Premier Schuman's monetary plan to the National Assembly. The dollar climbs to 330.116 francs. the pound sits at 840 francs. Officials warn fines for French citizens concealing gold or assets abroad if exchanged at the new rate.
Miss Helen Bolger secretary of Steelton Red Cross chapter says she cannot accept the post due to ill health. Dr. Wilbur Flannery announced the decision at the executive committee meeting. A secretary will be named soon as several applicants are considered. Plans for the upcoming Red Cross fund drive were discussed and a chairman will be named.
Gilbert Speer a 40 year old watchman drowned after slipping on an icy dock and falling into the Ohio River last night in Pittsburgh.
Paris reports the British press denounces Frances new financial program amid protests from Britain and the IMF. The Daily Mail calls the franc devaluation a victory for communism while other papers describe it as anarchy and a menace. Sir Stafford Cripps meets experts to shield the pound.
Former Gov. Harold E. Stassen urged revamping the food buying policy and banning speculation by government employees. House committee chair Andresen promised hearings to reveal alleged spectacular trading by insiders, while Senate investigators sought records from a St. Louis brokerage to identify nine administration insiders said to gamble in foodstuffs.
At Niobe ten miles south of Jamestown a Pullman car on a Chicago to New York train jumped the tracks. Five hospitalized and two treated and discharged as the derailment damaged three quarters of a mile of track and blocked rail traffic while crews cleared the line.
A death record lists William F Woods 69 of 607 Cro ton Avenue Mrs Thomas Russo 47 of 708 Pearson Street and George M Sweeney R D 3 Wilmington Road as residents named in the notice.
New Castle and Lawrence County anticipate the final update on the Jameson Memorial hospital expansion drive. Tonight at 6:15 at The Castleton hotel workers expect to surpass the $750,000 minimum goal with reports from all divisions and a possible oversubscription.
Manila dispatch reports at least 21 deaths in a massive earthquake that devastated Panay and nearby islands Cebu Negros Marinduque and Leyte. An Australian seaman among the dead, while injuries are widespread as communications remain disrupted.
Starting today county schools will be served by three nurses Mrs. Bessie Sloan Mrs. Isabel Craig and Mrs. Eleanor Birt. They will assist school doctors with examinations follow up treatment and monitor student illnesses and family needs. One district around Wampum has no applicant currently.
George D Reid aged 50 of 1415 Delaware Avenue sustained a fracture to the tip of his right knee cap when his car collided with another vehicle at Sheridan and Highland Sunday evening at 7 15 He was treated at a hospital and released to his home where he will be unable to walk for some time
Harold E. Stassen announces entry into the Ohio presidential primary opposing Senator Robert Taft. Taft calls it a great mistake and questions party harmony. Stassen, aided by Eisenhower support, plans to seek only delegated participation in Cincinnati. In a separate note, 13 year old David Fenton Jr. fractures a left collarbone while skiing near West Leasure avenue extension and is treated at Jameson Memorial hospital.
In Washington on January 26 a twenty year political and military alliance between Hungary and Romania was signed over the weekend. The move is seen as prompting western European powers to align under British leadership, though the full text was not immediately published.
Paris Jan 26 The Netherlands has abandoned neutrality and is sympathetically considering a British proposal for an economic and defensive union of powers. The declaration came in an exclusive statement by Baron Van Boetzelaer Van Oosterhout Netherlands foreign minister to INS.
City forester Owen Penfield Fox urges residents to feed birds during heavy snow and cold to prevent starvation. Do not scatter bread on the snow as it gets waterlogged. instead use ground patches or a large board with food.
New Wilmington faced a gas supply failure in the morning causing significant discomfort. Residents endured cold meals and widespread heating outages across many locations.
The weather bureau forecasts a brief break from a Western Pennsylvania cold spell that has caused at least two deaths. Temperatures dropped to 20 below zero at Parkers Landing and Kittanning, with a new cold front moving from the Dakotas and Minnesota toward western Pennsylvania by late tomorrow. Victims include Florence Nicholson Penn, 36, Connellsville, and Louis Antoniotti, 55, Johnstown. Official readings ranged from 26 below unofficial in Somerset to single digits in other towns.
Army authorities in Panama ready a B-17 mercy plane for a third plasma drop to the S. S. Ancon after two attempts failed as the vessel neared Cristobal. Rep. J. Parnell Thomas, chairman of the House Un American Activities Committee, is en route for Canal Zone to probe subversive activities amid an acute gastro intestinal hemorrhage described as serious but improved.
Investigators examined the smouldering ruins of Mountain Lodge in Boalsburg after a fire completely destroyed the two story structure. The lodge served as the winter sports home for Pennsylvania State College.
New Castle and Lawrence County residents faced a heavy weekend storm with 13 inches of snow. Crews and residents worked from Saturday morning to clear streets and sidewalks as temperatures plunged to 11 below and 15 below, causing drifting and stalled traffic on hills before roads improved.
The Manufacturers Light and Heat Company issued a warning this afternoon about potential gas cuts in parts of the area if temperatures are not moderated within 36 hours and if voluntary conservation measures are not adopted. Industrial gas has been curtailed and many users face restrictions.
The speaker boasts of modern snow stories as seventeen inches pile on porches and block driveways. They claim current yarns beat old timer tales, noting cleared walks resemble tunnels and that today’s snowfall is simply seventeen inches.
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