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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1944
Page
9
Postmaster William R. Hanna urges meticulous packaging for overseas mail after reports of packages arriving broken in New York. He recommends wood or fiber boards, tight gumming with paper tape, strong twine, and ample cushioning to prevent rattling contents during transit.
Gen. O. R. Gellette, 99, the last surviving commissioned Confederate officer, died of a heart attack in Shreveport Louisiana. He was born in Mississippi and enlisted in the Mississippi regiment in April 1861 and saw action at Bull Run and Gettysburg.
Members of the New Castle Ahepa chapter were informed by Secretary Speer Marousis of an important meeting set for Sunday afternoon June 4 at the Greek Orthodox Church on East Reynolds Street. Two delegates to the Harrisburg state convention on June 25-26 will be elected, and candidates for admission will be ballot.
Illinois is heavily favored to retain its team title in the Central Collegiate track meet at Great Lakes tomorrow. Thirteen universities will compete as five western conference teams participate.
The Pittsburgh district level of business remained about unchanged for the third straight week as reported by Pitt's bureau of business research. Industrial production rose slightly, offset by small decreases in shipments and trade. the bureau index stood at 178.1 percent of the 1935-39 average. Steel mill activity fell slightly with steady finishing mills and blast furnaces. coal production rose. Mount Aconcagua in the Andes rises to 23,097 feet, the hemisphere's highest peak.
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