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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1949
Page
6
A renewed fundraising campaign in New Castle aims to raise 595000 for expanding hospital facilities. The effort stresses urgency and public support to add beds and modern equipment, noting past capacity strains and the hospital’s proven service.
University of Michigan research center’s post election survey shows Truman at 50 percent and Dewey 42.5 percent. Early polls overstated Dewey’s lead. late deciders favored Truman, especially workers and farmers. Younger voters under 45 shifted to Truman.
A reflective piece argues that people build mental walls from prejudice and reject opposing but sincere ideas. It urges tearing down walls to allow clear thinking and consider both sides of any issue.
A nostalgic line recalls a bygone era when a politician claimed the United Nations would resolve all global crises. The remark epitomizes confidence in international bodies and the era’s faith in diplomacy over force.
The article notes Cuba intends to host a world fair in 1952, contingent on there being a sufficient world presence. It frames the plan as plausible if international conditions allow and global participation remains viable.
A compact motto-like line arguing that Communists may retry if they fail, while claiming free men lack second chances if they fail. It frames a political critique on opportunity and perseverance in the context of totalitarian opponents.
The report claims the Soviet Union owes Iran twenty million dollars and seeks settlement. It adds that Stalin will declare demanding repayment a low down capitalist trick unworthy of a Communist, signaling political rhetoric amid the debt issue.
A recent New York Times survey notes a continued decline in U S jobs. The piece suggests blame may fall on Republicans and Dixiecrats in the 81st Congress, though the outcome remains uncertain.
The piece notes talks in Paris on Germany’s future and the possibility of international supervision until a peace treaty. It cites a Saar Valley precedent with a League of Nations high commissioner and an international police presence to foster order and gradual political development.
Washington notes the atomic energy row remains opaque as senators clash with Chairman Lilienthal. Changes on the congressional committee press former aides Rhodes and Teeple, while advocates and opponents vie over control between civilian and military hands. An honest inquiry could ease jitters, but prospects look dim.
A humorous take on psychology from the Nittany Lion Inn in State College. The author mocks brand naming rules proposed by psychologists while praising advertising and noting the business of publishing this column. He riffs on terms like Its ybitsies and The Ruptured Duck, and ends with a plea for scientists to stick to what they know.
The article discusses how excess weight in children and some adults stems from overeating, especially of starches fats and sugars. It notes the rarity of glandular causes, the impact of sugar on appetite and nutrition choices, and the limited effectiveness of parental and school guidance in reducing sugar intake.
The column mocks beauty contests and praises Paulette Goddard for a notable back and spine. It weighs in on Miss Russell Esther Williams and John Lewis with witty asides about back bone and political plans.
A brief verse admonishes mothers to watch crawlers and keep fragile valuables out of reach. The poem personifies a curious child learning to crawl and urges vigilance to prevent breakage of treasured trinkets.
The notice laments graveyard thefts of flowers flags and urns while praising recent grave decorations. It urges readers to report thieves to cemetery directors and appeals for a used old fashioned walker for a young boy needing prescribed exercises. It also promotes the GNCA round up and the New Castle Hospital Building Fund campaign urging community cooperation.
A biblical excerpt notes that success does not depend on speed, strength, or wisdom, for time and chance affect all. It compares human fate to fish and birds ensnared, warning that calamity can fall suddenly on people.
Henry McLemore writes of a lifelong wish to visit New York without a mile long list of errands. He chronicles shopping frenzies at Macy's and Gimbels, stocking sales, and a habit of dashing to bargains, preferring brisk errands over sports chatter.
A brief biographical sketch profiles General William Tecumseh Sherman born 1820 in Lancaster Ohio and detailing his Civil War rise from colonel to full general, his Atlanta campaign and march to the sea, ending with his death in 1891. It also covers Nellie Melba born 1861 in Bendigo Australia, her early start, Paris study, London Lucia de Lammermoor role, Dame of the British Empire in 1918, and death in 1931.
General Omar Bradley warns on choosing leaders for future generations. Senator Herbert O Connner urges restraint on tax increases. Delos Rentzel advocates modern air navigation to ensure all weather flight. Albert Nufer cites U S support for Latin American development. President Truman backs a 1.5 billion aid to raise farm prices to curb inflation. Somerset Pa American.
The postmaster general urges Congress to end newspaper and catalog subsidies and raise many postal rates except first class to cut a large deficit he cites as over half a billion dollars. He blames franking privilege for massive waste and argues bureaucrats abuse official envelopes to mail to voters and use taxpayer funded mail for political purposes.
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