Paying for Defense and the National Budget Shift
The administration plans to raise the national debt from 45 to 48 billion dollars and issue 3 billion in special defense obligations. It proposes 600 to 700 million in annual taxes for five years to service and retire the defense debt, with enactment sought this session. The piece urges broad sacrifice from all to fund rearmament, noting no luxury in defense preparation.
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National Defense
Congress
Hitler
England
English Channel
Holiday Drivers See Fewer Fatalities This Memorial Day
The article notes Memorial Day traffic was unusually light nationally, with Pennsylvania mirroring this trend. It credits careful driving and caution on holidays, hoping July 4 reinforces the improved highway safety across the state and nation.
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Pennsylvania
Industry's Problems In Defending The Nation
J Douglas Brown of Princeton University told American industry executives that current equipment and methods are woefully inadequate for defense. He illustrated that it would take the United States a year to produce shells exploded in ten days of fighting in France. He urged drastic changes in executive thinking to speed production and noted labor shortages and long searches for skilled workers.
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J. Douglas Brown
Princeton University
Brown
United States
France
Canada
Perkins
Ottawa
England
Call for Volunteers to Train as Air Corps Pilots
The article urges thousands of young men to volunteer for air corps pilot training as the defense program expands. It estimates needs for 150000 pilots and 750000 ground forces to sustain a 50000 plane air force, notes high failure rates in tests, and suggests mechanics and auto knowledge as likely qualifications. Community quotas and quick responses are anticipated.
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United States Defense
Air Corps
America
Roosevelt
Air Service
Smiles and Grins About a Hairpin Swallow
A lighthearted cartoon caption jokes about a baby swallowing a hairpin. The speaker scoffs that a hairpin is useless today, dismissing the incident as harmless and trivial.
Bride jokes about twins in bed furniture sale gag
A humorous line compares wedding plans to buying twin beds. The speaker quips that wedlock is linked to twins, delivering a light joke about domestic life and marriage.
The Parent Problem The Parent Problem
A reflective piece questions how teachers address students emotional burdens at home and the role of educators in fostering sympathy. The author imagines returning to teaching to prioritize daily personal exchanges with children about family sorrows and worries, acknowledging human limits. BUY IN NEW CASTLE.
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Nora Remley
New Castle
New Frontiers for America Driven by Young Graduates
A call to optimism for graduates as America’s brightest investment, urging courage and initiative to conquer future frontiers. Citing Dr William Mather Lewis on morale, it argues defeatist talk harms youth while pioneers of the past kept faith and forged progress.
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America
William Mather Lewis
Lafayette College
New Castle
Etiquette for Retrieving a Loaned Book
If a friend keeps a loaned book too long visit their home, locate the book and ask lightly if they are finished. Offer to take it home to save the friend trouble and ensure the item is returned.
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New Castle
Words Of Wisdom And Rent Inflation Echoed In Prose
A compact musing links Virgil’s belief in self conquering power to a critique of human cruelty and the high cost of rent, highlighting societal strain and the urge for resilience amid hardship.
War talk and daily musings mix in wartime column
A reflective wartime column notes the strain of war on production and prices, jokes about taxes and rich phrases, and muses on social life. It mentions Mellon direct taxes and a line about air port improvements across the country, ending with a question about the local airport.
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Mellon
JIGGS A REVERSE Dream Vision on a Night Out
A dreamlike verse recalls a carefree Bowery fantasy with Dugan Casey Dinty Moore and a Pittsburgh juror missing from court. Humorous lines suggest cockeyed optimism and a cautionary note about counting chickens before they hatch.
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Bowery
Fireman's Public Drill Shows New Equipment
The city fire department held a public drill and exhibition of new firefighting gear. Ten young ladies from bathing beauties managed the hose and directed water streams during the display. The event appeared in Kansas Notes in the Kansas City Star.
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Kansas Notes
Kansas City Star
Notable Escape Into Church From a Shower
A minister recounts a group of people who dashed into a church to escape a rain shower. The tale emphasizes quick shelter and communal space in a sudden weather moment.
Good Taste By FRANCINE MARKEL
Agnes asks if she should split travel costs for an neighbor invited automobile trip. If short over one night and invitation was spontaneous the hosts pay all expenses. If long trip join on condition you pay your own hotel bills. Only the guest need cover hotels not gas or tolls. A man once demanded half costs even for overnight visit.
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Agnes
Watkins Syndicate Distributors
Miss Markel Answers Readers By Mail
Miss Markel will promptly mail personal answers to questions from any reader enclosing self addressed three cent stamped envelope.
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Markel
Rural humor and household woes in a farmers’ parish
A collection of short humorous vignettes about farm life housewives and country folk. Jokes cover polite sons, utility company quips, garden work, court scenes, and porch gossip with a rustic, satirical tone. The pieces reflect social norms and quirks of rural communities.
Willkie’s challenge stirs New Deal critics in debate
Central Press columnist Charles P. Stewart reports Wendell Willkie’s push for a Roosevelt versus Willkie policy duel. New Dealers push a democratic caveat about internal discord in the federal apparatus versus Willkie’s autocratic utility empire. They question Willkie’s Democratic allegiance and speculate on his Dixie roots shaping party alignment. The piece notes Willkie’s stance against the New Deal and signals continued discussion.
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Washington
Wendell L. Willkie
Commonwealth
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
United States
Willkie
Wendell Willkie
Wendell
Dixie
New Castle
Berle Urges Labor Restraint Amid National Stress
Assistant Secretary of State A. A. Berle counsels labor against new demands during periods of national tension. He warns that any social gains from seizing a temporary advantage are not permanent, stressing this holds when democracy itself is imperiled.
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International News Service
New York
A. A. Berle
War authors and economists debate wartime motive and defense costs
Archibald Mac Leish decries the war as gangster driven not mass revolt. Wendell Wilkie urges economic mobilization to fund defense without lowering living standards. William Lyon Phelps praises German reverence for government and constitution, urging American similar civic love.
Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest
The poem jokes about golfers with ailments and handicaps as tough opponents. The speaker notes friends who claim extra strokes or poor sleep, notes on arthritic players and those with stomach issues, and asserts he would rather face pros than unhealthy players.
Appointment of Moffat as Canada minister praised
Washington notes the Presidents choice of J Pierrepont Moffat as minister to Canada, praising non political qualifications and balance after Cromwell's controversial appointment linked to Frank Hague. The piece questions Roosevelt's handling and hints Cromwell may seek Senate election while urging prudent U.S. representation in Ottawa.
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Washington
J. Pierrepont Moffat
Canada
James H. R. Cromwell
Roosevelt
Dominion of Canada
Moffat
Cromwell
United States
New Jersey
Frank Hague
Mr Hague
Canadian Post
Hague
Mr Cromwell
Mr. Hague
Senate
Warren Barbour
Mr. Cromwell
Edison
New Castle
Bible Thought For Today Humble Yourselves Under God
A brief devotional note cites 1 Peter 5 6 urging readers to humble themselves under God s mighty hand so he may exalt them in due time The reflection emphasizes patience and faith.
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Peter
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