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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1941
Page
36
Pittsburgh amid a labor strike by 2500 AFL Teamsters snarls movement of all but perishables in a 75 million dollar motor freight sector. Mediation by John Moffitt failed as negotiators pressed over non-perishable cargo with roving drivers escorting loads to lots and garages.
Drivers and their assistants from the teamsters union held an emergency meeting after negotiations collapsed. They parked trucks and quit work, seeking a 10 cent per hour raise that operators say they cannot afford, claiming the raise would exceed one million dollars annually.
Andrew Jackson Houston of La Porte Texas 86 year old son of General Sam Houston was sworn in as a United States senator. He took the oath from Vice President Wallace after being escorted to the rostrum by Senator Connally Texas.
A man born in New Castle in 1921 died in a truck crash while on a nightly Erie trip. Survived by his father Harry L. Sager Sr and two brothers. Body brought to Joseph B. Leyde mortuary Highland at Winter. funeral time to be announced in Tuesday's News.
Survivors describe brutal Crete fighting as British rear guards and evacuees flee advancing German forces. Doctors and medical staff treated the wounded amid continuous aerial strafing by as many as 500 German planes. A bearded Maori sergeant praised bayonet combat and a daring three day retreat, while others recounted parachute landings and wounds suffered under fire.
Obituary notices report the deaths of Mrs. John W. Cox aged 70 of Wilmington township and Mrs. Susie Foster Cox, along with several other residents including Edward Spencer and John Certalic. Funeral details and surviving relatives are listed for each case, with interment at local cemeteries.
History tells how Henry VIII would gorge himself with food and suffer afterwards. Don’t ignore your sufferings. Try a remedy for relief of ulcer and stomach pains indigestion gas pains heartburn burning sensation bloat and other conditions caused by excess acid. Uden Tablets must help or money refunded at Bekerds and drug stores everywhere.
The armistice ends Iraqi fighting with a London report saying Feisal II's fate is uncertain while the regent moves to form a constitutional government. Britain gains treaty privileges and will release British prisoners held by Iraqi forces. A separate theft report notes Perry Frank’s wife’s pocket book was stolen from a shop on South Mercer Street.
The Priorities Act is approved to carry iron ore shipments between Great Lakes ports this year. President Roosevelt also signs the post office-treasury supply bill for 1.147 billion dollars for next year's regular functions. The action supports wartime efficiency while Kommittee members argue over authority shifts between OPM and military leadership. A separate note references Britain, Hitlerism, and a statement on individual rights to material goods.
The pope advocates relaxing immigration limits to allow crowded populations to obtain homes and opportunities. He argues regions abandoned to nature can be cultivated and used to distribute people more evenly on the earth, urging moral guidance in material goods and family labor while considering future social challenges.
Berlin declares fighting in Crete terminated after a major airborne invasion crushes Anglo Greek defenders. New prisoners are reported north of Spahia while German planes sink a transport vessel off Tobruk as they hail Crete conquest as Britain’s greatest wartime defeat.
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