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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
35
The market steadies after yesterday’s 1 to 3 point drop as German moves toward Paris weigh on sentiment. Bethlehem and U S Steel show small gains or losses while Chrysler and GM edge higher briefly. Major names such as American Tobacco B DuPont rise, with laggards including Reynolds Tobacco US Gypsum and Consolidated Edison. Buy in New Castle.
A fragmented list shows utilities and industries from AT and SF to Am Can Co and Armour. Numbers hint at percentages and figures, with several company names partially readable amid the OCR noise.
Lord Beaverbrook assigns Admiral Sir Edward Evans, noted World War I naval hero, to oversee local protection and security of England's aircraft factories and bases. The appointment positions Evans at the helm of safeguarding key aviation production sites amid wartime vigilance.
Edward Owens of New Brighton suffered a fracture of the right leg below the knee when he fell from a scaffold while painting a house at 1217 Huron avenue. An ambulance took him to Jameson Memorial hospital, admitted at 2 o'clock after a doctor summoned assistance this afternoon.
City council may decide next week whether to pave North Mercer Street between Grant Street and Lincoln Avenue. City Engineer Glenn R. Throop estimated reinforced concrete cost at 3800 dollars for 610 feet on the steep hill. If bids are high, the city might buy materials and have the WPA perform the work.
Saleable cattle and hogs in strong demand with varying classes listed. Newcastle notes Reno divorces invalid in England while Reno court recognizes U S jurisdiction. The News subscription details offered.
St Andrews Episcopal church led by Rev Charles J Burton announces a moved Married Peoples club meeting to June 14 due to commencements. Summer service schedule begins June 9 with Choral Holy Communion at 8 am and church school at 10 am, lasting into September. A St Barnabas Day service at St Barnabas Home Gibsonia is planned for next Sunday at 2 pm with Y P P meeting at noon. The sixteenth anniversary of Rev Burton’s first Holy Communion and his priesthood anniversary are noted for June 11 and 15. Also announced is the Erie Pittsburgh Harrisburg Summer school at Kiski School Saltsburg from June 23 to 28, with delegates and a weekend for adults June 21–23. A separate item reports Nazi invasion of Denmark boosting US farm income by 275 million, with hog prices up $1.50 per cwt as England seeks Denmark’s pork supply.
Washington June 6 Secretary Morgenthau indicated the army may sell some world war surplus rifles and field pieces to allies. He said the British French purchasing mission approached him about procuring part of the 1 850 000 Enfield rifles in government storage.
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