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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1939
Page
20
The piece discusses how rapid scientific progress and seemingly miraculous advances have shifted from marvel to normalcy. It notes predictions once scoffed at are realized, Whitman's line about space as a miracle, and the new immediacy of air travel and instant global communication making distant events feel near to all.
A newspaper note laments few male quartets remain with only sixteen towns in seven states sending groups to Tulsa for a world championship. It questions why men no longer sing in quartets or solo and notes barber shops shifting to chain parlors.
A witty reflection on humor as a small relief in life. The piece notes that people crave laughter in business and leisure and that humor helps navigate hardships. It suggests a shared but varied sense of comedy and the value of seeing the funny side of fate.
Americans remain the world’s most tireless foreign travelers but spent $38,000,000 less abroad in 1938 than 1937. War fears and rising domestic park travel help explain the shift while foreign visitors spent $6,000,000 more in the U S in 1938. Royal visitors abroad may spur future arrivals.
The piece discusses how nations gift orders and degrees to distinguish service, noting England's peerages and French Legion of Honor, and the American rise of honorary doctorates in June. It argues against snobbery toward honors and mocks commencement pomp with Pop’s return as a Doctor.
A brief etiquette note describes the bride removing the glove from her left hand before approaching the altar and possibly giving it to her maid or bouquet bearer during the ceremony to keep her hand free to receive the ring.
A reflective line questions immortality and existence, noting the paradox as a miracle. The quotation attributed to Young ponders why any being lives at all and invites contemplation on the wonder of life.
A father son conflict in adolescence can stem from equally partial mothers and excessive parental expectations. The piece outlines cycles where fathers demand toughness while mothers protect sons, creating rifts and a possible conscious or unconscious conspiracy between mother and son against the father. It notes early adolescence requires father son and mother daughter bonds and urges disciplined, thoughtful parenting to overcome the pattern.
A playful verse about competing cake loyalties from chocolate to angel food to fruit cake and apple pie. Three quarrel over sacred desserts but conclude that taste should not divide friendship or creed. The poem ends with a wry reminder that cake cannot save souls.
Syracuse Senator Vandenberg says America will not tolerate bureaucracy and rebels against the goosestep. Troy Governor Lehman warns dictatorship is a real threat and fighting Fascism and Communism requires uncompromising democracy. Reading Assistant Secretary Messer Smith insists the U S cannot dodge its role as champion of democracy over isolation.
Editor Oliver J. Keller warns of internal breakdown risk greater than foreign attack. He urges Americans to make democracy work better at home and to set a stronger global example through national resolve.
A devotional excerpt cites 2 Corinthians 4 15 urging that abundant grace rebounds to God through many thanksgivings. The piece contrasts a man who mistreats his family with his lack of care for their suffering during illness, noting his disregard for responsibility.
A stream of social quips and local observations from Pittsburgh area noting daily Sun timings, fashion remarks about straw hats, police force size, a joking plant misnaming, wage remarks on a crop, a bird asking for a cheap suit, collar habits, a Mercer woman tax collector accused of embezzlement, marriage timing due to hard times, and a proposed Pittsburgh hospital expansion with more rooms for staff than patients.
A night flyer described as a brave unknown courier who flies into danger to perform duty, with prayers and concern from those who hear his plane. The piece moves through stray wartime notes about royalty in the U S visit, crime jokes, a Brest France submarine theft verdict, pensions, a joke about a businesslike president, ants at a picnic, and a strike by 18 women bean sorters seeking higher pay for bad beans thrown out.
A columnist notes that loud townsfolk and nasal North American voices may be corrected by a brief course in public speaking or vocal culture. He observes finishing schools often enhance voice charm, while actors on screen offer models for proper speech.
Readers ask Miss Markel for meanings of three French menu items and how to eat cheese. Answer clarifies mushroom soup peas and new potatoes and advises soft cheese with a knife while hard cheese may be eaten with a fork or fingers. Miss Markel offers personal replies for inquiries with return envelopes.
The temperamental actor John Barrymore visits a Los Angeles bake shop and requests a script B cake. After waiting a week for a second version he approves a script form and, upon arrival, eats the cake on the spot with a knife and fork. The piece ends noting modern dancers pay for unknown music.
Witty reflections touch on courtship lines and urban quirks. A playful tease about a bridegroom requesting a hot water bottle and a quip about dogs following liars contrasts with social observations on parking tags window shopping and the King and Queen's homesick return. The piece ends with a nod to difficult work and imagined easy government jobs in 1928.
A speculative look at political outcomes if the Republican Party secures a Senate majority. The piece weighs potential shifts in governance and legislative leverage, noting possible Democratic responses and the roles of prominent figures in a changed power balance.
A Washington piece argues the Senate remains Democratic through 1942, despite GOP hopes, with a hostile analysis of organized pressure groups and presidential administration reliance on lobbying blocs. The editorial questions Roosevelt’s stance as supports for WPA and AAA funding surface amid broader political maneuvering.
A court reporter describes a scene where a witness spoke rapidly. The judge asked what the reporter signaled by raising a hand, and the witness replied she once taught school for many years, revealing a humorous miscommunication.
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