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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1942
Page
9
Chicago June 8 The United States Savings and Loan League committee on war policy and war activities recommends delegates attend the fall convention without their wives.
Elva Maxine McKinney of 803 Croton Avenue was treated at Jameson Memorial Hospital at 6 o'clock Sunday evening for a laceration on the first finger of her right hand after her hand was caught in an automobile door.
British headquarters in Libya reports a perilous 8 hour desert ordeal for four reporters and a British captain as they edged toward Bir El Tamar. They dodged German and Italian artillery, survived night raids, and avoided a graveyard mistaken for a supply site while returning to safety.
The Army announces that youths aged 18 to 20 who are qualified may enlist for active duty in any of eight combat branches. The choice ends after turning 20. The Infantry offers options like ski trooper, parachute trooper, machine gunner, or other specialized fields.
Railroads and buses are crowded due to rationing so families should spread travel across the season. Plan for midweek starts, extend vacation periods beyond June to August, and book reservations early to avoid delays. With 85 percent normally by car, this year 60 percent will use trains or buses, and carry fewer tires may limit travel.
Harrisburg report notes trucks fill the turnpike as private car traffic declines due to rubber and gasoline shortages. Commission Chairman T. F. Evans cites an 18 percent rise in truck travel from May 1941 to last month, while private car travel dropped by more than 30 percent.
Evans notes changes in highway use with ten percent more buses and about 900 trucks daily on the turnpike. He reports at least 600 are large semi trailers and 85 percent carry war materials. Many trucks are automobile convoys converted to haul gear.
Investigators probe a spectacular five alarm blaze that razed a large mid city warehouse, halting Philadelphia elevated trains for over an hour and forcing 3,000 passengers to reroute. Meyer Levinson of Victory Storage calls the ruins a total loss worth tens of thousands with no insurance. The five story copper roof collapsed an hour after the first alarm as heat and smoke overwhelmed crews.
Upon the S S Drottningholm docking at Jersey City the Red Cross organized immediate aid for repatriates including clothing transportation medical care housing and food. National Home Service workers were dispatched to New York and information booths operated on the pier. The New York Chapter Motor Corps and Canteen Corps provided support while Red Cross nurses administered medical care.
Twenty four junior Red Cross members at Walters School under Miss Dorothy Fisher created an Afghan for the Lawrence County Chapter of the American Red Cross War Relief program. Mrs Gail McCreary and Mrs Irene Canterberry helped as the children saved pennies for their service fund. nineteen afghans have been produced by the Lawrence County Junior Red Cross group.
Harrisburg reports describe the spittle bug or frog hopper injuries to forest trees. The Department of Forests and Waters notes immature insects in frothy masses on host plants and sap loss from punctures. The pine spittle bug is the chief threat to Scotch pine and other evergreens. The species, once not economically important, was flagged by foresters in 1930.
The article notes pests killing a central State plantation and advises pyrethrum extract spray as a safe control. Apply in June, using about one pint of extract per fifty gallons of water, a treatment non toxic to humans and foliage.
The public library now offers Willard M. Kiplinger’s Washington Is Like This a book full of details about official life in the Capitol City. It is referenced on page 20 of the June 4 issue of The News for readers interested in governmental ramifications and the idiosyncrasies of some lawmakers.
The Penn State College Library adds the Isaiah Thomas Bible of 1791 to its collection, part of a group described as 22 editions of American Bibles collectors prize. The volume brings total holdings to 385, with some pre dating Columbus. International News Service reports.
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