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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1948
Page
2
Strikes paralyze two commuter bus lines in western Pennsylvania with 50 000 daily riders in the Beaver valley Steuben area relying on emergency transport. AFL motor coach workers accepted a 11 cent wage increase offered by Blue Ridge Transportation Co retroactive to May 1.
In Paris on June 8 the Communist members of the National Assembly walk out after a rightist deputy questions their loyalty and the impartiality of courts handling alleged collaborators. Insults exchange before the group resumes debate on a bill to cut the number of special courts.
In a Butler avenue incident at 1:45 a m two men identified as Vaino Maata and Vaito Hytonen were ambushed by several hold-up men. The attackers beat the victims and searched Mata’s pocket but did not find the wallet containing $300. The wallet and money remained undiscovered as the assailants fled with two duplicate tickets from Mata.
Spiritful opening marks New Castle 150th birthday with all city denominations. Col Ivan J Benet chaplain of the Second Army at Fort Meade to speak. Washington Township 4-H Club meets June 9 at Bill Hookway home with John Holbert presenting motion pictures on 4-H Camp life and fire prevention. Shenango 4-H Club meets June 10 at Dale Currie home with a business meeting and mushball game before.
Obituary notices list Mrs. Jessie Elliott Wright of 330 Vine Street New Wilmington who died at 6 am after illness. Born in Butler County she taught before marriage to John Wright Jr. on August 19 1908. Also Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis Selby aged 68 of 509 Bell Avenue died at Jameson Memorial after four months illness. Funeral details, burial at Fair Oaks, and call times follow. Additional notices cover Emma Robinson Sarah Snyder and William Castor Sr with funeral times and burial places.
At noon today the strike at United Engineering and Foundry continued with pickets at the gates. Workers attempted to cross the line as Edward Swannie of the International Association of Machinists said no overtures had been made to reopen negotiations.
Five honorary degrees were awarded at Westminster with Rev. Frank C. Black missing in absentia due to flight delays. Recipients included Rev. Raymond Brittain, Rev. Harry Rose, William Yeazey, and John Evan Nelson. Numerous departmental honors followed with scholarships, prizes, and music awards announced by Dr. John Orr and Dr. W. Harper McKnight.
The Sesquicentennial choir rehearsal at the high school moves from 8:30 to 7:30 Wednesday evening, announced today from Sesquicentennial headquarters.
Our heartfelt thanks are extended to friends neighbors and relatives of Harold C Brest at 440 West 10th Street Erie Pa for their kindness and sympathy during the loss of our husband and father Also for flowers and cars donated by Mrs Harold C Brest H Clyde Brest Jr Robert W Brest Dorothy I Brest.
A family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness shown after the death of mother and grandmother Louise McCarron. They appreciate flowers and use of cars from the community. Children and Grandchildren.
We thank friends neighbors and relatives for kindness sympathy during our recent bereavement and for the flowers and cars received.
Pa Newe Observes continued preparations for the Sesqui celebration and noted downtown transformation underway. The city reports more Daily Vacation Bible Schools in progress this year as home attendance grows and sessions end around June 18. Rain revived rural strawberries and boosted other garden crops after a dry spell.
John L. Lewis accused Ezra Van Horn, trustees of the miners welfare fund, of misconduct and disregard of duties in a lawsuit over a $100 monthly pension plan. The UMW president sought dismissal of Van Horn’s suit, arguing the fund is a charitable trust operable by a trustees’ majority.
Senators Smith and Saltonstall urged strong support for the Marshall Plan funding. They warned that cutting authorized amounts could jeopardize the program and reduce it to mere reluctant relief aid.
U S and Belgium plan to send military observers to the Holy Land with 21 officers named from army navy and air force. France is weighing the issue as Soviet delegate Gromyko signals a formal challenge to the mission if Bernadette does not request Soviet observers by Thursday.
The Senate passed a draft bill 37 to 35 after a southern Democratic battle over an amendment that outlaws poll taxes for armed service members. Sen. Russell of Georgia argued the measure could fail the filibuster, noting Southern opposition to federal poll tax jurisdiction. The plan mirrors wartime elimination of the tax for draftees and supports freeing soldiers from such levies.
Tokyo reports that the Diet budget committee trimmed the imperial household allowance by 28 million yen for the coming fiscal year. The imperial house funds were set at 58 million yen, down from 86 million yen this year.
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