Flag Day Celebration Plans Near Completion in New Castle
Plans for Flag Day events in New Castle on Saturday June 14 proceed with a 8 30 pm general committee meeting at The Castleton hotel. Parade formation and a mass meeting at the Cathedral will feature speakers William Kerr and William Livengood along with music by the American Legion band. Admission is free and seats are not reserved.
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New Castle
Castleton
W. Fulton Jackson
Lester W McClelland
General Committee
Citizens Committee
American Legion
America
W. O
Red" Williams
A. M Stump
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
W. W. Campbell
New Wilmington
Lawrence
Daughters
William F. Galvin
St. Mary’s Church
United States
Salesman Killed In Unusual Accident Near Erie
Edinboro implement salesman Roy Eastman, 53, was killed when he was struck by a car while directing a funeral hearse into his brother’s driveway near McLane, south of Erie. The hearse, driven by Anna Gray of Erie, was entering the driveway when Eastman stepped into its path.
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International News Service
Erie
Roy Eastman
Edinboro
McLane
Eastman
Anna Gray
Reservoir Breaks Near Texas City Death Toll Rises
Albany Texas reports four killed and eight missing after a city reservoir breach early today. Victims include Addie Ratliff and Alice Monk, trapped in a storm cellar, plus Mack Strong ten months and Thelma Williams one year old. Missing include Paul Alexander family members and John Grave, an elderly man living in a tent near the flood path.
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International News Service
Albany
Tex
Albany City
Addie Ratliff
Alice Monk
Mack Strong
Thelma Willams
Paul Alexander
John Grave
Reclassification Of Draftees Issued To Boards
Harrisburg June 10. Pennsylvania selective service director Dr William M Lewis telegraphed 422 local draft boards to reclassify registrants who have ceased to perform the jobs for which they were deferred. The action mirrors a work or fight edict once used against strikers and comes as Congress weighs changing the selective service law to permit deferral of older men.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Selective Service
William M. Lewis
Washington
Congress
Ten Southern Pacific ships join U S emergency fleet
The Maritime commission ordered the Southern Pacific Company to deliver its entire fleet of 10 cargo vessels to the presidents pool for Great Britain. The 66,590 ton fleet sailed routes between New York Baltimore Galveston Houston and served as a feeder line for the Southern Pacific railroad. This raises total ships drafted for national defense to 37, with five added to 32 already requested.
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International News Service
Washington
Maritime Commission Today
Southern Pacific Company
San Francisco
Great Britain
New York
Baltimore
Galveston
Houston
Southern Pacific Railroad
Baltimore Strike May Come To End
In a move tied to national defense the International Longshoremen’s Association members on strike since Friday voted to return to work if Baltimore Harbor tugboat owners agree to arbitration over wage differences. Tugboat crews halted harbor towing hindering Army material moves and supplies for Britain. owners have not yet replied.
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International News Service
Baltimore
National Defense
International Longshoremen’s Association
Baltimore Harbor
U. S. Army
Britain
Boy Scouts of Troop Six Meet at Croton Church
Boy Scouts of Troop Six met at Croton Methodist Church on Monday evening at 7 30. Assistant scoutmaster Bob Patton opened the meeting with Bill Davis aiding. Patrols held meetings and each performed a stunt. One group planned a three day trip to scout camp. Scoutmaster Harold Booth closed the meeting. Scribe Gayle Patton.
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Boy Scouts
Troop Six
Croton Methodist Church
Bob Patton
Bill Davis
Harold Booth
Gayle Patton
Unione Calabro Members in Flag Day Parade
Unione Calabro club members will assist in the flag day parade on June 4. They will assemble in their club rooms at 2:30 and gather for the parade which starts at 3:30.
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Unione Calabro Club
The Human Side Of The News Looked At Monday Morning
Edwin Core recounts a weekend discussion among a diverse group about inflation hedges and the economy. They foresee inflation ahead, advise liquidity and diversification, and weigh political and social shifts including debt, the Philippines, and Hitler’s gains.
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Edwin Core
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Uniformed Boy Scouts to Attend Kiwanis Luncheon Event
Uniformed Boy Scouts of Kiwanis Troop 37 will join a pre Flag Day celebration at the Kiwanis weekly luncheon in The Castleton on Wednesday June 11. The piece notes June 14 as Flag Day and urges national unity against threats to the country and its people.
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Boy Scouts of
Kiwanis Troop 37
Kiwanis Club
Castleton
Free press a bulwark against dictatorship message
In a weekly statement by the Newspaper Publisher Committee, the piece argues that free speech and a free press protect democracy. It insists citizens should judge news, want government accountability, and reject state control over information. It cites the dangers of censorship and praises diverse editorial voices.
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Lexington Ave
New York
Petty thefts reported across city including car and garage break ins
City police logged multiple thefts last night from Robinson street cars and a South Crawford avenue garage. A four gallon oil can was stolen from a steam shovel on the Big Run project and a Colsen bicycle owned by William Montgomery was taken. Copper wire worth 850 feet vanished from Pennsylvania Railroad poles near the city garbage plant. A carrier pigeon tied to Berrell Richards of Fitzgerald Ga was captured by Patrolman Peter Hillers. First Kiddies day drew over 1,000 visitors to Cascade Park with swims and concessions busy all day.
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Robinson Street
Crawford Avenue
Colsen
William Montgomery
West
Sheridan Avenue
Pennsylvania Power Company
South Side
Peter Hillers
Berrell Richards
Fitzgerald
Cascade Park
C. C. Couthard
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