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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1947
Page
4
General Eisenhower told West Point graduates that the fortress and its garrison must be strong for national survival yet war remains mankind’s tragedy and folly. He warned against reading aggression into his defense ethic and urged adherence to Washingtonian ideals, not Genghis Khan.
A joint Senate House committee chaired by Senator Taft plans hearings starting June 23 on future business trends with focus on a possible slump through year end. The panel studied a Dun and Bradstreet survey showing lower production and sales plus higher costs and unemployment, while noting businessmen expect their own areas to stay solid though other sectors look weaker. The subcommittee will issue its own questionnaire and hear witnesses, arguing that a questionnaire cannot capture all insights.
A Senate report by a joint committee on non essential federal expenditures argues for deep cuts. It notes 1,541,683 more federal payroll jobs than 1989 despite a wartime peak drop, while non war department employment rose 318,167 since June 1945. The study claims bureaucrats shift functions and bureaus grow, urging drastic budget reductions.
A series of varied statements touches on global duty and justice, dietary priorities, gardening impacts, scientific findings on sound waves sterilizing canned food, and a remark about kitchen singing. Each sentence reflects general opinions rather than reporting a single event or narrative.
Teenagers should choose friends freely yet parents should approve friends as a safeguard. Let the gang foregather at home to test compatibility. Parental guidance helps ensure healthy social selection when crushes arise.
Voters in Washington state delivered an advance warning on Henry Wallace influencing the presidential race. In the third district race to replace the late Fred Norman, Republican Russell Mack defeated Democrat Charles Savage by about 2,000 votes out of 60,000. Savage had backed Wallace, who spoke for him during a barnstorming tour, while Savage’s foe Smith Troy ran as a Truman doctrine ally.
The column advises serving ice cream in its own dish with the proper spoon, facing the clergyman during home weddings, dessert spoon resting on the plate, hostess seating at one end with the bride as guest of honor and her mother and maid of honor nearby, and hosting a guest with travel costs mostly borne by the guest while the host provides tickets to events.
State Police stress extra caution beyond legal requirements around hospitals and institutions. They warn that pedestrians with age or infirmities create greater accident risk, calling for heightened vigilance in those areas.
The column muses on Truman's Canadian trip and a projected quiet period before tax and labor bills are acted on. It notes Dewey Stassen and Warren eyeing 1948, with Dewey least eager, while Mrs. Dewey contemplates drapes and a broader summer wait. Jesse Jones urges calm talk.
Senator Capper warns Washington feels tremors abroad signaling possible world upheaval. General Vandergrift stresses UN support but urges strong national defense until robust safeguards are in place.
Washington based CIO general counsel Washington Lee Pressman denounces a proposed labor regulation bill calling it the worst diabolical piece of legislation directed against American labor.
Gov Earl Warren of California tells Union College graduates that poverty oppression greed and misery anywhere in the world cannot long remain a local infection. He stresses graduates are now in a better position to act realistically on knowledge of global suffering.
Comfort those in trouble with the same comfort God has given us through Christ. A brief devotional thought reflects on shared consolation and divine encouragement in hardship.
Charles W. Crawford warns at the Proprietary Association of America meeting about an epidemic of cure-alls and swindles preying on gullible people. He cites costly devices for diabetes, liver abscess, cancer, and arthritis, with federal investigations ongoing.
The poem argues that character shows in disagreeable duties, not pleasant tasks. It stresses endurance and stout will when tests are hard, noting many tasks are tough but worth doing for a worthy cause, so one should always do their best.
City police note June weather and Monday traffic worsen downtown parking in New Castle. Merchants urge organized efforts to add spaces and curb all day street parking, suggesting inspection for vacant lots near stores to convert into customer parking. reports welcome to GNCA at The Castleton or this desk.
A short quotation notes that differences among men lie more in reasoning power than in grasp of elementary truth. Emmons comments on how people interpret basic ideas and form arguments based on them.
A 1930s editorial urges trimming President Truman's proposed budget from about thirty seven billion to thirty two billion, arguing deficits require tax adjustments and warning against keeping war era spending levels. It questions defense costs and notes a page continuation.
Advice on easing fear during electric storms for children two to five and even adults. Demonstrate calm behavior, wear rubbers, avoid drafts, keep busy with stories, and watch lightning as storms recede. Share a personal anecdote of calm exposure with grandchildren and invite readers to request the special bulletin at the provided address.
Washington dispatch notes Republicans feel satisfied with a record of 1947-48 session gains. They tout reduced government size and costs, lower tax rates, and curbed labor boss power as election court of public opinion. Unity within the party is highlighted, with potential Stassen liberal wing backing a united ticket.
The piece contrasts Soviet Russia’s distance over Hungary with Western protests in Budapest. It argues Kremlin denials allow plausible apportioning of blame, noting Nazi methods were overt abroad while Soviet ideology stayed within Russia. It cites bloodless beginnings versus Hitler’s brutal, flamboyant campaigns.
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