Italy Moves to Put Nation on War Basis
Italy’s Council of Ministers approves bills under Premier Mussolini to place all resources on a war basis. Measures empower confiscation of enemy interests, power to cut budgets, and levies including 2 percent tax on nondeductible workers and 25 to 100 percent income tax increases. A national food bureau and wartime price, salary, rent controls are created with severe penalties for profiteering and crimes for profit. A press conference and war communiqué are scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Infernational
Rome
Italian Council of Ministers
Mussolini
Minister of Finance
Jira
New Wilmington Kiwanis Club Receives Charter
The New Wilmington Kiwanis club received its charter in a ceremony touched with town pride. Governor Fry presented the charter to Dr. Joseph C. Dewey, with remarks on Kiwanis’ 25th anniversary and the New Castle club’s aid in organizing the Wilmington group. The event included greetings from area Kiwanis presidents, flag and banner exchanges, and a post ceremony banquet with music, dancing, and cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Wilmington
Kiwanis
Claude J. Johnston
Youngstown Kiwanis
Joseph C. Dewey
Dewey
Westminster
Ramsey
New Castle
Kiwanis Gang
Thomas Jones
New Wilmington Club
Jones
New Castle For Aid It Gave Inorgdinlaing Kiwanis
Harold Sumner
Ellwood
William A. Reed
Fry
New Castle Club
Alding
Fred L. Poulson
Poulson
Pennsylvania
Jas. Finnessy
Roosevelt pledges aid to Allies amid war shift
President Franklin D Roosevelt urges Allied support and calls for effort and sacrifice as Italy joins Germany in Europe’s war. He labels the United States as a non beligerent then hints at lasting Congress sessions and warns of broader consequences for democracy and trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Franklin, J
Roosevelt
United States
Mussolini
Italy
Mussolni
France
Britain
Rome
Deaths of the Day in New Castle Area
Obituary notices recount four deaths and several services in New Castle and Mercer county scenes. Included are Mrs. Virginia Robinson Seler of Harrisburg, Peter Camuso of 114 South Jefferson, Dorothy Jean Maxwell of 426 Fairmont, and Rose Fletcher Byers of 10 North Crawford, with details on births, survivors, and funeral arrangements. Also noted are services for Chief of Police Marion J. Young and Milo Milton, plus other memorials and arrangements in local cemeteries.
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Paul J. Seler
Virginia Robinson Seler
Paul E.seler
Harrisburg
Harry (Raver
East Washington Street
Seler
New Castle
Clifford Robinson
Jacksonville
Fin
Bessie Biddle Prater
Mr. Seler
North
Jefferson Street
Peter Camiuso
Peter Camuso
Anna Cherol
Youngstown
Clara Lombard
Antonetta Perrotin
Josephine Camuso
Francis Louis
Peter
Dorothy Jean Maxwell
Fairmont Avenue
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Dorothy Jean
Robert FL
Dorothy Rubel Maxwell
George Washington
U. P
Gladys W. Fiscker
Young People's Choir
Young People's Society
Marjorie Risie
Glenn Robert
G. ©. Rubel
J. L. Maxwell
5. E. Irvine
U.P. Church
Oak Park Cemetery
Rose Fletcher Byers
Crawford Avenue
Byers
William Fletcher
Trinity Episcopal Church
C. B. Randall
Pittsburgh
Eb, P. McDaniel
Old City
Howard Kley
Rotary weighs portable dam plan for Neshannock Creek
New Castle Rotarians will decide on sponsoring a portable dam above the North Street bridge for swimming. They reviewed a model by engineer W Leslie Wilson and will study construction aspects further. The dam would be removable in winter. A milk promotion film was shown at luncheon.
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New Castle
Neshannock Creek
North Street
W. Leslie Wilson
Rotary
Wilson
Carl E. Paisley
Castleton
Dorothy Thompson
Allies Facing Severe Test In Next Few Days
The article reports Allied forces under heavy strain as German offensives stall with French defenses praised for resilience. It notes heavy losses for Germany in men and tanks, questions about Turkey and Franco’s neutrality, and Mussolini’s inability to win, amid Allied industrial leverage.
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Jins
Haave
Italy
Mussolini
Turkey
Francisco Franco
France
Aume
Alles
Hitler
Fiver
Meuse
Leopold
Flanders
New Castle Spring Reunion Opens With Du Pont Scientist Talk
Tonight marks the New Castle Consistory spring reunion with Ladies Dry events and a 7:45 p.m. address by Dr. Charles M. A. Stine of DuPont. The program includes a DuPont exhibit on science advances, a reception for Stine from 3 to 5 p.m., and special entertainments for the ladies and Scottish Rite for the men. Dr. James K. Hunt will assist with the exhibit and answer questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uhere
Charles M. A. Stine
BE. 7
Dupont DeNemours and Company
Dupont Company
James K. Hunt
Stine
Legion Commander Urges Congress Stay In Session
International News Service reports Chicago June 11 that Raymond J. Kelly national commander of the American Legion urged a strong defense program to keep America out of Europe’s war by keeping Congress in session. He warned against hysteria and called for sane action, saying the war belongs to Europe and America has a big job at home while building a powerful defense.
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International News Service
Chicago
Raymond J. Kelly
American Legion
United Stas
Congress
Arme Jes
America
Europe
Kelly
Is This Why You Are Constipated
A reader asks about breakfast routines and suggests dietary bulk to aid bowel movements. The advice endorses Kellogg's All-Bran as a natural high bulk option, noting its daily consumption and plenty of water, and recommends medical consultation if chronically troubled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceres
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Proclamations Extend Neutrality to Italy Actions
The 1938 neutrality act proclamations extend cash and carry to Italian munitions and ban American travel on Italian ships, matching earlier orders for Germany Britain France Norway Holland Luxembourg and Belgium. The notices were sent to the State Department for publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Germany
Great Britain
France
Norway
Holland
Luxembourg
Belgium
State Department
New Castle
Somerset man chosen district Lions chief in Pennsylvania
James Courtney of Somerset was elected district governor for District 14-B by delegates at the state Lions convention in Oil City Pennsylvania. Frank D Peoples Royersford Ira Baker Gettysburg and Jamey Barr Honey Brook were named as other governors. Convention resolutions backed President Roosevelt's emergency defense program. An electronic clock in the Washington naval observatory was noted for its precision.
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Huy
Sm A Cromk Chout Linans
Watt
University of Virginia
Benito Mussolini
Masonic Order
John
James
William
Harry
Robert
Russell Young
P.O. EB
Miremen
Fourth Ward
Grasselli
D. G. Ramsey and Sons
Croton Avenue
Nardwarke
Philco Refrigerator
Eve
Philco
East Washington St
Brenneman
Saus Tb
Pavis
Fittin
Alo
Gibbs Peoples Service Store
Legion
U. 5S
Optometry
J. B. Nielsen
New Oratle
Public Square
Vsail Pire
U. 8
Somerset Man
Dr. Rosenthal
Greer Bldg
Mercer St
Dr. Locke
Florsheim
Davis Shoe Coo
Burnett
Tin
Rha Loans
Lawrence Savings and
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