New Castle News Details and Publication Info
The New Castle News Company lists staff including G Treadwell trustee and president Te FOS with vice president RO Pee and secretary L Rentz. editor George W Conway city editor. published every evening except Sunday at Sycamore Street and Apple Way. Subscription rates: daily 10c a week or $5 yearly. mail $4. Special notice directs all payments to The News Co. address in New Castle, Pa.
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RO Pee
L. Rentz.Treas
Rge W. Conway
Sycamore Street
Apple Way
News Co
New Castle
Join the army behind the army Be a war saver
Advertisement urging enlistment emphasizes serving in support roles under military leadership. Promotes duty, discipline, and patriotism as paths to contribute to national defense. Letters describe opportunities for training, travel, and advancement within armed forces.
Patriot ships to mark Fourth of July launches
The piece argues Americans should not use fireworks but launch ships to celebrate Independence Day. It notes sixteen Pacific coast merchant ships and many more from Atlantic Gulf and Great Lakes yards will slide down the ways on July 4, signaling resolve against Germany and reinforcing wartime effort.
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Atlantic Coast
Gulf and Great Lakes
Three Scythes Mark Civil War and World War Struggles
On an Auburn New York farm a set of three scythes hangs in an old tree as a memorial. The oldest was hung 57 years ago by James Johnson before he went to the Civil War and never returned. Raymond Behaeffer added his scythe when he joined the army and last year his brother Lynn added his before entering the navy. The trio stands as a touching tribute and prompts wonder about other memorial scythes on farms worldwide.
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Lynn
No clear end to German advance says editorial
The piece argues Germany has gained ground since March with repeated large-scale offensives. It insists there is no reason for discouragement, claiming gains prove a wartime principle: either side can advance with enough sacrifice. It suggests Allied sacrifices could match German efforts and warns against wasting manpower on futile gains.
Allied command foresees German zenith passing
The passage states that German armies will reach their peak while Allied forces grow stronger. It predicts the Allies will surpass German strength and morale, hoping for an American surge to end German gains and trigger a Rhine invasion to erase German advances.
I Am Head To Show The Whole World This Gun Am Loaded
A wartime call urges national unity through war savings stamps prompting every person to contribute two billions and to display resolve. The narrative recalls the vigilance of a San Antonio colored volunteer who, in quiet confidence, asserts his gun is loaded and ready to defend the nation.
British educator Dr George Adam Smith to speak at Chicago convocation
Dr George Adam Smith eminent British educator and writer will be the convocation orator at the University of Chicago today. He has long served as vice chancellor of Aberdeen University and has toured the United States as representative of the British Foreign Office Public Information Department. He was born in Calcutta and educated in Edinburgh and German universities.
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George Adam Smith
University of Chicago
United States
Department of Public Information
Foreign Office
Smith
Aberdeen University
Scotland
Calcutta
Edinburgh
New College
East
Palestine
Yale
Johns Hopkins
Chicago
California
Where to Go Tonight Coliseum Programs Summary
The listing shows film and star attractions: The Re-Making of a Nation Moving Pictures Dome Heart of the Sun set Nixon Margery Wilson in Old Loves For Now Star Edith Storey in The Legion of Death Regent Hazel Dawn in The Lone Wolf.
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Edith Storey
Legion of Death
Hazel Dawn In “the Lone Wolf
Thrift Stamp Appeal and War Time Reflections
A column blends World War I wartime thrift stamps appeals with a string of satirical observations. It urges support for soldiers, critiques profiteers, and notes local civic oddities and humor while highlighting red cross and bond themes.
Today in History Anniversaries Brief Record
Compiled dates noting events from 1776 to 1916. Key figures include Franklin Jefferson Adams Livingston Morgan Brooke and rulers and battles across the United States Europe and Asia with deaths murders and resignations recorded. Notable items include the Declaration committee appointment and Guantanamo landing during the Spanish American War.
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Franklin, Jefferson
John Adams
Robert Livingston
William Warner
Missouri
Lafayette County
Wis
Kansas City
Frankfort
Morgan
James Brooke
Sarawak
England
India
William
Germany
United States
Guantanamo
Alexander
Draga
Serbia
Dniester
Salandra
Commencement Programs Across The Nation Today
Today features numerous commencements and civic events. At Vassar College and the University of Arkansas graduates receive addresses from notable figures, while Roanoke and Norfolk adopt new government structures. A parade from Camp Dodge accompanies the Iowa State Grand Army encampment in Des Moines.
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Vassar College
Hawaii
Kamehameha the Great
Albert J. Beveridge
Purdue University
Roanoke
Camp Dodge
Iowa State Grand Army
Des Moines
George Adam Smith
Aberdeen University
Scotland
University of Chicago
Norfolk
University of Arkansas
A. Ross Hill
University of Missouri
George F. Vincent
Rockefeller Foundation
Broken Bodies and the Call to Find Work for cripples
Edith M. Thomas reflects on reeducation for crippled soldiers returning from war. She envisions tapping latent talents in each man, from manual dexterity to singing or writing, by drawing out their interests and guiding them toward meaningful employment and life pleasures.
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Chicago
Jesus Christ
Lfe
Women Win Roles in War Era Jobs Across U S and U K
Women in Wheeling and Seattle take on drafting and teaching posts, and five Aberdeen girls join Pacific steamship crews as oilers. The Waldorf Astoria hires 15 women as elevator operators while Michigan factory work doubles. Eighty thousand American women work in canning supply plants. Mrs Flo Halverson drives mules on Oklahoma roads. A Ottawa move proposes a monument to soldiers wives and mothers.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Iowa State Highway Commission
Aberdeen
Wash
Seattle
Waldorf- Astoria
New York
Duchess of Marlborough
Michigan
War
Navy
Flo Halverson
Alfalfa County
Okla
Ottawa
When Daylight Is Done A Poem About Longing For Family
A reflective piece expresses loneliness after daylight ends. The speaker yearns for a child to sing to, a loved one to touch, and a guiding presence. The narrator anticipates aging with gray hair while cherishing the dream of a future beloved child.
Blackberry Winter Described by Local Color
The article explains how locals call a period after hot muggy weather blackberry winter when white blossoms appear on blackberry bushes followed by several days of clear cold nights. It notes the seasonal pattern as observed by the community.
One Year Ago Today In The War
Lord Northcliffe arrived in United States to become head of the British war mission. House committee on agriculture reported a bill granting broad powers to the President over food products and supplies.
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Lord Northcliffe
United States
House Committee On Agriculture
School Janitors To Be Sought
The school board authorized the secretary to advertise for janitors. Messrs. Carlin and Callahan expected to resign, and prospects for replacements looked favorable. A motion proposed hiring a handyman for general repairs at 90 dollars per month, referred to the I.A. committee.
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Messrs
Carlin
Callahan
I.A. Committee
Reverend Reddish at Camp Lee
Rev Bruce V Reddish, rector of ... is stationed at Camp Lee in a church assignment.
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Rev
Reddish
Camp Lee
Bruce V. Reddish
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