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Newspaper

New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1931

Page

4

New Castle News Staff and Services Summary

New Castle News lists staff roles including president and manager A W Treadwell and Lucy Treadwell Ray as vice president, with James L Ray as secretary and treasurer. It notes telegraph and cable service from International News Service with exclusive republication rights and addresses offices in New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Detroit Milwaukee Chicago. Special notice directs payments and inquiries to The News Co. New Castle Pa.

A W. Treadwell Lucy Treadwell Ray Jacob FP. Rentz Mgr Treas James L Ray George W. Conway International News Service News Co New Castle

Statewide bill tightens sale and possession of firearms

The measure signed by Governor Pinchot takes effect September 1 requiring licenses to carry weapons such as revolvers, with exemptions for rifles and shotguns. Dealers must wait 48 hours after orders to deliver, and buyers file detailed applications checked by police. Penalties rise for violent crimes with illegal weapons.

Rapid US aviation advances redefine air mail and defense

The article notes swift aviation progress in the United States showing robust air mail development, commercial passenger and express services, and strengthened air defense. It cites miles of airways rising from 8039 to 41 501, 600 operating planes, 15 258 miles with night lighting and radio weather stations, and ongoing expansion of equipped routes. The program costs over 20 million dollars annually, with public value seen in services and aeronautics advances.

United States East Middle West

Moon Phases May Affect Road Oil Adherence

Pennsylvania folklore suggests road oil sticks more during the increase of the moon and less during the decrease. Secretary Lewis received praise for starting macadam work in that phase while a writer warned oil on decreasing moons could be carried off by passing cars. The highway department will test scientifically for lunar influence on oil adhesion.

Pennsylvania Lewis Highway Department

Back to pre war prices deflation debate continues

The Analist weekly index shows wholesale prices in the first week of the month at 100.4 based on 1913, signaling a return to pre war levels. Creditors gain as the dollar buys more, while debtors lose as repayments rise in value, highlighting volatility until dollar stability is achieved.

Jose

All Of Us Sun Song You Ought to Be Working

A local column laments idleness as a chorus complains about shirking duties and productivity. The piece uses a folksy voice to urge effort while reflecting on community work and daily tasks.

Sitting in the Sun A Poem of Quiet Laziness

A reflective poem contrasts a lazy person enjoying a sunlit, peaceful morning with the world’s demands to work. The speaker admires the sitter’s serene contentment yet admits envy, noting birds, blossoms, and the blue sky as lyrical companions in a calm, undemanding scene.

Marshall Maslin

Once Overs ay J. J. Mundy Keep on Studying

Instructional piece urging constant study after school years, urging readers to inventory valuable information and avoid trivial dialogue. Emphasizes that neglecting study leads to memory loss and diminished knowledge, advising continual learning and applying learned facts.

Sentence Sermons By Rev Roy L Smith

Noted clergyman Rev Roy L Smith presents brief reflections on faith and daily life extracted from sermons. The column offers concise moral observations intended to guide readers in practical spirituality.

Roy L. Smith D. D

Envious and Jealous Reflections on Virtue and Vice

A compact moral stanza set contrasts deadly vices with their consequences. It lists envy envy’s gifts fall short, jealousy crushes truth, covetousness guards nothing, lust harms honor, deceit erodes trust, selfish living harms people, and ended life loses all contentment.

Bible Thought for Today and Verse Reflection

Bible Thought for Today cites Romans 14 7 8 about living and dying unto the Lord. A brief prayer asks to obey the divine voice and resign inferior toys. The tone is devotional and reflective for daily contemplation.

Hints and Hints From A Quirky Column Review

A collage of witty quips and observations on society politics and court news from a humorous column. It touches on divorces in Reno a German servant girl in Chicago heiresses in New York and satirical takes on lovers wealth and manners with puns and snippets about public life.

Chicago New York

Press Freedom Declared Fundamental Right Of Nation

The editorial page argues that freedom of the press is a fundamental right and warns that allowing censorship would invite political tyranny. It cites reactions from major papers praising the U S Supreme Court ruling striking down Minnesota gag laws and notes the danger if such laws were upheld.

United States Supreme Court Minnesota ST. Paul America Chicago Daily Tribune SAN Antonio Express Philadelphia Inquirer ST. Louis Post-Dispatch Cleveland News New York SAN Francisco Chronicle Boss Tweed New York Times Harper's Weekly Tammany Mussolini Milwaukee Sentinel Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Raleigh News and Observer Albany Evening News Supreme Court of the United States

Villa the Bad Man from Mexico and the Cavern Cafe

The writer recalls Pancho Villa as a notorious figure who caused unrest in Columbus Douglass and Nogales and claims a vast cave near Nogales once used as a jail may hold Villa s money though likely emptied. The cave now houses the Cavern Cafe a surprise party destination seventy miles round trip.

Villa Mexico Columbus Douglass Nogales Pershing United States

Caesar’s view on thinkers and peaceful obedience

A verse reflecting on Julius Caesar’s preference for stout, complacent followers over thinking men who stir trouble. The speaker argues thinkers challenge tradition but urge action, while comfortable associates nod in agreement and avoid disruption.

Old Caesar Caesar

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