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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1937
Page
4
The piece proclaims summer as a vital season for health work and outdoor activity. It highlights summer’s role as America's vacation time and its benefits in producing endurance, strong bodies, and clear minds for the return to school and work. It notes differences in leisure between rich and poor and celebrates outdoor pursuits and heat as a positive force.
Led by Bowdoin College, a consortium of institutions will sail to the Bay of Fundy to record wild bird songs. The project aims to preserve calls for posterity and aid ornithologists in classification, using microphones, short wave transmitters, and sound film to create enduring records beyond phonograph discs and wax records. The effort links education, culture, and modern science, highlighting the value of wild life study.
A dated advisory notes the Sarcopsylla Penetrans or chigoe flea infesting picnic grounds lawns and vacant lots in the South and warns northerners to avoid areas where it burrows under skin to lay eggs. Prompt treatment with salt sodia and unguents provides relief before sores worsen.
An Oslo conference among Holland Belgium Luxemburg Norway Sweden and Finland ended with expanded free trade among the seven. They agreed not to raise existing barriers or duties on each other’s goods and pledged not to adopt quotas for these products, signaling a hopeful shift toward peaceful economic cooperation.
A year after the 2 cent lase fare rate cut on Eastern railroads by the Interstate Commerce Commission, passenger traffic rose but revenue gains remain disputed. Large carriers show 13 percent revenue growth overall, while four months into this year gains were 3.7 to 6.8 percent. Weather, strikes, and motor travel dampen gains, with summer seen as the real test for profitability.
A narrator recalls a small boy playing on the shore with simple treasures and deep happiness. The boy’s calm, contented innocence and the observer’s own sense of joy intertwine as they share a sunlit scene by the sea, while the future remains unseen and unconsidered. The piece centers on present happiness rather than plans or outcomes.
A receipt found on the drowned man in the Ohio River identified the victim. The note hints at daily quirks and social quirks from the era, including etiquette around finger bowls, dancing at fairs, and comical observations about language and manners.
A mixed 1920s style column jabs politics, Navy life, and daily quirks. It mentions Lute Hodges under the grippe, mockery of New Deal acronyms HOLC and AAA, a Navy officer’s wife in Hong Kong, a cable to the Navy Secretary, quirky anecdotes about a greyhound and a lasso, and satirical lines on Americanism and customs duties.
A brief devotional cites Leviticus 45:3 noting six days for work and the seventh as a holy rest day. The message emphasizes observing the sabbath as a period of rest and sacred gathering.
The reader seeks color advice for a gray blue and gold Chelsea lounge with apricot walls. Suggestions include oyster white or gray net curtains, draperies matching wall colors, taupe rug, chair in gold blue or apricot, and yellow lamp shades with dull gold accents.
Central Press columnist reviews heated England议 civil list discussion with Lord Hugh Cecil and J K Stothers letters arguing the bill shifts crown lands profits to public funds to aid taxpayers. Also notes Brunswick court of appeals quote praising the Fuehrer as God’s envoy.
The article reflects on graduates entering adulthood with optimism and discipline. It notes abundant job opportunities since 1929, paths into large businesses starting at the bottom, and the risks of enterprise from competition and capital. It urges prudent planning for careers, marriage, and home life amid youthful energy.
Washington D C asks NAM manufacturers for help on legislation. Massachusetts headmaster renames school to Governor Dummer Academy to honor founder. San Francisco girl mob escape recounts Tar tar incident. Atlantic City medical director explains contraceptives protect lives and health of mothers and children. Chicago ex-utilities magnate Samuel Insull reflects on unexpected depression after setback.
Etiquette notes advise engrave joint calling cards for couples like Mr and Mrs John Jones. If an address is included it should not appear at the lower right corner of the card.
Notable nativities and historical notes mix with Today In History items dated June 12. Entries mention Anthony Eden born 1867 and Sir Oliver Lodge born 1851, plus a note on King Edward III enforcing archery practice in 1349. A brief 1672 entry condemns speaking ill of government as a crime, and a 1839 reference links Britain to a magnetic telegraph patent predating Morse.
A fragment from Just Folks depicts a speaker visiting a bed where a dying person lies. The moment of recognition brings a glorious smile, and tears signal the hope that parting’s bitterness may be eased. The piece ends noting copyright in 1937 for Edgar A Guest.
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