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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1941
Page
1
Byrnes Jackson is named to fill court vacancies as Stone's selection proves surprising and raises expectations for the bench. The report notes a shakeup in appointments and hints at broader implications for the judiciary.
President Roosevelt nominates James Byrnes for the Senate and Attorney General Robert Jackson to the Supreme Court while naming Harlan Fiske Stone as chief justice. Stone will replace Charles Evans Hughes, with Byrnes taking McReynolds’s seat and Jackson succeeding Stone. Byrnes’s appointment is swiftly confirmed by the Senate.
Two new warning signs were erected on poles along South Mercer street, prohibiting double parking with a 33 fine for violators. In New Castle and Lawrence County April weather appeared in June, as this year defied seasonal norms. Flag Day is Saturday and many city churches observed Children’s Day last Sunday with programs planned for the coming Sunday.
United States weather statistics for the 24-hour period ending at 8 a.m. show a maximum temperature of 80, a minimum of 59, precipitation of .08 inches, and a river stage of 44 feet. Comparable data from the same date last year recorded a maximum of 74, a minimum of 9, and precipitation of .74 inches.
CIO president Philip Murray blasted President Roosevelt for deploying army troops in defense strikes and denounced the work or fight draft order as a flagrant abuse of the conscription law. He warned he might bolt the mediation board if it oversteps compulsory arbitration powers and urged a nationwide CIO campaign among about 5,000,000 members.
At the 103rd Lawrence County Sabbath School Association convention opening in New Castle, Rev. D L Ferguson led devotional service and Robert M Strickler presided. The treasurer J C Minor reported and was accepted, with Rev S E Irvine delivering the welcome on behalf of the church.
The superintendent of the county children division gave a short address on How We May Pursue Our Work In the Future. Miss Alice Grishes urged girls to attend Camp Caledon in Erie County, noting its Christian background. Walter F E Myers urged attendance, highlighting strong state convention representation and a large Harrisburg gathering this year. Then continued on page sixteen.
Harrisburg June 12 The Woodward resolution to permit a graduated income tax failed in House committee despite prior approvals. Democrats rejected the measure which had cleared both the 1939 legislature and the current Senate, blocking a vote by the electorate this fall.
Seven graduates at Jameson Memorial hospital school of nursing received diplomas and pins in a First Christian church ceremony on Wednesday evening. Dr. Wilbur Collings spoke on Bringing Medical Science to Ching, with Miss Margaret Devereaux presenting the class and Fred L. Rentz awarding the diplomas. Graduates: Marjorie Lars Collingwood, Eleanor Lucille Craig, Esther Mae Minner, Vera Rose Patton, Ruth Virginia Southworth, Cecelia Jane Turner, Hilda Mae Wharton.
Victor Mature 26 and Martha Stephenson Kemp 22 arranged to marry next Sunday at St Patrick's Cathedral after Mature took out a marriage license. Kemp, widow of Hal Kemp, was fatally injured in an auto crash last December. The couple met amid New York cafe society while Mature stars on Broadway.
Aden dispatch reports the Italian Eritrean port of Assab captured by British forces in a combined army navy and air operation. The official communique says several hundred enemy troops were taken prisoner including two Italian generals.
Death notices list Senth D. Coates aged 7h of Elwood City and Philip Strain of Bellevue in the Bellevue death record dated Thursday June 12, 1941.
Allied forces near Damascus aim for peaceful occupation with little bloodshed. British leaders report the advance progressing slowly ten miles south of Damascus and six to seven miles south of Sidon on the Lebanese coast. Vichy critics claim French setbacks are exaggerated to sour French opinion toward the British.
North American Aviation resumes peak production after a five day strike shutdown. Troops monitor operations at the Los Angeles plant under orders of President Roosevelt. Col. Charles E. Branshaw says about 6000 troops will remain on duty indefinitely to guard the factory.
Harrisburg June 12 Gov Arthur H James announced quotas for Pennsylvanias 422 local boards to fit a US Army requisition for 8857 men to report for final army physical examination. The men 86275 white and 562 Negro will report between June 2 and July 9 to examining stations in Philadelphia Pittsburgh Harrisburg Altoona Wilkes Barre Erie Scranton and Williamsport The quotas include Lawrence L B 1 2a L B 4 21 City of New Castle L B 1 20 L B 22.
Detroit reports production of 25 million dollars of defense orders resumes as 4,600 Bohn Aluminum and Brass workers return to six plants after a two day strike ends with a truce. The UAW CIO and management accept a retroactive to June 9 pledge pending National Defense Mediation versions.
Chief of Police Willis G McMullen announced on Flag Day Saturday that no motor vehicles will be allowed to park between 2 30 p m and 4 p m on Washington Street between East and Jefferson streets. The order will be strictly enforced he said.
Large crowd attends as the 68th semi annual reunion of Wis Masonic body winds down at The Cathedral. Friday features Ladies Day with members and class receiving degrees during a day of special entertainment.
Cleveland June 12 Production to resume at the Newburg eighty plants of the Aluminum Co of America after a three day strike tied up about 60 million dollars in war orders. About 2,000 members of the National Association of Die Casting Workers voted unanimously to accept terms of an agreement reached by the company union officials and a federal mediation board in Washington.
A second Vichy government protest against Britain's Free French invasion of Syria arrived in London from Madrid. The Madrid report says the note is couched in moderate terms and contrasts with Berlin and Vichy charges of British aggression.
Federal and state labor mediators opened peace efforts in Pittsburgh to head off a possible strike by about 1,000 CIO employees at Curtiss-Wright Propeller Corp t wo plants. The eleventh hour move aims to prevent disruption of production as tensions rise over labor terms.
Roosevelt dispatched Averell Harriman to the Middle East to speed up the Mid to Britain program and secure vital American equipment. The mission aims to arrange receipt of US supplies shipped to the region, amid administration pressure for quicker delivery.
Ossining N Y June 12 Two Murder Inc gangsters Marin Goldstein and Harry Strauss await execution in Sing Sing electric chair after being convicted of strangling Purley Feinstein and cremating his body. Governor Lehman did not intervene as preparations proceeded for a 1 pm double execution.
State and county police pressed a wide search for the unidentified assailant who attacked Mrs. Ernest J. Teichert wife of a Pennsylvania State College teacher. Investigators hinted a possible link to a campus coed's death a year earlier as Major Police scoured the area but clues remained scarce.
The Senate adopted the Byrd amendment to the draft act condemning strikes or lockouts in defense industries by a 46 to 27 vote. The measure was urged by Sen. Bye to curb disapproval of Congress. In London, reports say the British Monitor Terror and river gunboat Ladybird were sunk off the Tydean coast by attack.
The U S consul in Pernambuco Brazil Walter Linthienm tells State Department survivors say the German submarine was fully aware the Robin Moor was American and torpedoed the freighter May 21 in the Atlantic. Survivors describe the sinking and indicate the five crew and passengers remain in good health.
Berlin reports British and Greek losses in Crete totaling 20,700 killed wounded or captured as Nazi losses reach 5893. The German high command asserts nothing is impossible for the German soldier and confirms Hitler's stance after the conquest of Crete.
Berlin reports limited damage to factories and railways from last night’s British air raids while stating ten attacking planes were shot down. The dispatch notes five bombers were destroyed in daylight raids on Wednesday.
Arthur Mometer battles a back ache and leg pain while breaking into summer gardening. He struggles with plants and a faulty golf stance, but remains determined to raise a fine crop with careful effort. Rain in the morning loosens soil. temperatures reach seventy seven.
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