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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1950
Page
1
The Senate refused to return the rent control bill to the banking committee and approved a six month extension on a 44 to 25 vote. The move followed a recommittal motion by Senate Republican Leader Wherry of Nebraska marking the first action on the controversial measure.
The Senate planned a test vote on a six month extension of rent ceilings with a possible six month local option and a recommit motion by Sen. Cain. Majority Leader Lucas aims to defeat Cain while Cain vows to block the bill if the motion fails. The Banking Committee could pigeonhole, modify, or return the measure to the floor.
Work on the contract to widen and resurface the New Wilmington to Mercer highway is advancing rapidly. The entire widening is done and top coating nearly complete. Route changes are under way on the Harlansburg road from the city line to the Butler county line, with new safer alignments being constructed to minimize steep grades. Limestone piles along Lawrence county highways indicate several resurfacing or oiling projects planned for the summer.
Mostly fair and not so cool tonight. Tomorrow and on night in the north portion expect some cloudiness and a few scattered showers. United States statistics show a 9 am 24 hour period with a 79 degree high and 45 low and no precipitation. river stage 7.1 feet. Sunday morning data recorded a high of 83 and low of 46 with 0.34 inches of rain.
An exact replica of the Liberty Bell will visit New Castle on Tuesday June 13 as part of the Save for Independence bond drive. The copper bell arrives from Ellwood City around four, with a program at two, a tour of city sites, and a seven o'clock Legion Home program featuring Mayor Haven and the Greater New Castle Association. The event also includes a concert by the American Legion band and remarks on the bell’s tone and purpose.
At Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Manheim Pennsylvania a New Jersey woman received a red rose during the 58th annual feast of roses ceremony. Edward Hopkinson Jr of Philadelphia paid a historic debt to Elizabeth Van Tassel Dannenhower a Westfield N J descendant of Baron William Stiegel for a deed that transferred land to the congregation 178 years ago.
Vacation time for pupils in the Pittsburgh diocese parochial schools will start Thursday June 15. New Castle parochial schools are included in this diocese. Over 900 local Catholic school students will attend the final morning session to receive report cards, with duties and cares forgotten through the ensuing months until early September.
A list of obituaries and death notices includes Grace E. Lawson aged 67 of West Falls Street DeWitt Clinton Bruce 71 of Volant Neile Gagliano 65 of Bessemer Mrs W A Womner 1111 Highland Avenue Michael Payto 46 of Bedford Ohio infant Bond 519 Sumner Avenue infant Reneta Lou Hoon 453 East Washington Street William James Whitehill 28 of New Wilmington Miss Georgia Wilson 83 of Volant and others from the Deem area.
Threats of a truck strike in Lawrence, Beaver and Mercer counties ended Sunday afternoon as Teamsters Local 261 and International Association of Machinists Local 1671 ratified a new contract. The agreement provides a 12 12 cent per hour across the board raise and a $3000 life insurance policy for each employee with a company contribution limit of 60 cents per week per employee. In the case of death of a
Members of Wesley Methodist Church on West Washington pledged a total of $11,200 toward a new church building. The drive led by Rev. Everett Spring and Dr. Farnhill Inman of Philadelphia aimed at $10,000 in 100 weeks, with 11 teams canvassing the congregation. Loyalty Day on June 11 featured Rev Inman’s sermon “The Ultimate Goal.”
Western powers may react quickly to Russia’s plan for a separate peace with eastern Germany. A diplomat warns the move may alarm Western leaders by inviting Germany to play off powers and reemerge as a threat. The plan suggests incorporating eastern Germany into the communist bloc and reducing costly occupation forces.
The ongoing strike by drivers and plant workers disrupts milk movement in Lawrence County and surrounding districts. Farmers report no outlets for their product as shipments halt, while Boyd Dairy Co. and Rieck McJunkin Co. say their non union-supplied farmers are being cared for and no milk is entering the affected counties.
Western Pennsylvania consumers face four day old milk strike hardships as 3200 dairy workers in 68 plants strike for wage increases to offset income losses from two milk price cuts. Talks continue today between the Greater Pittsburgh Milk Dealers Association and Local 205 AFL Milk Ice Cream Salesmen and Dairy Employes, affecting 2.3 million consumers.
A Saturday effort by over 30 New Bedford volunteers cleared weeds shrubs and overgrowth from Deer Creek Cemetery a historic site outside the town The work continued into Sunday morning with foreman W D Cooper directing a crew that used scythes shovels and tools aided by lunch and power tools to restore the abandoned burial ground once owned by a local church
Seventy nations gathered at Lake Success to discuss funding for President Truman's Point Four technical aid program aiding underdeveloped regions. Russia could walk out over nationalist China, with delegates predicting Moscow may use the Chinese issue as cover to oppose support for the plan.
New Castle residents who were omitted from the census are naming individuals and addresses to The News. The paper will forward the listings to census director James W. Moorehead in Beaver Falls. The preliminary tally lists 48 850 residents, but local belief holds the population exceeds 50 000.
A 15 year old high school sophomore drowned in the Passaic River after a girl companion lost her grip during a rescue attempt. Jane Chees, 16, Nutley High, cried I couldn't hold him as the current pulled them away. The boy had rowed five miles with her to Newark to recover money owed on a row boat when the boat drifted from its mooring and capsized.
In Harrisburg on June 12 the state reported 212 million in veterans bonus payments to date with 556,679 claims paid. Director Clyde E Rankin said all June 10 claims will be processed or marked irregular by June 15. Twelve mail bags hold 1,000 applications each, with late-filed claims arriving daily.
FBI chief J Edgar Hoover stated in Milwaukee that the late James V Forrestal never asked for a delay in arresting six people in the Amerasia case of 1945. Hoover, noting Forrestal was secretary of the navy, said Forrestal only wanted the facts to be presented to President Truman before any action.
Governor James H. Duff ordered Pennsylvania state police to crack down on violent acts delaying milk transport in western Pennsylvania. He said armed men dumped milk and damaged property and pledged full enforcement against criminals. State agencies will mobilize to protect highway use and citizens.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission called for bids July 6 to finish the last 4.24 miles of the western extension through North Beaver and Little Beaver townships in Lawrence County. At present 48.16 miles are under construction with 12.47 miles more to be awarded and 2.81 miles to be opened June 20. By July end the 67.692 miles of the link will be under contract and construction, and the Philadelphia extension to Middlesex and the Irwin to Pittsburgh western extension will open October 1, the toll road’s 10th anniversary.
The Hogan dubbed mighty mite defies odds after critics predicted retirement. He returns to competition at the Big Event and shoots a 69 to claim the championship, proving his will to play remains strong at age 79.
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