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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1939
Page
20
The Nation's royal guests depart after a brief stay marked by widespread cordiality and genuine hospitality. King George and Queen Elizabeth impressed for their humility and grace, while Americans showcased welcoming spirit and democratic openness. The visit was free of major incidents and left an impression of a friendly, vigorous republic.
The term closed with two Roosevelt picks, Frankfurter and Douglas, as four justices joined the bench. It preserved core New Deal principles while reexamining precedents, overturning several immunity and taxation rules, and stressing constitutional continuity amid change. Justice Frankfurter warned that constitutional interpretation must rest on the Constitution itself, not private judgments.
In Hyde Park, Henry St George Tucker condemns selfishness in a sermon to British rulers urging that loving one’s neighbor requires a universal scope. In New Brunswick, William Mather Lewis argues civilization needs to place life’s responsibilities back on the individual. In New York, Hamilton Fish denounces a neutrality bill as surrender of Congress’s war-declaring power.
New York Reverend Halford E. Lucecock argues that preventing Fascism requires an inner and outward creation of security and welfare. He stresses moral steadfastness and civic action as antidotes to rising authoritarian currents.
Swifts cannot perch on tree branches and instead cling to vertical walls to build nests. They create structures from twigs glued with saliva, forming durable homes on manmade surfaces.
Amid wartime devastation China’s western regions attract refugees moving toward Kwangsi Szechwan and Yunman seeking safety and opportunity. Roads open new motor routes, factories rise, and schools begin as the homeland’s people endure hardship while building a potential new empire.
A observed article recounts the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan and the silver tomb now claimed by Japanese forces in China. It notes the sacred silver coffin, annual Mongol rites, and deadly campaigns that spanned Asia and Europe. It also mentions Attila the Hun and his 20 year rampage, ending with his death after gluttony and battle.
A collection of observational quips touches on leadership, politics, and daily life. It notes birds avoiding police, a New York paper seeking a typical father, proposals to fine anti Roosevelt third term opponents, and a push to pay the national debt at once. It comments on aging, speed, and auto accidents with light satire.
A Swede runs from a policeman into a store and hides under sacks while the officer asks about him. A keeper reveals the bell beneath the sacks as a prank sounds from underneath. A fountain counter sight and a beggar asking for a nickel with a two-hat branch joke round out the vignette in lighthearted street scenes.
A kindly judge consoles a guilty defendant who pleads through tears. Laughing quips about soy fabric and waistcoats, and a cynical line about marriages arresting two kinds of men, punctuate this miscellany of jokes and reflections.
A collage of quotes and questions on life choices contracts and national manners. It juxtaposes baseball ambitions with parental warnings and asks why a lending department exists while debating immigration shipboard denial and Christian nations' actions.
Prices rise as a city man jokes with a farmer about a law requiring botanical entomological and pharmaceutical names for crops and sprays, implying someone must pay for all this learning.
The article notes how older homes lacked central heating but avoided swelling doors and drawers in summer and shrinking doors in winter, contrasting with modern heating practices and seasonal effects on wooden fixtures.
A respondent advises executives and tutors to join etiquette classes to learn courtesy toward employees. Lessons stress stopping fumbling with papers and avoiding rude greetings. A reader asks about wedding reception receiving lines, detailing who stands where and who may mingle, with the bridal party lineup described.
A maid assures her mistress she will not spill anything tonight and keeps quiet. The exchange turns to a reflection that the humblest can be useful and that striking public figures often have loud, long stories.
A famed barrister shared his legal knowledge with the office boy when short of clients. At lunch, the boy boasted a $50,000 annual take, later revealed as $10 weekly cash with the rest in legal advice. A separate anecdote recalls a customer seeking last week’s menu hash recipe.
A boy recites a joke about a neighbor visiting a home while another quips about a man being present. A military expert links population density to wars, then jokes about skull density. Mexican labor reps claim 1.5 million beggars organized to form a union, touring for recognition.
The city marks the 100th anniversary of Ira D. Sankey, crediting him with putting New Castle on the map. He funded the first YMCA building later used by the YWCA, described as an enduring monument and a major day for New Castle.
A traveler remarks that older roads were built with many twists while modern engineers aim for straight, efficient routes, calling it real progress.
Washington braces for a royal visit as officials tighten security and implement extra precautions. Residents sense a blend of intrigue and disruption as street closures, crowd control measures, and heightened police presence accompany the forthcoming royal appearance.
Charles P. Stewart argues that King George VI and Queen Elizabeth faced intense security during their Washington visit, likening tactics to Gestapo and Ogou fears. He notes the contrast with U.S. protection, cites incidents involving Sean Russell and a Duchess of Kent scare, and contends secret services fear blame for any breach.
The poem contrasts the rich and poor with lines about sharing bread, a beggar’s dollar, and social judgments. It then shifts to a wife’s taunts and a husband’s chosen path, followed by a note on the dandelion as a weed turned praise. The final piece asserts city greatness lies in brave people seeking truth over grand structures.
The daily devotional notes the Bible verse Nahum verse praising God as a stronghold in trouble and recognizing those who trust him. It presents a concise, period-voiced reflection suitable for a church or community newspaper brief.
The quote reflects a view of leadership where sanity is judged by how long a ruler contemplates the belief that he serves as a special agent of Providence. It underscores the mindset of rulers who see divine endorsement as part of their authority and decision making.
Washington reports anti New Deal Democrats view the third term bid as a step toward dictatorship. They recall past defeats over court packing and the reorganizations bill and warn the convention would expose the danger of indefinite presidency.
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