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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
8
B N Hanlon of the New Castle Motor club was notified that the Bureau of Motor Vehicles in Harrisburg is closed today and will stay closed until Monday in observance of Flag Day. Allied troops adapt to shellfire as a reminder of wartime sacrifices and the peril to freedom.
Senator Burton Wheeler of Montana warned on June 13 he would break from President Roosevelt and the Democratic Party if they push the United States toward war. He said he would not back any candidate who seeks entry into war and urged Americans to wake up to moves toward Europe’s battlefields. Wheeler stressed he prefers supporting Roosevelt but will oppose the administration if it becomes a war party.
Camp East Brook of the Y W C A announces a skilled staff for summer. Miss Dorothy Stewart returns after graduate work at Western Reserve University to guide campers with democratic principles. New Castle leaders include Louise Dugan, B S Kent State, swimming instructor, and Bessie Burrows who will head dramatics. Other staff cover crafts, photography, dance, and music with local educators from Ellwood City and Pittsburgh. Camp sessions fill quickly with registrations at the Y W C A office.
The Maranatha male quartet from Eastern Bible Institute will perform at the First Pentecostal church on Friday June 14 at 7 45 p m. in Pearson and Epworth streets. Members include Paul Stewart Norwich NY Allan Mitchell Everett MA George Gardiner Halifax NS William Wright Natick MA Robert Kremples New Castle PA. The program features solos duets quartets testimonies and three gospel messages. Average age 20. each member is a minister's son. Rev A Newton Chase is pastor.
Jackson Grange met in Harmony with Master Ww Sohn presiding and Mrs Edna Compton directing the literary program. The Wagner reunion at the Sturgeon home drew 65 with noon dinner, games, a business meeting, and a 6 pm picnic. Camp Run notes report social visits, college students home for the summer, and local snake killings on farms. A political aside ends the item with a quip about candidates and bums.
County Superintendent John C. Syling and Assistant Superintendent Roy F. Conway returned from Johnstown Pennsylvania where they attended the Southwestern District Superintendents conference held at the Sunnehanna Field Club on Tuesday. The piece adds sharp social commentary about appearances and office status.
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