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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1949
Page
6
John L. Lewis ordered a one week coal shutdown underscoring union power over a critical industry. The move tests labor policy and signals potential leverage in contract talks as the Senate contemplates the Taft Hartley Act.
Critics doubt the U S Bureau of Standards device that translates English into foreign languages by substituting words without regard to syntax. Detractors warn it could undermine diplomacy and mislead troops overseas by producing flat robotic speech rather than nuanced conversation.
The piece discusses Communist advances in Shanghai and Western responses. It notes rice and fuel shortages threaten the city, while Britain France and the United States seek a common Asia policy. Hong Kong defenses are strengthened and stockpiles built as pressures mount. Missouri rejects the Missouri Waltz as a state song for Truman.
The writer reflects on life’s meaning after Rita Hayworth’s marriage to Ali Khan and the death of Bob Ripley of Believe It Or Not. Both rose to fame from nothing and lived in contrast, illustrating life’s paradoxes and the power of service to the world.
A quirky reflection notes that seeing a horse on a public road is almost as uncommon as practical horse sense in modern traffic.
The British Labor government under Attlee confronts a nationwide railway workers strike that refuses Sunday service and seeks wage hikes and schedule changes. The walkout, tied to dockers’ actions, disrupts food supply as Attlee contemplates using the army to unload ships, risking political backlash ahead of next year’s general elections.
The essay argues early upbringing shapes adult marriage. It stresses teaching respect for others, self control, and self denial in infancy. Myers notes couples from happy families tend to marital happiness and permanence, urging parents to model unselfish behavior and fair adjustments in relationships.
Walter Kiernan argues that a Republican educator labeled a communist has reason to be indignant. He mocks fears of incrimination and notes Dewey’s reluctance to admit voting for Dewey. He criticizes pinkos for publicity and credulity, and mocks those learning the words of the Internationale versus Elks picnic plans.
Henry McLemore offers a humorous travel diary plan to visit the Belgian Congo and meet pygmies. He outlines a wry itinerary from New York through Lisbon Dakar Leopoldville Johannesburg Madrid Rome Paris and back, joking about budgets and disguises and his odd pursuits.
A roadside hot dog seller thrives despite his deafness and poor eyesight until his college educated son warns of a global and domestic low mood. After removing signs and reducing orders, sales plummet, underscoring the moral: avoid talking customers into a low mood.
Poem extols Leo as writer seeks daily guidance from horoscope lines. It reflects on prudent living and fellow feeling urging helping others, avoiding debt, and peaceful home life after work. The piece closes with a playful wish to be inspired by astrologers.
Catherine II of Russia, born May 2 1729 in Stettin, ruled with power after banishment and dethroning of her husband, later ending she and her son’s murders. Charles Dana Gibson, born Sept 14 1867, created a famed athletic female type, married into the Langhorne sisters, illustrated many works, and died Dec 23 1944.
A reflection cites Ephesians 6 8 teaching that each good deed is rewarded by the Lord regardless of social status. The brief devotional urges moral conduct anchored in Christian principle for both bond and free.
A farmer searches for a cow that strayed at night. A city girl quips she saw a man drain its crank case, adding humor to the rural scene. The note ends with a quip about buyers in a market.
Washington June 13 a critical piece on Democratic leaders bowing to CIO head Philip Murray after earlier opposition to Truman Fair Deal. Kent argues the retreat weakens the pacto and delays Taft Hartley repeal, highlighting political servility and the CIO’s limited leverage in the 1949 session.
City Health Superintendent W. A. Womer delivers a talk stressing the balance between bodily care and the soul. He argues that without a soul, focus on bones, muscles, glands, cancers, serums, and hygiene loses meaning.
Secretary of State Es on comments on the Paris talks say days of the conference are numbered. George V Allen says a world federation comes only when governments responsive to the people exist in major nations. Omar N Bradley argues lasting peace requires retaining the atomic monopoly and avoiding disarmament.
A columnist notes Soviet plans to produce motion pictures that smell and jokes about perfumed ink in city papers. He recalls discussing the idea with a newspaper friend who tried to lure advertisers with a scented half page ad in a weekly.
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