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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1950
Page
2
The piece notes York Pennsylvania's municipal lot charging four nickels for six hours and ten cents for twelve. It recounts California voters approving an amendment to allow cities to use meter profits to buy parking lots, despite concerns about competition with private business and city councils gaining more power to provide parking facilities.
Behind closed doors testimony by FBI Director Hoover before a Senate committee was disclosed. The document labels communism a growing threat, notes government red sympathizers may be small in number but disruptive, and says exposure drives activists underground, making them harder to monitor.
In New Castle theRock operators and Teamsters and Machinists unions extended contracts rather than strike. Negotiations concluded peacefully after expired deals on June 1. Unions complied with strike vote law and approved terms Sunday, preserving milk deliveries and public flow without lost time or income.
Speculation in diplomatic circles centers on France possibly voting to remove the Chinese Nationalists from the United Nations Security Council. Jean Chauvel’s broadcast fueled talk that France might accept the lesser evil to preserve the UN.
The article discusses parental roles in fostering self reliance in children from infancy to adolescence. It argues mothers should encourage children to think and act independently, praising effort and allowing them to dress and care for themselves, while balancing practical demands of family life.
Fragmentary text notes a singing scene with voices praising God. The readable lines suggest a musical moment or worship, but key names, places, or dates are missing to identify the exact event or source.
Middletown reports ECA Chief Paul Mofiman promising Europe’s hopeful, revolutionary potentialities. New York notes Oscar Ewing opposing a government run medical system funded by general taxes. Hempstead cites Robert Patterson on preventing future war. Su venectady covers Governor Dewey foreseeing no secure peace without dramatic changes in the Soviet threat.
A State Police notice warns that most traffic accidents share similar causes and that only a fatality distinguishes a minor crash from a serious one. Authorities urge drivers to slow down and prioritize safety to protect themselves and their families. The text also includes an unrelated suggestion about disposing surplus potatoes by dehydrating them for water to be sent to New York City.
Henry McLemore reflects on British habits that amuse an American visitor and notes customs such as five o clock tea and late meals. He jokes about Englishness and laments the nightly need to guard shoes outside the bedroom door as a domestic ritual.
The column laments rising meat costs and satirizes price inflation. It jokes that Congress would investigate meat producers, mocks fillet mignon pricing at 90 cents per pound, and predicts synthetic foods as a workaround. It warns against propaganda to reduce demand and notes red meat’s declining value.
The town features an Associated Artists Chub open house at the Nolan Block third floor studio with art in water color and ink. A replica bell exhibit on North Jefferson Street near the American Legion hall runs tonight with LeRinn Band performing between seven and nine. Residents urged to keep streets clean, avoid parking on sidewalks, and support a new Independence Bond drive at local banks.
A nostalgic piece by Edgar A. Guest marks fifty years of baseball devotion. It recalls Connie Mack’s era, fans’ cheers and boos, and the sport’s enduring grind from opening day to next season. The poem reflects on skill diverse players, the gamble of wins and losses, and fans enduring the game through time.
A fragment from a column by Holmes Alexander discusses Senator Claude Pepper of Florida facing decline after a tough primary loss to Rep. George Smathers. Pepper contemplates a Senate run to vindicate himself while friends fear his political days are over. The piece also notes General Lawton Collins praising defensive weapon trends and critiques Rep. Frank Buchanan’s lobbying inquiry into corporate travel and lobbying expenses, highlighting concerns about privacy and information leaks.
The column defends personal enjoyment vs strict morality, arguing that pleasure such as drinking or dancing is not inherently sinful and criticizes those who quote the Bible out of context. It emphasizes that excess, not the act itself, is the true crime, and urges following simple conscience.
French leader of the Socialist party and later public instruction minister, died March 6, 1992. American reformer Wendell Phillipe, born Boston November 29, 1811, championed abolition and broader reform, dying February 2, 184.
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