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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1946
Page
2
Twelve year old Donald Kasavich sank neck deep in a tar pit near a defunct gas plant while playing with friends. Workers from a nearby power plant used a rope and planks to reach him and pulled him free after freeing one arm. He was coated with tar and scrubbed clean with lubricating oil.
Western spokesmen say Trieste and Italo Yugoslav frontiers block Italian peace. Molotov insists Trieste go to Yugoslavia and borders shift in Yugoslavia’s favor. Byrnes expects no quick solutions as ministers list Finland Italy Romania Hungary Bulgaria first, then Germany and Austria issues.
Tenyearold Carl Detwiler, son of Elmer and Mrs Detwiler of R D 1 New Wilmington, is hospitalized at Jameson Memorial after a late Friday fall from a hayman at the family farm. He is listed in serious condition with a forehead contusion and possible skull fracture from an eight foot drop.
An eleventh hour settlement ended the threatened shipping strike just before the deadline. The pact raises longshore wages by 22 cents hourly retroactive to Oct 1 and increases overtime to $1 per hour for unlicensed workers, with wider retroactive wage moves to April 1. Union leaders hail gains while operators warn of added costs.
Richard Kurman an 18 year old from Cleveland Ohio remains under an 18 year sentence on robbery and attempted burglary charges two weeks after volunteering for a public flogging at Camp Robinson Arkansas. He was one of two soldiers who chose corporal punishment over prison terms and was arrested again last Saturday for rolling a former serviceman and attempting to steal a pistol from a Little Rock clothing store.
Democratic state committee leaders met briefly at Gettysburg to discuss general election plans as 113 committee men convened to re elect top ranking officials and hear party aims defined. The Adams County area was crowded with Democratic rank and file as rain threatened outdoor ceremonies.
Senators Lucas Bridges and Eastland demand Jackson and Black quit the bench amid charges of conflict of interest. House Republicans and Democrats urge removal to restore public confidence as Judiciary Committee contemplates informal questioning of justices. Sumner denies undercover probes.
Hempstead authorities say false fire alarms will be traced using chemical-treated call boxes and infrared light to expose the sender. The plan was disclosed by fire department officials with Carl E. Paisley, secretary, confirming the measure.
Mae, Connie Rex and Bo Peep competed in several classes Friday evening with multiple ribbons awarded. Allen's Alabama placed fourth in open walking horse as Tex earned second in the under 146 age division. Judges D. Plummer and George H. Chubb led results across twelve classes.
Obituaries list Mrs. Frank L. Porter 47 of Wampum R D 2 who died Friday night after a heart attack, wife of Frank L. Porter and mother of Willis Porter and Mrs. Mary Changeway with three grandchildren. George Crawford Phillips 66 of 321 Quest Street died Friday at Jameson Memorial Hospital. Infant Paul Womer of Mercer Pa died in Jameson Memorial Hospital. Roger Lee Shoaff of 623 Superior Street had funeral services Friday at his residence with local clergy and a Clifton Flats quartet providing music. interment in Savannah.
Pitt's summer session drew about 8000 registrants, with many ex-GIs among them. Notable attendee Constance Somervell, daughter of Gen Brehon B Somervell, enrolled to study English at the shortened term, reflecting strong demand for summer study.
Mrs. Lillian Reed Book and her brother Wesley Reed of Ashland Oregon arrive tonight to visit relatives. They are children of the late William E Reed, pioneer residents who left for Oregon 25 years ago from the Old Pittsburg road.
Thomas P. Riley, after 38 years with Carnegie Illinois Steel, was appointed general superintendent of the Johnstown Lorain works in Johnstown Pennsylvania. The appointment was announced by William C. Oberg, manager of operations for the Pittsburgh district. Riley previously served as assistant operations manager for the Pittsburgh district.
In Paris on June 25 scientists at the famed Vey lab declare Baruch's plan for atomic control could ease postwar suspicion among great powers. Joliot Curie and associates note the topic is direly needed, though kept from public view.
The Laurel Avenue playground hosted a pet show with pets of all kinds. Judges Oliver Hoch Emmett Bowers and Wayne Allen awarded Vernon Barnsley’s Angora rabbit first, Tom Black’s dog second, Lena Cam broto’s pink clothes clad cat third, and Kenny Marritt’s rooster and hen earned an honorable mention. An “on wheels” show is planned at the same venue next Wednesday.
Pan American World Airways announced a new speed record of 11 hours 8 minutes for a New York to London Heathrow crossing aboard a clipper. The claim comes as reports note several recent acts of window smashing at addresses in North Beaver Street, LA.
Twenty one Philco radar engineers depart Philadelphia for an overseas assignment with the army air forces. The group will be stationed at U S military bases globally to salvage radar equipment that otherwise would be junked.
National wartime agricultural production rose by 35 percent while the farm population declined by 20 percent in the same period, highlighting a shift in labor and production dynamics during the war.
Harrison a co pilot from Odessa Texas and Tampa Florida tech sergeant Jack Cotran radioman from Gadsden Alabama Corporal Roland Modlin from Franklin Virginia and Corporal Herbert Lyons from Decatur Alabama are selected for the Bikini atomic test. Major Swancutt a veteran pilot leads the team with confidence. Modlin reacts with shock at the selection and praises Major Wood and Major Swancutt. Wood notes the tight squeeze but hopes to match recent bombing accuracy.
With Truman opposing the Senate de control amendment on food, the House is likely to reject it before the June 30 deadline. If the amendment is dropped, price control officials view it as closing a major loophole. Senate conferees may strike the provision to speed action as the price control contract nears expiry.
Police and firemen tried to revive her husband but failed. a young woman in the same house smelled gas and alerted authorities. Col. Pollock recently moved from Camp Kilmer to Fr. Hamilton Brooklyn and went overseas. He leaves a widow and a son Lt. Charles M. Pollock Jr who served in the ETO.
We wish to thank all those who extended us their sympathy and kindness in our bereavement Harry T Green family.
The piece argues the Baruch proposal to renounce the atomic bomb could gain U S support but warns Moscow's rejection would show East and West cannot agree on survival in the atomic age. It notes limited hope Russia will accept yet urges effort to secure adoption.
Notices request that births announced in this column be signed with name and address of the writer. Readers are urged to provide signature to ensure publication.
The Patterson family welcomed a son June 14 at Jameson Memorial hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Patterson of R. D. 1 are the parents.
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