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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1940
Page
15
The School District of the City of Wean Castle Pu invites bids for maple trim or maple trowng and for whitehead OL and turpentine. Bids due 7:30 p.m. July 10, 1940 at the board office. Specifications from secretary Hechtel. Right reserved to reject or select a single bid. Signed June 18, 1940.
Bids for coal supply to 4700 tons for the School District of the City of New Castle Pa close at 7:00 PM July 10 1940 at the Board of Education offices 116th Street. Bid deposits 500 dollars require certified checks. Sealed bids must arrive in sealed envelopes marked Bid. The district reserves right to reject any or all bids or award lump coal or room coal separately. John B Bechtol Secretary. Publication dates June 18 26 and July 2 1949.
The School District of the City of New Cyatle Ma invites bids for science department materials and drawing supplies. Bids due at 12:00 noon on a date in June 1940. Sealed bids may be rejected or a single bid selected. secretary and office at 116 Mast Street.
Pittsburgh livestock prices list salable cattle hogs and sheep with price ranges across grades and weights. Yard offerings include steers cows bulls and yearlings, plus calves and woolly items. The New Castile item notes The News by Mall subscription rates.
A Washington dispatch cites Ambassador William Built informing the State Department that German armies were within the gates of Paris. London received the news from Washington, signaling the fall of Paris and implications for American involvement.
June 18 Pittsburgh wholesale market report shows limited supplies with poultry and eggs steady. Heavy hens to leghorn prices range 11 to 20 cents. butter and eggs steady with various grade quotes. tomatoes, cabbage, and potatoes listed with regional crate and box prices. multiple regional produce items noted with fluctuating rates. Buy in New Castle.
Wholesale quotes for Oats Corn and Wheat in various grades with unit prices given for No 2 and No 3 white oats No 2 red winter and multiple timothy and clover hay grades. Includes New York Stocks reference on Page 10.
President Roosevelt named Dr. Vannevar Bush head of a defense resources committee of eight members. The Carnegie Institution of Washington chief will guide exertions to speed up defense program through experimental work and accelerated efforts.
Central Press map shows the Soviet Union expanding its northeastern borders by absorbing Lithuania and subordinating Latvia and Riga to Moscow. Strong Russian forces along the Lithuanian German frontier fuel European speculation over Russia’s next move.
In England the soft drink lemony refreshment is called lemon squash. The term identifies a longtime regional naming practice for a citrus flavored beverage.
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