Tragic Effects Of Bomb Raids On Children
London dispatch details a frontline view of bombing impact on children. Kathleen Harriman observes evacuated youngsters in Dover, compares English and American youths, notes improvised play amid ruins, and reflects on parents keeping children near danger rather than evacuation. The piece contrasts fears, resilience, and daily life near the front.
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Kathleen Harriman
London
International News Service
Dover
England
France
Amazing SSS Tonic Ad Promises Vitality Boost
An old newspaper-style health ad touts S.S.S. Tonic as a quick builder of stomach digestion and red blood cell vitality. It claims improved appetite, strength, and resistance to disease, urging daily use and promising renewed energy and a sturdier body.
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S.S.S
S.S.S. Co
Railroads Plan 193000 New Freight Cars To Be Built
Washington reports that U S railroads will construct 193000 new freight cars by fall 1942 as the General Priorities System expands. E R Stettinius Jr says 60 car builders get blanket ratings to secure steel and plates after military needs. About 73000 cars ordered, 120000 more to be placed. substitutes urged, wooden box cars and gondolas may return, steel needs may be reduced.
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International News Service
Washington
E. R. Stettinius, Jr
OPM
Stettinine
New Group Reaches Indiantown Gap For Intensive Training
A batch of 621 Army recruits from Fort Riley arrived at Indiantown Gap Pennsylvania and joined the 104th Cavalry Regiment. The riders come from New York City Brooklyn and Pennsylvania after 13 weeks basic training. Col Albert H Stackpole said the replacements will fill mechanized units and raise the regiment to 1550 soldiers. The welcoming party included the 104th band.
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International News Service
Indiantown Gap
Pennsylvania
U. S. Army
Fort Riley
Kansas
New York State
New York City
Brooklyn
Albert H. Stackpole
104Th Cavalry Regiment
104Th
Lickdale
Jacobs Announces Receipts Attendance For Louis Conn Fight
Promoter Mike Jacobs released official figures for the heavyweight title bout in New York. Paid attendance was 5,487 with gross receipts of 451,743 and net receipts of 386,012. Louis and Conn shares were not announced, but estimates indicate 40 percent to Louis and 20 percent to Conn.
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International News Service
New York
Mike Jacobs
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Jacobs
Louis
Conn
Men On Cruiser Held By Police
In New York harbor a 40 foot cabin cruiser with several men aboard was taken into the Brooklyn navy yard by a patrol boat amid reports naval authorities sought to verify suspicions of photography of the yard. Two other vessels were seized for investigation while the boat crew remained in custody.
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International News Service
New York
New York Harbor
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Eight-Hour Day Law Suspended On Some Projects
President Roosevelt issued an executive order suspending the eight hour work limit for mechanics and laborers on War Department defense projects in the Panama Canal Zone Puerto Rico and the Territory of Alaska. The move aims to ensure timely completion of critical public works despite remote locations housing and transport challenges.
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International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
War Department
Panama Canal Zone
Puerto Rico
Alaska
United States
Fifty Year Quarrel Ends In Couple Marrying
In Elizabeth New Jersey 90 year old lovers quarrel ends with the marriage of George Champlain 65 and Mary Crowe 61. Childhood friends at St Marys Parochial School they distanced themselves after a quarrel but reunited recently and wed at St Marys RC church before a small group.
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International News Service
Elizabeth
N. J
George Champlain
Mary Crowe
St. Marys
Champlain
Mary
St. Mary’s
Birth Announcements Filed With Name And Address
Notices must be signed with writer s name and address and include the doctor s name. Birth announcements appear in this column only when properly submitted with all required details.
Birth notices list multiple newborns from local families
Birth announcements report Caroline Rose born June 14 to Mr and Mrs Mervin Lancaster of Volant and a daughter for an Ellwood City couple on June 19 at New Castle hospital. Additional June 18 births record a son for C C Headland of R F D No 1 Jameson Memorial hospital and sons for Clifford Clements Rigby Post Office and Robert McKibben Moody avenue at Jameson Memorial hospital. A final line cites Wheeler on prosperity in a Nazi controlled world and senators’ salaries.
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Mervin Lancaster
Volant
Caroline Rose
Joseph Carney
Crescent Avenue
Ellwood City
New Castle Hospital
C. C. Headland
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Clifford Clements
Rigby Post Office
Robert McKibben
Moody Avenue
Navy Employees Must Sign Affidavits for Pay
Secretary Knox declared all civilian Navy staff must sign affidavits before notaries stating they are not members of subversive organizations to receive pay after June 30 under the new naval appropriations act and Hatch Act provisions.
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International News Service
Washington
Secretary of Navy
Knox
Navy
Council Session Postponed Due to Quorum Absence
Finance Director J L Fink ill and councilmen D O Davies and J D Alexander attending a coaching session left no quorum, so no council meeting was held today.
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J. L. Fink
D. O Davies
J. D. Alexander
Louis
Investiture and Picnic Plans at Troop 11 Girl Scouts
Troop 11 met Tuesday June 17 with the investiture of Barbara Mayberry. Plans for a family picnic were discussed. The meeting closed with the slumber song and reciting the Girl Scout promise. Next meeting set for June 24. Scribe was Josephine Johns.
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Girl Scouts of
Troop 11
Barbara Mayberry
Scribe
Josephine Johns
New Mexico Boosts Recreational Facilities For War Season
SANTE FE New Mexico plans expanded leisure facilities as wartime travel increases. Joseph A Bursey director of the state tourist bureau says inquiries at Carlsbad Caverns National Park are up 40 percent from 1940 and visits to the governor’s palace in Santa Fe up 35 percent. In 1940 the state saw 1 700 000 nonresident cars carrying over 4.5 million passengers.
New game in Washington Find authority before hotel money is taken
A new game surfaces in Washington as individuals seek to identify who holds authority before a hotel takes all funds. The instruction warns to locate the responsible party early to protect money.
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Washington
Summer School Opens at Kiski for Episcopal Dioceses
The Episcopal Dioceses of Erie Pittsburgh and Harrisburg sponsor a summer school at Kiskiminetas Springs School Saltsburg Pa opening Sunday June 22 at 6 pm with a 7 pm outdoor service led by Rev Dr Arthur B Kinsolving Calvary Pittsburgh. The session runs through Friday June 27 with a weekend adult conference and features an active educational program plus recreation. Mrs Charles J Burton plus Miss Laura Jane Evans and Margaret Jane Falls will represent St Andrew's church along with other members visiting the school for day conferences.
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Episcopal
Erie
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Kiskiminetas Springs
Saltsburg
Arthur B. Kinsolving
Calvary Church
St. Andrew's Church
Charles J. Burton
Laura Jane Evans
Margaret Jane Falls
Lanterns to Outline Fort Collins Runway at Night Flight
Colorado Star college pilot trainees will gain night flying experience despite a government delay in runway lighting approval. Otis Massey, operator of the training school, has ordered 30 railroad lanterns to outline the Fort Collins airport runway at night, with night flying to start once the lanterns arrive.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Colorado Star College
Otis Massey
Scouting District Committee to Meet Friday Evening
The New Castle Boy Scout district organization and extension committee will convene Friday evening in the see offices located in the Greer building.
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New Castle
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