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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1949
Page
4
A royal commission in London urges birth control for the poor and uneducated while recommending larger family allowances tax relief and social changes to raise the average from two to three children. It promotes national policy with clinics under the public health system and broad sex education, amid expected controversy.
Lawrence County has sold 75 percent of its quota in the Opportunity Drive for FE Savings Bonds. E A Roberts said up to June 11 the county sold 570771 in bonds led by Chairman Clarence M England and his committee. The drive ends June 30 with July 16 crediting. The state total stands at 75 percent.
Eddie Albert a 43 year old mute newsboy and vendor at Johnstown Point stadium died in a Johnstown hospital from injuries in an auto accident. Police said a car driven by Alfred Bowser struck Albert as he waited for a street car last night. Betty Fleming who was struck by the same car sustained only minor injuries.
The jury in Wisconsin convicted Milton Babich of first degree murder after deliberating 1 hour 15 minutes. Judge Steffes imposed life imprisonment with an appeal expected by Babich and his defense. Kathleen Birmingham cried in court as relatives consoled her.
Campaign workers from five divisions prepare for a 6 30 p m gathering that may become a victory celebration The outcome hinges on subscriptions reported at the meeting Rt Rev Msgr Paul J Glenn rector of St Charles seminary in Columbus Ohio is the principal speaker J Preston Flaherty leads the program honoring outstanding contributors Also noted 1874 mark when pickling machines began replacing hand labor in tin plate works
Princess Cecelia Victoria Anastasia Zita Thyra Adelheid Von Hohenzollern wed Clyde Harris of Amarillo in two ceremonies at Hechingen Castle Germany. The civil and Protestant church weddings were held in the castle tower coroner room and chapel, first royal wedding at the birthplace of the Hohenzollern line.
County officials and assessors debated property values at a meeting. Residents criticized state figures as too high while others urged uniform taxation across districts. Solicitor McElwee explained assessments use 40 percent of fair market value as the standard. Some assessors planned increases, others would hold current year valuations.
A British liner was bombed by a Chinese Nationalist plane and all sailing for today was canceled. The Anchises was beached near Woosung after the attack as Communist ports including Shanghai Tientsin Ningpo Wen Chow and Tsintao were declared closed to foreign shipping after June 26.
Deaths reported include Anthony Dardes of Hillsville aged 20 after a prolonged illness. Also Mary M. Horn of Chewton age 65 and Burton A. Hamill's wife Amanda May Hogue Hamill age 71. Funeral plans detail services, callers, and burial sites across multiple local churches and cemeteries.
James Spanos 31 owner near Elizabeth restaurant was indicted on embracery charges tied to an alleged jury fix. He refused grand jury testimony citing self incrimination while prosecutors pursued evidence against attorney O Hicks Freeman in the Husick trial ongoing in Pittsburgh. The case relates to a Wilkinsburg bank theft claim involving Benjamin Husick.
Epworth church honors its leaders with a memorial service outline and names of deceased contributors. Dr. William A. Thornton, former Epworth pastor from Erie Pa, will speak at a tureen dinner meeting starting 6 30. Jubilee week features nightly services and a dedication by Bishop Wicke next Sunday.
Observers note rainfall at about half an inch while downtown reports more rain. Groups of youngsters watch on Monday as workers erect a temporary dam on Neshannock Creek feeding the city recreation pool at Mercer Street.
The Gale Ours family expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for kindness sympathy flowers and car donations during their recent bereavement.
President Truman nominates Mrs Perle Mesta to be minister to Luxembourg making her the administration s first woman envoy. Mesta a Washington hostess and Democratic supporter takes over after Admiral Alan Kirk moved to the Soviet post.
New Wilmington Rotarians and Kiwanians will join farmers of the district for a dinner at the Wilmington Grange Hall on Monday night June 27. Lt. Col. Norman L. Cox US Army will be the principal speaker. Col. Cox, 21 years in service, has been stationed in Germany for the past three years.
President says the parley report will be made public after a 17 hour journey from Paris aboard the presidential plane. Acheson remains in a jovial mood but withholds publication statements until after talks with Mr. Truman and congressional leaders. Officials expect Acheson to address the nation by radio Friday night. Washington officials view the Paris meeting as a step forward in international relations and a path toward cold war discussions, with the Berlin blockade likely to stay in abeyance.
Western ministers left after the first Council of Foreign Ministers session in eighteen months without full agreements. The Soviet demand to free profits of Austrian companies for export was rejected. Berlin access and German trade guarantees remained unresolved. Vishinsky pressed for a German treaty and troop withdrawals, but the West called it propaganda.
The peach traces to China where it has thrived for over five millennia. Early settlers introduced peaches to America with the first known orchard in western Maryland in 1675. Drive Slow-Children Move Fast.
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