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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1946
Page
1
Washington reports that Congressional conferees from the OPA bill meet for the fourth straight day and push toward a plan for higher price ceilings and gradual removal of controls. A full agreement on continuing modified controls after June 30 is expected, with amendments on food items, ceilings, and subsidies still under discussion.
John Clyde Gaffney aged 20 recently discharged from the U S Navy was fatally injured in an auto collision on Route 422 near Parkstown Corners at 1 50 this morning. Four others were injured including Donald Klingensmith Henry McFall Sgt Dean Marshall and Mrs Evelyn Marshall. Catherine Marshall the eleven month old escaped uninjured. Coroner T F Nugent and state police investigated.
A Westsider reports a pear tree at 814 West Washington blooming again after frost and rain, yielding two sizes of fruit. A reader notes peas and potatoes harvested June 18 by A P Stewart of R D No 2 Wampum. Others warn of a 25 foot drop along Court House hill hazards. A citizen cites beans stolen from seed counters and a dog house made from oil cans remains at Arlington and East Washington streets.
United States weather statistics show a maximum of 33 and a minimum of 51 with traces of precipitation. River level reaches 7 feet. Comparisons to four years ago show a maximum of 81 and a minimum of 60 with no precipitation.
The United States signals readiness to form an atomic energy control authority outside the United Nations if Russia blocks surrender of its UN veto. Bernard Baruch presented the plan to the UN Atomic Energy Commission outlining veto relief as a keystone. Informed sources say the US would seek outside UN channels for atomic energy governance.
A Dallas Baker Hotel basement explosion killed seven employees and injured 41, with fire crews probing debris for additional victims. Officials ruled out an ammonia explosion and look for a cause amid a large rescue operation and ongoing hospitalizations.
In Tokyo on June 22, Lieutenant General Robert Eichelberger, commander of the U S Eighth Army, condemned an American military commission for recommending clemency for 62 year old Major Yaichi Rikitake, camp commander convicted in murders of allied prisoners. He said the sentence of 15 years is inadequate and should be enforced.
Four people were hurt when a Route 6 trackless trolley collided with an automobile at Ridge and Glenwood in Philadelphia. James Schofield, 55, was the most seriously injured and kept for head X ray. Passengers Stanley Buckley and Wilbur Nibover had minor injuries. Matilda Brenna sustained bruises and shock.
State College Pa June 22 The graduating class at Pennsylvania State College faces postponed diploma ceremonies due to wet ink and delays from muggy weather. Registrar William S Hoffman said engravers warned the traditional parchment skins may not arrive in time for next Thursday's ceremony.
Police report a doe was hit by a car driven by Frank E. Hurley of 209 Bruce Street Youngstown Ohio near the airport on Route 422 three miles west of town at about 8 15 in the morning. Hurley said the deer jumped the fence and bounded into his path, was struck squarely.
Jews and Britons conduct parallel searches across the Holy Land for five British officers and workers kidnapped by the Irgun. The effort centers near the Dead Sea while Irgun demands the death sentences of two Jews be lifted in Jerusalem prison. Police patrols and identity checks intensify in Tel Aviv as calls for release mount.
President Truman spoke by trans Atlantic telephone with Secretary of State James Byrnes from the White House to the American Embassy in Paris this morning. The five minute call at 9 15 a m focused on developments at the Paris foreign ministers meeting.
James R. Cramer, 16, of Penn Craft, was accidentally killed near Brownsville while hunting groundhogs with Clark Stephens. The gun went off as Cramer allegedly set it down, fracturing his skull in the woods, police reported.
Death notices list Mrs John Rozzi aged 31 of Lowellville RE F D John Clyde Gaffney 20 of 419 Knox Avenue and John J O Neil 60 of 233 North Mill Street with dates in June 1946 for the Saturday the 22nd listing.
Investigation under way into a June 16 crash of an Army B-24 at Shemya Alaska that killed the entire crew. The plane struck an Army quartermaster warehouse, destroying supplies valued at more than 308000 dollars. Partial victim list includes Second Lieut. Philip Oltusky and Pfc. Lester E. Ellerbee with next of kin listed.
Dayton Ohio June 22 Five new aviation records were set by a single standard Army B 29 bomber. The aircraft flew Wright Field to Tucson and back totaling 11 hours 42 minutes with a 10 000 kilogram payload over 5 000 kilometers at an average 265 mph. Old records broken included 0 load 251 mph 1 000 kg 249 mph and 2 000 kg 166 mph.
Fire destroyed the Japanese Gardens at Wooden Island in Jackson Park during the 1893 Columbian Exposition. A second building in the group was damaged as fire crews battled flames, crossing a fragile arched bridge and pumping water from the lagoon.
In Campobasso Italy on June 22 a landslide of buried land mines detonated killing sixteen workers and injuring seventy with a storage building collapse adding to the disaster.
Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania buys a downtown New Castle property at Mercer Street and South Street to house toll and local central offices district offices and a commercial business office. The site fronts 103 feet on Mercer and 160 feet on South Street to Cochran Way, formerly a market site and adjacent razed building. Final plans await, with a building sized for future telephone needs.
Washington June 22 An inquiry into charges of lax accounting at the Reconstruction Finance Corporation is assured by at least one House committee. Comptroller James Warren warned Truman and Congress that the practices are serious and require prompt reporting. RFC Chairman Charles Boh Henderson defended wartime expansion, saying centralized records and controls were not feasible.
Mrs. Margaret Kirker receives War Department telegram confirming the death of T-3 Charles P. Chin Jr. in a German motor vehicle accident on June 13. A memorial mass is set for July 8 at St. Mary's church. He was 22, son of Charles P. Chip of Detroit and Helen Chin.
The AFL plumbers union served a 30 day strike notice on Cleveland contractors worsening a stalled veteran housing and postwar building program. The dispute mirrors the carpenters walkout in northern Ohio as workers seek equal pay with the top earning six crafts at $2.00 an hour.
Engineers and trainmen on the strike bound Hudson and Manhattan railroad were told a return to work could occur after a presidential fact finding board recommended 18 and a half cents per hour rise. About 700 strikers were urged to gather at union halls with tubes expected to resume by Monday.
Paul Remley of 1029 East Washington Street drove to the Fourth Ward fire station this morning when a short circuit sparked a fire around the generator. Firemen put it out with foamite. damage described as slight by Fire Chief James E. Thomas. A false alarm was later sounded from Box 59 at 10 40 p m Friday.
Washington reports strong expectation that President Truman will sign the Hobbs anti-racketeering bill. After swift Senate passage it aims to outlaw interference with interstate commerce by robbery or extortion. Administration aides believe he will affix his signature.
Chicago June 22 Meat packers warned families of a ten day period when meat will be scarce due to dropping livestock shipments to record lows. The Cahilly Co Milwaukee largest meat concern closed its plant affecting 1700 workers as other slaughterhouses prepared to shut down. Department of Agriculture reported the week’s livestock receipts at 12 major stockyards the lowest under normal transportation. Pack officials blamed farmers withholding cattle awaiting OPA price ceilings end June 30.
Ottawa June 22 Canadian efforts to liberalize divorce laws were halted by Justice Minister St Laurent who told the House of Commons there will be no change to the present grounds for divorce. He noted divorce is granted only on adultery and warned against removing a divine standard.
The OPA says marked money trapped two partners from a used car and truck sales agency in Philadelphia. Each was arrested and held on $1,000 bail. They allegedly charged a disabled war veteran more than 220 percent above the ceiling price for a light pickup truck.
Pittsburgh June 22 378 uncontested divorce suits listed for trial in Allegheny county common pleas court to clear docket before summer schedule begins next month court officials said the record number aims to speed proceedings and reduce backlog.
President Juan Peron said he hopes for better relations with the United States and as much trade as possible with the Soviet Union. He urged Congress to act quickly on ratifying the Chapultepec and San Francisco charters, while noting he cannot personally recommend approval. He cited delays in wheat shipments to Europe due to rubber tire shortages caused by unnamed foreign nations.
Viscount Cecil of Chelwood warned in London that elaborate plans to render atomic force harmless could be useless if war redeclares itself. He said once war starts such arrangements would cease to be effective and major world cities could be destroyed long before it ends.
Reuben A. Lewis, 50, publisher of Finance magazine, falls six stories from the Maryland hotel in Chicago. Taken to Henrotin hospital in critical condition with fractures to both legs and an arm, chest injuries, internal damage, and a possible skull fracture. His wife said he had been in excellent health with only minor business worries.
Vice Admiral Blandy postponed the dress rehearsal for the July 1 atomic bomb test over Bikini due to unfavorable winds and heavy clouds. The test was moved from tomorrow morning to Monday because air operations would be impracticable over the lagoon.
Big Four foreign ministers halted public news on Trieste and Venezia Giulia during talks to allow freer expression in session. Byrnes had pressed for full dissemination while Molotov signaled upcoming Russian policy briefings on Germany.
London reports Britain warmly received the U S proposal for a four power treaty to keep Japan disarmed for 25 years The Foreign Office said it was studying the draft and would issue a final reply after full consideration The Chinese and Soviet Union were named as other powers to sit on the commission
Oscar Brumbaugh 30 of Chambersburg RD died in hospital after a land mine exploded while a fuse was removed. Two co workers William Donovan 49 of Newville and George Patterson of Chambersburg RD were treated for cuts and brush burns.
Tokyo faced an acute rice shortage as the city, famed for high consumption, received only minimal shipments in the past week. Officials warned the deficit could tighten further as days passed without normal allocations.
A reminiscence recalls watching games from a tree outside the stadium and through a fence. The narrator notes bleacher seats were not ideal yet affordable and highlights the knothole gang as a source of fun during those days.
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