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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1949
Page
9
Fire Chief H F Steinbring warns summer dangers persist and offers safety rules. Turn off heating devices before vacations, lock windows, draw shades, extinguish candles, carry a portable extinguisher, and smother campfires. Do not use kerosene to start fires.
The Navy report notes the Mars flying boat fleet completed 52 flights in 1948 covering 500000 passenger miles with no accidents recorded.
Allan Sproul president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York urges Americans to support the savings bond program. He frames thrift as essential to individual dignity and self-reliance, urging regular bond purchases to sustain the American way of life.
Robert Pilshaw of West Washington Street leaves for South Bend Indiana after visiting his home. He will work for Lafayette Insurance Co. in South Bend following his bachelor of arts in political science from Hamline University. His mother Mrs. Albert Pilshaw returned from Hamline’s June 12 commencement where he served as Alpha Sigma Chi vice president, Alpha Delta Zeta member, and Republican club student representative.
Portuguese writers credit Andre Goncalves with entering Guanabara Bay on January 1, 1502 and naming the inlet the River of January, a discovery linked to early Portuguese exploration.
Sixty-eight candidates took a driving test conducted by State police at the Armory course. Forty-three passed and twenty-five failed. Names of successful drivers listed include Alexander Kranes and William C. Schlegel among many others from New Bedford and surrounding areas. Tests will occur 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. next Tuesday.
Invitations go out about three weeks before the wedding. One invitation per couple. separate invites for other adults. Group invitations may be sent to Misses Mary Joan and Barbara Robinson. The bride’s mother helps list guests for church only or ceremony plus reception. Announcements mailed on wedding day. no RSVP needed for church only or reception invites. Sign all future checks Mary Brown. never Mrs. James Brown. Maintain maiden initial on pre marriage silver and linens.
The text notes Nemesis as initially the daughter of Night embodying conscience, later reimagined as a deity enforcing punitive providence and vengeance. It adds: the navy trains Air Force Ground Controlled Approach teams for Berlin airlift use.
Chicago police and four federal agencies pursue 73 year old Sigmund Z Engel alias Sam Engel Carl Laemmie Jr after he swindled a missing Chicago widow out of 5000 and a New York divorcee out of 50000 in jewels. He posed as a Hollywood producer and a banker and fled from vaudeville to Sing Sing. He courted women with gifts and could secure plane seats by sending flowers and cigarettes to airline staff.
The Tonga protectorate under British Oceania announced Salote Tubou as the native queen succeeding her father George II in April 1918.
Government figures show 1948 crops harvested on federally irrigated western lands valued at 594.6 million dollars, marking the third straight year over this level and near 1947’s peak. The three year total value on reclamation water lands stands at 6.063 billion. The Agriculture Department also notes US farm mortgage debt up 4.5 percent from last year and 9 percent above 1946 lows. Navy Mars flying boats carried 21 277 passengers in 1948 without accidents.
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