Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

New Castle News in New Castle, Pennsylvania

We have 17,918,174 pages in Pennsylvania

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1933

Page

4

Timely facts on blindness survey urge Fourth of July restraint

The National Society for the Prevention of Blindness notes 500 blind students in schools due to fireworks accidents and air rifles. Annually 750 to 4,000 eye injuries occur with about 70 cases of accidental blindness yearly. Parents and teachers should act to curb dangerous fireworks to reduce costs of Independence Day celebrations.

National Society For the Prevention of Blindness

Payroll Gains Reported Across Manufacturing Sectors

Secretary Perkins cites a May surge with a 4 percent rise in manufacturing jobs and 11 percent in payrolls from 17,923 establishments in 89 industries. The report, the strongest month-to-month gain since 1923, aligns with business optimism and General Hugh Johnson’s forecast of 4,000,000 workers returning by October.

Perkins Department of Labor Hugh Johnson Public Works

Restoration of Two-Cent Postage

Announcement that the two cent local rate on first class mail will take effect next month meets broad approval. The change aims to restore mail volume and provide work for postal employees, offsetting deficits from the 3 cent rate.

Franklin Post Office Washington

Deadbeat Nations and Europe Debt Delinquency

The piece argues that debt nations aim to cancel U.S. obligations by subpar payments. Britain pays less than a seventh, signaling a preference to default or delay. France followed with partial action, while smaller debtors await the water test. It warns Washington to expect more defaults and stresses the need for mutual understanding and restraint.

United States Britain Uncle Sam France Great Britain London Europe America

Fame and folly mingle in wandering reflections

History notes crises pass yet questions linger about great men like Pierpont Morgan and the value of silence. A quip about love and the punchline of a witness’s testimony poke at fame and memory from a chatty, sardonic voice.

All of Us House Moving

In our town children once watched a house roll along streets while Ostrander’s father, Jim the house mover, guided it with rollers, a winch, and a white horse. The scene faded with wires, traffic, and houses torn down, leaving today’s kids unable to learn the craft.

Ostrander Jim

Keep Moving Forward Aim Higher and Enjoy Progress

Advice on balancing ambition with contentment urging steady progress toward better goals. Emphasizes setting new targets after each achievement and finding joy in the effort itself rather than only the final result.

The Greatest Happiness by Edgar A Guest

A man seeks happiness in wealth and power but finds true joy when he shares a meal with a hungry stranger. The act of giving transforms his view, teaching that fulfillment comes from giving rather than possessing wealth.

Hints and Dints Chronicle Various Musings and Jokes

A mixed collection of humorous quips and brief essays on noise cleanliness and daily life. It includes reflections on backbones of women and men, warnings about unnecessary urban noise, clergyman notices, and humor about toys news and everyday manners. The piece features aphorisms about patience, flirtations with cars and radios, and a Bible facts section.

Daily Editorial Digest Symposium of Editorial Views

A digest compiling editorial viewpoints from newspapers nationwide on topics of public importance. Edited by the Consolidated Press Association, the symposium presents diverse takes, framing debates on policy, governance, and societal issues across outlets.

Consolidated Press Association

Debt talk at London conference stirs mixed US reaction

Analysts across the United States split on Premier MacDonald’s call to tackle foreign debts before other recovery efforts. Editorials from Star to Times urge tact, warn of failure, or push for US consideration, with observers stressing debt relief as a principal, not sole, aim and noting Roosevelt’s openness to proposals.

MacDonald Great Britain Washington Evening Star Star United States Lincoln State Journal Boston Transcript London Transcript Washington Buffalo Evening News Roosevelt Altoona Mirror Haverhill Gazette Boise Idaho Statesman Spokane Spokesman-Review Chicago Daily News Europe Oakland Tribune Baltimore Evening Sun Rock Island Argus SAN Francisco Chronicle Roanoke Times Columbia S. Cc.) Record Danbury News-Times Lexington Leader Asbury Park Evening Press Nashville Banner Charlotte Observer Oklahoma City Times Salt Lake Deseret News Forth Worth Star-Telegram Portland Oregon Journal DES Moines Tribune Providence Journal The Houston Chronicle Jersey City Journal Newark Evening News Dayton Daily News Charleston S. C Evening Post Morgantown Dominion News

Fragmented press quotes reflect varied public opinion

A compilation of brief newspaper clippings from multiple papers covers topics from a Kansas baby joke to university degree taxes, telephonic news to India, Fourth of July fireworks warnings, wool price signals, a Rubber Company wage story, Chicago police and teachers, suspended schoolboys singing Adeline, windowless buildings for children, and kittens born in a tree prompting dog beliefs.

Superstitions Tie Lincoln Bed to White House Luck

A four-poster bed once used by Lincoln remains in use at the White House. White House staff claim sleeping in it brings misfortune, citing Calvin Coolidge’s death after he slept there and Lindbergh’s kidnapping after a visit. Colonel Howe chose a smaller bed for fear of being overwhelmed by the nine-foot piece.

Lincoln White House Calvin Coolidge Hoover Lindbergh Colonel Howe Roosevelt

Proverbial Wisdom and Erroneous Hospital Quote

The item notes a Proverbs quotation about the north wind and a backbiting tongue and includes a corrected hospital quote about treatment. It also critiques the command to love your neighbor and labels another crime explanation as human cussedness in plain language.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Fontaine NEW Castle News News Company, A Corporation North Mercer Street New Castle, Pa Pred L. Rentz A. W. Treadwell Lucy Treadwell Ray Jacob FP. Rentz James Ray George W. Conway Pull International News Service Bell Telephone Audit Bureau of Circulations American Newspaper Publishers’ Association New York West 44Th St Philadelphia Real Estate Trust Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce Detroit General Motors Milwaukee Commerce Chicago Tribune Tower National Advertising Fred Kimball, Incorporated New Castle Mike of Us BY Marshall Maslin Oversay J. J. Mundy Edgar A. Guest Pete Fred Hollywood Carnera England Joel Pap William Daily Editorial Digest Kansas India Springfield Mass Rochester Times-Union San Antonio Rubber Company Fort Worth Star-Telegram Pasadena Adeline Justice Triumps Lowell Evening Leader New York Sun
Search Courier

Search the New Castle News Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The New Castle News?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication