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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1941
Page
16
Harrisburg report on the legislature’s first attempt to amend the state liquor laws. Gov vetoed two bills that would split control, expand private outlets, and loosen limits on sales. Bills passed May 29 by the House and June 10 by the Senate, facing enforcement challenges.
War era notes list local enlistees into the Navy and Naval Reserve ages. President Roosevelt signs a bill expanding exemptions from the draft for three years of service or one year in any service plus two years in the reserve. Ex‑Navy and Ex‑Marine inducted in Army may be discharged on request. The 35,000‑ton battleship South Dakota is launched at Camden and will boost the fleet to eighteen battleships with a price tag over 53 million dollars. Keel for the 20,000‑ton light cruiser Santa Fe laid.
Readings from the Lawrence Journal discuss local historical notes from 1853 1854 including marriages at South Slippery Rock township and cemetery lot sales at Greenwood Cemetery with plans and costs. canal navigation freezes. Mercer and New Castle Railroad locating. cow nuisance debate. and a traveling museum show in New Castle.
Fort Warren Wyoming June 23. The Caissons Go Rolling Along parody appears in a new army song edition distributed by Orvil E. Stiles chaplain 163rd National Guard Regiment Idaho. Replacing the caissons verses with motorized lines the parody mocks trucks radios and fuel as the unit shifts from horses to machinery.
Harrisburg reports that about 65 000 Pennsylvanians will register for Selective Service on July 1. Revised procedures emphasize accuracy and courtesy, permitting one registrant at a time, with cards color coded by birth dates, and registrar signatures binding the act of registration.
Lawrence County scouting leaders announced the Boy Scout camp will open July 7 under director Nick Ca Silo. The four week season promises health safety education and fun with limited weekly slots on a first come first served basis. Registrations are being taken at the Greer building scout office and plans include a larger nature hut and possible shower facilities.
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