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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1941
Page
7
The notice lists prices per sack and per pound for various goods including Scratch Feed $1.92, Broiler Mash $2.45, Horse Feed $1.92, Dairy Feed $1.45, Pauline Fateners $2.16, Oyster Shells 97c, and assorted meats such as Veal Chops and Haddock Fillets with per pound costs, indicating a general catalog of perishables and feeds from a rough ledger.
Tokyo officials announce urgent government and military conferences to decide Japan’s next steps amid the German attack on Soviet Russia. Premier Konoye reports to Emperor Hirohito on domestic and international affairs as Foreign Minister Matsuoka and army navy chiefs meet at the Imperial Palace.
Harrisburg June 23 Soldiers in active service needed in key defense industries may obtain honorable discharges. Requests must be sent to the under-secretary of war with an employer affidavit. State Selective Service Director Dr. William Mather Lewis announced the plan.
British formations blasted German bases across the channel as they dropped bombs. Coastal observers noted planes flying farther inland. Water planes patrolled the Dover Straits to keep it clear of attackers. Seven enemy fighters were destroyed and two British planes were lost.
Bennett M Rich of Rice’s Landing Pennsylvania has earned a Ph D in political science from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor Saturday. The Brookings Institution notified that his thesis will be published marking seventh such publication for an Institute Fellow. Rich is son of Mrs M L Rich of 413 Highland Avenue. A local factory, started with no tools or building six months ago, now makes .50 caliber machine guns.
Washington June 23 A substitute bill would greatly limit presidents power to seize property during the emergency restricting draft powers to industrial coal, equipment and facilities. Acting Secretary Patterson presented the measure to the Senate military affairs committee noting it aims to free machine tool industry bottlenecks and speed defense production.
Delegates to the fifth Western State Loyal Order of Moose convention at Tyrone have returned led by Governor Harold Shaffer and Secretary Perry McFarland. Others include George Gettings, Fred Osuschel, Patrick Kearns Sr, Pred GeFiore, Joseph Quehl, James E. Thomas and Walter Ringer. The local Moose degree term won a prize and the Legion degree was presented in Tyrone amid a large Saturday parade.
North Liberty residents share in a six oclock dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Clifford Patterson to fete two couples Mrs Patterson of Grove City and Mrs Gola of Plaingrove with over a hundred friends presenting gifts. The column also lists numerous visits and travels among locals including Theodore George Jr Alberta Decker Betty Kelley Edwin Connor and others, plus scattered notes about relatives and weekend guests.
Mrs Blanche Walk of Washington Pao, a graduate grand finalist of the Women of the Moose, will be honored at a dinner at the local Moose lodge on South Mercer Street Tuesday evening. Afterward, a class of candidates will be initiated with the New Castle chapter degree team in charge, and installation of officers will follow with Mrs Stella Fisher of Sharon as installing regent.
The Moscow communique reports German forces attacked the front from the Baltic to the Black Sea, halved at all points with heavy losses. It notes Soviet mobilization expanding to over 4 million more men, calls for national blackout, and predicts Hitler's defeat as Napoleon’s fate.
The Lawrence County Red Cross chapter expresses gratitude for aid from the Wann's Voluntary Services for Civil Defense in London. The gift enables assistance to many families who lost homes in a recent disaster, with juniors handling related contributions and relief efforts.
David Brown age 13 son of Ron Brown of 124 North Ray strane suffered serious injuries after falling beneath a tractor while attempting to climb onto it. He was crushed under the machine and suffered severe injuries. He was admitted to Jameson Memorial Hospital around 1 40 Sunday afternoon.
London June 23 British naval patrols intercepted the German supply ship Bobbonga a former passenger vessel of 4429 tons. An admiralty statement said the mission was part of wartime supply disruption and noted the ship was halted without further incident.
A hospital notes list admissions and discharges at Jameson Memorial and New Castle Hospital. Names include James Brown Flossie McCafferty Juliet Thacker Rose Fobes and many others with tonsil and other operations noted. Discharged patients include Kenneth McPheeters James Fauzey Mary Gott and others from Ellwood City New Wilmington and Slippery Rock areas.
Washington June 23 Secretary of State Cordell Hull will vacation briefly in Sulphur Springs to recover from a cold and fatigue. A state department spokesman said he has recovered but doctors advised rest for a week before returning to the desk. Hull will have a direct line to the department and stay in daily touch.
In Pennsylvania 280 municipalities have defense councils preparing action plans. Proposals include patriotic demonstrations on July 1 for the second selective service contingent, committees to register home volunteer defense units, and registering housing shortage offices in communities. Dr Arnaud C Maris says local units should organize quickly to ensure federal state local coordination when needed.
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