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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1937
Page
4
Administration advisers urge early end to current session. They argue meaningful bills like wage and hour and Wagner housing require thorough debate and cannot be rushed. They warn of heavy schedules, controversial reorganizations, and the impossibility of finishing all measures in weeks.
Frank P. Patterson president judge of Allegheny Common Pleas Court condemns current divorce laws as too lax and intolerable. He notes the ease of obtaining divorces harms family life and suggests seeking stricter laws to make matrimony more binding.
The article notes growing unrest in the Soviet Union with executions mass arrests and dismissals of trusted communists. It suggests the Stalin regime faces increasing difficulties in keeping the masses contented though the exact causes remain unclear. It cites widespread repression and a nation-wide, menacing discontent.
The Graf Zeppelin is retired to a Frankfort hangar after 590 flights including 143 across the ocean. With the Hindenburg disaster recent, hydrogen airships face an uncertain future as heavier-than-air craft rise in prominence. The Graf Zeppelin, now grounded for the last time, marks the end of a pioneering era in airship design.
The piece praises uncles as steady assets in family life, cites famous Uncle figures from history literature and politics, and laments the neglect of an official Uncle’s Day while noting distribution and significance across generations. It playfully questions why telegraph firms overlook Uncle Sam's kin and rewards.
In Los Angeles an evangelist reportedly preached for 21 hours and set an endurance record. A challenge was issued for anyone who can prove he stopped preaching or failed to continue until the claim is verified.
A Camden New Jersey lecture notes guidance letters to a stuttering high school girl. It urges teachers and parents to foster sympathy and patience, allow time to speak, use supportive signals, and create social opportunities to boost her confidence. The writer advocates collective effort to help her overcome the handicap.
A reflective prose piece compares each person to a lantern that lights a path for others. The author argues that one’s steady, decent conduct amid doubt and struggle sustains hope, even as individual light may fade. The message honors resilience and shared humanity.
In village life divorces are few as watchful neighbors steer couples toward virtue and most women are regarded as good cooks, reflecting a traditional domestic ethos.
A jumble of lighthearted observations and quips notes political shifts, mischief at home, and humorous tales. It mentions Hoover era parallels, a North Hill man teasing his wife, naval academy rules on marriage, judges and murder acquittals, horn honking fines, and taxes driving manufacturers to other states.
A Los Angeles Times column exposes a vintage con reversed by slickers who sold a $100,000 money making machine that supposedly converts $1 bills into $1,000s. The scam thrives as Secret Service reports claim 50 million dollars a year in gullible investments.
A fraught discussion among acquaintances leaves hard feelings as shared drink sparks conflict. The memory of past loyalties and jokes resurfaces, warning that even in celebration tension can rise and fray friendships.
U S Judge Akerman amused by a quip during a Karpis harboring hearing as attorneys spar over extraneous matters. A pun about Perfect and Practice marks a wedding, a Long Island fare dispute ends with the mother not paying for her son, and a jab at bond issues closes the column.
The Minnesota annual publication reveals county names, tax rates, and full personal property tax details for individuals and firms. It also lists receipts and expenditures from the previous year with precise disbursements, juror and witness fees, and funding for births and deaths, all in a transparent financial statement.
A reflective column warns about brittle speech and urges precaution in how words are used. It notes vandals in New Castle tearing down branches and jokes about rewards for destructive acts, then contrasts dictators with rule of law and the daily impact on citizens.
Miss Markel offers tips on handling awkward room corners with large furniture like a secretary desk or tall cupboard and suggests placing a long narrow tapestry low over the mantel with minimal ornaments. she notes she will mail personal answers to readers.
Central Press columnist Leslie Eichel reports quiet yet decisive moves in the steel dispute led by John L. Lewis and the Committee for Industrial Organization. He notes looming federal mediation, halted violence, and a possible quick settlement as Taft and the mediation panel push for renewed talks amid deaths in Chicago and Youngstown.
Professor Paul H. Nystrom of Columbia argues wage comparisons mislead. He notes chain and variety stores train high school graduates with fair pay, many advancing to department store roles, and he contends managers’ and buyers’ salaries skew data. He asserts chain pay is not universally lower for similar work.
The article advises hosts to begin with cocktails and appetizers as guests arrive, framing the early service as a key etiquette step. It emphasizes a smooth welcome, small bites, and careful pacing to set a gracious tone for the gathering.
A 1937 Edgar A. Guest poem urges resilience and work ethic, contrasting pride in distant roads with endurance through pain. It reflects on aging, resisting idle comfort, and finding joy in facing fears and duties rather than retreating to ease.
Yale president James Rowland Angell warns against mixing anti capitalist sins with a bastard democracy and a fascist force. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr urges a national job census to reveal how many workers seek employment but cannot find it.
Hollywood dancer Gilda Gray, divorcing her third husband, urges wives to avoid being possessive, bossy, or nagging. She cautions against public embarrassment of husbands and reminds readers they married a man, not a sparrow to control.
Notable nativities include William Harrison Jack Dempsey born 1895 restaurateur and ex champion. Gustave Charpentier born 1860, French composer. Today’s Yesterdays recount June 24 1897 Cabot’s voyage to Nova Scotia sighting Manhattan though not settling. June 24 1648 five wardens appointed in Dutch Manhattan with fire damage payout. June 24 1650 John Churchill birth future Duke of Marlborough and John Arbuthnot satire John Bull. Scots find humor. English treat John Bull as Uncle Sam.
A fragment notes a Baltimore youth Edward Warren at age 13 going aloft, with continuation cited on Page Five. The item hints at historical state histories and a period scene from 1784. The readable text preserves names and the civic tone of the report.
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