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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1931
Page
9
Arthur DeV. Carpenter explains how the moon seen with the naked eye shows dark plains and bright regions. He notes that opera glasses reveal rough surface detail and a small telescope makes lunar features more vivid. A six inch refractor at 500 power could render the moon visually within 500 miles.
International News Service notes the Samoan Islands population rose from 8056 in 1920 to 10055 in 1931 based on a census, with naval governor figures listing 5679 in 1900. Also mentions President Grant once arrested for fast driving in Washington and a one year Swiss presidency.
A letter from Mrs. M G Sanders argues for teaching caution alongside nature study. She warns against excess fear and questions child feeding behavior while urging balanced parenting to avoid unsafe experiments with snakes Worms and toad stools. A second letter asks about a nervous eleven year old and suggests reducing family generations and calming, supporting the child with minimal commands and clear responsibilities.
Bethany Church ends its weeks long Vacation Bible School with a Friday eight o clock program at Bethany Lutheran. The event features pageants plays and a demonstration of work done and good accomplished. Cast includes Elsie Ridley Margaret Jennings Mildred Dengler Grothy Thompson Cecelia Turner and others. The dramatization of the Story of Joseph follows the pageant.
Workmen near King's Chapel in Boston uncovered a burial chamber beneath School street during excavation. Skeletons were found along with a coffin plate naming Francis Gray born 1781 died 1861 aged 80. The tomb likely lay on the chapel lawn before School street was moved.
Dr W E Britton a state zoologist warns a serious tree pest outbreak may sweep western Massachusetts Connecticut and eastern New York this summer. The Saddled Prominent attacked Canaan mountain and Kent last year with earlier great outbreaks in 1917 and 1918. Britton notes two year cycles and long subsidence between outbreaks. The Iceland area is given as 39 709 square miles.
Mrs Nor Buchanan Helm represented herself in a Los Angeles divorce suit after neither husband nor attorney appeared. The judge granted divorce, awarded custody of her 6 year old daughter, and ordered Helm to pay $50 monthly alimony.
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