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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1937
Page
4
New York City special prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey reports another racketeering case. Two defendants pleaded not guilty but after state evidence both pleaded guilty facing up to 93 years each. Dewey’s 61st conviction without a loss prompts questions about whether standard law enforcement can curb organized crime.
The piece advocates ignoring extreme heat by staying calm and detached. It urges avoiding stress, seeking shade, eating light, and wearing light loose clothes. If you cannot ignore the heat, follow the shaded street approach and slow down to reduce illness risk.
A delegation of boys leaves New Castle for the first national Boy Scout Jamboree in Washington. For 10 days they join 25 000 scouts at the Potomac site for exhibits demonstrations and tours. The event marks ongoing youth leadership development in the movement now 27 years old.
The piece argues that April added over 6,000 federal payroll workers to reach 835,259, a record. It suggests painful government downsizing is needed, with large dismissals of bureaucrats to achieve true administrative economy amid a modest economic upturn.
The Literary Digest faces collapse after a disastrous November poll misjudged the New Deal verdict, despite decades of accuracy. The publication, once a leading gauge of public sentiment with 1.5 million readers, will merge with the Review of Reviews, marking the end of an era.
A June anniversary reflection on marriage in a newspaper advice column. The author notes many couples marry in June and urges staying married, expressing old fashioned views and well wishes for couples to persevere in their relationship.
A Cleveland News editorial notes Pennsylvania Governor George H. Earle denies a 1940 presidential bid but hints support for FDR's third term. The piece cites Earle as a Roosevelt protégé and suggests a trial balloon, while stressing opposition to a third term and praising Washington's precedent limiting longevity in office.
An inspirational meditation on the heart as a strong, enduring force that never truly breaks. It sustains life through birth to death, enduring doubt and hardship while remaining loyal, focused, and steadfast in its pulsing work.
A Bible verse from Habakkuk 2 12 warns of building towns by bloodshed and establishing cities through iniquity. The meditation reflects on justice and the moral cost of oppression.
A miscellany of local quips and observations includes sun set and rise times, a neighbor’s tale of domestic danger, culinary musings about dining song and a five and dime, a self loading wheelbarrow gag, and jokes about modernization and manners. It closes with reflections on towels and hospitality.
A column of quips and vignettes on marriage failures accidents court cases and quirky incidents from across the United States. Highlights include a Illinois man injured aiding a blind person a New York mugging chase and a Minnesota fireball accident with gasoline and a July end of the world prediction with July vacation planning advice.
The author notes six states Arizona Delaware Wyoming Nevada New Mexico and Vermont have one House member seven others North Dakota Idaho New Hampshire Rhode Island South Dakota and Utah have two Maine and Oregon have three. The speaker also comments on fishing and the Paris Exposition as distractions and dismisses plans to visit. The tone reflects skepticism about reform and societal progress.
The inner envelope should be addressed “Mr. and Mrs. John Smith” and not sealed, outer envelope to bear name and address and be sealed. Remove tissue over engraving before sending. For announcements with new address, send “at home” cards engraved with Mr and Mrs, date and address, mailed after the ceremony.
NCLE Abner reports Aunt Sarah Peabody supports a washhouse livelihood while Seth prefers defiance. Eph Watts claims close relatives in Scotland, hinting at distant ties and local rumor.
While driving through North Carolina Eugene Hinkel stops to change a tire. A car fleeing a large dog speeds down the street. They seek shelter beneath a car as the dog knocks the jack away.
Central Press column notes confusion and heated debate as federal mediation and Ohio Governor Davey intervene amid steel plant reopenings. Leaders like Taft and Garrison seek calm while workers fear rights erosion and producers resist concessions.
An old commentary notes train bandits faded as railroad police formed in 1865 and grew to 7000 officers. Losses dropped from 9.92 million in 1921 to under 700 thousand recently, illustrating that crime prevention pays and governments can learn from private industry.
Poem wishing divine strength and blessing for friends. The author pleads for protection through the day and night and seeks joy and shelter until they rest in the final home. Copyright 1937 Edgar A Guest.
Central Press's June 25 1948 page recalls notable nativities and events. Arthur Tracy street singer born 1903 and James J Tunney Jr born 1934 listed. It notes the Most Noble Order of the Garter and Edward III remarks. Also recalls 1684 Robert Leighton death and Leighton family punishment. 100 years ago Charles Tyson Yerkes born 1859 and Josiah Tattnall death in 1859.
Elaine Jacobs Barrymore plans to start over after reconciling with John Barrymore and jokes about a smaller home and learning to drive. William Douglas of the SEC endorses Chandler bill to amend bankruptcy law, defending honest management. Erin OBrien Moore says acting is reliving one's life experiences with past tears and smiles.
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