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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1941
Page
24
The 35 000 ton U S S Washington, built in 2 years 11 months, was rushed 17 months ahead of schedule and is readied for its first trial at the Philadelphia navy yard. Admiral A E Watson says it will join the fleet probably by July 1. The ship cost about 70 900 00 dollars.
Maj. Gen. William J. Donovan arrived in Pittsburgh for Freedom Day and said England can endure with American aid mainly in supplies. He warned Germany is the greater threat to England and urged focusing on Germany before Russia, noting Hitler may fear a quick Russian campaign.
The column lists dozens of households with illness recoveries and trips. It notes Mrs. Isaac Ellis confined to home, names several travelers returning from Erie Pittsburg Harrisburg and Denver, visits to New York Philadelphia and Washington, births and hospital stays, and a soldier’s return from camp plus relatives traveling to Virginia and Maryland.
East Brook Grange members will meet Thursday at the Grange hall with the home economics committee in charge. The regular June program is postponed to July and tomorrow evening will feature a different entertainment.
A pithy saying contrasts wisdom with marriage as a joke about concession. It notes that yielding when mistaken shows wisdom, while yielding when correct implies marriage. The quotation plays on social expectations.
Dr John J Shaw state secretary of health did not attend a breakfast meeting in a Harrisburg hotel Roger W Rowland state secretary of property and supplies found Shaw's dead body and alerted Governor Arthur H James The governor notified cabinet members and leaders praised the deceased health chief's service.
June 30 is the deadline for 1941 city tax quarterly payments with no penalty if paid on time. after July 1 a 1 percent penalty applies to city taxes. Warnings issued for fortune tellers Viola George and Minnie Lucas. warrants served for parking meter violations. Officials invited to Public Service Institute in Harrisburg and Youngstown airport dedication. Historical note on Brazil ice shipments from Boston in 1834. Epigraphs remark on self-reliance and writing.
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