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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1940
Page
2
The piece notes Taft and Dewey’s looming draft move as a major convention moment, contrasting with a Cleveland rally four years earlier and suggesting Taft will be passed over in 1940. It reflects wartime party dynamics and presidential hopefuls in a tense preconvention setting.
At Philadelphia Hoover denounces New Deal spending while urging nonintervention and warns against totalitarian liberalism. Taft Dewey push gains traction as Willkie delegates falter. early ballots show Dewey leading, Taft and Willkie rivals plot possible coalitions amid shakedown ballots.
War relief drive discussion featured Lee Hanchett of Western Pennsylvania as field representative. Lawrence County Chapter listed leaders including Miss Margaret Bodenstein and Mrs. Robert Garland among others planning to complete the campaign by July 1.
Old Volant College hosts PA Newc Observes reunion events with a memorial dedication. Improvements progress at Clenmore School on Wilmington Road. J N Rodgers brings odd five‑berry strawberry specimen to the News Office, a single stem with five perfect mini berries.
The platform pledges non-engagement in foreign wars while aiding oppressed peoples within law and defense limits. It condemns the executive branch rhetoric, supports Monroe Doctrine defense buildup, and marks isolationist victory after lengthy deliberations. It notes possible hurdles over old age pensions and farmer parity payments, while endorsing reciprocity in trade and revised Wagner act ideas.
The article notes Hoover removing himself as a nominee amid a debate on foreign policy. Anti war sentiment from Hoover, western delegates, and non interventionist leaders shapes the platform ahead of the 2 PM convention session as peace goals influence the foreign affairs plank.
Funeral services for Jacob F. Pregenzer 78 of 718 Superior street will be held Thursday at 2:30 PM from his home with Rev. A M Stump of St Pauls Lutheran church officiating and burial in Graceland cemetery. He was born September 27 1861 in Germany and survived by siblings and three grandchildren. The body rests at Reynolds funeral home.
Richard Stewart of Neshannock Avenue was sentenced to ten days in county jail after pleading guilty to assault and battery charged by his wife Hazel Claire Stewart before Alderman Wallace J. Ewing.
The piece covers the Republican convention with Governor Harold E. Stassen delivering a keynote to a crowded hall. It notes Stassen’s young look at 33 and Hoover’s address, with hopes Hoover could become Secretary of State if a Republican wins.
Paris reports an Italo French ceasefire mirroring the Franco German truce. Italian troops stay on advanced lines in France until peace. Djibouti port and Djibouti Addis Ababa railroad remain open to Italy for transport. Coastal and frontier areas in Algeria Tunisia and the Somali coast are demilitarized under Italian supervision.
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