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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1941
Page
24
A historical column advises youths to spend carefully after graduation, prioritizing family support, church giving, and self improvement. It warns against phony correspondence schools while praising credible programs and vocational advisers. Includes tips on mealtime patience for a boy and guidance on avoiding rush to play after meals.
The piece argues wartime production boosts industry and national income forecasts, but warns a peacetime yardstick misleads. It notes increased demand for war materiel elevates prices of peace goods, while frugal living standards lag. It concludes the economic solution remains unfound as scarce consumer goods persist.
A column argues that the Tennessee Valley Authority dominates power in the Southeast, causing private utilities to expand to meet a looming 1,000,000 kilowatt shortfall as drought lowers TVA reservoirs. It criticizes government in business and urges returning power supply to regulated private companies that deliver cheaper, abundant electric service.
A collection of quirky quotes and snippets on daily life from humorous observations to wedding etiquette tips. Minor jests about weather parts and social norms mix with light legal and family invitation notes and playful proverbs.
Amid reports of global conflict, Mme Chiang Kai-shek hosts US ambassador Nelson T. Johnson at a farewell dinner. Chiang Kai-shek declares Japan exhausted and says China can win with material aid, despite provisional capital threats and Japanese advances. He voices optimism that Old China, handicapped yet resilient, will triumph.
Crews push toward Wendover Utah to splice ends of the first continental underground toll cable engineered by AT and T. The system aims to end weather disrupted overhead lines and ensure emergency contact among industry centers, rail ports and troop hubs on both shores with 600 long haul channels and flexible telegraph or broadcast circuits.
The G A R State Encampment in Gettysburg drew just three Civil War veterans, with only 85 surviving in Pennsylvania. One veteran among the few will choose next year’s encampment site, as Memorial Day reflections underscore the nation’s debt to preservers.
Weather turns cold and wet on a shore or country weekend. Join hostess plans indoors, enthusiastically joining suggested games to become the popular guest and keep guests engaged.
A candidate ponders drawing a crowd with corn on the cob but a campaign manager warns the plan will attract ears not listeners. Two women realize they have lived on adjoining lots for fifteen years without knowing each other. A father of twins celebrates an $800 income tax cut. Washington employs many women clerks as spies.
A worried 19 year old seeks guidance on timing for a marriage, with cautions about staying in school and securing a stable future. The columnist urges patience, cautions against engagement, and advises waiting until education and finances are secure before marriage. A second reader asks about bridal party gifts and invitations, and the columnist begins to answer, noting gifts are typically given at a luncheon or dinner in their honor, or shortly before the event.
The writer notes impatience for a durable new car while installments remain. They claim some foreign governments seize automobiles for war work and argue that such citizens will endure gasless Sundays without complaint.
A collection of anecdotes and quips about flight youth and politics. A quiet sprite challenges a boastful flyer about skills and a barbed wire fear. Lin Yutang quotes and cautionary lines on love jealousy and truth.
Doris Dazzle appears distressed while at Fernfrill beauty shop where she discusses Jack and a decision about not changing her mind. The piece blends personal drama with a broader note on profiteering and a regional power shortage impacting the Southeast due to TVA not building steam plants.
The Gestapo launches a renewed campaign described as an original move against Christian Science adherents as Nazi wrath widens. Officials portray the measure as a decisive effort to curb perceived threats to state authority and public order.
Central Press columnist Charles P. Stewart argues Hitler uses Christian Science persecution as a mirrored response to US asset freezes and consulate closures. He notes Gestapo actions target German Christian Science churches, suggesting broader anti Christian Science policy by the regime and reflects on German Jewish and Catholic connections. The piece questions American protections and cites reliance on Boston Christian Science leadership. Continued on page nine.
Defense chief Knudsen warns that if Hitler overtake Russia the enemy could strike anywhere. Eddie Rickenbacker describes recovering from a severe air crash as a return from wilderness to sunlight. Eden stresses aiding Russia despite divergent lifestyles, warning against alliance illusions. Senator Clark denounces American aid to Russia, warning of Communist propaganda spread.
The poem argues war hinders growth by turning men into brutes. It contrasts reasoning with brutality and claims money cannot teach skill such as singing or sinking a four foot putt. It examines war as a corrupting force despite clever minds.
A verse notes a woman’s leisure to trim nails wash hair or rearrange a room while a man is left with nothing to do reflecting social roles and expectations.
The moral quip argues that wealth invites idle hands to mischief and that the idle rich often persuade others they are ill. The piece frames vice as a universal temptation, cautioning readers about complacency and deception among the affluent.
Washington discusses a powerful group guiding Roosevelt to seek broad public support before acting in foreign policy. Despite steps toward war, public sentiment remains cautious, with leaders arguing the president should not outrun the majority. Critics push for faster action against Hitler, but prudence prevails.
The record lists 1742 Arthur Middleton a South Carolina politician signer of the Declaration of Independence leader of Whigs member of the provincial council of safety delegate to Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention 1812. It also notes 1834 John Henry Alexander Maryland scientist with weight and measure works regarded as the most complete of their kind and 1834 John Alexander Anderson Presbyterian clergyman college president and Civil War chaplain who later led Kansas State Agricultural College and served six terms in Congress.
A brief devotional note cites Hebrews 4 12 urging reflection on the sharp word of God as it judges thoughts and intents of the heart. The meditation emphasizes the Bible's power to discern and transform inner motives.
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