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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1946
Page
12
Mrs. W. G. Wilkins of Oakwood avenue state secretary W. C. T. U returned from Juniata College Huntington where she attended for a week at the Penna. School of Alcohol study. This project is sponsored by the organization.
A twelve member Legislative Council is formed with organizations such as the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and the Anti-Saloon League among its members.
Harrisburg June 26. Ram er S. Black state treasurer announced that direct relief payments to fra ce Pennsylvanians during the week ended Wednesday June 19 1946 amounted to 210454 written in 25 36 checks.
Army ordnance experts in Washington forecast that by next spring the war department will be on the right track with super rockets able to cross the ocean. At White Sands New Mexico a sixth V-2 test will reach about 100 miles altitude with a radio detonation to drop instruments.
Harrisburg June 26 Rams S Black state treasurer announces payments to Pennsylvania veterans under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act for the week ended June 13 1946 totaling 3 988 232 dollars paid in 199 711 checks.
The Orinoco river in Venezuela is 150 miles long, marking a notable stretch along its course and shaping regional geography and navigation.
Mrs Levina Knepp of Columbiana spent the weekend with Mrs Annie Buchanan. Clarence Brown and family from Racine visited Howard Wilson. John Yoho and John Henry with Fdna Henry visited Beaver Falls. Births include a daughter to Jerry Mullis and Helen Henry at Providence Hospital.
Elizabeth Dillard Reynolds receives 3,042,000 plus their 500,000 home and an 11,000 acre farm near Winston Salem North Carolina and a trust of 20,000 a year for their four sons in a Miami circuit court divorce from Richard J Reynolds heir to a tobacco fortune. Reynolds awarded divorce on his wife counter claim of extreme cruelty and custody arrangement previously sought separate maintenance. The couple married in 1933.
A Nashua boy was snatched while walking and shoved into a dark car’s tire compartment. Witnesses saw a Massachusetts-licensed vehicle and one man in the car. the vehicle sped toward Massachusetts. Police later had no information on the child's status hours after the report.
A roving reporter finds genuine black pepper still unavailable at leading grocers with substitutes offered but not matching the real pepper. Wholesalers confirm shortages due to war disrupting crop cultivation and shipping, predicting months of continued scarcity though tapioca and other items remain available for now.
In Jerusalem on June 26, Jewish underground group Irgun Zvai Leumi warned that if any of 31 accused saboteurs are executed, three British hostages and two British officers will be killed. The trial concerns hidden arms, explosives, and bridges blastings across the Holy Land. Reprisals against remaining captives were threatened if death sentences are imposed.
Rev Francis Johannides arrives from Clarion Pennsylvania to lead Hoover Heights Gospel Tabernacle in South New Castle and will assume his pastorate Sunday morning. Installation services for Johannides are set for Wednesday evening. July 10 note references historic St John tower remains in Ayr Scotland.
After a rainy season grass grows rapidly and should be mowed frequently but not too short. If clippings are heavy they should be removed to avoid an unsightly lawn. Fine clippings return nutrients to the soil and frequent cuts keep the lawn looking neat and prevent a stubby bare look.
An army spokesman said new military currency will be issued for American occupation troops to curb cash flow to the United States. Troops will exchange yen for the new currency, not legal tender for Japanese use. Exchange date not announced. In Harrisburg, state treasurer Ramael Black reported unemployment benefits in Pennsylvania for the week ended June 13, 1946 totaled $1,677,342 through 91,892 checks.
The United States ranks first globally in egg production, with other prominent producers including Ireland, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Australia noted for their poultry sectors.
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