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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1944
Page
6
In Harrisburg on June 27 INS Secretary of Highways John U Shrover announced a $34,279.30 contract to Harrison Construction Company of Pittsburgh for surfacing 70 of a mile of traffic Route 8 and 8 Saw Mill Boulevard in Pittsburgh.
Corn on the cob from commercial truck areas of Pennsylvania will not be expected in large quantities before July 15. Harvesting will begin then in a small navy of fields as supplies gradually come in.
Edwin C. Hill reports from the Republican National Convention in Chicago on a hot day with routine morning proceedings. Governor Warren delivers a forceful speech while Hoover and Claire Booth Luce are set to speak at the night session, as the party outlines its postwar policy and jobs plan.
Police search for a thirsty man connected to the theft from a dealer's truck in Johns town. A case of salted popcorn and 480 packages of salted fish tidbit were stolen.
A string of personal mentions details visits and travels. Jo Ann Sargent visits relatives in McKeesport while J H Kalajainen and spouse head to Philadelphia and New York City. Numerous locals return from trips, attend family events, or announce births and stays at homes in Butler Aliquippa Croton Avenue and Pittsburgh area. Patricia Ann Tine is born to Mr. and Mrs. David C. Tine in Los Angeles, with Tino family ties noted locally.
The surgeon general of the U S Army authorizes full time employment of volunteer nurses aides in military hospitals, enabling more trained personnel to support medical units and care for wounded and ill soldiers.
A telephone survey of New Castle Retail Merchants Association members seeks whether a majority favor closing stores on Monday July 3 to create a long weekend for employees. If approved a blanket petition will go to the National War Labor Board in Philadelphia. otherwise merchants may file Form 10 through the Pittsburgh office.
Harrisburg June 27 Members of the 28th Division A E F will meet in York for an annual reunion July 20 22 with Major General Edward Martin governor of Pennsylvania addressing one session He commanded the 28th in World War I and later reorganized the unit before becoming governor The Society of the 28th Division will hold its banquet Saturday July 22 with Governor Martin as speaker The division known as the Iron Division earned 2874 battle deaths and 11265 wounded in World War I.
C C Wilson a GOP delegate from Meade Kansas collapsed on the convention floor and died soon after in a Red Cross room He had suffered an earlier attack but resumed attending the day session according to dispatches from the event.
British forces resumed heavy assault on a broader front after a 7:30 a.m. barrage of land and sea fire. Shells filled the sky for two and a half hours as troops moved through barbed wire, minefields, orchards, and farm yards amid close quarter fighting.
The War Department reported engineer construction battalions of the Army Service Forces entered Cherbourg to restore wharves and quays for use by the Allied forces. Plans from a year ago anticipated heavy destruction and necessary equipment had been stored in England months earlier for the restoration effort.
Board of county commissioners considers merging the welfare department with the county home to save money and improve efficiency. A supervisor will be named for hospital meat preparation and another for outdoor work. The change follows long discussed reforms.
The report says officials delayed prior budgeting for extra supervision at the neo and that the board is studying the matter to improve economy and efficiency. It notes widespread undernourishment in Norway with scarce meat and butter and potatoes as the only abundant food this winter per the U S Department of Commerce.
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