Power Plant Dedication in Lawrence County Marks New Era
The Beaver River near West Pillsburg hosts a modern power plant dedication by the Pennsylvania Power Company. The facility serves New Castle and Lawrence County with 66 000 volts, promising jobs from engineers to miners and rail workers while proving water power can beat steam in cost. The community thanks Wen dell L Willkie Walter Sammis Louis B Round and Pennsylvanian Power Company directors, believing prosperity will follow.
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Submarine Ventilation Overhaul Urged By Navy Inquiry
Navy leaders hear testimony from Lieutenant Naquin and naval architect Barold C. Preble urging automatic snap action air induction systems for submarines. They argue current ventilating valves are inefficient and stress the need to remove danger as the Squalus salvage continues.
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Walkers Also Ignore the Rules in Highway Safety
The article notes pedestrians cause a large share of highway deaths, with three of five fatalities in cities being walkers. It urges equal safeguards for pedestrians, including underpasses, walk signals, traffic islands, and rural side walks, plus education and enforcement.
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The Human Side Of The News: Spies and Justice Anew
Edwin C Hill surveys DOJ case counts rising from 36 to about 1000 annually and notes lax border safeguards. He cites Attorney General Murphy and J Edgar Hoover assuming counter espionage leadership amid routine records, emphasizing calm official tone over sensationalism.
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The Parent Problem by Garry Myers PRD
Child questions about God reveal changing ideas as he grows and adults differ in belief. President Bak er notes no one has the final view and advises seeking spiritual guidance. A school teacher explains God as spirit like air warmth or love, felt yet unseen, everywhere at once. NEW CASTLE
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Remembering Christy Mathewson and the Wagner story
In New Castle a nostalgic tale recalls Christy Mathewson advising pitcher Jim Marquard before a Pittsburgh game. Mathewson notes Honus Wagner has no weaknesses, as Wagner hits high low and wide. Marquard, facing Wagner with a man on second, is advised to pitch around him. The tale ends with Wagner turning a pitch into a run, proving the advice correct.
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HINTS AND DINTS Digest of scattered quips and odds ends
A jumble of humorous lines and brief notes including jokes about conventions in Philadelphia, misheard phrases, and social quirks. It weaves light satire with snippets about daily life, teachers, bankers, mischief, and domestic foibles, ending with a proverb about action and timing.
Groundhog pride and a sweeping mix of vices in Lancaster tale
The column blends quips about Ground Hog Day lore from Punxsutawney with a regional spoof about rival lodges, boasting of groundhog knowledge and disdain for outsiders. It also riffs on July safety ads, family finances, and social quirks in a bustling, humorous voice.
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Bible Thought For Today New Castle Humor
A brief verse and quip survey the Bible lyric and a cartoonish exchange about marriage. The message cites Revelation 21 4 and notes two periods in a man's life when he does not understand a woman, before and after marriage.
What's What At A Glance No Enthusiasm For New Spending
Congress questions a sweeping proposal amid skepticism over new spending with the president promising returns. Analysts and lawmakers debate guaranteed outcomes, fearing unclear benefits and long-term costs.
Skeptical Capitol Hill on New Deal self liquidating projects
A Washington dispatch surveys congressional doubt on Roosevelt’s plan to guarantee up to four billion dollars for self liquidating improvements nationwide. It notes worries over profit margins for toll roads, courthouses, hospitals, and waterworks, plus risks of default by Latin American allies and possible underwriting by the U S government. It highlights divisions among Republicans, anti New Deal Democrats, and ultra progressives, with speculation on how votes may fall ahead of 1940.
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The Great Game Of Politics Next Step Washington June 29
Analysis argues that New Deal economists shaped a four billion dollar spending plan. The piece contends radicals seek stronger government control, a shift toward a socialist state, and potential congressional authorization before adjournment. It notes administration allies push for broader fiscal power and government-backed bank loans to small business.
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Summer Cottage Junk A Woman Keeps Packing
Just Folks by Edgar A Guest describes a wife hoarding items for a summer cottage including lamps, books, glass, puzzles, a cracked aquarium, and a nonworking clock. The narrator questions the need for the litter but she insists it will be used at the cottage and won’t be returned. In New Castle.
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Etiquette Hints and a Queried Castling Adage
A fragmented description jokes about etiquette and conversation dominance in a Wud voice. It references a person named Johnson and a slogan Buy in Sew Castle, noting that nothing can steal what is hot right. The text reads like an odd editorial aside with unclear source context.
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Noted Voices Signal War Tension and Crime Fight
Paris reports Premier Edouard Daladier hints war may come as Pacific collaboration tensions rise. Missouri Governor Stark urges governors to join the war on crime as the national crime bill looms. Kathryn Lewis Los reports on South American Democratic forces, while Rep. Baron condemns U.S. and British diplomacy in the Far East as cowardice and stupidity.
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