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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1946
Page
4
An Independence Day message urges careful celebration to prevent July accident tolls. It cites National Safety Council figures of thousands killed in past years and promotes safer practices, including leaving fireworks to public displays and speeding avoidance. The piece emphasizes peace, freedom, and a safe postwar holiday.
James H Hare famed photographer and war correspondent died at 89 in New Jersey. He claimed first air view of Manhattan from a balloon in 1906 and first aerial photo of a plane in 1911. Hare photographed Roosevelt and Taft on inauguration day and helped create the snapshot. He covered Cuba and the Maine, Russo Japanese War, Mexican revolutions, and Balkan conflicts while often near front lines.
Emissary Pauley favors giving the Philippines priority in reclaiming Japan’s heavy industrial gear. He argues Filipinos have a right to reparations, can efficiently use the machinery for renewed manufacturing including shipbuilding, and urges U S support in reallocating assets to bolster Pacific readiness.
Washington column notes Chester Bowles plans a weeks long Maine trip that may decide his political future. It weighs Truman price controls and AOP costs, praising Bowles and contrasting his stance with Clare Booth Luce as Connecticut prepares for a potential live Senate race.
Dr W A Womer delivers health talks highlighting the role of the wife in home life and moral guidance. He argues a wife influences the quality of food, the home, and a man's work, noting a wife’s inspiration aids both shop and road work.
A Muskegon reader sends a long letter with three items including a public critique of President Truman, a mail order catalogue with expensive shirts, and job ads offering roles like purchasing agent and draftsman. The note also mentions difficulty finding clothing and a promised car delivery by Spring 1947, reflecting postwar shortages and survivor optimism.
Washington reports dismay among Stassen supporters as Minnesota Republicans vote July 8. Polls show Senator Shipstead favored over Governor Thye, while betting odds favor Shipstead, raising questions about Stassen's national prospects and the value of local factors in the race.
The piece argues organized labor denounces government wage controls yet opposes price limits. It claims wage increases drive higher costs and prices, noting leaders threaten further wage hikes if OPA restrictions tighten, risking an inflation spiral until a price bubble bursts.
A collage of humorous and odd items. Grandpappy Jenkins jokes about beef and chicken in a club sandwich. Yawn Yawnson is described as a tired man who weeds while sitting. A wildlife count excludes a tour of night clubs. A gambling war erupts in British Columbia with bloodshed. A major league club sells for about two million. Canada plans to export harmonicus news. English amateur hockey players are paid salaries.
The piece invites readers to explore Pennsylvania beyond familiar local sights. It highlights historic sites like Valley Forge and Gettysburg, natural spots such as Bald Eagle Mountain and Cook’s Forest, and regional pleasures including fishing, berry picking, and teaberry leaves with wintergreen oil. It urges Pennsylvanians to travel or read to learn more about their native state.
Book excerpt by FRANK RB. KENN presents a vivid portrait of political maneuvering in Washington. The Baltimore Sun highlights power, strategy, and the personalities shaping policy in a detailed historical view.
An iconoclast smashes idols and warns against pointing out a friend's faults to others. If a friend’s companion is unworthy, truth may show itself with time, but naming his flaws risks breaking the friendship.
Four day Independence Day period approaches and state police expect a high traffic flow. Based on past experience hundreds nationwide could be injured or killed. plan trips with extra time to reach destinations safely.
A devotional exhortation urges readers to avoid judging others and to focus on preventing harm to a fellow believer by guarding one another from stumbling blocks and temptations.
Parents learn to handle toddler stubbornness and encourage cooperation. The bulletin advises calm, patient feeding of routines, gradual steps, and avoiding harsh punishment. Mothers share experiences linking stubbornness to toilet and sleep habits while praising self-discipline and counselor guidance.
Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest reflects on courage and giving versus taking. It contrasts inner bravery with human folly in golf and fishing parables, ending with a nod to laughter and the note of Copyright 1946.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin notes a surge in trans ocean travel aimed at Europe driven by wartime development. It cites congested LaGuardia amid more runway needs and immigration processing capacity, with per mile fares forecast at about nine and a half cents to major European cities and a projected 500 passenger seats daily by year end.
A note explains attar is distilled from Bulgarian Turkish and Balkan roses. It states it takes one acre of roses to produce one pound of attar and that the remaining water after oil extraction is rose water.
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