03 Sep 1946
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1946
Page
1
Unofficial counts put Bombay riot deaths at about 100 with over 300 injured as troops reinforce and patrol crowded streets amid ongoing communal violence.
Daylight saw stray stabbings and assaults amid riots that have left about 80 dead and 300 injured since Sunday. Police fired on rioters three times, killing two and wounding nine. 41 arrested for curfew breach. Last night 10 were killed and 50 injured. A 24 hour curfew kept the restive city quiet. Two thousand troops were on hand with another 10,000 nearby.
A local note recalls that seven years ago today Britain and France declared war on Germany ushering in World War II. The item also mentions a cool street scene with a coatless husky and a 40 degree temperature reading. Local fall foliage appears early and daylight saving ends this month. New Castle stores adopt winter hours.
A daily weather summary shows a 24 hour period ending 9 am with a high of 74 and a low of 38, no precipitation, and a river stage at 4.8 feet. For the prior 24 hours ending Monday 9 am, high 78, low 47, traces of precipitation. The Sunday period ended with a low of 50.
Teachers, principals and supervisors meet at New Castle High School for a pre term conference led by Superintendent Frank L. Burton. Dr Iwan Gruen delivered scripture and Rabbi Gruen spoke on duty, decency, and opposing communism.
Belgrade dispatch reports Tito government again protests to Washington against what it calls deliberate brutal infringement of Yugoslav territory. The Yugoslav news agency cites alleged American airmen flights as no longer tolerable.
General Douglas MacArthur told American correspondents in Seoul that he intends to visit Korea as soon as current events in Japan allow. He praised the Korean people and his confidence in General Hodge, noting uncertainty about whether the trip would cover the North and South zones.
Williamsville Illinois September 3 16 year old Charles F Fleming died in a Piper Cub crash near Athens Ohio while completing solo training for a pilot license. He was flying a plane from a Springfield Illinois airport and is survived by his mother and two sisters.
The council met Tuesday and adopted an ordinance boosting daily pay for all employees by 40 cents. The raise costs about $10,000 up to the start of the next fiscal year.
Johnny Burick a 14 year old Wam pum youth wins class B with 28.7 seconds defeating Donald Bush of Ellwood City. Bush takes class B championship later, while Bill Frey of New Castle sets the day’s speed record with 27.2 seconds. Large crowd estimated 10 000 to 15 000 watches the Soap Box Derby in Ellwood City.
Sister Mary John O S F former directress of nurses for 12 years at St. Francis hospital Pittsburg has been named superior and superintendent of the New Castle hospital. She succeeds Sister Mary Martina who served as hospital superintendent for six years and with the local hospital for 36 years. Sister M John has assumed her new duties at the hospital.
Greek government promotes royalist victory after a plebiscite with 72 percent support for King George II. Athens and Piraeus favored the king 55 to 45 while anti royalists allege voting irregularities. The king is to sail for Greece aboard a warship with Allied escort and may receive a weekly subsidy.
New Castle residents joined about 225 Welsh birth or descent attendees at the Victory National Gymanfa Ganu in Akron Ohio on Sunday September 1. David Lewis and David Rees performed. Griff Thomas led the chorus of Hen Wlad Fynhadi. William A Francis chaired the afternoon session. William Albert Hughes directed the festival.
School reopened for about 900 pupils after vacation with morning registration for many first graders. Regular classes and the school semester start Wednesday morning.
A five alarm blaze tore through the Westside plants of the American Agricultural and Chemical company in Cleveland. The fire began shortly after 6 a.m. and remained uncontrolled two hours later with damage projected over 75000 dollars. No injuries were reported and the cause was under investigation.
President Truman, tanned and in strong health, arrives at the White House from an Atlantic cruise aboard the Williamsburg. He resumes his duties, plans a news conference, and expects to meet with his cabinet Friday morning after a long vacation and voyage ashore.
The Duquesne Light Co will present counter proposals to its independent union as members prepare to vote on a possible crippling walkout and timing. Union president George Mueller says the membership will decide whether to strike or extend talks. Emergency plans for light and power were set by Allegheny and parts of Beaver counties as the threat loomed.
Under the St Lucy society, Hillsville held its fortieth Labor Day celebration at the community playground over the weekend. The two day program included band music, a speaking program, and parades with guest societies joining the festivities. A 2 PM Sunday band parade opened events followed by an evening concert.
Jameson Memorial hospital set a new record with 134 births in August, surpassing July’s 108. Administrator C R Youngquist faces bed shortages as census hits 213 with capacity at 185, forcing beds in the solarium and every available space.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives in Boston to address the 47th annual Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment. He is slated to receive a rousing welcome from veterans of European battlefields and Boston crowds.
William L. Clayton the cotton broker becomes acting secretary of state as of today. He joins Secretary Edward R. Stettinius Jr on the State Department team and is the only Byrnes era member to continue under Stettinius in the current tangled international scene.
New York music unionist James C. Petrillo ordered 31 major New York hotels to honor a musicians strike backing 3,000 local players. Prominent bandleaders Vincent Lopez at the Taft, Chuck Forrester at the Hotel New Yorker, Griff Williams, Mischa Borrr and Michael Zarin at the Waldorf Astoria were named, as were Clyde McCoy and Ted Straeter at Chicago's Stevens and the Palmer House.
A fire at the John S. Browns Sons Feed Co. warehouse at Grove and Shadyside caused about 3500 in damage. Two alarms sent six fire companies to the scene at 7 36 p m Sunday. the blaze was under control in an hour, with crews returning until 10 20 p m as smoldering contents were cooled.
The highway department orders cinders for roads and wire for snow fences as a precaution. Workers expect cold snaps but no immediate heavy snowfall. The measure aims to prevent slick conditions and improve winter safety.
Ronald Ford Rickel dies after one day in East Liverpool. Judy Cook listed as parent or guardian. The record references a 245 Fern Street address for the family.
Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery will visit Washington starting Sept. 10 invited by Eisenhower and Bradley. He will meet President Truman at the White House Sept. 11 and dine with Secretary Patterson at the Pentagon before departing to Fort Leavenworth. His itinerary includes Maxwell Field, Fort Benning, and Fort Totten.
State police report multiple injuries from weekend motor vehicle crashes as Labor Day traffic ran heavy. Saturday details include H F Tucker of Detroit losing control near the state line on 422, with injuries to Tucker, his wife Helen, and brother Joseph Yekulas. They were treated at Jameson Memorial hospital. Sunday morning a crash involved Simon Blau, 18, of 237 Fairman avenue, and another vehicle.
Albany expects the Democratic state convention to nominate U. S. Sen. James M. Mead for governor to oppose Thomas E. Dewey in November. Herbert H. Lehman is seen as the probable choice for U. S. senator to succeed Mead.
Arthur Mometer paces the schoolyard as students and teachers prepare to return after Vacation. With Labor Day past and seaside trips over the year resumes, students face math and other studies. The weather stays fixed at eighty.
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