11 Sep 1948
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1948
Page
1
A congressional committee resumes closed hearings Monday to probe Lt. Gen. Leslie R. Groves and other former Manhattan Project personnel amid threats and opposition. Additional witnesses and September 15 dates are noted as possible milestones in the inquiry.
Mrs. Florence Romeo of Hilleville reports an apple tree in her backyard now shows blossoms. The sight reported by Pa Newe today reflects an early floral bloom in the area.
Report shows a daily high of 76 and low of 66 with no precipitation. Provides a year-ago comparison stat for maximum temperature.
A large crowd watched New Castle High open the grid season by defeating East 30 to 0. The sports department notes Bridenbaugh's squad controlled the game with strong line play and key blocks.
Michigan physicians predict the state's first Siamese twin girls born in Lansing cannot live beyond a few days. The infants joined at the abdomen are in an oxygen tent at Sparrow hospital. Doctors say heads and arms are normal, other parts underdeveloped, and separation would not be possible. Parents' names withheld by the hospital.
Paris Sept 11 Premier Queuille won parliamentary approval for 351 votes to form a cabinet. He must secure 311 votes to win, aiming to address France’s deep economic and financial troubles amid a prolonged cabinet crisis with multiple governments in seven weeks.
Judge Rowley Reney overturned a Labour Relations Board order barring picketing by coal miners at Cover Mines near Grove City. The decision cites state and federal rulings deeming the 1947 PA Labor Relations Act amendment unconstitutional for workers not employed at the plant. The July 1947 strike began after a rejected union contract affecting two mines, one unorganized, with about 20 workers from other mines joining the line.
State police reported two unidentified men were killed and three Pittsburgh men injured when their car hit a stone wall on route 19 near Cannonsburg. Injured were James Handley 23 Alian Fleming with fractured legs and Cubert Graham with a dislocated right hip.
Registration pace remains steady as men born in 1927 register for the Peacetime Selective Service. Eight page forms will be sent. early questionnaires go to registrants including Gerald E. Nord of Ben Franklin school and others named De Carnes Devlin Gib bons Mary E. Martin.
Seven people were injured in a two car crash on Route 19 two miles north of Har lansburg shortly before noon today. One driver swung left to pass and collided nearly head on with an oncoming car. Injured were taken to Jameson Memorial hospital. Among them Cornelius Pappet age 43 funeral director inspector and his wife Mary age 40. daughter Virginia 20. William Papat 19. David Papert 12. all residents of 2705 Street Pittsburgh. other driver Sidney Lewis 48 of 1847 Rose Street Pittsburgh. Continued on page two.
Moscow dispatch reports Eric A. Johnston president of the Association of …Pro expected to arrive in a day. He will stay at Spasso House the residence of U.S. Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith. The purpose of his trip was not determined.
The Wesley Methodist Church on West Washington Street extension will use a $25,000 gift for new construction. The National Board of Home Missions provides $15,000 and Erie Conference $10,000. A six acre site between Schley and Round streets will host the new edifice, with a parsonage near completion.
Greta Garbo, the silent film star, has declared her intention to become a citizen, signaling a move beyond her Hollywood career. The report notes the action was announced from a location described as Hollywood and dated September 11.
Harry L. Mitchell 65 longtime West Penn Power and West Penn Railway executive died Friday night in a Pittsburgh hospital after a shock. Funeral services were planned. Mitchell had recently served as president of the utility noted for decades in Pennsylvania.
The Rev Robert H Mayo recently called as pastor of the First U P church Clenmore at Albert begins duties September 12 with opening service at 11 o clock. He chose Dont Solve Your Own Problems as the theme and served as Y M C A pal director and boys work secretary in Monmouth. He attended Midshipman school Chicago earning a commission after three and a half years in the Navy aboard a minesweeper in the Caribbean and Pacific. He studied at a seminary and was graduated last May earning the Jamieson prize.
The Army announced Death Valley California as the hottest place this side of unknown regions. Tests on hot weather clothing showed desert floor temperatures reaching 180 on at least one day every seven years, with air temperatures near 125 at five feet above ground and never dropping below 127 during July 7 to 14 1913.
Hundreds of sparrow sized birds dropped dead or were found dying around the Empire State Building in New York. ASPCA responders collected the injured for laboratory testing as police and observers considered collisions or poisoning as possible causes. The mass event began just before midnight and continued for hours.
Police and ornithologists investigated an eerie event as thousands of small birds crashed to the ground around central Philadelphia. The birds appeared near midnight and clogged sidewalks near the Philadelphia Saving Fund Society building as investigators sought the cause of the sudden die-off.
Actress Rita Johnson remained unconscious in a coma at St Vincent's hospital for the sixth day. Doctors Dr Aiden Raney and Dr Lee Siegel removed a blood clot the size of a fist from her brain during a three and a half hour operation. Her mother was en route from New York to Hollywood as friends awaited word on her condition.
Miss America will be crowned tonight in Atlantic City with 55 finalists from 40 states, Canada, and a 10,000 strong audience. Notables include Patti Anne Luer of Anaconda Montana Miss Montana and Lois Jeanette Welsh Miss Indiana along with Miss Philadelphia Bet Tone Bruce and Miss Oregon Miss Oregon.
New York September 11. Governor Thomas E. Dewey will deliver 10 major speeches in seven states between September 20 and 27. He will also hold rear platform conferences and save broadcasts to be announced later. The itinerary lists Des Moines Denver Seattle and other stops on the west coast trip. A separate report notes a motorcyclist killed near Crafton and a passenger hospitalized with serious injuries.
Two senior residents are named with ages 72 and 86. Elizabeth Knox of R D 7 is mentioned along with A R Mernes of 505 West Clayton Street. No further context is provided in the fragment.
State police said William Jenkins Daniel Peluso William Carlo and Milan Nadelkov were charged with disorderly conduct after a melee at a Mars Pennsylvania high school football game. Police blamed the four New Brighton men for instigating the disturbance as marchers left the area.
Three men jailed for robbery at the Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh were recaptured early today nine hours after escaping. Police arrested them as they moved toward the Northside on a railroad scaffold near the wall. Karl White, 40, was among the escapees and had been sentenced in Allegheny County to three to ten years. The escape was not witnessed by prison officials or passersby.
Louisiana Democratic Central committee orders Truman and Barkley removed from the November ballot. Thurmond and Wright substituted as the Dixiecrat ticket leadership, with the committee denouncing the National Democratic party as not democratic. The electors pledged to Thurmond now occupy the Louisiana slate.
Berlin reports a record air freight rate in the last 24 hours, with 3,483 tons of food and supplies shipped at just under $0.557 per ton. No sign of the interference warned by Soviet authorities appeared in the bulletin.
Three battalions of 300 men each will patrol the So viet entrance area amid a large demonstrator presence of about 300,000 people staged on Page Two.
Actress Susan Peters is granted a divorce on September 11 after a brief testimony. The proceeding, overseen by Superior Court authorities, followed an accident that left her with a bullet wound during a trip. Producer Director Ri Richeranea is noted in connection with the case.
The passage describes a busy canning scene with jars, peppers, vinegar, spices, and condiments. It mentions tomatoes and cucumbers, chairs loaded with supplies, and a note about restocking and the busy canning season. The tone resembles a domestic ledger of tasks and observations.
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