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New Castle News

Location

New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1949

Page

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Negotiations In Steel Dispute Being Resumed

In Pittsburgh CIO-United Steel Workers and industry leaders including United States Steel resume talks to avert a possible strike by half a million workers. 53 firms are involved with deadlines set for October 1 and pension and welfare issues remain unresolved as meetings span Pittsburgh and nearby cities.

Pittsburgh Cio-United United States Steel Big Steel USW Crucible Steel Aluminum Company of America Sharon Steel Youngstown Shenango Penn Sharpsville Jones & Laughlin Youngstown Sheet & Tube Republic Steel Truman CIO

Chestnut Tree Report and Local Notes Hit Slippery Rock

Wayne Kirkpatrick of Ellwood City reports chestnuts on a farm tree in Slippery Rock township Lawrence county this year. A boy on a bicycle listened to a baseball broadcast from a portable radio on a downtown street. A Wilmington township farmer hauled three wagons with a tractor by a string. A noticeable hail shower hit downtown New Castle around 11 o'clock.

Pa Nene Slippery Rock Township Lawrence County Wayne Kirkpatrick Ellwood City Wilmington New Castle

Daily Weather Report For The Local Area

Cloudy and cooler with scattered light showers possible in the north tonight. Lows around 40. Saturday partly cloudy and cool with highs 55 to 60. 24 hour period ends 9 am shows max 71 min 45 with 0.04 inch precipitation and river stage at 5.3 feet. A year ago no precipitation with max 65 and min 35.

United States

Death claims Mary MacArthur daughter of Helen Hayes

Mary MacArthur, 19, daughter of actress Helen Hayes and author Charles MacArthur, died of a generalized virus infection at Lennox Hill hospital New York. She had been acting with her mother in a pre Broadway tryout of Good Housekeeping in Westport Connecticut and entered hospital September 14.

New York INS Mary MacArthur Helen Hayes Charles MacArthur Lennox Hill Hospital Miss Hayes MacArthur Lenox Hill Hospital Tal Miss MacArthur Westport Conn

Blackmer to Plead Guilty to Tax Evasion in Denver

U S Attorney Max Bulkeley states that Henry M Blackmer the millionaire oilman will plead guilty to income tax evasion. The government will seek dismissal of four perjury indictments from 1928 tied to his Teapot Dome era flight. He faces possible fines totaling about twenty thousand dollars.

Denver INS U. S Max Bulkeley Henry M. Blackmer Blackmer Europe Teapot Dome U.S Orie L. Phillips

Deaths in Morning Record Reflect Community Loss

Ruth Lees Gill aged 52 of 510 Wildwood Avenue is mourned alongside infant Bonnie Lee Kumrow of North Beaver township. Edward McCarty Jr aged 83 and Jessie Burnside aged 68 of 308 West Wabash Avenue are listed among the departed.

Ruth Lees Gill Wildwood Avenue Bonnie Lee Kumrow Beaver Township Edward McCarty, Jr Aliquippa Jessie Burnside West Wabash Avenue

Dr J B Reid Accepts Call to Highland U P Church

Dr Jennings B Reid of Charlotte North Carolina has accepted the call to lead the Highland United Presbyterian Church. He is a Pittsburgh Xenia Seminary graduate who served as a pastor in Monmouth Illinois and as a chaplain in the United States Army Air Corps. The church has lacked a regular minister since October 1948. October 26 marks the churchs 45th anniversary.

Jennings B. Reid Charlotte N. C Highland U. P Reid Erskine College Due West S. C Pitts William Manson James S. Stewart Highland Congregation D. L. Ferguson Erie Highland Church

No Indication Of Any Move To End Coal Strike

The coal strike drags on as John L. Lewis rejects the industry's final offer to end the no-work walkout. Negotiations at the Greenbrier Hotel in West Virginia show little progress, with talks recessed until next Thursday. Operators push for indefinite recess. Lewis opposes. Over two months of talks have failed to move beyond renewing the old pact for two years, with 480,000 coal diggers affected.

Washington John L. Lewis Lewis United Mine Workers Northern and Western Swank Greenbrier Hotel White Sulphur Springs W. Va

British Labor Ready To Battle In Parliament

London reports say Britain's labor government and the conservative opposition prepare for an emergency parliamentary session on the economic situation next week. Prime Minister Attlee appears secure, while Churchill's group is ready to seek a censure vote. Labour's large majority is expected to hold if a confidence vote occurs. Trade union grumbling over wage freezes and price boosts follows pound devaluation.

London Britain Clement Attlee Winston Churchill

Senate approves arms aid bill by large vote

The Senate passed the anti communist arms for friends bill by 55 to 24 with no major changes. A George amendment to cut Europe aid by 200 million failed 46 to 32. A second 300 million cut was not voted. House had approved 869 million overall earlier. Conference to reconcile Senate and House versions may trim further.

Washington INS Senate House Europe George

Ox Roast Planned for Pennsylvania Week in Lawrence County

Lawrence county to celebrate PA Week with an old fashioned ox roast. Plans by the Greater New Castle Association and Ellwood City Chamber of Commerce are under way with date undetermined. PA Week runs October 18 in many communities ambassadors honored. Louise Treadwell Tracy of Spence r Tracy fame to be honored in New Castle for work with deaf children. A goodwill train from Harrisburg will travel the state with Governor James H Duff and Theodore Roosevelt III aboard, tentatively stopping in New Castle on October 20.

Pennsylvania Lawrence County Greater Commonwealth New Castle Louise Treadwell Tracy Spencer Tracy Harrisburg James H. Duff Theodore Roosevelt

Scattered frosts predicted tonight in western Pennsylvania

Autumn arrives with a wintry snap as western Pennsylvania records a low near 40 degrees with Phillipsburg at 38. The Weather Bureau warns of light scattered frosts tonight while light showers exit. Saturday promises fair and continued cool conditions.

Pennsylvania Phillipsburg Weather Bureau

Air Secretary Avoids Court of Inquiry Appearance

Navy Secretary Matthews blocks any attempt to compel Air Secretary Symington to testify before a court of inquiry. The decisive order ends a rapid sequence of events, with the Pentagon scene closing Thursday night.

Washington INS Navy Matthews Air Symington Air Force Pentagon

Reverend Charles Crist Addresses Mission to Lepers in Highland

Rev Charles Crist of Philadelphia spoke Thursday evening at Highland U P Church in a Lawrence County Sabbath School Association sponsored event. He praised Albert Charin, New Wilmington district president, for promoting piggy bank collections supporting leper work and highlighted Chapin's strong county records in distributing banks for the ministry.

Charles Crist Philadelphia Highland U. P Lawrence County Sabbath School Association Albert Charin New Wilmington Chapin

Sketch of Proposed Central Presbyterian Church Building

Architects W G Eckles propose a new Central Presbyterian Church on a Wilmington Road site north of Hazelcroft Avenue in Neshaminy township. A $50 000 fundraising campaign begins September 26 funded by fire insurance, sale of the public square site, and campaign proceeds. The church traces to 1851 with 27 charter members and early efforts against slavery. Rev George Gordon presided, with early supplies by Rev George and Joseph Gordon and W S Mitchell, John Emery, White McMillen among elders.

W. G. Eckles Company Central Presbyterian Wilmington Road Hazelcroft Avenue Neshannock Township George Gordon Reformed Presbyterian Church South Street Presbyterian Church of New Castle Chuirches John Emery White McMillen S. W. Mitchell Joseph S. White

Truman Announces Russia’s Atomic Bomb Test

President Truman said the United States has evidence that Russia has produced and tested an atomic bomb within recent weeks. The disclosure triggered secret congressional briefings and raised questions about intelligence sources and the pace of Soviet progress versus 1952 expectations.

Washington Truman U. S Russia Defense Johnson M2 Ga United States Central Intelligence Agency Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy Congress Senate Wherry New Mexico Core

Inside Today's News Page Highlights

Classifieds and sections listed include Radio TV on page 20, Cross Word on page 20, Sports on page 24, Comics on page 4, Obituary on page 16, Editorial and Theatrical notes on page 2, and Society on page 3.

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Coach's Haunting Dread Of Looming Gridiron Trials

A weary coach burdens through endless worries as a young football team faces relentless, looming games. His days fill with anxious planning and his nights bring unsettled sleep and grim dreams of every upcoming match.

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