Unemployment figures and employment trends in 1950 era
A long paragraph review cites Labor Statistics Commissioner Ewan Clague and Glenn Brooks on unemployment levels from four to five million, noting that the rate must be evaluated against employed workers. It discusses historical comparisons, the significance of employment versus unemployment, and past years' ratios and trends across 1921 to 1936.
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Labor
Ewan Clague
Gatlon
Glenn Brooks
Willys-Overland
Hudson
Shuss and Hepler
Corry Hospital Training School plan deferred amid board meeting
A record of the Corry Hospital Association board meeting shows a postponement of action on the Training School for Nurses until the May session. The Kiwanis Club discussed accepting the Veterans of Foreign Wars offer to use rear property on West Washington for a proposed swimming pool. Ralph B. Dewey was re elected superintendent of Corry Public Schools for a four year term at 4200 annually, the only applicant. Snow disrupts Junior High field and sports practice as plans proceed for the inter class track meet on April 14.
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The
Corry Hospital Association
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Washington Street
Kiwanis Club
Service Club
Hiwanians
Bub
Ralph 8. Dewey
Corry Public Schools
Board of Education
Dewey
Corry High
Charity service record marks high for Corry Hospital
The Corry Hospital quarterly report to February 28 shows a new peak of 802 days of free treatment, the highest in years. Officials note shifts in unemployment context from 1929 through 1944 and discuss a forthcoming bill to extend unemployment compensation and provide Federal funds to strained states.
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Corry Hospital
How's Your Memory Quiz Answers Challenge
A reader quiz page presents ten questions testing memory and general knowledge. Topics include medical discipline actions, Horace Greeley, bloodhound size, sentence correction, presidential assassination, Mary Queen of Scots, presidentially named states, Aesop tales, a parliamentary election country, and Rip Van Winkle’s long sleep.
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New Hampshire Medical Society
Hermann N. Sander
Horace Greely
United States
Mary
Queen of Scots
Aesop
Rip van Winkle
Certa Vin relief for stomach gas advertised in Corry
An ad promotes Certa Vin a new herbal formula taken before meals to reduce gas and improve digestion. The copy claims it strengthens nerves with vitamin B, energizes blood with iron, and improves overall well being. Sold at Widmann Teah Drug Store.
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Corry
Widmann & Teah Drug Store
Ady
Jamestown Plant Plans for $1 Million Expansion
Blackstone Corporation announced a $1 million year expansion at the Jamestown plant, adding 200,000 square feet and 300 new jobs by 1951. The 250 by 720 foot one story building will be finished in summer and equipped in fall, with full operation by early 1951. Current plants employ about 2,000 workers and produce radiators, heaters, automatic wringers, and dryers for the automotive trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Blackstone Corporation
Oscar A. Senna
Blackstone
Government debt and controls threaten freedom and growth
A speaker argues against deficit spending and government aid to producers as inflation rises. They warn that increased money in pockets masks deeper debt, urging stopping controls to restore confidence, curb centralization, and recover liberty in a postwar economy.
Citizens debate taxes and debt in mid-century halt
A speaker warns that high taxes and state controls threaten freedom, urging balance on the budget and cuts to avoid insolvency. He cites a per capita debt over $1700 and an average family burden above $6000, outlining tensions between public spending and solvency, ending with a note about a farmer near Cart Hill.
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Europe
Isra
Cart Hill
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N. Center St
Dial
Fogle Lumber CO
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Corry, Pa
East South St
State Department
Oir
Jenny Lindold
Keystone
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Frank E. Graft
Center ST
Stahl's
Stahl Jewelers
Crosley
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Merritt Appliance CO
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