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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1947
Page
4
The fall ballot will include City Council and Board of Education contests. Terms of City Commissioners Park Howard and Clyde P. Brown expire. Two school directors will replace Mrs. E. C. Barnes and Harrison J. Keppel. A fatality and local accidents also mark the week amid weather shifts and daylight time changes.
The reader is asked about a seven question quiz on general knowledge from an old classified page. It covers ambassadors nationalities, ancient place names, definitions of batik, Washington birthdays, Alfred E. Smith a nickname, Statuary Hall location, Henry Irving, Byrd Antarctic expedition, Athena and Minerva, and Jefferson as the second president with true or false prompts.
A House judiciary hearing is set for May 29 on the case of Hong Fort Chew, a 25 year old Chinese youth in Dunkirk facing deportation. Congressman Daniel A. Reed seeks to legalize his entry and grant citizenship, with a May 23 session to slow deportation until action on the private bill.
In Jamestown a legal matter involves counsel and a law firm member named Phillips and Skinner. Details indicate monthly action and involvement of a voice or vocal consent element tied to the case, with other party sources suggesting related activity.
The article notes thirteen states had ratified the 22nd amendment as of early 1948 while Southern and border states show hesitation. It explains the need for 48 ratifications within seven years, predicts a difficult path due to varied Roosevelt views, and compares to the rapid but incomplete 20th amendment ratifications. Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma among states debated.
Rev Frank Kebsle district superintendent of the American Sunday School Union will lead the special evangelistic service at Spencer Union Sunday School Sunday evening at 7 45 oclock daylight saving time. The public is invited to attend.
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