Coal Mines to Return to Operators Under July 12 Plan
Discussion session with Secretary Krug on returning control of coal mines to operators after July 12 end of government occupancy under the Smith Connally act. Officials note wage comparisons across coal, steel, and auto sectors, with current coal pay around 49.50 weekly and notable gains in other industries. Lewis touted for securing higher labor earnings.
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Icky Bie
Gea
Supreme Court
Lewis
Steel Workers’ Union
Morehan
Twenty Years Ago Prom Journal Files April 30 1927
A reward of 50 dollars offered by D M Alfred for information leading to arrest of parties who entered his hidehouse on Columbus avenue and stole valuable hides including horse, beet, calf skins and a large pelts. Roosevelt Highway designated as United States Highway No 6 with mileage 707 from Erie to Provincetown. Mrs Della Crowe Connors dies in Corry. April warmer than last year per G Young Postal Telegraph. Church baseball league forming with United See Church ready to enter. Miss Mary Castor birthday celebrated with a party attending children.
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D. M. Alfred
Columbus Avenue
Corry
Erie
Provincetown
Mass
G. Young
Postal Telegraph Company
3 Y CAMPS FOR CORRY YOUTHS
Cory youths will have three camps this summer. The TH Hi training camp for girls will be held at Camp Cornplanter near Binzua in the Allegany Forest from June 15 to 22, sponsored by the Northwest District of the State YMCA. Also at Camp Sherwin on Lake Erie, Camp Caledon for girls on Lake Erie with two sessions, and Camp Cornplanter for boys from June 22 to July 13 run by Bradford.
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Cory
Cornplanter
Binzua
Allegany Forest
Northwest’ District
State
YMCA
Pennsylvania
Gra
Sherwin
Lake Erie
Caledon
The
Bradford
Passing of a trust buster
The Government may re check its resent policies toward trusts and monopolies on or soon after Thursday. Wendell Berge leaves the Justice Department where he led the antitrust division, an idol of the New Dealers. The President calls for strict enforcement, but business hopes for a less uncompromising policy while clear violations will still be prosecuted. Merger activity has surged since 1940 with 1,500 companies swallowed up. Rep Kefauver seeks to bar purchase of physical assets if monopoly likely results.
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Wendell Berge
Justice Department
Berge
Truman
Federal Trade Commission
Kefauver
Tenn
Congress
Trailer Home Destroyed by Fire in Titusville
A trailer owned by Mr and Mrs Jank Dickenson burned early last night about 20 feet west of Schwartz Lane. Mrs Dickenson cooked supper, noticed the blaze, and alerted her husband who was working on a car differential nearby. Fire units from Titusville extinguished the fire using water from the hogster tank.
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Titusville
Popusville
Jank Dickenson
Schwartz Lane
Pire
Gas fumes fatal to two men in catastrophe tally
From the Medical Society report the year opens with multiple catastrophic accidents across the United States. Fatal gas fumes claimed two men, while railroad and plane wrecks killed dozens more, with Texas City explosion cited as the era’s grim landmark and ongoing missing persons tallies.
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Titnois
Pennsylvania
Virginia
United States
Texas City
Texas
New Contract or New Strike Stir in City Stage Weekly
Old Eyebrows and Scow returns to the stage this week as Tuesday events unfold with Mr. Lewis meeting officials to discuss labor actions and potential contract terms. The tense backdrop hints at renewed dispute over pay and conditions.
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Mr. Lewis
quiz questions on classi fied page trickery
The message lists ten quiz items printed for a classifieds page, asking what NMU stands for, which state has the second smallest population after Nevada, why Universalist Church is named, the Transvaal country, a writing in cipher, the French naval base where a World War II scuttling occurred, James Oglethorpe founder of a colony, Mr Whitney's state, the five largest U.S. cities per the 1940 census, and a grammar correction.
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NMU
Nevada
Union
Transvaal
Ganeenentn
James B. Oglethorpe
Mr. Whitney
U. S
Gas fumes kill three in cottage near Lime Lake
In Lime Lake April 2 a coroner’s certificate covers accidental deaths of Robert Brayton 64 and son in law Cornelius Van Valkenburg 30. Brayton’s wife Harns 54 and Van Valkenburg’s wife Betty 27 suffered injuries as the family slept. Betty fled through a window and drove for help after finding the bodies and Brayton blocking the bedroom door.
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Lime Lake
Caitaragus County
Robert (. Brayton
Cornelius E. van Valkenburg
Brayton
Hdns
Buffalo
Braytons
van Valkenburg
Betty
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Timothy J. Connors
South Genter Street
United See Church
Mary Castor
J. H. Custer
City
Clyde W. Shotzbarger
the Medical Society of the
State of Pennsylvania
Max Elbaum
G. D. Baldwin
I. Q
Rf Gt Guendef Socata
Ai ‘ Dofne
Hillips Jewelry
Éfort
Lucien LeLong
LEED
Spagaday ES
Pricea
J. Tale
Hankscraft
Absorbine Jr
MEADS
Abbotts
Va Oz. Tr
D.D.T
D.D.T. Liquid
Deans
Iee
Al’s
North Center Street
Marvel Bread
Angel Food Cakes
Vyorlb
Rome
Cation
Fe Ib
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