Investigative mergers drive congressional scrutiny in 1950s
The piece details rising merger activity across major industries and the push for investigations by three Senate and House committees. It notes the Attorney General’s antitrust panel urging no change to the Clayton Act, while critics call for tougher action. It also cites Bethlehem Steel and Youngstown Sheet & Tube merger plans, and General Dynamics eyeing Stromberg Carlson to diversify.
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Washington
Congress
Hhave
Attorney General
Blueibbon
Federal Trade Commission
Thas
Sen
Sparkshan
Small Business Committee
Sparkman
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House
Groupp
Celler
Ailxo
Justice Department
Bethlehem and
Youngstown Sheet and ‘Tube Co
General Dynamics Corporation
Storle
Stromberg-Carlson Company
General Dynamics
Parking limit proposal drawn lukewarm by Golden Rule Club
Corry article notes two hour parking restriction on Center Street between South and Franklin met tepid response at a Golden Rule Club meeting. Also mentions St Elizabeth's and St Thomas' churches preparing for Most Rev. John Mark Gannon to confer confirmations on large classes this Friday. Local stars Walter Swantek and Hall Dimick to try out with Butler squad of the Pennsylvania State Association.
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St. Elizabeth's
St. Thomas
John Mark Gannon
Erie
Walter Swantek
Hall Dimick
Butler
Pennsylvania State Association
Local Officials Backing Increased State Aid for Corry Hospital
In Corry a city committee led by Messrs. Kitts, Watson and Bovee urged a larger state appropriation for the Corry Hospital Association after meeting the board. Separately, Mrs. L. H. Bliss died after surgery at Corry Hospital. Edward J. Yorkersky, 27, of Pittsburgh, died from injuries from a Tuesday night auto crash in Munhall.
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Messrs. Kitts, Watson and
Bovee
Committee On Appropriations
State Assembly
Corry Hospital Association
Pittsburgh
Edward J. Yorkovsky
Munhall
Local notes mix scams school kids and hobbies in Erie region
A rambling Erie column reports on a Midwest scam offering guaranteed bass, the VFW providing lollipops to children after anti polio shots, Eisenhower’s grandson seen with a lollipop, and a county court bench warrant uncovering a former employee in county service. It notes high county newspaper readership, a chess tournament win by Fred MacMartin, opposition to a Harrisburg income tax, new seed color coding for home gardeners, possible lodge room upstairs remodeling on North Center street, potential liquor store relocation near a school if the PLOB distance rule is waived, Harold Wassink named to Boys State at Colgate, a urethral racketeer in Uloneum sales, long service anniversaries at Pennsylvania Electric, memories of hoof and mouth disease, and new transistor radios entering cars.
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Eisenhower
Erie County
Pennsylvania Newspaper Publisher's Association
Fred MacMartin
Bill Tunnel
Harrisburg
Center Street
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
Fourth Ward
Harold ‘Wassink
Ralph Wassink
Clymer
Damicott-Jones American Legion Post
Colgate University
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Corry
Cameron Hoenes
James Beagle
Columbus
Local notes recount community events and personal news
A mixed local column reports Kay L. Miller’s story Aunt Bertha in May issue, notes Mrs. Miller’s Cory lineage, Swedish Rangers visiting July for Girl Scout Day Camp at Mead Park, Titusville businessmen taking over Bryan Hardware, Pvt Frank Gerzina’s graduation at Camp Gordon, and an unconfirmed domestic assault case. Also mentioned: a portable Wiltripan device for Garland memorials and a quirky school banquet gag involving a goldfish.
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Kay L. Miller
Cory
Girl Scouts
Mead Park
Titusville
Bryan Hardware
Harry Matthews
Max Oberman
George Parley
Robert Clark
Frank Gerzina
North Center Street
Southeastern Signal School
Camp Gordon
Voice of the People on Corry fire engine purchase
The Stanford Hose Company defends buying a new fire engine after Civil Defense funds offered no aid. They state two official letters confirmed no funds were available after June 30, 1953, and express pride in acquiring the city’s greatest firefighting machine to protect lives and property.
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Voice of
Corry
Corry, Journal
Stanford Hose Company 46
County Civil Defense Executive Officer
Federal Civil Defense Pire Office
Hose Company
Stanford Hose Company
Cory
Ciiens
Runaway at Erie Hotel Roams Police Lobbies
An unidentified slacks clad girl, known to police for repeated escapes, tried to dive past Detective Sergeants Bob Ross and Arthur Bonamina in the Erie hotel lobby. Officers subdued her after a struggle, placing her in custody as police expect commitment to a correctional institution.
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Erie
Correctional Institution
Bob Ross
Arthur Bonimina
Boniamina
Purchase coal land in Somerset big sheriff sale
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co. bought 19,787 acres of coal land for $225,000 in Somerset County, the county's largest sheriff sale. The land had been sold to Acosta Gray Coal Co. in 1950 and was foreclosed this year on a one million dollar basis.
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Purchase Coal Land
Somerset, Pa
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Somerset County
Pitts Consol
Acosta
Gray Coal Co
Fore
Name question echoes past era in a sheriff’s sale case
Dorothy Bailey, a federal employee and alleged murderer, was at the center of a big court case amid a sheriff’s sale on a dollar mortgage balance of 787,519. The sale followed readings of a prominent local inquiry.
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Sienhofer Mupbarts
Alaska
Hawaii
U. S
U. S. Supreme Court
Dorothy Bailey
Rellie
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Kepsel
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