Paragraf reports gash night prize win at Rex Theatre
Peter Russell of Wright street is named winner of the gash night prize at the Rex Theatre. Next week the award wind 1 to 460. State convention delegates from Corry lodge attend the BPO in Williamsport. Robbery at Turner's Club in Rochester yields $1,600 to $2,000. Sergeant Cooney, a Korea veteran, returns to the U S with awards. County political registrations tilt toward Democrats. Rev S E Collison retires as Union City pastor. Sheriff sales set for Spring Creek Township camp land. Local real estate transfers logged at Erie County Court House. Extended forecast calls for above normal weekend temperatures, showers midweek. Fire destroys a tarpet unit south of Findley Lake. Bramlet, polio patient in Los Angeles. Ronald Russell Nichols jailed for 50 days’ fine default after disorderly conduct plea.
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Peter Russell
Wright Street
Rex Theatre
Ronald Russell Nichols
Erie County
M. S. Cobbett
Nichols
Fine crowns Jim Thorpe greatest athlete in world
Gov John Fine praised Jim Thorpe as the greatest athlete the world has known at a Carlisle welcome for the film about his life. Thorpe, a Carlisle Indian School star in 1907 to 1910, was hailed as a football pioneer and the governor warned of scandals in sports while noting Thorpe’s impact. Thorpe’s son Sgt Carl Thorpe unveiled a stone tablet honoring his father on the courthouse lawn at the event.
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Carlisle
John
Fine
Jim ‘Thorpe
Thorpe
Paul Bunyon
Jim
Sgt
Carl Thorpe
Ft. Dix
N. J
Court House
Pay Hikes Rise With BLS Index Boost for Auto Workers
The July 15 cost of living index edges up 0.2 percent, triggering a one cent an hour wage boost for nearly 1,000,000 auto workers and affecting about 3 million workers under escalator clauses across auto and railroad contracts. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released both old and new indices, noting method changes that preserve contract-linked pay adjustments.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Weather station to close in Scranton
Richard E. Simmermacher, observer at the U S Weather Center in Scranton, said the U S Weather Center in New York notified him that the Scranton station will close September 30 due to lack of funds.
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Scranton
Richard E. Simmermacher
U. S. Weather Center
U.S. Weather Center
New York City
Auto Wreck Near Union City Leaves Driver With Minor Injuries
A Union City motorist Clarence Brown age 23 escaped serious harm after his car skidded off Route 87 one mile west of Union City. Police say he swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle, went into a ditch and hit a utility pole. Vehicle damage estimated at $260.
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Union City
Corry Barracks
Clarence Brown
Brown
Warren workers win 10 cent pay boost at DeLuxe Metal
DeLuxe Metal Furniture and the United Electrical Workers announce a new contract covering 130 employees. The across the board raise includes 10 cents per hour with an extra two cents for night shift, plus 20 cent raise on starting pay and holiday double pay. Workers switch to weekly pay. Plant manager Irwin Hochhaus called negotiations amicable. Also reported a Yellowstone Park collision injuring four tourists including Mrs Angela Tedeschi of Braeburn Penn.
Truman blasts at curbs stirring Congress
President Truman assails price controls and quotas as Congress debates the Butler Hope amendment lifting slaughter quotas and expanding distributor commissions. He warns the change will revive the black market, tighten competition, and push meat prices higher for consumers.
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Congress
Artists Yankee Exhibition Hints at Champs Chase
A fragmented note suggests a Yankee exhibition and a potential champions chase. Mentions Ken Gor ong and teachers setting up last year. Details are unclear but imply a local arts contest with educational staff guiding participants.
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Ken Gorong
New York Golf Champion Exie Turri Emerges
Fragmentary note reports a Septem District champion at a New York golf event. Pat golfer Exie Turri is named among players, with unclear event details and outcomes.
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Pat
Exie Turi
Final Legion baseball series ends in Pottstown
The Pennsylvan ny basebal series concludes with a final game in Pottstown. Lawrence and York are mentioned with endings or eliminations as the schedule notes a night championship, sunrise timing, and two games left.
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Pottstown
York
Larence Pottstow
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