July Strikes Seen Lower, VA Reports Return of Veterans
The Labor Department reports 575 strikes active in July with 375 new stopages and 200 from June. VA totals show 2,962,000 discharged since June 27, 1950, and about 20,950,000 former servicemen overall. Crawford County fair drew 26,000 attendees. harness racing drew crowds. polio case reported in Erie. Nonfarm Pennsylvania employment fell 18,500 mid-June to mid-July to 3,577,900. factory jobs down 0.4 percent to 3,422,600. Erie County route options for the east-west turnpike under study. no decision before fall. Minor car damage reported on North Center street. Weather near 65 with 48-degree low. extended forecast shows variable temperatures and scattered thundershowers. CAP unit deactivated as Dr. Vankirk resigns. Scottish Rite dinner planned for September 8. bank progress noted with a death in Titusville. Penn Railroad reports July net income of 1,109,203 and gross 71,980,043. seven-month results show heavy losses compared with 1953. Jamestown obituary pending for Mrs Doris E. Lewis.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Today
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Lawton Issues Warning On Communism At Ft Monmouth Banquet
Maj. Sen. Kirke B. Lawton retiring commander at the Army Signal Corps center warns complacent America risks communism. Speaking before 300 religious leaders at a farewell banquet in his honor, Lawton cites threats to religious freedom and defends the fort against subversion charges. He praises the Anti-Defamation League for a clean bill of health and urges regular church worship. Cleon Longshore of Kane Bank plans retirement in September.
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Rickey Faints Quietly, Resting After Illness Spell
Branch Rickey, 72, Pirates general manager, fainted in New Orleans last night as he arrived to attend a Southern Association game at Pelican Stadium. Attendants moved him to his hotel. doctors did not deem hospitalization necessary. Rickey is believed to suffer an inner ear ailment.
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