Labor Market Areas and July Employment Trends in 1953
The Bureau identifies areas where labor supply exceeds demand and notes several with emerging shortages. Manufacturing employment remains near its 1943 peak, durable goods up after declines postwar, and overall non-agricultural jobs near record highs. July employment stands at 63.12 million with fewer unemployed and factory wages at a record $1.77 an hour.
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Hes
Ind
Berkley
Fairmount
W. Va
Hartford
Conn
Joliet
Wichita
Kan
Butte Creek
Jay
Korea
Labor Day plans advance for VFW festival in city park
Twenty years ago this week plans moved forward for a Labor Day celebration sponsored by Lieut Archie W Thompson Post VFW with activities to center in the city Park. Health Officer John Flanigan reported no contagious disease in the city under quarantine. Mayor Frank T England and State Assemblyman John H King said the South Center street improvement would be among early third class jobs announced by State Highway Dept Kinney. Andrew Speta sustained over 2500 loss in a barn fire near Pine Valley Bear Lake and Columbus, with straw and farm machinery destroyed and some insurance coverage.
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Archie W. Thompson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
John Flanigan
Frank T. England
John H. King
Thecity
Kinney
State Highway Department
Franklin
South Center Street
Andrew Speta
Pine Valley
Bear Lake
Columbus
Pilot and fiancée killed in Grove City plane crash
Clintonville native Clarence B. Bell a World War II pilot and his 22 year old fiancée Miss Oliva Grabe of Fenelton Butler County died in a plane crash near Grove City. The Montgomery Supply Co plane took off from Grove City airport and nosed into a oats field. Cause undetermined though accident certificates were issued by Butler County coroner J Clifton Atwell.
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Grove City
Clintonville
Fenelcam
Butler County
Slippery Rock
Clarence B. Bell
Montgomery Supply Company
City
Montgomery
Oliva Grabe
Fenelton
Sgt
Thomas &. Jones
State Police
Nicholas Ushak
Mercer Township
Bell
Sgt. Jones
J. Clinton Atwell
Grand jury 110 cases heard in Erie county
Erie District Attorney Damian McLaughlin will seek indictments in 110 cases before the September grand jury convening today in the Erie county courthouse, with hearings lasting at least five days. Top charges include burglary against Edward Bruce and Frank H Bell, plus assault and battery counts against five Perry Square gang members.
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Erie
Damian McLaughlin
Erie County
Edward “Baby Face” Bruce
Corry
Frank H Bell
Perry Square
Edward Nowakowski
Ron Gorczynski
Paul Milewski
John Canavan
Theodore Bomalkes
Clara
Korean Veteran Has Christmas At Home
In North Adams Massachusetts a Korean War veteran Manine Pre Edward J Ryan celebrated Christmas at home despite a sizzling 96 degree day. Ryan returned Saturday night to find eight evergreen trees and gift packages including an electric fan. His parents and fiancee Shirley Jennings joined in the homecoming festivity.
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Associated Press
North Adams
Mass
Manine Pre
Edward J. Ryan
Ryan
Edward T. Ryan
Shirley Jennings
Ehough
Meadville Man Dies In Plunge After Stairs Collapse
Reid Baker, 19, of Mill Village, died after an outside stairway collapsed, plunging him about 15 feet onto concrete in Meadville. He was departing 413 North Street when the accident occurred around 8:20 p.m. Mrs. Baker was nearby when the structure failed.
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Meadville
Reid Baker
Mill Village
Post Korea employment fears vs strong labor outlook
Postwar burst of Korea tension sparks headlines of recession fears and a weak stock market but official data say employment prospects remain bright. The U S Bureau of Employment Security notes 80 000 servicemen monthly enter civilian work after cease fire while large labor surpluses persist in multiple major areas including Puerto Rico and several named U S cities.
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Uigh
Great Britain
U. S
Bureau of Employment Security
Germany
Japan
Korea
Puerto Rico
Lawrence
Lowell
Mass
Providence
Atlantic City
N. J
Asheville
Durham
Winston-Salem
Altoona
Johnstown
Pottsville
Scranton
Wilkes
Barretat- Jetown
Texie Haute
Ind
Gloversville
Cumberland
Waynesville
Clearfield-DuBois
Uniontown
Connellsville
Sunbury - Shamokin
Mt. Carmel
Herrin-Murphysboro
West Frankfort
Vincen
How Smart Are You Quiz Questions and Answers
A mixed set of trivia items asks about dates in 1953, founder of Robert E. Lee’s father, weight dynamics, pen history, a president’s cabinet, Mikado timing, Paul’s Epistles, Security Council membership, canvasback birds, and a sentence correction. It includes a typical riddle about an emu’s height and weight.
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Robert BE. Lee
Homer S. Cummings
Paul
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W. F. Rickers
Allen’ Street
Dial
Leed
West Smith Street
Corry, Pa
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Tional Bank of Corry
the National Bank of Corry
Federal Deposit Txaranos Corporation
Meadville City Hospital
F H. Mackinhoupt
Crawford County
Foster E. Davis & Son Insurance Fire Casualty Bonds
N. Center St
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General Electric
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