Foundations inquiry sparks partisan vote in House
The House votes 209 to 163 to create a special committee to investigate tax exempt foundations amid charged debates over influence, funding to groups, and alleged pro Communist ties. Rep Reece accuses foundations of anti-American activities and uneven grants while critics call the probe unnecessary.
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House
B. Carroll Reece
Tenn
Wayne 1. Hays
Ohio
Hays
Reece
Rep
Gene") Cox
D-Ga
Cox
House Un-American Activities and Ways and Means
John W. McCormick
D., Mass
Jacob K. Davits
New York State
Nubbin
Aiberas
Winter Storm Paralyzes Corry with Heaviest Snow of Season
Twenty years ago Corry faced a major blizzard as Old Man Winter buried streets and the street department’s plows. About 100 Kiwanians and families attended a Christmas dinner at Hotel Corry where Dr. Carmen Ross urged civic effort. A Ford coupe owned by Thomas Maloney was stolen from West Washington Street plant area. Mrs. Pad Quinnisk broke her left arm after slipping on a sidewalk. Rev William Evans Thomas will speak at the St John’s Day banquet at the Masonic Temple on December 27 with Olin W. Bracket as toastmaster.
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Corry
Carmen Ross
Ediboro
Ceuehers
Colley
Thomas Maloney
Brook Street
Ajws Tron Works
West Washington Street
William Evans Thomas
Presbyterian Church In
Endeavor
Masonic ‘Temple
Olin. W. Bracket
Erie Men Pay Fines After Bus Depot Fracas
Alderman James Howat announced Saturday that two Erie men faced disorderly conduct and assault charges in a Greyhound Bus Depot incident. They paid $30 each in fines and costs, totaling $60, to resolve the case.
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ERIE
ERTE
Greyhound
James Howat
Satirday
John Sti
Eric
Norman
How Smart Are You A National Knowledge Quiz
Readers test their current events awareness with seven questions on Catholic senators McCarthy U N voting Eisenhower atomic plan amendments Pope Pius XII coffee prices and William Cody. Answers appear on the Classified page.
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U.S
McCarthy
U. N. General Assembly
Russia
U. S
Pius XII
Wm. F. Cody
Fire causes and safety noted by coroner in Wolfe department
Eleven other occupants, in five children, led to safety. Cause of the blaze was not determined. Coroner C. M. Woodward of Armstrong County said it apparently originated in the Wolfe department. Astronomic observatories cannot be heated because the heat might distort images from the stars.
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C. M. Woodward
Armstrong County
Funeral Service for Erna Willis Held
The funeral service for Erna Willis was held yesterday afternoon at Bracken Funeral Home with Rev. Robert DeBoer presiding. Bearers included I. M. Scott Alva Fuller Edd Williams Clarence Rhinehart Ray Ellis and Harold McConnell all of Grand Valley. Attendees came from Hydetown Titusville West Spring Creek Sugar Grove Grand Valley Corry Moak and Erie. Moak paid 25 and costs for two motor code violations. Victim of the assault and battery was Joseph Wright of Erie Anni Shepler employed at the restaurant filed the disorderly complaint.
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Erna Willis
Bracken Funeral Home
Robert DeBoer
The
Baptist Church
I. M. Scott
Alva Fuller
Edd Williams
Clarence Rhinehart
Ray Ellis
Harold McConnell
Grand Valley
Hydetown
Titusville
West Spring Creek
Sugar Grove
Grand, Valley and
Corry
Moak
Erie
Joseph Wright
Anni Shepler
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