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Newspaper

Corry Evening Journal

Location

Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1954

Page

8

Headaches for Leader start on education costs

Pennsylvania faces a near billion dollar education bill as Governor elect Leader must find new revenue. Public instruction chief Dr Francis B Hughes warns 269000 more pupils and 12000 more teachers by 1960 will raise costs by about 64 million. Additional 9 million deficiency may be needed. state aid for school buildings also halted pending action.

Associated Press Harrisburg Pennsylvania George M Leader Francis B. Hugs Edward B. Logan

Answers to Editorial Page Quiz

Answers printed on the Editorial Page reveal the quiz results. The list shows responses numbered one to seven, noting topics such as crops soybeans and sugar beets with a gain near $4500, a British reference, Kansas resident Charles Gurtis, and confirmations of other statements.

Charles Gurtis Kansas

Heavy Fire Destroys Homes in Boyertown Planting Mill District

A general alarm blaze in Boyertown Pa began at a lumber yard planing mill coal yard operated by L H Shmoyer. The fire swept a block, crossing the street to destroy eight three story houses and a three story fraternal lodge. Firemen reported minor injuries to six. Over 50 residents fled in nightclothes but were unharmed. Cause under investigation, possibly a short circuit. Contained about 6 15 am.

Boyertown Associated Press Almeyer

Father of Corryite Dies in Florida

John Q. Anderson aged 1 father of Mrs. Henry Kennedy of 136 East Trying Street Orlando resident and former Jamestown resident dies early this morning in Florida. Survivors include daughter and two grandsons Charles Kennedy and John Kennedy. Funeral arrangements are being made at Cary Hand Funeral Home in Orlando.

John Q. Anderson Henry Kennedy East Trying Street Orlando Fis Jamestown Anderson Corry Charles Kennedy John Kennedy Wayne Street Cary-Hand

City land assessment cut by twenty five per cent

Final approval of a real estate tax ordinance set at five and three quarters mills had been tentatively five and one half. A wage income tax of one half percent is to start February first after a 30 day advertising period. Officials expect about 45000 revenue but collection plans may reduce actual yield. Council approves land assessment cuts while debating fairness of wage income levy and enforcement. A note adds a stray fact that a lobster’s life expectancy is about 50 years.

Board of Tx Revisions and Appeals Myrtle Blakes Northwest Street Corry Pennsylvania Peake and Peiffer Cameron Dallas C. Smiley Spencer Run Corry Aven High School Tme Fifth Avenue Altoona Haseen Corry Area Erie County

Industrial stocks mixed in late trading across major firms

Market roundup notes mixed performance among large corporations with varied moves. Companies such as American Can Anaconda AT&T Atlantic Refining Bethlehem Steel and General Motors show differing declines or gains amid shifting investor sentiment. Also listed are General Electric General Foods National Distillers and Montgomery Ward among others.

At&t Atlantic Refining Bethlehem Steel Briggs Carrier Corp Shrysier Columbia Gas System Continental Can Consolidated Edison Zastman Kodak General Dynamics General Electric General Foods General Motors Int Tel & Tel Montgomery Wards National Dairy Products National Distillers

Unsettled Market Reports Amid Shipping and Supply Notes

The item describes unsettled market activity with mixed reports on stock, aviation packard motors, and various standard companies. It notes prices and weights for top and brown quality goods, with references to storage and transport terms. The text references historical shipping routes and long dormant connections to Adriatic origins and sea trade from millennia ago.

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