Political unknown eyed as possible Pennsylvania GOP compromise
From Washington on February 1 a political unknown may be the only compromise choice for the Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial nomination. A prominent GOP leader said current candidates are polarized into camps, leaving no middle ground. He suggested a dark horse candidate who has little or no prior political involvement could unite the party, avoiding entanglement with Gov. James H. DuII or former Senator Joseph R. Grundy.
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Washington
James H. Dui
Joseph R. Grundy
Ender. J
GOP Moves at Erie City Hall Faces Split Council
Erie council splits two to two over a resolution removing two assessment bureau staff and naming two replacements. Absent Streets Director McCarty, the measure passed 3 to 1 with Mayor Pulling and officials Wagner and Momeyer overruling Downing. Walter Tofel exits. Frank Russo named replacement. Howard Everhart replaced by James Martin. Changes take effect February 6 as broader tax bureau shakeups are blocked. In Pittsburgh, Jones and Laughlin Steel reports 1949 earnings of 20,961,245 down from 31,222,541 in 1948, a drop of ten million dollars.
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Agan
Finance Department
City Hall
Thomas McCarty
Clairence K
Ray Wagner
Kenneth W. Momeyer
Charles (Bus) Downing
Walter Tofel
Foremer
Frank Russo
Howard Everhart
James Martin
Momeyer
Downing-Wagner
Wagner
Pittsburgh
Jones and Laughlin Steel
Nis
Downing
Pulling
Opening bids for three thousand feet of fire hose expected next meet
Twenty years ago items from journal files note City Council bids for 3000 feet of fire hose to be opened next Monday. Proposals from several firms signal a spirited bidding war at the regular meeting. Also reported are Corry High School basketball loss to Warren 29 to 20 and local theater plans with Merrill Wilcox portraying Aunt Lucia for a Women’s Club benefit February 6 and 7. Northwestern Pa roads face winter halt as Hagedorn Construction suspends work until spring. St Edward's beats St Joseph's 22 to 19 at Oil City Knights of Columbus court.
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Merrill Wilcox
Lucia
St. Edward's High School
St. Joseph's High
Knights of Columbus
Oil City
Dr John Duff to Head NYU Chautauqua Program
Dr John Duff of New York University will direct the NYU program at Chautauqua Institution succeeding Dr Alonzo F Myers who led the program from 1946 to 1949. The summer session starts July 3 with extensive undergraduate and graduate credit courses. Duff, a Kenyon College and NYU PhD graduate, has long taught in education and served as WWII civilian training director.
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Vonn Carr Duff
New York University
School of Education
Chautauqua
Duff
Alonzo F. Myera
Duis
Pennsylvania
Kenyon College
Ohio
New York
Duit
Office of the Quartermaster General
Police shakeup in Madenerie prompts resignations
In Brig Nevada Feb 1 Traffic Lieutenant Michael Shea was demoted to patrolman and is expected to resign with pension. Joseph Lynch, a 20 year traffic division veteran and former traffic lieutenant, will succeed Shea. Lynch had been demoted to patrolman Jan 10, 1948, during a Democratic administration, and both men, war veterans, swap roles again amid political opposition and mayoral policy.
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Michael Shea
Joseph Lynch
Trafic
Leutenant
Traffic
Shea
Lynch
Janu
Charley
Pulline
William McDonald
William J. Donohue
McDonald
Lynch Beller
Retail stores seen as show window of the nation
In a Saturday Evening Post piece General Walter Bedell Smith compares U S consumer abundance to life in Moscow, arguing rationing and state control create shortages abroad while lifted regulations and restored competition bring overproduction and lower prices here. He says U S stores reflect the nation’s character.
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Saturday Evening Post
Russia
Walter Bedell Smith
Moscow
Blood Poverty Prompts Pep Loss And New Remedy
A vintage advertisement claims tiredness stems from blood poverty due to slow digestion and gas. It touts CARTA-VIN with twelve herbs, allegedly boosting digestion and red blood cells, improving energy and vigor. The ad promises quick benefits at low daily cost through Gerta-Vin-Widmann & Tea Drug Store.
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Corry
Tess
Widmann & Tea Drug Store
Adv
Fourteen American missionaries stay on Hainan Island
Fourteen Presbyterian missionaries remain on the exposed northern coast of Hainan Island despite Communist attacks. The group, part of a mission active since 1885, runs a charitable school and a 168 bed hospital in a garden compound. Missionaries Dorothy McDonald of Beaver, Pennsylvania, and Caroline Beagle of Warwick, North Carolina, help operate a leprosy settlement housing about 175 people.
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Dorothy McDonald
Beaver
Caroline Beagle
Warwick
N. C
Extension of Draft Law Favored by VFW Chief
Harrisburg Feb 1 The Pennsylvania Veterans of Foreign Wars urged extending the National Selective Service Act beyond its June 24 expiry. State Commander Lynn Brotherson warned that scrapping the law would be false economy and leave the nation unprepared. He called for either renewal or maintaining a skeleton force to deter potential enemies.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lynn Broth
Erson
Erle
Congress
House Armed Service Committee
Brotherson
Weed killing device described as small flame thrower in war
A compact device used to kill weeds functions like a flame thrower but on a much smaller scale. It echoes wartime flame-thrower technology repurposed for agricultural or land management use.
Memory Quiz From Classified Page Reveals Answers
A reader memory test offers a 10 question quiz with scoring: Genius 10 correct, Superior 8, Excellent 8, Good 4, Average 3, Poor fewer than 3. Questions cover animals, universities, actors, novels, operas, rescinded prohibition, symbols on coins, landlocked South American nations, lifespans by gender, and a dialog form.
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Elie
Eastern University
Rits Hayworth
United States
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Sunnydale
Fogle Lumber CO
Franklin SL
Corry, Pa
Superior Cleaning Co
Washington St
Hainan Island
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Puis Sss
Leed
Orly
Mine
Valentine
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Stal's
Stahl Jewelers
Wavavang
Keystone VanCise’s
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Pilcher
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Woodhue
Plu Tne
EMIR
Semey Cologne
Devine
Yardley Lotus Perfume
Yardley
Yankee Clover
Vogue Cologne
Tweed
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Dana
Hallmark Valentines
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Page & Nichols
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