Memories of Corry High School Days in Spring Creek Era
Margaret Lena Jackson recounts her early schooling begun in 1875 under teachers like Ella Bates and Robert Glover in Spring Creek Township. She notes hardships, lack of social supports, and memorable lessons such as a nature study and table of measurements. Jackson graduated Corry High School in 1885 with 14 classmates.
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Vivian L. Bailey
Margaret
Lena Jackson
Corry High School
Spring Creek Village
Ella Bates
Robert Glover
Lena
Emerald Isle
Newton Jerome Randall
Willis O. Gilson
Spring Creek
Spring Creek Township
Margaret Lena Jackson
Hatch School
PUC Data Not Open To All in Pennsylvania ruling
Commonwealth Court ruled PUC staff reports are not public records and declined to overturn a $36 million Bell Telephone rate increase. The decision upheld the agency’s process and refused to extend storm damage costs beyond ten years. The opinion cited precedents that formal inquiry must be protected from outside scrutiny.
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Harrisburg
Commonwealth Court
Public Utility Commission
PUC
Bell Telephone Co
Commonwealth
Alliance For Consumer Protection
Pittsburgh
Bell
James C. Crumlish Jr
Crumlish
Denenberg Brave New PUC Report Draws Capitol Gasp
In Harrisburg the Capitol hums as Herb Denenberg’s first Public Utility Commission report prompts mixed reactions. Josh and Molly McGee discuss his past as a watchdog and critic of rate hikes while noting colleagues’ irritation at his outspoken stance. Denenberg urges public input, staff transparency, and a push to end the PUC’s rubber stamp image.
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Harrisburg
Josh McGee
Capitol
Molly McGee
Senate
Herb Denenberg
Public Utility Commission
Molly
Josh
Denenberg
U.S. Senate
PUC
Alan
Lou Carter
Huguesne Light
Philadelphia Electric
Publi
Waywn
Jonks
Pittsburgh Jobless Rate Declining in Four-County Area
In the Pittsburgh region the unemployment compensation total fell by 3 715 to 48 659 in the week ending January 31 marking a third straight drop since a high of 52 372 on January 10 Charles J Hamilton district manager of the state unemployment bureau cautioned that 26 900 more people are jobless than last October and 13 400 more than last January yet he sees a gradual fall in initial claims and layoffs as signs of possible improvement The four counties Allegheny Beaver Washington and Westmoreland comprise the area</S>
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Pittsburgh
Charles J. Hamilton
State Unemployment Bureau
Hamilton
Ital
Allegheny Beaver
Washington
Westmoreland Counties
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Joseph Guignon
Corr
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PAC
Senators
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Herb
Marine
China
W. M. Dalton
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