Congress Faces Scrutiny of 1952 Appropriations and Policies
Amid a slow session in a non election year, Congress debates the 1952 regular appropriation bill for the Treasury Post Office and other money needs. Key issues loom: foreign economic aid, universal military training, renewals of economic centrals, Alaska and Hawaii statehood, St. Lawrence Seaway, farm price supports, and new anti crime, anti corruption federal measures.
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Treasury Post Office
House
Congress
House of
Atly
Greece
Turkey
NATO
Senate
Alaska
Hawaii
St. Lawrence Seaway
War against low mood campaign prompts relief fund plans
Twenty years ago the Journal Wiles reports Corry's War against low mood campaign exploring new relief methods as inquiry fees flow through the central committee seeking workers for small jobs. The Cory Relief Fund considers issuing scrip to donors that can be used to pay for services or bought food, with unemployed workers receiving the scrip in exchange for labor.
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Corry
Central Committee
Beiand
Cory Relief Fund Committee
U. S
Rome
Ialy
Madrid
Spain
American League of Baseball Clubs
Philadelphian
Pablo Picasso
Grants Appeal To 5 Gas Station Owner
President Judge Elmer L. Evans granted Lawrence P. Baehr operator of a West 26th street and Brown avenue service station an appeal from his summary conviction for violating the gas price sign law. Attorney Joseph Agrésti argued the law is unconstitutional and unrelated to public peace health morals welfare or safety.
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ERIE
Elmer L. Evans
Lawrence P. Baehr
West 26Th Street
Brown Avenue
Atty
Joseph Agrésti
ERIE PENINSULA MEETING CALLED FOR FEDERAL AID
Feb 26 Erie Congressman Carroll D. Kearns urged a special conference in Erie to discuss a federal program funding improvements for the weather beaten peninsula. Mayor Thomas W. Flatley set a 10 PM Saturday meeting with Park and Harbor Commission labor manufacturers and chamber invited.
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Erie
Carroll D. Kearns
Irle
Thomas W. Flatley
Kearns
City Hall
Park and Harbor Commission, Labor
Manufacturers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Flatley
Tt'wad
U. S. Army Engineers
Congress
Appropriations
Taft Record on Civil Rights Highlights
The article reviews Senator Taft s civil rights record noting votes on cloture for anti-poll tax bills in 1942 44 46 45 and 50 and for FEPC. It cites 1944 45 support for air employment practice funding and 1943 48 votes against poll tax barriers for armed forces. It notes 1960 opposition to a draft race based service option and 1948 49 shifts on cloture rules. It also mentions 1951 Lehman proposal opposition and potential jurisdiction effects, and comments on Congress tempo before July conventions.
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Taft
Sen. Taft
Senate
Army
Sid
Barkley
Sen
Lehman
Protest Phone Rate Hike in Harrisburg
On February 26 three hotel associations filed complaints with the Public Unity Commission opposing Bell Telephone Company's proposed 22 million dollar rate increase. The action marks a coordinated protest by hospitality groups over rising communication costs impacting operations and guest services.
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Harrisburg
Public Unity Commission
Bell Telephone Company
Rate Increase Complaint From Harrisburg Hotels
The Pennsylvania Hall Association the Penn Harris Hotel Co Hampton Harrisburg and the George Washington Hotel Corp of Washington Fa complain about a rate increase. The article notes friction over pricing and operating costs affecting guests and businesses across the three organizations.
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Pennsylvania Hall Association
Penn Harris Hotel Co
Harrisburg
George ‘Washington Hotel Corp
Washington, Fa
How's Your I. Q. Quiz Answers From Classified Page
A quiz asks ten questions with scoring like Genius for 10, Superior for 8 or 9, and various grades down to Poor. It directs readers to the Classified Page for the answers and tests memory and recall across topics including geography, literature, and art.
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Wonsan
Chinnampo
Schipperke
Eksterinburg
Policewoman robbed in Indianapolis while at counter
Feb 26 report from Indianapolis details Mrs Josephine Young a department store policewoman who says a thief stole $8 and her badge from her purse at the 9 Brove counter. A stray line about swans on England's Thames River mentioning shampoos appears unrelated to the crime note.
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Indianapolis
Josephine Young
England
Thames
Funeral Service Held for Mrs. R. McDonough
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at Brugger Funeral Home Erie for Mrs. R McDonough of 33 Virginia Ave Erie a former city resident who died last Friday after a lengthy illness Rev Dr H Reed Shepfer of Luther Memorial Church officiated Bearers listed as Wallace Young J Irvine James Van Dye Reuben Kugel Al Davies and Edward Hawkins Burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery Union City Attendees from Corry included multiple relatives and friends.
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Metal Seigado
MIS
Hanghild Sandquist McDonough
Virginia Avenue
Erie
Brugger Funeral Home
H. Reed Shepfer
Luther Memorial Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Union City
Corry
Wallace Young
J. Irvine
E. E. Hawkins
John Fenstermacher
Frank Graft
Howard Sheen
Paul Downey
Julia Glark
C. E. Rafier
G. P. Keating
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L. C. Gordon
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Te City
State Highway Department
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Woman's
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Washington
Joseph G. Darby
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Erie Peninsula
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Langhurst & Stewart
East Main St
Powell Motor CO
Katherine
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Personal Commer Discount Co
N. Center ST
Harry Hall
Managuy
Os Meerdink
Ray
Thiessen
KS Fur
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Fashion Academy
Meerdink’s House OF Furniture
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RCA Victor
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Richard Hudnut
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