Byrd Budget Proposal Seeks Major Federal Savings
Senator Byrd of Virginia outlines a 1951 federal budget totaling 36.0 billion, about 6.4 billion less than Truman. Key saving measures include cutting civilian employment and public works, trimming national defense costs, and reducing veterans benefits. Foreign outlays would rise to 4.8 billion while the Byrd plan aims for a 1.3 billion surplus to reduce the debt.
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Byrd of
Virgintin
Truman
Alvin A. Burger
Counedl
State Chambers of Commerce
Byrd
Burger
New York
California
Ohio
Montara
Senate
Corry women and business donate to community chest and taxes
Twenty years ago Corry reports a $200 voluntary gift from the Pennsylvania Gas Company to the Corry Community Chest to aid the Corry Hospital. George H. Gordon, school tax collector, announced March 10 as the start of a vigorous delinquent tax collection drive. Also noted are the deaths of Mary Lynch and Flora Belden-Rogs, with other local civic notes on a new fireproof storage building planned by Sam Baum and a judge of election appointment for Erie county.
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Corry
Board of Education
George H. Gordon
Psychiatry student admits killing bellhop at club
In Ardmore Pa on February 28 a 21 year old Philadelphia man Robert Allen Robinson confessed to murdering 24 year old University of Pennsylvania graduate student David R Clement, who worked as a bellhop at the Merion Cricket Club. Robinson described an Indian deathlock, then bound the victim to a bed and fled with a Navy petty officer Porter Royal Store later held as an accessory.
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Fesardmore
University of Pennsylvania
Merion Cricket Club
William EB. Shaffer
Lower Merion Township
Robert
Allen Robinson
Philadelphia
Porter Royal
Clement
Shaffer
Stone
Dallas
Tex
Cape May
N. J
Robinson
Blaze at Pittsburgh Destroys Central Christian Church
A $200000 fire at the Central Christian Church in Pittsburgh damaged surrounding buildings in the Bellefield district. Pressure-line failures hampered firefighters as a two story stone and brick church at 184 Dithridge street suffered about 175000 in losses. The blaze also affected the 86 family eight story Dithridge apartments and a new 570000 annex were nearing dedication. Firefighters carried out several elderly residents while many fled in their pajamas.
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Pittsburgh
Central Christian Church
Belle~ Field
William H. Davis
Dithridge Street
Beveridge-Bebster Music Academy
Lenten Service Schedule Change At Spring Creek Church
The first mid week Lenten service at Spring Creek Congregational Church will move to Wednesday at 6 or 8 PM due to Evangelism Institute in Meadville. Rev. Jordan Cole announced the change and said Tuesday services remain as planned with a worship hour, text study, and the sermon on stewardship in the New Testament Church.
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Spring Creek
O’drock
Area Evangelism Institute
Meadville
Jordan Cole
Worshim Seving
Harris
Kiantone Man Killed In Fire Near Spencer Round
Jamestown reports 66 year old Arthur M. Murphy died when his small bus converted home by Spencer round in Kiantone Town burned. He was trapped and likely died of burns or smoke suffocation. Kiantone Volunteer Fire Department units responded to a call from neighbor Verne Carter whose farm adjoins Murphy property.
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Kiantone
Jamestown
Arthur M. Murphy
Spencer Round
Murphy
Kinntone
Verne Carter
Carter
Coroner names probable fire cause for accidental death
Coroner Samuel T. Bowe files a certificate of accidental death and states the fire was likely caused by a lighted cigarette or overheated stove. The case involves farmer Mr. Murphy, employed and living on Robert Westman’s farm, who converted a bus into a gil room home and resided there in recent months. Frank Bratt of the Kl antone Volunteer Department cites the coal and wand stove as the ignition source, with an estimated cost around 500 dollars.
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Samuel T. Bowe
Mr. Murphy
Robert Westman
Mr. Westman
Find
Frank Bratt
Klantone Volunteer Department
Erie
Eric
Former Corry Woman Dies at Erie on Monday
Leona Ona Burns of 1207 East 26th Street Erie died Monday morning after months of illness. A former Corry resident she moved to Erie six years ago at age 78. Survived by husband Carl two daughters Virginia WynnBuick and Alice Jean Curry two sons Robert Burns and Marsden Burns a brother B Helan Woodard all of Erie. Calling at Chester Schant Funeral Home Erie service Thursday afternoon. Interment Laurel Hall Cemetery.
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Leona
Ona
Woodard’ Burns
26Th Street
Erie
Robert
Burns
Marsden
Tve
and & Brother
B. Helan Woodard
Chester Schant
Robert H. Childs 83 Dies in Union City Home
Robert H. Childs aged 83 died yesterday at the home of his daughter Mrs Grace Munier in Union City after a life as a local farmer. Surviving are four sons Grant of Russell Warren of Warren Glens of Sherman and Byerel Childs of Casataga, a daughter, and a grandson Bernard Green. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 PM at Glen Funeral Home with burial in Mount Pleasant Cemetery Crawford County. Light rain showers are noted in the area.
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Rober Henry Chuas
Corry
Grace Munier
B.D
Buliivine
Grant Childs
Russell
Warren Childs
Warren
Glens Chills
Sherman
Byerel) Childs
Casataga
Witness accounts differ on clubhouse killing details
Shaffer said he was at the clubhouse during the stay but did not witness the killing. He learned of the incident through newspaper reports the following day.
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Tok
Shaffer
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Corry Evening Journal
Bundsy
West South Street
AD. Colegrove
Arthur Colegrove
George Sample
Sasctens
National
Fred Kimball, Inc
W. 44Th St
Michigan Square
Detroit
AP News
Tarler
Mary Lynch
Charles “¥. Lynch
West Main Street
Sam Baum
Main Street
Hareith Clough
Jude
Fourly Ward
Erie County Court
William E. Birt
Flora Belden
Rogs
E. Ross
Corry, R. D
Ella Blakeslee
East Main Street
Bellhop
Corby Evening Journal
I.Q
Ae Creek
Tower
Robert H. Childs
Ana
Winterjackes
Al’s
Clothes
Foster E Davis & Son
Center St
Jorg Athalw
Byer
Erin's
Tnington
Marion Akon
Ious
Innstown
Anna
Bradford
Cnanion
Wntey
Nynitsnaen
H.R.C
Playtex
The
Topp
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Page & Nichols
E. Main St
Pillsbury Flour
Pablum
Nestle
Pene Eras
NRK
Eral Arts
Congowall
Franz
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