Erie News Briefs Include Transit Fare Cut and Fatality Toll
A Erie coach company fare request was rejected by the State Public Utility Commission which directed eliminating 18 cent tickets and moving to a 20 cent cash fare. Chautauqua County logged 90 traffic accidents last year, the lowest in 12 years, with 35 fatalities not reached. Downtown Erie stores exceeded last year’s final week sales by up to 33 percent per a Four Federal Reserve district survey. A theft of about $20 was reported from behind a wall mirror at the Robert Harris home. Townville and Meadville items cover budget readings, school staff changes, and police activity including burglaries. A 48-lane bowling alley plan was discussed for Erie redevelopment. An arrest was made of Allen Brakeman, Erie, on a married woman’s complaint from a New Year party. a hearing was set.
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Erie
Erie Coach Company
State Public Utility Commission
PUC
Mayville
Chautauqua County
Federal Reserve District
Robert Harris
Harris
VFW
H Jackson
Brig
Louis Hamman
Bertha Lambrecht
Townville
YMCA
Pranklin
Public Utility Commission
Titusville
Gove City
Oil City-Franklin
M. I. Loker
Twin City Coaches Co
Meadville
Neely’s Corner
C. Gibson
Kane
J. Adrian Skooglind
Wire Glass Corp
Brie
Arthus. P. Logan
Erie Port Commission -Erie
Buffalo
Peach-Bassafras
Erie Authority
Real Estate Research
Chicago
Allen Brakeman
James Hogan
East Seaboard Struck By Cold Wave As Winds Worsen
Severe cold grips the East with subfreezing highs and 40 mph gusts. Winds downed chimneys, trees, and power lines across the Northeast, fueling fires that destroyed hundreds of thousands in property and claimed multiple deaths from West Virginia to Massachusetts and beyond.
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Associated Press
Seaboard
Weather Bureau
Washington
Svcllon
West Virginia
Werther Bureau
New York
Maine
Florida
Miami
Baltimore
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New Jersey Turnpike
Corry Woman's Brother Die s A Delavern Man Dies at Home
A. Delavern of Waterord died yesterday at his home born in Centerville Pa. He was a prominent Waterford merchant for 43 years a member of Asbury Methodist Church and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Survivors include wife Mrs Tun Boynton Delavern son Kenneth Brie and daughter Mrs Geelf Holmes five grandchildren and three great grandchildren Also survived by three sisters and two brothers Funeral services set for Friday at 2 p m with Rev George Thornton officiating Interment Waterford Cemetery Erie Millcreek Erie Police continue pursuit of youths who robbed Mrs Beatrice Harbaugh at her home near Erie by blocking the road and threatening her with a pistol.
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May A. Delavern
Waterord
Centerville
Waterford
Asbury Methodist Church of
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Tun Boynton Delavern
Kenneth
Brie
Geelf Holmes
Myrtle Cantwell
Bremerton
Wash
Eva Dundon
Curry
Delilah Kelsey
Schweikert
George Thornton
Waterford Cemetery
Legislature Agenda Drives Deficiency and Industry Spending
Harrisburg AP reports House Democratic leader McCann pushes deficiency appropriations and industrial development as top priorities for the 1950 session, opposing recess before budget submission. Senate leaders back hearings on deficiency appropriations, while partisan fights delay the Legislative Reference Bureau director election.
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Harrisburg
Stephen McCamn
House
McCann
David le Lawrence
T.donn
Tad Lke
Charman Edward J. Kosster
R-Lancaster
Senate Finance Committee
H. G. Andrews
M. Harvey Taylor
Senate
N Ever
14Th General Assembly
Leader
Joseph M. Barr
Biv
James
Berger
Lawrence
York
Legislative Reference Bureau
Barr
Burr
Russian scientists weigh reentry risk as Mechta nears sun orbit
Soviet experts claim a realistic base exists for interplanetary travel and expect a manned mission to other planets soon. Mechta speeds toward a solar orbit, while officials warn re entry remains a major hurdle due to air friction and controlled braking.
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Vladimi Dobromarov
Cali
Mechta
Earth
Dobromarov
Russia
Alexander Topchiev
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Mechia
Hospital report lists current admissions and discharges
At Corry Hospital as of 7 am Mrs Bernon Damccott 221 Concord St is admitted. Others include David Buell 615 William St Mrs and Mrs Milton Robbins 515 Grand St Roy Lille Spring Creek Evald W Carlson 15 East Smilin St Jerry son of Garson Munn 302 Mead Ave Mrs Horace Shearman Lakewood N J William Proctor and son with address R D 3 and 4 discharges include Victoria Orn 9 months old Frank Bromley Richard Allie 1075 North Center St Glidden Denver Lancaster County remains listed as political note with Republicans seeking Glidden’s retention in a $12000 yearly post.
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Bernon Damccott
Concord Street
David 0
Buell
William Street
Milton E. Robbins
Grand Street
Roy L. Lille
Spring Creek
Evald W. Carlson
East Smilin Street
Jerry
Garson Munn
Mead Avenue
Horace Shearman
Lakewood
William
William Proctor
Victoria
Keith Orn
East South Street
Frank Bromley
Richard Allie
North Center Street
Banking profits shift as loans fall and securities rise
New York AP report shows banks mostly profitable vs last year but many three banks earned less in 1958 than 1957. Easy money policy reduced returns on borrowed funds while loan demand waned. In second half, banks offset loan declines by higher earnings from securities and mixed revenue sources.
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New York
Federal Reserve System
Conflicts Mark New Congress in GOP and Dem Caucuses
The new Congress sees Sen. Everett Dirksen urged for the GOP Senate post to replace William Knowland with John Sherman Cooper as ambassador nominee. Liberal strategy targets Sen. Thomas Kuchel as party whip as Johnson weighs a bid to curb filibuster rules. Democratic leaders face stiff resistance from Southern Democrats over any rules change.
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ONN Secent
Everett Dirksen
Ilinois
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
GOP
William P. Knowland
California
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Eisenhower
Dirksen
Thomas Kuebel
Johnson
Senate
Bankers Benefit From Slow Business Recovery Amid Market Shifts
U.S. bond prices eased at mid year allowing banks limited gains while Treasury borrowing surged to cover deficits raising interest costs. A stock bull aided portfolios but corporate borrowing remained restrained as expansions wound down post Korean War. Depreciation write offs boosted cash flow, and rising earnings offered banks only modest returns as confidence grew.
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U. S
U.S. Treasury
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