Assistance in County Jumps 896 Cases in '49
Erie County Board of Assistance held its first meeting of the year with Rev. Walter B. Ohman presiding. The 1949 report shows an overall increase of 896 cases representing 2,158 people across old age assistance, blind pension, aid to dependent children, and general assistance. The net rise tied to unemployment is about one fourth of 8,000 unemployed, with future declines depending on private job creation.
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Erie
Erie County Board of Assistance
Walter B. Ohman
Savard G. Baker
Randall M- Falk
Duff
Laura Jane Linnell
Neil Gebhardt
John English
Michael Ricci
Robert A. Olt
C. L. White
Sim
White
Pennsylvania State Employment Service
Uniontown Baseball Club Seeks Funds to Save Franchise
Uniontown Coal Barons face insolvency with assets at 6,490 and liabilities 39,674.96. Attorney Herman Buck says stockholders must raise 25,000 by selling 600 shares at 30 each within two weeks to keep the Middle Atlantic League franchise. If unable, eighth team needed to complete the league.
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Uniontown Baseball Club
Uniontown
Herman Buck
Buck
Coal Barons
Frarchiss
Middle Atlantic League
Urges Reorganization of Labor Department
Pittsburgh January 11 One of America’s top industrialists advocated reorganizing the Labor Department telling the Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce the agency is outmoded and should be renamed to reflect Labor and Industry or Labor and Management He urged fair treatment of the Taft Hartley Act and better methods to prevent strikes amid the coal situation and to improve labor management understanding.
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Sy Reggaemuen
Pittsburgh
U.S. Department of Labor
Herman W. Steinkraus
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Bridgeport Brass Company
Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce
Department of Labor
Steinkraus
Pittsburg
Federal Agency
Department of Labor and Industry
Department of Labor and Management
Steinierne
Tutt-Hartley
400 Attend Showing Of New De Soto Here
About 400 motor enthusiasts attended the one day showing of the new De Soto at the Borsternt and Pitch garage on First avenue yesterday. Donald Wiluckson of 25 Essex street won a reflex camera and flash gun while A J Root of Wright site won a Viewmaster with film.
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DeSoto
Borsternt
Pitch
First Avenue
Donald Wiluckson
Essex Street
A. J. Root
Wright Sitet
End Rent Controls In Warren County
Associated Press reports that rent controls ended in most of Warren county Pennsylvania as Housing Expeditor Tighe Woods found rental housing demand reasonably met. Decontrol applies to all areas except the boroughs of Clarendon Warren and Youngsville and the townships of Conewango Mead and Pleasant.
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Warren County
Associated Press
Washington
Tighe Woods
Mt. Vernon
Getton Ly
Clarendon
Warren
Youngaville
Conewango
Mead and Pleasant
Republicans Accused of Playing Politics in Pacific Defense
Congressional members debate Achesons remarks on a Pacific defense line with bases in Japan Okinawa and the Philippines. Some say the secretary spoke of an impregnable line, while others recall phrasing indicating a Joint Chiefs response rather than a single plan.
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Connally
Acheson
Japan
Okinawa
Phillippines
United States
Pacific
Formosa
Joint Chiefs of Sbait
Senator doubts on Pacific defense plan discussed
A Senate staffer notes several senators questioning aspects of an implied Pacific defense stance. They reference Kinwell’s committee remarks and insistence that America has no intent to arm Formosa or intervene with Navy or Army. Acheson is said to face congressmen before actions on Communists in China and Southeast Asia.
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Goupally Kinwell
Americw
Japan
Okinawa
Acheson
Cottally
Formosa
United States
Southeast Asia
Truman
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Chrysler
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