Careful Calculations and Quick Facts From 1950s Budget Talk
A corry journal item presents a discussion of Eisenhower budget projections for 1954 1955 and 1956 noting revenue and expense discrepancies and forecasting how unforeseen factors affect accuracy It includes a quiz titled How Smart Are You with seven questions on current events and a note that about 443 percent of farms had telephones per a July survey
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Eisenhower
Roosevelt
Nob Hill
Baltimore
Boston
New Orleans
San Francisco
Washington, D. C
Erie
New York Central
Lehigh Valley
Pennsylvania
Lackawanna Railroad
Arkansas
California
Florida
Ohio
Wyoming
Erie Gambler Gets Sentence
Erie gambler Henry Soscia received six to twelve months in the Allegheny county workhouse and a $500 fine after pleading guilty to gambling Judge Elmer L Evans imposed the maximum allowed for gambling and reduced a prior two year sentence with Edward Michalski to nine months to two years Soscia had expected only one day in jail Attorney Edward Carney failed to lift the sentence and the court noted Soscia had no prior record The judge also indicated former Mayor Thomas W Flatley may be moved to the workhouse soon after medical clearance and the bribery conspiracy charges were dropped in exchange for the single gambling count based on slips found on his person and business The situation followed Soscia's remarks that he expected the lighter sentence and the district attorney's possession of his statements
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Evans
Henry Soseia
Erie
Allegheny County
Elmer L. Evans
Edward Michalski
Kaminsky-Larson
Edward Carney
Thomas W. Flatley
Joseph Walsh
Flatley
Soscia
George Calabrese
Corry Hospital Faces Shutdown After State Aid Suspension
Twenty years ago Corry Hospital faced possible closure as state aid was suspended, worsening a growing charity list. Also noted: Melvin Drake, 81, robbed of about 100 dollars near Beaverdam. Vera Ingram, 23, admitted to Corry Hospital for a fractured leg from Spartansburg walk. Theodore F. Smith to retire as president of Oliver Iron and Steel Corp on January 31.
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Corry Hospital
Beaverdam
Melvin Drake
Wayne Township
Vera Ingram
Spartansburg
STEEL
Pittsburgh
Theodore F. Smith
Oliver Iron and Steel Corp
Second Suspect Nabbed in Marathon Copper Theft
Erie police rounded up Timothy Richardson as the second suspect in a five man burglary ring that stole about 700 pounds of copper from Marathon Electric. Jerry Drayer was arrested earlier, while two other fugitives remained at large with leads pursued by detectives Lupo and Hill. More Americans attended concerts than baseball games in 1952.
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Erie
Sto Ge
Marathon Electric Co
Timony Richardson
John Hill
Phil Lupo
Jerry Drayer
17Th
Cranberry
Drayer
Lupo
Hill
Norge
Richardson
Mezdville
Lin
Gilbert Roland Marries Mexico City Actress in Yuma Wedding
Beverly Hills announces that Gilbert Roland 48, once a top screen lover, wed 29 year old Gallermina Cantu of Mexico City. The ceremony occurred in Yuma, Arizona last December 12, marking his second marriage.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Gilbert Roland
Mexico City
Gallermina Cantu
Yuma
Arts
Snow postpones tour of Utah drought areas
They had planned a three county tour of northern Utah drought areas sponsored by the Utah State Agricultural College extension service but postponed due to heavy snow. Roland, married to Cons tance Bennett, is the father of two children Linds and Gyl. The marriage ended in 1945. Miss Cantu has not been married before.
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Royal Lancer
Dodge
Roland
Constance Bennett
Linds and
Gyl
Miss Cantu
Logan
Utah
Utah State Agricultural College Extension Service
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Bert Parks
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NBC
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East
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Franklin, Pa
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