Winter Cold Records and Local Incidents
Twenty years ago on January 29 1949 bitter cold dominated with minus twenty below zero. A near miss at Center Street Crossing as a vehicle narrowly avoided a collision with an eastbound freight train. Rachel Purcell plans a school auditorium production Aunt Lucia February 6 and 7. Thawing pipes caused a basement fire at J S Paulson barber shop. Philanthropy urged. Dell Davis appointed city dog catcher amid complaints. Over 100 participate in the production. ice skating noted in nearby towns. rink needed locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Purcell
Universal Producing Company
Aunt Lucia
Ith
Woman’s Club
Dell Davis
East Church Street
$2 Billion Housing Aid Bill Aims for Cooperatives
Senate committee hearings advance a proposal to provide $2 billion in government credits for new housing owned by cooperatives and occupied by middle income families. The Maybank Amendment would fund a revolving loan pool of $25 million and create a National Mortgage Corporation for Housing Cooperatives under the Housing and Home Finance Administrator with up to $2 billion in long term federal lending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Banking and Finance
Senate
Administration
Maybank
Roosevelt
A. F. of L
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign’ Wars
National Mortgage Corporation
Housing and Home Finance Administrator
Federal Housing Administration
Federal Reserve
Mortgage Corporation
HHFA
Foley
National Association of Home Builders
Council of Economic Advisers
Truman
Special Speaker at Vicinity Churches
Rev T W Comadell, pioneer secretary of the Allegheny Conference Wesleyan Methodist Church, will be guest speaker Sunday January 29 at Cottage Hill Church at 10 am and at Harbor Church at 11 am and 8 pm. Congregations and Pastor Rev R Lincoln invite interested residents to attend these services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Comadell
Allegheny Conference
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Cottage Hill
Harbor Church
R. Lincoln
Housing program aims to spark 1.5 million new units yearly
The FHA would offer high loan limits and long terms while the Maybank Amendment funds a National Mortgage Corporation with up to 2 billion in guaranteed debentures. Cooperatives would invest 26 percent upfront and 5 percent later to gain tax advantages.
Despondent Miner Frank Starzyk Ends Life at Home
In Carmichaels Pennsylvania on January 21 94 year old Frank P Starzyk a soft coal miner employed by H Frick Coal and Coke Co ended his life by hanging himself from a basement rafter after bringing home one day’s pay and telling his wife he was of little use to the family Coroner Charles Haines a World War I veteran noted the death was self inflicted and the man was found missing from bed yesterday morning by his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmichaels
Frank P. Starayk
Robena
France
Starzyk
H. ©. Frick Coal and Coke Co
Charles Haines
Green County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Center Street
Exle
J. S. Paulson
Vandenberg
U.S. Senate
President Truman
Joseph Stalin
Kiel Canal
Corry
Adance
Standard
Thomas Motors
of Corry, Inc
Shuffleboard Beer Wines Liquors
East Main St
Corry, Pa
Brigham Hardware
South Center St
Fogle Lumber CO
Franklin St
Kelvinator
Davis Electric Store
Bendix
Morton
Kelvinator and
John V. Davis Electric Service
West Main Street
Gabardines
Tunnell’s
Sunnydale Poultry Farm
Gerry, Pa
Sunnydale
Simmon
West
Washington St
Topp’s Corry’s Smart Women’s Shop
North Center Street
Tommy
Stewart Clipmaster
Sa Plumbing
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