School Frills Costly in State Education Policy
Dr. Alfred W. Beattie, Allegheny County superintendent, says state agency demands put local districts in a squeeze. The Department of Public Instruction seeks costly frills like larger classrooms, running water in more rooms, and mandatory libraries, while the legislature capped reimbursements. He argues the state should fund better education, not build extra amenities.
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Alfred W. Beattie
Allegheny County
Beattie
Department of Public Instruction
State Department of Public Instruction
Meadville Tribune
Concrete returns in new forms in building industry
In New York, veteran material concrete steps forward in fresh forms as competition among new building materials grows. Sam Dawson reports a shift toward updated uses and applications for concrete amid evolving industry demands.
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New York
Tiny flood victim searchers scan Franklin water
Franklin area remains quiet as state police report the Venango County flood zone near normal with only a few secondary roads closed. A four month old baby, daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Dilley of Raymilton, swept away yesterday during a flood and remains missing as searchers canvass the swollen creek. The Raymilton bridge was washed out closing the road, another bridge at Lisbon also collapsed, and a gravel road by Polk State Hospital stays shut.
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Franklin
Raymilton
Venango County
Polk-Libon
Kenneth Dilley
Lisbon
Polk State Hospital
Rites Held For Mrs 5. B. Miller
Funeral services for Mrs Sadie B Miller were held at Bracken Funeral Home with Rev J B Kelly officiating. Interment followed in Rose Hill Cemetery Spartansburg. Bearers were Kenneth Bromley Harvey Bromley Guy Fralick and Nell Thomson. Attending from away were Marie Fralick Kenneth Bromley Mrs James Graham and daughter Eric Mr and Mrs Clyde Miller of North East Mr and Mrs Marvin Miller Mr and Mrs Everett Miller Mr and Mrs James Weidner Mrs Lee Hiliker and daughters Mrs Floyd Ellis Spartansburg and Mr and Mrs Dee Peterson Centerville.
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Sadie B. Miller
Bracken Funeral Home
J. B. Kelly
Rose Hill
Spartansburg
Kenneth Bromley
Harvey Bromley
Guy Fralick
Nell ‘Thomson
Marie Fralick
James Graham
Eric
Clyde Miller
North East
Marvin Miller
Everett Miller
James Weidner
Lee Hiliker
Floyd Ellis
Dee Peterson
Centerville
Bubble concrete panels touted for faster, cheaper walls
Architectural records highlight Cassi-Crete bubble concrete panels from Pacific Materials Corp that weigh 110 pounds for a 3 by 20 by 6 foot unit versus 455 pounds for standard concrete. Panels cure 16 hours at 370 degrees, cut and nailed, offering high insulation and acoustical values and claiming 40 percent faster wall erection at 20 percent lower cost.
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Architectural Record
F. W. Dodge Corp
Parke-Davis
San Francisco
Pacific Materials Corp
Pacific, Mo
Shotgun Wanted in Erie Case. Residents Urged to Help
Police seek a 12 gauge double barrel Parker shotgun with a 26 inch barrel and mahogany stock as evidence. The weapon is believed sold or given away in Erie by a suspect using the alias Eugene Hurley or Gene Benny. Owners offered immunity and reimbursement. The suspect lived in Erie June 1957 to March 1958 and worked in a local shop.
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Mreue
Arie Aevecuyes
Erie
Eugene Hurley
Gene Benny
Frank Figaski
Richard Hetio
Erle
Samuel Insull dies of heart attack in Paris subway
Corry remembers events from 20 years ago with brief notes on Samuel Insull dying in a Paris hospital of a heart attack after a collapse in a subway. Roberta Wykoff, 2 1/2, leaves Corry Hospital after suffering a fractured clavicle and crushed chest from an auto accident. Harry L Hopkins, WPA administrator, visits Corry en route to Shatuanqua where he will speak.
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Paris
Samuel Insull
Roberta Wykoff
Milton Wykoff
Corry Hospital
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
Washington
Shautauqua, N
Local notes and incidents from July 16 1918
The item lists 363 men serving across branches with nine discharged and Sgt Glenn Paulson dead. It notes a new cement walk by the Library building improving Center street. Fire Chief Andrew Paulson reports no clues from north side fires pointing to incendiary origin. Clifford Dundonon and Eva Delaverga wed July 14 in Union City. Salvation Army reports 491 senior bands and over 6,000 members in the U S.
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Glenn Paulson
Center Street
Andrew Paulson
North Side
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5. B. Miller
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Citizens National Bank OF Corry
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Corry’s Finest
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Au Swanson
Muly
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Mulvin
Watson
Girard
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Donna
Fred
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Nest
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Lymbus
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