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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1950
Page
4
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Chairman Sabath will push a hearing and resolution to probe payroll abuses by members. The move follows J Parnell Thomas conviction on payroll padding and kickback charges. Rep Burdick notes many doubt Congress's honesty and seeks a joint House Senate inquiry report.
Comptroller general release shows 97 members used clerk hire to pay relatives. December 1949 payrolls indicate about 90 current members have relatives on staff. Legislation in 1935 limited employment of relatives. Senate cost reports promised by Leslie Biffle have not been published. Rep Burdick seeks full payroll transparency to expose the scope and value of kin on Capitol Hill.
The text presents a quirky IQ style quiz with multiple questions and trivia. It references biblical birds, U S possessions, the term fifth column, Fred Allen, Philippine independence, craps terminology, the Panama Canal Zone, gem names, the first U S census, and tree health indicators. It appears as a confounding, OCR-like item for a classified page.
Twenty years ago on March 3 1980 a heavy snowstorm swept into the city triggering minor auto accidents and disrupting daily life. J J Mulberrn eyed for police vacancy after tough Civil Service tests. Packard car wrecks noted. no injuries. Miss Sarsh Wilson of the city earns Phi Beta Kappa at St Lawrence University. active in Pi Bola Phi Sorority and Kulong. Church observances feature LeSuer Opera Company recital at Emmanuel and a First Methodist pageant with about 50 children and young people participating.
A health ad urges readers that fatigue and nocturnal waking stem from overworked kidneys. It claims kidneys fail to eliminate poisons, causing backache and sleeplessness, and promotes Thompson's Barsome Tablets available at druggists for quick relief.
Erie March 3 contractors say the Local No. 6 AFL plasterers and cement finishers will continue the 1949 wage scale for another year. The extension includes $2.25 and $20 per hour. Ralph Texter of the Erie Construction Council confirmed the move as bricklayers, painters, and carpenters also opened talks on the wage situation amid a long prior strike delaying projects. Separately, Pittsburgh reports new federal suits totaling about 3 million dollars seek damages from the American Steel and Wire Company over the Donora smog tragedy near the 1948 incident that killed a score of people.
Miss Laure Hunter, a returned missionary from Puerto Rico, will speak at Wayne Valley B U B Church Sunday March 5 during the 1 PM service. The event marks World Service Day with women of the W S W S in charge and a special missions collection planned.
The column lists several obituaries and social notices: Charles Borstorff remembered at IBihoken-Keating Funeral Home in Cony. funeral for Glyde Watson at Torrey Funeral Home in Spartansburg with relatives Ben nett El Rev and Maneval noted. Shrine Circus attendance by Maneval and Lindberg families in Erie. Norman and Claud Maynard returning from Orlando, Florida. visits by Guy Hayes of Glymer to Charles Swan and Zita Swan. weekly guitar program by Charles Jones and James Mitchell on WLEU in Erie Saturdays at 2:30 to 3:45.
Reported efforts in Congress to authorize government seizure of coal pits escalate as President Truman weighs short term emergency powers. Senate labor panel meets to push a bill while White House plans a message to Congress. UMW leader Lewis warns no strike endangers public safety, urging real owners to bargain. contempt case against the union looms as Keech court decision nears.
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