Front-Line Power in U S Military Examined
An article in U S News and World Report critiques U S front-line manpower. It contrasts Soviet and American forces detailing the ratio of support to combat troops and noting Russia’s shorter supply lines. It highlights Congress pressure to deploy more front-line troops and the draft eligibility debate amid military manpower concerns.
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U.S
U. S, News & World Report
Congress
Russia
Mayshall T
U. S
U. S. News
Army
Fire Destruction Hits Century-Old Seaton Mansion
A blaze swept the century-old Childs Seaton mansion in Unio ntown Pa last night causing extensive damage. A passing motorist raised the alarm after noticing flames as the Robert B Margon Sr. family sat inside. Fire crews reported wiring defects as the likely cause.
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Uniontown
Childs Seaton
Robert Bmargon, Sr
Mail Run Heroic Empress Travels Vast Ocean
A remarkable tale recounts an empress who undertook a long voyage from Peru Missouri to San Francisco by 10 am, hauling mail in a reel tarp harness. The journey highlights the era’s daring travel and unusual logistics, threading through diverse cities and distant ports.
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Peru
San Francisco
Reminiscences and local notes from Corry area
A column from Denver reports mem ories of higher living costs with old railroad trips for a few cents, plus local church plans, business sales, muskrat auto kills, and a note on social security claims and beneficiaries in 1950. Community updates include Grange Hall plans, a proposed city assessment, tax structure talk, Erie diesel era shifts, and local residents mentioned in awards.
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Denver
Colo
W. G. Heerlen
Ente Railroad
Lakewood
Chautauqua Lake
Heerlein
George Edsworth
Marion Sireet
Game Commission Juutorl
Indiana State Teachers, College
Howard Sheen
Corry High School
Mira Louise Heerlein
Helen Hildebrand Myers
Columbus Grangers
Post Office
Washington
Corry
Eric
Kane
Kro
Erie, Crawford and
Ware Yen
Corry area home building eyed amid material crunch
Local builders anticipate a postwar boom this summer with about a half dozen ready to proceed despite shortages and rising costs while real estate activity is expected to rise. RFC fate remains debated on Washington reports mentioning loan aid skewed to small business. street police action and parking meter scam noted. Community projects include toys shipments abroad and new road surfacing trials with a bituminous mix. Local figures and notable residents receive mentions including an optometrist move and a fraternal old-timers feature in national publications.
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Corry
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Ioalis
Washington
RFC
Northside
Neis
Harborcreek Couple Awarded $1050 in Civil Suit
A Harborcreek couple, Mr and Mrs Chris Burkhardt of Erie County, were awarded 1050 in a civil court disposition of a damage suit against Clinton Rockey owner of property adjacent to the Burkhardt grape vineyard. The claim stems from August 17 1049 when a creek on Rockey land overflowed flooding the Burkhardt property to over two feet, with the plaintiffs contending creek bed cleaning would have prevented the overflow.
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Bmus, Maren
Chris Burkhardt
Harborcreek Wynship
Erie County
Clinton Rockey
Burkhardts
Rockey
Burkhardt
Fire destroys Sears farm on hill near hatchery
Fire broke out shortly before noon and destroyed M. R. Sears's farm on a hill northwest of the State Fish Hatchery. Officials believe an overheated chimney started the blaze as flames rapidly enveloped the building. Nearby, a heavy snowstorm and drifting streets hindered response. The section also notes a high school basketball season with 16 wins in 22 games and a 13th birthday party at East Main Street.
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M. R. Sears
State Fish Hatchery
Titusville
Erle Strong
Vincent
Warren
Erie Prep
Jamestown Busiav’s College
Corry High School
Robert Keppel
East Main Street
Quiz questions tease memory and history fields
A reader poses a set of 19 trivia prompts covering state nicknames saints and rulers. Questions include the Sooner State nickname, patron saint of Scotland, a true false item about a tail dragging camel, the oldest American college west of the Alleghenies, the last Stuart king, the Iron Duke, Omaha Beach’s wartime status, naturalized citizens and the US presidency, a fable about a cow and beans, and the “Mad Monk” alias.
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Scotland
United States
Lexington, Ky
England
Omaha
Sicily
Normandy
Greece
Public hearings on streams in Jamestown postponed
March 10 hearing on classification of streams and lakes in the Jamestown area has been postponed for at least several months. The delay was announced to Dr. Julius Prince by Donald Stevens of the State Health Department due to staff duties and the need to prepare a survey report. The hearings will use the survey covering Conewango Creek French Creek Brokenstraw Creek and Little Brokenstraw Creek plus tributaries and pollution studies of Chautauqua Lake and nearby sewage plants. The report will outline a pollution abatement plan and a framework for water use classifications across drinking water fishing bathing and sewage disposal. The first telegram noted Henry Clay's nomination for president by the Whig party in 1844.
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Jamestown
Julius 8. Prince
Donald B. Stevens
State Department of Health
Stevens
Chautauqua
Prince
Conewango Creek
French Creek
Brokenstraw Creek
Little Brokenstraw Creek
Chautauqua Lake
Falconer
Celoron
Chautauqua Institution
Sbevens
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Fred Kimball, Inc
Lexington Avenue
New York
Michigan Square
Detroit
Mortgane & Bond
Chine
Erie Railroad
Erie
Charles Rich
Panam
Ashtabula
Taio Station
American Legion
Lerion
Europe
Philadelphia
Carol Hong
And
Irs
Charles Hand
Cong
National Wildlife Federation
Coury
BG. Barnes
North Genfee Street
Bear Lake
Lottsville
Kelso
Focal Optometrist
Unisweek
Born Block
Harry
Rhodes
Bracken
Western Electric Co
Millers Falls Co
Millers Falls
Gandell-Pratt Tools
Ralph Bracken
Igaek
Lindsley's Pharmacy
A VT UL Geet Ag
Harborcreek
Board of Education
Eugene Sullivan
West Washington Street
Corry Hospital
Chautauqua County
Henry Clay
Baltimore
Kinley Insurance Agency
S. Center St
Page & Nichols
Pillsbury Flour
E. Main St
Nucva Oleo
Jf W
Gabardine
Clothes
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