Roosevelt plan cited as moving Inland Waterways shift
In 1939 a Roosevelt reorganization plan moved the Inland Waterways Corporation from War to Commerce, aiming to coordinate aids to commerce. Rep Rich denounced government operation, noting many advantages and widespread private competition with the Federal Barge Line.
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Secretary of the Treasury
FD. Roosevelt
War Department
Department of Commerce
Roosevelt
Commerce
Indus
Rep. Rich
R-Pa
Inland Waterways Corporation
Ab Teast
Government Waterways Push to Privatize Inland Barge Lines
An administration aims to shed government involvement in inland barge transport on the Missouri Mississippi and Warrior rivers. The Inland Waterways Corp based in St Louis runs Federal Barge line which posted a 1960 loss of 325108 and had shown profits in 1961 though overall history shows deficits. Secretary Weeks seeks private sale and would support liquidation if buyers do not appear. The 1920 Transportation Act kept water transport under government control and 1924 created the Inland Waterways Corp to develop an inland water network with ban on sales to rail carriers. The act set capital stock at 19
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Missouri
Mississippi
Wartior
Harry Truman
Inland Waterways Corp
St. Louis
Commerce Weeks
Weeks
Congress
United States
How Smart Are You A trivia scoring teaser
A reader quiz asks ten questions testing general knowledge and memory. Topics include Guttenberg painting printing or acting, 1952 Democratic National Convention month, Calpurnia and Roman figures, See No Evil monkeys origin, the missing sense, art therapy, Ferenc Nigy premier, 20 mule team mineral product, singular or plural in a term, and Joseph Smith.
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Gutenburg
Calpurnia
Mark Anthony
Julius Caesar
Burtus
Cassius
Ferenc Nigy
Joseph Smith
Twenty Years Ago In Review Corry March 27 1938
News from Corry and area recounts public issues and local events. Gas rate litigation heads to Harrisburg with Corry solicitor Blaine Kincaid set to attend. Corry Credit Exchange prepares for its April meeting as directors are elected. Miss Mattie J. VanTassel, longtime Corry teacher, dies at Corry Hospital. Weekend snow brings several minor accidents. L J Rowe Flower Shop relocates within Kiblet block while Stewart Hat Shop moves across street. Due to economic strain Corry High School will not field a baseball team this spring. intramural mushball planned by Coach Myers.
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Corry
Erle
Mattie J. VanTassel
Corry Hospital
L. J. Rowe
Kiblet Block
Stewart Hat Shop
Rogers Block
Corry High School
Myers
Walter J Carico Buried at Curtis Cemetery
Funeral services for Walter J. Carico were held at 2 p.m. at Bracken Keating Funeral Home with Rev. William Chamberlain officiating. Bearers included Carleton Gurtis Frank Schramling Worth Hammond Robert Wheelock and Carl Wheelock. Interment was in the Curtis family lot at David Curtis Cemetery in Columbus. Attending from distance were several named relatives and friends from Atlanta Detroit Jamestown Warren and Pittsburgh.
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Walter J. Carica
Bracken- Keating
William Chamberlain
Episcopal Church
Youngeville
Carleton Gurtis
Frank Schramling
Worth Hammond
Robert
Carl Wheelock
George Schramling
David Curtis
Columbus
Walter Carrico
Atlanta
Arnold Carrico
Detroit
Walter Crosby
Jamestown
Ernest Johnson
Anna Wilson
Ernest ©. Olson
Warren
Bertha Wheelock
Robert Wheelock
DuBoi
Harry Wheelock
Frank
Carl Whee
Pittsburgh
Erie Publisher Cited in Libel Suit
ERIE publisher Jack Ducy Bonaduce of The Town Crier magazine is arrested on criminal libel charges for a February issue story. He was arraigned before Alderman Heisler, released on $500 bond, with a hearing set next Wednesday. Bonaducci previously served a 1951 sentence for publishing an obscene story.
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Erie
Jack Ducy Bonaduce
Town Crier
Bonaducci
Benson Plans To Trim Agriculture Budget
Secretary Benson outlined a roughly ten percent cut in Agriculture Department spending for the next fiscal year with White House approval, excluding crop price supports. He proposed a revised budget of about 1.924 billion dollars starting July 1, trimming 131.4 million from Truman’s earlier request.
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Associated Press
Washington
Agriculture Department
White House
Congress
Truman
Beason
Man Convicted of Aiding Bank Robbers in Waynesburg
A 20 year old Brownsville man was convicted of helping two others rob the Jefferson National Bank in Waynesburg. The case highlights ongoing concerns over bank robberies and security, with defense and budget reductions anticipated as the nation faces a growing debt and shifting policy priorities.
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Waynesburg
Brownsville
Jefferson National Bank
Greene County jury convicts Alfred Riley in premeditation case
A Greene County court jury yesterday found Alfred Riley guilty on the charge of being most necessary before the fact. He said he will seek a new trial as sentencing is deferred. Lenn Pugh, 24, of Brownsville, and Dawn W Crable, 29, of Monessen had previously pleaded guilty to related counts.
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Greene County
Alfred Riley
Lenn Pugh
Brownsville
Dawn W. Crable
Monessen
Bank Robbery Case Details and Sentences
Riley testified that he planned the bank hold up and furnished revolvers though he denied the accusation. Crable is serving a 74 to 16 year term at Western State Penitentiary. The woman received an indefinite term at the Women's Industrial Home at Muncy.
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Riley
Crable
Western State Penitentiary
Muncy
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