Teacher Salary Showdown Faces Pennsylvania Legislature
The 1949 Pennsylvania Legislature contends with a clash over teacher pay as the State Teachers Association demands higher base salaries to cope with rising living costs. Lawmakers note a $20 million school grant pledge while seeking a liberalized retirement plan and facing a shift from assessed to market values for real estate to calculate state aid.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Teachers Association
Commonwealth 5
Frederick L. Homsher
Lancaster
Senate Education Committee
General Assembly
State
Kathryn Barker Dies in Corry Hospital
Kathryn F Barker of 608 Worth Center died at Corry Hospital at 6 45 this morning after being a patient since Tuesday. She was widow of G Glenn Barker and lifelong resident of the city. She belonged to St Thomas Church Catholic Daughters of America and Ladies Auxiliary of the Corry Hospital. Survived by two daughters Mrs James Hughes and Mrs Wilson Creal, granddaughters Mary Kath Hughes Nancy Barker Creal and Susan Barker Creal, two sisters Miss Emily Fahy and Mrs Nan Stevens. Requiem Mass at St Thomas Church Friday at 9 30 AM.
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Kathryn F Barker
Worth Center
Corry Hospital
G. Glenn Barker
Barker Wisborn ii
Jana
St. Thomas’ Church
Court Conception No
Catholic Daughters of America
James Hughes
This City
Wilson Creal
Prospect
Kythres
Mary Kath
Yin Hughes
Corry
Nancy Barker
Susan , Barker Creal
Emily Fahy
Nan Stevens
Buffalo
Bay St. Thomas Church
Manning
Britain moves to outlaw bottle parties in clubs
London reports that Britain plans to outlaw bottle parties used to beat closing times at night clubs. Local boards restrict hours after 10 20 or 11 p m. Private clubs host bottle parties by prebuying bottles for BYO use. The Labor government aims to subject bottle parties organized for gain to regular closing hours with passage assured, effective December 1950.
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London
Mens
Labor
Food price drop forecast balanced by high demand
Philadelphia reports economist Ewan Clague predicts a fall in farm prices while consumer costs stay high due to strong postwar demand. Rents steel autos and Marshall Plan experts face upward pressure. industrial employment reaches new highs but labor shortages loom, with readjustments likely as production meets demand.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Ewan Clague
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Stati Fics
Clague
Industrial Council of the Chamber of Commerce
Service Tuesday for Mrs Janet Parkhurst
Funeral service for Mrs Janet M Parkhurst was held Tuesday at 2 30 PM at Bracken Keating Funeral Home with Rev R R Merriman and Rev B Altie officiating. Bearers included Clarence Halley Omar Crowell T J Fullom Martin Anderson Debs Sorenson Charles Warner. Interment followed in Pine Grove Cemetery. Attendees came from Warren Ohio West Spring Creek Union City and surrounding townships.
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Janet M. Parkhurst
Bracken-Keating
R. R. Merriman
Church of ‘the Nazarene
B. ©. Altie
Clarence Halley
Omar Crowell
Sorenson
Altice
Car Way
Pine Grove Cemetery
Grace McGrea
Warren, O
Frank Palmer
Wallace Palmer
Charles Wills
Lou Whaley
Glenn Eldred
West Spring Creak
Ervin Palmer
Clifford Beckwith
Mary Beckwith
Edward Eshelman
Alice Crossetub
Clymer
Ernest Babcock
Elgin
Glenn Babcock
Jay Baker
Union City
Plessie Kaiser
John Kaiser
Evie
E. O. Altie
Springboro
Wayne
Concord Townships
Mrs Worthington Scranton Suffers Heart Attack Abroad
Mrs Worthington Scranton Republican national committeewoman from Pennsylvania suffered a heart attack in New York recently. The State Council of Republican Women in session here was told her condition is not immediately threatening.
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Harrisburg
Noi
Worthington Scranton
Pennsylvania
New York
State Council of Republican Women
Retired farmer dies inside fire swept home in Quarryville
In Quarryville Pennsylvania an 81 year old retired farmer Maurice A. Mieg ling was killed in a house fire. Firemen battled the blaze for five hours before discovering the body presumed to have returned to recover valuables. The exact circumstances remain under investigation.
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Quarryville
Maurice A. Mieg
Union City Firm Appeals Taxes in Pennsylvania Case
York & Poster, Inc. of Union City appealed a tax assessment decision to Pennsylvania's Superior Court from Erie County's board. In court papers the firm claimed their tax burden was excessive, citing a claimed 726 percent error while the overall area tax increase hovered around 2.02 percent.
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Nocgeimvenn Oe
Pittsburgh
York & Poster, Inc
Union City
Yes Day
Pennsylvania
Board of 2 Vision
Erie County
Fem
Smog Victims Begin Week Long Vacation in Wilmington
Fifty residents affected by the deadly fog and smoke in Wilmington will travel to Wrightsville Beach for a week’s vacation funded by the local Junior Chamber of Commerce. The group will tour the area, enjoy oyster roasts, and recuperate at cottages while civic officials greet them. health officials note many victims still suffer but are improving.
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Wilmington
Pers
Wrightsville Beach
Imat
Elizabeth Osisugder
Donen Hoard of Health
Second Freedom Train Tour to Begin Friday
The traveling museum of historical documents led by Attorney General Tim Clark will open Friday on the fifteenth anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. The event, held with a speech on the platform Lincoln delivered, ties to a first day stamp sale and a cabinet of commemorative material. Local officials including Paul Roy and Derisid M. Swope will participate as organizers and speakers.
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Tvoruru
Lincoln
Tim Clark
Derisid M, Swope
Ehairmay
Paul Roy
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