Twenty Years Ago From Journal Files November 17 1932
City Council and Mayor Englund plan further work on the 1933 budget with little hope for tax reductions. Corry High School bleachers moved to Junior High for winter storage. ice rink site on West Columbus is prepared for early pond flooding. Local quiz hints and trivia tease readers to check Classified Page for answers and memory scores. Rumors say A L Root will add a warehouse on South Center Street. Ray Burr tops Aeadpin tourney with 256. W B Howard, Erie Railroad agent, dies after long illness.
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Rank 'R. Englund
Frank Whiteley
Columbus Avenue
W. B. Howard
Erie Railroad
Columbus
West Washington Street
Erie landlords seek rent increases under new order
In the Erie Defense Rental area landlords may petition for higher rent raises. The new order sets a 30 percent increase for those not petitioning since June 30, 1947, with various percentages for those who had earlier leases or statutory increases. Some landlords face, under existing provisions, adjusted hikes based on capital improvements and operating costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Defense
Tool Rent Office
Iater
Journal Rite to War Between the States and the Whig Move
The piece notes the South's Democratic hold until recent decades and the Whig movement’s regional influence. It recalls 1840 1844 1848 votes for Whig candidates in several states and discusses how the two party system emerged in the South, shaping national politics and the 1836 House election dynamics. It cites figures like Hugh L. White and John Bell amid Jacksonian dissension and AP journalism.
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Adzalntateatio
South
Corry
Fred Kimball, Inc
Georgia
Mississippi
North Carolina
Lexington Avenue
New York
Virginia
Michigin Square
Chicago
Florifees
Detroit
Louisiana
North Uber
Gom
Ride
Pittsburgh
Weightman
Philadelphia
Tite Associated Press
Binkley
AP@rious
Hugh L. White
John Bell
Jackson
White
Corhy
Whigs
Ad- Tome
House’ of Representatives
Tennessee
Ciwenty
Geo
Zachary
Taylor
Alabama
Arkansas
Missouri
South Carolina
Texas
New York milk price set for December at 6.77 per hundredweight
The New York metropolitan milk marketing area announces a December Class 1-A price of 6.77 per hundredweight, with November at 5.65. Dr G J Blandford notes farmers are not paid this price directly, as the overall uniform price reflects use across country plants. The Class 1-A value is monthly and tied to a formula based on wholesale conditions.
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New
New York Metropolitan
G. J. Blandford
Blanford
New York
Bear Season Opens Across Pennsylvania Hunters Target North Central Area
The six day bear season begins today in Pennsylvania with hunters focusing on the north central region. State officials say bear numbers are at least as high as last year, with 429 bears taken in 1951. The season runs with a small game season ending November 29, plus an extension December 24 to 27 due to drought.
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Associated Press
Sarrisburg
Pennnsylvani
State Gas Commission
Taras
Republicans Seek Two Party Strength in the South
The GOP plans to expand in the South with Sumnerfield noting continued effort to win the traditionally Democratic region. Texas may require primaries in 1954 if a gubernatorial candidate exceeds 200000 votes, as past laws dictated. The piece highlights past Southern voting patterns and shifts toward Republican candidates amid postwar reconstruction debates.
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South
GOP Na Honal Committee
Summerfield
Texas
Hoover
Gov
Shivers
Alfred &. Smith
Truman
Gay
Thurmond
Meadville Plant Strike Ends With New Contract
The American Brake Shoe Co National Bearings Division plant in Meadville resumes full production after a settlement with 141 machinists of Local 1385 AFL CIO. The new contract raises wages by 10 cents hourly and includes cost of living adjustments. Specific wage rates were not disclosed. The strike began September 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville —American Brakeshoe Co
National Bearings Division
AFL International Association of Machinists
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Corry High School
North
South America
Anzio
Normandy
Selly
Italy
Kickapoo
Delaware
Sheyenne
Penobscot
A. L. Root
South Center Strees
Ray Burr
Corry- Jamestown
Ity
Erie
Adriatic Sea
U. S
Th Bureau of Labor Statistics
Si Sohality
Ber
En's Fashion Luggage
Leed’s
DODGE
Martin Motor
SALES
West South ST. Corry, PA
Meadville
Fogle Lumber CO
Franklin St
Corry, Pa
Lucien Lelong
R Street
Niederriter’s
Odin Range
Ledgrunfer. “Hy
Turkey
South First Avenue
Estati Insu
Shie
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