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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1954
Page
4
A column explains how a motion to lay on the table is used to stall legislation. It discusses rules for tabling in the Senate, required votes, and how such tactics relate to the McCarthy censure, plus how Taft’s 1953 opening move touched continuing rules. The piece notes political incentives for Senators on both sides.
The piece traces the history of the motion to table from Taft’s 1930s debate to modern Senate use. It cites Jefferson's Manual and notes how tabling evolved from a reserving device to a tool for final disposal and to block civil rights amendments, reflecting parliamentary practice shifts.
The county treasurer sales postponed for a year from December 3 1934 affecting thousands of properties. Stanford Hose Company offers 25 reward for information on two recent fire worms or future alarms. Grading on the junior fish athletic field progresses as an RWD project with about twenty workers and several teams at the site. Local stores prepare for Christmas with special holiday stocks and displays. Corry High schedule shows twenty one basketball games. A current events quiz appears in the Classifieds with seven questions and answers.
Mrs. Ethel Pyle du Pont 73, wife of Eugene du Pont and mother of Ethel who was once married to Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., died yesterday in Wilmington Delaware.
Judge Samuel R. Rossiter jailed three men and a woman yesterday. William Wedail, 18, of Chicago, drew 22 months with parole after 10 for nine burglaries tied to partner Donald Arnold, 21, of Erie, who got 22 months with parole possible in four months after turning state's evidence for 150 burglaries. Dolores Basham, Erie, received six months for aggravated assault for pushing Anna McClelland off a second story roof during an argument with Wes Dance of Wesleyville.
A Chicago area man James Marucci age 79 died of a heart attack after being robbed of 1560 by two swindlers on Septem ber 28. Neighbors insist he died of a broken heart following the loss. He worked at Bald win Bros. builders, retired last year. a son in Italy survives. His funeral is at George's Funeral Home this week.
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