Say It Ain't So Carroll Kearns Trip Sparks Taxpayer Debate
An editorial condemns Congressman Carroll D. Kearns plans for a post election junket funded by taxpayers. It notes he will leave office in January and questions the value of a Washington to global jaunt for a defeated official while he remains a representing public servant. The piece compares the controversy to baseball’s Black Sox era fallout and urges restraint.
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Washington, D. C
Carroll D. Kearns
Washington
Generalissimo
Franco
It’s Only Money Pressure on Pennsylvania teachers to move
The piece argues teachers leave Pennsylvania for higher pay and better conditions, noting Corry shows local retention but risks from younger grads seeking higher salaries elsewhere. It stresses that maintaining high teaching quality requires money for salaries, facilities, and programs.
Allied Attack Report From North Africa Amid Local Labor News
London reports British First Army with American and French support launched a major assault near Bizerte and Tunis against Rommel’s positions. In Corry, Aero Supply Mfg Co faced labor disputes and a near shut down, while crime and blood donor events marked the weekend. Corry baseball earned its best season financially with over $500 shared among players. George H. Miles died at 39 after a lingering illness. Will Damon sold property at 125 Fifth Avenue and moved to Kane. Dell McCray recalls a 13 day transcontinental auto trip with his family to California in September.
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London
First Army
Bizerte
Tunis
Erwin Rommel
Africa Corps
Will Damon
Fifth Avenue
Everett Hemingway
Dell McCray
Masonian Building Association completes nominations
Forty years later on November 23 1722 the Masonian Building Association composed of three local lodges completed nominations shaping ownership of the Wort Guitar Street property belonging to C H Geiger and CH Bendereon in the city.
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Associa
Whleh
Guitar Street
C. H. Geiger
CH Bendereon
Jim Bishop Reflects on Cuba Crisis Coverage and Time
The columnist recalls writing about Havana during Fidel Castro's entry and reflects on how fast news shifts. He explains his column's aim to provide human touch and lasting relevance rather than hourly front page urgency.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Corry Evening Journal Community Ledger Listing
Fragmented newspaper masthead notes Corry Pennsylvania publication with staff names and pricing details. Mentions advertising managers and production, plus a note about republication rights and AP news usage with postal registration and annual subscription pricing.
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Corry
Walken Bullainas Posen
Praia
Hal Boyle looks back at old signposts of American life
In a nostalgic reminiscence, Hal Boyle recalls midcentury Americans’ habits and beliefs from college serenades to rationed turkey, fashion quirks, and the era’s simple pleasures, noting how memory marks us as we age. The piece highlights cultural markers like vaudeville, dime cigarettes, and the public desire for small business independence.
Pennsylvania citizens grow anxious over nuclear war threat
The Cuban crisis shifts Pennsylvanians from uneasy to fearful about nuclear attack. State civil defense chief Dr. Richard Gerstell says a good framework exists but public shelters are limited and apathy remains. Federal and state actions include marking fallout shelters, plans for three underground centers, eight shelter workshops, and rising private shelter construction.
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Pennsylvania
Gerstell
Mos
Civil Defense
State Council of Civil Defense
General Assembly
Lehighton
Selinsgrove
Butler
State Council
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Altoona
Erie
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Wilkes Barre
Williamsport
Journal Daily Offered for Homebound Readers
A promotional line invites families to share The Journal daily with a son or daughter away from home, highlighting its timely news and local features as a connection to home.
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Red Unionists Denounce U S Labor Leader in Kyoto
In Kyoto, pro Communist unions heckled Walter Reuther of the AFL-CIO as he arrived with a UAW delegation. About 70 demonstrators shouted go home capitalist spy for 10 minutes at the rail station. Police reported no violence or arrests.
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Japan
Walter 2. Reuther
Afl-Cio
Reuther
United Auto Workers
All Japan Automobile Transportation Workers Union
Kyoto Prefectural Government Workers Union
Kyoto Teachers Union
Shafer Supports Scranton Move On Senate Chief Pick
Lt Gov elect Raymond Shafer backed Governor Scranton’s stance not to intervene in selecting the Senate President pro tem. He said the chief executive should not interfere with the legislative branch to avoid encroachment on government functions.
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Meadville
William Scranton
State Senate
Raymond P. Shafer
Shafer
Bill Scranton
Aero-Jet General Drops Quehanna Site Bid
Aero-Jet General Corp of Azusa says it has no further interest in taking over an industrial site in Quehanna Pennsylvania. A spokesman made the statement on Wednesday after officials toured the site being vacated by Curtiss-Wright Corp.
Record Short Sales Signal Mixed Market Sentiment
New York AP reports a record short sales volume in mid November, with 6,785,894 shares sold short, double last year and well above May levels. Brokers note most shorts formed during the Cuban crisis and see potential demand for 6 million shares as a cushion if markets turn.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange
Probe Plane Crash Fatal To 5 Persons
Investigators from the Federal Aviation Agency and Civil Aeronautics Board examined the wreckage of a light two engine plane that crashed and burned 17 miles north of Allentown Pa killing five aboard. The victims included architects William D Shay and Alfred N Richards Jr engineers Raymond A Hood Jr and Daniel Di Bona and the pilot Arthur V Bud Turner. The party had flown to Canton New York to consult on a St Lawrence College project and were returning home when the crash occurred Tuesday night.
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Allentown
Federal Aviation Agency
Civil Aeronautics Board
Here
Avoca
Prospectville
William D. Shay
Moylan
Delaware County
Alfred N. Richards Jr
Rose Valley
Shay
Raymond A. Hood Jr
Swarthmore
Daniel di Bona
Philadelphia
Arthtwn V
Bud) Turner
Canton
N.Y
St. Lawrence College
Shooting at Hunting Valley Inn Leaves Couple Hospitalized
Police report Frederick Benger, 58, of Woodhull New York, and Mrs Pearl Louise Cooper Gaines were wounded in a shooting at the Hunting Valley Inn. Witnesses say Benger drew a pistol after a quarrel, shooting Mrs Cooper in the head and back before firing at himself. Both victims were listed in good condition.
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APIA
New York State
Wellsboro
Frederick Benger
Woodhull
N. Y
Pearl Louise Cooper
Gaines
Hunting Valley Inn
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