Twenty Years Ago Journal Clippings From October 3 1938
A selection of past news notes reports Howard Blakeslee injured in a Girard automobile crash with heart face injuries and a torn ear. Corsy’s school for the unemployed considers adding vocational and commercial instruction if demand exists. Olin Moore wins berry growing honors as strawberry and blackberry harvests continue. A small east Main street fire, Lloyd Meerdink's car, is extinguished by a passerby. Stanley E. Anderson named resident of the Corry Teachers Association at the high school reorganization, succeeding Alfred G. Pomeroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Blakeslee
C. L. Blakeslee
Girard
Blakeslee
Corsy
Stanley E. Anderson
Corry
Corry Teachers’ Association
Mr. Anderson
Alford G. Pomeroy
Route 6 area advances as city frames new home project
Random local notices recount a company default and unit return triggering threats, rapid work on a Route 6 home near the west city limits, and a string of brief items: Perry Cragg’s photos of a cop at a meter, personnel moves at Western Auto, three sailors arriving at Fort Meade, a DA deliberation on a fatal auto case, a meat cutter resigning, Route 6 traffic detours harming businesses, and TV quiz prizes worth 3300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Magliarditt
RIF downsizes exceed one hundred thousand under Eisenhower
The article details the Eisenhower administration’s Reduction in Force program, noting about 105,000 federal civilian employees were riffed from January to August, 1952, a figure double that of Truman’s seven months. It also discusses attrition as the main future method, the projected total cuts to 188,000 by June 1954, and the distribution of federal jobs among armed forces, postal service, and other agencies.
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RIF
Washington
Eisenhower
Sam
Truman
Philip Young
Civil Service Commission
Armed Forces
Postal Service
Veterans Administration
Washington, D. C
Hage
Treasury
Local notices and civic updates from Erie area column
Carry school enrollment policies rise as 7 percent are covered. S Sgt Garrity Jr writes home from Greenland base where he’s stationed since February. A youth faces unofficial probation after burglary of a locked car with a revolver. tassel noted. Associated Spring moves Ohio Division to Dayton. change effective October 5. National Safety Council cites 3 760 999 for yearly losses from traffic accidents. Average life of American wage earners reaches 63.5 in 1952. Some post offices with birth announcements restricted to two cent stamps trigger three-cent rule. New homes start totals steady low postwar. spring work planned in housing developments. Mrs Elmer Guignon relocates to West Park Place. sister-in-law of Joseph Guignon and Mrs Frank Loveland. Davis Insurance becomes Horton J Davis and Son. Bracken Funeral Home adds a black Cadillac hearse. Bracken among Erie County bankers at state lending conference in Harrisburg. Politicians in Warren and Forest accused of favoritism in deer licenses and permits.
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Carry
Thomas Garrity Jr
Thomas Garrity Sr
Thulle
Greenland
Associated Spring Corp
Ohio
Dayton
National Safety Council
America
Postal Department
Elmer Guignon
Erie
West Park Place
Joseph Guignon
Frank Loveland
Davis Insurance Firm
Horton J. Davis and Son
Jerome
Foster E. Davis
Bracken Funeral Home
Charles H. Bracken
Erie County
Pennsylvania Bankers Association
Harrisburg
Warren and
Forest
Mission on licensing delays spurs political blame
In a report the officials overseeing license issuance accuse rivals of political maneuvering. They pledge corrective steps to end the problem next year and restore timely processing of licenses.
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Hpolitics
Eyeglass Users by Age Breakdown in U S Data
The report shows 38 percent of eyeglass users are ages 5 to 11, 15.1 percent 15 to 24, 11 percent 25 to 44, 35.2 percent 45 to 64, and 12 percent over 65. The figures highlight age distribution among wearers and imply varying eyewear needs across groups.
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U.S
How Smart Are You A 10 Question Quiz
A mixed set of trivia prompts asks 10 questions on literature science and history including German poet Lorelei, military courts, planetarium law Isle of Wight harbor Pepys pronunciation and more. The text also notes civilian government pay scales and potential savings from reductions in force with references to 1962 figures.
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Lorele
Isle of Wight
Samuel Pepys
Cribbage
Tennessee
Continental Congress
Confederate States of America
Thieves Steal TV From Local Home
Mrs. G. M. Galloway reported return from a neighbor’s residence to find thieves had taken her television set. Police are investigating the burglary at the Salt Lake City address.
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Salt Lake City
G. M. Galloway
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Vic
Harold Cragg
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Bob Parsons
Atlanta Western Auto Store
Frank Parsons
East Coneress Street
Fort George G. Meade
William Gordon
Gassius Elston
Lawrence Lindstrom
Warren County
Cory
John Fernbeck
Wills No. 1
Fredonia
Robert Black
Neil McKay
Frank Bielawski
Jim Latimer
Jett
Canada
Route 6
Here
Warren
Pennsylvania State College
Amy
Annette Curtis
Columbus
Dairy Congress
Waterloo
Town
Corryites
Pennsylvania Gas Company
Carter Hill
Popp
Uso
West Main Street
LEED
J. Fred Kinley
Center St
Ritz Restaurant
Borstorff & Fitch
Arsonal
Fiat
Peumal
Sural
Signetur Furniture
Er Arte
N. Center ST
Harry Hall
YES
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Rosie Af al
Fayin
Corry Savings & Loan
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