Twenty Years Ago Item From Journal Milo October 1948
A fragment notes the death of Denk J Alexander of Cor Bee and Reo and mentions a 1924 Community Chest providing about 10057 dollars by noon. It also covers Rotary Club entertainment at the Junior High School, Rex Theatre updating Photo phone tech, a Penn State preparatory math class with 45 students, and Olive Hixson becoming Junior High School student council president at inaugural exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conpy Pula
Ada
Rotary Club
Department of Engineering Extension
Pennsylvania State College
F. Hoffmaster
Olive Hixson
Three County Men Granted Paroles In Brief
District Attorney Opman J. McLaughlin announced parole grants for three men previously sentenced by courts. Kenneth Eldrich, jailed March 19, 1947, at the Pennsylvania Industrial School in Ump Hill for theft of 53 dollars. Bruce Bhuifer, jailed May 26, 1941, facing 1 year eight months to three years for assault with intent ravish. John Gordon Phillips, jailed June 5, 1946, facing two to five years for burglary and larceny at Western Penitentiary.
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Brie
Dintrict
Opmlan J. McLaughlin
Kenneth Eldrich
Pennsylvania Industrial” School
Ump Hill
Jest’ Bhuifer
Western
Ntenta'ravish
John Gordon Phillips
Western Penitentiary
Chair Plant Grants Pay Hike In Union City
Union officials and Standard Chair Company officers signed a new contract on October 28 giving an eight percent across the board pay raise and more generous vacations tied to length of service. Both sides described the negotiations as harmonious and the agreement as satisfactory to participants.
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Union City
Standard Chair Company
Fisher Body plans two Pittsburgh area plants
OM PI NN announces two Fisher Body plants in the Pittsburgh area to hire 2700 workers. A former war plant at Ambridge, leased from Int Sénetil Motors, will start production within 60 days with 200 workers. A second plant will be built on Camden Mill Road in Mifflin Township south of Pittsburgh to handle sheet and coil steel cutting.
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OM PI NN Es i pEtren Fe Ae Ete Motort
Fisher Body
Pittsburgh
Ambridge
Sénetil Motors
Mifflin Township
Camden Mill Road
Mifflin Township Plant Faces Budget Tangles
A fragmented clipping reports financial tension at the Mifflin Township plant involving speculative costs and management concerns. Details are incomplete, but the note hints at a funding shortfall and potential scheduling issues impacting operations.
Employees organized under United Construction Workers
Workers form a union affiliate of United Mine Workers, creating an organized labor structure within the construction sector. The move aligns with broader mine workers union networks and signals collaborative labor action across trades. Details on leadership, dates, and specific projects were not disclosed in the available text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Construction Workers
The
United Mine Workers
O10
Thoughts on Navy Day and the unification of forces
A fragmented article reflects on Navy Day and the future secretary of National Defense in 1949. It traces naval power, Army roles, and unification debates from 1947 through the 1930s and 1940s, noting Navy strength versus the Army and the shift toward a unified national defense structure.
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Navy
Army
National Defense
Forrestal
National Military Establishment
Air Force
Theodore Roosevelt
Mahan
U.S
Air Force Personnel Count Affects 1949 Budget
The government projects armed forces personnel reaching 200,000 and Air Force strength of 44,500 by July 1, 1949, shaping draft and defense spending plans for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Truman Claims Tide Is Rolling For Dems
The article notes Truman closing his campaign in Independence Missouri and Dewey planning a Chicago speech at 10 p.m. to outline labor, business, and agriculture policies if elected. The Republican candidate is not expected to respond. The final week of campaigning shows limited stops and rapid travel from Albany to Chicago.
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Algany
Chicago
How's Your LQ and Other Quick Trivia Checks
Answers cover memory, jet fuel types, National Prevention Week timing, medical specialties, simile completion, Indigenous tribes, Liberty Hyde Bailey’s field, Hamilton duel opponent, Ethiopian honors for a US leader, presidential veto scope, and the dingy’s native region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Everglades
Liberty Hyde Bailey
Alexander Hamilton
U. S
Tibet
Madagascar
Australia
Fragmented OCR note on readying a layout plan
The text appears to describe preparations for a layout or signaling plan using mixed fragments. It mentions readying a sheet or space and bringing operations onto a single panel or display. Specifics are unclear due to garbled OCR and missing context.
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Journal Miler
Denk J ‘Alexander
Boneave
Reo Welingss
Ibin
North Center Streep
Rex Theater
Rouse
Standard Chair Co
Iran
Lindsey's
Widmann
Truman
North
Armitage
Ralph E. Wagers
Sassalras Erié
Dubatty Saanne
Dury Foundation
Crete
DuBarry
Richard Hudnut
CURRY
Yardley
Bond Street
Calognes
LOTUS
Dae Ata Pharmacy Re
Corry
WLEU
ERIE
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee of
Franz Furniture Co
Frea Delivery
J.C. Kramer
the Nast Company
Page & Nichols
Main Street
Lake Shore
Armour‘s Pork & Beans
Campbell’s
Heinz Baby Foods
Swansdown
Tae
Gruan
Heiman Jewelers
Hong Quined Hame Operated
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