Tax talk and FBI bedtime standards in one piece
The piece discusses taxation in Pennsylvania with the concern that individual taxpayers are overlooked as industry faces breaks. It then recounts J. Edgar Hoover enforcing strict 2 am curfew for FBI families after a 17-year-old file clerk slept on a couch with his girlfriend. A report notes Hoover’s actions and a later personal letter dated August 23.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
FBI
Hoover
J.A. Conley
FBI Director Hoover Cites Poor Judgment in Probe
The memorandum quotes J. Edgar Hoover admonishing a federal agent for improper conduct. It states the individual exercised exceedingly poor judgment and did not meet the high standards of FBI service. The officer is placed on probation due to the seriousness of the matter.
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Law on off duty officers and estate rights explained
The Uniform Firearms Act bans carrying a firearm in a vehicle or on the person without a license, but exemptions exist for police and other law enforcement. Off duty officers may legally carry. A child not living with her father can claim a share if he dies intestate. if he leaves a will, he can exclude her. Corry Journal invites brief reader communications with signature and address.
Biography as a grave 500 pages cheap and risky
Jim Bishop argues that writing biographies invites intense backlash from friends and enemies of subjects. The passage covers A.E. Hotchner’s Hemingway bio, Baker’s praise, Hellinger’s failed profile, and Cardinal Spellman anecdotes, then shifts to King's life, military translators moonlighting, Pulaski and Columbus Day politics, Cavett’s leopard incident, and ends with a mordant remark: a biography is an 8 by 5 foot grave.
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Francis Cardinal Spellman
Robert Gannon
Gannon
Trade schools urged to guide youths toward jobs
Grass roots opinion from Gettysburg South Dakota asserts many youths are not college material and stresses the need for guiding students to their aptitudes. It advocates vocational training and trade schools to prepare workers for respectable, well paying jobs in a technical society.
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Potter County
First Chapter Sketch of The Boy and Spring
The narrator reflects on a spring awakening through the thoughts and experiences of a boy. He surveys melting snow, a crocus, a lemonade moment with his dying mother, a swim at French Creek, his pony’s grazing, and a wish to write a book for his grandchildren to preserve simple joys before a concrete future erases quietude and escape. The piece ends with a personal confession and longing.
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FBI
McKelvey
Horatio Alger
Joe
French Creek
Local dentist opens offices in Corry BarloW block
Corry residents learn Dr. John M. Mohr of Oil City has opened dental offices in Corry. He graduated in dental surgery from the University of Pittsburgh and will see appointments from the Barlow block at Center and Main. Also, Beatrice Bensink was named Miss Corry to reign over this week’s Potato Festival activities. Lloyd Odhner spoke at Hotel Corry urging stronger farmer city ties as part of festival efforts.
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Corry
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