In Our Opinion Who Runs Our Schools
A reflective piece arguing that local control of schools has eroded under federal and state overreach. It cites the Bible reading case, school integration, and a shift toward centralized authority, noting the loss of locally elected boards, the role of taxation, and calls to restore municipal governance in education.
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Lille Rock
Arkansas
Supreme Court of the United States
Martisburg
State Board of Education
Aba
Minginba County
Macaroith Laker
Supreme Court-decision Integration
Pennsylvania
Nanty Glu Journal
Agriculture Department
American industry faces uneven upturn after August dip
Business overview notes August production fell from July while employment paused. Nondurable goods rose while durable goods declined due to model changeovers and weaker steel activity. Analysts say overall production is stabilizing and likely to rise with new models and higher orders, signaling moderate gains ahead.
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New York
Uullon
Iim
Wll & Igt
Eyelo
Ghosts, Golf, and a Reporter in a San Francisco Tale
Jim Bishop recalls a bizarre exchange about a deceased writer claiming to have played golf with him. The piece mixes ghost talk, medium theatrics, and a wary sentiment toward spirits and reputations, with Bishop questioning the ghost’s identity and motives amid golf club banter.
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Aniurnout Pole
San Francisco
Askhie
Thomas R. Henry
Henry
San Preciso
Mmself Thornes
Richard Aeury
Dim Bishop
Wolf
Corr
Cator
U Dar
Jim Bishop
Mr. Henry
Mrs. Henry
Seapower gains and bomb raids marked 1343 news
In London the Procida island fell to allied sea forces near Naples while Moscow reported German setbacks around Bryansk and the Dnieper defenses. RAF Mosquitoes bombed Berlin as allied bombers headed toward Dieppe in a round the clock offensive. In Erie County the Corry Beavers lost to Lawrence Park as Ralph Hooven scored three touchdowns.
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London
Procida
Naples
Italy
Berlin
Dieppe
Corry Beavers
Erie County Football League
Lawrence Park
Ralph Hooven
Fire relief aid and county athletic club formed in Corry
Fire Chief Andrew Paulson enlisted state fire marshal aid after a garage fire on Franklin Street last night. The Corry football squad met and formed the County Athletic Club with Downey Wallected as president, Taulson as secretary, and Kelly as treasurer. Also noted: youth Jack Daniels sustained a shoulder injury during play at Wellington School. Edward Munger died at 84 and Fred Mandeville died at 54 after illness. Scholastics prepared for the curtain vase as Corry faces Sheffield in the upcoming scholastic football season.
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Andrew Paulson
Die Vestiilion
Prqiklin Street
Corry
Ovenny
Cnty Athietic Club
Downey
Letters to the Editor on mayor and Mallory actions
A reader urges accountability from city officials over a controversial law and praises Mallory for resigning to stand by his convictions. The letter questions taxpayer representation and asks lawmakers to act in citizens’ interests, urging readers to search their conscience. James B. Armstrong, 39 West Pleasant Street.
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Mallory
James B. Armstrong
West Pleasant Street
Corry Evening Journal masthead fragment and details
Fragmentary newspaper masthead from Corry Pennsylvania showing staff roles, address, and publication notes. Mentions Corry Journal timing, advertising and circulation details, and associated press rights.
Government to Avoid Full Milk Control Says Official
Washington AP government’s farm marketing chief says outright control over milk production and marketing is unlikely. Mehren’s speech at Colorado Springs signals shift away from rigid milk controls and echoes Kennedy era ideas on stabilization measures. The report also notes beef grading changes and savings from storage renegotiations in cotton.
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Washington
George L. Mehren
Ainee
Colorado Springs
Colo
Kennedy
Agriculture Department
Mehren
Lanasieve Ville Soma
Melvin Blair Dies at 61 Former State Official
Meadville resident Melvin Blair 61 former Northwestern Pennsylvania industrial development official died at Spencer Hospital after a heart attack two weeks earlier. Blair served as regional director of the State Commerce Department Bureau of Industrial Development with offices in Erie until 1955 and as regional representative of the Bureau of Business Service in 1960. He ran unsuccessfully for the state senate in 1962 for Crawford and Mercer counties and was a Greenville native.
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Meadvinweari
Servi A. Blair
Northwestern
Pensylvania
Spencer Hospital
Meadville
Blair
Northwestern Pennsylvania
State Commerce Department
Bureau of Industrial Development
Erie
Department
Bureau of Business Service
Crawford
Mercer
Greenville
Senator Stennis Junketing Under Scrutiny and Debate
Drew Pearson exposes a pattern of Senate travel spending, focusing on Mississippi's John Stennis. The report details cross Atlantic junkets with air transport costs, official and personal expenditures, and Air Force influence on policy, highlighting escorts, hotel bills, and questionable charges. The piece notes prior trips in 1949 and 1953, the involvement of Mrs Stennis, and alleged reciprocal votes for military favors.
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Harlem
Adam Clayton Powell
John Stennis
Mrs. Stennis
Stennis-McClellan
Senate Appropriations Committee
Air Force
Europe
Mediterranean
North Africa
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