Governors Mansion Revival Reflects 19th Century Budget Frenzy
The Pittsburgh Press notes Pennsylvania lawmakers once approved up to 11000 for a governor's mansion in Harrisburg, while a modern bid nears 156 by 48 feet with a 60 seat dining room. The piece recalls the controversial Indiantown Gap residence and Gov Pennypacker’s sharp critique of the old brownstone.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Samuel Pennypacker
Brownstone
Pittsburgh Press
Hal Boyle's Americana miscellany notes odd facts and quips
Paragraphs offer a collage of curiosities from everyday life including averages on phone calls, favorite drinks of Civil War rivals, buttermilk for Robert E. Lee, fly longevity, goat ailments, and a Columbia University finding on name fit and self esteem.
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New York
U.S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Gen. Lee
Pappy
United States
Corry Evening Journal Local News and Rates
Corry Pennsylvania newspaper details include staff like George H Sample as General Manager and advertising staff. City rates list one year by mail at 1 dollars, per copy sixty cents weekly and by carrier. publication notes and AP service usage.
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Jiumes Waniy
Excent Tai South Bereel
Corry
Sonal
George H Sample
Zalor, Lian Hasbrouck
John Esaham Foreman
G. J. Bergman
Seager Ee Ae Ae
N.Y Michigan
Detroitt “Chamber” of Commerce
Bulldine
Building
Philadelphia
All AP
Sea
Ae of
The Coarse Actor and Amateur Theatricals
Jim Bishop notes that amateur theatricals hinge on line memory and timing. Michael Green describes coarse actors as those who recall lines or pauses but miss order, while true pros avoid pauses. Green shares experiences of onstage misfires and the disdain for rehearsals and female directors.
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Michael Green
Hawthorne
Green
Reagan Runs for California Governor in GOP Strategy
Drew Pearson outlines how conservative leaders groom Ronald Reagan as a future president by backing him for governor. The piece notes internal party splits, Knight’s refusal to endorse, and Reagan’s image management to dodge hard right stands. It mocks his lack of government experience and favors, and cites opposition to Earl Warren and medicate, education funding, and the John Birch Society.
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Tory
Earl Warren
Reagan
Rachel
Republican Party
Ronald Reagan
California
Massachusetts
Edward Brooke
Middle West
George Romney
Michigan
John Birch Society
Nixon
Dewey
Spencer & Roberts
Warren
Trieste Frontier Row Dominates U S Slavic Pact Hopes
The United States asserted a united four power stance on Trieste and the Italian Yugoslav frontier. In Washington Henry A. Wallace faced cabinet tensions as foreign policy disputes continued. Local items note openings, events, and community happenings in Corry and nearby areas.
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Corry
Paris
United States
Trieste
Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Truman
What causes rapid heartbeats and esophagus narrowing
Questions and answers on tachycardia and esophageal strictures discuss causes, risks, and treatment. Tachycardia may stem from pacemaker disturbances, substances, or emotions, with quinidine and noninvasive neck or eyelid pressure as options under physician guidance. Esophageal narrowing can result from birth defects infections irritation or caustic ingestions, with warnings about keeping chemicals away from children and original containers.
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Knight
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Goldwater
Spade
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Organ
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New York City
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Richard Clark
Scott Field
Fred Clark
Maple Avenue
Frank Lillie
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Carry
Erie
Martin
Ronald Clark Moore
Willie Moore
Clymer
Corry Hospital
A. E. Tate
Joe Gould
St. Marys
Associated Press
Bemis Heights
Hudson River
Saratoga
N.Y
John Burgoyne
Albany
George Washington
James Garfield
Idaho
New Mexico
Harry S. Truman
Stockholm
Andrei Gromyko
Russia
Grace Middleton
Patsy Skinner
Kenneth Fosburgh
Donald Miller
Bryant-Stratton Business College
Buffalo
Lady Franklin Rebekah Lodge
IOOF
Florence ‘Trostle
Noble Grand
Florence Swanson
Mabel Beall
Ermal
North East
Tom Garrity
Sonny Morgan
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