State Session Of Legislature Comes To End
The 137th General Assembly enacted a multi million dollar program including teachers salary boosts new local tax sources and higher lawmakers salaries before adjourning at 10 20 p m EDT The session ran six months with two governors and a near billion dollar budget prospects include a special session next year and a soft drinks tax challenged in Dauphin county court Local tax base broadening aims to ease education financing burden and rising operating costs for political subdivisions
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Harrisburg
137Th General Assembly
James H. Duff
John C. Bell, Jr
Duff
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Dauphin County
General Assembly
Pa Newe Observes Local Change In Transit And Work
Interurban buses bypass the city center on Route 422 while old model cars still run. Secretaries in schools use mornings for reports as a quiet office scene replaces the year’s noise. Paint and roofing work resumes amid hopeful weather. A blanket salesman parks near Court Street with goods for winter. An un scheduled horse show delights East siders along Washington Street.
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Court Street
Cascade Park
East Washington Street
Daily Weather Report Summary for U S Stations
The period ending 9 am shows a high of 75 and a low of 53 with .18 inches of precipitation. The river stage stands at 8.9 feet. A year ago the maximum reached 80 and the minimum 70 with .02 inches of rain.
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United States
Pennsylvania Legislature Approves Teacher Pay Increase
The General Assembly approved immediate salary hikes for about 60,000 teachers in Pennsylvania in the 1947 session ending this week. The raise ranges from 150 to 750 dollars, adding over 48 million to education costs for 1947-49 and lifting total education spending to 235.739 million. Governor Duff is expected to sign. The plan sets a new minimum pay, allows optional district raises, and favors college graduates and experienced teachers.
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Harrisburg
General Assembly
Pennsylvania
House
Senate
James H. Duff
Community Garden Dedication Planned Near Jameson Memorial Hospital
The Community Rose Garden opposite Jameson Memorial Hospital will be dedicated Sunday at 7 pm in a brief public ceremony. Dr. R F Grath will speak, Mayor John Haven will add remarks, and special music is planned. The half hour program invites residents, donors, veterans, and passersby to view the garden in full bloom.
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Jameson Memorial Hospital
R. F. Galbreath
John F. Haven
Two Gold Star Mothers Return From Overseas
Two American Gold Star Mothers who visited European graves returned to Hoboken aboard the Holland American liner Veendam. They spoke of white crosses along the Margraten cemetery above the Maas river and recalled sons killed in 1944 and 1945. Queen Wilhelmina was reported visiting the cemetery on Memorial Day.
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Hoboken
N. J
Europe
Maas River
Holland
Margraten
James Schnevel
Oaks
Robert
America
Isabel D. Favinger
Devault
Clarance Mills Jr
2Nd Armored Division
Wilhelmina of
Two Firemen Killed in East River Boat Explosion
In New York last night an explosion on the pleasure cruiser Tippie in the East River killed two firemen and injured nine others. A 50 gallon gasoline tank on deck exploded, showering a rescue boat with burning gas and steel fragments. The deceased were City Firemen William D. Austin and Frederick Zeigler.
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New York
INS
Tippie
East River
William D. Austin
Frederick Zeigler
Bicycle accident kills man near Marienville
Isaac A. Grubbs, 73, of Marienville, Pa., died from a skull fracture after being struck by two bicycles while walking along a highway near his home. McKean County Coroner Elmer Beatty reported the death occurred yesterday. cyclists Arthur Elis, 20, and Calvin Taylor, 21, both of Marienville, were involved.
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Kane
Isaac A. Grubbs
Marienville
McKean
Elmer Beatty
Beatty
Arthur Elis
Calvin Taylor
Mariensville
Almira Home Directors Hold Annual Meeting
Almira Home board and trustees from Venango Butler Mercer and Lawrence counties met Tuesday for the annual session. Mrs H C Harper welcomed in the solarium and Mrs Thomas Irwin led devotional exercises. Reports covered secretary religious donations property inmate and house committees. The auxiliary decorated the stairway and lower hall. A lunch followed. The afternoon session reconvened with Mrs Ralph Campbell recounting auxiliary activities and Mrs James D Crawford presenting a full treasurer’s report for the period May 31 1946 to May 31.
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Almira Home
Venango
Butler
Mercer
Lawrence
H. C. Harper
Thomas Irwin
Franklin
Ralph Campbell
James D. Crawford
Prowler Strangles Child In Chicago Home
In Chicago a prowler strangled two year old Gerald Drazin in a crib and attacked his mother Betty Barrows who fought him off. The suspect fled after her screams. The mother and child were alone in a second story apartment. the maternal grandparents slept nearby. The boy would have turned three next month.
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Chicago
INS
Betty Barrows
Gerald Drazin
Vacant Nurse Anesthetist Post At Jameson Memorial
During vacation period Jameson Memorial Hospital requires a nurse anesthetist for about two months. Interested applicants should contact Superintendent C. R. Youngquist at telephone 6900.
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Jameson Memorial Hospital
C. R. Youngquist
City seeks 13 new traffic lights in plan
Mayor John F. Haven announced that the city has applied to the Pennsylvania State Highway Department for permission to erect 13 traffic signals. The proposal follows a recommendation by the City Highway Traffic Study Committee and includes multiple three way and four way locations with curb lights on state highways. The bill to allow third class cities to install traffic lights failed, and approval now rests with Chief Engineer Jackson and Harrisburg. If granted, installation could take about three months with funds already in the 1947 city budget.
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John F. Haven
Pennsylvania State Highway Department
City
North Street
Croton Avenue
South Jefferson Street
Moravia Street
Mahoning Avenue
Greenwod Avenue
Atlantic Avenue
West Washington Street
Smithfield Street
Moody Avenue
Wilmington Avenue
Garfield Avenue
Pearson Street
East Washington Street
Ray Street
Arlington Avenue
Haven
State Highway Department
Jackson
Franklin
Harrisburg
Midwest Flood Waters Increase Over Mississippi Threatens 100 Mile Stretch
Additional rains in Iowa swelled the Mississippi flood waters threatening a 100 mile stretch from Keokuk to Clarksville. Army engineers warned of a major flood likely to match last week's surge. Volunteers reinforced levees as last week’s flood claimed four lives near Ottumwa and damaged corn lands across Iowa Illinois Missouri and Nebraska.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Midwest
Mississippi River
Clarksville
Ottumwa, Inc
Ilinois
Missouri
Nebraska
British French Fifty Year Alliance Approved in Paris
The French cabinet approved a 50 year alliance with Britain to deter German aggression. Foreign Minister Bidault will travel to London to exchange ratifications. The pact originally signed March 4 at Dunkerque recalls the 1940 near trap of 335 thousand troops.
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Paris
INS
Bidault
London
Dunkerque
France
County Dairy Queen Selected County Dairy Queen Selected
Miss Eileen Gwin, 20, daughter of Mr and Mrs W A Gwin of North Beaver township, was chosen Lawrence County Dairy Queen after a contest at the courthouse Tuesday afternoon. Dorris L. Falkman chairs the Production Marketing Association representing the county.
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Eileen Gwin
W. A. Gwin
North Beaver Township
Lawrence County
Court House
Production Marketing Association
Dorris L. Falkman
Parochial Schools To Close Thursday
Vacation time will start Thursday June 19 for about 800 students in the city Catholic schools. Rev Fr Thomas Quigley, superintendent of Catholic schools in the Pittsburgh diocese, announced the end of term. Students have finished exams and will receive report cards. many graduates will attend higher grade schools with classes resuming in September for additional new pupils.
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Thomas Quigley
Pittsburgh
Session Of Legislature Passes Many New Laws
Harrisburg June 18 Pennsylvania end of 1947 session with 288 new laws and about 340 acts awaiting Duff. Of 2223 bills submitted by the 137th General Assembly only about 650 cleared. Duff vetoed nine. Major actions include new taxes totaling 140 million dollars on soft drinks and syrups, higher cigaret tax, beer levy rise, and tax rule changes. Local governments gain broad tax sources.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
James H. Duff
137Th
General Assembly
Legislative Mill
Duff
Proposal to let married couples split income for taxes
The treasury urged Congress to permit about 4.9 million married couples to split incomes for tax purposes, potentially saving around 744 million dollars in annual income taxes. The plan is one of four alternatives aimed at resolving the family income tax issue following a veto reversal by the House.
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Washington
INS
The
Treasury
Congress
Snyder
Knutson (R) Minn
House
Ways and Means Committee
YWCA Board Names Officers for Coming Year
The June YWCA board meeting elected officers for the year including President Mrs C M England and Vice Presidents Mrs Ernest Stitzinger Mrs Glenn Throop and Mrs J Glenn Berry. Jessica Jenkins was chosen corresponding secretary and Emily Rice treasurer. New board members include Mrs Harold Glenn and Mrs Bruce Headland among others. last year’s members were honored with roses.
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Board of Directors
C. M. England
Ernest Stitzinger
Glenn Throop
J. Glenn Berry
Jessica Jenkins
Bruce Headland
Emily Rice
Alice Sterling
Jesse Kerr
Harold Glenn
G. G. Horchler
James L. Wogan
Ira Ramsey
Mary van Divert
Elder Bryan
John Z. Street
Geraldine Fry
England
Stone Arch Bridge Near White Horse Tavern To Be Replaced
The Adams county stone arch bridge over Marsh Creek near the White Horse Tavern faces demolition as the state highways department seeks bids to replace the more than century old span with a concrete and steel structure.
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Gettsyburg
Adams County
Marsh Creek
White Horse Tavern
State Highways Department
Woman Nears 100th Birthday at Almira Home
Mrs. Mary Marks, a resident of the Almira Home, will celebrate her 100th birthday on August 8. She formerly lived in the Ellwood City district and will receive recognition for this milestone.
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Almira
Mary Marks
Marks
Ellwood City
Duff To Get Community Property Bill
Harrisburg June 18. Federal income tax reductions denied by Congress may be afforded married Pennsylvanians under legislation awaiting action today by Gov. James H. Duff. The measure would permit husbands and wives to halve property for the purpose of calculating separate income tax reports and reportedly would effect aggregate annual savings of 100 million dollars. The bill, sponsored by Sen. John W. Lord Jr. faced protests from Republicans and Democrats who claimed the measure benefits high income groups.
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Harrisburg
Congress
Rep. A. D. Capano
Washington
House
Herbert P. Sorg
Safe Cracker Baffles Ellwood Police With Break-ins
Ellwood City police hunt a safe cracker blamed for breaking the Brown Feed Co dial and entering Ruben and Reinhart Furniture stores on Fifth Avenue and Spring Street between 9 30 and 11 p m E S T The thief fled after frightening Brown and left tools including a sledge and drift pin behind A basement entry to Brown and a cellar door entry to Reinhart were reported with a broken Ruben window drawing tenants to observe the intruder
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Ellwood City
Brown Feed
Fifth Avenue
Spring Street
Ruben Furniture
Lawrence Avenue
Reinhart Furniture
Clark Reiser
Howard Brown
Brown Feed Store
Rinehart
Pan American Clipper America Completes Trans Atlantic Leg
The four engine Clipper America landed at Shannon at 9:20 a.m. Eire time completing the Atlantic leg of its round the world flight. It departed Shannon at 10:10 a.m. after breakfast with Eire's posts and telegraphs minister. London is next on the itinerary.
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Shannon
Eire
Pan American World Airways
America
Deaths and notices in Wednesday list
Mercer R D G Ronald Leroy Shaner 21 months dies in Mercer region Robert S Boyd 56 of 207 North Seatt Street Solomon B Dicks TM 507 Court Street Mrs Frank Pilch 59 of 36 Elmwood listed in public death records for June 18 1947
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Ronald Leroy Shaner
Mercer
D. G
Robert S. Boyd
North Seatt Stret
Solomon B. Dicks
Frank Pilch
Elmwood Street
Truman to Send Message on Labor Bill Friday
President Truman will issue a message to Congress Friday on the Taft Hartley labor bill the last day for action. He has not yet decided whether to sign or veto and is reviewing analyses with advisers as he holds meetings to determine his course.
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Bulletin
Washington
INS
White House
Truman
Congress
Executive Mansion
Princeton University
Mr. Truman
Canada
Princeton
John R. Steelman
House
Threat of ship strikes looms as talks continue
Joseph Curran, president of the CIO National Maritime Union, warned today of pulling out everything on the waterfront as negotiations over the Maritime strike stretched on. Hundreds of ships across Atlantic Pacific and Gulf ports are idle and rail freight to foreign ports is embargoed during the talks with ship operators and labor officials. John W. Gibson said at 2:30 am that some progress was made as conferences adjourned until 1 pm.
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New York
INS
Joseph Curran
CIO National Maritime Union
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf
Curran
John W. Gibson
Gibson
Weather Whims Bring Picnics and Sunshine Hopes
The speaker longs for sun after the rain and warm days for picnics with salads beans roasting ears and fresh rolls with iced tea. They imagine pies and turnips and hay as the weather cooperates, noting it is 69 degrees and cooler today.
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Sol
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