Shady Rest gang era ending as Birger is hanged
Southern Illinois memory recalls Shady Rest near Marion and Harrisburg as the crime hub of a bootlegging and gambling syndicate. Charley Eger led the group with the Shelton brothers, dividing into rival factions that fought with bombings murders and disappearances. Birger was captured for Adams’s murder and hanged in 1928, ending the reign of fear as the Shady Rest crime era dissolved.
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Shady Rest
Marion
Harrisburg
Illinois
Fame
Rom Shady
Charley Eger
Shelton Brothers
Carl
Ernie
Bernie
Birger
Elmo
Harry Thomasson
Joe Adams
West City
Adams
Sheltons
Lory Price
Illinois State Highway Patrol
Price
du Bois
Ethel
Benton
Retired Leader Seeks Prosperity After 65 in Latta
Robert T. Fairey Sr., aged 74, retired to Latta South Carolina in 1959 and rebuilt a public life. He became town councilor, Latta Observer columnist, county chamber executive, and a Dun Bradstreet correspondent while boosting his retirement income. He credits steady work and community service for a richer later life.
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Robert T. Fairey
Fairey
Latta
S. C
Wofford College
South Carolina
Avon Park
Fla
American Legion
Veterans Administration
National Historian of the Legion
Dun & Bradstreet
Mr. Fairey
America
Golden Years 36 Page Booklet Offer
New GOLDEN YEARS 36 page booklet now available. Send six cents in coin no stamps to Dept. CSPS Box 16472 Grand Central Station New York 17 NY for delivery.
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Dept. Csps
Grand Central Station
New York
N. Y
Illinois House debates tax amendment proposals for 74th General Assembly
The document outlines five Revenue Article Amendments SJR 1 1 2 3 4 and 5 granting tax classification for personal and real property income tax options and bonding for districts HJ R 3 expands levy power and legal classifications while exempting property classes HR 23 allows school districts grades 1 12 to incur debt beyond 5 percent of property value
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74Th
Illinois General Assembly
General Assembly
The
Committee On Committees
Senate
All-America Mister Lincoln rose garden to open at Illinois Pavilion
A giant rose garden of more than 200 Mister Lincoln roses will debut at the Illinois Pavilion in the New York World's Fair. The gift is from Conard Pyle Co. of West Grove Pa., with design by Robert J. Zolly of Chicago. James A. Cassin leads the pavilion. Traffic deaths among drivers of small cars rise sharply, while a state study cites safety concerns and driver skill as key factors. A state merit exam is announced to fill intermittent claims examiner posts in Illinois unemployment offices, with May 8 test date and April 14 apply deadline.
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Illinois
James A. Cassin
Conard-Pyle Co
West Gove
Robert J. Zolly
S. Whipple
Chicago
University of Illinois
Urbana
Francis S. Lorenz
Public Works and Buildings
Division of
Illinois Department of Personnel
Springfield
Herrin
Illinois State Employment Service
Farmers Plan Crops In Illinois for 1965
Illinois farmers as of March 1 show total crop acreage up less than one percent from 1964. If plans materialize, planted area tops 20.8 million acres, up from 20.7 million, with corn and soybean acreage rising while wheat oats and hay decline.
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Illinois
Illinois Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Do They Resent Wealthy Fellow Student
A teenager complains of name calling over wealth and privilege. The reply urges self knowledge and character over others opinions, notes teen resentments toward peers with better means, and emphasizes value of friendship alongside money.
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C. D. Smith
Teen concerns spotlighted in suburban press service note
A letter invitation directs teens and readers to submit observations to FOR AND ABOUT TEENAGERS at the Community and Suburban Press Service in Frankfort Kentucky. The notice frames teen issues as community dialogue and invites contributions.
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Community and Suburban Press Service
Frankfort
Churches and State Politics at the Illinois Capitol
Illinois religious groups influence legislation through the Council of Churches the Chicago diocese and the American Jewish Congress. Harold Johnson and Claire Driscoll lead Protestant and Catholic efforts while Richard Heath covers Christian Science. They increasingly take on unpopular issues such as fair housing, meeting with lawmakers to shape public opinion.
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State Capitol
Illinois Council of Churches
Chicago
American Jewish Congress
Christian Scientists
Harold Johnson
Council of Churches
Richard Heath
Claire Driscoll
Springfield
Potato orbit test challenges clocks of life in space
Northwestern researchers plan to orbit a potato under the sun to test whether earthly biological clocks rely on magnetic, electrical, gravity, and radiation fields. If the spud dies, clocks may have malfunctioned, implying potential parallels for humans. The article also notes lab uses of quail models and industrial CO2 in casting.
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Outer Space
Earth
Northwestern University
Auburn University
Cardox
Chicago
Slow Down For School Buses In Illinois
Secretary of State warns drivers to stop when meeting or overtaking a stopped school bus and to anticipate the 100 foot warning before lights flash. It notes stopping distances at legal speeds, dangers of panic stops, and urges drivers to slow as buses approach.
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Illinois
Illinois Veterans Pension Entitlements Announced
The Illinois Veterans Commission outlines year to year pension eligibility for wartime veterans and widows. Akin notes medical income and net worth tests. base veteran rates range from 43 to 115 dollars, widow rates 27 to 64 dollars with dependent children. Contact Chouinard at Waterloo Courthouse Tuesday 8:30 to noon for details.
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Illinois Veterans Commission
Edward B. Akin
Mr. Akin
John N. Chouinard
Ilinois Veterans’ Commission
Court House
Waterloo
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Page
A scanned crossword puzzle with across and down clues listing answers such as Overawes Reach Forbidden Marshal a color Potato dial Observes Stanium Music note Contracts Man s nickname Symbol of indebted ness Actress Orcher An aquarium fish A vacation dwelling Past Unopened flower Like Fish Measure of length Cuts off as the tops Blockade To call out war Edge formed by two moldings Supporter of the heavens Lampreys Occident Cavern Musical instruments Adore Oriental sauce A mis chievous trick Skill A metal joiner for wood It is Affirma tive vote Norse god war Boy s name God of earth Egypt Mos lem title Carry with diffi culty By way of Hall ems Ex clama tion Young fox Flatter servil Offer Potter s
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Orcher
Egypt
Crossword Clue Fragments From Last Week
List of clue prompts including highway charges king of Judah beg map distress signal before hawthorn berry suggests a puzzle fill in related terms from a late issue. The fragmentary lines imply a word play page with multiple definitions and cross references.
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King of Judah
Beg
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