Local Musical Spots Offer Spring Night Entertainment
Phyllis Norton will play piano at the Club Alamo on Tuesday to Thursday from 9 p.m. to late. California AL Weber plans a stay in the Golden State until early July for late spring relaxation. Steve's Tavern in Cottage Hill hosts music and dancing Saturday nights featuring Russ, Chuck, and Albert. Achenbach's Drive In on Route 100 at Melville opens with a fried chicken and steak menu. Brownies Inn owner East Brown reports a 290 loss in a recent event, with the public alerted to the update.
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Phyllis Norton
Alamo
AL Weber
Golden State
Steve
Cottage Hill
Russ
Chuck
Alered
Lever Brothers Cut Soap Prices After Truman Appeal
Lever Brothers slashed prices on Lux soap products including Lux Teller Soap Lux Flakes Rinso Litebuoy and Swan by 10 percent following President Truman's appeal for price relief. The move comes after a prior 2 cent per pound cut in Spry. President Charles Luckman said the firm aims to pass savings to American housewives and maintain economic well being while absorbing increased wage costs negotiated with the International Chemical Workers Union.
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Truman
Lever Brothers Company
Lux’ Teller
Lux Flakes
Rinso
Litebuoy
Swan
Charles Luckman
America
Mr. Luckman
Lever Brothers
March
International Chemical Workers Union
Pro Be Your Family by Paul Niven
A fragment from a historical text discusses family dynamics among siblings and a rebel spirit. It mentions Shurtleff as one of the fastest men in the sect and Don Brown dominating racing events. The piece references a Rolla School of Mines meet, a 74 to 40 score, and a May 28 track meet at Principia with emphasis on endurance and competitive history.
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Shurtleff
Don Brown
Y Brown
Rolla School of Mines
Soeetree
Don
Short
Principia
Principe
Baseball scores from a windy day of intracity games
The report lists several local teams and results. Madison augs 8 3 over Hilltoppers, Belleville 6 0 over Hilltoppers, Edwardsville 7 1 over Belleville, Wood River 2 2 Alton, Western Military Academy 6 0 over Stanton, Staunton 2 0 with no hits, Quincy College 2 0 over Shurtleff, Parks Air College 5 3 over unknown, Illinois College 5 7 over Shurtleff, Carbondale 17 7 over Coon-shaped Short-Jeffins.
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Madison
Belleville
Edwardsville
Wood River
Pioneers
Shurtleff
Quincy College
Parks Air College
Ilinois College
Pioneer
Jeffins
Carbondale
Local softball league rosters teams and venues
Softball circle spins on Tuesday nights with teams including East End Merchants Hellenig Play Ground Ex G. 1 Chile 3 & R Water tower Dads Veterans of Foreign Wars Craines Wells Tire Company and the American Legion playing across city venues.
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Agaramane Ane
East End Merchants
Hellenig
G. 1
Chile
Watertower Dads
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Craines
Wells Tire Company
The
American Legion
Kiddin With Kelly Down East Alton Way
Local column notes marriages and events in East Alton Wood River area. Harry Baumlester wed Peggy. a Legion Junior baseball team formed with Neal Dugger as manager Allan Osborne as coach. A West Drive resident won 500 on Pot of Gold but learned it was a joke. Verda Ford substituted at Blair School. Mrs Lotte Compton injured eyes at Speedy Lunch.
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Harry Baumlester
Peggy
Harry
Shell
Wood River
Alton
Spradley
Wil
Verda Ford
West Drive
Blair School
East Alton
American Legion
Legion
Neal ‘Dugger
Allan Osborne
Seldow
Omeone
Lotte Compton
Compton
Kelly
Navy Reserve Endorsed by AFL CIO Leaders
Leaders of the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations endorsed the Navy Civilian Naval Reserve Program. Phil Murray of the CIO praised voluntary citizen participation as essential to democracy and national defense. William Green of the AFL lauded the program as educational and constructive and urged broad support. Naval Reserve Week runs May 18 through 25 with goals to recruit 1,149,000 men. Further details are at Navy Recruiting Stations or Naval Reserve activities.
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American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Navy
Forrestal Philp Murray
Ongress
Industral Organiza
Tur Elizens
Naval Reserve
William Green
Ci Ian Naval Reserve
Interlude In The Blue Room Love Poem By Frank Anthony
A fragment poem recalls a night in a Blue Room with a romantic couple. The speaker writes of a shadowlike blend, a velvet kiss goodnight, and the moment the beloved reveals a wedding ring, signaling a hidden marriage prior or soon after. The lines mingle tenderness and sorrow in a lyric memory of romance.
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Frank Anthony
Blankenship
Father Spaulding Remembered as Beloved Local Priest
Father Spaulding of St Peters and Pauls parish, long venerated in the community, described as gentle and understanding. He served about 34 years and was widely loved by those who knew him, with his work notably tied to the PiSAa Creek area along Belle Street in the early 1900s.
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Spaulding
Alcatras
St. Peters and Pauls Pariah
Jepautaing
Ake
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Cardinals
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Schwegel
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