Illinois teacher challenges religious instruction in public schools
Mrs. Vashti McCollum of Champaign files suit to ban religious education in public schools asserting it violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments. The case targets state church mergers and seeks Supreme Court review, supported by Chicago civil liberties and church groups.
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Chicago
WUPR
University of Illinois
Champaign
Ill
U. S. Supreme Court
Vashti McCollum
Champaign County
Landon L. Chapman
McCollum
Delos Huxtable
Chapman
Chicago Protestant Ministers Association
U. S
Supreme Court
James Terry
Fuller Trial Underway In Monroe County Court
Bedford man William Fuller 29 is set for trial Monday in Monroe circuit court at Bloomington on manslaughter charges in the February 1944 death of Margaret Harbin 25 of Pleasantville. Defense by Robert Mellen of Bedford. state attorneys include Thomas H. Shrout Sylvan Tackett and Wayne Baker. Judge Thomas H. Brannaman to preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Ind
U.P
William Fuller
Monroe
Bloomington
Margaret Harbin
Pleasantville
Fuller
John Fuller
Heltonville Limestone Company
Robert Mellen
Thomas H. Shrout
Sylvan Tackett
Monroe County
Wayne Baker
Lawrence County
Thomas H. Brannaman
Jackson County
Three Danville Girls Drown After Overloaded Boat Capsizes
In Danville Illinois on Lake Vermilion three teenage girls from Tilton are dead after an overloaded rowboat capsized. Dorothy Montgerard 19 Monia Eagles 15 and Barbara Clark 15 perished. Two boys 16 William Steht and Don Shank survived after clinging to the boat for hours.
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Lake Vermillion
Dorothy Montgerard
Monia Eagels
Barbara Clark
Tilton
Danville
William Steht
Don Shank
William Baker
Danville High School
Kagels
Clark
Miss Montgerard
August Montgerard
Borneo wild men spear Japanese in Brunei
June 15 report from Brunei describes 53 wild Dyak tribesmen who attacked six Japanese. four Japanese died and two were wounded. The natives, called Dyaks, live as nomads and even pay taxes. British civil affairs unit housed Japanese girls in a town compound supervised by Lt. Col David Leach.
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Brunei
North Borneo
U.P
Borneo
David Leach
Local Boy Scouts Award Winners Named in Eisenhower Campaign Drive
White River Council reports 325000 pounds of paper collected by nine counties in the General Eisenhower Contest. Troop 50 Linton led with 28000 pounds, followed by Martinsville Troop 21 with 26135 and Mitchell Troop 46 with 23557. Twenty five troops earned shell containers for high per member totals and 252 Scouts earned the Eisenhower Medal. Awards ceremonies planned. local names listed for Troops 50 and 57 among others.
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F. J. Sadler
White River Council
Boy Scouts of America
General Eisenhower
Boy Scouts
Scouts & Cubs
Linton
Martinsville
Mitchell
Bloomington
West Baden
Orleans
Ugg
Saddler
Gemany
Beloin
John Cox
John Freund
Ben Raney
Bill Marshal
Don Winters
Jerry Jones
Jack Templeton
Don Pope
Jerry Rupert
Ronald Johnson
Paul Elkins
Jerry Kramer
Jack Strong
Joe Turpin
Gene Artmara
Rue Cromwell
Glen Durham
Kenneth Johnson
Rex Tuttle
Buddy Kohr
Frederic Yount
Paul Reintjes
Lloyd
Pioneer of "GE" highlights early female barber leader
In Houston 20 years ago Alma Burdette led a barbership chair and drew more customers than male barbers, showing women in unusual industry roles existed before the current war era.
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Houston, Tex
U.P
Houston
Alma Burdette
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Adams
Pontiac, Inc
Wabash Ave
Terre Haute, Ind
Welch
Cornett
Fey
Hamilton Drug Company
North Main Street
Daily Citizen
BOY
Linton Troop No. 50
MR. Merchant
Tere
Partemp
Congoleum
White House
Appleton Spot Lite
Metin
Paul Gambill
Roy Gray
East Side of
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Cine’ Theatre
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