Illinois Priest Known for Many Talents and Sacred Work
Reverend Lyle F. Sheen of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, besides spiritual guidance, is skilled in carpentry cabinet making electrical wiring plumbing masonry and violin making. He builds altars for churches and homes and maintains a fully equipped shop in the rectory basement. He also pursues oil painting photography and minor hobbies.
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Utland
Lyle F. “Sheen
Father Sheen
Sacred Heart Catholic
Drowning at Ivyside Pool In Altoona Claims Boy
Mrs. Louis Goodfellow reports a missing boy and learns a tragedy at an 18 foot deep city reservoir. Police confirm James Sisco 15 drowned after diving and not resurfacing three hours earlier. The incident centers on the Ivyside swimming area and a mistaken pool location.
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Altoona
Louis Goodfellow Sr
Louis
James
Weather North America Faces Heat and Drought Warning
Weather Bureau says midwest faces drought risk with crops in danger absent rain. Clear skies stretch from Mississippi Valley to coast as temperatures reach into the 90s in several midwest areas. Fargo North Dakota posted 94 degrees while International Falls Minnesota hit 92.
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Chicago
Midwest
Federal Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Mercury
Fargo
N. D
International Falls
Minn
Couple to visit Maille village in France aid program
New York reports Mr and Mrs Girard Van Bartaloo Hale of Santa Barbara Calif plan to sail to France next Wednesday to visit Maille near Tours which they helped adopt in 1946 Their aid includes over 12000 gifts of food clothing household necessities school and church items Detroit notes police equipment toys and other relief supplies as part of the effort by Chief Ralph B Guy and the Hale family.
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New York
Girard van Bartaloo Hale
Santa Barbara
Calif
France
Maille
Tours
Detroit
Ralph B. Guy
Convict Belkins Dies in Penitentiary Self Inflicted
In Rawlins Wyoming on June 3 the body of Harry N Belkins 29 a killer who stabbed a fellow convict to death last week was found hanging in a solitary confinement cell at the state penitentiary County Coroner E Ben Sturges labelled the death as death by own action County Attorney J J Hickey prepared to charge Belkins with first degree murder in the death of Horace G Lovetts whom Belkins stabbed in a feud climax
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Rawlins
Wyo
Harry N. Belkins
State Penitentiary
E. Ben Sturges
J. J. Hickey
Helkins
Horace G. Lovetts
Truman to Start Talk Tour Tonight
President Truman prepares a cross country speaking tour to defend his bid for a new term. He vows not to run from a fight and plans five major addresses plus frequent remarks on a 1948 campaign push.
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Washington
Truman
Democratic Party
White House
Chicago
Los Angeles
Americans For Democratic Action
H. Brummall
Salisbury
Charles G. Ross
Philadelphia
Keep Promises McCormack Says G O P Must Act
Washington June 3 Rep McCormack said Republicans must act on pledges in their 1944 platform and get specific on civil rights and key bills before Congress adjourns. He cited social security and housing planks, arguing the 1948 platform should show concrete action.
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Rep
McCormack
D.-Mass
House
Sen. Taft
Philadelphia
Congress
Taft
Senate
Federal Housing Administration
Wallace Winding Up Western Drive
Phoenix reports former vice president Henry A. Wallace wrapping up his western campaign in Albuquerque with about 3000 attendees. He blasted metal monopolies for promoting the cold war and argued war hysteria fuels military orders and price hikes while criticizing Taft Hartley Mundt Nixon bills and state laws.
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Henry A. Wallace
Albuquerque
N. M
Wallace
State Department
Congressional
Truman
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