Truman drives GOP on defensive in 1948 campaign
President Truman calls a special session of Congress for July 26 and issues a fighting platform filled message. Polls show his support rising from 33 to 52 percent after the Western trip and Democratic convention as he pressures Republicans to deliver on education civil rights social security housing and other pledges.
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Truman
Congress
Philadelphia
Senate
House
GOP
Jesse C. Donaldson
Tom Clark
Charles Sawyer
Baruch the Scribe and Jeremiah Keep the Word Alive
The text honors Baruch the scribe who aided Jeremiah by recording the prophet's doom message. Jehoiakim burned the roll, yet Jeremiah and Baruch reproduced and expanded it, preserving divine law despite royal suppression. Baruch's faithful work preserved scripture for future ages.
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Eremiah
Savonarola
Baruch
Jehudi
Jeremiah
God
U of I Opens Top-Rate Galesburg Division for Students
The University of Illinois expands to Galesburg with a large undergraduate division. It promises ample housing including 30 units and 550 private rooms, women dorms, and married veterans apartments. Costs are low with meals about 1.75 dollars per day and dorms from 52 to 130 per semester.
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University of Illinois
Urbana
Galesburg
Northwestern
Illinois
University
Federal Public Housing Authority
Local incidents and deaths noted in Manito area
Several injuries reported from haying and farming tasks including a broken shoulder and two broken vertebrae from a fall, a leg injury from a pump fall, a broken forearm from detasseling, and a cut left wrist with tendon damage. William Parkins dies at 66 at his home. A dog attack injures Miss Mabel Wilson. dog shot. Funeral held for Mrs A N Black. depot painted with Manito sign as reference beacon.
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Darrell Golden
Detasselin
Clarence Royer
Sparks
William Parkins
Ihis
Manno
Mabel Wilson
Billy Wilson
Miss Wilson
A. N. Black
D. G. Davies
Obituary and notices from Manito area
Ernest Eaken former Manito resident dies May 5 at sister Lilian Eaken Nelsons home in Kansas City Missouri. A daughter was born July 21 to Mr and Mrs Ralph Montgomery. Mr and Mrs R C Laws celebrate twenty sixth wedding anniversary July 24.
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Ernest Eaken
Manito
Lilian Eaken-Nelson
Kansas City
Ralph Montgomery
R. C. Laws
National Guard Boys Leave for Camp Today
Twenty years ago the boys who belong to the National Guard are leaving today for camp and expect to be back the same day.
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National Guard
Thelma Clauser and William Hirst Marry at Pekin Church
25 years ago Miss Thelma Clauser and William FP Hirst wed July 12 at the parsonage of Pekin First Methodist Church. Thelma and William celebrate a lasting marriage in the local community.
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Thelma Clauser
William FP. Hirst
First Methodist Church
Pekin
Fifty Years Ago Tales of Injury and Finds in Town
A threshing machine band cutter injures Join White's foot while Stansbury Bros repair work. Joseph Louie breaks and dislocates his left elbow loading a bundle crane. Workers at Green Valley's gravel pit unearth a ten foot seven inch Mastodon tusk, pure white and pristine. W. A. Pope buys the Tomlinson house on East Broadway. William Hodkinson installs a Columbia graphophone for patrons. Miss Anna Wisher and James Griffin wed on July 27.
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Stansbury Bros
Join White
Joseph Louie
P. D. and
Green Valley
W. A. Pope
Tomlinson House
East Broadway
William Hodkinson
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