Navy Radar School Graduate From Great Lakes
Kinkbiner who joined the Naval service July 13 trained at the Naval Training Center Great Lakes Illinois and served aboard the destroyer USS Charles H Roan before assignment to Radar School He is a graduate of Marshall Township High School.
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Kinkbiner
Naval Service
Naval Recruiting Station
Chicago
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Illinois
Charles H. Roan
Navy
Marshall Township
Submarine Rescues Pilot After Plane Crash
In New London Connecticut the submarine Finback surfaced after spotting pilot Godfrey J. Lapalme in the sea ten miles south of Saybrook. He was taken to the submarine base in good condition. The plane was hoisted aboard the auxiliary mine layer Spig after the sub's radio location call.
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New London
Conn
Finback
Filer
Godfrey J. Lapalme
Long Island Sound
Saybrook
Spig
Federal revenue hits 39 billion for 1947 fiscal year
Complete IRS data show 39,108,385,742 in federal revenues for the year ending June 30, 1947, down 1,563,711,256 from 1946 as excess profits tax repealed. Corporate income taxes rose 30.5 percent to 6,055,095,929 while excess profits declined over 55 percent to 3,621,362,751.
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Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
They're Not Gold Bricks But They Bring $1 Each
Fire destroyed Jewitt hall at Judson Baptist College for Girls in Marion Alabama. Alumnae sell hand molded bricks from 1888 for $1 each to raise funds to replace the destroyed building. Judson girls across the South are buying bricks.
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Marion
Ala
Jewitt Hall
Judson Baptist College
Judson
South
Dry Ice Rain Misplaced by Cloud Seeding Mixup
Three Chickasha men dumped 105 pounds of dry ice into a cloud over Chickasha to make it rain there. The cloud moved 19 miles west to Anadarko and dumped a half inch shower, leaving Chickasha dry.
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Anadarko
Okla
Chickasha
Oklahoma
Lon King
Gordon Jones
Claude Welch
Government finds new rule for catching whales
Washington reports a Commerce Department bulletin on whale handling. It notes measuring whales with a tape, classifying under 35 feet as minnows to be released, and a blue whale 69 feet 11% inches long still must be out of the water within 33 hours to prevent rapid deterioration of carcasses.
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Washington
Moby Dick
Department of Commerce
Commerce Department
Australia to Open Immigrant Offices in Major Cities
Australian immigration officials will open offices in New York and San Francisco to process applications and select immigrants under a new plan aiding former U S servicemen to obtain passage to Australia. Similar offices will follow in Oslo Paris Berlin Shanghai New Delhi Cairo and Holland.
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Melbourne
New York
San Francisco
U. S
Australia
Oslo
Paris
Berlin
Shanghai
New Delhi
Cairo
Holland
MTHS School Holds Farewell Program for Seniors
The MTHS student council hosted a farewell program for Mr. Allen and the graduating seniors in the gym at 1 25. James Nelson announced the event. The ceremony featured band numbers, a welcome by Fred Schaefer, tributes to seniors, songs by Mrs. Bush and the chorus, and a skit about Mr. Allen’s life. Final exams are Wednesday and Thursday, report cards will go home in a week, and commencement is Friday night May 28 at eight.
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Allen
James Nelson
Fred Schaefer
Heller
Bush
Family Day at Nazareth Church Next Sunday
The Nazaren Church announces Family Day with family seating during morning worship. Dr. Harding’s story pleased listeners last Monday night and the day features Family Religion messages, Sunday school at 9:80, worship at 10:30, NYPS at 6:30, and evening service at 7:30. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30. Seeding soybeans in rows is advised to cut cultivation costs and improve weed control.
Tax Purchaser Notice of Real Estate Sale 1948
May 28 1948 notice states Claude W McDaniel purchased property in Clark County Illinois for 1945 taxes and assessments. Redemption period ends October 16 1948. Property lies in Douglas Township part of Southeast Quarter and Northeast Quarter Section 27 Town 12 Range 12.
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Court House
Marshall
Clark
Olinois
Claude W. McDaniel
Kate Wells
Douglas Township
Clark County
Ilinois
Claude McDaniel
British Secret Radio No. 10 Aided Churchill Montgomery
The British information service reveals Secret Radio No. 10 used by Field Marshal Montgomery and Prime Minister Churchill to stay in touch during World War II. It carried eight simultaneous conversations on one wavelength with a scrambling device chopping signals into 70,000 impulses per second, preventing meaningful eavesdropping. Donald Cooke of the UK Ministry of Supply helped develop it.
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Washington
British Information Service
Bernard L. Montgomery
Winston Churchill
Montgomery
Churchill
Donald Cooke
Signals Research and Development Department
Ministry of Supply
City Grade Schools Spring Dance Highlights Year End
The Spring dance of the Junior High was held at the South School on Friday May 21. Parents attended and activities included games and dancing. Social Science classes toured the county courthouse and D A R members visited seventh graders with a historical play presented for parents and awards given to Mary Ann Bruner and Paul Spencer. Vaccination advice for pigs and pasture notes conclude the report.
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Millard Flood
Vivian Stout
Forrest Duran
Sylvia Nash
Barney, Milhouse
Naomi Nichols
E. ‘Eb. Howell
Mary Ann Bruner
Paul Spencer
Public Notice of Proposed Change in Telephone Rates
Illinois Telephone Company files with the Illinois Commerce Commission a proposed change in rates and regulations for all exchanges including Marshall and West Union. The local tariff revisions may be inspected at company offices or requested from the Commission secretary.
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Illinois Telephone Company
Illinois Commerce Commission
Marshall
West Union
Ilinois-Commerce Commission
Soringhel - Dinos
Wee
Illinois ‘Telephone Co
R. B. Still
Last call on special file for Marathon tires sale
Manford Buckner advertises a limited sale offering new and used tires accessories candy drinks and fruit with prices promising bargains. The note notes Monday opening and Sunday closure and provides the phone 602.
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Marathon Tires
Manford Buckner Phone
Dauntless British Expert Gets Whale's Temperature
London reports a British scientist nearly died during an underwater experiment to take a whale's temperature. Dr. R. A. M. Case, in a frogman suit, implanted a recorder inside the whale but seawater breached his air supply. he was rescued unconscious and has since recovered, with plans to halt further underwater tests.
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London
Baleana
Antarctic
R. A. M. Case
Case
Dr. Case
Taxi fares fixed in Shanghai at 20000 dollars for 20 minutes
Shanghai authorities set new minimum taxi rates. Drivers will charge 20000 Chinese dollars for a 20 minute ride and expect a 4000 dollar tip. The exact equivalent in U.S. dollars varies with exchange rates.
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Shanghai
U. S
Death notice for J A Hutchison relatives thank loved ones
The family extends thanks to relatives and friends for kindness and help at the death of J A Hutchison. Signed by Mrs J A Hutchison Margaret Grisham Ben Grisham.
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J. A. Hutchison
Margaret Grisham
Ben Grisham
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