National Guard Unit Urged to Boost Community Support
Ma tor A J Bieri criticizes Co K in a federal inspection report urging stronger local backing. He notes the unit lacks experienced personnel and WWI veterans, despite good leadership and supply. T Sgt Glenn Kubly Sgt Arthur Nondahl and Sgt Harold Lehnherr led close order drill on the street outside the armory. Last class on light machineguns conducted by 1st Lt Howard Counselman.
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Co. K
Mator A. J.bieri
National Guard
Bieri
Glenn Kubly
Arthur Nondahl
Harold Lehnherr
Howard Counselman
Melvin Pickering Dies From Traffic Crash Injuries
Melvin Pickering aged 21 born Monroe May 14 1927 died Sunday from a skull fracture in a traffic crash south of Byron Illinois. He was in a car with six others returning from a Rockford wedding. four sustained minor injuries. Funeral services were held yesterday at the Pickering home in Oregon Illinois. Survived by parents Wilbur L Pickering and a grandmother Mrs William C Pickering of Lafayette Indiana. He graduated Oregon High School in 1945 and served in the Navy before studying at DePauw University Green Castle Indiana.
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WNO
Monroe
Byron
Pickerings
Oregon
Pickering
Wilbur L. Pickerings
Ogle County
Illinois
Orangeville
Melvin
Rockford
Oregon High School
DePauw University
Greencastle
Ind
A . William
William C. Pickering
Lafayette
1st Lt Bahr Appointed Company Athletic Officer
North Western reports no serious drought impact on corn while oats suffer and soybeans show strong stands. Plans move Company K to Camp McCoy for summer training, leaving July 10 at 7 am in army convoy from the armory. Also notes timber sizing standard and 1942 death rate comparing U.S. Negroes to whites.
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North Western
Chicago
North Western Railroad
Leslie Schwitz
Co. K
H. J. Gramlich
U.S
Wisconsin
Livestock Trade Mixed at Chicago Market Report
Livestock market data from Chicago shows salable hogs at 9 000 to 12 000 head with a broad price range. Cattle and calves see steady to strong demand, with top steers and yearlings up to 50 per hundredweight, vealers steady, and cows weaker. Live poultry prices inch higher on some lines while butter prices remain mostly unchanged.
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Chicago
USDA
Wall Street Slumps as Wage Talks Spark Broad Decline
New York trading fell with stock prices down about two points on a broad decline. Activity rose as quotations slipped to lower levels, driven by profit taking and caution over soft coal wage talks. Major losers included Standard Oil (NJ), U S Steel, Bethlehem Steel, General Motors, Montgomery Ward, Caterpillar Tractor and American Telephone. US industrial workers had roughly double the leisure time in 1940 compared with 1890.
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Wall Street
New York
Standard Oil (Nj
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Montgomery Ward
Caterpillar Tractor
American Telephone
Russia Accepts Terms For Danube Conference
Russia accepts an American proposal to hold a ten nation Danube conference on July 30 to arrange free international navigation. Moscow withdraws opposition to Austria joining and says it will invite Austrian representatives in a non voting capacity. Soviet note dated June.
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Ryouvierais
Danube River
State Department
Russia
Austria
Moscow
Conference site debate cited for Yugoslavia and Russia
Yugoslavia suggested Belgrade as a conference venue but warned facilities would be hard to provide. Russia proposed choosing a capital in another Soviet bloc Danube state for the meeting.
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Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Russia
Danube
Gangster Arrested in Chicago Case Tied to Capone Ring
Paul De Lucia, identified as one of four former Capone era gang members, was arrested in Chicago in a crackdown on organized crime. Authorities tie the arrest to long-running investigations into the Capone syndicate's remnants and activities in the city.
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Chicago
Paul de Lucia
Capone
Parole Violation Probe Sheds Light on Federal Release
A federal grand jury has rested for parole release details as part of a parole violation inquiry. A congressional committee continues to scrutinize the matter, with officials noting ongoing investigations and potential implications for oversight.
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Congressional
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American Legion
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Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Tax Inc
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NEW Body CO
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12Th Street
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Penney
Penney’s
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Towncraft
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