First Baptist Church Campaign Surpasses Goal
The First Baptist church raised 45 906 toward a 40 000 educational unit fund. Merwin Hill announced the overcollection at a Wednesday night meeting, with plans for a brick veneer two story addition nine rooms for the church school. Reverend Clifford Gilson praised the effort and faith behind the campaign at the Jackson and Division street location.
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First Baptist Church
Merwin Hill
Friends of the Church
Church School
Clifford Gilson
Jackson Street
Division Street
Davis Resigns Hayes Appointed to Morris Grade Board
In Morris, attorney Eugene W. Hayes was appointed to the Morris Grade School Board seat vacancy created by Maynard Davis. Hayes will serve until the next election on April 12. Upcoming term expirations include Robert Beckwith and doctors Roth and Graham.
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Morris Grade School
Eugene W. Hayes
Nettle
Morris
Maynard Davis
Hayes
Robert Beckwith
John Roth
F. Wayne Graham
Franklin School
Mrs Coleman Elected GOP Women's Head in Grundy County
Mrs Harold Coleman of 739 E Main street was elected president of the Grundy County Women’s Republican club at a Wednesday meeting hosted at Mrs Irvin L Kay’s home. Also elected were vice president Mrs Clark Davis secretary Mrs Beatrice Mainey and treasurer Mrs Gordon Bell The speaker was precinct committeewoman from DuPage county Mrs Lucinda Warner who urged voters to unite with integrity and avoid fear. Tea service was provided by a committee led by Mrs Arnold Varland.
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Harold Coleman
Main Street
Grundy County
Women's Republican Club
Irvin L. Kay
Clark Davis
Beatrice Mainey
Gordon Bell
Lucinda Warner
DuPage County
Arnold Varland
State Officials Demand Immediate Slot Machine Removals
Morris and Grundy County fraternal and veteran groups must remove any slot machines now, as state and local authorities vow raids if not complied. State’s Attorney August B. Black cites Governor Stratton and Attorney General Castle urging private clubs to stop gambling machines.
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August B. Black
Morris and
Grundy County
Black
Stratton
Castle
Illinois
Winter Lingers as Grundy County Feels Cold Spell
The Grundy county area faces a continued wintry pattern through Friday with highs near 20 degrees and nights around five above. Friday and Saturday bring cloudy to partly cloudy skies, cold conditions, and low temperatures near five degrees, while a recent dip to near zero degrees accompanied a daytime high of 16. At 9 am today Pyatt Weather station read 11 degrees.
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Grundy County
Pyatt
Representative Baker Recommends Hughes for Industrial Post
State Rep. Bert Baker says he telegrammed Governor Stratton urging Gofrey Hughes, executive secretary of Southern Illinois Inc., be named to the vacant superintendent post on the Industrial Planning and Development Commission. The position opened after former Congressman C. W. Bishop resigned.
Deep South faced with freakish snow and freezing cold
Snow and freezing temperatures swept the Deep South with Tallahassee Panama City and Pensacola reporting several inches. New Orleans got its heaviest snow in 59 years as Mardi Gras crowds played in snowballs. Winter conditions stretched from the Rockies to the Northeast with dramatic low readings and widespread school closings.
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Associated Press
Florida
Tallahassee
Panama City
Gulf of Mexico
Pensacola
Miami
New Orleans
Louisiana
Biloxi
Gulfport
Miss
Mobile
Alabama
Ft. Morgan
Mobile Bay
Thomasville
Eisenhower
George Humphrey
Treasury
Humphrey
South Georgia
Jacksonville
Fla
Rescue Teams Rush To Save Boy In Deep Canyon
Fourteen year old Donald Burns fell 300 feet into a snowy 900 foot canyon on Mt. San Gorgonio and showed a feeble wave from a ledge as rescuers battled fog rain and darkness. Four climbers joined the search as weather hampered efforts. Burns from Colton was hiking with classmates when he slipped at the top of Big Falls and plunged into the canyon. He waved and yelled for five hours after the fall before going quiet.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Donald Burns
Mt. San Gorgonio
Here
Colton
Big Falls
None Injured In Collision
Morris police report an accident on Route 47 near a Gulf Gas Station involving a car owned by Thompson Electric Co. driven by David C. Root Jr. and a vehicle behind driven by Robert Brase of Morris Route 1. Both drivers escaped injury and state police investigated.
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David C. Root Jr
Morris
Robert Brase
Rte. 1
Root
Thompson Electric Co
Gulf Gas Station
Braso
Getting Closer at Governor's Youth Conference
Sacramento report notes closer ties between youth and adults at the Governor's Youth Conference. Heman G. Stark, director of the California Youth Authority, recalls his son Charles, 19, remarking that his father no longer seems as square as before.
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Sacramento
California Youth Authority
Heman G. Stark
Charles
Ice Jam Traps 15-20 Barges on Illinois Waterway
Ottawa Illinois reports a severe ice jam on the Illinois Waterway between Chicago and the Mississippi River. Starved Rock lock master Henry Hart says eight inch thick ice traps 15 to 20 barges, with another ice gorge forming near Spring Valley. Last vessels through were two tows carrying 14 coal barges to Chicago.
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Ottawa
Ill
Illiois Waterway
Chicago
Mississippi River
Henry Hart
Starved Rock
Hart
Spring Valley
Starved Rock Lock
Painter Dies in Paris at 86 Rouault Passes Away
Georges Rouault renowned French religious painter died of uremia at dawn in his Paris home aged 86. Alongside Georges Braque he stood as a last survivor of the School of Paris and the Fauves, who rejected Impressionism in 1906 and redirected French painting.
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Paris
Georges Rouault
Georges Braque
Rouault
L'Ecole de Paris
School of Paris
Kendall Men Subpoenaed In Ricca Case
Twenty two individuals and firms with business ties to Paul The Waiter Ricca are subpoenaed to testify at his income tax evasion trial on April 1 in Federal District Court Chicago Judge Win Knock presiding. The list includes Hans Hextell Newark Hardware Co Russell Koska Newark Ralph R Wittie Farmers State Bank Millbrook Paul Gilbert Standard Oil Sheridan and Lawrence Henning Yorkville National Bank along with Kendall county witnesses connected to Ricca’s Kendall county farm assets. Hugo Bennett auditor Sportsmans Park race track Cicero loaned Ricca 80000 in 1948 and 1950 on the Kendall county farm later sold for 450000, disclosed during 1950 senate hearings.
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Paul
Ricca
Old Capone
Win
Knock
Federal District Court
Chicago
Hans Hextell
Newark Hardware Co
Newark
Russell Koska
Ralph R. Wittie
Farmers State Bank
Millbrook
Paul Gilbert
Standard Oil Co
Sheridan
Lawrence Henning
Yorkville National Bank
Kendall County
Hugo Bennett
Beverly Shores
Ind
Sportsman's Ark
Cicero
Ricea
Senate
Diefenbaker Opens Campaign With North Road Plan
Prime Minister John Diefenbaker launched his campaign promising a 250 million dollar road and development program for Canada’s north to secure a clear Conservative majority in Parliament. The pledge aims to boost infrastructure and resource access across northern regions.
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Winnipeg
John Diefenbaker
Police Halt Ottawa Chicago Youth Gang Pact
Police halted an outlined mutual aid pact between Ottawa and Chicago teens to fight in gangs. Authorities noted a Chicago Rebels organizer was sent to Ottawa and a plan to recruit 180 youths, Jets for boys and Jetettes for girls, was on hold. Ottawa youths were questioned and released, with a Seneca family promising to bring the organizer to Ottawa police.
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Ottawa
Chicago
Walter M. Keim
Keim
Gasoline Tank Blast Strikes Havana Causing Fire
A Sinclair Oil Co. gasoline tank exploded and caught fire in Santiago de Cuba the capital of Oriente province. Officials blamed rebels backing Fidel Castro whose regional headquarters are in Oriente.
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Havana
Cuba
Sinclair Oil Co
Sandiago de Cuba
Oriente
Fidel Castro
Fire Damages St James Cathedral in Rockford
A mysteriously started blaze caused extensive damage to St James Cathedral Rockford in 12 degree weather. Fire officials suspect arson as crews battled flames in the basement and rising roof. Priest witnesses and local clergy name the century old landmark at risk with damage estimated in the tens of thousands.
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Rockford
St. James Cathedral
St. James
Loras T. Lane
Wayne E. Swanson
Cal
Joe Guzzardo
Thomas Brady
Testifies FCC Member Got Miami Checks
Washington testimony claims FCC member Richard A. Mack acknowledged receiving several thousand dollars from attorney Thurman A. Whiteside for work related to Public Service Television Inc. Miami Channel 10 bid. Schwartz, a former House subcommittee counsel, cited canceled checks totaling 2650 dollars and said Mack knew Whiteside was tied to National Airlines interests.
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Washington
Bernard Schwartz
Federal Communications Commission
Richard A. Mack
Miami
Schwartz
House
Mack
FCC
Public Service Television, Inc
National Airlines
Whiteside
National People
National
Harris
D-Ark
Bouguiba Threatens Guerrilla War Over French Troops in Tunisia
President Habib Bouguiba declared he would lead the Tunisian people in guerrilla war if needed to drive French troops from Tunisia. He cautioned that any attempt to break out of blocked bases would be met with force while expressing hope for negotiations after evacuation of 15,000 French soldiers. French warnings and NATO diplomacy followed as tensions rose around Sakiet Sidi Youssef.
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Sakiet Sidi Youssef
Tunisia
France
Tunis
Habib Bouguiba
Bourguiba
Wisdom
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Atlantic Council
Paris
Etienne Crouy- Chanel
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