Fortas Gifted As Musician Fortas Gifted As Musician
MEMPHIS AP reports that if the Senate approves Johnson's pick, Abe Fortas will be titled Mr Chief Justice. As a youth he led The Blue Melody Boys while studying at South Side High School and Southwestern College, earning eight dollars a job, then pursued law at Yale and rose to undersecretary of Interior before joining Arnold Fortas Porter. Fortas became an early confidant of Johnson dating to 1948 when he helped keep Johnson on the ballot in Texas.
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Memphis, Tenn
Senate
Johnson
Abe Fortas
Abe
Young Fortas
Blue Melody Boys
Memphis
South Side High School
Southwestern College
Fortas
Earl Warren
Woolfe
Rachel Berzansky Fortas
United States
Southampton
England
Meyer
Southwestern
Harvard
Yale
Washington, D.C
Agricultural Administration
Security and Exchange Commission
Washington
Interior
Arnold, Fortas & Porter
Supreme Court
Texas
Hugo L. Black
Hit-Run Crash Near Morris Involves VW and Semi
Deputy Sheriff George Hendrickson reported a hit-and-run at 12:45 a.m. on Illinois 47 three miles south of Morris. A southbound Volkswagen struck a northbound semi driven by Robert Joseph Walz, 24, whose address is unavailable. The VW crossed the center line and failed to stop.
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George Hendrickson
Illinois
Morris
Robert Joseph Walz
Volkswagen
License Suspensions Reported for Two Drivers
The driver's license of Rod ney E. Springer of Rte. 4 was suspended for three violations in a release from Secretary of State Paul Powell's office. Miss Joan M. Wallace of Rte. 1, Wilmington, had her license revoked for driving while intoxicated.
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Rodney E. Springer
Rte. 4
Paul Powell
Joan M. Wallace
Rte. 1
Wilmington
Woman to Speak On Poverty War As Fraudulent
Lola Belle Holmes will address the topic The War on Poverty is a Fraud at 8 p.m. Saturday in Joliet YMCA Buchanan Room. Holmes, once an FBI infiltrator in 1956, rose in Communist organizations and testified to government bodies in 1963. Sponsored by Joliet Area TACT Committee promoting civil rights and law enforcement.
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Lola Belle Holmes
Buchanan
Joliet Ymca
Ottawa St
Joliet
Miss Holmes
FBI
Mose
U. S
Communist Party
Joliet Area
Battery Charge Fine For John Winn in Morris Court
John Winn paid a $100 fine and $38.20 costs in magistrate court on a battery charge. The complaint by Olive Owens of Morris alleged Winn struck her and caused a black eye.
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John Winn
Morris
Olive Owens
Winn
Oil Cleaned and Restored to Like New Condition
The article states that oil does not wear out but becomes dirty from contaminants. It claims that once the contaminants are removed, the oil returns to a like new state.
Board approves insurance switch and hires custodian
The board approved changing student accident insurance from John Mull Insurance Agency to Continental Insurance Company due to rising premiums. Continental rates are $4 for student accident and $25 for football accident insurance. The board also hired Pearl Kirkpatrick as custodian, with the contract starting July 1.
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Rose
John Mull Insurance Agency
Bethalto
Continental Insurance Company
Con
Tinental Insurance Company
Pearl Kirkpatrick
Morris
Origin of Yachting Traced to 1662 Thames Race
The origin of yachting in England is traced to 1662 when a race on the Thames River took place between Charles II and the Duke of York, marking an early royal-era start for the sport.
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England
Charles II
Duke of York
Thames River
Nina Harford Selected for National Science Program
Miss Nina Harford daughter of Mr and Mrs Bernard Harford Route 1 Mazon is among 67 high school students chosen nationwide for a National Science Foundation sponsored summer program at the University of Iowa. Participants study with scientists and pursue advanced courses in biochemistry through June 10 to August 7.
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Nina Harford
Bernard Harford
Rte. 1
Mazon
University of Iowa
Miss Harford
Unscheduled loan repaid with interest at Pontiac bank
Pontiac State Bank president Edward Barker Jr. announced an unscheduled loan was repaid with liberal interest. A teller had inadvertently given the anonymous authors $100 too much when cashing a check last year, and the writers returned $110 with a note explaining the extra $10 was for the use of the money.
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Pontiac, Mich
Pontiac State Bank
Edward Barker Jr
Barker
Tig
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