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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1946
Page
8
Washington notes the departure of Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith as ambassador to Moscow with hope for clearer, direct diplomacy. Iran developments and Soviet pressure frame a cautious view of new Western efforts and the role of UNO in balancing peace and power.
A compact survey recounts Illinois’ ancient sea, glacial changes, and ecological shifts followed by human occupation from mound builders to Native tribes. It notes La Salle’s 1671 voyage, Fort Crevecoeur, Kaskaskia and Cahokia settlements, 1717 Illinois annexation to Louisiana, French Chartres fortifications, 1763 Paris Treaty ceding to England, Pontiac’s treaty, 1783 US transfer and Northwest Territory formation ending with Virginia Massachusetts and Connecticut ceding claims.
A sweeping recap traces Illinois from its 1809 linkage to Indiana through its 1818 statehood and 1848 slavery ban. It highlights Chicago’s rise, key events like the 1871 fire and 1893 expo, notable figures such as Lincoln, Grant, and Deere, and features from Cahokia to Starved Rock and Shawnee Town.
Illinois ranks highly in population and industry with a 1940 population of 7,897,241 and urban share at 73.6 percent. It leads in farm machinery and meat packing, ranks high in steel and electric goods, and tops in road mileage and soybean production. Cash income from marketings totals 398,911,000 from crops and 747,715,000 from live stock in 1943.
Virginia Vale Etter surveys film news and gossip from Hollywood. Jorja Cartright rises as a future star in Whistle Stop with George Raft while British actress Patricia Roe returns to Canyon Passage. Bette Davis shoots a Salvation Army short, Rita Hayworth prompts fashion chatter, and Joan Bennett lines up The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber with Gregory Peck and Robert Preston.
A sophisticated glamour part for Judy Canova is planned at Columbia Pictures. Rehearsals for CBS Theater of Romance will be repurposed into educational radio acting shorts. Jay Jostyn of NBC District Attorney will lecture at Columbia University on acting. Groundbreaking plans for a museum of James Melton’s ancient automobiles proceed, though Connecticut residents reportedly oppose the idea.
A simple coffee table can be built from three plywood scraps with straight saw cuts. Directions are in Book 10 of the series. the sofa shown combines an iron cot with a slip-covered frame. Book 9 covers framing and upholstery. Send name and address with 15 cents to obtain Books 9 and 10 direct.
The first symphonies formed around 1750 used 33 instruments: 26 strings, five woodwinds, two brass. Modern ensembles may reach 137 instruments: 74 strings, 22 woodwinds, 25 brass, 15 percussion and an organ.
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