One-Man Army Sheriff Appointed in Jefferson County
Golden Colorado report says Arthur Wermuth, famed for his World War II exploits on Bataan, was appointed Jefferson County sheriff after Enlow resigned to begin a three year tax evasion sentence. Wermuth, previously a Morrison rancher and insurance agent, takes over amid partisan shifts as court orders Enlow’s removal.
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Golden
Colo
Arthur Wermuth
Bataan
Jefferson County
Fuiay
County Commission
Carl Entow
Enlow
Saide
State Supreme Court
W. Grant Chester
Cppointes Wermuth
Wermuth
Morrison
Denver
Thieves Break Soda Machine at Prices Standard Station
Police reported thieves pried open the coin slot of a soda machine at Prices Standard Station at 32nd and Ashley, but found no money as the machine was empty. The vandalism left heavy damage to the unit overnight.
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Prices Standard Station
32Nd
Ashley Ad
Gerber Named State Insurance Department Director
SPRINGFIELD Ill Joseph 8 Gerber of Chicago has been appointed state insurance department director to succeed Justin T McCarthy also of Chicago Gov Stratton announced the appointment Gerber 42 is general counsel for the Illinois Insurance Brokers Assn and previously affiliated with the department McCarthy faced criticism over out of state insurers licensing and asked not to be reappointed for personal reasons
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Springfield
Ill
Joseph
Gerber
Chicago
State Insurance Department
Justin T. McCarthy
Stratton
McCarthy
Dinois
The
Illinois Insurance Brokers Assn
Eae Aaeenine Department
Adjudged Guilty In Liquor Case
Justice J. R. Thomas ruled Oslo Jones a color resident guilty of selling liquor without a license. A $25 fine and costs were assessed after a nonjury trial held December 12 and 13 following a venue change from police court on November 19.
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J. R. Thomas
The
Ace
Oslo Jones
City Police
Jones
Autos collide on Tolle Road near Hopewell School
A 4:00 p.m. collision on Tolle Road at the Hopewell school entrance involved Wallace Pierce of RFD 1 Texico and Virginia Jaco of 124 Park Avenue. No injuries were reported.
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Tolle Road
Hopewell School
Wallace Pierce
RFD 1
Texico
Virginia Jaco
Park Avenue
Hospital Notes and Discharges at Jefferson Memorial
Jefferson Memorial discharged Mrs Norma Edminson Wayne in Cleudus Russell Mrs Etta Strickland. Good Samaritan admitted Ernest Czhaskowski Mrs Irene Gregory Mrs Opal Miller Mrs Helen Smith Mrs Flora Nolta Mrs Norma Thompson Master Willard Cox Mrs Catherine Domitz Lou Hayes. Discharged Mrs Mary Gibson Ralph Brookman Mrs Thelma Cameron and baby Rhonda Diane.
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Jefferson Memorial
Norma Edminson
Ayne
Cleudus Russell
Etta Strickland
Good Samaritan
Ernest Czhaskowski
Irene Gregory
Opal Miller
Helen Smith
Flora Nolta
Norma Thompson
Willard Cox
Catherine Domitz
Lou Hayes
Mary Gibson
Ralph Brookman
Thelma Cameron
Rhonda Diane
Mt. V. Teachers Aid Fairfield in Organizing
A Mt. Vernon Education Association committee assisted Fairfield teachers in forming a local association. Members Ogie Ellis Grace Brown Louise Williams and Archie Woodrome explained the national and state affiliations and the group’s aims. Fairfield plans include inviting an IEA field man to finish organizing.
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Mt. Vernon Education Association
Fairfield
Mt. Vernon
Ogie Ellis
Grace Brown
Louise Williams
Archie Woodrome
Ellis
National Education Association
Ilinois Education Associaon
Tax Objections To Be Heard In County Court
Railroad tax objections will be heard in county court here next Tuesday January 15 starting at 9 00 a m Hamilton County Judge Charles Jones of McLeansboro will conduct the hearings The public is invited to attend the tax objection hearings.
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Hamilton
Charles Jones
McLeansboro
Prefers Jail To Life With Wife
Willie Means, 40, appeared before Recorder's Judge John P. Scallen Friday on a charge of assault and battery from a domestic quarrel. "Judge, I'd rather go to jail for a year than live with my wife," Means said. The judge sentenced Means to 90 days in jail, noting it was the maximum for the charge.
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Detroit
Willie Means
Recorder's
John P. Scallen
Means
Circuit Court Sessions Scheduled in Mt Vernon
Judge Caswell J. Crebs will conduct circuit court in Mt Vernon next Monday and Tuesday. He will hear non jury cases including trials during the two day session. Joseph Albert Riley of Webster Groves Mo was fined 5 dollars and costs for disobeying a traffic signal before Police Magistrate Allan Dulaney.
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Caswell J. Crebs
Circuit Court
Mt. Vernon
Joseph Albert Riley
Webster Groves
Allan Dulaney
Noahs Ark flop ends NBC series run
Transcript from a Hollywood interview shows Sgt Joe Friday alias Jack Webb discussing cancelation of Noahs Ark after 23 color films. Webb cites sponsor dissatisfaction, weak ratings, and potential rerun profits as factors, noting an eight year sponsor relationship and changes aimed at boosting appeal for a younger audience.
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Hollywood
Joe Friday
Jack Webb
Mark VII Productions
NBC
Frank Burt
Courtney Moving and Storage hosts convention in Paducah
The Courtney Moving and Storage staff attended a regional convention Friday night January 11 at the Irving S Cobb Hotel in Paducah Kentucky as guests of Mayflower Transit Company. Officials announced a 45 percent rise in business for the second year. Attendees from the city included Lee Courtney M W Phillips Charles Hickey Marion Reynolds and Herschel House.
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Courtney Moving and Storage Company
Irving S. Cobb
Paducah
Mayflower Transit Company
Lee Courtney
M. W. Phillips
Charles Hickey
Marion Reynolds
Herschel House
Dragnet Ahead of Noah's Ark in Ratings Plans
The interview notes Dragnet outperforming contemporaries with a Nielsen around 20. The respondent rejects anti ratings stance and mentions plans to produce a feature film before expanding with 78 more Dragnet episodes.
Weather relief as Arctic chill eases coast to coast
The Associated Press reports widespread relief from a severe cold front sweeping from the Rockies to New England. Temperatures rose 20 to 30 degrees in many areas while a new icy blast fringed northern New England and the Northern Plains. at least 31 deaths were linked to the storm, with several in Illinois, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, and New England.
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Auto Thieves Targeted McCullough Garage Show Car
In Freeport Illinois thieves pried into the McCullough Motor Co. garage to steal a flashy new hardtop from the display room. They moved two other new cars into the street and back into the garage before driving off with the windowed display car. Owner E G McCullough delayed reporting the loss for hours after arriving at work Friday.
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Freeport
Ill
U — Aieves
McCullough Motor Co
E. G. McCullough
Grace’s Mother Leaves To Await Monaco Birth
Mrs. John B. Kelly departs New York for Monaco to await the birth of Princess Grace’s sixth grandchild the heir apparent to Monaco’s throne. She will not bring her husband on the Paris flight and plans to stay at the palace with Grace during the wait.
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Philadelphia
John B. Kelly
Monaco
Grace
New York
Idlewild
Paris
Kelly
Babysitter Held Kids As Security In Denison Tex
A Denison babysitter testified before Justice of the Peace C B Carroll that she had kept two babies for payment after not being fully paid by a Denison couple. The judge ordered her to return the children to their mother immediately.
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Denison
Tex. UA
Justice of the Peace
C. B. Carroll
Carroll
Nominations Sought for McCormick Journalism Scholarships
Inland Daily Press Assn seeks nominations for Col Robert R McCormick Scholarships to Northwestern University. McCormick funded 30 000 annually for journalism study over 10 years. W T Hageboeck chairs the recruiting training committee. members include Byron C Vedder. Inland spans 480 newspapers in 20 states.
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Chicago
Inland Daily Press Assn
Robert R. McCormick
Northwestern University
McCormick
Chicago Daily Tribune
W. T. Hageboeck
Iowa City
Iowa
Inland Association
Hageboeck
Inland Journalism Education
Byron C. Vedder
Champaign
Possible U S Prison Sites Inspect Six Illinois Towns
Rep Gray says six southern Illinois towns Marion West Frankfort Metropolis Cairo Murphysboro Sparta will be inspected Sunday and Monday as possible sites for a new federal prison. Bureau officials will also assess 30 to 40 sites in western Kentucky northwestern Tennessee and eastern Missouri.
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Gray
D-Ill
Illinois
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Marion
West Frankfort
Metropolis
Cairo
Murphysboro
Sparta
Kentucky
Tennessee
Missouri
Alexander
Robert Barnes
West i
Frankfort
Fred Aiken
Atomic Medicine Used To Treat Thyroid Cancer
Dr John Bowers, dean of Wisconsin Medical School, reports that many patients once deemed hopeless with thyroid cancer are alive after radioactive iodine treatment. Administered after surgical options failed, the therapy targets the thyroid and affected tissues, requiring ongoing thyroid hormone replacement.
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Rennie Taylor
Phoenix
Ariz. V
John Bowers
Arizona
American Cancer Society
Theniversity of California
Bowers
University of Wisconsin Medical School
United States
Japan
Pacific Islands
Atomic Energy Commission
Father bars gym class over immoral dress claim
Urbana Illinois father Orvall Lee refuses to let his children Philip 12 and Naomi Lee 13 attend physical education at Urbana Junior High School calling the classes immoral citing a newspaper photo of a girl gymnast. The pair sit in on non gym classes while the board of education meets January 21 to decide the case.
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Urbana
Ill
Philip
Naomi Lee
Wendell Anderson
Urbana Junior High School
Orvall Lee
Lee
United Holiness Churches of America
Board of Education
Man recounts fatal car encounter with pedestrian
Kenneth L. Lannom, a 41 year old clerk, said a tall heavy pedestrian stepped on his car hood at a red light. The man reportedly told him the car blocked his path and he would not walk around it. Lannom estimated $25 damage to a 1956 model.
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Los, Angeles
Kenneth L. Lannom
Lannom
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