Eisenhower Declines Nomination Amid Draft Movement
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower disavows any political ambitions saying he cannot accept nomination for any public office or partake in partisan contests He notes prior decisions public for months while draft momentum in the Democratic party presses for his top ticket bid Opponents insistence on his candidacy continues despite his statement reported by Associated Press from New York July 6.
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Associated Press
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Democratic Party
Robert Harron
Columbia Univrsity
Columbia University
Harron
Ex-Governor Stelle backs Truman for 1948 nomination
Ex-Gov John Stelle publicly endorses President Truman for the Democratic nomination as Illinois Democrats split between Eisenhower and Truman camps. Stelle argues repudiating Truman would scrap the party while praising Truman’s record and decision making. Senator Lucas also backs Truman, signaling growing support among Illinois Democrats.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Illinois
Arvey
Eisenhower
Truman
Philadelphia
Stelle
McLeanshoro
Jack Arvey
Franklin D
Roosement
Mt Vernon Township realty and personal property assessed
Mt Vernon township’s total real estate and personal property assessment reached 6,881,180 this year, down from 7,116,415 in 1947. Assessor C. B. Wolfe cited mobile vehicle value reductions and lower personal property rates. The township lists 7,004 lots with 1,709 unimproved and 5,214 improved, plus $3,636,720 in improvements and 481,516,405 in personal property. The 1948 figures include 2,875 passenger cars, 1,447 dogs, and counts of trucks, cattle, horses, sheep, goats, and swine.
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Mt. Vernon Township
C. B. Wolfe
Wolfe
Cara Mt. Vernon
Ben P. Champ 83 Woodlawn Dies at Home
Ben P Champ a retired merchant and farmer died at 4 45 am Sunday at his son Rays Woodlawn He was 83 years four months and 26 days He was born February 8 1865 in Casner township Jefferson county a lifelong resident and IOOF Woodlawn member Funeral was at 2 pm at the Woodlawn Baptist Church Rev John Maulding officiated Burial in IOOF cemetery He survived by son Ray Champ stepson Charles McKelvey stepdaughter Mrs Ethel Champ seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren
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Ben P. Champ
Ray
Woodlawn
Baptist Church
John Maulding
McLeanshoro
IOOF
Mr. Champ
Casner Township
Jefferson County
W. R
Nancy (Bond) Champ
Swimmer Drowns In DuBois Lake
Luther G. Kinder aged 37 of St. Louis drowns while swimming during a holiday outing at a nearby reservoir in DuBois Lake Ul. His body was recovered 22 hours later.
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Associated Press
DU Bois
Luther G. Kinder
Lindell
St. Louis
Kinder
Blast victim dies at Carnegie Illinois Steel plant
Chicago July 6 One of two T workers injured in a Saturday explosion at the Carnegie Illinois Steel Company plant died yesterday. The deceased is Nickolas Baskich, 54.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Carnegie,Illinois
Nickolas Baskich
Carole Landis Dies by Own Action in California Home
Los Angeles July 6 A glamorous film star Carole Landis was found dead in her Pacific Palisades home. Police said she killed herself. A satin ribbon with the Lord’s Prayer and a final note to her mother were found. Detectives noted four sleeping pills and an empty bottle. Landis 29 had been ill a week from a lingering amochte infection from a South Pacific tour. She had filed for divorce on March 22 from Horace Schmidlapp. Her mother arrived hours later in tears as the investigation continued.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Carole Landis
Pacific Palisades
Emmett Jones
Miss Landis
Schmidlapp
Cincinnati
California
Clara Landis
Seminole Hot Springs
Calif
Ike Backers Stand Fast Against Final Decline
Eisenhower backers refuse to accept his latest no and press for Truman to join in drafting him for the Democratic nomination. Key figures like Frank Hague and Hugh B. Mitchell urge Truman to back Ike while party leaders predict a first ballot nomination. James Roosevelt and other boosters issue calls for a pre convention caucus to rally support in Philadelphia.
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Associated Preas
Truman
Frank Hague
New Jersey
Eisenhower
Hugh B. Mitchell
Washington
Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
Democratic National Committee
Philadelphia
McGrath
Hague
Gen
Sal
Virginia
G. Fred Switzer
Tuck
James Roosevelt
California
Democratic Central Committee
Los Angeles
Allied Forces
Europe
Archibald S. Alexander
Lela Puckett Dies at Age 50 in Mt Vernon Ill
Mrs Lela Allene Downey Puckett wife of Henry Ivan Puckett died at 9 15 pm Monday at her home 608 S 23rd St age 50 years six months eight days Funeral services set for Wednesday 3 pm at Myers Chapel with Rev Bird Green officiating burial in Oakwood cemetery She born December 27 1897 in Webber township Jefferson county daughter of Edward F and Nancy Downey Married February 25 19 0 She survived by husband a son Harold Downey Puckett Mt Vernon a daughter Mrs Howard McCollum Whittington Ill two brothers Howard Downey Mt Vernon Henry Downey Opdyke and one grandson
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Lela Allene Puckett
Henry Ivan Puckett
S. 23Rd Street
Myers Chapel
Bird Green
Oakwood Cemetery
Puckett
Webber Township
Jefferson County
Edward F
Nancy
Marlow) Downey
Marlow
Howard Downey
Mt. Vernon
Henry Downey
Opdyke
Three Fairfield Men Burned In Oil Field Explosion
Three Fairfield, WL, men were badly burned when a gas hose connected to oil drilling gear exploded in a field at Casing about ten miles south of Mt. Carmel. J. A Lauret, 42, and Bill Glick, 32, remained in critical condition in a Princeton hospital, not yet out of danger, while L. E. Gash, 21, was in fair condition.
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Associated Press
MT. Carmel
Fairfield
Alfield
Princeton
Ind
J. A Lauret
Bill Glick
L. FE. Gash
Laurel
Glick
Casing
Rural Fire District Wins 9 to 1 Margin Near Mt Vernon
Residents within about five miles of Mt Vernon vote 84 for establishing a rural fire protection district, 15 opposed. A three member Board of Trustees will be appointed within 20 days to levy a tax and organize services, enabling equipment purchases and staffing for rural fire protection.
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Mt. Vernon
Aresult
Frank Thridker
Miss Illinois Pageant Set For Mt Vernon Saturday
Nineteen contestants from Illinois cities including Mt Vernon Carbondale Pekin Aurora Rock Island Rockford Peoria and Joliet compete for Miss Illinois at the Jaycee State Beauty Pageant in Mt Vernon Armory. Eighteen year old Cuma Cook Miss Mt Vernon 1948 heads local hopes with floats parading at 2 PM and a 60 piece Salem High School band. A prize of 160 is awarded for best float with events continuing into the evening and the winner advancing to Miss America in Atlantic City on September 27.
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Mt. Vernon Armory
Jo Ann Peters
Aurora
Doris Steinke
Pekin
June Cannon
Carbondale
Cuma Mae Cook
Ilinois
Mt. Vernon
Cuma Cook
Quines
Carn
Champaign
Maromb
Joliet
Granite City
Kankakee
Salem
Cairy
Wood River
Javeee
Plingis
Mat. Vernon
Salem High School
Armory
Boe Pom
Biggest crowd ever sees fireworks display here
Mt Vernon hosted a three day Fourth of July celebration with a record crowd estimated between 12,000 and 35,000 at the city park. Police Chief Verner Pigs credited firemen, policemen, and the Veterans Region Commission for the success. No serious injuries. minor collisions and a few minor injuries treated at the Red Cross tent. traffic cleared within a half hour after the fireworks finale.
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Mt Vernon
Verner Pigs
Pb Sears
Red Cross
Mt. Vernon
Power Strike Averted in Missouri and Iowa Area
Union Electric Company workers in Missouri voted four to one to accept a wage increase of nine to 15 cents an hour and a company-financed pension plan, averting a potential strike that would have disrupted power in Missouri Iowa and Illinois. The vote followed a six day delay to negotiate further.
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Associated Prasy
ST. Louis
Union Electric Company
AFL
AFL Operating Engineers Union
Union Electric Company of Missouri
Thine
Keokuk
Missouri
United States Demands Berlin Blockade Lift From Soviets
Washington July 6 note from Secretary of State Marshall to Soviet Ambassador Panyushkin demanded immediate lifting of the Berlin blockade. Britain and France backed the move, with notes to Moscow, London, and Paris. Russian restrictions on Western Berlin trucks heighten risk of famine for 2,000,000 residents as protests and demonstrations unfold across occupied zones.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Berlin
Marshall
Alexander S. Panyushekin
State Department
Lincoln White
Panyushkin
Britain
France
White
Russia
Soviet Union
U. S
London
Paris
Lucious D. Clay
U.S
Kremlin
Prague
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Klement Gottwald
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
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