Pleasant View Notice and Local Visits Highlight Community Page
Pleasant View correspondence notes Howard Beckman employed by an oil firm at West Salem near Olney and Charlie Murray with a broken jaw at an oil well. Local families from Dodds Center visit George and Julia Mills. Several Atchison and Culli family members serve in the armed forces. Town residents James Beckman and family visit General Harshbarger’s home. Directions given to Jefferson County Singing Convention at Pleasant View next Sunday at 2 PM. Pleasant View Winner 4-H Club members attend a meeting at Carl Campbell’s home west of Opdyke.
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Mt. Vernon
Arthur Tlarshbarger
Bakerville
Richard Prulow
General Harshbarger
James Beckman
Lethabelle
Waltonville
Howard Beekman
Pleasant View
Jefferson County
Mills
Misletoe Folklore and Ancient Egyptian Traditions
The parasitic evergreen mistletoe grows hanging from trees. Ancient Egyptians fed hone cakes to sacred Nile crocodiles in rituals.
Gasoline Borrowing Note Left On Officer’s Car
Belleville police report a note found on Lt. H L Cochran’s windshield admitting borrowing five gallons of gas and promising to return it. The note’s author remains unidentified.
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Belleville
H. L. Cochran
Surprise Results Emerge After Precinct Error
AP reports Surprise Cascade Idaho where Valley county election officials forgot to hold a primary voting. officials later acknowledge the oversight and plan to reschedule results.
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Cascade, Idsho
Valley County
Crucial Moment Near France Invasion At Cherbourg
War report notes a Hitlerite counter attack near Cherbourg as Allies maintain initiative and air sea superiority. General Charles De Gaulle appears with Allied forces on home soil for the first time since 1940, prompting hopes for a settlement with the Anglo American alliance while recognition of the National Liberation Committee remains unresolved.
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Uand
France
Cherbourg
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Committee of National Liberaion
Committee of National Liberation
Washington
London
Pate Held on Murder Charge in Mt Vernon Slaying
John W. Pate, 21, faces a murder charge in the June 7 shotgun death of his brother in law James Turkington, 37, of Mt. Vernon. A coroner's jury recommended holding Pate for the Franklin county grand jury. Turkington visited the Pate home to urge his wife to return, claiming Turkington brandished a gun. Pate testified he shot in self defense. William Pate, jailed since the shooting, was released on jury recommendation.
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Benton
Mary
Pate
Turkington
William Pate
Plastic rivets touted to speed assembly
Air craft engineers in Santa Monica California have designed a plastic rivet with a glass like center bored shaft. It is inserted and expanded with compressed air to clinch in place. Engineers say it weighs less than metal and can be colored to match riveted materials, saving time in assembly.
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Associated Preay
Santa Monica
Calif
Aiircraft
Swedish Red Cross Vessel Ferja Sinks Near Aegean
The Swedish Red Cross ship Ferja sank between Calvio and the Turkish mainland, likely after hitting a mine. It was carrying relief supplies for the Greek population of the Aegean Islands.
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Associated Presa
Stockholm
Red Cross
Ferja
Calvio
Aegean
Wayne County Votes to Buy $50,000 War Bonds
Fairfield June 15 The Wayne county board of supervisors has voted to invest 50 000 dollars of county funds in War Bonds J O Keiger of Mt Erie is chairman of the board.
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Fairfield
Wayne County Board of Supervisors
J. O. Keiger
Mt. Erie
Lightning Flickers Nightly in Dutch East Indies Skies
Weather notice notes frequent lightning activity in several sections of the Dutch East Indies with nightly occurrences.
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Dutch East Indies
St Elmo's Fire Linked to Mountain Storms
The article explains St Elmo's fire as a phenomenon tied to electrical storms on mountains where luminous blue-green wisps appear around high peaks and local observers seek explanations for these rare atmospheric events.
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St. Elmo's
Jamison Insurance Agency Highlights Growth and Service
The Jamison Insurance Agency reports steady progress in Southern Illinois with staff and office space expanded within a year. Officials say they provide personalized protection and superior service to policy holders, earning praise from unbiased observers.
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The
Jamison Insurance Agency
Southern Illinois
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Navy
Pacific
U. S. Navy
Associated Press
Mt. V
America
England
D. J. McCullough
1St National Bank
John W. Williams O. D
Illinois
Swedish Red Cross
Wayne County
Burton
MKT
Dana Pickett
Pean
Main Street
Earl DB
Jamison
Athalia Rutherford
Julia Mery
Southern Illinois’ Distinctive General Insurance Agency
Margaret Bugal
Velma Elliston
Susanna Grant
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