Indiana GOP draft of Stevenson looms at July convention
Indiana Democrats nominate Gov. Henry Schricker to oppose Sen. Jenner while a national convention delegation weighs a Stevenson draft. Unpledged delegates show mixed stances with several backing Stevenson for president, others undecided or supporting Kefauver or Butler.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
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Henry F. Schricker
U. S
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Schricker
Adlai Stevenson
Ilinois
Illinois
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Paul Butler
McGranery Seeks Full Facts on Knetzer Escape
Washington Attorney General McGranery ordered a full FBI investigation into Robert J. Knetzer’s escape from Springfield Illinois city jail last week. Knetzer, held on a contempt citation, faces federal charges tied to postwar automobile sales. FBI Director Hoover urged public help to locate Knetzer.
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Associated Press
Washington
Atorney
McGranery
Robert J. Knetzer
Springfield
Ill
FBI
Knetzer
U.S. Marshall
J. Edgar Hoover
Stove Pipe Falls Fire Scare at Mt. Vernon Home
Firemen responded to 220 South Fifth Street at 2:00 p m yesterday after a stove pipe to a hot water heater fell. There was no fire damage reported.
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Mt. Vernon
South Fifth Street
Mrs Ida Henry Suffers Severe Arm Fracture in Fall
Mrs Ida Henry suffered a severe fracture of her right arm in a fall at her home 328 Main Street. She was taken to Jefferson Memorial Hospital where she remained as a patient today.
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Ida Henry
Main Street
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Police Court Fine For Drunk And Disturbance
Edward Phelps was fined 20.40 dollars before Magistrate W O Page yesterday on a drunk and disturbance charge.
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Edward Phelps
W. O. Page
Destroy Pekin Slot Machines in Tazewell County
Coin operated gambling devices seized in 17 Pekin area taverns and restaurants were burned after County Judge Ivan Yontz signed the destruction order. Operators were fined $200 and costs after pleading no contest to possessing gambling equipment. State police had seized the devices Friday in East Peoria Tremont Creve Coeur and surrounding rural areas. Two hundred pounds of hay corn and roots make a day’s meal for an elephant.
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Associated Press
Pekin
Ill
Tazewell County
Ivan Yontz
Noto
East Peoria
Tremont
Crewe Cover
Oil Sources in Petroleum Deposits
Oil generally forms in sedimentary rocks with most reserves in sandstones and limestones. These beds are often accompanied by shale or clay layers, shaping where petroleum accumulates.
New Marks Set In 1948 North American Horse Racing
The 1948 North American horse racing season saw 114 track records fall including four American marks and two world records, reflecting a season of exceptional speed and performance by top thoroughbreds and jockeys.
Tyrone Power Leaves Fox Studio After Sixteen Years
Hollywood AP Tyrone Power ends 16 year Fox contract as a moving van removes personal effects. He will still work on two Fox pictures in 1953 and 1954 but gains independence through a profit sharing deal like other stars. Power says the arrangement benefits him and Fox by distributing costs and profits, with 25 percent of production costs as the studio bill.
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Hollywood
Tyrone Power
20Th Century-Fox
Power
Anoth
Errol Flynn
Gregory Peck
Irene Dunne
James Stewart
Alan Ladd
Fox
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