Tornadoes kill eight and injure sixty six in five states
Tornadoes and high winds swept the Mississippi River region and Western Gulf states today with eight known deaths and about 76 injuries. A separate crash near Denver killed two air force personnel as storms moved from Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas toward the Ohio River Valley. Crowder Oklahoma saw at least one death and about 20 injuries while Springtown Texas reported six injuries.
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Mississippi River
Gulf States
Air Forces
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Denver
Crowder
Okla
McAlester
Greenwood
Miss
el Paso
Texas
Desdemona
Fort Worth
Jackson
Vicksburg
Fort Wort
U.S. Weather Bureau
Minnesota
North Dakota
Air Force
Arsenal
Denver Municipal
Arthur Gilbert Dies at 65 in Tefferson County
Arthur Gilbert died suddenly of a heart attack at 9:00 a.m. at his home 425 S 20th Street. He was 65 years, 10 months and 28 days. Born April 28, 1882 in Jefferson County, he was married in 1914 to Crissie Smith who survives. Also surviving are a daughter Joan Gilbert Car others of Salem, two brothers Glen of Chicago and Menzis of Jacksonville, a sister Grace Scarborough of Centralia, and one grandson. Funeral arrangements were incomplete this morning.
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Arthur Gilbert
S. 20Th Street
Mr. Gilbert
Jefferson County
James E
Emma
Jillet) Gilbert
Tefferson County
Crissie Smith
A. M
Joan Gilbert Carothers
Salem
Glen Gilbert
Chicago
Menzis Gilbert
Jacksonville
Grace Scarborough
Centralia
US Eases Trade Restrictions With Yugoslavia
Officials say the United States is easing trade restrictions with Yugoslavia to widen a split between Marshall Tito and Russia. The State Department avoided public confirmation yesterday.
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Associated Press
Shington
United States
Yugoslavia
Marshall Tito
Russia
State Department
Senator calls for full development of oil resources
U S Senator Andrew F Schoeppel of Kansas urged full development of oil resources at the Illinois Oil and Gas Association banquet in Mt Vernon. He warned that a ready oil supply is vital for national security and must be produced under sound conservation practices. About 800 oil men from ten states attended.
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Illinois Oil and Gas Association
Mt. Vernon Armory
U.S
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Kansas
Association
Harold L. Walker
Mines and Minerals
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Walker
Oil
Oil and Gas Association
Merle Becker
W. C. McBride, Inc
St. Louis
Ira van Tuyl
Evansville
Ind
Tri-State
American Association of Oil Well Drilling Contractors
Charles Houghton
Carbonvale
Illinois Manufacturers Association
T. B. Steele
Ilinois Oil and Gas Ass'n
D. M. Mounds
M. M. Leighton
Illinois Geological Survey
J. A. Matthews
Ilinois Oil and Gas Association
John E. Miller
Charles van Vieck
Tulsa
Oklo
Independent Petroleum Association of America
A. H. Bell
Oil and Gas
Edward T. Robinson
A. L. Henderson
Basil Moss
Earl Foster
Oklahoma City
Okla
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Schoeppel
United States
Russia
Middle East
Pickets Rally As Waldorf World Peace Meet Opens
New York March 26 Pro peace conference opens with Norman Cousins critique drawing boos while 2,000 demonstrators protest in rain outside the Waldorf Astoria. Inside Dimtri Shostakovich welcomes efforts to link culture and politics for peace amid charges of pro Communist influence.
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New York
Hisses
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Norman Cousins
Saturday Review of Literature
Lilian Hellman
Cousins
Dimtri Shostakovich
Americans For Intellectual Freedom
Harlow Shapley
Harvard University
Apologize to ghosts in Bangkok temple ceremony
High officers of the Armed Forces won a permit to apologize at the Temple of Spirits to any ghosts offended by their suppression of a recent attempted coup, marking a rare ceremonial gesture in Siam.
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Associated Press
Bangkok
Siam
Field Mouse Slays Copperhead Then Dies In N J
In Union County New Jersey a tiny field mouse killed a poisonous copperhead in a display described by Mrs Mildred Rulison nature supervisor trailside museum. The mouse then dropped dead, cause unclear, possibly from snake bite or being crushed. The event was observed as remarkable by officials.
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Associated Press
Rovidence
N. J
Mildred Rulison
Union County Park Commission
Trailside
Rulison
Tion
Quiz Babich in death of slain girl
Milwaukee March 26 A writ of habeas corpus seeks Babich release from custody. Milton Babich 19 eloped with Patricia Birmingham’s sister Kathleen 17 amid murder inquiry. Patricia’s body, shot and weighted, was recovered from the Milwaukee River after she vanished Feb 10.
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Milwaukee
Milton Babich
Patricia Birmingham
Roland J. Steinle
Babich
Kathleen Birmingham
Adolph Kraemer
Patricia
Kathleen
Patricia Kraemer
Kraemer
Birmingham
Cars Collide on Highway Near Taylorville
In a head on crash on Route 29 near Taylorville two men died Norman Ray Skinner 12 and Bernard J Graham 30. Injured were Vern Oller 23 skull fracture in critical condition and Stanel Faber 23 hospitalized. Oller drove the car carrying Skinner. Faber drove the vehicle carrying Graham.
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Associated Press
Taylorville
Morrisonville
Tovey
Ili
Norman Ray Skinner
Bernard J. Graham
Vern Oller
Skinner
Oller
St. Vincent's Hospital
Stanel Faber
Kincaid
St. Vincent’s
Faber
Graham
Swiss MP Edgar Woog Sentenced in War Orphan Fund Case
Edgar Woog, a Communist member of the Swiss Parliament, was sentenced to six months in prison for embezzling from a war orphan fund. Four co-defendants received one to four months each in the case heard in WINEATHUR Switzerland on March 26.
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Associated Press
Wineathur
Switzerland
Edgar Woog
Scout Arctic for Lost Army Plane
Search planes scoured the Arctic waste for a U S Air Force plane that crash landed on the ice of Barrow Strait 350 miles north of magnetic pole. The seven men aboard the C182 Fairchild packet are understood to be safe and uninjured.
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Associated Press
Edmonton
Alta
Arctic
U. S. Air Force
Barrow Strait
Magnetic Pole
Truck Hits House Ties Up Highway
A trailer truck ran out of control on state highway 37 in Dix, breaking a light pole and crashing into a house porch. Wreckage and downed wires halted traffic, creating a lengthy jam on the highway this morning.
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Dix
Matthews Re‑elected Oil Association President
J A Matthews of Centralia was reelected president of the Illinois Oil and Gas Association at its fourth annual meeting held at the Hotel Emmerson yesterday. Officers reelected included Vice President T B Steele and 2nd Vice President L A Henderson, with Basil Moss and others named to key posts and a long slate of directors from major oil firms across Illinois and neighboring states.
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J. A. Matthews
Illinois Oil and Gas Association
Mt. Vernon
T. B. Steele
D. L. Henderson
John R. Miller
D. M. Rounds
Basil Moss
Ed. T. Robinson
Centralia
Matthews
Hotel Emmerson
Kewanee Oil Co
Robinson
L. A. Henderson
Ohio Oil Co
Marshall, Ill
Magnolia Petroleum Co
The
Texas Co
Salem
E. T. Robinson
Smokey Oil Co
John E. Miller
Ex. A. Ackley
Carter Oil Co
Mattoon
J. R. Atkinson
Kingwood Oil Co
Merle Becker
W. C. McBride, Inc
St. Louis
Kenneth C. Bell
Bell Brothers, Robinson
Carl L. Brazell
the Superior Oil Co
Evansville
W. H. Burke
Shell Oil Co
Tulsa
Okla
F. A. Calvert, Jr
Calvert and Willis
Olney
C. Richard Collins
Collins Brothers
W. S. Corwin Tide Water Associated
Dunbar
Dunbar Drilling Co
Walter Duncan, Sr
Coxey Evans
Cities Service
George S. Evens
Southwestern Oil and Gas
Sandoval
T. G. Glass
Eason Oil Co
T. W. George
George and Wrather
Mt. Carmel
Rush Greenslade
Gulf Refining Co
Ed W. Harrington
the Wiser Oil Co
B. F. Laughery
Phillips Petroleum
Carmi
Will I. Lewis
T. R. Lindsay
Nat'l Associated Petroleum Co
R. J. Sullivan
Inland Producers, Inc
G. M. Taylor
Central Pipe Line
New Prince Won't Be Royal Sissy
London reports the Duke of Edinburgh will not have his son grow up timid. He says Prince Charles, then under five months old, should be handy with his fists. The future king is currently a newborn son of the Duke and Princess Elizabeth, with plenty of time ahead.
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Associated Press
London
Duke of Edinburgh
England
Prince Charles
Elizabeth
Conservation bill voted down by Illinois Oil and Gas Assn
In a stormy Chicago session the Illinois Oil and Gas Association voted 37 to 27 to oppose a proposed oil conservation bill and require member approval for future measures. Proponents said it would boost recovery via a secondary program, while opponents warned it would strangle independents and concentrate control with major companies.
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Illinois Oil and Gas Association
Board of Directors
Harry Arnold
Carter Oil Co
Ilinois
A. K. Swann
Evansville
Illinois
Theyll Wear Out The Wedding Bells
Maltby England March 26. The Vicar William Lurtress planned a busy wedding day with 11 marriages to perform before nightfall. He scheduled the church bell ringers to manage chimes before and after each ceremony to handle the workload.
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Maltby
Eng
Yorkshire
William Lurtress
Sheriff Bars Court House Revival Over Use Limits
Sheriff J Chris Johnson explains he allowed a revival two weeks but refused Thursday use. He says the courthouse is public, cannot host one group nightly. Evangelist Tom Meredith demanded doors be unlocked, insulted the sheriff, and held services on the courthouse steps.
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J. Chris Johnson
Circuit Court
County Court House
Court House
Tom Meredith
Campbell Hill
Block Street for Revival Tonight at Mt. Vernon
A block of Mt. Vernon public square will be roped off tonight for a Youth for Christ revival. Evangelist Tom Meredith of Campbell Hill Kentucky will conduct the revival, following prior events at the county courthouse and courthouse sidewalk with Broadway blocked between Ninth and Tenth streets per Police Chief Verner Pigg.
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Mt. Vernon
Youth For Christ
Tom Meredith
Campbell Hill
Court House
Verner Pigg
Ninth
Tenth
County Court House
Accuse Finns of Treaty Violation Reported
A Moscow Tass dispatch, cited by a Helsinki Communist paper and printed in Pravda, accuses Finland of four breaches of the Russian Finnish peace treaty including importation of jet motors.
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Associated Press Moscow
Tass
Helsinki
Finland
Pravda
Communist Party
Senate House conferees approve rent controls extension
Senate and House conferees agreed on a flat 15 month extension of federal rent controls and a “home rule” decontrol provision. The agreement keeps a potential rent increase in doubt while resisting immediate decontrol. Local officials and governors favor continued controls. Boise mayor argues for no need. The current law expires March 31.
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House
Senate
Washington
Senate House
Sparkman
D-Ala
Maybank
D-S
Associated Press
Boise
Idaho
Potter Howard
Three Hurt in Crash of Cars Near Mt Vernon
Three persons were injured in a collision on state route 148 four miles southwest of Mt. Vernon at 7:45 last night. Cars driven by Ben Lomax RFD 1 and Everett Fairchild of Scheller were involved. Mrs. Ben Lomax suffered a neck injury, Mrs. Mattie McDonald bruises, and an occupant of the Fairchild car also was hurt.
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Mt. Vernon
Ben Lomax
RFD 1
Everett Fairchild
Scheller
Mattie McDonald
Lomax
Fairchild
Hearing Set in Fatal Accident Case
A preliminary hearing for R. B. White of St Louis held on a manslaughter charge is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. in Magistrate E W Threlkeld's court. White was charged after his automobile struck and killed Mrs Dorothy Stratton here last Saturday night.
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R. B. White
St. Louis
E. W. Threlkeld
White
Dorothy Stratton
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Louisiana
Arkansas
Ohio River Valley
Sen. Schoeppel
Quiz Babich
Red
War Orphan Fund
Illinois Oil and Gas Officers
Moss, Robinson and Miller
Sissy
Oil Association
Sherrif
Kentucky
Block Street
Paul Brown
D-Ga
Brown
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