Price Ceilings Start On Beef At Wholesale
Chicago beef price ceilings take effect today amid protests from cattlemen and packers. OPS orders cut prices to industry, with retail ceilings and charts set for June. Analysts warn of black markets and shortages as cattle shipments fall and receipts drop across major markets.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Office of Price Stabilizaton
American Feat Institute
American Sat Institute
Mark Pickell
Corn Belt Livestock Feedng Association
Michael Howlett
OPS
Yesenday
Jrsion
Centrailia Candy Maker Sues CBS for Million over TV Circus Show
Hollywood Brands Inc of Centralia Illinois sues Columbia Broadcasting Co seeking 1 million dollars alleging failure to air a children’s circus program. The suit filed in U S District Court cites a contract for a weekly show on 39 stations at 9580 weekly, produced by CBS with children as performers and ads handled by CBS.
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ST. Louis
Hollywood Brands, Inc
Cenia, Dl
Columbia Broadcasting Company
Centralia
U. S. District Court
Childd
CBS Television Division
CBS Enert
Elevator Strike Hits Skyscrapers
In New York on May 9, AFL Building Service Workers walked out of about 100 office buildings over contract terms, stranding thousands of workers. Settlements reached in 96 structures, with more walkouts planned by Local 32B and the International Union as talks continued.
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Igi
Associated Ess
New York
Cmes
AFL
AFL Building Service Aployes International
Egildings
Reid
Mannett
Wmnthe
Tly
Comal
Moran Faces Federal Prison For Kefauver Perjury
James J. Moran, longtime ally of ex Mayor O'Dwyer, faces up to five years in federal prison after a perjury conviction for lying about his dealings with Brooklyn numbers racketeer Louis Weber. The 49 year old, a former fire department official, was found guilty after testimony before the Kefauver committee and sentencing is set for Friday. Moran did not testify in his own defense and his counsel plans an appeal. The case marks the Kefauver inquiry's first trial of a witness in this district.
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Associated Press
New York
James J. Moran
Kefauver Committee
Moran
William O’dwyer
Brooklyn
Louis Weber
Charles A. Dewey
Joseph L. Delaney
U. S. Senate Crime Committee
First
Senate
Weber
Columbia Heights Residents Plan to Oil Dirt Streets
Columbia Heights in Mt. Vernon will oil its dirt streets this summer through cooperation of residents and property owners on Olive Columbia Magnolia and Lake. Owners will buy the oil and the city will grade and prepare the streets free of charge. Grading starts June 4 with more areas expected to follow.
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Columbia Heights
Mt. Vernon
Olive
Columbia
Magnolia
Lake
Woman Dies as Car Plunges From MacArthur Bridge
In East St Louis a late model car ripped through a railing and fell about 100 feet, killing Ruth Whisler 30 and gravely injuring Wilbur C Stark of Columbia Illinois. Stark survived surgery at Scott Air Force Base hospital. The fatality marks the thirteenth bridge plunge in eight years.
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Associated Press
East ST. Louis
Ill
MacArthur Bridge
Mississippi River
Ruth Whisler
St. Louis
Wilbur C. Stark
Columbia, Il
St. Louis Army Medical Depot
Scott Air Force Base
Belleville
McArthur and Allies Topic Probed in Korea Debate
Testimony warned the free world must meet and defeat Communists in Korea or face doom. MacArthur pressed for decisive steps even if the United States must go it alone, challenging limited war stalemate fears. Senators discussed Japanese volunteers and Sino Russian pact implications for Korea policy.
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MacArthur
Korea
Free World
United States
Marshall
Byrd
D-Va
U. N
Asia
State Department
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Puppet Show At Mt Vernon High Thursday
Mt. Vernon high school art students present Pinnocchio in two shows at 3:30 and 7:30 p m Thursday May 10 in the high school auditorium Alma Biagi directs with music by The Teen Town band and electronics control The Delta Theta Tau Sorority sponsors the annual puppet show with all proceeds funding summer art camp at Monticello Tickets are 30 cents for adults and 10 cents for students at Livingston Drug Store The cast includes the Story Teller Gepetto Pinnocchio and many other roles with a promise of a stronger performance than last year.
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Mt. Vernon High School
Alma R. Biagi
Delta Theta Tau Sorority
Monticello
Livingston Drug Store
Geppetto
Pinnocchio
Pieman
Cricket
Irene
Little Tulip
Skeletons
Rosita
Chicago
Births in Evansville and nearby areas bring three newborns
Mr and Mrs Glenn Galbreath of 419 North Tenth Street welcomed a daughter, Mary Ellen, born this morning at Deaconess Hospital Evansville weighing seven and a half pounds. Mr and Mrs Arthur Schlag of Belle Rive welcomed a son, Robert Dean, born Tuesday afternoon at Good Samaritan Hospital weighing 8 pounds 11 ounces. Mr and Mrs Leonard Graham of Ina welcomed a son at Jefferson Memorial Hospital this morning weighing 6 pounds 6 ounces and still unnamed.
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Glenn Galbreath
North Tenth Street
Mary Ellen
Deaconess Hospital
Evansville
Arthur Schlag
Belle Rive
Robert Dean
Good Samaritan Hospital
Leonard Graham
Route 1
Ina
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Hospital notes for Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan
Admission and discharge lists at Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan include multiple patients. Names and hometowns appear with routes and relatives, plus an infant discharge listed among the Good Samaritan notes.
Local travelers arrive at the airport this week
Carl Edmison Nash Redwine and Frank Strickland returned to the local field Tuesday afternoon from Fort Worth Texas. Mr and Mrs John S Horner of Hancock Mich stopped at the local airport en route to Memphis Tenn. Norbitt Barton and James Bopha of Marissa flew here to ay.
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Carl Edmison
Nash Redwine
Frank Strickland
Fort Worth
Texas
John S. Horner
Hancock, Mich
Memphis
Tenn
Norbitt Barton
James Bopha
Marissa
Miss Astor Took Poison After Family Distress
An old daughter recounted her mother called Monday night in distress over her husband’s absence. Mrs Roh said she did not know of any intent toward self harm. Rev William J Smith of St Cyril’s rushed to the house after Miss Astor telephoned she had taken poison and police were notified.
Police Court Fine for Edward Hoffman Disturbance Charge
Edward Hoffman was fined $14.40 before Magistrate A. M. Dulaney on a disturbance charge in police court.
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Edward Hoffman
A. M. Dulaney
Three Indiana Mines Close as Unprofitable
TERRE HAUTE Ind May 9 three large Indiana shaft mines shut down in two weeks as unprofitable The Blackhawk Coal Corporation mine 12 miles southeast of Terre Haute halted after yielding about 500000 tons annually and employing 300 workers The American No 1 mine near Bicknell with 400 workers closed two weeks earlier The Pyramid Coal Corporation slope shaft mine near Terre Haute closed last week with 375 workers reassigned to other jobs
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Terre Haute
Ind
Blackhawk Coal Corporations
Indiana
Harry P. Smith
Blackhawk
Smith
Bicknell
Knox Consolidated Coal Company
Pyramid Coal Corporation
Ridgeway Raised to Full General in U S Army
President Truman promoted Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgeway to full general status, making him a four star general and MacArthur’s successor in the Far East. Ridgeway has commanded in Korea and led United Nations forces, with occupation duties in Japan, since April 11 when MacArthur relinquished command.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Matthew B. Ridgeway
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
Senate
Ridgeway
MacArthur
United Nations
Korea
Japan
Lawrence Hawkins and Cora Moss Marriage License
Lawrence Hawkins of RFD 2 Mt Vernon and Cora Moss of Mt Vernon are recorded as a married license couple. Officials note the filing and consent procedures completed for the union.
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Lawrence Hawkins
RFD 2
Mt. Vernon
Cora Moss
Knights Conclave of Patton Commandery No 69 May Meeting
A special conclave of Patton Commandery No 69 will be held Thursday May 10 at 7 30 p m. The meeting is by the Order of the Temple. Harold C Hathaway Commander Cecil N Lovin Recorder.
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Patton Commandery No. 69
Order of the Temple
Harold C. Hathaway
Deaths and Funerals of Oscar Haldorson Former Woodlawn Resident
Andrew Haldorson 84 former Woodlawn resident died May 3 at his son Oscar’s home in Harvey Illinois Funeral services were held May 5 at Thompson and Ovres Funeral Home Chicago and burial was in Mount Olive cemetery Chicago He was a farmer and blacksmith for 50 years near Woodlawn served on Jefferson county district 10 school board and belonged to a Lutheran church Born February 1 1867 in Cambridge Wisconsin Married Hulda Wink in Chicago April 14 1896 who died seven years ago Survived by sons Oscar Tr and Eric of Chicago Axel of Winnebago Ill daughters Clara Flanagan Harvey Ill and Elmer Bryant Chicago nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren
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Andrew Haldorson
Woodlawn
Haldorson
Oscar
Harvey
Thompson and Ovres
Chicago
Mount Olive Cemetery
Jefferson County
Cambridge
Wis
Hulda Wink
Harvey, Tr
Eric
Axel
Winnebago
Ill
Clara Flanagan
Harvey, Ill
Elmer Bryant
Death notice for Ray Smith former Mt. Vernon resident
Mrs. Robert Bean of this city has received word of the death of her nephew Ray Smith 61 of Eugene Oregon. Smith a former Mt. Vernon resident died suddenly May 5. He was a Mt. Vernon High School graduate.
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Robert Bean
Ray Smith
Eugene Oregon
Smith
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon High
Mrs. Sarah Allen Former Resident Dies in Hammond
Mrs. Sarah Eliza Pierce Allen, formerly of McLeansboro and Vernon, died at 7:30 p.m. at the home of her son Wilburn Allen in Hammond Indiana after a stroke. She was widow of A. W. Allen and survived by three sons Wilburn Owen and Horace and three daughters Mrs. Albert Woodworth Mrs. Marie Lieben good and Mrs. Nellie Bradley plus 18 grandchildren. Services planned in Hammond and Brush Harbor church near McLeansboro with Rev Cyrus Maulding officiating.
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Albert Woodworth
Bluford
Brush Harbor Church
McLeansboro
Cyrus Maulding
Local man referenced in departed relatives and survivors
A man who left the city 37 years ago is noted with his family surviving him. His mother Mrs. Lou Smith, well known locally, died in California last September. His father died in the Spanish American War. Survived by wife, one daughter, two sons all of Eugene Oregon. A brother Dios lives in Edmonton Canada and a sister Madge in Palo Alto California.
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Lou Smith
California
Eugene
Oregon
Dios
Edmonton
Canada
Madge
Palo Alto
Calif
Young man faces heavy taxes by age 65
Chicago May 9 A private tax and business law group projects a 29 year old average male will pay at least 34700 in taxes by age 65. Commerce Clearing House lists annual income 4300 car mortgage wife two fur coats two cigarettes a day whisky a month and several tax components totaling federal income 15684 real property 7200 social security 3573 personal property 720 gasoline 842 licenses 738 excise 715 lubricants 28 sales or state income 2035 cigarette 1117 liquor 972 luxury 342 telephone 267 transportation 246 admissions 18 and home appliances.
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Chicago
Commerce Clearing House
Marshall Konev Goes to Prague
London reports that Marshal Ivan S. Konev and Deputy Foreign Minister V. A. Zorin traveled to Prague to celebrate the sixth anniversary of Czechoslovakia's liberation by the Soviet army. Czech spokesman called rumors of a new defense role for Konev silly.
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Associated Press
London
Moscow Radio
Ivan S. Konev
V. A. Zorin
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Konev
Lawmaker Faints Near Lincoln Hotel in Springfield
State Rep. John W. Lewis Jr. of Marshall fainted outside the Abraham Lincoln Hotel in Springfield. He was revived and taken to the statehouse for examination by Dr. Roland R. Cross before returning to his seat in the House.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Ill
John W. Lewis, Jr
R-Marshall
Abraham Lincoln
Statehouse
Roland R. Cross
Seek Strawberry Pickers Here Seek Strawberry Pickers Here
Job seekers for strawberry picking should register at the Illinois State Employment Service 1003 Conger avenue. A large harvest is predicted and officials say it offers a chance to earn extra money. No applicants under 16. Transportation arranged at moderate cost for those not using their own cars. Further information at the employment office.
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Illinois State Employment Service
Conger Avenue
Sam Howard Casey Named To Pan Am Southern Board
Sam Howard Casey has been named a member of the Pan Am Southern Oil Company board of directors. The former Mt. Vernon resident joined Sohio in Mt. Vernon and rose to head the Pan Am crude oil purchasing department, a key post in Louisiana and other southern states. A New Orleans paper ran a picture of his selection as Pan Am director.
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Sam Howard Casey
Pan-Am Southern Oil Company
Mt. Vernon
Sohio Company
Pan-Am Company
Louisiana
New Orleans
Casey
Pan-Am
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