Uranium Boom on Colorado Plateau Rises as New Source
The Colorado plateau becomes a major uranium producer as geologists and industry teams survey vast areas. U mining advances include aerial surveys, planes mapping mineral-bearing zones, and new discoveries of pitchblende in sandstone formations. Government policy backs private-led exploration with support from the Atomic Energy Commission.
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Moulder
Colo
Ado Plateau
Mitii
Belgian Congo
Riur
Ise
University of Wirado
Msia
Turkestan
Ansk
Caucuses
Colorado
U. S. Geological Survey
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Tide of five day attack tests Second Division front
Intrusive fighting across the Korean front reports heavy bombardment by United Nations and Communist forces. US Fifth Army elements struggle to seal a widening gap while Chinese assaults dwindle on the eastern front as RAF and US aircraft unleash massive bombing of the Second Division sector.
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United Nations
Seoul
Munsan
38Th
Uijingu
Eighth Army
U.S. 8Th Army
Air Force
Drought and rain totals shape southern crop outlook
The South hopes for a $100,000,000 boost from rainfall as drought worsens crop prospects in Mississippi and nearby states. Scattered showers were forecast, with some relief in Nebraska and Colorado floods, while the Atlantic coast faced a pre season hurricane and fog delays at New York airports. Temperatures across major cities hovered near normals.
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Mississippi
Nebraska
Big Springs
Chappell
Neb
Julesburg
Colo
Atlantic
North Carolina
New York
la Guardia Field
Idlewild
New England
mid-Atlantic
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Oklahoma
Texas
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Georgia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Arkansas
Local Flyers Enter Region Visitors and Arrival Notes
Albert Taylor and Glenn O. Dickey came from Fairfield yesterday while Ed Thompson of Ashley flew in Sunday. Carl Edmison is in Sikeston, Missouri today.
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Albert Taylor
Glenn O. Dickey
Fairfield
Ed Thompson
Ashley
Carl Edmison
Sikeston
MacArthurs Take a Ride to Brewster with Son
Gen Douglas MacArthur and Mrs MacArthur drove to Brewster New York to spend a day with their 13 year old son Arthur who has been visiting there with friends of Col Sidney Huff one of the general s aides.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Urges Citizens To Wear a Poppy Here Saturday
Roy Britton, commander of Mt. Vernon Post 141 American Legion, urges citizens to wear a memorial poppy on Poppy Day next Saturday. Legion Auxiliary volunteers will distribute poppies and collect donations for disabled veterans and the children of veterans. Poppies are made by veterans in Veterans hospitals, and contributions aid living veterans and their families.
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America
Roy Britton
Mt. Vernon
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans
Britton
Search Parties Hunt Child In Orange County
In Santa Ana California May 21 search parties roamed citrus groves oil fields and farms to find 10 year old Patricia Jean Hull who vanished after a Saturday matinee. Henry Ford McCracken 34 a musician is jailed for questioning with bloodstained clothing found at his Buena Park residence. Patricia's parents Leonard Dale Hull and wife are construction foreman with two other children Jim 8 Jackie 7.
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Associated Press
Santa Ana
Calif
Orange County
Patricia Jean Hull
Russell Campbell
Henry Ford McCracken
McCracken
Campbell
Buena Park
Leonard Dale Hull
Hull
Jim
Jackie
Twenty Students to Receive Diplomas at Bethel School
Twenty eighth grade students will receive diplomas at Bethel School tonight. Named are Wanda Goddard Barbara Pate Phyllis D Warren Rita Ann Braddy Rosemary Flanagan Evelyn Smith Peggy Jo Thomas Wilma Borders Glendal L Trout Carla Mae Webb Gladys Mehlenkamp Marjorie Turner Eddie Byers Thomas Skinner Robert Jay Donald Stebbins Paul Williams Ronald Ayers George R Morgan Larry Gail Roberts. The program lists processional invocation salutatory chorus class poem musical readings and diplomas presented by County Superintendent Sidney Hirons with remarks and a recessional.
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Bethel School
Wanda Goddard
Barbara Pate
Phyllis D. Warren
Rita Ann Braddy
Rosemary Flanagan
Evelyn Smith
Peggy Jo Thomas
Wilma Borders
Glendal L. Trout
Carla Mae Webb
Gladys Mehlenkamp
Marjorie Turner
Eddie Byers
Thomas Skinner
Robert Jay
Donald Stebbins
Paul Williams
Ronald Ayers
George R. Morgan
Larry Gail Roberts
Edward Matthews
Mary Ann
Mose
Heaven
Dreamers Hollay
Ida Sue
Bobby Flora
W. H. Cullins
Sidney S. Hirons
Gale DeMent
George Morgan
Lurene Cullins
Hospital Notes Admissions and Discharges Across Multiple Hospitals
Jefferson Memorial and Good Samaritan records list numerous admissions and discharges. Names include Fern Page Celia Edmuson Maberry Grace Morgan Percy Price. Mary Morris Betty Myers Charles Rapp Nellie Johnson and many others with locations Belle Rive Mount Vernon Beckemeyer Ina Evansville Nason Bluford and more.
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Jefferson Memorial
Fern Page
Belle Rive
Celia Edmuson
Charles Maberry
Grace Morgan
Percy Price
Centralia
Mary Alice Bain
Audrey Mahlandt
Beckemeyer
Clarence Gage
Dahlgren
Frances Craig
Mt. Vernon
W. A. Woolridge
Nellie Johnson
James Harvey Sammons
Mary Morris
Fairfield
Betty Myers
Evansville
Ind
Charles Rapp
Sarah Kirk
Ina
Harry Riddle
West Frankfort
John M. Boyd
Willis Kelly
Benton
Births in Belle Rive Vernon and Mt Vernon Areas
Mr and Mrs Morris Page of Belle Rive welcome a daughter at Jefferson Memorial Hospital Sunday at 11 00 am weight 8 pounds 5 ounces unnamed. Mr and Mrs Arthur R Bain route 4A Mr Vernon have a son Larry Arthur born Sunday 11 24 pm weight 8 pounds 8 ounce. Mr and Mrs Bob Johnson north 11th street have a son born this morning 8 54 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital weight 9 pounds 11 ounces. Mr and Mrs Albert Maurice Rainey 501 Herbert street have a son Michael Wayne born at Good Samaritan Hospital Saturday morning. Mr and Mrs William L Dudley Mt Vernon route 3 welcome a daughter Janet Ellen born at Good Samaritan Hospital Saturday afternoon.
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Morris Page
Belle Rive
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Arthur R. Bain
Route 4A
Vernon
Larry Arthur
Bob Johnson
North 11Th Street
Albert Maurice Rainey
Herbert Street
Michael Wayne
Good Samaritan Hospital
William L. Dudley
Mt. Vernon
Janet Ellen
Rites Held for Sarah Jordan 96 in Local Funeral Service
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Jordan of 239 South 15th Street were conducted Sunday at 3 00 p.m. at Pulley Funeral Home with Rev Bayne D Wilson officiating. Burial followed in Oakwood cemetery. She died Friday night at Jefferson County Memorial Hospital aged 96 years nine months and five days. Born August 13 1854 in McLeansboro she was the daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Brook. She married Clifford S Jordan in Mt Vernon. He died in 1942. Surviving are a foster daughter Mrs. W R Good of St Louis and a sister Mrs Tabetha Abelt of Flora. She was a longtime Methodist member.
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Sarah Elizabeth Jordan
South 15Th Street
Pulley Funeral Home
Bayne D.wilson
Oakwood Cemetery
Clifford S. Jordan
Jordan
Viola Lights Dies. Funeral Tuesday in McLeansboro
Mrs. Viola Lights, 80, mother of Mrs. Harold Piper of Mt. Vernon, died at her daughter Mrs. Wayne Badgett’s home near Benton. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 30 p.m. in McLeansboro.
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Viola Lights
Harold Piper
Mt. Vernon
Wayne Badgett
Benton
McLeansboro
Optometrists in Mt V Meeting Highlights Audio Visual Aids
The Southern Illinois Optometric Society met at Hotel Emmerson in Mt. Vernon for its regular monthly gathering. Professor Don Ingli of Southern Illinois University spoke on Audio Visual Aids used in school teaching. Attendees included doctors from Christopher Carlyle Anna Flora Carbondale DuQuoin Carmi and others.
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Southern Illnois Optometric Society
Hotel Emmerson
Don Ingli
Southern Ilinois University
Wilbert Weintz
Christopher
Louis Johnson
Fairfield
Otto Bender
Julia Bender
Carlyle
Don West
James Wahl
Anna
G. E
Mrs Gertrude Garrison Dies Here at Age 48
Mrs Gertrude Gregory Garrison wife of William Garrison died at 3 00 this morning at her home 522 North street age 48 years 11 months 9 days She was born in Wayne county June 12 1902 to Charles and Rebecca Gregory She leaves husband two daughters Pauline Bell of Chicago Jewel Chamberlain Elgin HK two sons Bob Gene in Korea Merle at home two brothers Everett Gregory Bruford Earl Gregory Tulsa Okla two sisters Lucy Jacoby Berwick Pa Dorothy Skelton Ashley and three grandchildren Funeral arrangements were incomplete body taken to Myers Chapel
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Gertrude Gregory Garrison
William
Bill) Garrison
North Street
Garrison
Wayne County
Charles
Rebecca
Cameron) Gregory
Pauline Bell
Chicago
Jewel Chamberlain
Elgin
Bob Gene
U. S
Korea
Merle
Everett Gregory
Bruford
Earl Gregory
Tulsa
Okla
Lucy Jacoby
Berwick
Dorothy Skelton
Ashley
Myers Chapel
Mrs Sights Funeral Held for Thaddeus Sights Kin
At Sanders Funeral Parlor burial set for 1 0 C F cemetery in McLeansboro. Mrs Sights survived by husband Thaddeus and six children Charles Sights Edna Leffler Cecil Sights Benton. Myrtle McClure Mission Tex Julia Badgett Macedonia. Ola Pipero Mt Vernon.
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Sanders
McLeansboro
Pontiac Man Is Elks President
William S. Wolfe of Pontiac elected president of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Illinois Lodge at Decatur convention. Other officers elected include Don Patten of Sycamore as vice president Albert Arnold of Lincoln as secretary and Ron Hinch of Chicago as treasurer.
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Decatur, Ill
William S. Wolfe
Pontiac
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Illinois
John Giles
Herrin
Don Patten
Sycamore
Albert Arnold
Lincoln
Ron Hinch
Chicago
Doctors Connected to McLeansboro and Carmi Areas
Dr. Glenn McDavid of McLeansboro Dr. Eugene Veatch of Carmi Dr. Frances Phar of Mount Carmel and Dr. and Mrs. C. J. Muick of Highland are listed as connected individuals in the readable text, suggesting a regional medical or professional network mention.
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Glenn McDavid
McLeansboro
Eugene Veatch
Carmi
Frances Phar
Mt. Carmel
C. J. Muick
Highland
Gen Bradley Back On The Stand In Senate Clash
Gen Douglas MacArthur’s testimony prompts fresh Senate jabs as Fulbright accuses parts of his past remarks of deception while Taft blasts Truman for adopting most of MacArthur’s Far Eastern war program, signaling sharp partisan dispute during hearings.
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Senate
Fulbright
D-Ark
Douglas MacArthur
Taft
Rohio
Truman
MacArthur
Democratic Onset of MacArthur Policy Clash in Denver Rally
Democrats launch a three day political push in Denver to attack Gen. Douglas MacArthur policies and his supporters. Senator Kerr and W Averell Harriman are expected to lead the campaign with Vice President Barkley listed as a potential speaker. Kerr aims to focus his opening night address on MacArthur.
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Associated Press
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Denver
Kerr
D-Okla
W. Averell
Harriman
Barkley
MacArthur
Truman
Unanimous School District Consolidations in Jefferson County
Voters in two Farrington township grade school districts Milner and Lowery approved consolidation 29 to 0, with no dissent. A week earlier four other districts in Farrington and Webber townships also voted to merge, tallying 68 to 0.
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Jefferson County
Milner and
Lowery
Farrington Township
Farrington
Webber Townships
Concert Tuesday At Junior High School Gym
The grade school orchestra and band will present a concert at the junior high school gymnasium at 7 30 o clock Tuesday evening. W R Bender directs the band and Harry Dunham directs the orchestra.
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W. R. Bender
Harry Dunham
Cub Pack 103 Meets Tonight at Horace Mann School
Cub Pack 103 of Edison school holds its regular monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. tonight at Horace Mann School. Parents are urged to attend.
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Edison
Horace Mann
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