Legion Post Helps Vandalia Shop For Factory Jobs
Vandalia Illinois home front veteran unit Crawford-Hale Post 95 leads a $100,000 factory drive to create 300 jobs with $500,000 yearly payroll. The post pledges $3,000, raising $90,000 by Sept 30, 1949, while Auxiliary canvasses homes and businesses.
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Vandalia
Illinois
Ill
Crawford-Hale Post
American Legion
Legion Post
Items Incorporated
Ralston Edwards
Dan Burtschi
Martin J. Corbell
Martin J. Enck
M. L. Plessner
Crawford-Hate Post
Brownstown
Fayette County
Legion
Post
Illinois Legion
Merle K. Schaad
Princeville
Diamond Jubilee Homecoming Plans At S L U
Southern Illinois University Carbondale plans a record Homecoming in October 2022. Seventy plus towns have been invited to enter parade floats. Local high school bands and the Eastern Illinois State College band join Southern's student floats and the University band. Decorations, ceremonies, and the dance are in progress.
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Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Eastern Illinois State College
Southern
Illinois state police merit board screening begins
The state police merit board opened screening of state police officers this week to depoliticize the force. Candidates undergo oral and written tests and physical exams at the state fairgrounds as part of the process.
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State Police Merit Board
Illinois merit board to screen 200 men this week
Governor Stevenson names David Cummings Henry Gardner and Dr. Charles Kneier to the Illinois merit board. The group will screen about 200 men this week with equal division aims before 1951 and will examine officers later.
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Springfield
Adlai E. Stevenson
David H. Cummings
Peoria
Henry A. Gardner
Chicago
Charles M. Kneier
University of Illinois
Cummings
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