Dixie Papers Swinging To Eisenhower
An Associated Press survey of nearly 100 Southern newspapers shows 41 endorse Eisenhower or will do so, a record for the region. In 1948 and 1944, Truman and Dewey/S Thurmond were favored differently. results vary by state and paper with several undecideds leaning to the Republican ticket.
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Atlanta
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Associated Press
Thomas Dewey
Strom Thurmond
Truman
Dewey
Thurmond
Gov
Adlai Stevenson
Sen
John Sparkman
Stevenson
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Florida
Virginia
Carolinas
Eisenhower
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Enid
Okla
Ike
Oklahoma
Birmingham
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
Richmond News Leader
Lexington
Kennet
Raleigh
Metropolis Man Jack Estes Earns Medical Degree
Jack M. Estes of 713 Filmore Street Metropolis received the bachelor of science degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine. The degree is conferred after three years of study with two more years to qualify for the doctor of medicine degree.
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Jack M. Estes
Filmore St
Metropolis
University of Ilinois College of Medicine
Angus Sale List Names 12000 Cattle for National Breeders
The American Aberdeen Angus Breeders Association in Chicago prepared a list of over 12 000 blue cattle for sale to meet the needs of Angus feeders breeders and commercial stockmen. Copies of the list are available at the national office in Chicago.
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American
Joppa Drive-In to Open Near Joppa Road
The 500-car Joppa Auto-Vue drive-in theatre will open around August 15. Eddie Clark, general manager of the Massa, announced the location is one fourth mile south of Joppa Road on the east side of U.S. Highway 45.
Moscow says Crump money powers Tennessee machine politics
The Moscow broadcast relayed to U S officials claims that Ed Crump dominates Tennessee politics for the Mellon Rockefeller network. It describes bribe laden voting and manipulated totals in Shelby County to sway state elections.
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Edward E. Bomar
Associated Press
Washington
Moscow
Wall Street
Tennessee
United States
Memphis
Ed Crump
Mellons
Rockefellers
Vladimir Morev
Rockefeller
Mel
Fugitive Nelson Captured After Jail Escape and Theft
John A. Nelson, who fled Gallatin County Prison after a $905 robbery at the county treasurer’s office, was arrested in Washington State for auto theft charges. He admitted the escape and now faces federal charges for interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle. He had been a trusted inmate for 17 months on burglary suspicions and will be returned to Gallatin after serving 50 days for negligent driving and improper license.
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Gallatin County
Washington State
John A. Nelson
Shelby
Mont
Nelson
Gallatin
Washington
P. C. Cox
Cox
AREA PEACH HARVEST GETTING LATE START
Hale Haven and Golden Jubilee peaches are being harvested in southern Illinois. Adverse weather delays harvest by about 10 days and Elberta picking should start mid August. Despite heavy per tree yields, total volume will fall well short of the 10 year average.
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Haven
Illinois
Harvey Hartline
Illinois Fruit Council
Hartline
Bigler Cattle Win at Franklin County Fair
Fred A. Bigler of Carbondale earned 28 ribbons with two bulls and a cow from his Beauty line at the Franklin County Fair in Benton. The grand champion cow Beauty will rest for Saline County fair next week to defend the Grand Champion Dairy Cow of all breeds title.
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Fred A. Bigler
Carbondale
Franklin County Fair
Benton
Bigler
Saline County Fair
Unknown Lemon Link Traced to Ancient Greece and Rome
A historical note identifies lemons as unfamiliar to ancient Greeks and Romans, challenging later assumptions about the fruit's early origins and spread in Mediterranean cultures.
Identification Doubted in Headless Girl Case Near Yukon
Mrs Mabel Pennington claims a body found 11 miles west of Oklahoma City is her daughter Tille Mae Pennington a 20 year old missing since Monday. Police doubt the identification noting the victim may be 13 or 14 per a pathologist.
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Oklahoma City
Yukon
Mabel Pennington
Tille Mae Penington
Here
Crime Bureau
O. K. Bivins
Child Welfare Announces Annual Foster Family Picnic
The Division of Child Welfare hosting its annual foster family picnic at 1 p.m. Sunday in Ferne Clyffe State Park near Goreville. Foster families, friends and relatives invited to bring a basket lunch drinks and table service for the event.
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Division of Child Welfare
Department of State Public Welfare
Ferne Clyffe State Park
Goreville
Conscience Moves Man to Pay Back Five Dollars at Olney Fair
A former Olney resident returned to clear a childhood debt he felt he owed the Richland County fair board. He admitted slipping into the fair and paying progressively more, finally leaving five dollars after talk with a fair official who warned him some of the funds might have been part of the past entries.
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Lon
Morey
Crump
Shelby County
Olney, Ill
Olney
Richland County Fair Board
Chester High School Pupils Begin Registration Next Week
Chester High School announces pupil registration from Monday to August 14 under Principal Holly C. Marchildon. Freshmen schedule by last name starts Monday. sophomores and juniors follow with named blocks. seniors register August 13 to 14. Classes start September 2 in Room 208.
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Chester High Schoo
Holly C. Murchildon
Chester School
Marchildon
L-P
E-R
L-R
Jupiter’s Surface Showcases Light and Dark Belts
Telescopes reveal Jupiter’s exterior crossed by alternating light and dark belts. Scientists note bands align with atmospheric zones and storms, indicating dynamic weather patterns across the planet.
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Jupiter
Giant Kangaroos Reported Standing Eight Feet Tall
The largest living kangaroos are described as about 8 feet tall with heads roughly the size of a sheep, indicating their substantial size and distinctive appearance.
War hero rescues grieving mother from YWCA ledge
Congressional Medal of Honor winner Maynard H. Smith risked his life on a downtown ledge to save Lucille Whomble, 21, mother of two, grieving over the death of a fifth month infant. Smith inched along the ledge while a crowd watched as a fireman reached her.
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Washington
Lucille Whomble
YWCA
Maynard H. (Snuffy) Smith
English Channel
Smith
Rare Calusa wood carvings on display at UF exhibit
The University of Florida hosts the first public showing of carved wood animals by the lost Calusa tribe. Discovered in swamp muck by Key Marco in 1895 in the Ten Thousand Island area, the waterlogged pieces survived for centuries and reflect the Calusa presence from 1400 to 1450 before dwindling and later joining the Seminoles.
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Gainesville
Fla
University of Florida
Florida
Key Marco
Ten Thousand Island
Marco
Joppa Soldier Receives Bronze Star for Korea Action
Cpl. Floyd L. Stevens 21 son of Mr and Mrs William Stevens of Joppa earned the Bronze Star at a Joppa ceremony. He organized and led a platoon assault against a roadblock manned by five Communist machine guns during the UN retreat in fall 1950 as a member of the Second Division. The award was presented by Capt. F D Pifer of Marion with Joppa Mayor Iris Beggs speaking. Stevens joined the Army in August 1949 and was discharged June 12.
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Cpl
Floyd L. Stevens
William Stevens
Joppa
Korea
Stevens
United Nations
F. D. Pifer
Marion
Iris Beggs
Massac Students Win Two Scholarships to Illinois
Donald R. Chick and Carole J. Hensler of Massac County won four year tuition free scholarships to the University of Illinois in a competitive exam. Chick won the county scholarship and Hensler won the WWI veteran child scholarship. Three other scholarships had no applicants or a winner undetermined.
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Donald R. Chick
Carole J. Hensler
Massac County
University of Illinois
B. D. Fowler
Chick
Miss Hensler
Metropolis Names Bridge to Span Ohio River
The Metropolis City Council selected the Egyptian Trails bridge name for the proposed Ohio River crossing. Kentucky and Illinois highway officials pledged support, and engineers will begin site surveys next week with construction tentatively set to start in a year.
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Ohio River
Metropolis
Kentucky
Illinois
Barney N. Beane
New Minerals Found Amid Historic Precious Stones and Metals
Although new minerals are discovered, the world’s major precious stones and nearly all precious metals have long been known and valued for centuries.
Boat Builder Higgins Dies at 65 in New Orleans
Andrew Jackson Higgins, renowned for crafting beach landing craft in World War II, died at 65. Born August 28, 1886, in Columbus Nebraska, he leaves his widow and six children, Edmond Andrew Jr Frank O Roland C Higgins and daughters Mrs Charles S Dana and Mrs Robert A Murphy Jr.
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New Orleans
Andrew Jackson Higgins
Higgins
Columbus
Neb
Edmond
Andrew Jr
Frank O
Roland C. Higgins
Charles S. Dana
Tyler
Tex
Robert A. Murphy Jr
SIU Graduate Lieutenant Earl Arthur L Sims Commissioned
Arthur L. Sims, a June graduate of Southern Illinois University, has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air Force. He will begin his duty after graduation.
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Arthur L. Sims
Southern Illinois University
Air Force
Weather Officer Assignment Notes
A weather officer assigns Sims majored in physics at Southern. He is the son of the late Herman Sims and Marion Sims.
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Sims
Southern
Herman Sims
Marion
Tin Believed to Be a Lead Variety by Romans
The source notes that ancient Romans purportedly regarded tin as a form or variety of lead, reflecting early misconceptions about element classifications.
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Franklin Fair
Chester
Cannon-Turner
Motor Company
Illinois Ave
Massac
Baccus Roofing & Siding Co
North Park
Merurin
Herrin
Arrow
Mitoga
SIU
Earl
R. E. Thompson
R. B. Mills
Walter G. Amerman
Murphysboro
Illitois
RCA
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St.ulinois
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