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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1950
Page
7
The Agriculture Department expects pork and higher grade beef prices to ease in fall as meat output rises from a low this year. Demand remains strong. feeder cattle demand stays firm, and sheep and lamb prices follow the usual early fall decline while remaining high.
Esther Scott 37 of Rockton escaped serious harm after a car collided with a Milwaukee freight train near Rockton. The car was dragged a half mile and crushed against a bridge. it caught fire. Scott was carried 0.75 miles downstream before a tree branch saved her. Rescuers pulled her from the water and she was treated for shock and rib injuries.
The marriage of Angelyn Mary Jarosz and John Berglund was moved up from Oct. 15 after the bride was summoned to active Marine duty. The ceremony occurred at St. Stanislaus church in Kansas City Missouri. The couple planned a Niagara Falls honeymoon before Aug. 26 when S Sgt Berglund must report. He is a former Army sergeant with World War II service in North Africa and Europe.
Mr and Mrs Harold Oliver of Texas spend two weeks visiting Mrs Oliver's father Thomas Buescher in Percy and Mr Oliver's parents in St Louis.
Mrs. Alice Baltzell of Kansas City Missouri arrived in Percy on Monday July 31 for a week at the home of her nephew R L Brown and other relatives.
Lloyd H. Sidener who backed the United Mine Workers will get 1721 in back pay for the period of his suspension. The NL R B Chicago regional office announced the payment split with half funded by Sidener's union and half by United Electric Coal Companies. Sidener was disciplined for leading a back to work effort during a nationwide coal strike and may not return to work at Buckheart mine. He is currently in Miami with family amid threats.
A local amateur singing convention is slated for Union Jackson County. Organizers invite participants from nearby towns to perform a variety of songs and compete for prizes.
The gathering attracts hundreds of people from all parts of Southern Illinois, highlighting strong regional participation and community interest.
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