Williamson County Fair Opens With Western Horse Show
A large crowd is expected for the 99th Williamson County Fair in Marion tonight at 7 30 p m as hosts prepare a Western horse show drawing entries from Illinois Missouri and Indiana. The Ranch Rodeo runs Tuesday and Wednesday nights with cowboys cowgirls wild bulls trick mules and Firefly the only horse to jump an automobile. Judging for many livestock blue ribbon contests will occur across the fair days with a champions parade Thursday. Lucky Penny and his hillbilly gang perform tonight with Johnny Woods as master of ceremonies.
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Marion
Aud Moore
Illinois
Missouri
Indiana
Moore
Lucky Penny
Johnny Woods
Hurricane Connie Aims North Toward U S East Coast
A hurricane named Connie travels about 15 mph over open sea and may threaten the U S East Coast within 24 hours. The center is roughly 200 miles from land, bypassing the Bahamas as forecasters warn preparations could begin if warnings are issued.
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Miami
Fla
U. S
Suzan Ball Funeral Set for Tuesday in Glendale
Actress Suzan Ball 21 wife of actor Long dies of cancer in Los Angeles. Funeral services to be held Tuesday at the Church of the Recessional Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.
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Hollywood
Suzan Ball
Church of the Recessional
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Glendale
Miss Ball
Long
Weather outlook for Southern Illinois turns warmer this week
Mostly fair conditions persist through Tuesday with slightly higher temperatures. Tonight’s low 65 to 68, Tuesday high in the upper 80s, Tuesday night near 70, and yesterday’s low 74 with a 90 degree high by noon today. Crab Orchard Lake spillway level today and Little Grassy Lake 1 inch below spillway today.
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Tlinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Three Naples organ grinders cling to nostalgia amid changing tunes
Naples reports only three organ grinders remain with Pasqualino Maglione lamenting the dwindling craft. His crank organ favors American folk songs over classic tunes like Funiculi Funicula, and he earns barely enough for daily bread, aided slightly by summer tourist trade. He rejects the idea of monkeys in the act, calling it an old Sicilian trick.
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Naples
Italy
Pasqualino Maglione
Pasqualino
Shivers Balks at Stevenson for 1956 Nomination
Texas Governor Allan Shivers, in Chicago for a governors conference, says he will oppose Adlai Stevenson if he is nominated and would not support him for president in 1956. He previously backed Eisenhower in 1952 and urges a good Democratic nominee who understands national problems.
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Allan Shivers
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Shivers
Amen Os
Eisenhower
Illinois
Glider Pilot Sets 270 Mile Distance Record
Paul F. Bikle, a civilian at Edwards Air Force Base, claimed a national glider distance record of 270 miles during the 1955 Southwestern Soaring Regatta. He flew from Mirage Dry Lake to Essex, California, and back, surpassing William H. Cloverdale’s 260 mile mark from 1952.
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Palmdale
Calif
Paul F. Bikle
Edwards Air Force Base
Bikle
Mirage Dry Lake
Essex
William H. Cloverdale
Philadelphia
Illinois commander chosen at VFW convention
Micheel Bons Bond of Central was elected Illinois commander of the Veterans of World War I at the state convention Sunday. He succeeds Lewis Brake of Mount Vernon.
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Ngfield
Aug
Micheel’ Bons Bond Nd
Centra
Illinois
Lewis Brake
Mount Vernon
Illinois July sales tax tops eighteen million
Springfield August 8 AP The Illinois sales tax totaled 18 707 806 in July up 1 096 378 from a year earlier Revenue from cigaret and liquor taxes fell Cigaret taxes 2 552 175 down 91 173 Liquor taxes 1 908 331 down 97 617 Public utility taxes 2 460 094 up 76 625 Motor fuel taxes 13 126 012 up 573 989 earmarked for road work
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Springfield
Illinois
State Revenue Department
Ontario Fires At Peak As 4000 Fight Infernos
An army of more than 4000 firefighters including volunteers battles Canada’s worst Ontario forest fires. More than 200000 acres burned and 125 blazes rage daily as dry ground, heat, and lightning menace containment. Rain alone can end the destruction.
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Ontario
Forest Service
Ontario Department of Lands and Forests
Pope Pius XII’s Sister Josephine Pacelli Dies
Vatican sources report the death of Josephine Pacelli 84 sister of Pope Pius XII after a long illness. She had been paralyzed for more than 20 years.
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Josephine Pacelli
Pius XII
Miss Pacelli
Bulganin Hosts 54 Hour Party For Diplomats at Moscow Estate
Soviet leader Bulganin hosts a 54 hour gathering at his country estate near Moscow with Molotov, Bohlen, Khrushchev, Zhukov, and Mikoyan attending. Guests include foreign diplomats and newsmen. events feature boating, fishing, singing, and a Spartak soccer telecast.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Molotov
U.S
Charles E. Bohlen
A. I. Mikoyan
Nikita Khrushchev
Georgi Zhukov
Ivan Konev
Bulganin
Bohlen
Avis
Bolshoi Theater
Deer Park
Moscow Spartak
England
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Geneva
Talks Stall Over Civilian Repatriation at Geneva
US Ambassador A. Alexis Johnson and Wang Ping-nan ended a 2½ hour session in Geneva with a 48 hour recess as talks bogged down over procedures for repatriating civilians. Key sticking points include a list of Chinese nationals in the United States and India's role as a third party. Officials say progress is slow but likely eventual repatriation.
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Red China
A. Alexis Johnson
Wang Ping-nan
Peiping
Wang
India
Dixon Yates Contract Liability Is Doubted
Sen Kefauver told Atty Gen Brownell that hearings on the Dixon Yates contract raise questions about the government's liability for cancellation charges. Dixon Yates could seek five million dollars or more to cancel a power plant contract intended to feed TVA lines.
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Kefauver
D-Tenn
Brownell
Dixon-Yates
Tennessee Valley Authority
Senate Judiciary
Marital Mix-Up Pondered Remarried Wife Talks By Phone To Airman
Una Schmidt-Fine faces a difficult choice between remaining with her logging worker husband Alford B. Fine and reuniting with returning airman Sgt Schmidt who was believed dead. Schmidt, in Tokyo after 32 months as a prisoner, spoke by phone to Una as her attorney announced they are living apart until decisions are made. The boy Danny, born after Schmidt left, calls Fine “Daddy.”
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Calif
Una Schmidt-Fine
Una
Alford B. Fine
Schmidt
Tokyo
America
Harold Berliner
Berliner
Red Cross
Danny
Orient
Fine
Portland
Ore
Nellie Peters
Red China
Far East
Soviet Airliner Crash Kills 25 Near Voronezh
Pravda reports a Soviet airliner crash near Voronezh on Saturday killing 25 people, including 10 Norwegian women on a visit. Five crewmen and other Russians among the dead. Norway seeks details as Russia pledges condolences and will pay indemnities.
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Pravda Today
Russia
Communist Party
Voronezh
Tass
Pravda
Stalingrad
Miss Indian America II visits Indian days in Sheridan Wyoming
Miss Mary Louise Defenders or Miss Indian America II of Fort Yates N D adjusts a war bonnet for Yuri Golubash deputy minister of state farms for the Soviet Union as he tours All-American Indian days in Sheridan Wyoming Sunday They see Indians for first time with more than 3000 attendees during the gathering A P Wirephoto
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Mary Louise
Fort Yates
N. D
Yuri Golubash
Soviet Union
Golubash
Sheridan
Wyo
Wyoming
Gina Shuns Tights In Film Promotion
Gina Lollobrigida paraded through Paris to publicize her film Trapeze but the public still pays to see her in tights. Kay Jurado wore the acrobatic attire while Gina rode a horse drawn float. Lan caster and Curtis wore tights and smiles that looked forced.
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Paris
Gina
Burt Lancaster
Tony Curtis
Kay Jurado
Lancaster
Curtis
3 800 Strike In Springfield
A walkout by 3 800 employees halted operations at Allis Chalmers Springfield tractor plant. CIO United Auto Workers Local 1027 began a midnight strike in support of Milwaukee wage negotiations. Union demands include a master contract and shop rules, with proposed pay scales and benefits goals.
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Springfield
Allis- Chalmers
CIO United Auto Workers Local 1027
Milwaukee
Aera
O-Uaw
Foster
A. C. Boock
Buttle
Army Denies Bayonet Charge in Korean Riots
Riots against communist truce inspection teams injure 15 U S soldiers and 4 Koreans as the 8th Army reports six soldiers treated for slight injuries and denies Korean police claims that U S troops bayoneted demonstrators. Demonstrations peak in Pusan Taegu Kunsan and Kangnung with large crowds and water-line tensions.
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Inchon
Kunsan
South Korea
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Sweden
Unist
Poland
Andes
ROK
North Korea
8Th Army
Kim Chang Heung
National Police
Kangnung
Hialeah
Taegu
Seoul
U. N
Washington
S Bhee
Associated
John Foster Pella Poateioudl
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