Peach Shipping Volume Swells Across Southern Illinois Harvest
The Southern Illinois Elberta peach harvest moves in volume with 12 train cars and 68 loads reported from Anna Cobden Alto Pass and Metropolis centers. Illinois Central in Carbondale notes six cars billed yesterday with up to 15 cars expected today as loading continues at multiple towns. The Metropolis harvest runs full swing with Cobden Alto Pass near peak midweek. Prices show U S number ones at 2 50 2 55 and trucks haul unc grades from 1 25 to 2 0 5 as 5 000 bushels were shipped yesterday.
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Ozark
Anna Cobden
Metropolis
Makanda
Fruit Exchange
Cobden
Alto Pass
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
U. S
R. S. McMcBride
Illinois Fruit Growers Exchange
McBride
Midwest
Centralia
Du Quoin Election Ruling Awaited in City Seat Dispute
Contested Du Quoin council seat case remains unsettled as Judge Edward L. Bareis weighs final ruling after a recount that gave Earl C. Wilbanks 1,588 to 1,506 for Dale Schwinn. Several ballots stay questioned and a run off or direct winner could be ordered.
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Bareis
Wilbanks
Schwinn
Rutledge Begins 70 Year Murder Sentence at Fort Madison
Dr. Robert C. Rutledge Jr. 28 arrives at Fort Madison Iowa State Penitentiary as inmate 2770 to begin a 70 year term for second degree murder. Sentenced yesterday in Cedar Rapids by District Judge J E Heiserman for stabbing Byron C. Hattman 29 after alleged seduction of Rutledge's wife Sydney 22.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
Robert C. Rutledge, Jr
State Penitentiary
Murd
St. Louis
Cedar Rapids
J. E. Heiserman
Rutledge
Byron C. Hattman
Hattman
Sydney
Petersburg Obituary for James H. Kirby High Heels
Petersburg Illinois mourns 84 year old James H. Kirby known as High Heels a colorful figure in state politics. He died at his home after a period of illness and funeral services set for Thursday afternoon.
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Petersburg
Ill
Illinois
James H
High Heels
Illinois sends 200 soldier bonus checks totaling large sum
Two hundred Illinois soldier bonus checks worth 39 634 16 were mailed yesterday. To date the state has paid 312 667 947 69 among 424 999 veterans from Downstate and 439 199 from Cook county.
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Chicago
Downstate
Cook County
Housing For 100000 After Quake In Ecuador
Quito reports the government must house about 100000 people made homeless by Friday's earthquake that gutted 50 communities and left thousands dead. President Plaza estimated 2000 to 4000 fatalities with Pelileo alone at 3200 dead. Ambato faced widespread destruction with 75 percent of structures needing removal. The administration seeks aid from the Americas and U S relief shipments of food and tents. A 20 year reconstruction bond is planned as surveys set a definite loss figure.
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Quito
Ecuador
Plaza
Ambato
United States
Miguel Albornoz
Pelileo
Warm humid forecast for tonight and Wednesday
The region dries in a warm humid pattern with mostly fair skies. Low tonight near 70 degrees and highs Wednesday around 92 to 95 degrees.
Local Weather Summary From Crab Orchard And Lakes
The report notes high and low temperatures for Monday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and marks a 0.00 inch precipitation from yesterday to today. It lists Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake levels relative to spillways with readings from Sunday and notes no data for the Mississippi River at Grand Tower. The sun timings are included: sunrise 5 03 and sunset 7 07.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Mississippi River
Grand Tower
Weather Outlook for District 18 Provides Temperature Shift
Illinois forecast shows Normal highs 85 north 90 south and lows 62 north 66 south. District 18 expects temperatures 3 to 6 degrees above normal, with a warm spell through Wednesday then cooler Thursday and Friday, and a dip below normal Saturday. Precipitation around half an inch with scattered thundershowers Thursday and Friday and in western areas Sunday.
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Illinois
District 18
Local Pages Overview for National Edition
The index lists national page 1 local news page 3 editorials page 4 society page 5 sports pages 6 and 7 comics page 7 classified ads pages 10 and 11 births and deaths marriage licenses page 1 markets page 11 and pictures page 12.
Southern Illinois School Leaders Plan West Frankfort Meeting
Public school leaders from southern Illinois meet in West Frankfort to decide if they will challenge Attorney General Ivan Elliott's flat grant ruling. The group aims to review with West Frankfort attorney Frank Trobaugh before choosing to pursue court action or accept the decision.
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Southern Illinois
West Frankfort
Ivan Elliott
William Carruthers
Murphysboro
Frank Trobaugh
Southern
Illinois
Carruthers
Elliott
Little Chance Of Heat Relief
A weak cool air band moves east from the Rockies toward the Great Lakes expected to lower temperatures to the 80s by tomorrow after three days of 90s. Cloudiness brings relief in Texas Oklahoma Kansas and the Great Plains with scattered showers from South Dakota to Oklahoma. Temperatures stay above 90 from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic Coast while the Pacific Coast remains normal.
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Rockies
Dakotas
Minnesota
Great Lakes
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Great Plains
South Dakota
Misissippi Valley
Atlantic Coast
Pacific Coast
Polio Cases Reported From Grand Tower Area
Two new polio cases in Jackson county were reported to R. E. Favreau district sanitary engineer of Carbondale. Both patients are from Grand Tower. Linda Vinson 11 and Sharon Anderson five were hospitalized with polio diagnoses. Linda Vinson was taken to St Francis hospital in Cape Girardeau. Sharon Anderson to St Marys hospital in East St Louis.
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Jackson County
R. E. Favreau
Carbondale
Grand Tower
Linda Vinson
Globe Vinson
St. Francis Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Sharon Anderson
Ed Anderson
St. Mary’s Hospital
East St. Louis
Social Security Change Dropped This Year
Democratic leaders abandoned hope for any Social Security expansion this year. The House Ways and Means Committee approved legislation to cover 11 million more people under old age insurance and to boost benefits by 50 to 150 percent in some categories while raising payroll taxes to fund the program.
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House
Ways and Means
Negro Doctors Invited To AMA Clinical Sessions
Detroit August 9 AP The American Medical Association invites Negro doctors to attend clinic sessions at the midwinter meeting in Washington DC from December 6 to 9. The invitation comes through Dr George F Lull secretary and general manager of the AMA.
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Detroit
Mich
American Medical Association
Washington, D. C
George F. Lull
A.M.A
State Legion Elects New Illinois Commander and Raises Dues
Merle E. Schaad of Peoria becomes Illinois American Legion commander replacing William G. Burns of Chicago. Lawrence J. Fenlon of Chicago takes the new senior vice commandery. The convention approves a 25 cent monthly national dues raise to fund a 7000 dollar veterans fund and endorses pensions, home admissions for children of veterans, and restoring a 10 percent cut in Illinois Relief checks.
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Chicago
Merle E. Schaad
Peoria
William G. Burns
Illinois American Legion
Schaad
Lawrence J. Fenlon
Philadelphia
Normal
Illinois
Missing Miner Found in Hut West of Mount Hood
Portland Oregon August 9 1942 AP elderly miner John Harrison Tracy 76 found alive after 13 days in a hut on Mount Hood forest slopes. Rescuers Ray Godleske and Bev Franklin refused to quit and will share a $1000 reward from Tracy relatives. He weighed about 185 pounds on discovery and had hoped to retrace a pioneer wagon trail his mother spoke of.
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Portland
Ore
John Harrison Tracy
Mount Hood
Ray Godleske
Bev Franklin
Tracy
Godleske
Franklin
Senate passes recovery aid bill 63 to 7 in late vote
The Senate approved its foreign recovery measure by 63 to 7 after weeks of wrangling. Differences with the House include totals 3.57 to 3.63 billion, German plant reviews, watchdog funding, China student aid, and Greece Turkey aid with diverse earmarks and occupation costs.
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Washington
Senate
House Committee
Johnston
South Carolina
Homer Capehart
William Jenner
Indiana
James Jem
Missouri
William Langer
North Dakota
George Malone
Nevada
John Williams
Delaware
Kem
Economic Cooperation Administration
Britain
United States
Europe
Rey
Millard Tydings
D-Md
House
E.C.A
Senae
Congressonal Committee
Paul Hoffman Iuece
Greece-Turkey
Germany
Austria
Japan
Ryukyu Islands
Crisco Price Hikes By Gamble Co In Oil Cost Rise
Cincinnati August 9 United Press reports Crisco household vegetable shortening raised by 1 cent per pound effective immediately. Gamble Co cites higher vegetable oil costs as the reason for the price advance.
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Cincinnati
T Sets and Gamble Co
Crisco
Labor Day Bill Signed Makes Illinois Schools Holiday
Governor Stevenson signed a bill making Labor Day an official school holiday in Illinois. The action announced in Springfield designates the holiday for public school calendars.
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Springfield
Ill
Stevenson
Illinois
Montana Fire Nears Full Control After Four Day Battle
Montana forest teams pressed to fully contain a blaze that killed 13 people and burned 6 000 woodland acres near Gates of the Mountains. A D Moir said control should come by tomorrow after final three miles of fireline and mop up work.
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A. D. Moir
Helena National Forest
Moir
Montana
Mountains Forest
Helena
Payette National Forest
Idaho
Almon River
Trappists Buy Luce Property in South Carolina
Henry R. Luce transfers most of the Mepkin plantation near Moncks Corner to the Charleston diocese to create a Trappist monastery. The Gethsemane Kentucky monks will establish the foundation this winter with a 200000 dollar deal payable over five years. The manor house guest houses and 3130 acres join 7200 acres total in Berkeley county.
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Luce
Mepkin
Berkeley County
Moncks Corner
Charleston
Emmet M. Walsh
Gethsemane
United States
Gethsemane and Conyers
Western Germany urged for Council of Europe admission
Churchill arrives in Strasbourg to push for Western Germany's entry into the Council of Europe as foreign ministers from Britain France Italy and others convene to set an agenda for the assembly. Greece Turkey Ireland Sweden join soon raising to 10 plus new delegates. The council aims to foster cooperation and may evolve toward a United Europe with legislative powers.
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Winston Churchill
Western Germany
Council of Europe
Turkey
Greece
Iceland
Council
Hope
European Union
Germany
Britain
France
Italy
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Ireland
Tceland
Actet
United States of Europe
Consultative Assembly
Committee of Ministers
Sean Mac Bride
Osten Unden
California race track bribery inquiry from wartime ties
Senate investigators heard Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan pressed for a Tanforan California racetrack permit in 1947 48 amid scarce material bans. Housing officials Benjamin Shulman William Maher and others testified Vaughan discussed friends interest and urged handling the case on merits and legality.
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Tighe Woods
Harry H. Vaughan
White House
Vaughan
California
Tanforan
Flanagan
James V. Hunt
Hunt
Tanforan Track
San Bruno
Calif
San Francisco
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Dr. Rutledge
James Kirby
Alex Poirot
State Farm Family Contest
Galo Plaza Lasso
State Legion
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Woods
Truman
Philippine
Elpio Quirino
Philippine Republic
Quir
Ino
Helena, Mont
Frest
John T. Mathews
Boise National Forest
Idaho City
Trappists
Luce Property
Charleston, S. C
Time-Life Magazine
Henry R. Luce
Strasbourg
Churchill
Sesson
Francis D. Flanagan
Privac
Frank L. Creedon
Federal
Creedon
Benjamin Shulman
William Maher
Housing Agency
Atomic Energy Commission
Maher
Mori
Orlando
Mr. Maragon
John Maragon
Kansas City
Maragon
Shulman
Mayer
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