Burglars Take 1500 From Herrin Night Club
Police report a break-in at Kenny's Castle, about ten blocks south of Herrin limits, with an estimated $1500 stolen including $500 in cashier's checks and silver. Intruders used three doors to reach the kitchen, cut a screen door cord and pried the safe, with links to nearby dairy and township high school break-ins. Night club owners are Kenneth Meece and Jimmy Spence.
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Kenny’s Castle
Herrin
Blaine Maddox
Maddox
Midwest
Herrin Township High School
Esther Taylor
Kenneth Meece
Jimmy Spence
Seizure Threat Looms In St Louis Transit Labor row
In St Louis the union and St Louis Public Service Co dispute over a fact finding board's seven cent hourly raise deadline looms with Gov. Forrest Smith ready to seize the utility under the King Thompson law if no settlement by tomorrow. The board's wage recommendation was accepted by the union but rejected by the company. A mediation meeting failed to break the deadlock with another session planned.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Public Service Co
Forrest Smith
Vance Julian
State Mediation Board
Elephants Rampage Near Colombo Ensnaring Officials
In Colombo Ceylon on August 9 the governor general Lord Soulbury and other officials narrowly escaped a stampede when a herd of wild elephants charged a stockade during a roundup. A big bull breached the fence prompting quick escapes by the Earl of Caithness and Sir Francis Molamure among others as the herd trailed through the jungle.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Lord Soulbury
Soulbury
Earl of Caithness
Francis Molamure
Harrisburg Soldier Wounded in Korea Names Released
The Department of Defense reports casualties in Korea. Army: Master Sergeant George S. Hearn son of James Van Cleave Hearn Pittsburg. Private Howard D. Patterson son of Mrs Ruth Patterson 507 West Poplar Harrisburg. Private First Class George D Samson son of Pearl Samson Homer.
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Department of Defense
ARMY
George S. Hearn
James van Cleave Hearn
Pittsburg
Howard D. Patterson
Ruth Patterson
West Poplar Street
Harrisburg
George D. Samson
Pearl Samson
Homer
Biggest Need Is Manpower Says Tydings
Sen. Millard Tydings cites trained manpower as the primary near term shortage for U S defense and ground forces. He questions enlistment of Japanese volunteers or arming Western Germans while anticipating quick congressional approval of about 15 billion dollars for defense and foreign military aid.
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Millard Tydings
D-Md
America
Tydings
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
Truman
Vessel Struck Mine in North Sea Towged to Bremerhaven
The 8250 ton freighter American Planter hit a mine off Heligoland in the North Sea and is being towed to Bremerhaven after departing New York July 26 en route from Hamburg to Dunkirk. No casualties reported.
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Hamburg
Germany
American Planter
North Sea
Bremerhaven
Dunkerque
France
New York
Heligoland
Morman Chief Dies After Long Church Service
George F. Richards president of the Council of Twelve Apostles of the Latter-Day Saints died last night in Salt Lake City at age 89. He led church councils and served as a prominent Mormon leader for decades.
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Salt Lake City
George F. Richards
Council of Twelve Apostles of the Latter-Day Saints
Mormon
States Rights Democrat Leander Perez Calls Truman Impeachment
Leander H. Perez declared at the Louisiana Democratic state central committee that President Truman is incompetent and should be impeached. He assailed Washington leadership for disbanding Marines, placing a campaign donor atop unified forces, admitting subversives, calling the Alger Hiss case a Red herring, and condemning the administration as the most corrupt in U.S. history.
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Truman
Louisiana
Democratic State Central Committee
Leander H. Perez
Washington
Alger Hiss
Winners listed for Illinois Typical Farm Family contest
District winners receive four day Chicago Fair trip for 1950 including $50 expense check. The state winner will drive a new 1950 Ford deluxe sedan presented by Illinois Ford dealers with the key given by Governor Stevenson. Winners tour fairs, interviews, and events Aug 12 to 27 including trips to the Chicago Fair and Hotel Sherman stay.
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Farme
Ford Dealers of
Illinois
Adlai E. Stevenson
WLS
Sherman
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Tom Moore
HADACOL Promises Health Notes From New Orleans Sexton
Arthur Trasierra, a St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery sexton in New Orleans, touts HADACOL claiming it boosted his health after vitamin and iron deficiencies. He credits improved digestion and nerves, appetite, and ability to eat fried foods again, endorsing the product with a money back guarantee.
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Arthur Trasierra
Desire St
St. Vincent de Paul
New Orleans
Mr. Trasierra
Fourteen Die as Colombian Plane Crashes Into Homes
An air force fighter plane crash in Medellin, Colombia, killed fourteen people yesterday. Three crew members and eleven residents in two houses perished in the accident.
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Medellin
Colombia
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Museum of Science and Industry
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Chicago Cubs
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