Seek to Jail Red Leaders Free on Bail
The government asks a federal court to revoke bail for 11 top U S Communist leaders convicted of conspiracy to overthrow the government and send them to jail. Ten remain free on bail. Dennis is jailed for contempt. Saypol says urgent action is needed to protect national security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S
J. Howard McGrath
Department of Justice
United States
Eugene Dennis
American Communist Party
Washington, D. C
Congress
Irving H. Saypoi
Harold R. Medina
Robert G. Thompson
New York State
Communist Party
Dennis
Thompson
John B. Williamson
Jacob Stachel
Benjamin J. Davis, Jr
Henry Winston
John Gates
Irving Potash
Gilbert Green
Carl Winter
Gus Hall
Circuit Court of Appeals
U. S. Supreme Court
Circuit
Harrisburg Soldier Returns to Unit in Korea
A Harrisburg soldier reported missing in action has returned to his unit in Korea. Pfc. Miletus E. Stone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert D. Stone, 510 Texas street, Harrisburg, was listed as missing July 22 but has now returned to military control. The casualty list also notes First Lieutenant Elmer R. Ochs, husband of Mrs. Mary Jo Ochs, RFD 3, Newton, wounded in Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Korea
Defense Department
Miletus E. Stone
Hubert D. Stone
Texas Street
Elmer R. Ochs
Mary Jo Ochs
RFD
Newton
Howlett Rakes Reds In Speech at Herrin
Chicago Democrat Michael Howlett spoke at the Rome club hall Herrin rally of about 400 attendees. He condemned communism and urged reelection of Sen. Scott Lucas as Williamson County and state candidates attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Howlett
Chicago
Rome Club
Herrin
Democratic Club
Howlett
United States
Korea
Scott Lucas
Williamson County
Connors Family Enjoys State Fair Trip and Contests
The Harold Connor family of Murphysboro area joined winners from Prin ceville in a State fair visit. They did not win the Illinois Typical Farm Family contest and an inadvertent harness race saw parade mishap. The Felton family won the grand prize a 1950 Ford Custom Deluxe sedan. The Connors met Governor Adlai Stevenson at the executive mansion and will join a Chicago trip for the winning families with two of their sons slated to travel August 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Connor
Murphysboro
Willis Felton
Princeville
Connors
Ed Sims
Morgan-Jewell Ford Agency
Connor
Adlai Stevenson
Cornor
Chicago
Anna Council Must Reconsider Meter Ordinance
Circuit Judge Harold L. Zimmerman ordered Anna city commissioners to reconsider the parking meter ordinance or submit it to a popular vote. The ruling found the referendum petition valid with 91 signatures and upheld the eight sheet petition structure despite objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Council
Anna City
Harold L. Zimmerman
Marion
Union Circuit
Jonesboro
Commission City
Weather Summary Notes and Lake Levels
Showers scattered tonight with partly cloudy skies and little temperature change. Low around 65 to 67, high Tuesday near 74 to 81, sun up at 5 08 and set at 7. Precipitation 1.01 inches in past 24 hours, wind average 0.37 mph, humidity 86 percent. Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake values near spillway, Mississippi River at 15.9 feet up 2.2 feet in 24 hours.
Index Area and Page Listings
The notice lists sections by page number for the day’s newspaper including Local News page 3 Editorials page 4 Women’s News pages 6 and 7 Sports pages 9 and 10 Classified pages 13 and 14 and Pictures page 16. It serves as a guide to where readers can find specific content in today’s edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nation
Two Men Knocked by Pole After Car Crash
Charles Burley 27 of Hurst and Leroy Chapman 21 of Royalton were stunned by a live high tension wire after their car hit a power pole on a curve between Herrin and Johnston City at 12 30 a m. They were unable to talk for 15 minutes and were taken to Herrin hospital for first aid before being dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Burley
Hurst
Leroy Chapman
Royalton
Herrin
Johnston City
John Doughty
Herrin Hospital
Evansville Man Dies in Wreck on Route 3
Emil Scherle, 48, of Evansville Indiana, died instantly when his pickup collided with a northbound lumber truck on Route 3 a quarter mile north of Evansville. Albert Vaughan of Cooter Missouri, driver of the trailer, was uninjured. Vaughan’s wife sustained a broken finger. State police noted Scherle was southbound and Vaughan northbound. details were limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Scherle
Evansville
Albert Vaughan
Cooter
Scherle
Vaughan
Two Hospitalized After Crash Near Sunfield Wye
Jacob Naumer 25 of Du Quoin and Mrs. Quentin Downing of Manila Ark were admitted to Marshall Browning hospital after a Saturday night auto crash north of Du Quoin Naumer suffered a knee injury and facial cuts and was listed in fair condition Mrs Downing had a shoulder injury and possible fractured rib and was also in fair condition The Sunfield Wye intersection is cited in hospital notes as the crash site Naumer was driving south alone when his car hit the rear of the Downing vehicle in which five people rode No other injuries were reported
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Naumer
du Quoin
Quentin Downing
Manila
Ark
Marshall-Browning Hospital
Naumer
W. W. Naumer
Harvard Scholarships Awarded to Two Illinoisans
Ford Nadherny of Berwyn and Loren L. Reeder of West Peoria are among 49 regional winners at Harvard Business School. Nadherny graduated from Yale University in June where he was football captain. Reeder graduated from Bradley University at Peoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Ford Nadherny
Berwyn
Loren L. Reeder
West Peoria
Ill
Harvard University
Graduate School of Business Administration
Nadherny
Yale University
Reeder
Bradley University
Peoria
Philippine Red Cross reports floods flood 10 provinces
Manila August 1 AP The Philippines Red Cross said 10 persons died and 5 000 homeless as floods inundated 10 Luzon island provinces over the past 12 days creating widespread displacement and damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Phillippines Red Cross
Luzon
Christopher Residents Watch Burglarize Hardware Store
Several residents reported a burglary at Appino hardware store last night. A young boy smashed a large plate glass window around 9 10 p m with a concrete rock and fled with two air rifles and two fishing rods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher
Appino
North Koreans Poise For Taegu Offensive With Underwater Bridges
Tokyo Aug 15 AP North Korean forces deploy an estimated 60 000 men near Waegwan and Taegu as underwater crossings on the Naktong river are completed The 24th division counterattacks near Taegu while Marines seize hills outside Chinju and Pohang area sees renewed clashes and patrols after a day of heavy fighting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Pohang
Naktong River
Taeguon North
U. S. 24Th Division
Taegu
Tokyo
Korea
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Waegwan
South Korea
MacArthur
Changnyong
Taejon-Taegu
Naktong
Pusan
Chinju
U. S. 25Th Infantry Division
Red Sixth Infantry
Sea of Japan
Kigye
U. S. First Cavalry
Robin Hood Law in Pulaski County Assailed
Illinois Bar association accuses Pulaski County State’s Attorney Warner Wall of flouting the law by taking donations from gamblers to fund county expenses. Hinshaw, representing the Bar, says Wall’s conduct shows dishonest motives and details a policy game run in Pulaski county with named operator Mee alias Johnson. Wall admits accepting contributions but cites lack of fraudulent intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Illinois Bar Association
Pulaski County
Robert H. Hinshaw
Chicago
Bar Association
Warner Wall
Wall
Hinshaw
Southern Illinois Area War Effort Role Considered
Industrial mobilization of Southern Illinois and the lower 16 counties is under serious review in Washington. Norman Bitterman travels to meet Commerce officials, seeking to showcase regional labor, water, transport, and topography for a potential war industry site. He aims to discuss area plans with Atomic Energy Commission during a hydrogen bomb plant site survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Illinois
Washington
Norman Bitterman
Southern Illinois Inc
Department of Commerce
Bitterman
Crab Orchard
Fish and Wildlife Service
Funeral services held for Gary Taylor in Stone Fort
Funeral services were held at Stone Fort Sunday for nine year old Gary Taylor who died in a truck crash in which he was riding. His brother Murrie Eugene, eleven, was hospitalized with a broken leg. The brothers were riding in the rear of the truck when the driver Kesley Stapleton lost control near his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone Fort
Gary Taylor
Murrie Eugene
Kesley Stapleton
Carbondale F O E Aux Team Wins NationalChamp
Carbondale’s 20 week old Ladies Auxiliary six woman ritualistic team won the national championship at the 52nd F O E convention in Minneapolis. They became the youngest ever to compete and win, with a $250 prize likely. The squad includes Jewel Smith Merline Brewer Alma Hall Margaret Breeden Rachel Treece and Aileen Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Fraternal
Order of Eagles
Minneapolis
Minn
Lewis Brewer
Centralia
Jewel Smit
Merline Brewer
Alma Hall
Margaret Breeden
Rachel Treece
Aileen Carter
Decatur
Eaglets
Seattle
Wash
Hopes Fade for Reynolds in Mount Whitney Search
Four veteran climbers search the east face of Mount Whitney for Christopher Smith Reynolds, son of Libby Holman, after the body of his companion Stephen Rice Wasserman was recovered at 11,500 feet. The pair, both 17, set out to conquer the peak a week ago. Wasserman's parents were at Whitney Portal as his body was identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Pine
Calif
Mount Whitney
Christopher Smith Reynolds
Libby Holman
Reynolds
Stephen Rice Wasserman
Wasserman
Herrin Jubilee Opens Amid Rain Heralded by Public Faith
About 800 residents attended unified church services at Herrin Township high school on opening day of Herrin’s Golden Jubilee amid threatening weather. Morning services were strong across all 23 churches while a softball tournament began at 7 p.m. at the town park and a pageant depicting Herrin’s growth was staged at the high school field with 400 local cast members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Township
Herrin
W. H. Whitlock
Lebanon
Whitlock
Herrin First
Moore
St Louis Driver Resting After Second Collision
George W. Kearns, 45, of St. Louis, rested in Williamson County jail after a two incidents near Dewmaine and Carterville. His car sideswiped Ottie Kerley’s car, Kerley chased, then Kearns lost control and struck a tree. He faces arraignment for driving while intoxicated.
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George W. Kearns
St. Louis
Williamson County
Kearn
Ottie Kerley
Carterville
Dewmaine
Kerley
Kearns
Lawrence Cannon
Suspect Firebug In Carterville
Carterville Fire Chief Carl Jones investigates possible arson by a "fire bug" on Prosperity Avenue after a fifth fire in three weeks destroys the Raymond Morris family home. The Morris family were away Sunday around 11 30 a m. four outbuildings burned on the same street in recent weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville
Carl Jones
Raymond Morris
Prosperity Avenue
Morris
Jones
Eleven Year Old Recovers Lost Fielder's Mitt
Eleven year old located a lost fielder's mitt through a classified ad in Murphysboro between 20th and Elm and St Andrews School. Call 1191 at 2125 Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Rawlings Lonnie Frey
20Th
Elm
St. Andrews
Call
ABC Classified Ad Restores Boy's Lost Mitt
An 11 year old St Louis boy named Jimmy Floerschinger recovered a fielders mitt lost while visiting Murphysboro after an ABC Classified Ad ran in the Southern Illinoisan for one week at 1 67. The ad appeared in the classifieds placed by Mr and Mrs W D Mohlenbrk. The mitt was returned by a reader of the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ABC
Southern Illinoisan
St. Louis
Jimmy Floerschinger
Murphysboro
W. D. Mohlenbrk
Jimmy
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Saypol
Justice Department
San Francisco
Harry Bridges
Bridges
Crab Orchard Lake
Mississippi River
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Harvard
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