Four Killed In Mt Pulaski Auto Crash
Four persons died and a fifth was critically injured when a west bound car collided with the rear of a stock truck on Route 54 at the Reidel crossing near Mount Pulaski. Victims include Barry Franklin 65 Clay City Wendell Franklin 36 Deland Joyce Widner 14 Clay City and Margaret Beck 22 Deland. Keith Franklin 13 Deland was listed in critical condition. Deputy sheriffs investigated. one horse died.
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Lincoln
Reidel Crossing
Mount Pulaski
Barry Franklin
Clay City
Wendell Franklin
Deland
Joyce Rita Widner
Margaret Ellen Beck
Keith Franklin
Claud Litter Jy
Roscoe Ealey
Ealey
Joyce Widner
8th Spy Ring Suspect Nabbed in Texas
Morton Sobell 33 a former Navy worker was arrested in Laredo Texas on espionage charges tied to passing defense secrets to Russia He faced a hearing before U S commissioner Frank Y Hill and was jailed as part of the ring connected to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Harry Gold and the Los Alamos project details show Sobell worked at General Electric Schenectady and Reeve Instrument Co New York City He fled to Mexico after Greenglass and Rosenberg arrests and faces possible death penalty in wartime espionage case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lareda
Texas
Morton Sobell
Navy
Russia
Webb
F.B.I
U. S. Navy
U. S
Frank Y. Hill
Sobell
Mexico
United States
Mexico City
David Greenglass
New York
Greenglass
Los Alamos
N. M
Hoover
Reeve Instrument Co
New York City
Julius Rosenberg
U N Secretary General Seeks 1951 Budget Increase
Lake Success August 18 Trygve Lie asked the general assembly to approve a budget of 45 450 800 for 1951 operations. The request shows a rise of 3 809 026 percent over the 1950 budget.
Editor Retires After 28 Years at Ellwood City Ledger
Charley Cox longtime editor of the Ellwood City Ledger retires after 28 years of service. The staff teased he avoided a photo print fearing the press would break. The paper finally ran his picture and the press roared then broke, delaying the edition by two hours.
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Ellwood City
Charley Cox
Ellwood City Ledger
Cox
Ledger
Rail Strike Threat Grows Over Key Steel Lines
Washington Aug 18 AP The White House engaged union leaders to avert a creeping railway strike. token strikes on Elgin Joliet and Eastern and Pittsburgh and Lake Erie threaten steel coal iron ore movement. 5 000 workers to strike next Tue-Sat, risking 45 000 more. Union terms seek 40 hour yard work week and wage parity with engineers and firemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
John R. Steelman
Brotherhood of
Order of
Onion and Company
Steelman
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
U. S. Steel Corp
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
New York Central
U. S. Steel
Carnegie- Illinois Steel Co
Pittsburgh
Lake Erie
Truman authorizes public housing loans for Illinois towns
President Truman approves preliminary public housing loans for three Illinois communities. Pana receives 26000 dollars, Lincoln 40000 dollars, and Metropolis 28000 dollars. The action marks early funding steps for local housing projects.
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Washington
Truman
Illinois
Pana
Lincoln
Metropolis
Weather Summary Forecast Or Lake Levels
Cloudy and cooler tonight with Saturday partly cloudy and warmer in the afternoon. Low tonight 60 to 65. High Saturday 77 to 80. Low Thursday about 64. 7 am today 69, 6 pm 79. High Thursday 87, noon today 72. Sunrise 5 12 am, sunset 6 55 pm. Humidity 90 percent at 8 30 am. Precipitation 2.02 inches from 7 am yesterday to 7 am today. Wind 13 miles between 7 am yesterday and 7 am today averaging .542 mph. Crab Orchard Lake 13.5 feet below spillway. Little Grassy Lake 9 inches below spillway. Mississippi River 21.4 feet at 8 am today, up 4 feet in 24 hours.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Mississippi River
Truman Pushes Bill to Expand Old Age Social Security
Senate approved a measure expanding coverage to about 45 million and boosting benefits. The bill would raise payroll taxes over 20 years and start enhanced payments within 45 days, adding millions of new beneficiaries including self employed workers and farm workers.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
White House
House
Senate House
Truman
Walter F. George
Dga
Senate Finance Committee
Eugene D. Millikin
Colo
Finance Committee
Plan to Rework Centralia Field Operations
The Texas company moved ahead with plans to take over operation of the Lake Centralia oil fields starting Sept 1. The 10,000 acre field with 2,400 wells could yield about 205 million extra barrels of oil, with water flooding beginning by year’s start. R. W. Love stated 98 percent of leaseholders and 96 percent of royalty holders approved the program.
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Texas Company
Lake Centralia
R. W. Love
Salem
The
Love
Two Districts Fight Over School Territory
In southern Illinois two counties argue over a 2200 acre school area with nine pupils. Perry County Consolidated 203 seeks to keep the northwest area. Unit School District No. 1 Coulterville Randolph County seeks annexation. Judge Layman heard arguments in Perry circuit court and took the matter under advisement. Five pupils attend Coulterville, four attend Swanwick in Perry.
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Illinois
Perry County
Coulterville
Randolph County
Thomas L. Layman
Franklin County
Perry
Pinckneyville
Swanwick
Longshoremen refuse to unload Russian furs
New York August 18 Longshoremen from local 824 of the A F of L International Longshoremen business refused to unload Russian furs aboard the British liner Mauretania and voted not to handle any goods from Russia in the future as a protest action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mauretania
A. F
L. International Longshoremen’s Association
Russia
Illinois GI Claims He Saw Gen Dean Shot
An 18 year old machine gunner from Palestine Illinois said he saw Maj. Gen William F Dean shot but not killed on July 18 near Taejon Corps in Korea while his unit retreated He lost his right arm in Korea and was later hospitalized in Denver saying Dean was injured in the leg and stood after the shooting.
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Denver
Korea
William F. Dean
Teaton Corp
Donald Biehl
Palestine
Ill
Fitzsimmons General Hospital
Taejon
Biehl
Dean
Herman Biehl
Japan
Forest Fire Rages Along 30 Mile Front East of San Diego
More than 1,000 firefighters fought a 30 mile front in the Cleveland National Forest as hundreds of ranchers campers and vacationers were evacuated. Over 20 000 acres of watershed and timberland burned since the fire began Wednesday with flames engulfing a quarter of Cuyamaca State Park. Forest supervisor Hamilton K Fyles said late last night they had no control anywhere.
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Cleveland National Forest
Cuyamaca State Park Recreation
Hamilton K. Fyles
Cleveland Forest
France Bans German Red Newspaper Unser Tag
French authorities ban Unser Tag for four weeks for violating allied press law. The 11th Communist paper in Western zones ordered German dock workers to refuse unloading American munitions ships.
Long-nosed Suspect Held Tries to Sell Whisky to Cop
Eugene Jozysnski, 24, of New York City, approached a Christo pher policeman at 6 a.m. and tried to sell him whisky. Police found six fifths whisky, a revolver, cash, keys, and a photo in his possession. He admitted visiting Russo's tavern in Herrin after closing and breaking in to steal money. He faces questions on two arm ed robberies in Metropolis and Cairo this week.
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Eugene Jozysnski
New York City
Christopher
Jozysnski
Smith & Wesson
George Howard Woods
Franklin County
Guy Baker
West Frankfort
Herrin
Blaine Maddox
Williamson County
Metropolis
Cairo
Russo’s
Peoria Block and Kuhl To Hold Election
The National Labor Relations board ordered a collective bargaining election within 30 days for certain Block and Kuhl Co. employees in Peoria. Workers will choose representation by Local No. 536, Retail Clerks International Association AFL. The vote covers sales staff janitors maids porters elevator operators and some regular part time workers.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Block & Kuhl Co
Peoria
Retail Clerks International Association
A. F. of L
Michigan Cool Spell Cuts Heat Across Great Lakes
The Associated Press reports a light freeze across Michigan and nearby Great Lakes regions with temperatures near freezing in Grand Marais and Grantsburg. Cooler air moved southeast toward the Atlantic coast while the Eastern Seaboard stayed warm.
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Associated Press
Michigan
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Grand Ma‘rais
Mich
Lake Superior
Grantsburg
Wis
Upper Michigan
Lower Michigan
Wisconsin
Midwest
Atlantic Coast
Seaboard
Gulf States
Plateau
Blythe
Calif
St. Lawrence Valley
Illinois
Indiana
Cobden Peach Festival to Feature 1950 Queen Selection
James H. Stover of Chester will speak at Cobden’s 13th annual Peach Festival with Orville Alexander of Carbondale. Festivities begin at noon with decorations, a festival campus, concession stands, and a display of Union County peaches. The queen selection and pre ceremony weddings will headline events.
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James H. Stover
Chester
Lions International
Cobden
Orville Alexander
Carbondale
Union County
S. L. Speer
Cobden Lions Club
E. O. Mull
Explosion Fatal at Gary Oil Plant
Robert Evans aged 21 from Hobart died in Gary Methodist hospital from burns suffered in an explosion at the Johnson Oil plant in Gary Indiana the day before.
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Gary
Ind
Robert Evans
Hobart
Gary Methodist Hospital
Johnson Oil
Elizabethtown Board Cuts Taxes for Third Consecutive Year
The Elizabethtown village board reduced taxes for a third straight year setting levies at 2000 dollars this week down from 2200 last year and 2600 the year before. The general revenue fund stood at 7000 dollars on Aug 1 with 6700 from the three licensed taverns in town.
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Elizabethtown Board
Village Board
Elizabethtown
General Revenue Fund
Strike Settlement Reached For Herrin Cleaners and Dyers
A two day walkout by workers in four Herrin dry cleaning shops ended last night after a new union contract was signed. It sets pay scales for various job titles, provides a one week paid vacation after one year, and overtime at time and a half for over eight hours daily under a 40 hour week. Union representatives included Bill Humphrey of Teamsters Local 268 with involvement by Herrin Trades Council head Guy Young.
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Herrin
Ed Chinn
Black & White Cleaners
Dean Pope
Liberty Cleaners
Les Grady
Herrin Dry Cleaners
H. G. Parks
Parks Cleaners
Bill Humphrey
Teamsters
AFL
Guy Young
Herrin Trades Council
2 R s 2 C s Up for Review
Chicago Aug. 18 AP The state selective service director orders a review of non veterans deferred as essential, directing local boards to reclassify registrants in 2-A and 2-C as 1-A for pre induction physicals. Most in these classes are not irreplaceable and the nation remains peacetime with few essential personnel.
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Chicago
Selective Service
Paul G. Armstrong
From $1 Classified Brings Harold Toler Heavy Calls
A Carbondale ad offering dirt for $1 to $3 a load drew nonstop calls to Harold Toler from 5:30 AM to 11 PM daily. He said the volume exceeded his capacity and forced turning away customers as his schedule filled.
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Harold Toler
General Church Jubilant over Reds Licking at Taegu
Allied forces halted a 42,000 strong North Korean thrust toward Taegu and pushed back Red divisions at Changnyong. Major General John H. Church praised the victory as Marines and American infantrymen drove the attackers from the Nak ton g river area while refugees streamed from Taegu.
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Tokyo
Taegu City
Taegu
U. S
Red
Changnyong
Naktong River
John H. Church
Changynyong
Church
Red Fourth
Benjamin Schofield
Des Moines
Schofield
Marine Corsairs
U. S. 24Th Infantry Division
Naktong
United Nations to aid 1.5 million Korean war refugees
Tokyo Aug 18 AP The United Nations forms a relief organization to care for about 1,500,000 South Korean war refugees. Col Alfred G Katzin, UN secretary-general’s Korea representative, cabled details from Pusan. Arrangements were completed last weekend under General MacArthur’s direction.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Alfred G. Katzin
Korea
U.N
Pusan
General MacArthur
Hurricane shifts course steering toward Atlantic
Floridians breathed easier as a severe hurricane changed its course and lumbered northward in the Atlantic.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mt. Pulaski
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
Klaus Fuchs
Rosenberg
Ethel
Bronx
U. N. Budget
Today's Index
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Bill
Centralia
G. I
Gen. Dean
San Diego
France
Wuppertal
Germany
South Korea
Kumhwa
Masan
Pohang
Held
Christopher Cop
Cobden Gears
ABC
Relief Organization For
South Koreans
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