Illinois Days Progressives File Tickets For Ballot
Two independent parties Prohibition and Progressive filed state tickets for the November ballot in Illinois. Progressive leaders claim 50 000 signatures from 60 counties with nominating papers. Objections may be filed by Saturday as the electoral board prepares to rule next week.
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Springfield
Prohibition
Ilinois
Progressive Party
Sidney L. Ordower
Chicago
U. S
State Electoral Board
Ordower
Progressive
William D. Smith
Pearl M. Hart
Harold L. Lundquist
Irving B. Gilbert
Moline
Supreme Court
Albert F. Schersten
Rock Island
E. N. Himmel
Naperville
Olive R. Wilson
University of Illinois
Illinois
Secretary of State
Lar Daly
Christian ‘Action Party
Modern Woodmen Picnic Set Sunday at Murphysboro
The annual Modern Woodmen outing will be at Riverside park Murphysboro Sunday Aug 27. Henry F Turner president Modern Woodmen of America will speak. Wade Collier and the Roving Ramblers provide music. Free gifts for Junior Woodmen under 16 with races, contests, a rifle shoot, baseball game, and swimming on the program.
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Murphysboro
Riverside Park
Jackson County
Illinois
Henry F. Turner
Modern
Woodmen of America
Turner
Paducah, Ky
Rock Island
W. H. Hougham
Wade Collier
Roving Ramblers
Vergennes High and Grade School Fall Registration
Vergennes Commun ity high school and grade school hold fall term registration Friday. Grade students start at 9 a m and high school activities begin at 8 25 a m with all tasks finished by noon. Vernon Eisenhauer resumes bus route duties. New faculty member Everett Todd joins as athletic coach. Grace Pittman and Mary Cox return to Vergennes staff.
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Vergennes
Community High School
Vernon Eisenhauer
Everett Todd
Grace Pittman
University of Illinois
Mary Cox
Food Checkers Needed for Army Veterinarians
Miami Beach August 22 The Army seeks veterinarians to inspect rations for troops. Brig Gen J A McCallum speaking at the American Veterinary Medical Association meeting says 50 reserve officers will be called up and more are needed. Continuous food exams are vital to soldier health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
J. A. McCallum
American Vetinary Medical Association
Dirksen Attacks Lucas Over Flip Flops In Illinois Race
Everett M. Dirksen assailed Sen. Scott Lucas as inconsistent at a Belleville rally. He cited Lucas voting for and against the Taft Hartley act and Brannan plan, and flipping on socialized medicine and Formosa policy.
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Belleville
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Sen
Scott Lucas
D-Ill
Lucas
Dirksen
Congress
Mundt
Formosa
1800 U. S. Students Attend Mass in St. Peter's
In Rome on August 22 1958 1800 American college students attended a mass in St. Peter's Basilica forming the largest U S pilgrimage of the holy year. The group represented every state in the union.
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Rome
St. Peter’s Basilica
Soviets Push German Drive Threatens Western Germany
Soviet propaganda in East Germany promises war horrors for anti-Communists and economic rewards for collaborators as Moscow aims to rally all Germans behind a national congress planned for Friday and Saturday to back a program of resistance against Western intervention.
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Berlin
Germany
Russia
East Germany
Elbe
National Congress
Army Moving Medical Lab to Missouri Depot in $125,000 Plan
Army plans to move its medical laboratory from Fort Sheridan Illinois to the government owned St. Louis Missouri medical depot. The transfer and space costs are estimated at 125000 dollars. Army officials say the Missouri depot is more centrally located for the fifth army area and will save time in specimen analyses.
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Washington
Army
Fort Sheridan
Ill
St. Louis, Mo
Defense
Senate
St. Louis
Missouri
Fifth Army
Socialist Unity Party declares resistance at convention
At its annual convention the Socialist Unity Party announced resistance amid the Korean War, presenting itself as the Kremlin’s chosen political instrument in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socialist Unity (Communist) Party
Kremlin
Germany
North Burma Quakes Alter River Course and Flood Cattle
Violent quakes in North Burma reportedly shifted a river altering waterways and inundating major rice areas in Kachin state near the China border. Floods swamped four large rice regions while communications and the Myitkyina railway were washed out and hundreds of cattle drowned.
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North
Burma
Kachin
China
Myitkyina
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Oscar Atherton
Carbondale
Floyd Qualls
Walter R. King
George Stephens
Charles F. Brush
John Lakeman
H. J. Lorentz
Edward L. Smith
Elmer Wallace
Sa Tren
Veterinary Corps
Illinois Ave
Carbondale, Ill
Mass
St. Peter's
Wellal
Dan
Andrew H. Truby
Woodland
Allbran
Kell Battle Creek
Army Moving Medical Lab
Walnut Murphysboro
Rangoon
Pete
Cardwell Motors
Dodge-Plymouth Sales & Service
Walnut ST
E. A. Messer
S. Poplar
Dorothy Gray
Ign
Mercury
America
van Motors Inc
West Main St
Marion, IN
Carbondale Auto Sales
North Illinois Ave
Carbondale, Lil
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