Decontrol Considered in 10 Illinois Cities in 1949
Federal officials weigh lifting rent controls in ten Illinois cities including Quincy Dixon Freeport Jacksonville Mattoon Kewanee Woodstock Canton Paxton and Macomb. Local offices to close in Joliet Decatur Rockford Bloomington and LaSalle while controls continue in five others and state offices in Peoria and Rock Island are studied for possible shutdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar G. Abern
Quincy
Dixon
Free Port
Jacksonville
Mattoon
Kewanee
Woodstock
Canton
Paxton
Macomb
Ahern
Joliet
Decatur
Rockford
Bloomington
la Salle
Minnesota
Iowa
Washington
Tighe E. Wood
Rent Control Administration
Abern
Illinois
Peoria
Rock Island
Armes Bond Set After Herrin Jewelry Store Theft
Ray Armes 25 a former convict held in Williamson county jail on pork burglary and larceny charges for stealing 500 dollars worth of watches and rings from Herman's jewelry store. Behn identified the recovered pieces. Police say Armes implicated Jack Flanagan but Flanagan had alibis. Investigators seek a possible confederate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Armes
Williamson County
Herrin
Herman Behn
Joe Ing
Armes
Herman’s
Behn
Odus Hughes
Witness Fails to Show in Meyers Robbery Case
John P. Meyers a 27 year old of Cairo faced possible release after the Ballard county grand jury failed to hear robbery charges when the prosecuting witness did not appear. Roy Burton a mule trader from Kansas had sworn an affidavit accusing Meyers of stealing $3100. Meyers is named as son of Sax Meyers former Spur Inn operator at Karnak. The official expected discharge from bond if Burton does not appear before the grand jury session closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Meyers
Cairo
N. A. Geveden
Ballard County
Wycliffe
Meyers
Roy Burton
Kansas
Geveden
Sax Meyers
Karnak
Burton
West Frankfort Girls Reach State A A U Finals
West Frankfort All Stars softball team advanced to the state A A U finals at Havana by defeating Middle Road Coal of Peoria 4-3. They earned a semifinal berth with a 4-0 win over Pekin and a 7-4 win over Jacksonville, and will play in Carbondale Wednesday night in a Kiwanis Lions benefit contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
West Frankfort Girl All Stars
Havanna
Middle Road
Peoria
Peking
Jacksonville
All Star Nine
Carbondale
Kiwanis and
Lions Clubs
End Quarantine In Springfield
Springfield ends its polio quarantine at midnight after a four week period with no new cases. Dr. H. H. Shamel cites peak incidence reached 10 days earlier as 57 cases and 10 deaths since July 10, while Illinois adds 80 new cases and 86 deaths nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
H. H. Shamel
State Health Department
Illinois
Air Force Forms Medical Unit With Ogle As Lead
The Air Force creates its own medical service with Brig. Gen. Dan C. Ogite of Keiths burg Illinois named special assistant to the surgeon general. Maj. Gen. Malcolm C. Grown, the air force surgeon general, announced the new organization and Ogite's appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force Department
Dan C. Ogite
Keithsburg
Macolm C. Grown
Air Force
General Ogle
Weather lookahead with warm spell and lake readings
Forecast calls for fair weather tonight and Wednesday with a warm spell. Lows 56 to 60 and highs 84 to 88. Temperature marks for Monday listed, while precipitation through today is shown as 0 percent. Crab Orchard Lake readings show level three inches below spillway, Little Grassy Lake 14 feet below spillway, no Mississippi River reading at Grand Tower.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Mississippi River
Grand Tower
Illinois Weather Summary With Above Normal Temperatures
Temperatures in Illinois expected to run about two degrees above normal with highs near 82 to 86 and lows around 58 to 62. Northern sections cooler Wednesday, slight warming into Friday and Saturday. Rainfall average 1 10 inches with scattered showers tonight and more likely Saturday or Sunday. Additional details on page 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Taxpayers Rally Against Cold Turkey Bond Deals
The Taxpayers Federation of Illinois cites a Winnebago county court ruling that a school bond sale to a bond house without competitive bidding may violate trustees duties and tax savings. If upheld by the Illinois Supreme Court, bonds could be sold by competitive bidding at lower rates, reducing costs for taxpayers.
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The
Taxpayers Federation of Illinois
Ilinois
Circuit Court of
Winnebago County
Illinois Supreme Court
Illinois
General Assembly
Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois
William R. Dusher
Bond House
Lewis to lead coal talks as stockpiles dwindle
John L. Lewis prepared to again take personal charge of soft coal contract negotiations from his Greenbrier Hotel base in White Sulphur Springs. He may push concrete proposals after stockpiles thin, with a possible showdown well after Labor Day as production lags and demand rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Greenbrier
Mississippi
Bluefield
Building Halted In Centralia As Labor Talks Fail
In Centralia Illinois construction work halted as contractors and Local 19 AFL union laborers dispute wages and jurisdiction. Laborers seek raises from 1 40 to 1 55 for common laborers and 1 65 to 1 75 for mason tenders with changes to dispute settlements. Negotiators meet again tomorrow after 60 days of bargaining without agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia
Ill
A. F. L. Hadcarriers Union
Broadway
Bell Telephone Company
Two Waterloo workers electrocuted on Red Bud highway site
Two 26 year old Waterloo construction workers Oliver Nagel and Adrien Bertram were killed by a bolt from a power line near Red Bud in Randolph County. Crane operator Elmer Naumann survived, likely due to being grounded while the others became an accidental ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Ill
Red Bud
Oliver Nagel
Adrien M. Bertram
Elmer Naumann
Randolph County
L. C. Walker
Sparta
Walker
Naumann
Guard Squabble Weaves Through Illinois Guard Leadership
Illinois National Guard politics intensify as Maj. Gen. Joseph A. Fleece resists resigning Sept. 10 amid pressure from Gov. Adlai Stevenson and Lt. Gov. Sherwood Dixon. Brig. Gen. Harry L. Bolen, Cairo, and others seek advancement while Teece challenges the retroactivity of a 1947 law.
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Illinois
Harry L. Bolen
Cairo
Illinois National Guard
Adlai Stevenson
Joseph A. Fleece
Ilinois Guard
Bolen
Teece
Sherwood Dixon
Dixon
129Th Infantry Regiment of the Guard
Motorcycle Wedding Precedes Mendelssohn in Murphysboro Park
The rite features a motorcycle procession to Riverside Park at 5 p m with Miss Dorothy Will Harrison and Jack Etherton, two-year-old Shirley Ann McClure as ring bearer, plus 25 to 30 bikes. The ceremony includes Billie Ruth Pigott Black, Martha Porter, and a reception at 7:30 p m with plans for a motorcycle departure on honeymoon.
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Mendelssohn
Murphysboro
Riverside Park
Shell
Dorothy Will
Harrison
Jack Etherton
Etherton
Hershel Ellis
Miss Will
Logan Hotel
Lastour Corporation
American Motorcycle Association
Murphysboro Motorcycle Club
Billie Ruth Pigott Black
Martha Porter
Seth McClure
Clyde Hanna
Allen Frazier
Shirley Ann McClure
Shirley Ann
Kenneth Ripley
Paris high school coach can be reassigned by board
A three judge Illinois appellate panel ruled the Paris school board may transfer high school basketball coach Ernie Eveland to other duties while preserving his salary. The decision, read by Judge Osagai Wheat, also temporarily modifies Eveland’s injunction as the suit advances toward a final Springfield ruling. Eveland has led state championship teams and faced removal amid conflict with Superintendent John R. Moss over insubordination and remarks about Principal Otto C. Ariens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Appellate Court
Paris
Ernie Eveland
Eveland
Springfield
Osagai Wheat
Freeport
Everland
Par
Tigers
John R. Moss
Otto C. Ariens
Tito Accused by Romanian Leader of Plotting Balkan War
Romanian Vice Premier Gheorghiu-Dej charges Tito with plotting to ignite a Balkan war as Moscow condemns Yugoslavia. At a Bucharest rally, Voroshilov labels Tito a traitor and links him to fascism, noting alleged Western talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Russia
Tito
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Balkan
Bucharest
Klementi Voroshilov
Politburo
Soviet Union
Voroshilov
Polio Outbreak Recurs in West Frankfort Baby
After a week's lapse polio broke out again in West Frankfort today. Four and a half month old Larry Holde, the city's eighth case, was taken to St. Mary's hospital in East St. Louis for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Larry Holde
East St. Louis
St. Mary’s Hospital
Feldman Admits Gave Hunt Army Buying Info in 1947
Maj. Gen. Herman Feldman testified before a Senate investigating committee that he provided James W. Hunt with army buying plans in 1947 but said the information was not confidential and he did not know Hunt's status as a five percenter. Feldman insisted he abused no position and welcomed the inquiry as he prepared to justify his actions. He referenced letters to Hunt and to Brig. Gen. Wayne Allen that urged contact with Hunt, noting Hunt had access to the White House. The hearing opened with McCarthy predicting personal attacks to divert from the facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Herman Feldman
James W. Hunt
Hunt
Army
White House
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Feldman
Francis D. Flanagan
Earlie
Wayne R. Allen
Allen
Quartermaster Corps
Los Angeles
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Vets Monkey Bites Herrin Boy at Local Display
Robert Lee Lindsey, 15, visiting Herrin today, was bitten by Suzi the Java monkey kept by Fred Sheldon, 55, a World War II Navy veteran, and his family. The bite happened when Robert handed a whistle to Suzi, prompting medical attention. The incident stemmed from a cage sign reading This Monkey Bites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee Lindsey
Herrin
Fred Sheldon
Bennie
Suzi
Sheldons
Robert
Two Benton Men Fined at Pinckneyville
Barthold McDonald and Henry Brown, both from Benton, pleaded guilty before Police Magistrate Harry Smith in Pinckneyville for drunken driving and reckless driving. McDonald faced 19.20 dollars in fines and costs. Brown 25 dollars plus 8.20 costs. State Patrolmen Birkner and Boyd arrested them about 11 PM on Route 13, one and a half miles west of Pinckneyville, and jailed them overnight before release back to Benton.
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Benton
Pinckneyville
Barthold Mc- Donald
Henry Brown
Harry Smith
Mc Donald
Brown
McDonald
Russel Birkner
John Boyd
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Chicago
Jack Flanagan
Hughes
Flanagan
John Meyers
Truman
Clyda A. Lewis
Veterans of Foreign Wars At
Miami
Fla
Fuller Warren
Claude Pepper
Florida
Mr. Truman
Federation
Stevenson
Chicago Tribune
Camp McCoy
Wisc
Tribune
Dwight Green
Robert Davis
130Th Infantry
Miss Dorothy Will
W. Frankfort
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