Du Quoin State Fair Opens Aug 29 With 200000 Expected
The 27th annual Du Quoin Fair runs eight days from Aug 29 to Labor Day Sept 5. Officials predict about 200000 attendees from Illinois and neighboring states to witness Grand Circuit harness racing and a full slate of auto motorcycle and midget races, plus national championships and a large entertainment lineup.
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du Quoin
Gome
Illinois
American Automobile Assoiation
American Motorcycle Association
American Automobile Association
United States
Milwaukee
Beatrice Kay
Lou Breeze
William Morris
L. N. Fieckles
George Hamid
Ernie Young
Miss Kay
Breese Music Makers
Sonny Moore
Wahling
Yvette
Athos
Sharkey
Seal
Linon
Sam Linfield
Harston
Duke Rorell
Clifford Guvvest
Lowe
Hite
Stanley
Dorothy Dorben
Polack Brothers Eastern Circus
Turner Brothers
Army safety drive uses goat punishment in Munich
Col James H Kelly head of the U S Military Government in Munich awards the unit with fewest traffic accidents monthly and punishes the worst performing unit by making its soldiers care for a troublesome billy goat as a deterrent to reckless driving.
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Munich
James H. Kelly
Chicago
U. S
Ths
Beatrice Kay to Headline Du Quoin State Fair Nights
Beatrice Kay, famed songstress tied to 90s recordings and radio fame, headlines six nights from August 29 to September 3 at the Du Quoin State Fair. Polack Bros Circus closes the fair with a finale on September 4 and 5.
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Beatrice Kay
du Quoin
Mississippi Dike Project Recommended For Cairo Area
U S Engineers propose a 21.3 mile levee along the left bank from Coon Rapids to Miller City to protect about 19 100 acres. Two pumping plants and a $2 956 000 cost plan are outlined with federal and local funding. Public hearing in Cairo May 4 1945.
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U. S
Mississippi River
Coon Rapids
Ohio River
Miller City
Cairo
Committee On Flood Control
House of Representatives
Mississippi
Alexander County
Olive Branch
Willard
Corps of Engineers
U. S. Court House
Custom House
St. Louis 1
Board of Engineers For Rivers and Harbors
Washington, D
I C Official Named In Suit for Divorce
In Chicago on August 23 AP reports Ruth Young filed for divorce from C O Young 60 superintendent of equipment for Illinois Central Railroad charging cruelty She was granted temporary support of 250 dollars monthly and a half interest in oil well property owned by her husband.
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Chicago
Ruth Young
C. O. Young
Illinois Central
Chinese trade union leaders tour Poland
A 30 member Chinese trade union delegation led by Liu Ni Yi is touring Poland to inspect reconstruction projects and meet Polish unionists. The group arrived after visiting Bucharest and aims to strengthen labor ties.
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Warsaw
Poland
Liu Ni Yi
World Federation of Trade Unions
Bucharest
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Anna - DU Quoin
Lawrenceville
Festus
Songstress
I. C
Rayon
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Gore
Seersucker
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Zwick’s Ladies’ Stores
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