Decontrol in 10 State Cities Being Considered
Federal officials weigh decontrol of rents in Illinois in 10 cities including Quincy Dixon Freeport Jacksonville Mattoon Kewanee Woodstock Canton Paxton Macomb with local offices closed in Joliet Decatur Rockford Bloomington and LaSalle while controls continue in five others Ahern cited budget cuts and potential redeployment of advisory roles amid reviews in Peoria and Rock Island though areas with housing needs may move toward decontrol.
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Oscar G. Abern
Quincy
Dixon
Freeport
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
Bond Set for 25-Year-Old Suspect in Herrin Jewelry Theft
Ray Armes, 25, ex convict, held on a 2000 dollar bond in Williamson county jail after burglary and larceny at Herman’s Jewelry in Herrin. He allegedly smashed a plate glass window and stole 500 dollars in watches and rings identified by owner Herman Behn. Police say Armes implicated others, including Jack Flanagan, who was not charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Armes
Williamson County
Herrin
Herman Behn
Joe Ing
Armes
Herman's
Behn
Odus Hughes
Jack Flanagan
Hughes
Flanagan
Witness Fails to Show In John Meyers Case
John P. Meyers 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 testified via affidavit that Meyers robbed him of 3100, tying Meyers to Sax Meyers of Karnak and the Spur Inn.
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John Meyers
John P. Meyers
Cairo
N. A. Geveden
Ballard County
Wycliffe
Meyers
Roy Burton
Kansas
Geveden
Sax Meyers
Karnak
Burton
West Frankfort Girls Reach State AAU Finals
West Frankfort All Stars softball team beat Middle Road Coalettes 4 3 to advance to the state AAU finals at Havana. They earlier defeated Pekin 4 0 and Jacksonville 7 4 to reach semifinals and plan a charity game in Carbondale Wednesday night versus Kiwanis and Lions clubs teams.
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West Frankfort
West Frankfort Girl All Stars
Havanna
Middle Road Coalettes
Peoria
Peking
Jacksonville
All Star Nine
Carbondale
Kiwanis and
Lions Clubs
End Quarantine In Springfield
Springfield ends its polio quarantine at midnight after four weeks with no new local cases. Dr. H H Shamel notes infantile paralysis peaked 10 days ago as 57 cases and 10 deaths occur since July 10. statewide 86 deaths amid 1 337 cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
H. H. Shamel
State Health Department
Illinois
Air Force Establishes Medical Service with New Surgeon General
The Air Force created its own medical service with Brig. Gen. Dan C. Ogle of Keithsburg, Illinois, named special assistant to the surgeon general. Maj. Gen. Malcolm C. Growon announced the organization and Ogle’s appointment yesterday.
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Air Force Department
Dan C. Ogle
Keithsburg
Macolm C. Grown
Air Force
General Ogle
Weather Outlook and Lake Readings for Crab Orchard Area
Fair tonight and Wednesday with slightly warmer temperatures. Lows 56 to 60, highs 84 to 88 on Wednesday. Notes show Monday morning low 67, today 65, high 84 at noon, 81 by 6 pm. Precipitation 0 from yesterday 7 am to today 7 am. Sunrise 5:17 am, sunset 6:47 pm. Crab Orchard Lake three inches below spillway as of Sunday, Little Grassy Lake 14 feet below spillway, Grand Tower Mississippi readings unavailable.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Mississippi River
Grand Tower
Illinois Weather Sees Mild Temperatures Across Regions
Temperatures average about two degrees above normal with highs near 82 to 86 and lows around 58 to 62. Northern areas cooler on Wednesday with a slow rise into weekend. Rainfall expected about 1 to 10 inches or less, with scattered showers tonight and more possible Saturday or Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Taxpayers oppose advance bond deals in Illinois
The Taxpayers Federation of Illinois denounces local governments entering advance agreements with bond houses to sell issues, urging competitive bidding. A Winnebago County court ruling invalidated a 3% bond sale without bid, suggesting potential statewide savings and prompting appeals to the Illinois Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Taxpayers Federation of
Illinois
Federation
Circuit Court of
Winnebago County
Illinois Supreme Court
General Assembly
Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois
William R. Dusher
Bond House
Building Halted In Centralia As Labor Talks Fail
Centralia Illinois August 23 Most construction work in the area stood still as contractors and Local 19 AFL laborers seek a new working agreement. Laborers demand wage increases and changes in dispute settlement provisions. negotiations resume tomorrow after 60 days without an agreement.
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A. F. L. Hadcarriers Union
Broadway
Bell Telephone Company
Lewis Prepares to Lead Soft Coal Parleys in West Virginia
John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, arrives at Greenbrier Hotel for negotiations with soft coal operators. He has favored a shorter work week, higher pay, and a 20 cent per ton royalty increase for the welfare fund. Stockpiles dwindle as discussions resume in Bluefield and White Sulphur Springs, with a possible showdown after Labor Day.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Greenbrier
Mississippi
Bluefield
Two Waterloo workers electrocuted on Red Bud highway project
Waterloo Illinois victims Oliver Nagel and Adrian M Bertram both 26 died after a bolt from a power line carrying 2900 to 4000 volts struck them on a highway construction near Red Bud Randolph County Coroner L C Walker Sparta said another worker Elmer Naumann narrowly escaped injury by remaining on a properly grounded crane Naumann survived with no injuries.
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Waterloo
Ill
Red Bud
Oliver Nagel
Adrian M. Bertram
Elmer Naumann
Randolph County
L. C. Walker
Sparta
Walker
Naumann
Guard Strife Over Illinois Guard Leadership In Cairo
High ranking Illinois National Guard officials face a power struggle as Major General Joseph A. Teece may refuse to resign Sept 10 under a 1947 law. Brigadier General Harry L. Bolen of Cairo and Lieutenant Governor Sherwood Dixon are named in maneuvering for succession, while Gov. Adlai Stevenson weighs action. The dispute could reach civil courts before Sept 10 with tensions spilling into Camp McCoy and state politics.
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Southern Illinois
Harry L. Bolen
Cairo
Illinois National Guard
Adlai Stevenson
Joseph A. Teece
Illinois Guard
Bolen
Teece
Sherwood Dixon
Dixon
129Th Infantry Regiment of the Guard
Sor
Stevenson
Chicago Tribune
Camp McCoy
Wisc
Tribune
Dwight Green
Robert Davis
Carbondale
130Th Infantry
Plan Motorcycle Wedding in Murphysboro Riverside Park
Miss Dorothy Will Harrison and Jack Etherton plan a motorcycle wedding at Riverside Park at 5 p m on Saturday with Mendelssohn s Wedding March. The ceremony features a two year old ring bearer and 25 to 30 motorcycles, plus a reception at 7 30 p m in the park mess hall before a motorcycle honeymoon.
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Mendelssohn
Murphysboro
Riverside Park
Shell
Dorothy Will
Harrison
Jack Etherton
Etherton
Hershel Ellis
Spark
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 school board gains right to reassign high school coach
A three judge Illinois appellate panel ruled the Paris school board may transfer basketball coach Ernie Eveland to other duties without changing his salary. The ruling modifies a prior injunction and keeps Eveland in limbo until Springfield issues a final decision. The dispute began in 1947 after Eveland led Paris High to a state title and accusations of insubordination surfaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Appellate Court
Paris
Ernie Eveland
Eveland
Springfield
Henry Wheat
Freeport
Righrs
John R. Moss
Ottoc. Ariens
Tito Faces Accusations of Plotting Balkan War
Romanian Vice Premier Gheorghiu-Dej charged Marshal Tito with plotting to ignite a Balkan war at a Bucharest rally watched by about eight thousand Romanians. Soviet Politburo member Voroshilov labeled Tito a traitor and accused him of dealing with the West without Soviet consent as Moscow escalates its campaign against Yugoslavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tito
Yugoslavia
Russia
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Balkan
Bucharest
Klementi Voroshilov
Politburo
Soviet Union
Voroshilov
Polio Flare Returns in West Frankfort With eighth Case
After a one week gap polio resurfaced in West Frankfort today with Larry Holde four and a half months old identified as the eighth local case. He was taken to St Marys hospital in East St Louis for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Larry Holde
East St. Louis
St.Mary’s Hospital
Feldman Admits Information Shared With Hunt Not Confidential
Maj. Gen. Herman Feldman testified before a Senate investigating committee that he gave James W. Hunt information on army buying plans in 1947 but said the information was not confidential and he did not know Hunt’s position as a five percenter. Feldman defended his actions as beneficial to the service and the country, and the hearing recessed to continue tomorrow. He noted Hunt has access to the White House through his role as management counselor. Feldman also sent letters to Hunt dated July 23, 1947, and to Brig. Gen. Wayne R. Allen on Nov. 19, 1947, urging contact with Hunt. The session opened with McCarthy predicting personal attacks against committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Herman Feldman
James W. Hunt
Hunt
Senate
Army
White House
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Feldman
Francis D. Flanagan
Earlie
Wayne R. Allen
Allen
Quartermaster Corps
Los Angeles
Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Herrin Boy Bit by Monkey on Display Visit
15 year old Robert Lee Lindsey injures finger when Java monkey Suzi bites him during view of Sheldon family exhibit in Herrin. Suzi accompanies 55 year old Fred Sheldon and 21 year old Bennie Sheldon. bite prompts medical attention. Sign in cage reads This Monkey Bites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herin
Robert Lee Lindsey
Herrin
Fred Sheldon
Bennie
Suzi
Sheldons
Robert
Two Benton Men Fined at Pinckneyville
Barthold Mc Donald and Henry Brown were fined at Pinckneyville for drunken driving and reckless driving. Mc Donald paid 19.20 in fines and costs. Brown 25 and 8.20. State Patrolmen arrested them near Route 13 and they were jailed overnight.
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Benton
Barthold McDonald
Henry Brown
Pinckneyville
Harry Smith
McDonald
Brown
Mc‘Donald
Russel Birkner
John Boyd
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Chicago
Truman
Clyda A. Lewis
Veterans of Foreign Wars At
Miami
Fla
Fuller Warren
Claude Pepper
Florida
Mr. Truman
Temper Stures
Centralia
Centralia, Ill
Succes
Miss Dorothy Will
London
W. Frankfort
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