Jackson County Clerk Granted Change of Venue in Embezzlement Case
Jackson Circuit Clerk Fred S. Fraser, indicted for embezzlement and malfeasance, wins a venue change within the Jackson County district court. Judge Harold Zimmerman in Murphysboro grants the move, keeping the trial in district court with Judge Ross Reynolds of Vienna likely presiding. Fraser, who returned after a one month disappearance, faces a $10,000 bond on embezzlement and $2,000 on malfeasance. An office audit continues.
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Jackson County
Fred S. Fraser
Loyd M. Bradley
Harold Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Murphysboro
Fletcher Lewis
Elmer Medlin
Carbondale
Fraser
District Circuit Court
Ross Reynolds
Vienna
Bradley
Teachers Oppose Loyalty Tests At AFT Convention
Delegates to the American Federation of Teachers convention oppose loyalty tests for teachers and approve a ban on Communist membership or any applicant under totalitarian control. The majority report protests dismissals based on Communist party membership and warns against manipulation of public aversion to Communism.
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Milwaukee
American Federation of Teachers
Civil and Professional Rights Committee
Communist Party
Queen of Du Quoin Fair to Marry After Honeymoon
Joan Davies of Los Angeles chosen on Mutual’s Queen for a Day as Queen of the 27th Du Quoin State Fair opening for an eight day run Monday. She could wed immediately with her fiance and join an airline trip to Illinois. The Queen may tour Orient No 2 coal mine at West Frankfort around 3 p.m. if she wishes and officials will decide tomorrow.
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du Quoin Fair
du Quoin State Fair
Joan Davies
Los Angeles
Mutual Broadcasting System
Gowl
Miss Davies
Hollywood
Jack Bailey
du Quoin
West Frankfort
Eleanor Roosevelt
Orient
Pitchers Drop Suit Dropped by Lanier and Martin
President Fred Seigh announced that Max Lanier and Fred Martin have dropped their combined 2.5 million dollar suit against organized baseball. Lanier and Martin sent a letter confirming the decision while on the Cardinals Eastern trip. In Danville, Jack Krusich of Catlin was hospitalized for polio treatment and four-year-old Richard Gaffney of Hoopeston was under observation for the disease.
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New York
Fred Seigh
St. Louis Cardinals
Max Lanier
Fred Martin
Leigh
Cardinals
Danville, Ill
Jack Krusich
Catlin
Danvill Hospital
Richard Gaffney
Hoopeston
Five Die in Belgian Plane Forced Landing
A Belgian Sabena airliner crashed during a forced landing near Leopoldville Belgian Congo killing five aboard. Three crewmen and two passengers died, all Belgians. Fourteen passengers plus a native steward were injured or slightly injured. The flight ran from Elizabethville to Leopoldville.
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Brussels
Belgium
Saben
Leopoldville
Belgian Congo
Elizabethville
Du Quoin Fair Opens At 7 A M With Big Prizes
The Du Quoin State Fairgrounds prepare for an eight day fair opening Monday at 7:00 a m Expect over 300 000 visitors from four states amid night revue extras featuring Beatrice Kay and the Lou Breese orchestra Grand Circuit harness racing midget big car and motorcycle events A prize money boost to 110 000 for the 1949 Fair Horse Show and 65 000 in livestock prizes are planned with judges from Illinois Missouri and Kansas City and a crochet contest for women award champions to a national contest
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du Quoin
Beatrice Kay
Lou Breese
Walter Burke
Libertyville
B. B. Tucker
Mexico
Roy Johnson
Kansas City
Fair Management
Weather Summary and Lake Levels Snapshot
Partly cloudy showers or thunder showers possible tonight and Sunday with warm conditions. Low around 65 to 70, high Sunday near 85 to 88. Readings show 8 a.m. humidity at 95 percent and recent precipitation at 0.20 inches. Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake levels noted below spillways for Sunday.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Local Section Index Header and Page Flags
The newspaper lists current sections and page numbers for National News Editorials Society News Sports Comics Classifieds Births Deaths Marriages Markets and Pictures across pages 1 to 12 with page designations. It serves as a guide to readers locating content in the edition.
U S Expedition Seeks Noahs Ark in Turkey
An American expedition led by Dr. Aaron J. Smith from Greensboro arrived at Dogubayazidi near Mount Ararat. State officials and newsmen joined the group on the journey from Eruzrum amid Soviet spying accusations by Russians.
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Dogubayazidi
Turkey
Mount Ararat
Aaron J. Smith
Greensboro
N. C
Eruzrum
Polio Case Rise Levels Off in Illinois
Springfield reports the weekly polio totals have leveled off with 33 new cases, bringing seven day totals to 276. Through mid August the 1949 wave has affected 1,502 people, with officials predicting a September peak though unsure if the decline will continue.
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Springfield
Illinois
State Health Department
Polio Victim dies after emergency operation
Larry Moore four died yesterday afternoon following an emergency operation at St Marys hospital in East St Louis after severe abdominal paralysis left him in an iron lung. Father Lawrence Moore said Larry regained consciousness briefly Thursday but faded Friday. An autopsy was performed to learn more about paralysis while younger brother Jerry Lee remains under observation. Funeral arrangements not announced.
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Larry Moore
Steeleville
St. Mary’s Hospital
East St. Louis Hospital
Lawrence Moore
Moore
Larry
Jerry Lee
South Greets Former Marching Sherman Boys
Wilson North Carolina August 27 The South welcomed the ex marching Sherman boys as the Wilson Chamber of Commerce invited the Grand Army of the Republic to hold its final encampment in Wilson in 1950.
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South
Marching Sherman
Florida Hurricane Destroys Coastlines Across State
The hurricane lashed Florida from the east to the Gulf, causing millions in damage and leaving hundreds homeless. Red Cross reported 500 homeless in Stuart and over 2,000 damaged homes in West Palm Beach, while bridges failed and trains stalled. Two deaths were confirmed, including a man who drowned off Miami.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Gulf
Lake Okeechobee
Fiorina
Weather Bureau
Pasco County
Gulf of Mexico
Tampa
Stuart Red Cross
West Palm Beach
Red Cross
Baseball Park
John F. Kirk
Becaus
Florida East Coast
Atlantic Coast Line
Stuart
St. Lucie Bridge
U. S
Fort Pierce
Palm Beaches
Belle Glade
Gold Coast
Hollywood
Vero Beach
Keys
Atlantic
Andrews Jonkman
Board Members Chart Aims For Southern U
Seven Southern Illinois University board members, all local alumni or longtime residents, vow to raise the region’s economy and culture through expanded SIU education. They cite Crane Orchard water and new industries, call for terminal agriculture and mechanics courses, and urge high schools to absorb machine shop training as SIU leads southern Illinois into a broader university era.
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Southern Ilinoisan
Southern Illinois University
Adlai E. Stevenson
Southern Illinois
Leo J. Brown
Arbondale
Robert W. Davis
Carbondale
New
S. A
O. W. Lyerla
Herrin High School
Lyerla
Southern Illinois, Inc
S. L U
War Manpower Commission
New England
Illinois
Gary
Ind
Williamson County
Herrin
Crab Orchard Lake
Hurricane leaves Delray Beach area in shambles
Residents reported beds and doors flying from third floor apartments as a hurricane pounded the coast from Pompano Beach to West Palm Beach. Delray Beach and surrounding towns suffered heavy damage, with roofs collapsed and debris strewn along highways. Officials warned the cash loss would be extensive, though there were no serious injuries or deaths reported.
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Charles Barrett
Associated Press
Delray Beach
Fla
Miami
Pompano Beach
West Palm Beach
Boca Raton
Fay
Pat
Red Cross
E. B. Dees
Lake Worth
D. E. Majewski
Senate May Be Checking Vaughan Fund
Senator Clyde Hoey said adverse testimony about government officials in the five percenters inquiry will go to superiors except for Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan. He noted the panel is probing Vaughan’s bank accounts and will pass Maragon evidence to the Justice Department. Vaughan’s testimony resumes Tuesday and Truman’s involvement hinges on the President’s request.
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Washington
Clyde Hoey
D-Nc
Harry H. Vaughan
Hoey
Senate
Vaughan
Truman
Justice Department
John Maragon
Maragon
Sir Harry Lauder In Quiet Night After Brain Thrombosis
Doctors report no change in Sir Harry Lauder's condition as of August 27 in Strathaven Scotland. The 79 year old singing comedian remains hospitalized after suffering a cerebral thrombosis. He had a quiet night under care and shows no marked improvement.
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Harry Lauder
Strathaven
Scotland
Young Roosevelt Receives Marriage License in New York
Rep. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr and Suzanne Perrin obtained a marriage license in New York. A wedding date has not been released though a late month ceremony had been expected. Roosevelt, 35, is the son of the late President. Perrin is a 28 year old socialite.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
D-Ny
Suzanne Perrin
Roosevelt
Miss Perrin
Ethel du Pont
Man Denies Seeing Slayer In Prestonsburg Slaying
Leo Justice repudiated a sworn statement admitting presence at the brutal slaying of 17 year old high school cheerleader Mari el Baldridge in Prestonsburg Kentucky. Sheriff Moore says Justice will face murder charges though Justice claims amnesia and intoxication at the time. William Gable and Olen Collins are also connected to the case.
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Pikeville
Leo Justice
Mariel Baldridge
Prestonsburg
D. C. Moore
Justice
Pike County
F. P. Keeser
Moore
William Gable
Olen Collins
Harold Conn
Prestonburg
Lloyd County
Marion 'Friends' In Shooting Inquest Today
A coroner's jury in Marion recommends Levi Kent be bound over to the next grand jury for the fatal shooting of Marshall Meredith at 209 West White Street. Kent, 77, said he fired through a screen door after Meredith threatened to beat him for "messing with" his wife. Meredith died at Holden hospital six hours later.
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Levi
Josh) Kent
Marion
William County
Gand
Marshall Meredith
Meredith
Holden Hospital
Carbondale
Kent
Williamson County
Lawrence Cannon
Dessie Meredith
West White Street
Merediths
Danville Woman Anne Gohn Dies on Grosse Isle Michigan
Mrs. Anne Wolford Gohn 75 wife of retired U S Army Col Joseph F Gohn died at her Grosse Isle home. A Danville native, she studied music at Boston University and taught in Danville schools. Her father Milton J Wolford was a Danville banker. Private funeral services will be held in Danville.
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Detroit
Anne Wolford Gohn
Danville, Ul
Grosse Isle
Joseph F. Gohn
U. S. Army
Sherwood School
Chicago
Boston University
Danville
Milton J. Wolford
Japan Press Association to observe newspaper week in October
The Japan Press Association announced plans to observe an annual newspaper week in October with the slogan freedom goes where the newspaper goes. The move aims to celebrate press freedom and promote readership nationwide.
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Tokyo
Japan Press Association Today
Truck Kills Man Crossing Route 15 Near Ashly
Albert Bane Thomas 48 of Brentwood Mo died when a semi trailer ran over his head at the Routes 51 15 intersection near the Pyramid bus station southwest of Ashly. State Police investigated. passenger Michael Slay of St Louis survived. Driver Robert K Smoot. owner Amos Smith of Mt Vernon. Thomas and Slay were enroute to St Louis.
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Albert Bane Thomas
Brentwood
Ashly
Pyramid
Wesley Jones
Nashville
du Quoin
Thomas
Michael Slay
St. Louis
Mt. Vernon
Robert K. Smoot
Amos Smith
Slay
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