New S I U Head Of Alumni Long K Go Getter
O T Banton profiles W W Vandeveer a former star athlete and oil executive elected as head of Southern Illinois University alumni. The article chronicles his early sales grit in Waterloo, his athletic feats at Southern, teaching years, Western Union work, and rise to Allied Oil founder later merging with Ashland Refining. He calls for rejuvenating the alumni body and outlines steps for support during a two year board trial.
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Southern Ilinoisan
Southern Illinois University
W. W. Vandeveer
Vandeveer
Van
Western Union
Waterloo
Iowa
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Southern
McKendree College
Lebanon
Washington University
St. Louis
Anna
Voris Brock
Fairfield
Brock
Mr. Vandeveer
Ashland
Fisherman's Luck: Wallet Worth $102 Found on Leech Lake
Three fish and a wallet containing $102 were hooked by Miles Dale Pothast of Melbourne Iowa while fishing Leech Lake in Walker Minnesota on Saturday. George Woodhall hooked the wallet despite its zipper being open and cash visible under sand and snails, a year after its owner lost it.
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Leech Lake
Miles Dale Pothast
Melbourne
Iowa
George Woodhall
Bear Island
Six Civil War Vets Attend Indianapolis Encampment
Six veterans aged 100 and up gather in Indianapolis for a Grand Army of the Republic encampment. Notables include Charles L Chappel 102 from Long Beach and James A Hard 108 the oldest veteran, with many attendees arriving amid guards and police escort. A hospital setup remained unused at the Claypool hotel.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Charles L. Chappel
Long Beach
Calif
Chappel
Robert Barrett
Princeton
Albert Woolson
Duluth
Minn
James A. Hard
G.A.R
Rochester
N. Y
Gannett
Claypool
Veterans Administration
Motorcycle Marriage Draws Thousands in Murphysboro
In Murphysboro at Riverside Park a motor cycle wedding drew about 2000 people despite rain. Bride Dorothy Will and groom Jack Etherton rode in on bikes with family and attendants including two year old Shirley Ann McClure as ringbearer. A Rev. Harbaugh ceremony preceded a reception at the parkMess Hall and a motorcycle honeymoon departure.
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Riverside Park
Gram
Jack Etherton
Dorothy Will
Kenneth Ripley
Charles Will
Harrison
Shell Steps
Shirley Ann McClure
Allen Frazier
Seth McClure
Ernest Harbaugh
Queen of the Du Quoin Fair Takes Boat Ride and Mine Visit
Joan Davies the Queen of the Du Quoin State fair rode a Crab Orchard lake excursion with Floyd Bracy and eyed a possible descent into Orient No. 2 coal mine near West Frankfort. Miners’ custom barred women from underground visits except in special cases.
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Mutual Broadcasting System
Joan Davies
Los Angeles
Crab Orchard Lake
Floyd Bracy
Herrin
Crab Orchard
du Quoin
Orient No. 2
West Frankfort
Cards Returning Requests For World Series Tickets
The St. Louis Cardinals say they have received hundreds of mailed requests for World Series seats but will return all until Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler authorizes. The Cardinals lead the National League by 21 games with 30 games left.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Red Birds
A. B. Chandler
Cardinals
70 Mile Per Hour Winds Hit New York City Area
The New York metropolitan area endured 70 mph winds with rain, peaking at 4 30 a m Central Standard Time. By 8 a m the gusts had diminished to 24 mph as the storm moved away.
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New York City
New York
New York Metropolitan Area
C.S.T
Queen for a Day Arrives for Du Quoin State Fair Reign
Miss Joan Davies of Los Angeles arrives in Southern Illinois to begin a two day reign over the Du Quoin State Fair which opened this morning. City Commissioner Leo Hindman of the Du Quoin Lions club assists the queen as she deplanes at Du Quoin airport. Mrs Agnes Davies the queen mother stands nearby as about two thousand people greet the procession.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Illinois
du Quoin
Leo Hindman
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Frankfort Man Robbed in West Frankfort Home Invasion
Fred Cummins a 55 year old Frankfort house painter was slugged and robbed of 2200 near his West Frankfort home Saturday night. He suffered a scalp wound and a cut finger while fending off two robbers who fled in a waiting car. He was treated at Union hospital.
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Aday
Fred Cummins
West Frankfort
E. B. Ragland
Cummins
Mene Cummins
Union Hospital
Highland Farmer Wins 26 Prizes at Du Quoin
Highland farmer Octave Lebegue led with 16 firsts seven seconds and three thirds for crops at the Du Quoin State fair on opening day. In fine arts Mrs Elmer Snodsmith and Mr Vernon won 24 awards. other top winners included Mrs Grace Montgomery 15 and Mrs Alice Young 12.
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du Quoin
Octave Lebegue
Elmer Snodsmith
Vernon
Grace Montgomery
Maron
Alice Young
Eldorado
Polio tally climbs with 54 new Illinois cases
Springfield report shows 54 new polio infections today raising Illinois total to 1,556 cases with 114 deaths. The health department issued the count as the polio outbreak continued across the state.
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Springfield
State Health Department
Illinois
Weather Summary for Tuesday and Sunday Forecast
Cloudy Tuesday with partly cloudy intervals and little temperature change. Tonight low 52 to 56, Tuesday high 83 to 87. Sunday temperatures 65 to 82 with 71 at 7 am and 81 at noon, 79 at 6 pm. Humidity at 8 am 69 percent. Precipitation 0.13 inches from yesterday 7 am to today 7 am. Sunrise 5:23 am, sunset 6:38 pm. No late readings for Crab Orchard and Little Grassy lakes and the Mississippi River.
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Crab Orchard
Little Grassy Lakes
Mississippi River
Local sections and page references listed for today
The newspaper outlines its sections for the day with pages covering national news local news editorials society sports comics and classified ads along with births deaths marriages licenses markets and pictures all on pages 1 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 and 12.
Truman Pledges U S Help to Relieve Britain and Robeson Riot Protest
Civil Rights Congress urged a White House investigation of the Peekskill NY riot at a Harlem rally. Paul Robeson called the disturbance a national terror and demanded action as veterans clashed with concertgoers injuring eight people.
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Civil Rights Congress
Truman
Peekskill
N. Y
Paul Robeson
Will Lawrence
Congress
Justice Department
White House
Robeson
Harlem
American Labor Party
Dewey
Du Quoin Taverns Open Sundays for Fair Visitors
Du Quoin taverns opened on Sunday for the first time in city history. The city council granted permission for taverns to stay open yesterday and next Sunday as a concession to State fair visitors. Police were instructed to be lenient on parking violations for eight days unless drivers are clearly out of order.
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du Quoin
Carolinas Hit By Storm in Dying Blow
The hurricane weakened today turning northeast from North Carolina into Southern Virginia in a last effort to reach the Atlantic where it formed a week ago. Described as a heavy windstorm, it had ripped into Florida’s Gold Coast on Friday causing multi million dollar damage.
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N. C
North Carolina
Virginia
Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Gold Coast
Weather New
Two Confidence Men Rob Workman Tavern Ride Ends in Robbery
Ellis Bollinger of Patton Missouri was robbed of $63 after two strangers befriended him in Anna Illinois. They lured him into his car after a check cash at a tavern and fled down a side street. police linked the suspects to the first tavern, but descriptions were too vague to capture them.
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Anna
Ellis Bollinger
Patton
McIntosh
Bollinger
Missouri
Arkansas
Cape Girardeau
Truman pledges aid and cooperation for Britain's postwar crisis
President Truman told the American Legion that full American cooperation will help Britain and world free nations restore prosperity and peace. He warned of a seriously out of balance world trade and offered mutual concession to British officials arriving for talks on Britain’s financial crisis.
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Truman
Britain
Russia
Washington
American Legion
United States
Americ
Joliet Harwood Post Band Wins 1949 Legion Senior Championship
The Joliet Illinois Harwood post band captured the 1949 American Legion senior band championship last night in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Joliet, Ill
Harwood Post
American Legion
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