Albert M Crampton Named Illinois Chief Justice
Albert M Crampton of Moline will become chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court at the term opening Sept. 8. He succeeds Justice Joseph E Daily from Peoria as the court rotates assignments by seniority. Crampton, 52, was elected to a nine year term in June 1948.
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Springfield
Albert M. Crampton
Moline
Illinois Supreme Court
Joseph £. Daily
Peoria
Crampton
Greenville High Wins at Vocational Swine Marketing Day
Greenville High School topped competition at East St Louis on August 29 during the annual Vocational Swine Marketing Day at National Stockyards. The event showcased farm animal exhibit entries and drew participation from local schools and buyers.
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East St. Louis
Greenville, High School
National Stockards
Mail Robbers Caught After Train Sack Theft
A posse of 50 sheriff's deputies tracked down two men along Santa Fe lines near Little Horse Thief Canyon. W H Cox of Houston and Charles May of Salt Lake City were booked on suspicion of mail theft after three sacks containing clothing and other parcels valued at $300 were recovered.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Little Horse Thief Canyon
W. H. Cox
Houston
Tex
Charles May
Salt Lake City
Sesser G I Trains with 24th Infantry in Japan
Pvt Nobie L Stockton and his wife Cleta from Sesser are identified with the 24th Infantry in Japan. The unit, famed as the first American division to fight in Korea, fought from Pusan to the Yalu River over 19 months of combat before its recent reassignment.
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Pvt
Nobie L. Stockton
Cleta
Sesser
24Th Infantry
Japan
Nobie Stockton
Korea
24Th
Pusan
Yalu River
State Agriculture Dept consolidates divisions in reorg
Springfield August 29 The State Agriculture Department completes a three year reorganization cutting divisions from fourteen to eight The new Foods and Standards Division combines Standards with Foods and Dairies with most inspectors cross trained Offices will move from Chicago to Springfield by December 1 The remaining divisions include Grain Inspection Markets Soil Conservation State Fair Agriculture Statistics Livestock Industry and Plant Industry Mushrooms contain about 90 percent water.
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Springfield
State Agriculture Department
Division of Standards
Division of Foods and Dairies
Foods and Standards
Chicago
State Fair
Agricultur
Private Stockton joins security force guarding Japanese islands
Pvt. Stockton entered the Army in January 1952 and arrived in the Pacific theater this month to serve with the security force guarding the Japanese islands.
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Pvt
Stockton
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Charlie Cathcart
Cathcart
Burns
Marissa
Prince
du Quoin
James Cathcart
Cathcart and
Ougen Mary
Albert Crampton
Illinois
Greenville High
Joun Q. Pass
Central
Public Service Company
Sesser G.I
Van
North Park Ave
Wy Gilson
Calrod
Weati
Yeo P
Enna
Gibson
Herrin
North 14Th Street
Higgerson Electric
Ava, Ill
J. D. White Electric
Herrin, al
Porter, Bros. Service
Murphysboro
Néller Plumbing
Goodyear Service Store
Marion, Ill
Jones Electric
Carterville, Ill
Goodyear Service
Carbondale Heating Co
Carbondale, III
Hong Kong
Communist
China
Peiping Peoples Daily
The
Communist Party
E. A. Kraft
Murphysbore
Elgar
Tylac Formica, Eft
Zeigler, Illinois
Zinfardel
Gallen
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