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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1952
Page
1
Mike Géehl surveys Miss Whiting as she emphasizes melodious numbers and clean performances. She recalls hits like Slipping Through Time and My Ideal while contrasting freakish acts and the role of backing harpsichord in selling records.
Lt. Gov. Sherwood Dixon, Democratic governor candidate, spoke at the Du Quoin State Fair promising to seek a state agency to cooperate with groups like Southern Illinois, Inc., to attract new industry to unemployed Southern Illinois communities amid a rain-soaked opening day. Attendance surged to 186000 with a record Friday crowd of 31791 and forecasts project over 375000 visitors through the weekend. the fair featured a 100 mile midget auto race and harness racing with new world records.
Partly cloudy warm and humid with occasional showers tonight and Sunday. Temperatures show a low near 70 tonight and a high around 90 Sunday. Yesterday’s high was 95, low 56. today’s 7 a.m. reading 70 and 6 p.m. 84. Sunset 6:32 p.m. today sunrise 5:27 a.m. Crab Orchard Lake 16 inches below spillway, Little Grassy Lake 13 inches below spillway.
The Carbondale edition of the Daily Free Press lists page allocations for sections from Church to Classifieds. It notes the publication as an evening edition by Southern Illinois Publications Inc with address on West Street Carbondale Illinois and references a March date.
A suspect posed as a potential buyer at a North Illinois Avenue location in Carbondale and fled with a 1951 Ford, leaving investigators still seeking the missing vehicle and man. The incident occurred Friday afternoon around 1:30 p.m. with a reported pretense of trading vehicles. Local authorities urge witnesses to come forward.
FBI took William Merle Martin 42 into custody in South St Louis after he emerged from a rural area seeking food and was wounded in the dayslong manhunt. Joe Bent Jr. 25 was captured at Texas City as authorities pursued other on the list for armed assault and a post office robbery. Martin was linked to the slaying of Sheriff Willard Carver near Olathe Kansas.
A fragmented OCR passage describes Coastal Bava Fruits Store in Florida, referencing locations like MSatei and Aya with garbled names. It mentions markets, vendors, and generic commerce activity, plus scattered notes on local infrastructure and possibly dates or figures that are unclear.
Aoley amid Washington chatter predicts Seton to a straightforward victory in November. Fay, after a White House meeting with President Tru, mentions to reporters unity in the Democratic Party unseen since 1936.
Boston August 30 AP Navy spokesman says an officer involved in homosexuality has been relieved of ship command and submitted resignation. Public information officer notes 24 enlisted men from the unit and other shore installations are involved in the incidents with no ship or names identified. The spokesman says the activities occurred in the past without details.
FBI agent George C. Burton described a case in which a boy mailed a letter claiming to be from President Truman to a Plymouth County widow. The note sought $2,800 and then $2,090 for “newsprint and legs” supposedly from a wounded veteran, urging immediate funds and threatening trouble if read by others. The fraud spanned two letters and involved an $100 earlier theft from the widow, with delinquency charges expected.
As the 1952 campaign winds to Labor Day speeches in New York and Michigan the FEPC repeal and Taft Hartley Law repeal are debated. Stevenson backs civil rights reform while Eisenhower favors state led actions and Lodge says he would not veto FEPC. Sparkman faces questions on civil rights.
The Southern Illinoisan will not publish its regular edition on Monday September Labor Day honoring the holiday and its traditional observance.
Justice Department critics cite six year delay in prosecuting the Detroit war fraud case tied to Norman E. Miller and Associates Inc while House investigators seek new witnesses former AG J Howard McGrath reportedly to testify the St Louis tax fraud case figures in.
Los Angeles August 30 A woman files for divorce claiming she was treated in a cruel and inhuman manner by actor Lex Barker, known for Tarzan. The filing cites alleged mistreatment and seeks dissolution of marriage.
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