Council of 100 Organizes in Illinois Education Plan
The Council of 100 met at Southern Illinois University to outline a program uniting kindergarten through university education across 31 southern counties. Dr. Morris urged a nonsectarian effort to raise regional education, industry, and welfare, with plans for terminal courses in agriculture, industrial techniques, home economics, and business administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. T. Banton
Southern Clinoisan
Southern Illinois University
Council of 100
Illinois
William Mohlenbrock
Murphysboro
Melvin Lockard
Cobden Bank
E. H. Schaller
Waterloo
Goebel Patton
West Frankfort
D. W. Morris
Ray Rauschkolb
Granite City
Tri-Cities
Morris
Dr. Morris
Committee For
Kentucky
Deep South
Carnegie Foundation
Southern Tallinois University
W. H. Carruthers
Russell D. Rendleman
Jonesboro
Union County Schools
Temorary
Chamber of Commerce
Party for Betty Marbury Brightens Town Hopeful Day
Betty Marbury, a 10 year old Brownsville farm girl facing possible right hand amputation in January, enjoyed a school party where friends prayed for her recovery. Her father Clay Marbury urged nationwide prayers while Betty received letters and gifts from supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Tenn
Betty Marbury
Betty
Clay Marbury
Chicago
Memphis
WDIA
Joe Naylor
Five Injured In Collision Near Murphysboro De Soto Route
Five persons were injured in a near head on collision on the road between Murphysboro and De Soto shortly after midnight. In one car from Herrin were Joe Halls and Forest Hill. In the other from Carbondale were Billy Joe Petty Miss Margaret Prince and Miss Joyce Prichette. All were taken to St Andrews hospital with head lacerations bruises and facial injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
de Soto
Joe Halls
Fourteenth Street
Forest Hill
North Seventh Street
Herrin
Billy Joe Petty
West Sycamore
Margaret Prince
Joyce Prichette
South Forest
Carbondale
Halls
Petty
St Andrew’s Hospital
Miss Prince
Miss Prichette
Weather Forecast Highlights Cold Weekend Edge
Colder Sunday with cloudy skies and a warmer night, possible rain in the south. Sunday clears and cools with highs near 45. Reports show low tonight around 35 and Friday highs near 52. River and lake levels noted with Crab Orchard spillway and Little Grassy Lake 14 feet below spillway.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Mississippi River Grand Tower
Notable Illinois Education Figures Named in Election Nominations
County and city superintendents, high school principals, three district heads of the Illinois Education Association, and four administration and faculty members of S. L. are listed. The names include Dr. Morris and Deans Douglas E. Lawson Henry J. Rehn and Dr. Orville Alexander who chaired the nominating committee in yesterday's election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clude
Illinois Education Association
S. L
Morris
Douglas E. Lawson
College of Education
Henry J. Rehn
College of Vocations and Professions
Orville Alexander
Aluimni Services
Alexander
China Acting Head To Visit United States
China's acting president Li Tsung je prepared to depart by plane for the United States on Monday. The State Department approved the trip, with officials citing private reasons for the visit and offering no further explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
China
Li Tsung-je
United States
State Department
Evictions to Be Enforced in Old Shawneetown
State officials say occupants of four state owned buildings in Old Shawneetown must leave by December 1 after the structures were condemned as fire hazards and unsafe. Tenants resist, with two residents and a supervisor remaining. Three have already moved out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Shawneetown
Charles P. Casey
Ohio River
Ole
Casey
Posey
Ben Ellis
Uncle Sam
Capitol
Nation's Voters Will Demand Age Pensions
Washington reports that Ewan Clague, labor statistics chief, says pensions for everyone are likely as older workers and near-older voters form half the voting-age population. He urges expanding social security and suggests industry plans can supplement it to meet rising elderly demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Statistics
Ewan Clague
Clague
Strike Ends at Stockyards After Three Week Lockout
Nearby National Stockyards resume full operations Monday after a 21 day strike by A F L livestock handlers Local 225. An embargo on shipments was lifted at noon as the union accepted the latest proposal from the National Stockyards Co. Prices and details remain unpublished. Producers Livestock Marketing Association warned against market flooding as hogs and cattle accumulate in the market area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
National
A. F. of L
W. R. Huitt
St. Louis Livestock Exchange
A. F. of L. Livestock Handlers Union
National Stockyards Co
Producers Livestock Marketing Association
H. T. Wright
Name Change Best Legal Bargain Guides Illinois Fees
In Illinois a new bar association guide suggests fees for legal services. It proposes hourly rates for consultations and court work varied by county size, with a fixed $50 for name change proceedings in any county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawyers Fee Guide
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
T Illinois State Bar Association
The
Bar Association
Downstate
Cook County
Cookunty
Fire destroys Oklahoma dorm killing three students
A fire swept through a wooden University of Oklahoma dormitory early today killing at least three students and injuring 19, two critically. About 340 residents were in the building, once a navy barracks built in 1941, with damage estimated near 500000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Barracks
Oklahoma
Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Navy
George Cross
David M. Clary
Buckner
Ark
John H. Sorensen
Brooklyn
G.I
Alvin Levine
Oklahoma City
Barkley Sees Demo Victory In 1950 Race
Vice President Alben W. Barkley addressed a Jefferson Day dinner in New York raising 400000 for the Democratic National Committee. He forecast a 1952 Democratic presidential victory and urged support for programs expanding federal regulation and social welfare. The event drew six cabinet members 14 governors and about a dozen senators. Barkley spoke during his Georgia honeymoon and his new bride sat beside him as he urged continued government action in trade regulation and social programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alben W. Barkley
Democratic Party
Democratic National Committee
Georgia
Carleton S. Hadley
St. Louis
Congress
Barkley
United States
Dogs Demonstrate Their Devotion to Duty
Two dogs shown extraordinary loyalty in separate incidents. Mandy Lou the English pointer stops a bird chase and is killed by a freight train after ignoring her master’s warnings in Illinois. In Denmark a dog leaps from a factory roof, following its master’s whistle, and dies instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mandy Lou
al Miklos
Chicago
Copenhagen
Denmark
Horsens
Jutland
Boogie Record Player Sought at Baptist Foundation
A break in at the Baptist Foundation in Carbondale woke the neighborhood when a boogie record played loudly at 2:30 a.m. on the Foundation’s broadcasting room phonograph. Officials hunt clues. four male residents were asked to vacate dormitories for other reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Baptist Foundation
South Thompson Street
Carbondale
Foundation
S. H. Nance
Doyle
Nance
Thepcat
FHA Ruling On Race Bans Affects Few
Franklin D. Richards, head of the Federal Housing Administration, said a new policy denying federal mortgage guarantees for properties with racial or religious covenants will apply only in exceptional cases and not affect past covenants. Solicitor General Philip B. Perlman announced the rule, with President Truman backing, but Richards stressed most dwellings would remain eligible for FHA financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Richards
Federal Housing Administration
Philip B. Perlman
Truman
Perlman
New York
Richards
F.H.A
Mr. Truman
Second Marriage Unnecessary for Warren Case
Mr and Mrs Arthur D Warren of near Carbondale almost remarried to satisfy Veterans Administration pension rules. They sought a license in Murphysboro after learning Mrs Warren had a divorce record in New York. The timing and discovery led them to cancel plans for a second wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur D. Warren
Carbondale
Jackson County Court House
Murphysboro
Warren
Veterans Administration
Car
Oline Recklin Chard
Chare
New York
Warrens
Major General Moore commits suicide in California field
Maj. Gen. George F. Moore USA retired wartime commander of Corregidor Manila and Subic Bay defenses shot himself in a field on the Carolands estate Hillsborough California He reportedly cited health problems from years as a Japanese prisoner of war His body was found in civilian clothes after driving to the secluded area and shooting himself through the right temple with a .380 pistol
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsborough
Calif
George F. Moore
USA
Corregidor
Manila
Subic Bay
Carolands
VA Eases Regulations On GI Home Loans
The Veterans Administration announces easing of GI loan rules to attract banks. Key changes allow veterans to occupy homes before exterior street work is finished and permit a flat one percent loan fee to cover paper work appraisals and inspections.
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Washington
Veterans Administration Today
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Betty Marbury Nation
Paul Stefko
Walter Spivey
Harry Williams
Bank
Otis Wilhelm
Rose Hise
Paul H. Douglas
Senate House Committee
Sec
Retary of
the Treasury
John W. Snyder
Snyder
War Chest
Veep
Waldorf-Asoria
America
Gillman
Boogie
FHA
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