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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1950
Page
2
The 1950 blizzard reduced coal stocks sooner than expected while production may reach 504 million tons this year with a potential stockpile around 34 million tons. Europe buys more coal and industrial demand grows as railroad car shortages and winter slowdowns persist.
Springfield reports a rare December tornado day as Stephen Sutton of the Weather Bureau explains Illinois is prone to twister activity from clashes of warm and cold air masses. The piece recalls the 1925 Missouri-Illinois tornado path killing 689 and other Illinois outbreaks, noting historical deadly events and the difficulty in predicting such storms.
Trico high school releases the cast for the junior play So Help Me Hannah set for December 14 at 8 pm. Cast includes Phyllis Coleman Jo Ann Melville Barbara Fisk John Hammack Jerry Jerret Frank Giordano Betty Carpenter Ramona Miller Melba Thompson Selma von Barringer Charles Linders Dean Bayer Smokey Thies and Ralph Guebert.
Sen elect Everett Dirksen called for Secretary of State Dean Acheson’s removal to achieve national unity and urged Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Lovett as a possible successor. He criticized post Pearl Harbor foreign policy as inept and said Acheson had outlived his usefulness.
Missouri man Carl Schaffrin of St Charles testifies HADACOL reversed his fatigue loss of appetite and low energy after vitamin deficiencies. He endorses the product, noting increased appetite energy and improved disposition. Trial bottle $1.25 large size $3.50 with direct order from The LeBlanc Corporation Lafayette LA.
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