S I U May Get Use of Old CCC Site at Park
Ray Hubbs of Herrin pledged cooperation to Southern Illinois university in using a former CCC camp at Grant City state park for summer workshops conferences conservation projects music camps crafts study tours and field trips. University officials outlined needs and renovation plans as Dr Norris and other leaders noted potential statewide and national group benefits.
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Adlai Stevenson
Marseilles
Chicago
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Henry Rehn
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T. W. Abbott
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Lorena Drummond
Glass staining revival by American craftsmen noted
The National Geographic Society reports American craftsmen have recaptured medieval methods of staining glass, reviving historical techniques in modern practice.
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The
National Georgraphic Society
SIU Plans Wide Study Of Social Life In Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University launches a long range social behavior study led by Dr. W J Tudor to explore community and family life across 31 southern counties. Students will survey communities detailing growth, demographics, institutions, recreation, and governance to inform policy, attract investment, and guide regional development. University of Chicago sociologists assist.
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Southern Illinois
Southern Ilinois University
W. J. Tudor
Tudor
Illinois
Everett Hugh
University of Chicago
Labor Party Wins Ballots in First By election Test
Bradford England AP reports Britain's Labor party won its first by election test since the pound devaluation. The win restores momentum for Prime Minister Clement Attlee and Labor leaders while Conservatives led by Winston Churchill face a setback. It marks the 35th straight by election defense for Labor in seats they won in 1945.
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Britain
Labor Party
Winton Churchill
Churchill
Labor
Clement Attlee
Beef Production Course Draws 35 Southern Illinois Farmers
Thirty five farmers enrolled in a Southern Illinois university beef production short course opened at Goreville Wednesday night. Raymond H. Dey said more will join later. Marshall Clark, associate professor of agriculture, lectures a six program series meeting weekly at Goreville High School. Focus is pasture management and general cattle-raising issues.
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Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Goreville
University Division of Extension and
Raymond H. Dey
Marshall Clark
Goreville High School
Popcorn Suit Taken Under Advisement by Federal Judge
Federal Judge Fred L. Wham took under advisement a seed company’s lawsuit claiming farmers breached 1947 pop corn contracts. The J. A. McCarty Seed Co. of Evansville Ind said contracted farmers sold to other processors at higher market prices. Testimony named John Baker and Jack Sisk Jr.
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Fred L. Wham
Benton
J. A. McCarty Seed Co
Evansville
Ind
John Baker
Jack Sisk, Jr
Rodanthe Residents Observe Twelfth Night Christmas Jan 6
In Rodanthe North Carolina the village on Hatteras Island marks the traditional Twelfth Night by celebrating Christmas on January 6. Residents gather to observe the ancient rite as part of local festivity.
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Rodanthe
N. C
Hatteras Island
Store Clerk's Christmas Train Helps Two Boys
In St. Louis on December 9 AP reports two Negro boys pressed to a drug store window watched an employee laying track for an electric train. Elmer Sona invited them inside and they eagerly built a small station and set up the loader for about an hour as a crowd looked on with holiday spirit.
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St. Louis
Elmer Sona
REX BEACH RITES PLANNED IN SEBRING FLORIDA
Final rites for novelist Rex Beach, 72, who killed himself at his Lakeside home near Sebring will be conducted today. The Episcopal church service will be followed by cremation. The piece notes Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn.
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Fla
Episcopal Church
Rex Beach
Here
Philadelphia
William Penn
Illinois TB aid to cities counties first payments underway
Springfield reports Chicago and eight Downstate counties will receive initial checks from a $5 million TB aid fund approved in 1949. The state pays the difference up to $3 per patient day, with grants totaling $32,500 to TB boards in eight counties and a $330,000 award for the Chicago municipal sanitarium. Checks cover July September claims and reflect local tax levies meeting qualification.
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State Health Department
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Alexander
Massac
Hardin
Ford
Effingham
Franklin
Wayne
Will Counties
Hall
Imum
Rockford
Peoria
Champaign
Czechs to Rename Peak for Stalin on His Birthday
Czechoslovakia will rename its highest peak Mount Gerlachovka in the Tatra range after Generalissimo Stalin to honor his 70th birthday on December 21. The 8,737 foot summit was previously named for Czech legionnaires who fought with the allies in World War I.
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Czechoslovakia
Salem Farmer Killed In Wagon Car Crash
Frank Leckrone, 73, of Salem, died in a collision between a wagon he drove and an automobile two miles northeast of Salem. He reportedly drove a team of horses onto the road from his yard prior to the crash.
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Salem
Frank Leckrone
Leckrone
Santa Claus secretary answers North Pole letters in Greenland
In Copenhagen a 25 year old Danish secretary Gerda Stauning works for the Greenland administration and replies to letters addressed to Santa Claus at the North Pole. Greenland, Denmark’s colonial possession, receives thousands of letters yearly from children.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Santa Claus
North Pole
Greenland
Brunet
Gerda Stauning
Greenland Administration
Staun‘ing
Santa
Four Injured In Tulsa Gasoline Plant Blast
A gasoline blending plant at the West Tulsa refinery of the Texas Co. exploded late last night, injuring four workers and causing about one million dollars in damage. The plant housed 10 large pumps and was a total loss, shutting down much of the facility according to plant superintendent Ed Reynolds.
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Okla
West Tulsa
The
Texas Co
Ed Reynolds
Father Claims Defense After Son Death in Chicago
William Neisman, 73, was booked on murder charges after a coroner's jury found he beat his 38 year old son Joseph to death in self defense. Neisman, a carpenter, told police he killed Joseph when the son grabbed his throat, claiming the son threatened to kill him.
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Chicago
William Neisman
Joseph
Neisman
Fires scorch Franklin County woodlands since November
More than 70 fires burned about 3000 acres in Franklin County woodlands and fields since November 1. State Forester Max Lane blamed the blazes on drought and criticized hunters, farmers, and others for carelessness and thoughtlessness in the woodlands.
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Franklin County
Max Lane
Benton
Lane
Illini farmers join names in Southern Illinois farms
Luther Rodgers H W Clayton Dale Murphy and Arthur Winit zer own farms in Southern Illinois.
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Luther Rodgers
H. W. Clayton
Dale Murphy
Arthur Winitzer
Illinois
Workers Return to Site After Atomic Plant Strike
Oak Ridge Tennessee workers restart on a 66 million dollar atomic plant project after a four day wildcat strike involving 3000 construction workers. About 65 percent returned by nightfall and contractors planned full scale operations today.
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Atomic Plant
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