Area Census Groundwork Laid at Herrin
Groundwork for the seventeenth decennial census in the Herrin district includes map preparation by Supervisor Grindle and staff. Enumerators, 302 across nine counties, will start counting April 1 with training in March and hiring in January and February.
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Herrin
William Grindie
Dorothy Jean Bracy
Alex Coutts
Chicago
Census Bureau
Washington
Grindle
Alexander
Franklin
Jackson
Monroe
Perry
Pulaski
Randolph
Union
Williamson
Twenty-Sixth Congressional District
Old American Legion Club
North Park ‘Avenue
DeSoto Church Aids German Refugees With Christmas Clothing
Mt. Calvary Lutheran in DeSoto sent eight boxes of used clothing to Lutheran World Service at Easton PA last June. A German letter translated by Rev. Hans Ludwig Wagner thanks the Gillmore family for a coat and shares the Gross family’s wartime flight from Poland and their hope to hear from them.
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Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
Europe
DeSoto
Lutheran World Service
Easton
Dallas Gillmore
Hans Ludwig Wagner
Post Oak Lutheran Church
Campbell Hill
Karl Gross
Hohnhorst
Celle
Germany
Gillmore Family
Soviet Embassy Bulletin Widely Banned in Schools
A United Press survey finds the USSR In formation Bulletin banned in many high schools and colleges. Rep. Mahon pressed the U S office of education about Lubbock Texas schools. Southern Illinois University keeps the bulletin in open stacks as a biennial gift to the library. New York City teachers reportedly read excerpts as an effective weapon against communism.
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United Press
Ussr Information Bulletin
Washington
George M. Mahon
Texas
U. S. Office of Education
Lubbock
Tex
Mahon
Southern Illinois University
S. I. U. Library
S. U. Library
New York City
Drury Christian Conference at Union Church This Weekend
The Quarterly Christian conference convenes Friday night and all day Saturday at Union Christian church east of Cobden on December 16 17. Local notices include travel to Mayo Brothers hospital Rochester for Tommy Cox eye treatment and several family visits and illness updates.
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Union Christian Church
Cobden
Ruth Cox
Tommy
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Brothers Hospital
Denver Crews
Victoria Huddart
Henrietta
Oka
Kimmel Cemetery
Elkville
Walter Stone
Carterville
Harold Bush
Hubert Chapman
A. D. Steele
John Steele
de Soto
Alvil Bedwell
Carbondale
Rockefeller Announces Two Million Cancer Gift
John D. Rockefeller Jr pledged two million dollars to Memorial hospital in New York to boost cancer research. The gift, the largest to a cancer center, was announced at a dinner marking an anniversary and requires the hospital to raise an equal amount for the fund.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
New York’s Memorial Hospital
Hospital Receives $5.25 Million Fund for New Facilities
The hospital was allocated a $5,250,000 fund to construct new facilities and expand its teaching program. This action aims to enhance medical training and patient care through upgraded infrastructure and expanded educational capabilities.
Washington Phone Bill Top Government Expense
The federal government spends over 3.5 million dollars annually on telephone calls within Washington city. No further details on agencies or time frame are provided.
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City of
Washington
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