Protestants Seek Organic Union of Churches in U S
Greenwich Conn Dec 17 AP permanent body formed after a three day conference on church union delegates from denominations with 14 to 16 million members join to urge the remaining 47 million Protestants toward organic unity Bishop Ivan Lee Holt of St Louis Mo named chairman of the executive committee the new body will study possible union forms and report before the next general conference session the seven sponsoring churches are Methodist Disciples of Christ Evangelical and Reformed and others observers from several denominations also represented.
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United States
America
Ivan Lee Holt
St. Louis
Methodist World Federation
Methodist Council of Bishops
Conference On Church Union
E. Stanley Jones
Charles Clayton Morrison
Jones
Morrison
Unity
Methodist Church
Disciples of Christ
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Congregation Christian Churches
Moravian Church
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Pratt Episcopal Church
Church of the Brethren
Five Years Meeting of Friends
Quaker
Augustana Lutheran Church
U. S
Churches of God In
North America
Evangelical United Brethren
Joliet Car Crash Kills Three. One Critical
A car going off Routes 66 and 53 near Joliet killed two men and a woman, with a third man hospitalized in Joliet. Victims were Anson Cherry 26 Thomas Killick 25 both of Chicago and Dorothy McMahon 30 of Crestline Ohio. John Mayer 26 Elmhurst was treated for a skull fracture. Police say a truck driver saw the car leave the highway and roll over, all occupants thrown from the vehicle.
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St. Joseph’s Hospital
Joliet
John B. Mayer
Elmhurst
Edward Zuleger
Chicago
Two Cities Mark 41st Birthday of Airplane
Dayton and Kitty Hawk mark the 41st anniversary of powered flight. Dayton celebrates despite losing the bid for the first day airmail stamp honoring the Wright brothers. The stamp sale remains a highlight of the event alongside ceremonies nationwide.
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Dayton
Ohio
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Air Mail
Wright Brothers
Kittyawk
Soekarno Inaugurated President of Indonesia
Dr. Soekarno was sworn in as president of the Indonesian republic in Jogjakarta. The colorful ceremony at the palace declared him the East Indies leader as Indonesia prepares to assume control from the Dutch.
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Jogjakarta
Java
Soekarno
Empiye United States of Indonesia
East Indies Islands
Sultan
Water Holiday a Success in New York Saves 88 Million Gallons
New Yorkers conserved about 88 million gallons of water yesterday by brief baths, showers, and dishwashing cuts as the city reported a net saving of roughly 273 million gallons. Officials called the water holiday a huge success despite a Harlem factory blaze that used a fire boat and river pumpers to fight the fire without wasting city supply.
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New York
Stephen J. Carney
Harlem
City Water
Harlem River
Big River
Building Burns in St. Louis County Fire
Flames swept through a three story Regent Park apartment building in St. Louis County causing about 500000 in damage. Police arrived quickly and evacuated the 15 occupant families with no injuries. Fire attracted thousands of onlookers as traffic stalled nearby. Damage estimates come from rental agent Gladys Manion.
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St. Louis
St. Louis County
Regent Park Apartments
Clayton
Gladys Manion
O C Curtis Elected President of Ice Industries Group
O C Curtis of Pekin is newly elected president of the Illinois Association of Ice Industries at the closing session yesterday. James Stablefield of Cairo becomes vice president and W D Wright of Clinton is re elected secretary treasurer.
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Peoria
O. C. Curtis
Pekin
Illinois Association of Ice Industries
Curtis
James Stablefield
Cairo
W. D. Wright
Clinton
Weekend Weather Outlook With Light Showers
Occasional rain is possible tonight into Sunday with no major temperature change. Tonight’s low near 40. Sunday’s high near 60.
Weather Summary For Friday And River Rise At Grand Tower
A Friday morning low of 38 degrees and afternoon high around 42 are reported along with light winds averaging 3.20 mph from 7 a.m. yesterday to 7 a.m. today. Humidity at 11 45 a.m. stands at 75 percent with sunrise 7 18 a.m. and sunset 4 34 p.m. Precipitation totals since yesterday remain 0.0 inches. The Mississippi River at Grand Tower rises to 6.9 feet this morning, up 0.5 feet in 24 hours.
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Mississippi River Grand Tower
Today’s Index Area National Local News Editorial Sports Comics Ads Markets
The page list enumerates sections and page numbers for today’s newspaper. It flags Area and National coverage on page 1, local news on page 3, editorials on page 4, sports on pages 6 and 7, comics on page 7, classified ads on pages 8 and 9, markets on page 9, and pictures on page 10.
Chicago Drug Peddlers Face Record Raids
Federal narcotics agents aided by Chicago police conducted the citys largest roundup of drug peddlers. About 27 indictments named 80 to 120 suspects were filed, with over 60 ounces of narcotics seized valued near $25,000. The operation targeted kingpins amid concern about youth drug use.
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Chicago
John P. Barnes
Robert W. Artis
Artis
Disputed CIO Unions Dropped For Nonpayment
The CIO cut six unions with about 300000 members from good standing for failing to pay monthly dues, a move denied by Longshoremen’s & Warehousemen’s Union secretary treasurer Louis Goldblatt who cited delays due to strikes. The unions named include United Office & Professional Workers United Public Workers Food Tobacco Agricultural & Allied Workers Mine Mill & Smelter Workers and United Furniture Workers with others investigated but still paid up. The U E faced a rival bid by IUE after a 100000 lawsuit over election rulings affecting Westinghouse General Electric and other big plants.
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C.I.O
Louis Goldblatt
Longshoremen’s & Warehousemen’s Union
C.I.0
United Office & Professional Workers
James H. Durkin
United Public Workers
Abram Flaxer
Food, Tobacco, Agricultural & Allied Workers
John Tisa
John Clark
United Furniture Workers
Morris Pizer
Cudahy Reports $4.65 Million Operating Loss
Chicago December 17 The Cudahy Packing company posted a net operating loss of 4 650 382 for the year ending October 29 The deficit stemmed mainly from the first six months as postwar price shifts to peacetime patterns affected demand The loss followed an income tax carry back credit of 2 630 000 and reflected severe early year losses despite later profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cudahy Packing Company Today
Grand Tower meeting on 14 million CIPS plant addition
Representatives of five contractors and CIPS officials met at Grand Tower to map the 14 million dollar addition for the power plant. Attendees included William A Pope Company Chicago pipe works Cox and Wilcox Chicago boiler installation New York Foundation Company building Emerson Comstock Company Chicago electrical works and Mississippi Valley Structural and Steel Decatur still works. Plans target completion in December 1950.
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Central Illinois Public Service Company
Grand Tower
Chicago
Mississippi Valley Structural and Steel Company
Decatur
Boyne
New York Foundation Company
Southern Illinois University Board to Study Contracts
The board of trustees will meet at 1 p.m. in its 1301 South Thompson Street office to approve architectural contracts for the training school, library tunnel plans, and Life-Science building specs. Routine actions include shops building contracts and staff appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Southern Illinois University
South Thompson Street
Bozard
Relief Official From U S Is Arrested By Hungarians
Relief official from the United States Israel Jacobson is held by Hungarian authorities. No charges are specified in the report. The incident follows a week of political tension between the two nations.
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U. S
Israel Jacobson
Toll 27 in Latest Plane Crash Series
A string of air disasters across Mexico and the western United States claimed 24 lives today as searchers pursued a missing plane. A DC3 flight from Mexico City to Merida reported all 17 aboard dead, while Jalapa police sought wreckage in rough terrain.
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Mexico
United States
Mexico City
Merida
Jalapa
Veracruz
Chiconquaico
Roswell
N. M
Reno
Nev
George Dumont
Skowhegan
Dumont
California
Oregon
Fall River Mills
Calif
C.A.A
Pullman
Wash
Klamath Falls
Ore
Herrin Man Exonerated in Nitka Death Inquest
A Franklin county coroner's jury exonerated Vernon Masters of Herrin in the death of Joseph Nitka of Royalton. Nitka, 62, died in Union hospital West Frankfort 18 hours after being struck by Masters’ car. Coroner David J. Clayton ruled coronary thrombosis caused Nitka’s death. minor injuries from the crash did not produce the fatal outcome. Masters remained at the scene until Nitka was placed in an ambulance. He later learned his identity after reading a mystery driver notice in The Herrin Daily Journal.
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Franklin County
Vernon Masters
Herrin
Joseph Nitka
Royalton
Nitka
Union Hospital
West Frankfort
Masters
David J. Clayton
Herrin Daily Journal
New York to Pay Alcoholics Disability Benefits
New York will provide disability cash benefits to chronic alcoholics starting Jan. 1, 1950. Mary Dolan, chair of the Workmen’s Compensation board, said benefits require medical proof that alcoholism causes sickness and incapacity to work. Occasional overindulgence will not qualify. Minimum payments are 10 dollars, maximum 26 dollars, for 13 weeks.
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New York
Mary Dolan
Workmen’s Compensation Board
New York Joint Legislative
Council of State Governments
Nickell Says He's Candidate for Third Term
Vernon L. Nickell, state superintendent of public instruction, plans to seek a third term in the Republican primary next April. He is a former Champaign city schools superintendent. Fellow Republican C. C. Burgess of Carbondale has also announced. Possible Democratic opponent is J. Harley Hammack of Pinckneyville, former Perry County superintendent and current principal of Trico Consolidated High School at Ava. Hammack previously taught at Willisville and Tamaroa and ran for Congress, losing in the Democratic primary.
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Champaign
Vernon L. Nickell
Nickell
C. C. Burgess
Carbondale
Burgess
J. Harley Hammack
Pinckneyville
Perry County
Trico Consolidated High School
Ava
Willisville
Tamaroa
Hammack
Congress
Kent Keller
Eldorado Dem mayor endorsed for Congress by county chairs
Springfield Ill Dec 17 Mayor John D Upchurch of Eldorado was endorsed by Democratic county chairmen from 15 counties in the 24th district as a candidate for Congress. He said he would launch his campaign at a Breese meeting of the Southern Illinois Wage Earners Political and Educational league tomorrow.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Paul Powell
Vienna
House of Representatives
Powell
Peter Rossiter
Sangamon County
G.O.P
John D. Upchurch
Eldorado
Upchurch
Southern Illinois Wage Earners Political and Educational League
Breese
Clerks Walk Out At Montgomery Ward Store
East St. Louis Illinois December 17 35 member Montgomery Ward sales staff walked off during rush hour forcing the store to close A AFL Retail Clerks Protective Association spokesman said the walkout followed the firm’s refusal to negotiate a new contract replacing the expired May 31 Store Manager J J Patrick said any comment would come from Ward’s Chicago headquarters.
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Montgomery Ward and Company
AFL
New York Mayor O'Dwyer to wed Tuesday in Texas born bride
Mayor William O'Dwyer of New York will marry Elizabeth Sloan Simpson, a 33 year old former model, on Tuesday morning. The couple, reportedly staying aboard a friend's yacht, obtained a marriage license in Stuart, Florida, on their visit to a resort town.
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Stuart
Fila
William O’dwyer
New York
Elizabeth Sloan Simpson
New York City
O’dwyer
Gotham
Mackenzie King Birthday Celebration in Ottawa
Former Prime Minister MacKenzie King marks his 75th birthday at Laurier House in Ottawa as reported by AP. King celebrated at his city residence with local attention and well wishes.
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Ottawa
MacKenzie King
Laurier House
Frain Wreck Injures Three Rail Employees
A freight collision near Reevesville Illinois derailed 15 cars and one engine last night at 9 10 pm injuring the engineer fireman and head brakeman of the Paducah Bluford train lightly They were taken to a Paducah Kentucky hospital The NC 4 number 70 freight was stopped at a coal chute when struck Officials expect debris clearance by this afternoon Traffic rerouted via main line with Carbondale and Centralia helpers The injured workers were identified as Batson Burgess and Adams of Illinois Central officials at Carbondale stated first home communities were not known.
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Reevesville
Paducah
Ripford
Memphis
Tenn
Chicago
Illinois Central Lines
Paducah-Bluford
Johnson County
I.C
Bluford
Carbondale
Centralia
St. Louis Division
Paducah- Bluford
Illinois Central
Edgewood
Ill
Fulton
Batson
Burgess
Adams
Illinois
Woman in Chicago Reacts to Husband Arrest
In Chicago Jacobson's wife wept upon learning his arrest. She said the Communist dominated Hungarian government was very suspicious of Americans or those who had recent American contact, and she could think of no other reason for the arrest.
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Budapest
Legation
Foreign Office
Jacobson
Trobe
Robert A. Vogeer
Chicago
America
Bomb rocks Peoria state attorney’s home in retaliation fear
A black powder bomb exploded at the home of Michael A. Shore Peoria county states attorney, shattering windows and a garage wall but injuring no one. Shore and a maid were inside. blast may reflect anger over his crackdown on gambling. Neighboring home window also damaged. Detective Hoggett offered few details.
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Peoria
Michael A. Shore
Shore
Curt Hoggett
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Greenwich, Conn
Holt
Dr. Soekarno
Indonesia
Ekin
Ice Industries
Today's Index
C. I. O. Banks
Washington
Hawaii
C.L.O
C.1.o
Cleveland
Harry Bridges
San Francisco
The
C.so
American Communications Association
Marine Cop & Stewards
Fishermen & Alli Workers
Fur & Leather Workers
United Electrical Workers
U.E
Farm & Equipment Workers
U. E
Co.o
International Union of Electric Workers
Lu.e
U. K
National Labor Relations Board
Robert N. Denham
Denham
David Rein
Henry A. Schweinhaut
1.W.E
Westinghouse
General Electric
General Motors
Cudahy
Carl Reilly
University Health Service
Harold M. Kaplan
Marie Hinrichs
University of Illinois
J. Cary Davis
Department of Foreign Languages
Vera L. Peacock
Frances Phillipps
Health Education Partment
Ralph Boatman
Moscow
Mao
Stee
Associated Press
China
Mao Tze-tung
Joseph Stalin
Kremlin
Peiping
Stalin
Russia
Soviet Union
Siberia
V. M. Molotov
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Politburo
Michael A. Minshikov
Andrei A. Gromyko
Molotov
Bulganin
Georgi M. Malenkov
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Toll
Austria
American Joint Distribution Committee
Hungary
Harold Trobe
Rochester
N. Y
Florence
Federation of Jewish Charities
A.J.D.C
East St. Louis, IL
Mayor O'Dwyer
Frain
Peoria House
Christus Sels
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