Illinois Spends 27 Million on Primary Road Construction
Springfield reports Illinois outlays for primary road construction in 1950 totaled 27 million dollars with 58,895 in maintenance. Public works director Charles P. Casey notes 41 miles of concrete pavement built 71 miles widened and 93 miles resurfaced. Bridges, grade separations, and patching methods are detailed with a shift to bituminous materials to avoid barricades and hazards.
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Springfield
State of Illinois
Charles P. Casey
Casey
Anna Schools Plan Turkey Dinner and Holiday Schedule
Students at the three Anna city schools will have a noon turkey dinner on Thursday. Christmas programs and parties are planned for Friday morning with noon dismissal, and the vacation runs until January 2 per Kenneth Jobe the city superintendent of schools.
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Anna City
Kenneth Jobe
Hold Boys for Robbery Of Jonesboro Theater
Two teenage cousins are held in Union county jail in Jonesboro on burglary and larceny charges after confessing to robberies at the Doll Theatre. They admit taking about $60 a few flashlights and show tickets.
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Union County
Jonesboro
Paul M. Dodd
Doll Theatre
South Illinoisans Added to Korean Casualties List
Two more Southern Illinoisans were named as casualties in Korea. Albert C. Millikan of Centralia was wounded. his wife is Lois J. Millikan of 1203 South Cherry Street. Albert R. Keele, son of Ray H. Keele of Mount Vernon, was injured.
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Pfe
Albert C. Millikan
Centralia
Lois J. Millikan
South Cherry Street
Albert R. Keele
Ray H. Keele
Route 7
Mount Vernon
Anna-Jonesboro High Vacation Begins Friday
Five hundred thirty five students at Anna-Jonesboro High will start Christmas holiday Friday with a morning Christmas party in their home rooms. The break runs through January 3. Also, some estimates show annual losses from worthless checks reaching up to 300 million dollars.
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Anna-Jonesboro High
Anna-Jonesboro Community High School
Arthritis pamphlet touts miracle drugs ACTH and cortison
A new free pamphlet titled Arthritis and the Miracle Drugs by Alton Blakeslee explains arthritis and relief methods. It notes ACTH and cortison offer hope but are scarce and palliative, not curative, with 7.5 million Americans affected. The Arthritis and Rheumatism Foundation promotes the guide amid a $1000000 fundraising drive.
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Arthritis Free
Miracle Drugs Relief
Vet Schooling Limit July 25
Washington AP reports the Veterans Administration reminds veterans that July 25 1951 is the last date to begin education or training under the G I bill. The coming spring term will be the final term for most veterans to enter or re enter schools before the deadline. Discharges before July 25 1947 must start courses by July 25 next year. Some enlisted under the voluntary recruitment act have four years from discharge to start training.
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The
Veterans Administration
Veterans Today
Shirley Temple and Charles Black Secret Honeymoon
Actress Shirley Temple and Charles Black, son of a San Francisco family, left their Monterey peninsula wedding home after marrying Saturday and have not been heard from since. Black's mother, Mrs. James B.
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Shirley Temple
Charles Black
San Francisco
Monterey Peninsula
Black
James B
Arthritis Foundation Illinois Seeks $293000 Quota
The Illinois chapter aims to raise a 293000 quota to fund arthritis cure and prevention research. The pamphlet Arthritis and the Miracle Drugs may be ordered without obligation by writing to the Foundation in Chicago at 69 West Washington Street or via Postmaster Chicago Illinois.
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Arthritis
Miracle
Arthritis and
Rheumatism Foundation
West
Washington Street
Chicago
Alton Blakeslee
Foundation
Public Affairs Pamphlet Corporation
Illinois
GIs on Beachhead Celebrate a Christmas on the Front
On Hungnam Beachhead in Northeast Korea American troops of the Seventh Division held an improvised Christmas dinner amid chaos. Naval shells roared overhead as burning buildings lit the scene while Chinese forces watched from snow covered hills nearby.
Couple Rumored Near Black Mansion Amid Hawaii Lead
Reports persist that the couple is near the Black mansion with unconfirmed talk they may have traveled to Hawaii where they met last summer.
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Black, Sr
Black
Hawaii
Davie School PTA Presents Yule Program in Anna
The Davie school PTA in Anna hosted its December meeting this afternoon as third and fifth graders performed a Christmas program. PTA members contributed funds for Christmas can-
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Davie School
PTA Views Yule
Parent-Teacher Association
Anna
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