Unemployment forecast for Crab Orchard six-county area
The Illinois Department of Labor warned of higher unemployment in the Crab Orchard area covering Williamson, Jackson, Franklin, Johnson, Perry and Union counties over the next two months. Factors include the coal moratorium and three day work week, returning workers, more women entering the labor force, and agricultural layoffs. Nonmanufacturing and major employers show mixed gains and losses, with significant impact from coal mining cessation and strikes.
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Illinois Department of Labor
Crab Orchard
Williamson
Ackson
Franklin
Johnson
Perry
Union
Silas Mason
Open Letter to Stalin Advises Peace and Ploughshares
Pvt G I Joe writes to Joseph Stalin on his 70th birthday urging an end to endless war. He credits Stalin with power to transform Russia into a peaceful land of plenty and urges turning swords into plowshares rather than building armies. The letter stresses common humanity and calls for diplomacy to benefit the working class.
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Stalin
G. I. Joe
Joe
Russia
UMW Officials Mum On Mines Signing in Southern Illinois
Ted Mitchell of West Frankfort a United Mine Workers district 12 board member said some soft coal mines in Southern Illinois signed contracts with the union yesterday. District 12 President Hugh White noted 25 or more small companies have come to terms but declined to name them. Only two mines, the Juliana strip mine in Jackson County and the Glenridge shaft at Glenridge, Ill., have been identified.
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Ted Mitchell
West Frankfort
The
United Mine
District 12
Illinois
Mitchell
Hugh White
White
Juliana
Jackson County
Glenridge
Glenridge, Ill
Gus Trobaugh
Trobaugh
University
Lindell Sturgis
Metropolis
Guy Gladson
Chicago
Vernon L. Nickell
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
D. W. Morris
Charles D. Tenney
Edward V. Miles, Jr
Alice DiGiovanna
Weather forecast notes colder rain tonight and midweek
A weather update says much colder rain and mild conditions tonight with Wednesday remaining cloudy and much colder with rain or sleet. Temperatures fall to around 15 tonight as the week progresses.
Demo Chairmen Back Kenny Gray for Congress in 26th District
Kenneth Gray a West Frankfort auto dealer announced his candidacy for Congress in the 26th district on the Democratic ticket. He has the backing of the district chairmen and a union county endorsement. A World War II veteran with 25 months in Europe, he is a former West Frankfort American Legion post commander and current senior vice commander for the 25th district. He is married with one daughter.
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Kenneth
Kenny) Gray
West Frankfort
26Th
Gray
Caro Sitter
Union County
Local Weather Summary From Monday to Today
The report shows low temperatures ranging from 43 to 56 degrees and highs from 54 to 65 degrees across the day. Humidity near 83 percent. Sunrise 7 20 a.m. and sunset 4 35 p.m. Wind averaged 5.29 mph with 127 miles recorded since yesterday. Crab Orchard Lake Spillway level and Little Grassy Lake 13 feet below spillway noted Sunday.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
End C B Q Strike Threat Settled After Dispute
Four railroad brotherhoods and the Chicago Burlington & Quincy railroad reached a settlement over 413 grievances affecting 11 000 workers including time claims reinstatement and working conditions. The unions had prepared a strike vote after July 28 but now report agreement.
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Chicago
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Order of Railway Conductors
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Grand Jury Begins Check On Maragon
Washington reports a grand jury opened hearings into John Maragon once a shoe shiner who befriended Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan and reportedly aided in government contracts. Witnesses expected to testify aim to build a perjury case from the five percent inquiry lineage and Maragon’s self incriminating refusals.
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Maragon
Washington
John Maragon
White House
Senate
Truman
Harry Vaughan
Vaughan
Justice Department
E-town Alco Employees Attach Firm's Property
Four Alco Lead workers file writs of attachment against the company as hearings set in Elizabethtown. They claim wages between 200 and 400 dollars each while the firm could not meet payrolls. Writs target all visible property at a Peters Creek district mine. Sixteen other workers have filed wage claims.
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Elizabethtown
Alco Lead Corporation
Othcers
Justice of the Peace
W. T. Henry
Peters Creek
William Dutton
Otto Chaney
Ray Barkley
Donald B. Randall
Union Fires Harrisburg Man As Representative
Lloyd Campbell of Harrisburg has been ousted as social security and unemployment compensation representative of the Progressive Mine Workers union. The Progressive Miner reports the dismissal followed a Dec 5 hearing Campbell did not attend. The trial board included Ben Kunz, Mr Olive, Howard Denny, Dawson, and Howard Kerchner. Belleville ruled Campbell wholly neglected and failed to perform duties assigned by the union executive board.
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Lloyd Campbell
Harrisburg
Progressive Mine Workers Union
Progressive Miner
Official Union
Campbell
Ben Kunz
Mr. Olive
Howard Denny
Dawson
Howard Kerchner
Belleville
Alcoa Rosiclare Mill Resumes After Shutdown
Alcoa operations at the Rosiclare mill resumed Monday after a four day shutdown due to East and South ore plant strikes. About 50 employees returned to a four day week while prior to shutdown the plant ran five days. Also, the Rosiclare Lead and Fluorspar Mining Co mill restarted work in smaller shafts sealed during water inflow attempts.
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Alcoa Mining Co
Rosiclaire
Rosiclare Lead and Fluorspar Mining Co
Suspected Bandit Captured By Quick Officers
Actor Robert Wilcox was found bound and gagged in actress Diana Barrymore's New York apartment. Police say two men ransacked the place, left flowers, and stole a mink coat, silver fox scarf, a suitcase, and about $50 in silver. Barrymore, hospitalized after a fall, was not present. Wilcox had said the men asserted flowers for Miss Barrymore.
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Robert Wilcox
Diana Barrymore
Wilcox
Miss Barrymore
Roosevelt Hospital
John Barrymore
Alex Orr
Stevenson Appoints Two to Parole Board
Gov. Adlai Stevenson announced the appointment of Albert H. Manus of Freeport and Samuel Arndt of Rock Island as members of the state division of correction. The division handles pardon and parole applications, a body frequently called the state parole board.
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Adlai. Stevenson
Albert H. Manus
Freeport
Samuel Arndt
Rock Island
State Division of Correction
State Parole Board
Stolen Car Bandit Nabbed After Two Union County Robberies
Merdia Hicks 24 of Pomona was captured near Grand Tower after a pursuit, suspected of robbing Gulf service station Wolf Lake and Bob Whitlock cafe Aldridge in Union County within 48 hours. The car stolen in Murphysboro tied both holdups, with Hicks surrendering after Brantley blocked his escape. Hicks remained jailed in Jackson County and faces indictments for auto theft and armed robbery.
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Jackson Countian
Murphysboro
Union County
Merdia Hicks
Pomona
Grand Tower
Gulf Service Station
Wolf Lake
Bob Whitlock
Aldridge
Hicks
Elza Brantley
Route 3
Jackson County
Roy Carter
Robert Wright
Brantley
Earl Batson
Pete Dode
Jonesboro
Route 127
Dixcelonian
State Highway Patroman
Carter
Wright
Whitlock Place
Gulf Station
O. J. Trotter
John Gilbert
Gilbert
O'Dwyers Honeymoon at Sea After New York City Marriage
Mayor William O'Dwyer and Elizabeth Sloan Simpson wed in St. Joseph's church in Stuart Florida and sailed aboard the yacht Almar II for an eight day honeymoon. The ceremony drew hundreds, with a rain bow in the sky and a heart projected by a skywriting plane as they departed.
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O’dwyer
Timothy Geary
California Boy Asks for Impossible Snow Gift
A nameless boy hopes for a snowy Christmas not possible in his climate. The Chamber of Commerce plans a snow event starting 3 p.m. Saturday, using Border Flying Service planes to drop snow over the city, freighted from California mountain areas.
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California
The
Border Flying Service
Jilted Marine Kills Himself
Springfield reports a 20 year old marine on Christmas leave shot himself after a rejection of marriage from Beatrice Freligh. Coroner Dragoo noted the rifle was taken from his parents home and Dennison was found dead in the family car outside.
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Springfield
W. L. Dragoo
George Dennison
Beatrice Freligh
Dennison
Pulaski County Loses Anti-Gaming Crusader
The Rev. Robert Simpson will move from Mound City Methodist Church to a Caseyville church in St. Clair County around January 8, earning a $600 yearly raise. No replacement has been found. Simpson helped organize Pulaski County’s law enforcement league with about 400 members and led gambling charges against nine tavern operators.
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Pulaski County
Mound City
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S. I. U. Board
Southern Illinois University
Life Science
Service Shops
Federal Constructors, Inc
L. H. Saul Plumbing and Heating Company
Cardendale
H. Chapline Electrical Company
Webster Grove
Armstrong Cork Company
Lancaster
Gallaher & Speck, Inc
Consoer, Townsend and Associates
Holabird, Root, and Burgee
Roye Bryant
Carl Nelson Reilly
University Health Service
Harold M. Kaplan
J. Cary Davis
Frances Phillips
Health Education
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Gladys R. Clark
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Salisbury State Teachers College
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Normandy
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Rosiclare
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Stevenson
Parole Board
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Howertown Road
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Welfare Fund
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Calexico
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