Dirksen Urges GOP Clean Sweep To Halt Socialism
Senator-Elect Everett Dirksen urged Republicans to purge aides who could advance socialist policies. At a Peoria victory dinner marking November wins, he pledged to cut waste, halt socialism, and reexamine foreign policy. The Illinois GOP aims to build momentum toward a 1952 presidency, with about 500 attendees including Vernon Nickell, William Stratton, and Earle Searcy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Peoria
G.O.P
Dirksen
Vernon L. Nickell
William G. Stratton
Earle Benjamin Searcy
Supreme Court
SIU Extension Course Begins January 23 in Anna
Russell D Rendleman announces an extension course from Southern Illinois University in Philosophy of Education starting Tuesday January 23 1951 at Anna Junior High School at 7 p.m. Subsequent meetings are arranged by the group and instructor. Courses run four quarter hours of credit with sixteen sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell D.rendleman
Union County Schools
Southern Illinois University
Anna Junior High School
Cedit
M. Rendleman
Hale Willard Hospital Admits and Discharges List
Admission record lists Mrs Wm Caraker Cobden Mrs Irvin L McIntosh Dongola Mrs Willis King Dongola Mrs Dorris Adams Dongola Wilburn Yates Cobden Phil Walter Anna Julia Richardson Cobden Mrs LeRoy Stephens Anna Loretta Lemasters Anna Wm Pendergrass Jonesboro Joan Simpson Dongola Jane Simpson Dongola Discharged Mrs Richard Bagby Villa Ridge Roy Smith Anna Mrs Gee Stegle Cobden
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. G. Caraker
Cobden
Irvin L. McIntosh
Dongola
Willis King
Dorris Adams
Wilburn Yates
Phil Walter
Anna
Julia Richardson
LeRoy Stephens
Loretta Lemasters
Wm. Pendergrass
Jonesboro
Joan Simpson
Jane Simpson
Richard Bagby
Villa Ridge
Roy Smith
Gee
Stegle
Only Ringling sister dies in Sarasota
Ida Ringling North 77, the sole Ringling sister, died in Sarasota hospital after a stroke. She helped manage John Ringling’s estate with her son John Ringling North, and survived by Henry Ringling North and daughter Mrs Randolph Wadsworth.
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Ida Ringling North
Ringling Brothers
Circus Fame
Sarasota Hospital
North
John Ringling North
Ringling Bros. and
Barnum & Bailey Combined Circus
Ind
John Ringling
Ringling
Prairie Dur Chien
Wis
Wisconsin
Henry Whitestone North
Henry Ringling North
Randolph Wadsworth
Cincinnati
Ohio
Sparrows Studied Map Migration and Fat Gains
Dr. Barbara Blanchard Oakeson of the University of California tracked Gambel white crowned sparrows across the western United States and to a Yukon River village. Her work shows how they accumulate fat and how male gonad volume increases to prepare for migration, with findings from Alaska noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Blanchard Oakeson
University of California
Yukon River
United States
Alaska
Philadelphia Seeks Sniper After Second Wave Blitz
Two more Philadelphians were shot as police pursue the elusive “Mad Sniper” feared to be linked to the killing of Mrs. Claire Cohen. Teen George Haller Jr and Richard C. Lavery were injured in separate incidents as authorities mobilize 300 officers for a wide manhunt across Juniata Park and South Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Richard C. Lavery
Republican Division
Mrs. Cohen
Oak Lane
William Shrader
Harry Fox
Haller
Yellowjacket Speedway
George Gibbs Engineer and Planner Dies at Hospital
George Gibbs an engineer and city planner who aided in designing many American towns and cities died of cerebral thrombosis in a hospital Tuesday. Born in Greenup Kentucky Gibbs held degrees from the University of Illinois in 1900 and Harvard in 1903.
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Palos Verdes Estates
Cailif
George Gibbs
Gibbs
Greenup
University of Illinois
Harvard
Arrivals Amid Melting Snows Prompt Early Nesting
Describes birds arriving as snows melt and racing to raise a brood before the brief summer ends. Highlights urgency of breeding season and natural timing.
Orphan Airlift Overseen in Korea Opera tion Kiddie Car
Nearly 964 Korean orphans aged six months to 11 years were aboard 15 twin engine transports for a 15 day rations airlift to an island sanctuary off South Korea. American troops sheltering the waifs at a welfare center run by Lt Col R L Blaisdell described widespread illness from scabies to tuberculosis among the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
South Korea
Kimbo
R. L. Blaisdell
Hyfield
Blaisdell
Grace Chicken
Buffalo
Hadacol Promises Quick Relief for Stomach Distress
A Georgia reader from West Point reports relief from gas nausea and stomach pain after using Hadacol. She says ten bottles let her eat again and sleep better, praising the product as life changing. Trial bottle priced at 1.25, family size 3.50.
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India
May Laney
West Point
Georgia
Chester Hospital Notes and Historical Facts
Admissions and dismissals at Chester hospital list several patients by name and condition from Friday to Monday. The Portia Law School in Boston is cited as the first U S law school devoted to women’s legal education. Father's Day origin is noted as 1910 by Mrs. John Bruce Dodd of Spokane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Newmark
Chester
Surgical
Dora Gielow
Medical
Thomas Stephens
Percy
Leona Cowan
Baby
J. P. Meador
Frederickstown
Leonard Newmerk
Harriet Kennedy
Virginia House
Portia Law School
Boston
Mass
John Bruce Dodd
Spokane
Washington
Deadline Set for 1950 ACP Soil Practices
Ralph M. Bradley, chairman of the Union county Production Marketing Association, announced December 31 as the final day to complete soil conservation practices under the 1950 ACP program. Materials approved for farms must be spread before the deadline and reports must be submitted promptly to the county PMA office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph M. Bradley
Union County Production Marketing Association
Mr. Bradley
Ing
Bradley
PMA
Daylight Saving Time Began in 1916 German War Effort
The Germans introduced daylight saving in 1916 by turning clocks back to gain extra daylight for World War I operations.
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SIU
Lincoln LaPaz
University of New Mexico Meteoritics Institute
New Mexico
LaPaz
Sarasota, Fla
McKenzie
Illinois Ave
Carbondale, Ill
Murray
House Furnishing CO
St. Illinois
Carbondale
U. of S
Dios
Overseen
ISY
Herrin Supply Co
Herrin, Ilinois
Hal Boyle
The
Associated Press
Coe
Chester Hospital
Helleny
Herrin
Olinois
Werry
Irene
Varsity Theater
Itl
Enam
Dormeyer
Spelling Board
Western Flyer
Truetone Radio
PHONO
Sun
Western Auto Associates
Francis Woesthaus
W. Davie
Eddie Leffler
N. Washington
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