Bomber Crash Kills 11 in Georgia River Marshland
A B-50 bomber from Chatham Field crashed into a Savannah river marsh killing all 11 aboard. Rescue teams faced deep mud and flames as bodies and wreckage lay buried, with officials awaiting identification and next of kin notices.
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Savannah
Air Force
Chatham Air Force Base
Cavannah
Frederic E. Glantsberg
Chatham Field
el Paso
Texas
Newark
N. J
Sam Rahal
E. S. Harrison
Japan
Weather Summary With Cold Clearing Skies Tonight
Clearing, cold and windy forecast with possible snow tonight. Low temperatures around 12 to 22. High Saturday near 16 to 26. Thaw indicators show low 29 and highs 36 earlier today. River levels and lake spillways noted with several readings and a 24 hour rise. Weather page 5 contains more details.
Engle Again Backed for State School Superintendent
Chicago reports that C. Hobart Engle of Cuba NL has regained support from Democrat state leaders for election as state superintendent of public instruction.
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C. Hobart Engle
Cuba
Grain Elevator Burns to Ground in Small Illinois Town
A 65 000 bushel Nansen Commission grain elevator at Jacob in western Jackson County burned to the ground in early morning. Four thousand bushels of corn were lost or damaged while the newer 65 000 bushel concrete elevator nearby escaped damage. Firefighters were unavailable until Murphysboro 14 miles away and wind carried flames away from town. The fire drew about 3 000 spectators from the nearby village of 51. The Nansen Commission, oldest grain company in St Louis, has operated seven elevators in the valley for decades.
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Nansen Commission Company
Jacob
Jackson County
Otto Frischkorn
Miller
Murphysboro
Scales
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
St. Louis
Walter Whitehead
Randolph County
Waterloo
Ill
Mississippi River
Whitehead
Logan Hotel
Mine Strike Walkout Looms As Possibility
Washington December 22 AP President Truman refuses to intervene in the coal dispute prompting talk of a strike or lock-out after January 1. John L Lewis miners work only Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the next two holiday weeks amid speculation a three day week is a tactic to squeeze operators. Some operators warn a contract for 35 cent tonnage welfare royalty and 15 dollar daily wage could allow only signed mines to operate.
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Truman
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Miners Ordered to Quit at Truex Mine Over Division of Work
Truex Miners at Truex-True er Co. near Elkville were ordered to stop work by Local 7818 UMW. The dispute over split shifts followed the company abandoning the night shift. About 10 maintenance workers left the shaft while day crews resisted sharing duties. Investors and officials confirmed the telegram directive and planned a meeting in De Soto to vote on compliance.
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Truex- Truer Co
Elkville
Kenneth Hammond
de Soto
Hugh White
U. M. W. District 12
White
UMW
Fred A.huff
Jackson County
Huff
White Christmas Forecast Spreads Across Midwest
A cold air mass moved across the central United States and into the eastern Appalachians as a probable white Christmas loomed for much of the Midwest. The Associated Press reported the prospect of snow and chilly conditions extending eastward today.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Appalachian Mountains
Berlin Wedding Ties Custodian to $60 Million Fortune Claim
Paul Kosswig 62 a Crab Orchard boat docks caretaker wed Frieda Koesling 50 in Berlin amid rumors she will inherit 60 million from Charles Koesling estate. AP check unsettled claims as two other families remain in the running from an initial 500. The couple plan to live in Carbondale.
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Kosswig
U. S
Charles Koesling
Santa Clara
Calif
Associated Press
Carbondale
Charles Lockhard
California
Italy
United States
Cecil Davis
New York
Germany
Berlin
Danny Scot Figures Way to Save a Bit Of Christmas Cost
Plainfield, N. J. December 23. James MacLaren, a Scotsman, and A. J. Cave of Red Bank plan to save postage by delivering a Christmas card in person each year. They have sent the same card back and forth for 17 years, with the cherry message in the window changed annually.
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Danny Scot
Plainfield
N. J
James MacLaren
A. J. Cave
MacLaren
Cave
Red Bank
New York City
Three Day Week Cuts Christmas Pay for Southern Illinois Miners
A pre Christmas payday for Southern Illinois soft coal miners brings only half the 1948 pay as the three day work week bites. The Old Ben Coal Corp and Peabody Coal Corp distribute limited checks while many strip miners lose several shifts. Retired miners lose $100 monthly pensions amid the coal dispute.
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Southern
Illinois
Old Ben Coal Corp
Com- Coal Co
Franklin County Coal Co
Pyramid Coal Corp
New Orient
Old Ben
United Electric Coal Co
Union Colliery Co
Truax-Tract Coal Co
Union
Fidelity
United Electric Co
Pyramid Coal Co
Pinckneyville
French quadruplets born near Lille six days ago
One of four boy quadruplets born Wednesday to Madame Andree Sorel at Sailly Saillisel near Lille died last night. The other three, kept in an incubator, are in satisfactory health and each weighs about two pounds.
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Paris
Madame Andree Sorel
Sailly-Saillisel
Lille
Yule Rush Pushes Buying Last Minute Sales Near Last Year
Washington December 23 AP Christmas shopping shows a late surge likely to approach last year’s record. Federal Reserve reports mid December sales jump ahead of 1948 for first time in months as 1949 nears record high. Consumer income near 212 billion dollars supports a stronger final spree with extra shopping day.
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Washington
Truman
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Blue Cross Drops Suits Against Five Illinois Hospitals
East St. Louis December 23. Group Hospital Service known as Blue Cross of St. Louis moved to dismiss its suit against five Illinois hospitals as the case nears United States District Court in East St. Louis. The action followed a last night agreement to provide service to members of both hospitalization systems pending settlement of the dispute. Defendants include Christian Welfare and St. Mary’s Hospital East St. Louis St. Mary’s Centralia St. Joseph’s Breese and Herrin Hospital.
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East St. Louis
Group
Hospital Service, Inc
Blue Cross
St. Louis
Illinois
United States District Court
Chicago Blue Cross
Christian Welfare
St. Mary’s Hospital
St. Mary’s
Centralia
St. Joseph's
Breese
Herrin Hospital
Youth Arrested in Herrin Charged With Car Theft
A 15 year old Shawneetown youth was arrested by Herrin police on complaint of Shawneetown authorities for allegedly stealing an automobile. Shawneetown plans to transport the boy back for charges. Police say the car was likely abandoned between Herrin and Shawneetown and the boy denies stealing the vehicle.
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Shawneetown
Herrin
Farmer Killed In Car Crash Near Lick Creek Farmhouse
Jefferson N. Treece a 63 year old farmer died when his car collided head on with a truck on the Lick Creek Anna road near his farmhouse. A coroner's jury ruled accidental death and funeral plans will be announced. In a separate crash Charles Gray was injured on Route 2 near Gorham.
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Jefferson N. Treece
Lick Creek
Anna
Treece
Amos Pearce
H. E. Nash
Anna Electrician
Pearce
Norris
Chicago
Gorham
Gray
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Murphyboro
Two Boys Die Under Bulldozer Near Wichita Falls
In Wichita Falls Texas two five year old boys Billy Rogers and Donnie Tolton were buried by dirt after a bulldozer pushed over them while they played in a shallow gully. A dog led rescuers to the scene ending a five hour search along the Wichita River. The bulldozer belonged to Billy’s father and was used in a leveling job by his construction company.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Billy Rogers
Donnie Tolton
Wichita River
Billy
Two-Room Lick Creek Home Destroyed In Fatal Fire
A rural two room farmhouse near Lick Creek burned late Thursday afternoon killing four people. Victims include Lena Cain 32 Carl Bruce Cain Connie Sue Russell 24 Barbara Sue Cain 8 and baby Carl. Barbara Sue died at Hale Willard hospital after escaping the flames. The fire was blamed on kerosene poured on embers by Mrs. Cain. Firefighters arrived from Goreville but found the home rubble. An inquest is set for 3 p.m. in Anna. Dallas Laverne Cain 6 was not in the house.
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Lick Creek
Lena Cain
Carl Bruce Cain
Connie Sue Russell
Vernel Russell
Cains
Mr. Cain
Barbara Sue Cain
Hale Willard Hospital
Anna
John
Earl
Barbara Sue
Russell
Earl Batson
Union County
Henry Hileman
Anna City Hall
Cains’ Sons
Dallas Laverne
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Demos
Engle State
Truex
Crab Orchard Boat Dock
Paul Kosswig
Crab Orchard Boat Docks
Cently
Frieda Koesling
Quad
Santa
Santa Claus
Mikey Wright
Southern Illinois
Mike
L. B. Wright
Brenda Sue Mitchell
St. Nick
Santy
Brenda
George Mitchell
Williamson County
Charles Edwards
Carl
Cain
Williams
Lawrence Cannon
Hileman
Johnson County
Franklin Royster
Maller Funeral Home
Norris & Son Funeral Home
Jonesboro
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