Circuit Judge Upholds State Assessor Law
Circuit Judge De Witt S Crow upheld the 1949 Illinois county assessment supervisor law as valid amid lawsuits from state county official groups. The ruling allows the state to appoint supervisors from county boards lists, with appeals possible to the Illinois Supreme Court within 30 days. About 86 of 100 counties have submitted applicants to the state revenue department.
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Springfield
Illinois
Dewitt S. Crow
St. Clair
Cook
Illinois Supreme Court
State Revenue Department
Crow
Edward C. Giebelhausen
East Peoria
Wounded man's death blamed on medical delay in Illinois
William Nash of Charleston Missouri died from loss of blood after he was stabbed in an argument with his wife and medical care was delayed. A friend ferried him between towns searching for a doctor and a crash occurred on the Mississippi bridge in Cairo. Freddie Sparks faced charges for reckless driving after the pursuit and accident.
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Cairo
William Nash
Charleston
Nash
St. Mary’s Hospital
Freddie Sparks
Wyatt
Mississippi Bridge
Sparks
J. B. Lathan
Olney
Ill
Karnak Woman Sues for 20000 in Pulaski Court
Debora h Thomas files a 20000 damage suit in Pulaski county circuit court at Mound City accusing Main Brothers Box and Lumber Co of injuries after she fell from the rear of a parked truck that rolled down a hill due to faulty brakes. The suit names Janes Main as part owner of the company.
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Karnak
Pulaski County
Mound City
Deborah Thomas
Main Brothers Box and Lumber Company
Miss Thomas
Janes Main
Record Mile Runner Jack Lovelock Killed
New Zealand born Olympic runner Dr John E Lovelock 39 and holder of a world mile record was killed by a subway train in Brooklyn after an apparent dizziness attack at Church Avenue station. The Oxford educated physician set the mile mark of 4 07 6 at Montclair New Jersey in July 1933.
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New York
John E
Jack) Lovelock
Brookalain
Lovelock
Church Avenue
Ton, N. J
Bill Bonthro
Water From Texas Sent to New York As Christmas Cheer
Three thousand gallons of Texas Water roll eastward through Mississippi toward New York to comfort Texans away from home for Christmas. The tank truck left Austin yesterday loaded with Highland Lakes water from Central Texas. The gift is from the Highland Lakes News, a weekly devoted to fishing hunting and loafing.
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Shreveport
Texas
Mississippi
New York
Austin
Highland Lakes
Highland Lakes News
Lucas Sees Debt Rise Despite Cuts in 1950 Budget
Sen. Scott W. Lucas says the federal debt will likely increase next year even with a three billion dollar cut in military and foreign aid. He argues for an unbalanced budget to avoid war risk, while projecting possible two billion in military cuts and nearly one billion from Marshall Plan reductions. He criticizes rival Everett M. Dirksen and spoke before 1,500 people at Hawar high school.
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Havana
Scott W. Lucas
Ill
Senate
Illinois
Lucas
Russia
Congress
Tumar
E.C.A
Everett M. Dirksen
Pekin
Dirksen
Hawar
Chamber of Commerce
Weather Summary With Temperatures and Lake Levels
Cold fair tonight with Thursday partly cloudy and cooler conditions. Low 28 to 34, high 40 to 50 on Thursday. Tuesday temperatures ranged from 25 at 7 am to 50 at noon, with a high of 49 at midday. Crab Orchard Lake seven inches above spillway Tuesday, Little Grassy Lake 13 feet below spillway, Mississippi River Grand Tower at 15.4 feet this morning, up 0.4 feet in 24 hours.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Mississippi River Grand Tower
Local News Page Index Terms and Pages Listed
The notice outlines the newspaper’s current issue structure with sections for National Page 1 Local News page 3 Editorials page 4 Sports pages 7 and 8 Comics page 9 Classified ads page 10 Markets page 11. It serves as a contents guide for readers navigating today’s edition.
Betty Lou Marbury Loses Hand to Save Life in Memphis
In Memphis on December 28, Betty Lou Marbury a 10 year old farm girl had her right hand amputated between the wrist and elbow to stop a malignant bone tumor from spreading. Her father Clay Marbury told her gently that death could follow if the hand was not removed. Her faith and courage remained unshaken as doctors said amputation offered the best chance of survival.
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Betty Lou
Betty Lou Marbury
Baptist Hospital
Betty
Clay Marbury
Murphysboro Lawyer to Defend Ray Armes in Assault Charge
Murphysboro attorney Fletcher Lewis announced he will travel to Camdenton Missouri to defend Ray Lefty Armes of Herrin on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon against Stoutland mayor C B Hardin. Armes preliminary hearing is set for Friday and I t was linked to the Aug 8 incident via a clipping taken at arrest. Armes will be accompanied by his brother Tony on the trip.
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Fletcher Lewis
Murphysboro
Tony
Camdenton
Camden County
Ray
Lefty) Armes
Herrin
C. B. Hardin
Stoutland
Armes
Lewis
Illinois Highway Improvements Reach 1949 Total
Illinois completed highway improvements totaling 37,425,000 during 1949, the state Highway division said today. The work included 64 miles of concrete pavement and 28 miles of grading, with 38 new bridges built and 10 existing bridges widened during the season.
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Springfield
Illinois
State
Emergency Power Unit In Service at Newton
Emergency measures powered Newton, Illinois after a 24 hour outage. Central Illinois Public Service installed a portable sub station to restore light heat and refrigeration. Steam boilers at the municipal plant operated at limited capacity, while a diesel plant was due to start next week.
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Central Illinois Public Service Company
Crime Comics Ban Ruled Unconstitutional
In Los Angeles the county ordinance banning sale of crime comic books was ruled unconstitutional by the appellate department of the superior court. The decision held the law would also prohibit sale of school books depicting Lincoln's assassination in the case of a druggist charged with selling a crime comic book.
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Los Angeles
Appellate Department of Superior Court
Abraham Lincoln
Gable Honeymoon Arrival Draws 10000 In Honolulu
Clark Gable and bride arrived in Honolulu on the Lurline from San Francisco to a Hawaii welcome. Crowds of about 10,000 cheered as leis were exchanged and photographers followed the couple aboard, while Gable and Mrs Gable showed jewelry and enjoyed the island reception.
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Honolulu
T. H
Clark Gables
Hawaii
Lurline
San Francisco
Gable
Henry Ford I
Benton Firm Low Bidder On Anna Hospital Job
Springfield Ill Dec 28 The State Division of Architecture and Engineering announced 12 apparent low bids totaling 1 339 242 for a new powerhouse at the Pontiac State penitentiary and other low bids include boiler repairs at Western Illinois State College 17 977 painting and repairs at the Illinois School for the Deaf 5 642 and sidewalks and roads at Anna State Hospital 16 524.
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Springfield
Ill
State Division of Architecture and Engineering Today
Pontiac State Penitentiary
Western Illinois State College
Macomb
D. J. McAllister
Chicago
Illinois School For the Deaf
Jacksonville
A. F. Roedding Jr
St. Louis
Anna State Hospital
Franklin Asphalt Co
Benton
Mayor O Dwyer and Bride Fly Home From Florida Honeymoon
New York Mayor William O Dwyer and his bride Sloan Simpson will end their Florida honeymoon tomorrow and fly home. They married December 20 in Stuart Florida and have cruised the coast. He will be sworn in January 2 for another term as mayor of the city.
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Key Largo
Fla
New York
William O'Dwyer
Sloan Simpson
Florida
Stuart
O’dwyer
Miyo
Soviet Free U S Jewish Relief Agent In Vienna
American Jewish relief official Israel G. Jacobson, held in Hungary on espionage charges, was released by Soviet troops and returned to the American sector of Vienna. He arrived at the Bristol hotel and was freed after 12 days in Hungarian custody. Vogeler and Sanders, two other Western workers, were later cited by Hungary as confessing espionage and sabotage.
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Vienna
Austria
Israel
G. Jacobson
Hungary
Jacobson
Bristol Hotel
U. S
U. S. Legation
American Joint Distribution Committee
Robert A. Vogeler
International Telephone and Telegraph Co
Vogeler
Edgar Sanders
Tamaroan's Hat Goes Into Ring For State Rep
Dr. S S Marshall president of the Tamaroa village board says he will seek the Democratic nomination for state representative in the 44th Illinois district. He plans to announce at the 21st Woodrow Wilson Memorial banquet in Anna tonight joining incumbents A A Brands and Dean Hammack who have already bid for the ticket.
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S. S. Marshall
Tamaroa
Illinois
Dr. Marshall
Anna
A. A. Brands
Prairie du Roch
Dean Hammack
Pinckneyville
Boy Hit by Auto Near Sunfield Mine
John William Kearby nine year old son of William Kearby a Sunfield coal miner was struck by an automobile and injured while near the family home or local street. The incident prompted medical attention and an investigation by local authorities.
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John William Kearby
William Kearby
Air Force concludes no flying saucers after 375 rumors
After two years and help from university consultants a USAF science team reviewed 375 sky sighting rumors. The investigation found reports result from misinterpretation mass hysteria and hoaxes with conventional objects and optical illusions.
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Washington
Air Force
U.S.A.F
Air Material Command
Wright Base
Dayton
Ohio
Illinois Democrats back six for statewide offices
Illinois Democratic chiefs endorsed their choices for statewide offices to be decided in the April primary. Expected to win are Scott W. Lucas for U S Senate six years Ora Smith for state treasurer Michael Howlett Jr for state treasurer C Hobart Engle for superintendent of public instruction and George D. Kells indicated no serious opposition from the state central committee. Reports mention William Hughes and Sid Cain as possible challengers and Benjamin Adamowski weighing a Senate bid. A man named [name unclear] suffered a broken left leg in a bicycle accident on Route 51 north of Du Quoin yesterday and was hospitalized.
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Springfield
Illinois
U. S
Scott W
Lucas
Havana
Ora Smith
Biggsville
Supreme Court
Earle Benjamin Searcy
C. Hobart Engle
Chicago
Cuba
Fulton County
Vernon L. Nickell
Champaign
Michael Howlett Jr
Smith
George D. Kells
William Hughes
Sid Cain
Peoria
Benjamin Adamowski
House
Chicago Corporation
Kennelly
Senate
Miss America Becomes Mrs. Litchfield Park After Surprise Marriage
Jacque Mercer the 1949 Miss America wed Douglas Cook in a non denominational ceremony at Community church. The couple, who announced their engagement last Friday, plan a short honeymoon and Mercer aims to keep her Miss America title through her term. Officials weigh how marriage affects her status.
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Jacque Mercer
Doug Cook
Litchfield Park
Douglas Cook
Cook
Phoenix
University of Chicago
Jacque
Miss Mercer
Arthur Mercer
Editor Misses Stork for Deadline in Effingham
Frank Dooling Effingham Daily News managing editor stayed at work to meet the paper deadline. His wife went into confinement for the birth of a baby girl in a Mattoon hospital corridor.
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Effingham
Frank Dooling
Effingham Daily News
Dooling
Mattoon
Brannan weighs soybean crop limits amid surplus fears
Secretary Brannan faces a decision on 1950 soybean plantings as a potential limit mirrors corn controls. With 11.1 million acres planted and 222.305 million bushels produced, officials warn a soybean surplus could form if extra land shifts from corn to soybeans.
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Washington
Charles F. Brannan
Brannan
Department
Production and Marketing Administration
Senator Scott Lucas to announce reelection on WJPF radio
Illinois Senator Scott W. Lucas will announce his bid to seek another term in a broadcast set for Thursday from 7 to 7 10 p.m. over radio station WJPF in Herrin. The announcement was revealed today.
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Scott W. Lucas
Illinois
WJPF
Herrin
Rita Hayworth's Baby Princess Yasmin Is Born
In Lausanne Switzerland Rita Hayworth gave birth to her daughter Yasmin weighing about five and a half pounds eight hours after a pre-dawn dash to Montchoisi clinic. Prince Aly Khan announced the natural birth delivered under gas with Rita exhausted but recovering.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Rita Hayworth
Aly Khan
Rita
Montchoisi
Yasmin
France
Prince Aly
Aga Khan
Aly
Ruldolphe Roch
Marguerite
Mihai
Romania
Anne
Bourbon-Parma
Rebecci Welles
Orson Welles
Wellies
Karim Aga
Amyam Mohammed
Jean - Yarde-Bulier
Paris
Miss Hayworth
French Riviera
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United Service Organizations
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Wright Field
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Mobile
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Marshall-Browning
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W. Haverstick
Miss America Board of Directors
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