Dongola Co-op Expands With $881000 Rural Electric Loan
The Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative of Dongola received an $881,000 loan from the Rural Electrification Administration to expand service across Union Alexander Pulaski Massac and parts of Jackson Pope and Johnson counties. About 615 families will gain new or improved power lines as 109 miles of new distribution lines 15 miles of tie ins 22 miles of transmission lines and village Karnak power system work are planned. Staking starts Tuesday with construction to follow as lines are built to match house wiring pace. completion is expected by July. The loan is part of $4.674 million approved for 11 borrowers to extend electrical service to farming areas.
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Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative
Dongola
Rural Electrification Administration
Co-Op
Union
Alexander
Pulaski
Massac
Jackson, Pope
Johnson Counties
George Endicott
Endicott
Karnak
Dongola Co-Op
Two Collision Deaths Termed Accidental Near Cairo
A coroner jury ruled two deaths from a head on collision accidental near Cairo on December 10. Paul Williams of St. Louis was killed in one car and Clinton Pinkerton of Wood River Illinois died three days later in the other car. The crash happened on Illinois Route 3 at Kessler's Corner when Williams attempted an overtake and lost control, striking a northbound vehicle with four men including Pinkerton on a goose hunt.
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Cairo
Paul Williams
St. Louis
Clinton Pinkerton
Wood River
Ill
Kessler
Pinkerton
Weather summary and lake levels update
Cloudy mild tonight with warmer conditions. Saturday mostly cloudy with possible rain in the afternoon or night. Low tonight 35 to 40. high Saturday around 50. Additional readings show temps from 24 to 60 and humidity near 71 percent. Local lake levels note Crab Orchard Lake seven inches above spillway and Little Grassy Lake twelve feet below spillway. Mississippi River at Grand Tower 143 feet, down 1.2 feet in 24 years.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Mississippi River Grand Tower
La Guiannee Ceremony Preserves Old World New Year Rite
Prairie du Rocher residents maintain La Guiannee, a two century old New Year tradition. Descendants of French pioneers perform a door to door song with masked singers and a ball, led by Noah Duclos and revivalists Clerc and Dufrenne. The ceremony involves costumed houses, a queen, and a Mardi Gras style finale, reflecting early French Midwest heritage.
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Prairie du Rocher
Illinois
Mississippi Valley
Louis XV
Fort de Chartres
Fogilph
United States
St. Genevieve
Vincennes
Ind
Mid-West
France
Noah C. Duclos
Duclos
Ers
la Guiannee
Pontiac
Noah Duclos
New Orleans
Mardi Gras
St. Louis
Charles Clerc
Clerc
W. C. Dufrenne
Air Force denies X-1 flight report
The air force rejected claims that its X-1 rocket plane flew 1989 miles, calling the reports incorrect. Aviation editor Marvin Miles of the Los Angeles Times had cited informants who said the flight occurred over Muroc Dry Lake in California.
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Washington
Air Force
Marvin Miles
Los Angeles Times
Muroc Dry Lake
Calif
Rent Control Policy Shifts Considered to States
A high ranking official indicates Truman may seek continued federal rent ceilings while also handing control to states, a move aimed at easing congressional opposition and expanding housing aid. The President’s Council of Economic Advisers warned that wartime control remains necessary.
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Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
Police arrest 200 in Beirut on emigration crackdown
In Beirut on December 30 police arrested 200 people, most of them Jews, and seized nine steam launches. Authorities said a secret committee of Jews Christians and Muslims planned to speed Jewish emigration from Lebanon to Israel.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Israel
Ex-Gangster Kills His Wife By Mistake
Chicago police say Julius Jones a former gangster who testified in a 1933 kidnapping case shot his wife Grace Jones and wounded a man, thinking his old gang had come to get him. He said he fired in a trance after waking to protect himself.
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Chicago
John Enright
Julius Jones
Grace
Jones
John Fitzgerald
Death of British author Horace Wykeham Dan Newte at 80
The London AP notice reports the death of Horace Wykeham Dan Newte, a British author and playwright, aged 80. Time, place, and cause of death were not disclosed.
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London
Horace Wykeham
Dan Newte
Willisville Bride-To-Be Attends Barber College
Martha Wolfe 19 of Willisville plans marriage to Earl Halterman 23 of Carbondale after meeting at Baker Barber College. She completes a six month course and takes the January 4 state board exam in Springfield. The couple, engaged Christmas Eve, consider opening a jointly run barber shop after his studies.
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Willisville Brunet
Carbondale
Barber College
Martha Wolfe
Willisville
Baker Barber College
Earl ‘Pickles’ Halterman
Tom Halterman
Washington Avenue
Martha
Evan Dale
West Elm Street
Springfield
Earl
Joe Wolfe
Baker School
Pinckneyville High School
Baker’s
Merwin E I A Vice President Elected At Chicago Convention
Dr Bruce W Merwin education professor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale was elected first vice president of the Illinois Education Association at the Chicago convention closing session Edith Wentworth DeKalb Township high school English and Latin teacher is new I E A president Louise Sullivan Joliet named second vice president Mary Le May Ottawa third vice president Mebel Schwarz Hinsdale finances chair Palmer Ewing Rockford Public Schools superintendent and W L Pickering Ogle county school superintendent were elected to the State Teachers Examining board Delegates recommended that
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Illinois Education Association
Chicago
Edith Wentworth
DeKalb Township High School
Wentworth
Louise Sullivan
Joliet
Mary le May
Ottawa
Mebel Schwarz
Hinsdale
Palmer Ewing
Rockford
W. L. Pickering
Ogle County
State
Doctor Charged With Air Injection Murder Case
Goffstown New Hampshire December thirty AP reports a young doctor, Herman H Sander, charged with first degree murder for injecting ten cubic centimeters of air into patient Abbie Barreto, who died after cancer treatment. Medical referee Dr Robert E Biron questioned the sufficiency of the air amount. Sander pleaded innocent and sought bail as grand jury review proceeds.
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Herman H.sander
Abbie Barreto
Robert E. Biron
William H. Craig
Hillsboro County
Southern Railway seeks permission to discontinue two passenger trains
Springfield Illinois December 30 The Southern Railway asked the Illinois Commerce Commission for authority to discontinue trains Nos 23 and 24 between East St Louis and Mount Carmel. The line cites bus competition and car use with a 1948 operating loss of 100772 dollars.
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Springfield
Ill
Southern Railway Company
Illinois Commerce Commission
East St .Louis
Mount Carmel
Southwestern Bell Strike Set Tomorrow
A union attorney says a strike of 10,000 Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. workers in six states will begin at midnight New Year’s Eve unless management accepts arbitration terms. Governors proposed 15 days of talks with arbitration if needed. the company would not commit to arbitration but would resume negotiations with the federal conciliation service.
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St. Louis
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Southwestern Bell
Southwestern Division 20
C.so. Communications Workers
Governors
Federal Conciliation Service
Everett E. Cotter
Suit Seeks 42250 For Tractor Rental Owed by Tri City
A 42250 lawsuit was filed in Pulaski county circuit court at Mound City by former employee Gerald McGill against Tri City Transportation. McGill claims unpaid tractor rental for 825 days at 50 dollars per day.
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Tri- City Transportation Company
Pulaski County
Mound City
Gerald McGill
McGill
Honeymooners Suspected of Check Swindle In Carbondale
Miss Virginia Hummer and Sam Ellington married in Jackson County and checked into the Prince hotel in Carbondale December 22. They cashed multiple checks at Carbondale merchants, many made payable to cash, totaling more than the initial deposit of 30 dollars. police warn of potential further swindles as investigation continues.
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Jackson County
Carbondale
Virginia Hummer
Parkway
Downer’s Grove
Ill
Sam Ellington
East Linden Street
Independence
Prince Hotel
C. M. Held
Murphysboro
St. Louis
Lee Davis
Eva Prince
Prince~ Lote
Eilington
New Metropolis Grade Principal Appointed
Howard Trampe named principal of Metropolis Central grades school succeeding B D Fowler who resigned to become Pulaski county superintendent of schools. Trampe formerly taught at Brookport high school and worked in the Illinois Division of Motor Carriers in Springfield. He will assume duties next Tuesday at the junior high school.
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Howard Trampe
Metropolis Central Grades School
B. D
Mike) Fowler
Pulaski County
Trampe
Brookport High School
Illinois Division of Motor Carriers
Springfield
Elm Street Baptist Church Hosts New Year's Eve Service
Murphysboro Elm Street Baptist Church will hold its third annual New Year’s Eve Service starting at 7 30 p m on Saturday with a radio broadcast of the last two hours from 10 30 p m to 12 30 a m Sunday on WJPF Herrin Principal speaker is Rev Hubert Petterson Marion Other ministers will give short sermons The musical program features groups from Benton Harrisburg Creal Springs Elm Street singers and a luncheon will be served from 10 to 10 30 p m Rev A L Cox invites the public to attend
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Murphysboro
Elm Street
Church
Radio State
WJPF
Herrin
Hubert Petterson
Marion
Michialtri
Benton
Bundy
Davis
James Gilley
Harrisburg
Creal Springs
Elm Street Singers
A. L. Cox
Elm Street Baptist Church
P M W A Contract Extended to Jan 1950 in Illinois
The Progressive Mine Workers of America and the Coal Producers association of Illinois extended their contract to January 31, 1950. Walter Gill, president of the Producers association, said he was very happy to announce the extension. The pact originally ran to June 30 and has been extended several times by agreement between Gill and PMWA president John Marchiando.
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Springfield
Ill
Progressive Mine Workers of America
Coal Producers Association of Illinois
Walter Gill
The
Producers Association
Gill
John Marchiando
PMWA
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Bruce Merwin
J. Lester Buford
Mount Vernon
National Education Association
Mercy
Goffstown
N. H
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Montgomery County
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Bethesda Naval Hospital
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Robert A. Allen
Mich
Jesse Wakefield
Delta
Ala
Aviation Boatswain
Charles E. Boner
Johnston City
Boner
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