Escaped Convicts Tangle Woods Near Chester
Heavily armed posses search south of Chester for Calbert Sizemore and Oliver Martin after an early Sunday escape from the state penitentiary. Martin was captured after menacing residents with a butcher knife, while Sizemore remains at large as authorities describe them as dangerous.
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Chester
State Penitentiary
Calbert Sizemore
Muncie
Ind
Oliver Wendell Martin
Netro
Chicago
Sizemore
Martin
Browning Robinson
Robinson
Theodore Buck
Buck
Ed Poinitske
Menard Penitential
Warden Robinson
Vienna Man Injured When Train Hits Produce Truck
Gerald Allbritton 21 of Vienna Illinois was injured when his produce truck was struck by an Alton and Southern train at the Missouri avenue crossing in Alerton Illinois. Phillip Trapley 23 of Metropolis a passenger was treated and released for minor injuries after the truck was overturned and dragged about 75 feet.
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Vienna
St. Louis
Ill
Gerald Allbritton
Alton & Southern Railroad
Missouri Avenue
Alerton
Phillip Trapley
Metropolis
St. Mary’s Hospital
Man Draws Four Months Term for Shooting Boy
Floyd Lyberger 43 of Centralia began a four month sentence at Vandalia Penal Farm after pleading guilty to assault with a deadly weapon for shooting Clyde Higgins 14 near Lyberger’s home last October. Higgins was hospitalized for over a month.
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Vandalia
Ill
Floyd Lyberger
Centralia
Lyberger
Marion County
Ward P. Holt
Clyde Higgins
Jail power cut leaves Lamoille jail in darkness
Lamoille county jail housing four prisoners faced a blackout after the Morrisville Light and Power Co cut service overnight over unpaid bills. State auditor Davie V. Anderson had refused payment on two electric bills, halting power at the facility in Hyde Park, Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Part
Lamoille County
Morrisville Light & Power Co
Vermont
Davie V. Anderson
Seek 2 Escapees From Anna Hospital Terminal Lockout
State police and Union County officers searched for two escapees from Anna State Hospital who fled last night after breaking a fire escape door. Dwight McDonald, 23, 5'9" 174 lbs, and Harold Rickart, 45, 5'7" 180 lbs, wearing blue shirts and trousers. Police describe them as dangerous though hospital officials say not criminally insane.
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Union County
Anna State Hospital
Dwight McDonald
Harold Rickart
Mediation in crucial stage over nationwide telephone strike
Federal mediation pressed toward a settlement with 48 hours to go as Western Electric and the C I O discuss wages hours and benefits. Union leader Beirne warns 220000 could join a cross picket action if talks fail. A strike would affect 100000 Western Electric workers and five AT&T subsidiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Company
C.I.O
Cyrus S. Ching
U.S. Mediation and Conciliation Service
Western Electric Co
American Telephone &Telegraph Co
C.I.0. Communications Workers of America
Washington
Bell System
Joseph A. Beirne
Weather recap and lake levels for weekend
Light drizzle and fog linger with little temperature change. Forecast lows around 40 to 48 and highs near 56 Tuesday. Crab Orchard Lake at spillway one foot above, Little Grassy Lake one foot below, Mississippi River at 4.1 feet at noon.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Mississippi River
Productivity of France Growing Despite Unrest
France shows rising birthrates and stronger economic signals as Marshalls aid and Monnet planning boost production. The franc stabilizes amid wartime strain, industrial output reaches 125 percent of 1938, and agriculture matches that year. Co operatives expand farming efficiency while wage controls linger.
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France
Double funeral for two boys drown after ice break Evansville
Two young fishing enthusiasts disobeyed orders to stay off the pond and froze in Evansville. Henry Bauer Jr 9 and Cle mens Wunderlich Jr 6 were found under the ice after rescuers failed to revive them. A coroner's jury ruled both deaths drownings.
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Evansville
Henry Bauer, Jr
Clemens Wunderlich, Jr
Stanley McIntire
Alray Zipsell
Red Bud
St. Boniface Catholic Church
Father Tecklenburger
St. Boniface Cemetery
Veath Welge
Bauer
Wunderlich
British Marquess and American Bride Honeymoon in Maryland
The Marquess of Milford Haven and Romaine Dahlgren Simpson wed at National Presbyterian Church on Saturday and began a honeymoon on Maryland's eastern shore. They plan to sail for Europe later this week.
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Washington
Marquess of
Milford Haven
Romaine Dahlgren Simpson
Maryland
Europe
George VI
National Presbyterian Church
Expert at itching Horseshoes sets amateur records in Elgin
Frank Breen, 35, pitched a perfect game in horseshoes in Elgin last night, tossing 32 straight fingers in 32 shoes for 16 straight double ringers. He claimed the first perfect amateur game on record, breaking the old 45 ringers in 50 shoes and the amateur double ringer mark of 14 consecutive. He is chairman of the Central Association A A U horseshoe committee and played Arthur Wier in the indoor match.
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Elgin
Frank Breen
Breen
Central Association
A.A.U. Horseshoe Committee
Arthur Wier
Carl Lundgren
Detroit
Arner Linquest
Morgantown
W. Va
Illinois Miner Walkout Idle Thousands Amid No Work Claim
About 19 000 of 24 000 Illinois United Mine Workers were idle in a no contract no work walkout. Large shafts ran three days weekly. five day contracts kept 40 mines operating with 5 500 men. Progressive Mine Workers stayed on the job under an extended contract.
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Illinois United Mine
U.M.W
Illinois
Progressive
Peaboy
Springfield
Taylorville
Danville
Canton
Fulton County
Perry County
U.M W
West Frankfort
Franklin County
Blast Wrecks Cohen Home in Dawn Attack
A gangland bomb wrecked Mickey Cohen's radar protected home in Los Angeles before dawn. Cohen, his wife, and a maid were unharmed, though the bedroom they usually use was destroyed. Police said Cohen may not have been home and noted this was the second assassination attempt in under a year.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Mickey
Cohen
California
Sherry
Sunset Strip
Neddie Herbert
Five Killed as Fire Hits Montana Hotel
A pre dawn blaze swept a three story frame hotel in Northwestern Montana killing five people. The Montana hotel contained 25 rooms and housed the town post office a bar five apartments and the community’s sole telephone exchange.
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Montana
The
Gunman Seized After Winter Hideout Hold Up
A 23 year old man Andrew Cecil McCauley was seized in Golden Colorado after a five hour chase with Barbara Jean Carroll. He claimed to be wanted in 12 states for bad checks totaling 250000 dollars. Police recovered rifles a pistol two German army machine pistols food cases a mink coat blank checks and a check writing machine. He had stolen three cars during the escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Cecil McCauley
Carl Enlow
Enlow
McCauley
Illinois Youth Drowns After Rescue At Fontainebleau Park
Don Wiltse an 18 year old from Melrose Park Illinois volunteering with the Y M C A died after rescuing four 8 to 9 year old boys when a skiff capsized at Fontainebleau state park New Orleans AP report says Wiltse righted the boat saved the children twice then disappeared in the water while others pulled the boys ashore.
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New Orleans
Illinois
Don Wilse
Melrose Park
Ill
Y.M.C.A
Fontainebleau State Park
William McLachlin
Wiltse
McLachlin
G O P platform blasts U S foreign policy rivals
Republicans draft a sharp foreign policy declaration charging the Truman administration with poor consultation on major decisions and calling out alleged Communist infiltration. The 2000 word statement, likely directed by Arthur H. Vandenberg, awaits final party approval.
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Washington
G.O.P
Guy G. Gabrielson
Asia
Alger Hiss
Hiss
State Department
Werner W. Schroeder
Illinois National Committee
Schroeder
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R-Mich
Congress
Europe
Vandenberg
United Nations
Gabrielson
Truman
Senate
House
National Committee
Truman invokes Taft Hartley to force coal resume
President Truman used the Taft Hartley act to probe the soft coal dispute. A board led by Davis L Cole will report within a week on the miners’ demand and possible court action could compel a return to work for up to 80 days. John L Lewis warned miners against accepting a stability pause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Davis L. Cole
Paterison
N. J
William W. Wirtz
John Dunlop
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Charles G Ross
Nationa Health and Safety
Genera
Lewis
U.M.W
White House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Rayburn
Record Snowfall Disrupts Travel in Jerusalem
A record snowfall and cold wave blanketed much of Israel, halting highway travel and knocking out telephone and telegraph networks around Jerusalem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Israel
Illinois Corn King crowned at Farm and Home week
Bert Bonwell of Chrisman was named Illinois Corn King at the University of Illinois Farm and Home week events in Champaign. He edged Oscar Leighty of Francisville, the previous year’s champion, to win with a 113.6 bushel per acre yield costing 47.20 dollars per acre.
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Champaign
Bert Bonwell
Chrisman
Illinois
University of Illinois
Bonwell
Oscar Leighty
J. Francisville
Leighty
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Fdward E. Lindsay
Paris
Jean Monnet
French Republic
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Monnet Commission
McIintire
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T-H Law
Billy Rose
FIM
Colleen Townsend
Presbyterian Church
Punxstawney
Miss Townsend
Frankfort Merchant
Blast
Eureka, Mont
Golden, Colo
Barbara Jean Carroll
Houston
Llinois
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