Lucas to Have A. F. L. Backing in 1950 Senate race
Chicago July 7 AP An A F of L leader named Sen Scott Lucas D Ia as one of 20 senators his organization will support in the 1950 senatorial elections. Joseph D Keenan national director of the A F of L s League for Political Education said 17 are Democrats and three Republicans. He said the union will back its support with a one million dollar campaign fund from the rank and file and will campaign vigorously to elect friends and defeat enemies.
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Chicago
A. F. of L
Sen
Scott Lucas
D-I
Joseph D. Keenan
League For Political Education
Keenan
Aid Out Leads Richland To Drop Hospital Vote
Richland county board of supervisors called off a $550,000 bond issue referendum for a 100 bed hospital planned for July 14. The move follows state legislature cuts to hospital grant in aid funds for the next biennium and indicates only 11 percent of locally raised funds would be matched. The plan had drawn 1600 petition signatures, and ballots had been printed.
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Olney
Lil
Richland County Board of Supervisors
Richland County Hospital Association
Association
Allen Calvert
Roland Cross
Illinois Department of Health
Calvert
Board of Supervisors
Legion's Fifth Division Convention at Mt. Carmel
The American Legion national commander Perry Brown of Texas will speak at the Fifth Division convention in Mt. Carmel on Sunday and at a luncheon in his honor at the Alcea cafeteria banquet room. The event runs Saturday through Sunday with 40 and 8 participation. about 25 counties in the eighth district expected to attend as the division selects a successor to Robinson's John Maxwell as commander.
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American Legion
Perry Brown
Texas
Legion
Mt. Carmel
Brown
Alcea
John Maxwell
Robinson
Big Four exempt Austria from war reparations
London July 7 The Big Four deputy foreign ministers exempted Austria from paying war reparations to the Allies. In exchange the West approved a Soviet safety clause allowing Yugoslavia to retain Austrian properties rights and interests in Yugoslav territory valued at about 15 million dollars.
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London
England
Austria
Yugoslavia
Iowa State College Wins Press Honors
Iowa State College won sweep stake honors at the 34th annual meeting of the American Association of Agricultural College Editors in Ithaca. North Carolina State trailed, with Indiana Minnesota Illinois South Carolina Texas in the top group. Michigan and Oregon tied for eighth with Pennsylvania. Iowa earned top ratings for its home economics publication extension service periodical press service to newspapers feature story writing and a 4H club leaflet.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Iowa State College
American Association of Agricultural College Editors
North Carolina State
Indiana
Minnesota
Ilinois
South Carolina
Texas
Michigan
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Death While Paring Toenails Shocks Oakland
The coroner's office reports a man fatally wounded himself while trimming his toenails. Emmett Collihan aged 4, a teamster, slipped and fell on his scissors, puncturing his left chest above the heart. The accident occurred July 1.
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Coroner's Office
Oakland
Calif
Emmett Collihan
Major water main burst floods downtown Dayton
A 2% inch water main broke in downtown Dayton yesterday spraying water over three blocks. About 20 million gallons flooded areas, reaching five feet in depth and submerging nearly a dozen cars. Basements flooded. damage estimates unavailable until drained. Water service restored by 7 PM. losses unofficially near $100,000.
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Dayton
Ohio
W. W. Morehouce
Girl Still Unconscious From Monday Injuries
Beverly Carter, 15, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Carter of Pinckneyville, remained in critical condition at Marshall-Browning hospital in Du Quoin after a Monday auto collision near Pyatt station between Pinckneyville and Du Quoin. She has not regained consciousness since 6:30 p.m. Monday. the wreck involved her car and a truck on a blacktop linking Rt. 13 at Pyatt station.
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Beverly Carter
Pyatt Station
Pinckneyville
du Quoin
Marshall-Brownning
Lawrence Carter
Miss Carter
Rt. 13
The Chocolate Soldier Run at St Louis Municipal Opera
The Chocolate Soldier revives at Forest Park Theatre starting July 11 for seven nights at 8:30 PM. Cast includes Annamery Dickey Daniel Clark Mary Hopple Glen Burris Edwin Steffe Elaine Malbin Gean Greenwell with Patricia Bowman and Rudy Kroeller in supporting roles. The operetta satirizes a late 19th century Bulgaria Serbia war with songs like My Hero and The Letter Song.
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St. Louis Municipal Opera
Oscar Straus
Forest Park Theatre
Annamery Dickey
Doniel Clark
Mary Hopple
Glen Burris
Edwin Steffe
Elaine Malbin
Gean Greenwell
Miss Dickey
Metropolitan Opera
Municipal Opera
Forest Park
Met
Patricia Bowman
Rudy Kroeller
Bulgaria
Servia
Boy Fatally Injured at Anna Hospital Site
Frank Leggett, 12, son of Mrs. Hazel Leggett of Anna, died after a falling stone knocked him from a ledge at the Anna State hospital construction project. James Clardy, his playmate, said Frank struck his head on an areaway after the fall. He died Sunday from a fractured skull.
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Frank Leggett
Hazel Leggett
Anna
Anna State Hospital
James Clardy
Frank
M F T Shares Told for Area in Illinois June Fuel Receipts
The 16 Southern Illinois counties received 67148 of motor fuel tax in June, part of a state total of 1622584. Counties listed include Alexander 2348 Franklin 8259 Gallatin 1819 Hamilton 2456 Hardin 1221 Jackson 8169 Johnson 1563 Massac 2884 Perry 5098 Pope 976 Pulaski 1667 Randolph 6348 Saline 5984 Union 4353 White 6082 Williamson 7921.
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Nois
George W. Mitchell
Alexander
Franklin
Gallatin
Hamilton
Hardin
Jackson
Johnson
Massac
Perry
Pope
Pulaski
Randolph
Saline
Union
White
Williamson
Kill Athletes Foot T-4-L Ad Claims Deep Germ Penetration
Advertisement promotes T-4-L as a best seller for athlete’s foot. It states the germ grows deeply and the product penetrates to reach and kill it after one hour. Mentions a 40 cent back from any druggist and lists Hewitt's Drug Store in Carbondale and other local druggists in Herrin Murphysboro.
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Hewitt
Carbondale
Convict Admits Jewel Thefts In St Louis Area
William Miller of Desoto Missouri, an escaped convict from Menard Illinois, confessed to stealing about ten thousand dollars in jewelry. Police say Miller, 46, was nabbed leaving a Brentwood filling station with an electric drill and an armed pistol, after living undercover in a St Louis suburb for 11 months. He described a river escape and multiple burglaries, and authorities recovered loot from his room along with a 1949 Lincoln sedan bill of sale, part of his postescape purchases. Miller previously served combined terms for burglary in Illinois and Missouri.
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St. Louis
Fred O. Lain
Brentwood
William Miller
Desoto
Illinois
Menard
Miller
Lain
Mississippi River
Missouri
Sportsman’s Park
Lam
Springfield
Missouri Penitentiary
Jefferson City
Anthracite Talks Over Philadelphia Contract Deadline
The United Mine Workers board and the nation s anthracite operators begin contract negotiations amid a possible three day work week issue. John L Lewis leads 400,000 bituminous and 80,000 hard coal miners into talks with three anthracite groups. A new pact by Aug 15 is urged though the June 7 1946 agreement has no expiration.
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Philadelphia
United Mine Workers Board of Strategy
John L. Lewis
U.M.W
Sft
Lewis
Mississippi
U. M. W.’s Health and Welfare Fund
Three Hurt When Car Flips Near Pinckneyville
Willisville youths in a single vehicle crash on Route 154 about three miles west of Pinckneyville. Corporal Heardy T. Vanover 20 and two others, Tom Smith 18 and Ralph Jones 18, were concussed and bruised with no broken bones found on preliminary exam. They were en route to Du Quoin for Jones to register for selective service. State Patrolman John Boyd investigated. the car had run off the road and overturned after a sharp turn.
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Willisville
Rt. 154
Pinckneyville
Heardy T. Vanover
Air Force
Tom Smith
Ralph Jones
John Boyd
Vanover
du Quoin
Jones
Washburn appoints ex-Illini captain as assistant coach
George Bernhardt former University of Illinois football captain was named assistant coach at Washburn University Topeka Kan He will coach football basketball and track Bernhardt a guard played for Illinois in 1939 1940 and 1941 earning Western Conference All Star honors in his senior year He also played three seasons in the National Football League.
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Topeka
Kan
George Bernhardt
University of Illinois
Washburn University
Bernhardt
Illinis
North Korea Orders U N to Withdraw From Korea
North Korea's Democratic Front demanded the United Nations commission on Korea leave immediately. The letter, sent by ordinary mail, announced a nationwide September election for a representative body for all Korea. Since May last year South Korea has been ruled by a UN sponsored assembly.
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Seoul
Korea
North Korea
Land Pays Towns Bills in Tax Haven Sedgeford
SEDGEFORD ENGLAND AP About 700 villagers in Sedgeford have not paid local taxes for 15 years while the town reports fully paid accounts. The AP notes the unusual tax status amid civic reform efforts as officials seek sustainable funding and public services.
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Sedgeford
England
Village funds boosted by sale of in-house sandpit
The village generated revenue by selling sand from a village-owned sandpit to refurbish the war memorial and finance a new athletic field, using natural resources to support public projects and community amenities.
Du Quoin 100-Mile AAA Race Adds Indy Winners
Du Quoin State fair officials announced a 100 mile AAA championship race for September 3 featuring top auto racers. Bill Holland Johnny Parsons George Conner and Myron Fohr will compete for about $12 000 in prize money.
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du Quoin
Indianapolis
Transatlantic Plane Forced Back to Erie
Pan American World Airways reported a Stratocruiser returned to Shannon Ireland after a motor failed on a westbound trans Atlantic flight. The plane carried 53 passengers including comedian Danny Kaye former Philippines High Commissioner Paul V McNutt and tennis stars Louise Brough and Margaret Osborne Du Pont returning from Wimbledon.
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Pan American World Airways
Shannon
Eire
Erie
Danny Kaye
Philippines
Paul V. McNutt
Louise Brough
Margaret Osborne du Pont
Pan American
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