Ex Carbondalian Culver Lamer Dies in St Louis Basement
Coroner's jury in St Louis rules Culver W Lamer 43 formerly of Carbondale died by his own action after a pistol shot in a basement at 1534 Franklin. George West 38 was involved. West helped bring the gun and could face blame. Lamer, WWII veteran and Carbondale native, left a note requesting burial in Carbondale. He is survived by his wife Eva Collins and several siblings.
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St. Louis
Culver W. Lamer
Carbondale
Lamer
R. G. Lamer
Herbert Settle
South
Marion Street
Marion Lamer
Panama
Franklin
George West
West
Marion Veteran Facing Hearing Over Reckless Driving
Eugene Lewis about 30 of Marion was surrendered to Williamson County sheriff by Murphysboro police after a overnight hold. John Overton of Du Quoin paid $8 fine and $5 costs for drunkeness. both men were arrested after driving a neighbor’s car through Murphysboro and Du Quoin, ending in a tavern on Bridge Street where Lewis resisted arrest. The elder Lewis cited war injuries causing periodic spells as a defense ahead of a Williamson County court hearing.
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Eugene Lewis
Marion
Williamson County
Murphysboro
Lewis
John Overton
Overton
du Quoin
George Ozburn
Tom Lewis
Williamson
W. C. Norman
Bridge St
Williamson County Court
Necklines Return to Decent Level Says Designer
Hollywood designer Helen Rose says women's necklines will return to a modest level, arguing Paris fashions undermine American morals. She asserts indecency is not smart fashion and that concealment is more intriguing to men.
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Hollywood
Paris
Helen Rose
Miss Rose
Senate Farm Program Compromise Seen in Senate Aid
The Pace bill would let the administration test a production payment plan in 1950 with three crops chosen by the secretary. The Senate Agriculture Committee works toward a broader compromise while Brannan backs a shift toward subsidies to raise farmer income and lower consumer prices.
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Washington
House
Agriculture Committee
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Stephen Pace
D-Ga
Senate Agriculture Committee
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Senate
Charles Brannan
Harry Tuman
Brannan
Sporters
Thunder Showers Prevail With Warm Weekend Outlook
Skies remain unsettled with thundershowers tonight and Saturday. Lows near 72 tonight and highs around 86 to 90. Thurston area readings show a low of 70 and a high of 89, with no significant precipitation yesterday or today. Water levels report Crab Orchard Lake spillway at Sunday reading, Little Grassy Lake 14 feet below spillway, and Mississippi River Grand Tower down 1.4 feet in 24 hours.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Mississippi River Grand Tower
Temperature Outlook and Rain Trend Across Regions
Temperatures will run 5 to 10 degrees above normal with highs near 86 north and 88 south and lows around 62 north and 65 south. The south remains warm and humid, the north warmer by Sunday then cooler midweek. Average rainfall 1 to 2 inches with frequent scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms, mainly in the south and central portions.
Spending Down as Americans Save More in Bonds in 1949
Americans bought 2.25 billion dollars in Series E savings bonds in the first half of 1949, a postwar high, while department store sales fell four percent from the prior year. Cash-ins on E bonds dropped ten percent, with June showing up ratings in savings despite heat wave effects on retail. Net bond purchases exceeded redemptions by 548 million, up 86 percent from the prior year’s first half.
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Federal Reserve Board
Treasury-Federal Reserve
Commerce Department
Treasury
Creal Springs Veteran Death by Own Action
George W. Wilson a 60 year old World War I veteran killed himself at a farm home three miles north of Creal Springs. An inquest will be held this afternoon at the Cocke and Cosby funeral home in Creal Springs. Sheriff Cannon said Wilson had boarded at the widow Mrs. Henry Walker’s farm for about nine years and had recently been at a veterans home in Quincy for treatment.
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George W. Wilson
Creal Springs
Williamson County
Lawrence Cannon
Cocke and Cosby
Cannon
Henry Walker
Wilson
H. A. Cosby
Quincy
Mt. Vernon
Bush, Mine Company Town to Be Sold in Ghost Town Region
A long time coal boom town Bush in Williamson county is up for sale by Western Coal and Mining Co. with about 147 company houses listed. The piece recalls Bush as a rapid boom town later fading to a ghost town tied to Missouri-Pacific lines and mining labor, including memories of early hard days and clashes among workers.
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Bush
Williamson County
Western Coal and Mining Co
E. J. Kircher
Bush No
New Bush
Missouri-Pacific
Mo-Pac Y.M.C.A
Murphysboro Boy Hurt in Automobile Accident
Wayne Elliott aged 14 suffered a severe scalp wound when a steering lock caused a crash with a telephone pole in Murphysboro. Kent Elliott, also in the car, was uninjured. Wayne was treated at St Andrews hospital and sent home.
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Wayne Elliott
Hosea Elliott
Clay Street
Murphyboro
Murphysboro
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Kent
Murphysboro Township
Rock Fall Kills Miner William Edwards at Dering Mine
A rock fall at the Dering coal mine near Eldorado killed William M. Edwards, 53, of Eldorado, while he worked yesterday. The tragedy prompted an immediate investigation into the incident.
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William M. Edwards
Eldorado
Dering
Plane Lands On Dynamite Field Endangers Army Depot
Dale McCullum and two passengers landed a private plane in a loaded ammunition storage area at an army ordnance depot near Savannah. Army officials shouted warnings as the craft was towed to a highway and retrieved. McCullum, from St Peter Minnesota, said radio failure and bad weather led to the risky landing. Passengers included Wilmington W Porter of Waterloo New York and George P Effertz of Lesuer.
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Savanna
Army
Dale McCullum
Army Ordnance Depot
McCullum
St. Peter
Minn
Lesner
Polo
Ill
Willington W. Porter
Waterloo
N.Y
George P. Effertz
Lesuer
Phone cooperative authorized to raise rates in Dongola
The Dongola Home Mutual Telephone company was authorized to increase its annual rates in Dongola and surrounding areas today by the Illinois Commerce Commission acting in the public interest.
Long Range Housing Bill Clears for President
Congress approved a large long range housing bill and sent it to President Truman marking his Fair Deal victory. The plan funds slum clearance and 810,000 public housing units with rent subsidies up to 308 million annually. Critics questioned safeguards for displaced tenants while supporters praised Negro housing gains.
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Washington
Congress
Harry S. Truman
Senate
House
Mr. Truman
Truman
John Phillips
Calif
Brent Spence
D-Ky
Phillips
Spence
House Banking Committee
Beulah Camp Opens in Eldorado With 1000+ Youth
More than 1,000 will enroll for the Beulah Camp Youth Institute of the Southern Illinois Methodist conference when it opens in Eldorado on Monday for a six day session.
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Beulah Camp
Eldorado
Southern Illinois Methodist Conference
Jury Deadlocks in Hiss Case as Judge Orders Return
Federal jurors in New York reported a hung verdict in the Alger Hiss case and the judge instructed them to resume deliberations, signaling continued uncertainty over the high profile espionage trial.
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New York
Alger Hiss
Admiral Blandy to Speak at Salem Soldiers and Sailors Reunion
Admiral William Blandy, commander of the Atlantic fleet, will headline Salem Illinois events during the 66th annual Soldiers and Sailors reunion beginning July 3. The program includes Amvet VFW day, a Great Lakes Navy band appearance, a fighters day with a fire department tournament, and parades by National Guardsmen from Centralia Mt. Vernon and Salem. Illinois Legion Commander William G. Burns will also speak.
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Salem
Ill
William Blandy
Admiral Blandy
Ouly
Great Lakes
Ion Navy
Snyder Meets With Britain's Top Officials
U S Secretary of the Treasury John W Snyder meets Britain's Labor leaders at 10 Downing Street to discuss the sterling area dollar crisis. Attlee Cripps Bevin Wilson Noel-Baker Douglas Abbott join. meeting splits for lunch after two hours.
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London
U. S
John W. Snyder
Britain
United Kingdom
Snyder
Downing Street
Clement Attlee
Stafford Cripps
Ernest Bevin
Harold Wilson
Board of Trade
Philip Noel-Bake
Commonwealth
Sterling
Newsmer
Cripps
Douglas
Stevenson Blasts GOP Senators Over Budget Clash
Gov Adlai E Stevenson criticized Illinois Republican senators for legislative irresponsibility and ruinous partisanship after a six month General Assembly session. He claimed many of his proposals were defeated while budgets passed and urged more frequent yearly sessions to reduce waste and corruption.
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Springfield
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
66Th General Assembly
Stevenson
Little Red Riding Hood
Governors name seven to run Southern Illinois University board
Governor Stevenson named a seven member board to administer SIU Carbondale for two years. Members include Gladson Lyerla Davis Wham Brown Sturgis and General Davis. Vernon Nickell as ex officio. The legislature created the panel to keep SIU free from active politics and two Republicans sit on it. The board will elect officers and Miles Jr. serves as treasurer.
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Stevenson
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
Guy A. Gladson
Chicago
O. W. Lyerla
Herria Eivic
Kenneth C. Davis
Harrisburg
Salin County
John P. Wham
Centralia
Leo J. Brown
Lindell W. Sturgis
Metropolis
Robert W. Davis
Carbondale Free Press
Vernon Nickell
General Davis
R. G. Crisenberry
Murphysboro
Sen. Crisenberry
Crisenberry
Ganize
Edward V. Miles, Jr
Miners Start On Short Week
Miners in Western Pennsylvania begin a three day work week as John L. Lewis orders only three days of labor this week. Workers stay home while coal operators nationwide prepare orders despite the disputed edict.
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Pittsburgh
Western
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
United Mine Worker
Lewis
Lonely Hearts Man Indicted for Murder in Lake County
Steven Brusnahan a 34 year old garage mechanic and lonely hearts club member was indicted by the Lake County grand jury on charges of murdering his wife and his two year old stepdaughter The indictment followed testimony that the death of Mrs Brusnahan was not fire caused Pathologist Dr Jesse Carr of San Francisco presented autopsy findings The two victims died when the Brusnahan cabin burned on June 1 Brusnahan had told authorities the fire started accidentally
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Lakepot
Calif
Steven Brusnahan
Lonely Hearts Club
Lake County
Grand Jury
Brusnahans
Jesse Carr
San Francisco
Brusnahan
Station Burglarized at Marion Petroleum in De Soto
Deputy Sheriff Roy Carter of Jackson county investigated a burglary at the Marion Petroleum service station in De Soto. A large window was broken to gain entry and about $12 was reported missing.
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Marion Petroleum
de Soto
van Jenkins
Roy Carter
Jackson County
Carter
Illinois oil output steady at 177000 bbl daily in June
Illinois oil production averaged 177000 barrels daily in June, the same as May, with total June output 5297000 barrels, according to the state geological survey.
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Springfield
Illinois
Svvey
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