Fifth Delay in Executions for Hitchhike Killers
Carrollton Illinois June 2 UPI reports the fifth postponement of the execution of Carson Seger 20 and Curtis Chapman 19 for the $6 murder of Jerseyville agent Howard Heininger. Judge DeWitt Crow granted a two week stay moving the date from June 9 to June 23 while a motion to transfer the sanity hearing to another circuit is resolved.
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Carrollton
Ill
Carson Segar
Curtis Chapman
DeWitt S. Crow
Menard State Prison
Crow
Seger
Chapman
Greene Circuit Court
Menard
Jerseyville
Howard Heininger
Zeigler Co Acquires Bell and Zoller Operations
Zeigler Coal and Coke Co has purchased Bell and Zoller Coal and Mining Co including its Bell and Zoller Coal subsidiary. A. M. Rogers says the deal covers operating assets and receivables with Bell and Zoller directors joining Zeigler boards. Bell and Zoller personnel stay. other details noted.
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Chicago
Zeigler Coel and Coke Company
Bell and Zoller Coal and Mining Company
A. M. Rogers
Zeigler
Bell and Zoller
Bell and Zoller Coal Company
Rogers
Renslow D. Sherer
H. F
M. H. Detweiler
Zeigler Coal and Coke Co
Ernest Prudent
Ces
Detweiler
Bell and Zoller Coal and Mining Co
Madisonville
Pinckneyville Man Heads Democratic Committeemen
Hugo Dudenbostel of Pinckneyville was elected chairman of the Democratic 44th District Senatorial committeemen at a Pinckneyville meeting. Fletcher Lewis of Murphysboro was elected secretary. The district spans Jackson Perry Randolph Washington and Monroe counties. Committeemen must organize within 90 days to set how many candidates their party will run in the general election.
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Hugo Dudenbostel
Pinckneyville
Fletcher Lewis
Murphysboro
Jackson
Perry
Randoll
Washington
Monroe
Four Convicted in Memphis Liquor Hijack Case
A federal jury convicted four defendants in Memphis on charges of possessing portions of a 540 case liquor shipment hijacked last New Year's Eve from a truck owned by George Mueller Co. Inc. The defendants face up to 10 years and fines up to 5,000 per count.
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George Mueller Co., Inc
Decatur
Ill
Herschel Helm
West Main Street
Helm
East St. Louis
Cairo
Gordon A. Tinsley
Louisville
John A. Pearson
Horace Twitty
Napoleon Maxwell
Memphis
William J. Harri
Anderson Haynes
Marion S. Boyd
Pearson
Tinsley
Maxwell
Leo Terrell
Paducah
Terrell
W. M. Pegram
David H. Glass
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Frank Belluomini
Glass
Belluomini
Two District 13 State Patrolmen Promoted to Sergeant
Lon J. Buie of Cairo and Denzil E. Willis of Benton were promoted to sergeant in State Highway Police district 13. The district now lists one lieutenant four sergeants and 45 patrolmen covering 17 Southern Illinois counties.
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District 13
State Highway Police District 13
Lon J. Buie
Cairo
Denzil E. Willis
Benton
Southern
Illinois
Oldest Randolph Resident Dies
Mrs. Carrie Marie Snyder aged 99 died at St. Ann's home in Chester after 13 years there. She would have turned 100 on December 10. Funeral services were held at Schroeder Funeral chapel in Chester with burial in Walnut Hill Cemetery Belleville. She was a Prairie Du Long native. her husband John Snyder and son John A Snyder both predeceased her. She leaves three grandchildren eight great grandchildren and one great great grandson.
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Carrie Marie Snyder
Randolph County
St. Ann’s
Chester
Snyder
Prairie du Long
Ill
Schroeder
Walnut Hill Cemetery
Belleville
Dietrich Dies At 76 Former Flour Miller and Industry Leader
Philadelphia confirms death of Henry D. Dietrich 76 retiree flour miller, secretary and director of Food Industries Inc. His passing ends a long career in the grain and milling sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Henry D. Dietrich
Food Industries, Inc
Weather Update: Showers, Thunderstorms Tonight Through Saturday
Forecast calls for showers and scattered thunderstorms tonight and Saturday. Cooler conditions arrive Saturday. Low tonight around 65 degrees with a high Saturday near 78.
Weather snapshot with temperatures and river levels
Readable weather log notes temps from dawn to afternoon on Thursday with a high of 76 and noon reading 77. It records sun rise and set times, humidity, wind, and zero precipitation, plus water levels for Crab Orchard Lake Little Grassy Lake and the Mississippi River with minor spillway notes.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Newsroom Section Index for Today's Edition
The page list outlines sections in this issue including National Local News Editorial Women's Pages Sports Comics Classifieds Markets Pictures and page numbers for each. It serves as a contents guide for readers navigating the newspaper.
Central West German Police Considered
Washington reports that a proposal to form a central police force of 25 000 in western Germany was disclosed by the State Department. The idea, raised by Chancellor Adenauer, was discussed by the Allied foreign ministers in London but no decision reached and it was referred to high commissioners for further talks.
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Washington
Western
Germany
State Department
Chanellor Adenauer
West Germany
London
Michael Y. McDermott
Frankfurt
McDermott
Sneed Road to be blacktopped in Crab Orchard district
Bids due June 14 for paving Sneed Road in the Crab Orchard industrial area were announced by Roy Campbell. The project, including seven miles of blacktop and four and a half miles of oil treated roads, aims to complete within 120 days after award with road closures during construction.
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Crab Orchard
Roy Campbell
Scott Lucas
Washington
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Minneapolis
Minn
Campbell
Sangamo Co
Diagraph-Bradley Co
Hoosier-Cardinal Corp
Fluorspar Miners Strike Near Cave in Rock
Fluorspar miners at the Miner va Oil company near Cave in Rock struck for an eight cent hour raise and a five day work week. They are members of the United Mine Workers of America and walked out yesterday amid disputes over proposed raises already granted earlier by Ozark Mahoning Mining company.
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Fluorspar
Minerva Oil Company
Cave In Rock
United Mine Workers of America
Ozark Mahoning Mining Company
Senate Panel Backs Limited Rent Control Extension
A Senate banking committee poll shows seven of thirteen members favor extending wartime rent controls for six months, with some support for a full year from President Truman but unlikely passage. The panel's vote adjusts as discussions begin on extending ceilings while budget issues loom. several members favor shifting controls to state or local levels, while others push for a six month compromise. Senator Long was absent due to illness.
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Washingon
Senate Banking Committee
Truman
On the Woods
Woods
Congress
House
Senate
Senate Banking
Burnet R. Maybank
S.C
J. Allen Frear, Jr
D-Del
Maybank
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Capehart
Ind
Ralph E. Flanders
R-Vi
Charles W Tobey
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ii
Glen H. Taylor
Idaho
Irving M. Ives
John J. Sparkmar
Ala
Russell B. Long
D-La
New Orleans
Navy to Probe Bomber Crash at Quonset
Navy investigators sought to determine the cause of a patrol bomber crash at Quonset Naval Air Base that cost nine lives. The twin engine plane developed engine trouble 23 minutes after takeoff from Jacksonville Florida on the final leg to Argentia Newfoundland. The pilot and co-pilot were rescued but nine crewmen perished in the ensuing fire, including C A Thorson son of Mrs L Thorson of Spooner Wisconsin.
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Quonset, R
Navy
Naval Air Base
Jacksonville Fla
Argentia
Newfoundland
C. A. Thorson
Sidener renews fight with Lewis after threats claim
Canton Ohio June 2 AP Lloyd H Sidener renews his clash with John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers claiming life threats after settling accusations of unfair labor practices He asks NLRB to reinstate charges and FBI to probe the threats while NLRB Chicago reviews the deal and Denham weighs approval for dismissal Sidener had been ousted from the UMW post and fined $50000 but later reinstated with back pay and time lost.
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Canton
Lloyd H. Sidener
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Carton
Lewis
F.B
U.M.W
Lidener
Robert M. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Denham
Chicago
Ross Madden
N.L.R.B
Washington
Madden
Sidener
Harrison Combs
Sifdener
Buckheart
Mattoon Bomb Injures Carpenter Near Strikebound Bakery
Frank Jones a 58 year old carpenter was injured when a bomb exploded at the Tender Krust bakery garage in Mattoon amid a bread strike by non union workers. Jones suffered a three inch gash and bruises while his son in law Robert Hendrickson escaped unharmed. Police suspect a hand grenade. union leaders deny knowledge of the act and talks with a government conciliator continue in Chicago.
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Mattoon
Frank Jones
Robert Hendrickson
Jones
Tender Krust Bakery
A. F. of L. Bakery
Bob
Hendrickson
Victor Schef
Sheef
Acheson calls for foreign arms aid program
Secretary of State Dean Acheson urged Congress to approve a 1.222 billion dollar foreign arms aid program to aid free peoples against those who would enslave them. He emphasized continued U.S. military help to Western Europe and the North Atlantic alliance amid rising communist threats.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Congress
Acheson Sais
Remmains
Al 12
North Atlantic
United States
Achesor
Woman Detective Shoots Man in Harlem Narcotics Raid
In upper Manhattan a petite detective Kathryn Barry and Detective Max Renner led a raid arresting eight dope suspects. Barry shot a man after a gun surfaced and a bag of marijuana was seized. Douglas Lopez, 26, was treated for a leg wound in Harlem Hospital on the night of the raid.
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New York
Upper Manhattan
Brunet Kathryn Barry
Max Renner
Miss Barry
Harlem
Douglas Lopez
G E A Meets Tonight At Murphysboro
The Greater Egypt Association board holds a special meeting at the Logan hotel in Murphysboro led by president Walter Whitehead. The session concerns the death of Will Lester Griffith founder and first president of the association, who died May 24 in Carbondale. Whitehead expects at least 10 of the 15 directors to attend.
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The
Greater Egypt Association
Logan Hotel
Murphysboro
Walter Whitehead
Will Lester Griffith
Carbondale
Whitehead
Smallpox Case At Pittsburg Quarantined Child
A Pittsburg child was quarantined at home Thursday after a doctor diagnosed smallpox. It is Illinois second case since 1947, following a six year old in Marissa on April 27. Lezern Saylor placed the quarantine sign on Patsy Gambill’s home after being alerted by the doctor. The state health department notes no Illinois deaths from smallpox in 11 years and urges revaccination every three years to maintain immunity. Two other Gambill children were in the house.
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Pittsburg
Illinois
Marissa
Lezern Sayior
Herrin
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Patsy Gamell
Illinois State Health Department
Orted
Leonard M. Schuman
Division of
Gambill
Saylor
Most Farm Prices Rise in Illinois May Report
Illinois farm prices edged higher in May with soybeans up 24 cents to 2.76 a bushel and corn at 1.35 a bushel. Oats rose to 80 cents, wheat held at 2.11, hogs to 1860 per hundredweight, beef cattle to 24.00, milk down to 3.13 per hundredweight, while sheep lagged.
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Springfield
Illinois
Federal Agriculture Departments
Outlawing of Jap Reds Seen
Tokyo AP reports Japan’s Communist party faces possible outlawing as Tokyo considers a government plan amid a nationwide anti American general strike. Demonstrations tomorrow could prompt action while the Red party claims 400000 labor unionists and thousands of students will join. The strike follows a memorial day clash with U.S. troops and aims to influence Sunday upper house elections.
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Tokyo
Japan
MacArthur
Japan Communist Party
Red Party
Communist Party
U. S
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Miller
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Mattoon Bakery
Sidener-Lewis
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Acheson
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Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committee
President Truman
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