Toll road sets 40 mph minimum on Illinois tollways
Illinois tollway officials adopt a 40 mile per hour minimum on 187 miles of toll roads with maximums from 60 to 70 mph. Buses capped at 60 mph and pedestrians and slow farm machinery banned to reduce overtaking hazards. The plan marks the first use of minimum speed limits in the state.
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Chicago
Illinois State Toll Highway Commission
General Assembly
Keig
Sduce
Commission
Illinois
Fox River
Tri-State
Wisconsin Line
Indiana Line
Cook County
Aurora
Congress Street
Cook-DuPage County
Final Rites for Cardinal Stritch At Holy Name Cathedral
Hundreds fill Holy Name Cathedral and surrounding streets for the funeral of Samuel Cardinal Stritch. Dignitaries including Mayor Daley and Adlai Stevenson attend along with 119 bishops and archbishops. More than 300000 paid respects during the three day wake and 250000 watched the procession from O’Hare to the cathedral.
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Samuel Cardinal Stritch
Holy Name Cathedral
State Street
Amleto Giovanni Cicognani
United States
Richard J. Daley
Chi
James P. Mitchell
Labor
Eisenhower
Arthur Bidwill
Illinois
Adlai E. Stevenson
Everett M. Dirksen
Cardinal Stritch
U. S
Francis J. Spellman
New York
Edward Mooney
Detroit
James Francis McIntye
Los Angeles
O'Hare Field
Cathedral
Mount Carmel Cemetery
Hillside
Morris G. Stritch
Memphis
Tenn
Ernesti Primeau
Chicago House
Rome
St. Gregory
Malta
Holy Sepulcher
Repeal of Rail Tax Urges Senate Action
Senator George Smathers of Florida called for repeal of the 3 percent freight and 10 percent passenger excise taxes imposed in 1941 to curb wartime transport use. He argued the taxes raise prices, yield little net revenue, spur private carrier schemes, and push industrial shifts, urging swift repeal as the Commerce Committee sponsors the legislation.
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George Smathers
D-Fla
Smathers
Senate Commerce Committee
Treasury
First Aid Course For Herrin Rescue Crew Begins
A 12 week first aid course opens this summer for the Herrin Civil Defense rescue and evacuation crew. It starts at 7 p m today in Herrin City Hall under the local UMWA Mine Rescue team. Captain L V Mickey Milam leads the team with Roy Cornaghie directing the training phase.
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Herrin Civil Defense Organization
Herrin
UMWA
L. V
Mickey” Milam
Roy Cornaghie
Shouts Unheeded Fail to Free Man From Well
James Lewis Jr. spent six hours trapped in a 14 foot well at a Casey quarry after a wooden cover collapsed. With slick walls and no footholds he fought the cold water, used a rope from his clothes to escape, and was treated for exposure and bruises at Effingham hospital.
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Casey, Ill
James Lewis Jr
Lewis
Effingham
Muskeytown School Graduates 14 With Honors
Franklin County superintendent H. L. Browning spoke at Muskeytown Community Consolidated Grade School graduation last week. Diplomas went to 14 graduates. valedictorian Billy Pierce and salutatorian Edith Krug led the class.
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H. L. Browning
Franklin County
Muskeytown
Billy Pierce
Edith Krug
Eisenhower Will Not Hold News Conference This Week
The White House announced President Eisenhower will hold no news conference this week due to other commitments. The statement comes from Washington on June 3.
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White House
Eisenhower
Cutler Woman Margaret Rednour Dies at 73
Margaret Betty Rednour 73 of Cutler died at Pinckneyville Community Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Perry County she lived most of her life in Cutler. widow of Arthur Rednour died 1946. Survived by daughter Mrs. Richard Peak Mason City two grandchildren four great grandchildren. Visitation at family home after 10 a m Wednesday services Thursday at 2 p m CST at Cutler Presbyterian Church.
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Margaret Betty Rednour
Cutler
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Perry County
Margaret Taylor
Arthur Rednour
Cutler Presbyterian Chrch
Lar
Randolph Board to Sell Vacant Schools at Public Auction
The Randolph County Board of School Trustees will auction two vacated school properties on their grounds. The Menard Attendance Center, once Oak Glade School, and the Modoc School near Brewerville north of Chester will be sold. The Menard sale is at 1:30 p.m. CDT and the Modoc sale at 2:30 p.m. CDT.
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Randolph County Board of School Trustees
Menard
Oak Glade School
Modoc
Brewerville
Chester
Funeral Services In Pinckneyville For Local Resident
Burial will be in the Cutler Cemetery with services conducted under the auspices of the Doerr and Son Funeral Home of Pinckneyville. The obituary notes the involvement of Doerr and Son in arranging the burial.
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Son
Cutler Cemetery
Doerr and Son Funeral Home
Pinckneyville
Mock Military Wedding Stirs Long Beach School
At Jordan High, a fake ceremony joined a non existent student George Osgood Klinkus and a 15 year old girl. The event featured ROTC vows and a crowd amused by a masked figure with many medals. Administrators face a morale prank exposing student misperceptions and record keeping quirks.
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Long Beach
Calif
Jordan High School
George Osgood Klinkus
George
Jordan
Milton Sager
Bob Bragole
Ann Metheisen
Mrs Becker Dies Johnston City Woman Rites To Be Thursday
Christina Tena Becker 78 died at her home east of Johnston City. Born March 28 1880 she lived in Williamson County all her life. Survived by son Walter and daughter Mrs J Lucian Hill with several grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p m Thursday at Murman and Wilson Funeral Home with Rev Everett Lynch officiating. Burial will follow.
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Christina “‘Tena” Becker
Johnston City
Williamson County
Walter
Rt. 1
Marion
J. Lucian Hill
Johnston City Rural
Ave
Henry Daub
West Frankfort
Alice Hudgens
Barbara Schauff
Indianapolis
Ind
Murman and Wilson Funeral Home
Everett Lynch
Ella Cardaro Rites Set in Marion
Funeral services for Ella Cardaro 77 will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mitchell Funeral Home in Marion. The Rev. Louis Hébbeler will officiate with burial in Caplinger Cemetery southeast of Marion. Friends may call at the funeral home. Cardaro died at 9:25 p.m. Saturday in Cook County Hospital Chicago.
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Ella Cardaro
Marion
Mitchell
Louis Hébbeler
Caplinger Cemetery
Be in Becker Cemetery East of Johnston City
Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. for a service related to the Becker Cemetery arrangements east of Johnston City. The notice outlines burial plans and visitation times for those seeking details.
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Becker Cemetery
Johnston City
Ross H. Smith Ex-Springfield All American Lacrosse Coach
Ross H. Smith, former Springfield College All American fullback in 1935, later served as Cornell University lacrosse coach.
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Ross H. Smith
Cornell University
Springfield College
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