Negroes Win In 3 Rulings Of High Court
The Supreme Court ruled against segregation in two Texas and Oklahoma state universities and in dining cars on Southern railroads, ordering Texas to admit Heman Sweatt and Oklahoma to desegregate graduate programs. The nine‑member court upheld equal protection claims, while avoiding a full strike down of the separate but equal doctrine. Governor Talmadge vowed no admission of Negroes to white schools.
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Supreme Court
Texas
Oklahoma
Fred Vinson
Vinson
University of Texas
Heman Merion Sweatt
Sweatt
Houston
T. S. Painter
Dallas
Price Daniel
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
McCarthy cites FBI chart alleging Communists in State Dept
Senator Joseph McCarthy claimed an FBI chart lists at least three Communists still in high State Department positions. He said the document, prepared three years earlier, shows 124 agents, including 20 agents 13 Communists 14 sympathizers 77 suspects as of May 15 1947, with later reductions noted.
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Washington
Joseph McCarthy
Senate
F.B.I
State Department
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Senate Foreign
Subcommittee Probes Three Named Persons In Inquiry
A subcommittee investigates three individuals known to him as part of an ongoing inquiry. The details specify the internal review targets and the procedural steps under consideration.
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Senate Foreign Relations
State Department
M Steagala Jeweler Dies After Illness in Anna
Murrey Edward Steagala prominent Anna businessman died at his apartment 324 South Main Street after months of illness. A Cairo native and Bradley Tech graduate, he owned a jewelry store and worked in Southern Illinois towns. World War I veteran and member of Legion Elks IOOF Moose Woodmen DA Vets and Commerce. Funeral Thursday 10 AM at St Anne's Anna. Burial Anna Cemetery under Townsend F Dodd American Legion post. He leaves wife Virginia a daughter Mrs Paul Waite Albion and sister Mrs May Clair Cairo.
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Murrey
Edward Steagala
Anna
South Main Street
Mr. Steagala
Cairo
Bradley Tech University
Peoria
Steagala
Illinois
The
American Legion
Anna-Jonesboro Elks Club
Anna- Jonesboro
McCarty
St. Anne’s Episcopal Church
William C. Cowles
Anna Cemetery
Townsend F. Dodd
Virginia
Paul Waite
Albion
May Clair
Governor rejects truck weight penalties in possible special session
Springfield June 6 AP Governor Adlai Stevenson refused a proposal that a special legislature session include penalties for overweight trucks. Rep G William Horsley urged suspending permits for repeat violators and tying it to any rent control session. The governor said little could be accomplished on truck legislation in a special session.
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Adlai Stevenson
William Horsley
Springfield
Stevenson
16 Counties In 4-H Dairy Meet In Jackson County
Contestants from Randolph Perry Franklin Jefferson Saline Hamilton White Williamson Union Pope Hardin Johnson Massac Pulaski Alexander and Jackson counties gather in Jackson County for the district 4-H club dairy judging contest. The top five scores from each county advance to the state finals on September 1 at Champaign. The event starts with the judging of Guernseys.
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Southern Illinois
Jackson County
Randolph
Perry
Franklin
Jefferson
Saline
Hamilton
White
Williamson
Union
Pope
Hardin
Johnson
Massac
Pulaski
Alexander
Jackson
Champaign
Guernseys
Cattle Judging Tour Hits Farms Near Murphysboro Carbondale
Contestants travel 2 1/2 miles northwest of Murphysboro to the Wilson Quernheim farm then to the Lester Turner farm west of Carbondale for Holstein judging and elevated milking stalls. Jersey judging at the Fred Bigler farm east of Carbondale, with showmanship dem on display. The event ends with a swim in Crab Orchard lake and ribbons awarded by score.
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Wilson Quernheim
Murphysboro
Ava Blacktop
Lester Turner
Carbondale
Turner
Fred Bigler
Jersey
Bigler
Crab Orchard Lake
Bookmobile Schedule Displays June Community Stops
The schedule lists June stops for bookmobile service at multiple communities including Balcom Dongola Egypt and Meisenheimer Lyerla Trip centers. Stops cover schools stores churches farms and rural landmarks with routes announced for June 8 through June 15.
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Friendship
Balcom Post Office
Dongola
Egypt
Ware Station
Gale
McClure
Reynoldsville
Meisenheimer
Lyerla School
Trip
Knapp Lane
Center Hill
Mill Creek Store
van Dillon
Rock Crusher
Sitter
Methodists Open Meeting in Bloomington Conference
More than 1 000 delegates attended the Illinois conference annual six day meeting of the Methodist church in Bloomington. Bishop James Chamberlain Baker of Los Angeles presides as business sessions begin and ministers are assigned at Sunday close.
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Northrop Aircraft
Illinois
Methodist
Central Illinois
James Chamberlain Baker
Los Angeles
Bookmobile collections expanded for summer reading
Plans aim to maximize reader access in the county this summer. The program adds books weekly to the bookmobile collections to serve readers across communities.
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High
University of Oklahoma
G.W. McLaurin
McLaurin
Norman
Okla
George L. Cross
Oklahoma University
Tom Clark
Justice Department
Hawthorne
Calif
Air Force
Dexter
TNE Eean
Kar
Mevin
Sexty
Beckmann Implement CO
John Deere
Murphysboro, Illinois
F.B. I
AES
Aip
M. Steagala
Owen Brothers
Winkler and
Sunbeam Gas
Methodists Open Meeting
Bloomington
Jetter
W. Monroe St. Herrin
Nash
America
TA Han
Statesman
Owens & Gill Motor Co
N. Park Avenue
Herrin
Nash Motors
Nash- Kelvinator Corporation
Detroit
Mich
Jackson County Motors
North 17Th St
Murphysboro, Ill
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