Dozen Names Suggested Beardsley Successor Under Study
Springfield June 7 more than a dozen names have been suggested to Gov. William G. Stratton for the vacancy caused by Attorney General Grenville Beardsley s death. Stratton must appoint a temporary successor and the GOP State Committee will pick the candidate likely at the Decatur convention June 18. Names include four state representatives and several Chicagoans. barriers prevent legislators from immediate appointment. Democratic candidates from Chicago are also noted.
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Charles Whalen
Associated Press
Springfield
William G. Stratton
Stratton
GOP State Committee
Party
Decatur
William Pollack
Chicago
Arthur Sprague
LeGrange
Robert Burhans
Peoria
Robert Casey
Aurora
Walking British woman eyes St. Louis hike end
Dr Barbara Moore, an English physician hiking from San Francisco to New York, hoped to reach St. Louis today but faces long miles. She walked 35 miles on Monday through hilly terrain and was hosted with a banquet in Warrenton.
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Mineola
Barbara Moore
St. Louis
Mineoola
U. S
Methodist Pastor Edwin L. Tobie Dies at 83
The Rev. Edwin L. Tobie, 83, longtime Methodist minister, collapsed and died in his Bloomington yard Monday. He led the Champaign District as superintendent from 1927 to 1933 and served pastorates in Jacksonville, Pekin, Springfield, Gaiva and Pana, Illinois. He was a longtime Wesley Foundation trustee at the University of Illinois.
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Bloomington
Edwin L. Tobie
Champaign
Jacksonville
Pekin
Springfield
Gaiva
Pana
Ill
Wesley Foundation
University of Illinois
Broadway Talks Collapse Amid Broadway Theater Lockout
Negotiations to end the Broadway blackout collapsed in New York City as actors and producers failed to resolve wage disputes. Earlier hopes for a pension plan settlement faded after producers walked out when Equity demands could not be met, leaving 22 theaters dark and no talks scheduled.
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New York City
New York
Equity
Sparta Man Dies Charles Henry Wilson 82
Charles Henry Wilson 82 of Sparta died Sunday at Barnes Hospital St Louis after a several year illness. Born in Sparta in 1878 he was a retired coal miner and lifelong resident. Survived by brothers Sherman George Robert a sister Lulu St James and half sister Doshin Brooks. Funeral Wednesday Walker Funeral Home to Bethel AME Church 2 pm Rev H L Lytle officiating burial Caledonia Cemetery.
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Sparta
Charles Henry Wilson
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Mr. Wilson
George
Baldwin
Robert
Lulu St. James
Doshin Brooks
Walker Funeral Home
Bethel Ame
H. L. Lytle
Caledonia Cemetery
Two Men Held On Driving Charges In Williamson County
Charges of driving while intoxicated were filed in Williamson County Court against Henry Platt of East St. Louis and Crissie Hancock of Harrisburg. They were ticketed by State Trooper George Adams on Rt. 13 near Crab Orchard Lake and will be brought before Judge John Clayton. Both are jailed.
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Williamson County
East St. Louis
Harrisburg
Henry Platt
George Adams
Adams
Crissie Hancock
Rt. 13
Crab Orchard Lake
John Clayton
Auction item in three sections from Philadelphia post office
Unclaimed articles catalog lists an objet d art for auction. It is brass filigreed with semi precious stones and helmet detail, topped by a human skull piece polished and stained. The skull displays a bullet wound and is described as very slightly damaged.
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Philadelphia Post Office
Rites Scheduled for Alto Pass Man Ruben Hawkins
Ruben Hawkins 85 of Alto Pass died Monday. A farmer born near Murphysboro, he leaves his wife Letha a son Walter two daughters Lara Aigner and Cora Van Cleve 11 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. Funeral at Walnut Grove Methodist Church near Cobden at 2 p m Wednesday with Rev Gerald Bethards officiating. Burial Alto Pass Cemetery. Friends may call Broadway Funeral Home Cobden.
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Ruben Hawkins
Alto Pass
Hawkins
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Walnut Grove Methodist Church
Cobden
Gerald Bethards
Alto Pass Cemetery
Broadway Funeral Home
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Beardsley
Orville Hodge
Elbert S. Smith
Albert Jenner
Charles Bane
Ben Schwartz
Illinois Young Republican Organization
Samuel H. Young
Glenview
Illinois
State Supreme Court
Charles Davis
Rockford
Brothers
Sherman
The
Bethel Ame Church of Sparta
United Mine Workers of America Union
Guy
Philadelphia
Middle West
Exric W. Raasch, Jr
Norborne
Spencer Kellogg and Sons, Inc
Kansas City
Atomix
Eaton & Brown
East Main Carbondale
Southern Illinoisan Office
Hearin
Carbondale
Marion
Petter Boys
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