State Amvets Elects Officers At Illinois Convention
A Chicago police officer, William W. Kipp Sr., was chosen as Illinois Amvets state commander at the seventh annual state convention in Peoria. Delegates also elected Jack Thiess, East St Louis, senior vice commander, and other officers for the Amvets and its women's auxiliary, with the 1953 convention planned for Rockford.
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Chicago
Illinois Department of Amvets
William W. Kipp
Ray F. Daniel
Rockford
Kipp
Amvets
Jack Thiess
East St. Louis
Marshall Joseph
Carl Prestin
Champaign
Carl Harrison
Granite City
Tom Simmons
Vernon Rahe
Jacksonville
Lois Stover
Peoria
George Jefferson
Springfield
Ted Poran
Seth Cherrington
Gloria I. Clark
Martha Lengyel
Anita Herman
Midge Nolan
Betty Carey
Geraldine Kroguli
Freeport
Ruth Bland
Margaret Moore
Dolores Shephard
Helen Theodore
MINER S TEST STATE BOARD TO VISIT AREA IN JULY
The Illinois state mining board will hold miner certificate exams July 12 to 19 in Beard Da Quoin Benton Eldorado Herrin Sparta and Belleville at mine rescue stations except Sparta city hall. A July 1 meeting at the Springfield Armory will examine managers foremen and engineers. Applications must be postmarked by June 24. First aid and modified mine rescue classes begin June 29 and 30 at the Springfield station.
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Illinois State Mining Board
Walter Eadie
Department of Mines and Minerals
Beard
da Quoin
Benton
Eldorado
Herrin
Sparta
Belleville
State Mining Board
Springfield Armory
Springfield
Johnston City Man Dies in Chicago
John Galli 76 of Johnston City died Friday in Chicago where he and wife Clara had lived with daughters during his illness. Born May 12 1876 in Modena Italy he will be buried after funeral services at 10 a m Tuesday at John Bassey Funeral Home 2353 Chicago Avenue Chicago. Burial will be in memory of the deceased.
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John Galli
Johnston City
Chicago
Official Slain During Holdup
Illinois state health inspector James Russo, 43, was killed during a tavern holdup on Chicago's near Southwest Side. Adolph Perez, 41, the tavern operator, opened fire after Russo drew a gun. a patron Matias Sanchez, 27, was wounded. Perez and Russo fled. $84 was reported taken. Russo’s body was identified by his former wife, Josephine Russo, 41, who said they had three children.
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Chicago
Illinois
Howard Pierson
James Russo
Adolph Perez
Pierson
Russo
Matias Sanchez
Perez
Sanchez
Fred
Fred Perez
Josephine Russo
Arrival of Warrant Officer Goodman Jr in Seattle
Warrant Officer Ernest L. Goodman Jr., of Dongola, arrived at Seattle Saturday from the Far East aboard the Navy transport Hugh J. Gaffey. He was among 768 persons arriving. Per capita use of telephones has doubled in Italy since the start of World War II, with one Italian in every 45 now having a phone.
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Ernest L. Goodman Jr
Dongola
Seattle
Far East
Navy
Hugh J. J. Gaffey
Italy
Momentous Decision Negro to Head Meharry College
Harold Dadford West named president of Meharry Medical College the first Black head in 76 years. The 47 year old native of Flemington New Jersey rose from Morris Brown to Meharry, earning a PhD on a Illinois fellowship while leading lab work and teaching. Meharry operates a 5.5 million dollar plant a 4.5 million dollar endowment and a 1.5 million dollar annual budget.
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Nashville
Tenn
Meharry Medical College
Meharry
Harold Dadford West
Board of Trust
Flemington
N. J
University of Illinois Medical School
Morris Brown College
Atlanta
Illinois
Violent storms kill five across Illinois and Iowa
Severe winds and heavy rain swept through Illinois and Iowa on Sunday. In East Moline three deaths occurred when a power line fell into flood water during an attempted rescue. In Canton, 20 inches of rain flooded streets. no injuries were reported. A boat capsized at Pistknee bay in Fox Lake, drowning Mrs. Louise Tauhl of Chicago. Nearby Bangs Lake saw another boat accident with Francis Reading of Evanston drowning.
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Illinois
Quad Cities
Iowa
Albert Ader
David
Arthur H. Beecher
East Moline
Beecher
Canton
Pistknee Bay
Fox Lake
Louise Tauhl
Funeral Rites Held For Marshall Jones At Friendship Church
Funeral services were conducted Saturday at Friendship Baptist Church near Dongola for Marshall Jones 81 who died Thursday June 5 at his home in Wood River Rev Archie Capron officiated and burial followed in Friendship cemetery. Ford Funeral Home of Dongola arranged. He leaves two daughters Mrs Leslie Mason and Mrs Hoyt Beggs both of Wood River two brothers Tell and Jake both of Dongola a half brother Artie Jones of Zeigler and a sister Mrs Dan Verble of Anna
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Friendship Baptist Church
Dongola
Marshall Jones
Woodriver
Archie Capron
Friendship Cemetery
Ford Funeral Home
Leslie Mason
Hoyt Beggs
Wood River
Tell
Jake
Artie Jones
Zeigler
Dan Verble
Anna
Complete renovation of Anna water tower project
Commissioner Walter Ashcraft announced the Anna water tank renovation is finished. Over 800 pits were welded, new rods installed, and the interior coated with rust resistant substance. About 22 gallons of aluminum base paint were applied to the exterior. Eston Davenport of Universal Construction Company Indianapolis led the repairs.
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City of
Anna
Walter Ashcraft
Eston Davenport
Universal Construction Company
Indianapolis
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