Julius Duscha Wins Nieman Fellowship at Harvard
Julius Duscha 30 editor at The Southern Illinoisan and Lindsay-Schaub papers wins a Nieman Fellowship for a year of study at Harvard. He will research Europe’s political and economic scene, on leave from his paper for the 1954 1955 academic year. Duscha is among 11 U S and five foreign journalists awarded fellowships this cycle.
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Acmessay Association of Machinists
Sparta Oil Company Drilling Test Hole
A test hole for oil is being sunk on two tracts of land freed to Huey Oil Company of Sparta. The drilling site lies one mile south of the city limits. Hampton Oil Company of Salem is handling the drilling. The test is planned to reach 2300 feet, with a rotary drill unit expected to move to the site early next week.
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Davy Crockett's life told by Ted Ashby
Davy Crockett, born August 17 1786 in Greene County Tennessee, grew from a poor boy to a frontier hero. He loved hunting with dogs and became a magistrate and later a political figure through barbecues, shooting parties, dances, and campaigns on horseback with a big tobacco twist and whiskey flask.
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Davy Crockett
Greene County
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Rebecca
Davy
Congress
Tennessee
Davy Crockett’s Early Life in Backwoods Tennessee
The text sketches Davy Crockett’s upbringing as a hard working farm hand supporting a large family. It notes his fierce courage and limited formal schooling, gained mainly through rough life experiences in Tennessee. A brief school attempt to impress a girl ended with her marrying someone else.
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Davy Crockett Joins Jackson in Defeating Creeks at Horseshoe Bend
Tecumseh inspires Creek Indians to attack Fort Mims where 160 soldiers and 115 women and children were killed. Davy Crockett joined General Andrew Jackson’s march, his shooting famed, as Creeks were crushed at Horseshoe Bend before Crockett returned to his farm.
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State OKs Osteopaths in Illinois
Chicago June 10 AP Graduates of the Chicago College of Osteopathy may practice medicine in all branches a Medical Examining Committee ruling. The decision, retroactive to April 12 1950, follows a Illinois Supreme Court ruling and makes graduates and interns eligible for medical exams with seven applicants set for June 21.
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Sonic Kai
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U. S. Supreme Court
Fielding Wright
Mary Cain
Summit
J. P. Coleman
Ackerman
Ross Barneet
Carthage
Paul Johnson
Hattiesburg
Davy Crockett Dies at the Alamo March 1836
Chronicle recalls Davy Crockett’s fate at the Alamo on March 6, 1836. A humorous note on Crockett’s escape from fame hints at his legend as Texas independence grew.
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Randolph County Cancer Crusade Tops Five Thousand
The 1955 Randolph County cancer drive raised 5479.31 with Chester leading at 1583 followed by Sparta 722 Red Bud 613 and Steeleville 461. Campaign director Mrs. Ted Search noted the April to May effort extended due to urgent research needs.
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N. Park Ave
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Hunter Motor Company
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