Wheat Prices and Harvest Outlook in Jackson County
Jackson county farmers expect to begin wheat combining around June 24 with grain moving to elevators soon after. Early cash prices may reach 1.75 a bushel, settling near 1.50 later. storage on farm or in elevators urged with loan or purchase agreements. County yields projected around 18 bushels per acre, barley reported good but limited sowing. grasshopper warnings issued amid a periodic outbreak.
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Jackson County
Claude A. Terry
Oklahoma
Texas
Terry
Henry Strothmann
Brooks Baker
Ross Evans
W. C. Anderson
Anderson
Montana
Wyoming
United States Department of Agriculture
Murphysboro
Township share snags gas bill in Illinois vote
Springfield reports thick gloom as supporters oppose a 2 cent gas tax hike to 5 cents. Rural groups demand 12 percent township shares. Chicago objects to higher city take. Senate factions split, Governor Stevenson wary of defeat risk amid downstate resistance and ongoing distribution quarrels.
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Illinois
Illinois Agricultural Association
Chicago
Aurora
Peoria
Senate
Earl C. Smith
Detroit
The
Paul Matthias
Association
Cook County
William J. Connors
Dchicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Martin H. Kennelly
Mine Layoffs Top 450000 Amid One Week Shutdown
Pittsburgh June 11 AP A one week mining holiday begins Monday affecting about 450000 coal miners with time and a half pay as producers push a sixth day of production. UMW president Lewis orders one week halt to stabilize the industry impacting railroad workers and Pennsylvania and Reading railroads report layoffs due to reduced business.
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Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Eastern Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Reading Road
Midwest Tops Amateur Male Quartets in Buffalo Show
The S P E B S Q S A 11th annual convention and contest in Buffalo named Michigan acts Clef Dwellers Antlers and Songmasters among medalists from 15 finalists. Other medalists were Mid-States Four from Chicago and Varsity Four from Lafayette Ind. Final eliminations included quartets from Chicago ans Chicago Hi Los Milwaukee Wix Vikings Rock Island Ill.
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Oakland County
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Flint
Songmasters
Lansing
Mid- States
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Varsity
Lafayette
Ind
Hi-Los
Milwaukee
Wix
Vikings
Rock Island
Ill
British Rail Workers Halt Sunday Strikes Over Schedules
London June 11 AP reports railway strikers defied a government demand to end Sunday only work stoppages on state lines. Engineers and firemen sought revised schedules to avoid night absence and will halt trains on North South lines at midnight for the fourth weekend in a row.
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London
Britain
Death sentence for ex Albania official reported
The Tirana radio said today Koci Xoxe, former Albanian vice premier, has been sentenced to death for traitorous activities. The Albanian telegraph agency reported the high court also sentenced three others to prison terms up to 20 years on similar charges.
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Tirana
Koci Xoxe
Albanian Telegraph Agency
High
Alto Pass Man Sentenced for Theft of Clothing
Ronald Britt twenty one of Alto Pass pleaded guilty in Union county court to theft and was sentenced to one year in the State penal farm at Vandalia by Judge L B Tuthill Police Clarence Norris of Anna arrested Britt on charges filed by traveler Bartell Shappel who parked his car in Anna and slept in it. upon waking he found a suit and two shirts missing Shappel reported the loss and Britt was found with the stolen property Hervey Roland twenty of Cobden also received a one year Vandalia sentence after pleading guilty to issuing fraudulent checks.
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Alto Pass
Union County
Vandalia
L. B. Tuthill
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Anna
Britt
Bartell Shappel
Shappel
Norris
Hervey Roland
Cobden
Schedule Listed for Bookmobile in Union
The Union county bookmobile will visit Balcom Dongola and Ware in June with set times. Mabel Pribble of Anna is librarian and the service runs through the state library with an adult program expansion. Miss Landeen from the Illinois state library accompanies the caravan to explain usage at each meeting.
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Union County Home Bureau
Balcom
Dongola
Ware
Mabel Pribble
Anna
State Library
Miss Landeen
Illinois State Library
Russians Seen Proposals as Paris Conference Deadlocks
The Associated Press reports Russia may offer new proposals at the deadlocked Paris Foreign Ministers conference as it recessed at Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky's request. The note follows prodding over the impasse with Western representatives pressing Russia to move from its hard line.
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Associated Press
Russia
Paris
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Desert Hermit Seeks Lonely Island Travel Too Near Home Cabin
Long Beach California resident Frederick William Pester a 65 year old desert hermit from Palm Canyon near Palm Springs travels to the coast seeking a surplus navy lifeboat to cross the Pacific. He plans to reach a dry vegetation rich island where he can live free from society. Pester notes rising food costs though his diet is bread milk cheese fruits and vegetables. He aims to sail to solitary Australian islands once he can secure a boat.
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Frederick William Pester
Palm Canyon
Palm Springs
Calif
Pacific
Pester
Australia
Petrillo Wins Reelection Amid Sharp Critique
James E. Petrillo narrowly won another term as president of the American Federation of Musicians, defeating Edward Henne 1,401 to 8 in San Francisco. Delegates selected Houston, Texas, as next year’s meeting site. Petrillo attacked John L. Lewis for miners’ job withdrawals, calling him unfit as a labor leader.
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Petrillo
Edward Henne
Mattoon
Ill
Henne
Houston
Texas
Frigate Constitution Once Bore Andrew Jackson Figurehead
The U S frigate Constitution formerly displayed a statue of Andrew Jackson as its figurehead. The piece notes the practice of adorning ships with notable leaders and the specific historical role of Jackson on this flagship.
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Andrew Jackson
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