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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1951
Page
1
Williamson county deputy sheriff Charles Edwards points to the pond site eight miles southeast of Marion where the bodies of two youths were recovered on Saturday. He notes the location as the scene of the discovery and investigation continues.
Charles Ray Odum aged 12 and Carl Eugene Henson aged 11, both Creal Springs youths, died in an accidental drowning at a stock pond on a farm southeast of Marion. Authorities arrived quickly, and a Cosby funeral home in Creal Springs held an inquest finding death due to drowning. Neither boy could swim and Charles Ray had been taught swimming but feared deeper water.
Odum boy and friend vanished while fishing at the 65 by 70 foot pond on the Violett farm near Mattoon after hailing a ride with Ray Opdyke and Orville Parks. Farm owner notices poles and clothes on the bank and searches the pond area after the youths failed to return.
Eight jet aircraft wrecks were flown from Richmond Indiana to Wright Patterson Air Force Base for study by an 11 man investigation board named by the Air Force. The jets crashed after entering a thunderstorm during a mass formation flight last Friday killing three pilots and injuring two others. One pilot, however, said weather was not a factor in the crashes.
Iran refused immediate disclosure of a reply to President Truman's appeal for moderation in the oil nationalization dispute. U S Ambassador Henry F Grady was summoned to Foreign Minister Bagher Kazemis office to receive the response, with cabinet members reportedly drafting it last night.
A Taipeh newspaper reports Red China faces a financial crisis blamed on Communist reverses in Korea. The dispatch from Formosa notes mounting economic strain and political tensions amid regional conflict.
Violett said he did not warn boys about fishing in the pond and found glasses among clothing. He asked his daughter about youths who wear glasses, and she named the Odum boy. A check with relatives followed.
Washington June 11 AP President Truman seeks a two year extension of the Defense Production act and new anti inflation powers. He will address the nation Thursday night urging stronger controls over prices wages rents and strategic materials. The act expires June 30.
United Nations tanks entered Chorwon and Kumhwa in North Korea collapsing the iron triangle that hosted early Red offensives. Lt. Gen. James Van Fleet announced final seizure of the area, as civilians cheered. NK Reds retreated 65 miles north to defend Pyongyang and Wonsan corridors.
At the American Medical Association meeting, researchers from the University of Illinois report testosterone restored fertility in 23 of 36 men with low sperm counts. Five men fathered children, with normal production defined as 200 to 400 million sperm per ejaculation.
William F. Crothers, 73, heir to a $600,000 estate from a recently deceased relative, collapsed and died in the lobby of the hotel where he was staying in Lewistown. He had never met the eccentric relative. Attempts to revive him failed. Crothers was from San Antonio, Texas.
Dr. Robert M. Hutchins, Ford Foundation official and former Chicago chancellor, told about 5 000 at McAndrew Stadium that education must continually develop reason and independent thought. He warned war could come and stressed education as a process to improve moral, intellectual, and spiritual powers.
Beefs shortages and steady supplies mix in Herrin Carbondale and Murphysboro as butchers report mixed outlooks. Armour cannot promise filled orders while a Kroger outlet calls the shortage very dark and a large chain says all you want today.
Illinois Progressive Mine Workers leader John Marchiando says 15 PMW mines closed in 30 days as dump gas drops coal demand. UMW reports 2 mines closed. state president Hugh White supports the claim. About 3,500 workers affected. mines run only 1–3 days weekly. Eminent domain bill could worsen layclosures.
Ernest A. Wende, 38, deputy manager at Paducah atomic energy plant, was reported missing on a flight to St Louis. He later arrived by train, after police alerted when he failed to reach his plane. The Detroit Investigations Squad confirmed he called an architect friend to report the change.
Paris June 11 AP Rita Hayworth rejects Aly Khan bid to kiss and make up citing delay harm to all. She plans divorce in Reno with custody of 17 month old Yasmin, Islamic upbringing, a three million dollar trust, and Rita keeps gifts and property including a Paris housecar horses and paintings.
In Torrance California a 13 month old girl named Diana Chacon fell head first into a partially buried water keg used as a dog trough and drowned. The accident occurred yesterday as the child played near the trough in the family yard.
A butcher reports cuts in chicken supply as beef drought drives sales. A large chain store meat department received no ground beef shipments for about two weeks but got other items. Another chain store received four sides of beef from St. Louis, surprising the store that had no trouble last week.
Defense Secretary George C. Marshall warned that the Chinese Reds are in a difficult position and offered no expectation of an early peace move. He doubted a quick end to the Korean war, foreseeing possible long tension and a protracted stalemate. Marshall noted UN forces have damaged the Communist armies and met with Gen Ridgway, UN commanders, and Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshida in Korea and Tokyo.
A sightseeing bus collided with a train in Trier Germany last night. Reports say 12 people were killed and several injured in the incident near the city center. Police and emergency services responded to the scene.
Mostly fair to night and Tuesday with little temperature change. Tonight low 53 to 58. Tuesday high 80 to 85. Humidity 65 percent at 8 a.m. today. Precipitation 0 from 7 a.m. yesterday to 7 a.m. today. Wind averaged 0.41 mph between 7 a.m. yesterday and 7 a.m. today. Crab Orchard Lake spillway level today. Little Grassy Lake 22 feet below spillway.
The edition lists sections by page: National and area news on page 1 Local news on page 3 Editorials on page 4 Social pages on pages 5 and 6 Sports on pages 7 and 8 Comics on page 9 Classified ads on page 10.
Gen Albert Wedemeyer told senators he would back MacArthur’s plan to bomb bases in Manchuria and impose a naval blockade on China even if it risks war. He criticized past policy constraints as unfair and unrealist. He also suggested going it alone if UN allies refuse. He testified as the first witness in the MacArthur dismissal inquiry and challenged Acheson’s testimony.
Classified ad contact numbers listed for Carbondale 218 and 838 Herrin 315 and 316 Murphysboro 34 and 3 with rates noted on the Classified Page.
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