Ex Trucker Urges Lower Truck License Fees in Illinois
Homer Illinois June meeting of the Lions Club heard Charles Hillard a former trucker argue the truck license fee is the cheapest part of operating in Illinois and even higher fees would not cover road damage. Speaker O T Banton detailed highway bill progress as trucking lobby fights proposed increases.
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Homer
Illinois
Lions Club
General Assembly
Charles Hillard
Club
First Presbyterian Church
Illinois Senate
O. T. Banton
Lindsay-Schaub
Harry Roberts
Central Minors Electric Power Co
Banton
Arthur Brown
Champaign County Farm Bureau
Donation From Korea Sparks Pittsburgh Salvation Army Somber Gift
A small woman enters Pittsburgh Salvation Army fund offices and donates five dollars sent from Korea by her son Sgt. F. J. Konieczny. She describes how troops in Korea were ready to meet needs and uses the gift to support the campaign.
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Pittsburgh
Salvation Army
Albert J. Konieczny
Sgt
F. J. Konieczny
Korea
Area Woman Freed In 1949 Shooting Case
Judith Elkins, 33, once a Chicago nurses instructor, won dismissal in a Harrisburg courtroom today on a charge of shooting Jay Shaw during an April 29 1949 automobile ride. The state had alleged she lured Shaw to Palatine township and shot him. he later recovered. Elkins had been committed to Jacksonville State Hospital in 1949, released after recovery last May, with the charge reinstated.
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Judith Elkins
Chicago
Harrisburg
John Hanswelle
Jay Shaw
St. Louis
Shaw
Palatine Township
Cook County
Miss Elkins
Jacksonville
Two British Diplomats Sought For Communication Roles
Two Foreign Office career diplomats with reputations for engaging with Communists were sought for sensitive assignments. The report notes their known ability to work with diverse political groups and their potential to ease diplomatic tensions.
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Foreign Office
Creamery tile floors show lower bacteria counts trials indicate
May 22 statements by Shaw note he will not appear as the family endures hardship. Separate tests by several U.S. creameries find clay tile floors harbor fewer bacteria than other flooring options.
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Ney
Shaw
United States
Truman Gets India Bill
The Senate approved a compromise to lend India 190 million dollars to buy two million tons of U S grain. The measure moves to the White House with shipments expected about ten days after signing. India needs the grain due to crop failures in some regions.
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Washington
Senate
White House
India
U. S
Economic Cooperation Administration
Truman
Auto Slides into Market After Brake Failure
In Arcadia California Mrs. Lillian May Evans parked on an incline and watched in shock as her car rolled into a market breaking the big plate glass window. The incident shows brake failure as the car moved unaided into the store.
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Lillian May Evans
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William L. Grindle
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Lyle Abel
Philco
Morgan's Trading Post
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Donald D. Maclean
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