Shrine Circus Opens Today in Metropolis Southern Illinois
The Tom Packs Shrine circus sponsored by Aviad Temple and Shrine Clubs of Southern Illinois begins an 18 night run with stops in Metropolis Marion Sparta Carbondale Harrisburg Anna Salem Effingham Fairfield Lawrenceville Carmi Belleville Woodriver Granite City Greenville Flora Olney. A Circus Queen contest will name five district winners who receive an all expense trip to Acapulco, Mexico.
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Tom Packs
Southern Illinois Shrine Circus
Aviad Temple
Shrine Clubs
Southern Illinois
Metropolis
Benjamin O. Cooper
Shrine Circus
Cooper
Marion
Sparta
Carbondale
Harrisburg
Anna
Salem
Effingham
Fairfield
Lawrenceville
Carmi
Belleville
Woodriver
Granite City
Greenvillen
Flora
Olney
Acapulco
Mexico
Steeleville Soldier Home On Furlough
Corporal Edgar Walters son of Mrs Lena Walters of Steeleville arrived home this week on furlough from Walters Air Force Base Mineral Wells Texas He reports to Camp Stone man California June 27 and then to be transferred to Korea Walters trained at an eastern camp and spent about six months at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri Mrs Walters daughter of Mr and Mrs Martin Brockmeyer will stay with her parents while Corp Walters is overseas.
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Edgar Walters
Lena Walters
Steeleville
Walters Air Force Base
Mineral Wells
Texas
Camp Stoneman
California
Korea Corp
Walters
Fort. Leonard Wood
Missouri
Martin Brockmeyer
Corp
Energy truck driver sued for sixteen thousand five hundred
Earl Dale Bilkey, former Goodrich Co manager at Cairo, sues James E. Pritchett of Energy over a June 21, 1951 collision near Wyatt Missouri. Bilkey seeks 15000 in damages for injuries and property loss. The Goodrich Co in turn sues for 5573.45 to recover compensation paid under Workmen’s Compensation through American Midwest Insurance Co.
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Wyatt
Williamson County
Earl Dale Bilkey
James E. Pritchett
Energy
Marion
Bilkey
F. Goodrich Co
American Midwest Insurance Co
Goodrich
Cairo
Carterville High Gains Territory in School District Boundary Move
A petition by West Beaver Pond to join Carterville high school district was granted by Williamson County Schools Superintendent Russell Emery in a Thursday hearing. No opposition was raised. Last week East Beaver district was added to Carterville high.
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Carterville High School
West Beaver Pond
Carterville
Russell Emery
Williamson County
East Beaver
Southern Illinois Shrine Circus Brings Daring Feats
Unus balances himself upside down on his forefinger in a showy display as part of the Southern Illinois Shrine circus act, drawing gasps from the crowd and adding a bold highlight to the event.
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Southern Illinois
Unus
SIU Graduate to Teach at Cobden
Mrs Kenneth Hall, a June graduate of Southern Illinois University with a major in home economics, has accepted a position as home economics teacher in Cobden Community High School. Mary Jean O'Hara, major in elementary education at SIU, to receive degree in August, is hired as first grade teacher in Logan school Franklin county. She is daughter of Mr and Mrs J G O Hara Benton.
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Kenneth Hall
Southern Illinois University
Cobden Community High School
SIU
Mary Jean O'Hara
Logan
Franklin County
J. G. O’ Hara
Benton
Donna Jean Skinner
Bureau Township Schools
Princeton
Miss Skinner
G. C. Skinner
Carbondale
Two SIU Alumni Take School Posts in Illinois
William G. Davis Jr now Edinburg resident and 1949 SIU graduate is named director of instrumental music at DeKalb Township High School. Donna Jean Skinner, June SIU graduate in home economics, becomes home economics and girls' PE teacher in Bureau Township schools Princeton.
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William G. Davis, Jr
Herrin
Edinburg
Southern Illinois University
DeKalb Township
SIU
Davis
D. W. Morris
Whales Retain Sparse Hairs in Aquatic Adaptation
Some whale species keep a few body hairs despite losing most of their fur when adapting to life in the ocean, a reminder of their evolutionary past.
Du Quoin Man Heads K of C Fourth Degree Assembly
Carl A. Siefert of Du Quoin elected acetone of the Fourth Degree Assembly No. 1298 in a Knights of Columbus meeting with leaders from ten southern Illinois councils. New officers include Rev Edward Schumacher Ernest L Rees Oliver W Riley Frank J Schleper Raymond G Reiner Bernard J Lowe Herman F Marlo C A Stock. Rees retires as navigator after six years. A letter of thanks from the supreme secretary of the Order was read. The whale blubber note mentions thickness up to 14 inches in places.
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Carl A. Siefert
du Quoin
Knights of Columbus
Southern Illinois
Edward Schumacher
Sandoval
Frair
Ernest L. Rees
Oliver W. Riley
Mr. Vernon
Frank J. Schleper
du Quion
Raymond G. Reiner
Bernard J. Lowe
Carbondale
Fourty million cars on highways in travel holiday warn safety council
The National Safety Council estimates forty million passenger vehicles on U S streets and highways over the three day Fourth of July weekend traveling about five billion miles. The group warns more cars and miles will bring more accidents unless drivers take care. It cites Memorial Day’s record traffic death toll and urges a safety campaign with rules for safer driving and avoiding drunk driving.
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National Safety Council
U. S
Ned H. Dearborn
Deaborn
Family Tripleheader in Milwaukee as Trio Share Birthday
In Milwaukee a family celebrates a rare coincidence as William Dorn Jr and his father share a birth date, and the mother recently brought home a newborn brother, giving the family three children with the same birthday.
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William Dorn, Jr
Navy Shifts Europe Chiefs in Mediterranean Command
Naples Italy June 16 AP Admiral Jerauld Wright became commander in chief of U S naval forces in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean as Admiral Robert B Carney moved to lead Allied forces in Southern Europe. The change shifts headquarters from Naples to London and alters British control in the Mediterranean.
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Naples
Italy
Jerauld Wright
U. S
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Adm
Robert B. Carney
Carney
Europe
Britain
Earl Mountbatten
Wright
London
Mighty Sixth Fleet Heads to Europe Support Forces
After the cover turnover, officials stated the mighty U.S. Sixth Fleet was redirected to support European defense and naval striking forces in response to escalating tensions.
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Ae Europe
Elkvill e Youth Enlists in Army Air Force
Homer Reese Parker 17 son of Mrs. Rachel Fann of RFC has enlisted for four years in the Army Air Force. He was sworn in on June 9.
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Homer Reese Parker
Rachel Fann
RFC
Army Air Force
Air Force
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Paar
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W. Main
Elkville
South Side Lumber Co
South Park Avenue
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Reynolds Tobacco Co
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