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Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Illinois

18 Jun 1951

Page 9

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Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1951

Page

9

March Retail Sales Top $23 Million in Southern Illinois

March gross retail sales for a 17 county area in Southern Illinois totalled $23,956,165.50, up 14 percent from March 1950 as inflation boosted prices. Mount Vernon led with $2,342,793.50, followed by Marion, Harrisburg, Cairo, and West Frankfort.

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Illinois Wac State Department of Revenue Mount Vernon Marion Harrisburg Cairo West Frankfort Southern Illinois Alexander Franklin Gallatin Hamilton Hardin Jackson Jefferson Johnson Massac Perry Pope Pulaski Randolph Saline Union White Williamson Herrin Murphysboro Carbondale
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Area Pilot Downs Two MIGs in Korea Dog Fight

1st Lt. Ralph E. Gibson of Mount Carmel Illinois credited with shooting down two Soviet built MIG 15 jets while F 86 Sabres destroyed five enemy planes in a 15 minute air battle six miles east of Sinuiju near the Manchurian border. Gibson part of 4th Air Wing 5th Air Force. two other enemy planes damaged.

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Ralph E. Gibson Mount Carmel Ill Sinuiju Manchurian 5Th Air Force 4Th Air Wing Francis S. Gabreski Oil City Penn Bruce Hinton Stockton, Calif Gibson
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Beef Price List Posting Date Set for June 25

Official charts of retail beef cut ceiling prices will be posted in meat shops nationwide on June 25 by the district OPS office at Springfield. Prices are set by geographic zones and cover cuts legally required by OPS with separate graded trays. New lower price charts take effect August 1 and October 1, with final reductions reducing retail prices by 8 to 10 cents. Farmers earned about 13 billion dollars in net income in 1950.

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District Ops Springfield OPS
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