Area Redevelopment Act details reported by Senator Douglas
Sen Paul Douglas reports a revised substitute bill to aid economically distressed areas. The Area Redevelopment Act expands area definitions, offers 75 percent government loan participation, and includes loans for buildings and machinery with local matching funds. It retains retraining, public facility grants, and technical aid while adding safeguards against shifting unemployment between regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Douglas
D-Ill
Senate
Sen
Neely
D-W.va
Sen Kennedy
D-Mass
Douglas
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Washington
Apos
Labor Committee
Congress
Senate Labor
Kenneth Gray
D. Ill
House
Banking and Currency
Brent Spence
D.ky
Curtis and Leigh Welcome Daughter on Father's Day
Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh become parents of a baby girl their first child born at St. John's Hospital Santa Monica California The infant weighs six pounds and both mother and baby are reported doing fine The couple's friends including Rosemary Clooney and Jose Ferrer were present or nearby awaiting the birth Curtis called it the special Father's Day gift from his wife
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
Tony Curtis
Janet Leigh
St. John’s Hospital
Rosemary Clooney
Jose Ferrer
Curtis
Herrin Youth Begins Six Months Military Training
Pfc. Jesse A. Crider 18 son of Mr and Mrs Jesse G Crider Rt 1 Herrin started six months of training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri under the Reserve Forces Act. He undergoes eight weeks of basic combat training followed by advanced individual and unit training. Crider a 1956 Herrin High School graduate may complete his active duty in local Army Reserve or National Guard units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse A. Crider
Jesse G. Crider
Rt. 1
Herrin
Fort Fort Leonard Wood
Crider
Army Reserve
National Guard
Herrin High School
Seaman Blair Absher Visits Hong Kong on Shore Leave
Blair Absher seaman in the US Navy son of Mrs Mary K Absher of Carbondale visited Hong Kong B C C in early May while on shore leave from the light cruiser USS Worcester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair Absher
USN
Mary K. Absher
W. Chautauqua
Carbondale
Hong Kong
B.C.C
Worcester
Rehabilitation institute break at SIU session
Participants in a rehabilitation institute at Southern Illinois University take a break between sessions. Present are Guy A. Renzaglia SIU coordinator, E. C. Cline state supervisor, W. A. Thalman SIU acting chairman, and Kenneth W. Hamilton OSU associate director. More than 35 persons from the Midwest attend. the session ends Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Guy A. Renzaglia
SIU
E. C. Cline
Division of Rehabilitation
W. A. Thalman
Kenneth W. Hamilton
Ohio State University Rehabilitation Center
Midwest
Playground Program Begins in Carbondale Parks
Carbondale Park Board launches playground activities with 9 a.m. registration daily at nearest playground. Day camping runs Monday to Thursday with supervision and schedules at Lincoln Springmore Attucks and Winkler. Special Oakland Playfield sports under Dick Howe. daycamping supervised by Harold Perkins. Swimming and baseball/softball fill the week with instructors Cecil Franklin and Lee Wilson. Crab Orchard Beach hosts swimming classes. junior league games directed by Frank Blyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Park Board
City Recreation
John Moake
Attucks Park
Joe Russell
Thelma Walker
Lincoln
Bill Ellis
Springmore
Elizabeth Lewis
Winkler
Reid Martin
Oakland Playfield
Oakland Ave
Dick Howe
Harold Perkins
Attucks
Moake
Oakland
Cecil Franklin
Lee Wilson
Crab Orchard Beach
Frank Bleyer
Phursday
Parade marks Battle of Bunker Hill anniversary
In Boston on Monday a celebration included a hol carriage parade and contest. Twenty girls and one boy entered the event. The winner was Curtis Weidel, age 3, the sole male participant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunker Hill
Curtis Weidel
Zwicks Ladies Store Remodels in Herrin
Remodeling of Zwicks Ladies Store in Herrin begins tonight led by Leon Zwick. Front redesign adds about 600 square feet by eliminating lobby space to expand departments while maintaining window area. New fixtures modern lighting and brick facade planned with a north entrance and two glass doors. General contractor Knute Aronson. Completion expected around August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zwicks Ladies
Herrin
Leon Zwick
Zwick
Park Avenue
Knute Aronson, Herrin
Razors of volcanic glass found in Mesopotamia dated 3100 B.C.
Archaeologists report discovery of razor blades crafted from volcanic glass dating to about 3100 B C in Mesopotamia. The artifacts suggest early metalworking and personal grooming practices in the ancient region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesopotamia
Garden judging set in Franklin County contests
Community garden judging is scheduled this week in West Frankfort Benton Christopher and Lesser. Winners from each community will be compared next week to determine a county champion, according to Franklin County Farm Adviser G J Christensen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
West Frankfort
Benton, Christopher and
Lesser
Franklin County
G. J. Chrisenson
Du Quoin Fair names new chief publicist
Frank Samuel of Carterville, production chief at WJPF Herrin, is named chief publicist for the 1956 Du Quoin fair. He succeeds Virginia Davis who cannot take the post this year due to other commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Samuel
Carterville
WJPF
Herrin
Virginia Davis
Army Sgt J C Brimm Sees Amphibious Training On Iwo Jima
Army Sgt J C Brimm aged 24 son of Robert L Brimm of Anna took part in a two week amphibious training exercise with the 1st Cavalry Division's 8th Regiment on Iwo Jima in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
J.C
Jimmie D. Brimm
Robert L. Brimm
Anna
1St Cavalry Division
8Th
Pacific
Iwo Jima
4-H Judging Set in Carbondale Saturday
Area 4-H members will hold their annual District Judging Con test Saturday at Southern Illinois University. Miss Mildred Benz says the contest will include judging of dairy and beef cattle hogs and sheep. The judging starts at 9 a.m. Contestants will represent Jackson Union Randolph and Perry counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Area 4-H
Southern Illinois University
Mildred Benz
Jackson County
Jackson
Union
Randolph
Perry
Hearing on Murdale Airport Budget Scheduled
A public hearing on the Murdale Airport budget for fiscal 1956 is set for 7 30 p m June 29 at the Carbondale First National Bank building. The tentative budget is available on file at the bank building, and final action will be taken by the airport's board of commissioners at the June 29 hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murdale
Carbondale
Board of
Truman to get Oxford degree postponement remark
London AP reports Harry S. Truman joked he would not accept an Oxford honorary degree if received in Latin. He quipped about his schooling as he arrived in Britain for a 10 day visit, meeting Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Eden along with Churchill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Harry S. Truman
Oxford University
Britain
Truman
Netherlands
Elizabeth II
Eden
Winston Churchill
Chester Couples Hurt in Highway Accident Near Red Bud
Mr and Mrs Myrl Greiman and Mr and Mrs Donald Straight from Chester sustained minor injuries Saturday night in a highway crash near Red Bud while returning from St Louis Their injuries were treated and they were released from St Clement s Hospital in Red Bud
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrl Greiman
Donald Straight
Chester
Red Bud
St. Louis
St. Clement’s Hospital
Eruptions of Mt Etna Recorded Since Ancient Times
The volcano Mt Etna in Sicily has historical eruptions noted as far back as the eighth century B C, indicating a long record of volcanic activity in the region and shaping local history and geology studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Etna
Sicily
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Zwicks Ladies Store
DU Quoin Fair
EUS al
Maareerss
ART
RAFT
Marion
Artzrafs
Tm Mony Salon
Sparta
Oxford
Horstman
Lincolns
C.D.T
Kwk-Tv
Jackson County Motors
Murphysboro
Illinois
Carbondale Auto Sales
North Illinois Ave
Lil
Park Ave
Brewster Motors, Inc
Ferrin, Lil
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