District Legion seeks 250 beds for Marion VA Hospital
A 25th District American Legion resolution adopted at Herrin calls for 250 additional beds at Marion Veterans Administration Hospital. The plan notes a veteran population near 150 000 and that basic facilities exist to add 250 beds. The measure may be advanced at division and state levels with little opposition.
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Marion Veterans Administration Hospital
25Th District
American Legion
Herrin
E. R. May
Sth
A. A. Wehner Jr
Paul H. Nehrt
Americanism
All of
Chester
Ed Dri
Artment
Ray Hubbs
Egyptian Past Commanders Club
Mound City National Military Cemetery
Solitary confinement to mark crime anniversary for two murderesses
Blanche Dunkel and Evelyn Smith will spend the anniversary of the 1936 torso murder in solitary at the Dwight Women's Reformatory. Judge Cornelius Harrington reaffirmed 180 year sentences, noting parole unavailable until they exceed age 100, with the 1954 ruling about discretion overturned by Atty. Gen. John L. Davison.
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Conrt
Ain
Dwight Women’s Reformatory
Blanche Dunkel
Evelyn Smith
Cornelius
Harrington
Kel
Smith
Ilinois
Latham Castle
Reformatory
John L. Davison
Davidson
Ruth Biedermann
Dwight
North Carolina Manufacturing Wages Rise Since 1939
Average hourly earnings in North Carolina manufacturing hover around $1.25, up from 42 cents in 1939, reflecting a decades long wage growth trend across the state’s industrial sector.
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North Carolina
Blanket Is Victim Of Lost Dog Case In Murphysboro
A beagle named Riker was found in a Murphysboro jail cell after police were alerted by Dr. and Mrs. Jack Barrow of Columbia Missouri. The dog had jumped from a station wagon during a trip home from Carbondale and was returned to relatives in Carbondale with no charges filed.
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Murphysboro
Riker
James Hiller
Jack Barrow
Columbia
J. W. Barrow
Carbondale
East St. Louis Pair Fled for Own Safety
Birney T. Havey Jr. and Kenneth Mueller, missing since their bullet-riddled Cadillacs were found May 17, went to a local headquarters. Mueller, wounded, signed a statement saying he knows nothing of the shooter or gambling ties and that Havey’s plane was found in St. Charles Missouri.
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East St. Louis
Birney T
Chick) Havey Jr
Kenneth Mueller
Pai
Mueller
Havey
St. Charles
Tnarvey
Moran O Dwyer Aide Guilty Of Tax Evasion
James J Moran former first deputy free commissioner was found guilty of evading 131 307 dollars in federal income taxes by a Brooklyn federal court jury He faces up to 15 years in prison plus 30000 dollars in fines at sentencing on June 30 He is already serving 12 to 25 year state prison terms for extortion and faces a five year federal term for perjury before the Senate Crime Committee.
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New York
James J. Moran
Brooklyn
Moran
William O'Dwyer
U. S. Senate
Williamson County 4-H Club Heads to Camp at Lake West Frankfort
Thirty five Williamson County 4-H members and leaders depart Monday for Southern Illinois 4-H Club Camp at Lake West Frankfort. They will stay through Friday with activities such as swimming fishing boating crafts vesper services hiking song learning candle lighting and water shows.
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Williamson County
4-H Club
Southern Illinois 4-H
Lake West Frankfort
Patricia Springheart
Anna Lou Eigenr
Fred Motsner
Beverly Debler Dale Kebler
Morris Cuctner
Michael Bullington
Edward Handkins
Kenneth Fisher
Michael Carter
Jerry Norris
Dolores Long
Nancy Moon
Janet Stritzel
Jerry Barham
Lwyndell Chamness
John Grant
Sandra Slater
Wendell Stritzel
Brenda Meracle
Cathy Swim Jo Ann Ridgway
Susan Crawford
Imogene Maze
Tommie Reed
David Pinkstaff
John Turner
Bill Welborn
Nancy Gordon
Patricia Jackson
Dorothy Fisher Randell Becker
Miss Ruth Grant
H. H. Fulkerson
Williamson Leads May Coal Production
Williamson County topped 28 Illinois counties in May coal output with 515 712 tons from eight mines employing 1 795 workers. Perry County second with 292 102 tons from five mines employing 766 men. Other Southern Illinois counties show Franklin 269 599 tons 1 367 men three mines Gallatin 20 130 tons 88 men four mines Jackson 103 987 tons 351 men four mines Jefferson 133 707 tons 413 men one mine Randolph 154 646 tons 403 Saline 159 641 tons 822 men five mines.
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Williamson County
Illinois
State Department of Mines and Minerals
Williamson
Perry County
Perry
Franklin
Gallatin
Jackson
Jefferson
Randolph
Saline
Naples police seek five in bank robbery case
Naples Italy June 21 AP police hunt four men and a woman linked to a record 305000 dollar Chase Manhattan Bank heist in New York last April Interpol says the group may have entered Italy from Switzerland aiming for a southern port Names include John Timothy O Connell Daniel William MacGuire John Michael di Tacco Peter Jerome Kidam and Jeanette Forest officials suggest they may seek a ship to Africa.
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Naples
Italy
Chase Manhattan Bank
New York
International Police Organization
Interpol
Switzerland
John Timothy O'Connell
Daniel William MacGuire
John Michael di Tacco
New York City
Peter Jerome Kidam
Manchester
England
Jeannette Forest
Montreal
Africa
Mission at Johnston City First Methodist Church
A spiritual life mission runs June 19 to 26 at 7 30 p m at Johnston City First Methodist Church led by Rev William R Warner pastor conducting the services.
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Johnston City First
Southern Illinoisan Publication Details
The Southern Illinoisan is a newspaper published Sundays and daily except Saturdays and holidays by Southern Illinois Publications Inc. with offices listed in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro. It is entered as Second Class Matter at Carbondale and other post offices under the 1879 Act and succeeds several prior local papers.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Ilinois Publications Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
Area Boy Scouts Attend Grassy Camp
Area Boy Scouts spend a week at the Little Grassy camp. John Oldani said parents could visit on Thursday. Other units at the camp include Troop 127 of West Frankfort and Troop 280 of Benton.
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Little Grassy
John Oldani
West Frankfort
Benton
Ford Favors Industry Wide UAW Contract
Ford Motor Co. president Henry Ford II proposes an industry wide contract with the CIO United Auto Workers. He notes informal talks with rivals and says GM opposes while Chrysler might back it. American Motors opposes pattern settlements. Ford cites steel and glass as models and says smaller plants could be accommodated.
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Henry Ford II
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
General Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
Detroit News
Ford
American Motors Corp
UAW
Steel and Glass
Calcaterra and Calhoun Fail To Place At Peoria State Road-E-O
Roy Gene Calcaterra, winner of the Herrin Jaycee Road-E-O contest, did not place in the state contest Sunday at Peoria. He and Jaycee member Dean Calhoun drove to Peoria to compete.
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Roy Gene Calcaterra
Herrin
Frankfort Man Joins County Tax Board of Review
H. E. Kirkpatrick of West Frankfort is appointed to the Franklin County Tax Board of Review to fill the vacancy created by Barney Clemons who resigned for health reasons. Kirkpatrick, a Republican, joins Arlie Moore, the Democratic member, while James Mundell serves as County Board Chairman. Kirkpatrick is a justice of the peace and a real estate and insurance agent.
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H. E. Kirkpatrick
West Frankfort
Franklin County Tax Board of Review
Webb Johnson
Barney Clemons
Kirkpatrick
County Board of Supervisors
Arlie Moore
Logan
James Mundell
Benton
Civic Groups Plan Week in Murphysboro
Knights of Columbus 988 hosts a 6 30 reception for Rev Angelo Lombardo new St Andrew s Catholic Church assistant. The R Club holds annual members and families picnic at Riverside Park with no program. Moose Lodge 1591 marks fifth anniversary with dances Saturday and Sunday nights and a child initiation and floor show.
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Knights of Columbus
Angelo Lombardo
St. Andrew’s Catholic Church
R Club
Riverside Park
Moose Lodge 1591
Hurst Sergeant Lingle Serves With Marines at Pendleton
T Sgt Charles I. Lingle of Hurst serves at Camp Pendleton California with the 1st Marine Division. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Ross Lingle and husband of the former Ramona Stonum, and he graduated from Hurst Bush Community High School before entering the service in 1943.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
1St Marine Division
Charles I. Lingle
Ross Lingle
Ramona Stonum
Hurse
Hurst Bush Community High School
Sunday Afternoon Dinner Meeting Details
A Sunday schedule notes a dinner meeting at 5 p.m. following a Sunday afternoon event.
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Republic
Weltywood
Rte Fleener
Hollywood
Oly
Sunny Bread CO
Mahone
Cardwell
Walnut
Lea
Lloyd L. Parker
Harrisburg
Lloyd L. Parker Furniture
Mason & Hamlin
Knabe
Kimball
Steeleville Graduate
Robert L. Mueller
Louis Mueller
Steeleville
University of Illinois
Carthage College
University
Illinois Central Hospital
Chicago
Johnston City
BOY Scouts
Detroit
Frankfort
Clemons
Johnson
Carpenters’ Local
Horace Dagnan
Pendleton
DeWitt
Jackson County
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Motors Spezia
W. Madison Se
Disneyland
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