New Military Reserve Bill Meets Denay
Washington reports rebellious members of the House Armed Services Committee blocked quick action on Eisenhower’s reserve bill, sending it to a subcommittee for five days of study. Vinson and supporters push a compromise bill without an antisegregation clause or a teen trainee corps, amid disputes over veterans and segregation policy.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Eisenhower
Subcommittee
Brooks
D-La
Vinson
D-Ga
House
Congress
Martin
Massachusetts
Senate Armed Services Committee
Mems
Officer To Get Flight Course
Walter E. Gray son of Mr and Mrs Gilbert E Gray 205 Mill St Carbondale will attend a 21 week F 86D advanced flying interceptor course at Tyndall Air Force Base Fla in September Gray is communications officer for Joint Western Air Defense Force Hamilton Air Force Base Calif
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Walter E. Gray
Gilbert E. Gray
Mill St
Carbondale
Tyndall Air Force Base
Fla
Gray
Joint Western Air Defense Force
Hamilton Air Force Base
Calif
Churchill warns Big Four talks may not yield quick success
London reports Sir Winston Churchill at Guildhall says not to expect immediate gains from the Geneva Big Four conference. The 80 year old emphasizes peace through strength while noting a possible period of tension relaxation could allow science to reveal its blessings.
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London
Winston Churchill
Geneva
Winston
Churchill
Dedication Service Draws 500 At Herrin Church Building
More than 500 people attended the dedication of Herrin First Baptist Church new educational building Sunday. Rev. Harold Graves of Berkeley urged dedication by the people to use the facility, while Knute Aronson presented the key to the $175 000 structure to O H McNeill. Former pastors and regional leaders joined in the ceremony.
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Herrin First Baptist Church
Harold Graves
Herrin
Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary
Berkeley
Calif
Knute Aronson
O. H. McNeill
I. E. Lee
du Quoin
Paul McCasland
Portland
Ore
James M. Baldwin
Illinois State Baptist Assn
W. A. Shoopman
Du Quoin Man Manion dies at 74 services Wednesday
Quincy Manion 74 of Du Quoin died at 3 15 p m Sunday at Christopher Nursing Home after an extended illness. He leaves a wife and several daughters and sons. Friends may call at Schroeder Funeral Home. Services are set for 2 p m Wednesday at Old Du Quoin Baptist Church with Reverends Worth Woosley and J T Hall officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
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Quincy Manion
Rt. 1
du Quoin
the Christopher Nursing Home
Pearl Davison
Virginia Fred
Tressa Robinson
Benton
Mable Mifflin
Bianco
N. M
Lillian Bowlin
West Frankfort
Edward Manion
Noble Manion
Denver
Colo
Clarence Manion
Bloomfield
Schroeder
Old du Quoin Baptist Church
Worth Woosley
J. T. Hall
Sunset Memorial Park
Murdale Airport Board approves 1955 56 budget
The Murdale Airport Authority Board of Commissioners approved a 1955 56 budget with a 27 240 tax levy and a 37 340 appropriation plus 14 600 for bond payments. A 54 percent complete administration building saw a 4 976 partial payment.
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Murdale Airport
John Blankinship
Blankinship
Floyd Hart
Jackson County
Mardale
Percy Teen Town Float Wins Parade Prize
A bath ing beauties float promoting Percy's Teen-town won first prize in the Percy homecoming parade on Saturday. The Karion class of the Percy Baptist Church took second, and the Chester American Legion Auxiliary float placed third. The event was followed by a 9-5 home win for the local team over Tilden.
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Percy
Karion
Percy Baptist Church
Chester American Legion Auxiliary
Tilden
Carbondale Woman's Brother Dies Monday
O. F. Stoner of Allin, brother of Mrs. C. A. Ragsdale of Carbondale, died at 9 30 p m Monday at his home. Funeral arrangements are in complete.
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Carbondale
O. F. Stoner
Allin
C. A. Ragsdale
Chester Woman Dies at 85 in St Ann's Home
Mrs. Cora Kelly of Chester aged 85 died at 2 a m Monday in St. Ann's Home Chester after a fall in May left her with a fractured leg. She lived re sident at 1922 Pine Street Murphysboro for 45 years and was born in Friendship Tennessee on August 8 1870. She belonged to the C L B and Charity Ladies Society of St Andrew's Church and leaves two brothers and several nieces and a nephew. Rosary at Roberts Funeral Chapel Murphysboro tonight with calling hours. Funeral at St Andrew's Church Wednesday morning Rev J J Taggart officiating. Burial in St Andrew's Cemetery Murphysboro.
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Chester
Cora Kelly
St. Ann’s
C. L. B. and Charity Ladies Society
St. Andrew’s Catholic Church
Murphysboro
Andrew
Peter Brown
St. Louis
Teresa White
Juanita Kimmel
Pine Bluff
Ark
Mary Louise Brown
Springfield
Earnest Combs
Area Girl Scouts Begin Day Camp at Mitchell Lake
Herrin Carterville Zeigler and Royalton brownies and Girl Scouts start a day camp at Mitchell Lake near Herrin. Camp Chairman Mrs. Carl Bruce expects over 100 scouts daily Tuesday through Saturday with activities in handicraft dramatics singing and cookouts sponsored by the Herrin Girl Scout Association.
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Herrin
Carterville
Zeigler
Royalton Brownies
Mitchell Lake
Carl Bruce
The
Indictment Stems From Spy Witness Refusals
Diantha D Hoag of Buffalo New York was indicted on seven counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions before a Senate investigations subcommittee on August 6 1954. She denied espionage or sabotage and vowed not to engage in such acts in the future.
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Washington
Diantha D. Hoag
Buffalo
N. Y
Miss Hoag
International Electrical Workers Cio
Communist Party
Cox on Icebreaker Sails Back From World Voyage
Captain James L. Cox an American merchant mariner and ship inspector from near Herrin Illinois returns to Pascagoula Mississippi after a shipwreck near Easter Island while serving as skipper of the Windjammer for Peggy Poore. He awaits reassignment to a merchant ship and continues inspecting fire and life saving gear at the Pascagoula yard.
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Herrin
U. S
Easter Islands
Richard Byrd
James L. Cox
Ralph Cox
Pascagoula, Miss
Cox
Peggy Poore
Easter Island
Chile
P.a
Choe
Pastegoula
Miss Poore
Red Cross Blood Drive Milestones Since 1948
Since 1948 the American Red Cross has collected over 14 million pints of blood for civilian use and 6 percent of the total for military needs, a landmark in national health support.
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American Red Cross
Lavoptik Eye Lotion Offers Quick Eye Relief
Helps for Eyes urges relief from fatigue after close work. Relax eyes by looking up often and bathe tired irritated eyes with Lavoptik Eye Lotion. 43 years of success, promised money back if not delighted. Available as all drug mists.
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Denay
Pas
Etronicus
Otarion Hearing Center
South Spillman
R Marion
Don Stoltzfus
Champaign
Kenneth Teuscher
Illinois Amvets
Kankakee
Teuscher
Wilshire
Murdale
Area Girl Scouts
Souther
Illinois
Lakeside Nursery
U.S
Marine Inspector
Phot
W. Monroe
Pauline Smith
Sunny Brook
Jesu
Jaume
Kentucky
OLD Sunny Brook Company
Louisville
Southern Homes
Genio
Marion
Southern Homes Inc
West Main Street
Oldsmobile
Olds
Glessmoss. Dea
Swindell Motor Co
Kirkpatrick Motor
Murphysboro Motors, Inc
N. Illinois
N. Park Ave
Hersin
N. 13Th
Peene
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