Little Grassy Scout Camp Opens Sunday
Little Grassy Lake Boy Scout camp prepares to open with staff picks led by Richard Ehrlich and Car terville natives. Ed win McGraw directs the Sahara and Obelisk districts program with Gordon Hansen assisting. More than 400 boys already registered for periods two and three, with six camp periods starting June 24 and running six weeks.
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Little Grassy Lake
Robert Krejci
Ncil
Seeile All Ahi Aan Ie
Richard Ehrlich
Carterville
Mike Carson
Jim Gumm
Carbondale
George Berry
Cairo
Earl Powell
Rosiclare
Jim Garrison
Steve Wilson
Dan Busch
Murphys
Edwin McGraw
Sahara
Obelisk
McGraw
Indiana
Wasallen Council
Gordon Hansen
Nile and
Pyramid
Lew Kehr
Newton Williams
Pharaoh
Delta
Ron Esposito
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois University
Bill Lockett
Quartermaster Sea Scout
Bridges Could Shut Ports Washington
Victor Riesel, blinded by attack, claims Harry Bridges can shut San Francisco and Honolulu ports and influence New Orleans. He implicated waterfront leaders and urged Congress to probe communist and racketeering influence in the labor movement.
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Washington
Victor Riesel
Harry Bridges
San Francisco
Honolulu
Bridges
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Australia
Riesel
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
New York
Subcommittee
New York Daily Mirror
Congress
Jeff Kibre
Irving Welson
New Orleans
Risel
Kibre
Welson
Labor force by sex six broad classifications chart
Chart shows male and female employment by six broad classifications. Percentages relate to the totals at top right. Data from National Industrial Conference Board based on Commerce figures as of April 8–14 this year.
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National Industrial Conference Board
Dept. of Commerce
Murphysboro Shed Fire Causes Little Damage
A shed fire near Murphysboro's city dump on Bridge street shortly after midnight caused little damage. Fireman Ray Prather said the blaze spread to a nearby unoccupied house, which was quickly extinguished. He noted the fire may have started from burning debris from the dump.
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Murphysboro
Bridge Street
Ray Prather
Prather
Boosting Farm Income Meeting At Illinois Station
Representatives from over 20 agencies and private groups will meet at the University of Illinois Dixon Springs Experiment Station to discuss opportunities to raise farm incomes in 20 Illinois counties. Eight counties in Southern Illinois show substantial need while twelve show moderate need. The gathering is led by W G Kammlade with local attendees from Farm Advisers and county offices.
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University of Illinois
Dixon Springs Experiment Station
Illinois
Alexander
Hardin
Jackson
Johnson Massac
Pope
Pulaski
Union
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Dixon Springs
W. G. Kammlade
Illinois Agricultural Extension
E. Bishop Hill
Bureau of Old Age & Survivors Insurance
Harris L. P. Neff
U. S. Forest Serve
Harrisbn
H. S. Woods
Walter Wills
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Jacob Blecheisen
Rosicare
Leslie Broom
Pulaski-Alexand County
Mounds
Mary H. Butler
Pulaski- Alexander
George Fager
Anna
Alice Schoettle
Pope-Hardin County
Geography field study SIU course to take students over state
Southern Illinois University associate of geography Dallas A Price will direct a summer field course on the geography of Illinois August 13 to 24. The program blends two days of on campus orientation with a 10 day bus tour visiting Cairo Chicago and many parks historic sites and river and canal installations. The course aims to familiarize students with Illinois history landforms agriculture and regionalization while earning 12 hours resident credit upon reports and a $90 fee covers registration travel and lodging with a $26 deposit to reserve registration.
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Dallas A. Price
Southern Illinois University
Illinois
Price
Cairo
Chicago
Carbondale
Maryland Ranks Sixth in Attendance and Wagering
Maryland ranks sixth among 24 racing states for both attendance and pari mutuel wagering. The report lists Maryland and other states by engagement in thoroughbred and harness racing, reflecting strong spectator interest and betting activity.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Course Enrollment Opens for Advanced Writing Seminar
A university announces an advanced writing seminar open to juniors seniors and graduate students with a cap of 35 participants. The course explores narrative techniques and critical analysis in contemporary journalism.
U.S. and South Korea Sign New Aid Agreement
The United States and South Korea signed an agreement increasing economic aid by 25 million dollars. The grant raises total U.S. aid to South Korea for the 1956 fiscal year to 329 million dollars, reinforcing ongoing assistance in the region.
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United States
South Korea
U.S
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Goffrey Hughes
Southern Illinois, Inc
Phyllis Broadway
Pope- Hardin County
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Penney’s
Orson
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Cevien Sapitn
Pat Pescall
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