Sewage Menaces Murphysboro Water in 1948 Survey
State Sanitary Water Board engineers surveyed Murphysboro on Sept 21 22 1948 and through summer 1948 finding the citys sewage pollutes the Big Muddy river The report signed by C W Klassen and Roland G Cross warns of odor and appearance issues and a pollution hazard to the water supply The city led by Mayor C A Hart was told no sewer extensions would be permitted until a disposal plan is filed with the state The river can reverse flow during dry periods bringing sewage into the waterworks intake
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State Sanitary Water Board
Murphysboro
Big Muddy
C. W. Klassen
Roland G. Cross
C. A. Hart
Hot Weather For Midwest Sees Few Rainfall In Critical Areas
A heat wave spread from the North Atlantic coast to the Rockies with no rain forecast for the drought stressed south. Rhode Island and other New England states closed woodlands as a precaution against fires while cooler air moved into North Dakota and parts of the North Central states. Rain fell in the Midwest corn belt, heavy in Iowa where Mason City reported three inches, but the northeast remained dry.
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North Atlantic
Rocky Mountains
Rhode Island
New England
Woodlands
Rockies
Atlantic
Canadian
Canada
North Dakota
North Central States
Midwest Corn Belt
Iowa
Mason City
Trico Seeks Bids on 500000 Bond Issue for High School
Trico Consolidated school board will accept bids next Wednesday at 7 30 p m in Ava on 500000 in bonds to fund a new high school between Willisville and Campbell Hill. Principal J Harvey Hammack says 26 companies are expected to bid and enrollment may rise from 250 last year to about 300 next year. Steeleville weighs joining the district.
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Trico Consolidated School Board
Ava
J. Harvey Hammack
Willisville
Campbell Hill
Hammacc
Steeleville
Red Cross reports 46 dead in Mexico flood
The Red Cross says 46 people were killed and 200 injured by a flash flood that struck Los Pachuca, a mining district town about 75 miles northeast of Mexico City. Ten Americans were among the dead, and an apartment building housing U.S. mining personnel was destroyed. Electric and telephone lines were down.
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Red Cross
Patricio Escobar Garcia
The
U.S
Los Pachuca
Mexico City
Cabinet Resigns After Uruguayan Censure
Montevideo June 25 AP Cabinet resigns after congressional censure of government financial policies prompting a reshuffle and swearing in new ministers.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Ex Murphyite Seeks Memory in Los Angeles Reunion Tale
A former Murphysboro man John Morris injured in a 1937 automobile wreck hopes memories return when he travels to Jackson County next Tuesday. He was seen in Los Angeles by an East St. Louisan who worked with him years ago. Authorities believe the name Morrison appeared on his damaged identification card. His sister Frances Jones of East St. Louis and her husband George Jones will escort him to Murphysboro, meeting at the home of Sam Plant near the Jackson County board of supervisors office.
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Murphysboro
Jackson
Tuesda
Ello
John Morris
East St. Louisan
Los Angeles
Calif
Morrison
Morris
George Morris
West Sixteenth Street
California
Chicago
East St. Louis
Frances
George Jones
Frederick Street
Jones
Sam Plant
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
North Sixteenth Street
Plant
State Proposes Conservation Tracts in Area
The Illinois Conservation department seeks 5 000 acres near Horseshoe Lake in Alexander Union and Massac counties for wildlife refuges to aid Canada geese. A 500 000 bill funds land purchases and a two year delay to let residents harvest crops and relocate. Senators Young Van Hooser Lewis Knox and Rep Mcdonald push the measure through the Legislature.
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Springfield
Illinois
State Conservation Department
Horseshoe Lake
Alexander County
Union County
Massac
Conservation Department
Route 45
Metropolis
Leonard Schwartz
Robert J. Young Jr
Hurst
Arthur van Hooser
Kent Lewis
Robinson
William G. Knox
Chicago
W. J. Mcdonald
Murphysboro
Husband Wins $1650 Monthly Alimony From Ex Wife
New York June 25 AP Justice Kenneth O'Brien ordered Marie Hoffman Reed Robertson to pay Louis F. Reed Jr. $1650 a month for life and arrears of $44,550. The 1947 quit was deemed a valid contract not against public policy, tied to a 1935 divorce pact.
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New York
Marie Hoffman Reed Robertson
Louis F. Reed
Supreme Court
Kenneth O’brien
Robertson
Mississippi Rises After Steady Fall At Grand Tower
Heavy rainfall upstream pushed the Mississippi River level up at Grand Tower where the gauge showed a rise of more than one foot in 24 hours. The river had fallen since Sunday, dropping about 18 inches midweek after a two inch fall on Monday, with the current reading at 16.4 feet.
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Mississippi River
Illinois
Grand Tower
Rail Presidents Greet First Day Fair Guests
Chicago's 100 day railroad fair opened with Maj. Lenox R. Lohr presiding and a welcome ceremony. Presidents of railroads greeted visitors at the receiving line as the event showcased a dramatic past and present in railroading with more entertainment and a promise of bigger and better exhibits.
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Chicago
Lenox R. Lohr
Spirit Manifestation Report At St Libory Parish
Belleville AP Bishop Albert P Zuroweste and Rev Edward Dahmus study a reported spirit manifestation case at St Libory I following a farm home visit by the Greten family. The Greten clan says incidents began May 1 with pencils moving and ink spills, possibly linked to their 11 year old Jerome.
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Belleville
Albert P Zuroweste
Witzen
St. Libory
Zuroweste
Edward Dahmus
Tony Greten
Dahmus
Greten
Jerome
Weather Summary and Lake Readings
Continued warm and humid conditions with fair skies tonight. Sunday will bring showers and thunderstorms. Weekend temps show a low near 69 rising to mid 80s with a 0.30 inch rainfall total from yesterday to today. Crab Orchard Lake spillway readings and Little Grass Lake levels noted with Grand Tower Mississippi River at 16.4 feet, up 1.25 feet in 24 hours.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grass Lake
Mississippi River Grand Tower
Coal Piled Up In Railroad Cars At Egypt Mines
Southern Illinois miners begin holidays as coal piles fill grounds and cars. An estimated 2000 plus unbilled cars sit ready at mines in St. Louis and Missouri Pacific regions, with railroads buying a third of this week’s shipments. Indefinite lay offs affect 275 to 300 railroad workers amid stalled negotiations.
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Illinois
Franklin County Coal Corporation
Herrin
Royalton
St. Louis
Illinois Central Division
Missouri-Pacific
Hurst
Ilinois
Saline County
C. B
E. L
Franklin County
State Bumper Pig Crop Nears 1943 Peck Year
Springfield reports Illinois farm agencies say this springs bumper pig crop ranks second to the 1943 peak. Spring pigs saved total 6,218,000, up 809,000 from 1948, with a 643,000 sow farrowing plan through November, a fifth more than fall 1948.
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Springfield
Illinois
Federal Agriculture Departments
Rockford Boy State Elects Dick Muraski Governor
Rockford native Dick Muraski, a Nationalist, won the Boy State gubernatorial race and was sworn in by Gov. Adlai Stevenson. Kenneth Merwin of Woodstock led the Federalist ticket. Other officers include Jim Carey, Leon Perley, Jim Wilks, Jim Busey, Don Wilkerson, Dave Andrews, and: Earl Gordon, William Norell, Tom McDonald, James Arthur.
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Dick Muraski
Rockford
Boy’s State
Adijai Stevenson
Muraski
Nationalist Party
Kenneth Merwin
Woodstock
Illinois
American Legion
Jim Carey
Joliet
Leon Perley
Dunlap
Jim Wilks
Harvey
Jim Busey
Urbana
Don Wilkerson
Aurora
Dave Andrews
Mattoon
Richard Neal
Benton
Supreme Court
John Mabie
Winnetaka
Earl Gordon
Chicago
William D. Norell
Tuscola
Tom McDonald
Freeport
James Arthur
Monmouth
Truman Seeks 45 Million World Aid Program
President Truman asks Congress for a 45 million foreign aid fund and Export Import Bank guarantees to back American private investments. Regions include Africa, the Near and Far East, and parts of the Americas, with a long term, UN cooperative approach to lift living standards and expand markets.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Africa
Near
Far East
Central
South America
United Nations
White Hall Couple to Mark 70th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs W A W in White Hall celebrate seventy years of marriage Tuesday at home. Mrs Winn born Clara Wright turns 87 the same day. The couple spent most of their life in White Hall except a decade in Indiana. Their children Vera Hulbush Lyman Winn C C Winn and a deceased son Bennett, with four grandchildren and two great grandchildren, may visit.
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White Hall
Wh Hall
Vera Hulbush
Charles Hulbush
Walla Walla
Wash
Lyman Winn
T.V.A
Memphis
Children Left on Island In Syracuse Area
Donald Frazier, father of two, was taken into custody after his children Peggy about five and her brother, three, were found hungry and deserted on a Seneca river island near Port Jervis. They told authorities their father left them yesterday while arguing with their mother.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Donald Frazier
Joseph Fraze
Jacks Reef
Arthur Willis
Onondaga County Sheriff's Office
Frazier
Peggy
Seneca River
Willis
Port Jervis
Wicks
Postal Plea Gets Support From Capitol Hill
President Truman urged Congress to depoliticize postmasters and grant the Post Office full appointment authority under civil service rules. The move follows Hoover Commission recommendations to reform fiscal procedures and relax contracts, purchases, and personnel practices.
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Mr. Truman
Congress
Hoover Reorganization Commission
Post Office Department
Postmaster General
Yanks in Japan Aid Crivpvle with Street Song
In Osaka Tomoyuki Sahara who lost a leg in battle sang on a street corner with an empty money box. Two U S soldiers joined in playing guitar and singing drawing a crowd. Money poured in as the soldiers vanished into the crowd.
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Osaka
Japan
Tomoyuki Sahara
U. S
New York Woman Identifies Engel as Virginia Mate
A New York woman, former Miss Pauline D Langton, identifies Sigmund Z Engel as the man who wed her in Virginia less than two weeks ago then vanished with four jewelry pieces after promising to insure them. She says Engel used the name Carl Arthur Laemale Jr and that they returned to New York. He is now in a Chicago jail.
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New York
West End Avenue
Sigmund Z. Engel
Virginia
Paulmme D. Langton
Engel
Chicago
Sigmund Z. Enge
Corrine Perry
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Nev
Midas
Pauline D. Langdon
Aged Negro Found Dead In Murphysboro
Coroner ruled natural death for Frank Randolph about 80 found in bed on East Division Street Murphysboro at 1 30 a m. Sheriff and officer investigated after a report by Long Tom who had been staying with Randolph. No violence or foul play detected.
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Frank Randolph
Long Tom
Randolph
Old Confidence Man Is Caught In Chicago Tran
Sigmund Z. Enge, a 73 year old vaudeville figure, was arrested in Chicago after decades of swindling women coast to coast. Police say he used aliases and posed as a wealthy producer, admitting to taking millions while denying marriages. Bond set at $10,000 as authorities pursue charges of operating a confidence game.
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Chicago
Engel
Peter Harlib
Lord Beaverbrook
Sherlock Holmes
Harlib
Town Hall
Rosetta Corrigan
Solomon
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Midwest
Associated Press
Trico
Mexico
Los Pachuca, Mexico
O. T. Banton
Mississippi
Church
Spirit
Renort
Egypt Mines
Reseda Corrigan
Reseda
Orpha Annette
Keith Wicks
Capito Hill
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