Belgian Vote Sets Fate of Leopold II in Elections
Belgium faces a pivotal vote as citizens decide whether exiled King Leopold II should be restored. The ballot selects deputies senators and provincial councils while the royal issue dominates, with major parties split on Leopold and a referendum possible if a majority backs him. Women vote for first time in a compulsory election.
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Belgium
Leopold [II
Tomorew
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Social Christian
Leopold
Chamber
House Approves U of I Building and Grants
The House sent to the governor two-year operating appropriations totaling 67,271,742 for the University of Illinois and 265,865,000 for the Illinois Public Aid Commission. IPAC funds largely aid grants for the aged, needy, blind, and dependent children. Senate measures allow cities to issue parking bonds and permit school boards to insure student athletes for accident and health coverage.
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House
University of Illinois
Illinois Public Aid Commission
I.P.A.C
Senate
Wife of Bill Holland Wins Divorce in Ridgeport
Ruth Gwynne Holland, wife of Indianapolis race winner Bill Holland, obtained a divorce in Ridgeport Comn. Superior Court. She charged intolerable cruelty, saying Holland has a nervous temperament and roving disposition.
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Willard A
Bill) Holand
Ruth Gwynne Holland
Holland
Philadelphia
Superior Court
William J. Shea
Egyptian Music Camp Concludes With Saturday Concert
Bob Davis guest conductor and chorus instructor leads the week long program at the Egyptian Music Camp. The star light concert happens on the Du Quoin fairgrounds platform before the grandstand as students from 15 states study chorus band and orchestra under renowned instructors during the four week stay.
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Bob Davis
Davis
Maywood High School
Chicago Conservatory of Music
du Quoin Fairgrounds
Girl State Ballot Today In Illinois Election
Girl State delegates vote for state officers amid a list of candidates from Federalist and Nationalist tickets. Marion Stewart and Yvonne Ealy vie for lieutenant governor while Marilyn Reiland and Nancy Weidner seek secretary of state.
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Girl’s
Ellen Ann Horn
Greenville
Marily Shanks
Chicago Heights
Springfield
Illinois
American Legion Auxiliary
Earl Searcy
Illinois Supreme Court
Marion Stewart
Alexander
Yvonne Ealy
Mattoon
Marilyn Reiland
Skokie
Nancy Weidner
Libertyville
Kathryn Robbs
Venice
Barbara Webber
Urbana
Nancy Popel
Stockton
Helen Johnson
Hebron
Miriam Wolf
Park Ridge
Florence Johnson
Chicago
Joyce Berk
Nancy Skelton
Port Byron
State to Drop Rural Electrification Program
Springfield June 25 AP The state Agriculture department will abolish its rural electrification division on July 1. Director Roy E Yung says it is no longer needed as 90 percent of farm homes are already connected to public utilities or the Rural Electrification administration cooperatives.
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Springfield
State Agriculture Department
Roy E. Yung
Rural Electrification Administration
Japan boosts mine safety in Joban coal mine drive
Japanese miners learn higher coal output does not raise accidents. A safety drive under occupation auspices at Joban coal mine in April cut injuries from a monthly average of 539 to 257. Production rose by 14 645 metric tons over the monthly average.
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Tokyo
Joban
British Air War Drills Test RAF Control of Isles
American B 29s and Shooting Star jets clash with the RAF in a nine day semi annual Britain maneuvers. Allied planes from France the Netherlands and Belgium aid the U S in simulating an enemy air assault to probe RAF island defenses.
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United States Air Force
R.A.F
Britain
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Royal Air Force
U. S
U. S. Air Division
Engels, 73, Con man Exposes Long-running Scheme
Capt. Daniel Gilbert says the suave 73-year-old Engels fleeced women for over 50 years using more than twenty aliases, operating in five countries. Police found a Kansas City ticket, five more luggage piles, $455 cash, and $400 paid to a woman on account as they halted his travel.
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Daniel Gilbert
Kansas City
Engel
West Coast Woman Calls Engel a Humdinger
Corrine Perry of Los Angeles says Sigmund Z Engel swindled her out of 5000 after marrying her in Las Vegas following a Washington DC meeting. She identified him in Chicago as the con man Eugene Gordon and praised his arrest as a sharp takedown.
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Los Angeles
Corrine Perry
Sigmund Z. Engel
Lothario
Chicago
Perry
International
Gordon
Las Vegas
Nev
Buck Deer and New Bird Species Reported at Crab Orchard Lake
Crawford, wildlife manager at Crab Orchard refuge, notes a three year old buck deer died after entangling in a fence along Carterville road. Winter census shows about 30 deer on the refuge with fawns this year. A female American Merganser and an arriving American Egret have been observed, with 150 Egrets on the lake. Western yellow and short leaf plantings attract previously unknown birds like the Prairie War Bird to the refuge.
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Eugene Crawford
Crab Orchard
Carterville
Crawford
Tennessee
New England States
Minnesota
U. S
Poison Woman Receives Kind Note in Missoula
A Poison woman visiting Missoula found a note slipped under her windshield wiper instead of a traffic summons. The note expressed thoughtfulness and offered a kind message to the traveler.
U. S. Scotch Whisky Out Washington June 25 AP
The internal revenue bureau bans U S distillers from calling any whisky Scotch. They may use Scotch type names for blended American whiskies but only Scotland may produce real Scotch. Rules require imported labels show origin, ban typical Scotch terms on non Scotch type products, and mandate blends and drink definitions.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Scotland
U. S
America
Legion's 24th District Meets in McLeansboro
Legion Post No 106 plans a big weekend with a noon start and a dedication of the new building led by Howard L Doyle of Decatur. Edward J Barrett and Ivan Elliott expected, John Stelle to receive a lifetime membership. A downtown parade, initiations, and district convention follow.
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McLeansboro
American Legion
John Stelle
Don Fullerton
Mt. Carmel
Charles Gollihur
Izaac Walton
Court Holds Murder Count Against 13 Year Old
Joliet AP report says Circuit Judge James V. Bartley refused to dismiss a murder indictment against 13 year old Diana Allen charged with drowning seven year old Charles Johnson in a violet strewn creek. Defense argued confession threats and insufficient grand jury evidence. No trial date set.
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James V. Bartley
Diana Allen
Diana
Charles
Snookey) Johnson
James Burke
Anonymous Note Warns of Imminent Tire Failure
A passerby wrote that a vehicle’s left rear tire was almost flat. The brief note cites a potential safety hazard observed on the road.
Runt Bishop Keeps Tailoring Skill as Congress Stays丈
Illinois Congressman C W Runt Bishop of Carterville, famed for tailoring, sewed a button on Rep Ralph Gamble on the House floor. Bishops lifelong habit includes fitting oversized men like Rep Stockman of Oregon, who finally got a proper suit.
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Washington
C. W
Runt) Bishop
Illinois
Carterville
Capitol
Ralph A. Gamble
Runt
Bishop
The
Lions International
Congress
Rep
Stockman
Oregon
Esquire
Success Story: Mrs. Perle Mesta Named U S Minister to Luxembourg
Mrs. Perle Mesta a Washington society leader and longtime friend of the Trumens was named by the President as U S Minister to Luxembourg. A former Republican she shifted to Democratic politics and is credited with aiding the President's campaign success.
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Perle Mesta
Washington
Trumens
U. S
Luxembourg
Guidance Clinic Set Next Week at SIU
Southern Illinois university will host a child guidance clinic June 29–30 sponsored by the university child guidance clinic and the Illinois Institute for Juvenile Research. Dr. W A Thalman, director and SIU education professor, notes rising referrals from teachers, superintendents, parents, physicians, and welfare workers while a waiting list persists. Consultants for the event are Miss Mary Sullivan and Dr. Harold Balikov, both from Chicago.
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Th University Child Guidance Clinic
Illinois Institute For Juvenile Research
W. A. Thalman
State Department of Public Welfare
Thalman
Mary Sullivan
Harold Balikov
Chicago
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