Labor Trouble Tops List of Uncertainties
Labor unrest tops the uncertainties facing American business at mid year 1952 amid fears over presidential election controversies and tax rises. Production is slowing but could rebound after the steel strike ends, while public and private construction climbs 3 percent over last year. Dividends rise though profits lag, with inventories and costs weighing on earnings in 1951–52.
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Sam Dawson
Associated Press
New York
Korea
Dillberg Dies in Chester At 69 After Stroke
Otto Arthur Dillberg 69 died Monday at Three Springs Lodge Chester after a stroke three weeks earlier. Born November 12 1882 in Sweden he immigrated to America and worked as an auto mechanic. He leaves two sons Russell Chicago William Tulsa Okla a daughter Mrs William Sheets Chester a brother Nels Oklahoma City and a sister in Sweden. Funeral services in Chicago Friday with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Otto Arthur Dillberg
Three Springs Lodge
Chester
Sweden
America
Masonic Lodge
Order of Eastern Star
Dillberg
Chicago
Ruth Holmstrom
Russell
William
Tulsa
Okla
William Sheets
August H Moeller Dies at 78 Funeral Today
August H. Moeller 78 died Monday in Bremer at a nephew's home in Chester. A retired street car motor man, he had lived in Chester and St. Louis. Survived by his wife and daughter, his funeral is set for 2 p.m. at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Steeleville with Rev. Lloyd Behnken officiating, followed by burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
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August H. Moeller
Bremer
Henry Clasen
Chester
St. Louis
Weigel
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Steeleville
Lloyd Behnken
Here
Eng
Evergreen Cemetery
No satisfactory census in China to measure population
The sentence notes the absence of a satisfactory census in China, highlighting the challenge of accurately counting its population. It emphasizes the persistent difficulty in obtaining reliable demographic data from the country.
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China
Peithman Cited for SIU Excavations in White County Mounds
The 1950 Illinois archaeology project led by Irvin Peithman of Southern Illinois University, with George Neumann and Melvin L. Fowler, explored White County prehistoric mounds near the Wabash. A 73 page Illinois Museum volume documents the digs, site finds, and Hopewellian identifications.
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Illinois State Museum
Illinois
Irvin Peithman
Southern Illinois University Museum
White County
Illinois Museum
University of C
Southern Illinois University
Wabash River
The
Thorne Deuel
George K. Neumann
Indiana University
Melvin L. Fowler
Fowler
Peithman
Neumann
Pei
Dogtown Hills
Carmi
Perthman
Kaskaskia
Randolph County
Mississippi Rivers
Chicago Livestock Market Report Prices and Receipts
The report shows salable hogs 6 500 with gains to 50 cents, top 21.10 for short load. Hog weights 180 to 220 pounds mostly 20.75 to 21.00, heavier down to 18.50. sows 50 cents higher. Cattle and calves: salable cattle 2 000, calves 300. steers and heifers strong to 50 cents higher, cows steady to 50 cents higher, high weights slow. Slaughter bulls firm to higher. buyers firm to 1.00 higher. Estimated Friday receipts: 6 000 hogs, 1 000 cattle, 500 sheep.
Giraffe Reaches Ground by Unlikely Leg Position
A giraffe can touch the ground with its mouth only by awkwardly bending and crossing its legs. The sight highlights the animal's unusual neck to leg coordination and balance during feeding.
Boy Scout Troops 44 and 344 Camp at Little Grassy Lake
Forty scouts from Anna, Illinois, Troop 344 sponsored by Townsend F. Dodd Post American Legion and Troop 44 by Mt. Moriah Lutheran Church enjoy a summer camp at Little Grassy Lake. Wayne West leads Troop 44 with Rev. Hugh Payton as assistant scout master. they plan to return to Anna on Saturday.
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Anna
Little Grassy Lake
Townsend F. Dodd
The
American Legion
Mt. Moriah
Malayan Shoe Exports Hit by British Customs Rules
Malayan shoe manufacturers urge Britain to relax customs for their products arguing it is easier to export to Australia New Zealand Africa and Thailand than to the United Kingdom. The AP report notes exporters seek access to the British market.
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Australia
New Zealand
Africa
Thailand
Britain
Barbara Heath accepts teaching post in Greenfield District
Miss Barbara A Heath of Omaha has accepted a teaching position in Greenfield Community Unit District 10 after graduating in June from Southern Illinois University SIU Placements Service reports the placement.
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Barbara A. Heath
Omaha
Southern Illinoise
Greenfield Community Unit
SIU
No More Voting in Rochester Farmer Skeptical
A Wayne County farmer says he will not vote this year believing one vote can’t change outcomes. He recalls a past school district centralization vote lost by one vote, and another similar result after urging participation. He notes skepticism about the impact of individual ballots.
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Wayne County
SIU Report Details Freight Car Loadings in Southern Illinois
The Southern Illinois University Business News Letter reports first quarter 1952 freight car loadings in Southern Illinois show coal and stone products leading, with petroleum products nearly tripling from a year earlier. Movements vary by commodity with livestock, grain, and iron and steel showing notable shifts across January to March.
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Southern Illinois
Paenestien
Southern Illinois University Business News
Business Administration
New York Central Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
East St. Louis
Lewis A. Maverick
SIU
Steadiness Highlights Stock Market Amid Mixed Activity
The stock market showed steadiness with leading issues hardly moved and small gains or losses across groups. Steels were mostly unchanged, with some names edging up. Leaders included Chrysler, Douglas Aircraft, AT&T, Southern Pacific, and Texas Company. declines included Johns Manville, American Can, and Standard Oil of New Jersey. U S government bonds in over the counter trade were slightly higher.
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Chryser
Douglas Aircraft
American Telephone
Southern Pacific
Texas Co
Johns Manville
American Can
Standard Oil
U. S
Monkey Arrives for Polio-Stricken Rose Marie
Rose Marie Sebastian an 11 year old paralyzed by polio receives a pet monkey after a letter to a Brownsville zoo and help from a monkey importer. The primate traveled from Costa Rica to be by her bedside and she eagerly awaits its arrival alongside her mother.
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Rose Marie Sebastian
Brownsville Zoo
Costa Rica
Rose
Bea
Union Colliery Acquires Gallatin Coal Rights
Union Colliery Co disclosed it has acquired coal mining rights on about 10 000 acres in Gallatin county for its 4 million mining operations at Dowell Illinois Union Electric said its subsidiary held options in Gallatin county for about a year and recently exercised a 12 acre tract owned by Herman Howard Operations may start in the Shawneetown area about 90 miles east of Dowell but no start date was given.
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Union Eatinco
Suee Union Colliery Co
Dowell
Union Electric
Gallatin County
Herman Howard
Shawneetown
Chicago Butter and Egg Market Receipts and Prices
Receipts show Chicago butter at 919 708 with wholesale buying prices 4 to 5 percent higher per pound, grade scores 93 AA 69 percent, 92 A 69, 90 B 67, 89 C 66. Eggs receipts 15 816 with wholesale prices up to two cents per dozen higher, U extras 43, standards 38-40, current 32 percent, dirites 31 percent, checks 30 percent. Live poultry FOB Virginia to one half cent lower, heavy hens 20.5-22, fryers 19-20, fliers 29-30, old roosters 18-19, ducklings 28.
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U. S
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