Du Quoin Fair Sport Schedule Announced
Du Quoin State Fair tickets go on sale July 5 at the fair grounds box office, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, except Sundays. The nine day event opens August 28 with AMA motorcycle races and features grand circuit harness racing, AAA auto races, Ted Horn Memorial big car race, Stagerama shows, George Gobel revue, and Society Horse Show nightly through September 2.
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du Quoin State Fair
Fair Grounds
du Quoin
AMA
AAA
Ted Horn
George Gobel
Evans Dies at 61. Nashville Tennessean Publisher
Silliman Evans, president publisher of the Nashville Tennessean and a national Democratic leader, was found dead in his bed in Fort Worth at 61. He died of a heart attack after attending Amon G. Carter’s funeral, with his body to be flown to Nashville. Evans rose from obscurity to influence in Tennessee politics and national party circles, tempering his career with fights against the Ferguson administration scandal, Governor Gordon Browning, and Tennessee poll taxes. He later served briefly as publisher of Chicago Sun before returning to Nashville.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Silliman Evans
Nashville Tennessean
National Democratic Party
Nashville
Evans
Amon G. Carter
Tennessee
Carter
Ferguson
Dan Moody
Texas
Tennnessee
Gordon Browning
E. H. Crump
Marshall Field
Chicago Sun
Nashille
Carbondale Collision Involves Two Drivers No Injuries Reported
Robert Veath of 906 Linden St and an unidentified driver collided on Oakland and Linden Streets Sunday. Police report no injuries.
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Robert Veath
Linden St
Arbondale
Oakland
Linden
King Size Coca Cola Bottles Hit Herrin Market
Herrin Coca Cola Bottling Co begins distribution of king size bottles in Herrin and Carterville. John A. Will, general manager, says this is Coca Cola’s first packaging change in 40 years and the larger bottles will gradually reach all outlets. Will notes the standard bottle remains the main product.
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Mary Will
Herrin Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Christopher Will
Martin Will
Charity Will
Daugh
Ter
Robert
Herrin-Carterville
Southern Hlinoisan
Herrin Coca-Cola
Coca- Cola
John A. Will
Herrin
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Herrin Company
Coca Cola
Mississippi River
du Quoin
Coca-Cola
Pany
Will
Kingsize
A. J. Will
John A
Martin
Marriage Ceremony Performed In Plane Near Silvis
Armon Baney a 22 year old East Moline machinist married 16 year old Glenda Kay Jordan in a ceremony held in her father Glex Jordan’s plane near Silvis Illinois. Rev G P Herweck officiated as the plane flew 4000 feet above the town with friends in private planes circling. The couple later traveled to Springfield for a wedding breakfast before returning to Silvis for a car honeymoon.
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Armon Baney
East Moline
Glenda Kay Jordan
G. P. Herweck
Bethel Assembly of God Church of
Rock Island
Giex Jordan
Silvis
Los Angeles Transit Strike Enters Second Week
The Los Angeles Transit Lines strike affecting about a million riders enters its second week. Police plan to ease downtown traffic while Federal conciliator Harry Malcom meets with company and AFL union reps seeking progress. The union rejected a 12 cent hourly raise offer. about 2,300 bus and streetcar operators are involved seeking 20 cents.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Transit Lines
Harry Malcom
Company
AFL
Transit Lines
Bishops Urge Catholic Schools Over Belgian Education Bill
Belgium's six Catholic bishops urged parents to send children to Catholic schools in a letter read in churches. They opposed a government bill cutting aid to Catholic schools, noting widespread opposition and scheduled demonstrations. About 934000 of 1646000 children attend Catholic schools.
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Brussels
Belgium
Legent
Achille van Acker
Liege
Senate
Hoover Commission Urges End to Stock Holding Ban
The Hoover Commission advises lifting the ban on government officials owning corporate stock and cutting defense administration costs by as much as two billion dollars annually. It cites executive retention, incentives for service, and longer tenures as needed reforms, including higher salaries to lure top executives into public roles.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
Defense Department
Herbert Hoover
Department
Charles E. Wilson
Secretary of Defense
General Motors Corp
Pen , Inc Oe
Cheunaweea
Congress
Defense Secretariats
Three Die As Car Strikes Pole Near Roanoke
An auto spun out Sunday on Route 116 near Roanoke Illinois struck a tree and utility pole killing William Lavallier 23 Glenice Lavallier 21 and Ora Schumacher 23 all residents of nearby towns. Injured were driver Robert Garrels 25 and Frank Rarick 21.
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Roanoke
Ill
William Lavallier
Glenice
Chenoa
Ora Schumacher
Secor
Robert Garrels
Frank Rarick
Carlock
Southern Illinoisan Publication Details
Southern Illinoisan is published Sunday and daily except Saturdays and holidays by Southern Ilinois Publications Inc. with offices in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro. It is entered as second class matter at the Carbondale Post Office and at Herrin and Murphysboro offices.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Ilinois Publications Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
Southern Lollinoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Jackie Russell Crowned Queen at Egyptian Music Camp
Jackie Russell 17 of Carbondale was elected queen of the 14th Egyptian Music Camp in Du Quoin on Friday. She attended seven straight years, just graduated from Carbondale Community High School, and plans to study saxophone and clarinet at Juilliard School of Music in New York.
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Jackie Russell
Carbondale
du Quoin
Carbondale Community High School
Julliard School of Music
New York
Four escape injury when car overturns on De Soto road
Jerry Waller, 20, of Herrin and three passengers escaped injury when his car ran off the De Soto blacktop at Murphysboro and overturned about 4 40 p.m. Sunday. The vehicle left the road and came to rest overturned with all aboard unharmed.
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Jerry Waller
S. 30Th St
Herrin
Esa
Murphysboro
de Soto
Segni Considers Premier Offer Amid Coalition Talks
Antonio Segni, 64, a farmer scholar and left-of-center Christian Democrat, has until Thursday to decide on a bid to be Italy's next postwar premier. President Giovanni Gronchi asked him Sunday night to test the viability of a new government. Segni would seek support from center parties to back a possible coalition in Parliament.
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Antonio Segni
Christian Democrat
Italy
Giovanni Gronchi
Segni
Mario Scelba
Center
Christian Democrats
Marine Pfc Dillon Reported for Duty in Puerto Rico
Marine Pfc Glenn S Dillon, son of Mr and Mrs William Walter of Anna Illinois, reported for duty June 12 with the Marine Security Forces on San Juan Puerto Rico. He previously attended Anna Jonesboro High School before enlisting in February 1954.
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Glenn S. Dillon
William Walter
W. Monroe St
Anna
Marine Security Forces
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Marine Corps
Anna Jonesboro High School
Mishaps Near Du Quoin Injure Thirteen
Three persons were injured in weekend traffic mishaps near Du Quoin. A car ran off Rt 13 at Pyatt, struck a tree and overturned at about 5 15 p.m. Saturday. Driver Edward Peach 35 faced charges for careless driving. passenger Frank Johnson 50 was charged with intoxicated driving. both escaped injury and $1000 damage reported.
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du Quoin
Gerald Miller
Rt. 13
Pyatt
Miller
Edward C. Peach
Charg
Frank Johnson
Rear end collision near Du Quoin injures passenger
At about 445 AM Sunday on Route 5 two miles north of Du Quoin a rear end collision injured Ethel Taylor 48 of Decatur. She was treated and released from Marshall Browning Hospital with minor injuries. Barnell Brown 33 of Decatur was charged with following too closely after investigators say he tried to pass a car driven by Hershel Jones 45 of Du Quoin.
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Rt. 5
du Quoin
Ethel Taylor
Decatur
Marshall Browning Hospital
Miller
Barnell Brown
Brown
Hershel Jones
Farm Prosperity Prompted Groesbeck Cadillacs Purchases
An AP report from Groesbeck Texas notes a man driving a Cadillac stopped at a hardware store and bought a pair of walking plow handles.
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Groesbeck
Tex
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ST. Louis
Ozark
Marion
Silvis, Ill
United Accum Fund
United Accumulative Fundh
Waddell & Reed, Inc
William T. Dugger
Toepec
Roanoake
Evan
Ben Franklin Store
Gambier Hewitt Rexall Drug Seibert’s Drug Store
Herrin Boren’s
IGA Market Bracy Food
Herrin Rexall Store
Schaffner Hardware the Family Market
Bill & Gene's Market
Hart Pharmacy
Huffman Variety Store
Stoker Drug Store
Music Queen
Segni Studies
Carpenters’ Local NO
Horace Dagnan
Alex H. Peak
S. Illinois
Walnut
Ladies Stores
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