Gilda Gray and son reunite on This Is Your Life
Hollywood June 28 Gilda Gray and her son Martin reconciled on the Ralph Edwards program This Is Your Life after years of estrangement. Gray recalls a roaming career in the 1920s and a personal life marked by divorces and illness, while Martin embraced the moment and spoke of the reunion’s happiness.
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Gilda Gray
Martin
Ralph Edwards
Edwards
Mercer
Wis
Miss Gray
Martie
Firemen's Benefit Dance Draws 300 in Carbondale
About 300 people attended the Firemen's Benefit Dance at the Carbondale Armory to raise funds for emergency rescue gear. Fire Chief Almont Crawshaw said roughly $500 may be cleared, with $1,300 of $2,600 already raised before the event. Proceeds would fund a resuscitator portable pump generator air packs gas masks a boat and motor and a panel truck. Local civic and fraternal groups sponsored refreshments and support. A final report may take a week or more.
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Carbondale Armory
Johnny Moore
Almont (Monk) Crawshaw
Carbondale
Crawshaw
Southern Illinoisan publication details and post office info
The Southern Illinoisan announces its publication pattern and addresses. It notes second class matter status at Carbondale and Herrin Murphysboro offices, and its lineage from prior local papers.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Blications Inc
Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
The
Carbondale Daily Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Independent
Portrait of John E. Giles displayed at Memorial Hospital
A portrait honoring John E. Giles, Marion, then president of the Memorial Hospital board and Lions Clubs district governor, was unveiled in a Sunday ceremony at the hospital. About 75 people viewed the portrait in the hospital lobby after the presentation by A. L. Fowler with Lions Clubs District 1 C. Attendees included Dr. Orville Alexander of SIU Ed Soldner and other hospital board members, including Giles’s brother William F. Giles.
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John E. Giles
Marion
Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees
Lions Clubs
William F. Giles
John Giles
Robert Boatright
Kenneth Powless
Steeleville Plans Holiday Celebration With Parades and Fireworks
Steeleville schedules a Fourth of July program on July 5 with a 10 a.m. parade led by the Red Bud Drum and Bugle Corps and Steeleville School band. Entertainment includes Skeets and Frankie, Shucks Austin, the Ozark Sweethearts, and H. T. Waldo. An afternoon baseball game between Steeleville Independents and Dowell at 2 p.m. follows, with a 4:30 p.m. concert and a fireworks display. Carnival rides, concessions, and a 9-cent Saturday matinee for children complete the day.
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Steeleville
BBK Post 480
The
American Legion
Steeleville Lions Club
Red Bud
Steeleville Community Unit
Skeets
Frankie
Shucks Austin
Ozark Sweethearts
H. T. Waldo
Steeleville Independents
Dowell
Begin Production In Pinckneyville
The My-T-Fine Puddings plant near Pinckneyville started commercial pudding production today after major construction and two loading machines were tested. Chief chemist Daniel B. Knock oversaw start up with expected capacity about 750,000 packages weekly. The plant is automatic and will expand to four loading machines as operations scale.
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Pinckneyville
Daniel B. Knock
Knock
This Week at SIU Community Schedule
This week at SIU lists events from Monday to Friday including a Public School Relations workshop at the U School Auditorium, an elementary science workshop at Studio Theater, a Sing and Swing event in Anthony Hall parking lot, a movie hour showing The Prize at McAndrew Stadium, and an elementary science workshop on Thursday.
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U-School
Anthony Hall
McAndrew
Auto Theft Reported In Pinckneyville
Don Williams of Pinckneyville reported to state police the theft of his light blue 1951 coach with license 1 238 416. The car was taken in Pinckneyville likely Sunday night.
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Don Williams
Pinckneyville
Dessert Pudding Varieties Listed for Bakery Display
The shop features chocolate and nut chocolate puddings along with vanilla and butterscotch varieties and a lemon pie filler.
Pamphlets Explain Three Illinois Constitutional Amendments
The Illinois Secretary of State will mail 12 page pamphlets to Jackson County voters outlining three proposed amendments. The plan adds 58 Senatorial and 59 Representative districts, extends State Treasurer term to four years with no immediate succession, and eliminates the need for canal sale or lease votes. Passage requires a majority of votes cast.
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Jackson County
Boyd Thorp
Illinois
Charles Carpentier
Michigan
Cabea
Cook County
Chicago
Downstate
House of Representatives
Senate
National Congress Organization
Cook
General Assembly
Carpentier
Attendant Elected at Anna Hospital June Honor
Floyd Miller of Dongola was named attendant of the month for June at Anna State Hospital during the semi monthly staff meeting. He works in Ward 8A and has been employed since May 1, 1951. This marks the third year of monthly honors with yearly top candidates for Psychiatric Aide of the Year. Miller is married with three daughters known for their ties to Illinois Central train crews who bring gifts to them each Christmas.
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Floyd Miller
Dongola
Anna State Hospital
Miller
Illinois
Illinois Central
Jury Deadlocked in Franklin Rape Trial and Related Cases
In Franklin County Circuit Court, William Morgan Coello faces a rape charge after nearly six nominations and a 6-6 deadlock at 1 p.m. B W Eovaldi declared the jury hopelessly deadlocked at 6-6. Norman Johnson Thompsonville goes on trial for assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly hiring a West Frankfort taxi and holding a gun on the driver en route to Thompsonville.
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William Morgan
Coello
Franklin County
B. W. Eovaldi
Morgan
West City
Norman Johnson
Thompsonville
Johnson
West Frankfort
Fatal two-car crash near Elgin on Route 19
A two car collision Saturday night at State Route 19 and Barrington Road seven miles east of Elgin Illinois proved fatal. The AP report lists the incident occurring on a Saturday night with an untimely death.
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Elgin
Ill
Barrington Rd
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Bob Thomas
Associated Press
Hollywood
Poland
Colorado
Nte City
EGE
Giles
Siu
Hearing Aid Service
W. Monroe
Woods
County
Anna Hospital
Vacation Bible School
Baptist Book Store
W. Main St
Franklin
Floyd P. Bracy
Wm. T. Bracy
James R. Bracy
Wm. Grindle Mason Wallett
South Park Avenue
Rhodes-Burford
Lindsay & Son
North Park Avenue
Ford
Llinci
Morgan-Jewell Motor Company
Vogler Motor Company, Inc
Brewster Motors, Inc
Walnut St
N. Illinois Ave
N. Park Ave
Iff
Great TV
Ford Theatre
Ksd-Tv
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