Suit Filed To Liquidate Holden Hospital Corp
A committee of five doctors led by Dr. E F Carman of Carbondale met with Meth oist Women's Society of Chriv ian Service to fund raise for Holden Hospital. They plan to operate the hospital after July 1 while underwriting potential losses during a reorganization, aiming to collect at least 25000 in escrow. WSCS volunteers will canvass the town. past savings from new plans reduce salaries, with further staffing cuts anticipated. Hospital board president Rev Wendell A Robinson declined comment on possible actions.
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Methoist Women’s Society of Chrivian Service
Holden Hospital
EF. R. Carman
Carbondale
Dr. Carman
Holden
Carman
WSCS
Wendell A. Robinson
Hospital
Bids Asked on Four State Armories in Illinois
Springfield June 28 The State Architecture and Engineering Division called for bids July 17 on Illinois National Guard armories to be built at Effingham Freeport Litchfield and West Frankfort. Armories funded by state and federal funds. Contractors may bid on any or all projects with awards and construction to start within 60 days.
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Springfield
Illinois National Guard
Effingham
Freeport
Litchfield
West Frankfort
Four area hospitals cited for licensing deadline
The State Hospital Licensing Board urged the Illinois Department of Public Health to give four area hospitals until November 1 to meet licensing standards. Miners' Hospital Christopher Herrin Hospital Herrin Chester Hospital Chester Alexander County Sanitarium Cairo were named along with 18 others. Five more facilities face informal hearings for substandard conditions.
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State Hospital Licensing Board
Illinois Department of Public Health
Springfield
Miners’ Hospital
Christopher Herrin
Herrin Chester Hospital
Chester
Alexander County Sanitarium
Cairo
Illinois
Terome Ray
Public Health Department Bureau of Hospitals
Outlook Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Urbana
McDonough County
Bushnell
Oak Knoll
Mackinaw
Pleasant Vow
East St. Louis
DeKalb County
DeKalb
Complainants Seek Liquidation of Holden Hospital
Nine Holden Hospital Board of Directors file in Jackson County Circuit Court in Murphysboro to liquidate the Holden Hospital Corp and dispose of its assets. The complaint names Statemaking Castle, the Women's Society for Christian Service, and the Southern Illinois Methodist Conference as defendants. It alleges the hospital is heavily in debt and unable to collect rents or receive cash payments, noting it operated profitably until 1953 but has suffered substantial losses since nearby new hospitals drew away patronage.
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Holden Hospital Today
Holden Hospital Corp
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Hospital Corporation
Gea 1Stham Castle
Women’s Society For Christian Service
The
Southern Illinois Methodist Conference
Defend
Steel Talks Deadlocked As Strike Approaches
New York June 28 AP The nation's steel industry began banking its fires as major companies and the United Steelworkers of America rejected each other's proposals to delay a strike of 650000 workers. Negotiations resume today with a 2 p m meeting set.
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United Steelworkers of America
David J. McDonald
Murphysboro Tower Outlives 7-Hour Demolition Attempt
Murphysboro’s 180-foot water tower, retired earlier this year, withstood a seven-hour demolition attack on East Walnut Street. Labor and salvage crews, aided by union laborers, attempted to topple with torch and tractors but the structure remained upright atop concrete foundations. Residents watched as the tower shuddered at 7 p.m. and balanced on fractured legs, while officials planned continued safety measures for a westward fall.
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Murphysboro
East Walnut Street
Cabin Salvage Co
Noble Smith
Watson
City Asked To Rule On Number Of Teeth Needed By Policemen
City officials consider waiving a rule that police must have at least 16 natural teeth. Calvin Potter, a city recreation director, seeks to join the force with only nine teeth after losing them in football. Councilman Fred Jones quips about his nail-biting uncle as colleagues weigh Potter’s plea.
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Calvin Alvin Potter
Fred C. Jones
Jones
Potter
Mailman Nipped on Route by Pet Goose in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City mailman John Derschon, known for wary approach to dogs, takes sick leave as a pinched leg heals after being bitten by a pet goose on his route. The incident occurred on a June day in Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
John Derschon
Army outlines antimissile plan to counter ICBMs
Washington reports say Army experts forecast an anti missile system ready in four to five years to meet the ICBM threat around 1960 or 1961. Lt Col Woodrow Sigley testified that progress exists though some details were deleted by censors. The Nike II is described as a high speed system aimed at ballistic missiles rather than aircraft.
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Washington
Army
Senate
Woodrow B. Sigley
Superson Pune Ithe Saatieizcraft
Bridge Row Brings Suit Over New Mississippi Span
Davenport Iowa and its bridge commission filed a condemnation suit in U S District Court against Moline Illinois over expenses for a second span of the Bettendorf Iowa-Moline line suspension bridge. The action seeks three parcels for piers and rests on eminent domain under the 1906 General Bridge Act and a 1928 congressional act.
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Davenport
Iowa
Bridge Commission
Moline
Ill
Mississippi River
U. S. District Court
Bettendorf, Iowa-Moline
Weather forecast for Southern Illinois warms Friday
Warmer for Southern Illinois with a fair night and Friday turning partly cloudy. Friday will be a bit warmer with scattered showers and thunderstorms likely. Low tonight upper 60s, high Friday near 90, low Friday night near 70. Yesterday’s low 62, today’s 75 at 7 am, yesterday’s high 90 at noon. Sunrise 4:31 am, sunset 7:35 pm. Crab Orchard Lake 2 inches below spillway today, Little Grassy Lake 8 inches below spillway yesterday.
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Illinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Prospects Dim for Senate Action on Pension Bill
Senate action on a House-passed pension bill appears unlikely this session as Byrd signals delay despite a 364-51 House vote. The measure would raise non service connected pensions to 75 a month and 90 for age 65 or long service, with 10 cent overseas service premium and income limits. World War I veterans would become eligible for the 90 pension at age 65 if income limits are met.
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Senate
House
Olin E. Teague
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Mrs. Larimer Is Acquitted in Shotgun Slaying
Effingham June 28 Naomi Larimer 33, a polio victim and mother of two, was acquitted of murder in the shotgun death of her husband Noble 33 on May 13. The jury found the slaying not premeditated and in self defense. The courtroom erupted in applause as she left with family.
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Naomi Larimer
Noble
Ike Gains Weight as President Begins Recovery Watch
Doctors report President Eisenhower has gained a pound as he nears leaving Walter Reed Army Hospital for his Gettysburg farm. He appeared at the window during an Army Blue concert, waves and smiles drawing cheers from a small crowd and the Army band. Mrs. Eisenhower was at his side as aides monitored his first public glimpse since surgery.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Gettysburg
Army Band
Ike
Agai
Mamie
Poisoning of 75 Dogs Baffles Louisville Police
In Louisville Georgia over 75 dogs have died after exposure to poisoned meat thrown into yards at night. Police have no suspects or motive, and the poisonings span about six weeks.
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Louisville
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