Former Resident Wins City Commissioner Seat in Florida
Walter Bugaieski, former area resident and businessman, was elected city commissioner in St. Augustine, Florida, leading a field of six candidates for re election. He previously filled an unexpired term and served as acting mayor. Bugaieski ran Auto Electric Co. in West Frankfort from 1947 to 1951 before moving to Florida. He is married to Adele Johns of Hastings and has two daughters. His parents live at 506 Sylvia Ave, Christopher.
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Walter Bugaieski
St. Augustine
Fla
Matt and Dalton Automotive Sales
Christopher
Auto Electric Co
West Frankfort
Adele Johns
Hastings
Andy Bugaieski
Sylvia Ave
Vandals remove fig leaf from Buffalo statue
Vandals or art lovers removed three fig leaves added to a reproduction of Michelangelo's David in a Buffalo park after complaints the leaves made the statue inaccurate. Police say the leaf was killed from the statue Wednesday and the director Dr Wilbur H Glover comments reflect returning to the original dispute.
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Michaelangelo
David
Wilbur H. Glover
The
Buffalo His
Frankfort Police Sponsor Campers
Three West Frankfort Safety Patrol boys win an all expense paid trip to Camp Piasa at Marquette State Park. Sponsored by the West Frankfort chapter of the Police Benevolent Protective Assn. Names drawn were Dennis Weaver Claude Filkins and Charles Plasters. Mrs Weaver accompanied the boys.
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West Frankfort
Herrin Red Cross Drive Reaches 2800 On Campaign
Herrin Red Cross Fund Drive totals 2800 toward a 4500 goal. Chairman Chet Townsend reports house to house canvassing finished with about 30 percent of residents unavailable. Uncontacted residents urged to contribute or leave at Bank of Herrin. Personal business outreach done. remaining contacts to be made by phone.
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Herrin Red Cross
Chet Townsend
Townsend
Bank of Herrin
Herrin
Marion Man Named in 19000 Suit
A Williamson County court suit filed Thursday targets Don Stephens of Marion over a January 14 1956 car crash on Rt 13 east of Carbondale. Plaintiffs Mrs Rose Paul and her two children seek 10000 and 5000 for injuries and 4000 for car damage and loss of use.
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Marion
Williamson County
Don Stephiens
Rose Paul
Sandra
John Paul
West Frankfort
Paul
Rt. 13
Carbondale
Stephens
Miss Paul
Rhinoceros Horn Trade Said To Fetch High Prices
Descriptions claim the curved horn of a large rhinoceros carries medicinal value when powdered. Reported price reaches 150 dollars per pound among affluent African communities.
Toad Invasion Shrimp-Size Creatures Plague Shreveport Streets
A tiny toadlet about three-eighths of an inch long invaded a Shreveport Louisiana residential district along sidewalks and yards. An army of brown creatures moved through the area for days, with no clear origin or destination.
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Shreveport
Decline of Prague Czech Jewry Amid War Aftermath
Czech Jewish leaders warn of a catastrophic shortage of rabbis and young people as Nazi persecution reduced the community. Only two of more than a hundred rabbis survived, about 10 000 Jews remain in Bohemia Moravia, and few children attend religious schools due to restrictions and fear.
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Sigmund Freud
Franz Kafka
Israel
Rudolf Iltis
Prague
Vestnik
Bohemia
Moravia
Gustav Sicher
Czech Lands
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