Kefauver Foes Seek Draft Of Stevenson
Democratic opponents of Kefauver push a move to draft Adlai Stevenson for president. Stevenson has said he could not accept a nomination but may be open to service if Republicans nominate Taft. Washington leaders see Stevenson as a possible non-Southern alternative at the Chicago convention.
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Jack Bell
Associated Press
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Stevenson
Ilinois
White House
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Kefauver
Chicago
South
Sen
Richard Russell
Georgia
Arthur Chitty Dies at Goreville Home and School Head
Goreville resident Arthur Chitty longtime Johnson School head died. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at Goreville Methodist Church with burial in Hillcrest cemetery Cartherville. He leaves wife Sybil two sons Howard and Ross of Louis and sister Mrs Florence Ellis of Springfield.
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Clifford Sullivan
J. O. Mathenia
Hillcrest Cemetery
Carterville
Chitty
Goreville
Wolf Creek
Williamson County
Hickory Grove Christian Church
Marion
Woodmen of the World
Lesser Woman Dies At 72 In DuQuoin Hospital
Mrs. Elmer Clampet of Lesser died at 4 50 a m in Marshall Browning hospital DuQuoin after months of illness She leaves her husband seven children including Marie Clampet of Mineral Wells Texas and Paul of Milan Indiana plus spouses and several grandchildren The Clampets moved from Scheller Jefferson County to Sesser and arrangements are at Field Funeral Home Lesser with services pending
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Marshall Browning
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Milan
Ind
Verner
Clarence
Dayton
Ohio
Howard
Gladys Susser
Lois Fred
Sesser
Herman
Raymond
Istopher
Mace Coffel
Peoria
Joke
al Scheller
Claude Green
Waltonville
Calmpets
Scheller
Jefferson County
Field Funeral Home
Lesser
Kasbeer Grains Manager Pleads Guilty to Illegal Sales
John H. Zink former manager of Kasbeer Farmers Elevator Co. Ill. pleaded guilty in Peoria to illegally selling 10 000 bushels of corn. Federal Judge J Look Adair heard the case and considered probation.
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Peoria
Angels Versus Lorelei Church Girls to Lure Sailors From Painted Dolls
Middlesborough England May 2 AP British sailors drawn to waterfront temptations faced a new plan by Rev Cyril Kettle. He mobilizes 50 church girls to lure sailors away from painted-doll hostesses offering a seamen’s mission with dancing table tennis meals and talks. Joan Tweed a 23 year old redhead says the plan has worked.
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Lorelei
Middlesborough
Eng
Cyril Kettle
Kettle
Joan Tweed
Travel Ban Imposed on Five Iron Curtain Nations
The State Department barred American travel to Russia Poland Romania Albania and Bulgaria without permission and restricted travel to China Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Limited exceptions exist for legitimate reasons. Authorities cited preventing sneak visits and protecting travelers from risks.
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Washington
State Department
Iron Curtain
China
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Poland
Romania
Albania
Bu’garia
Standard Oil Meeting Hampered by Picketers in Hammond
Standard Oil Co Indiana said few stockholders attended its annual meeting on Thursday as oil strike pickets blocked entrances to the Hammond laboratory auditorium. The session adjourned to May 6 with L E Harmon and Merwin Bristol among the few attendees holding proxies for over 77 percent of outstanding shares.
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Hammond
Ind
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
L. E. Harmon
Merwin Bristol
Two Sitdown Airmen May Win Discharges
San Antonio Texas May 2 AP two air force officers facing court martial for refusal to fly have been recommended for honorable discharge Randolph air force base public information officer Lt Bill Adams identified the two as 1st Lt James G Bristol pilot and Edwin L Cox bombardier Four other officers still face charges A Biggs officer Lt Vernon Goodwin was given two years hard labor on similar charges
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San Antonio
Texas
Air Force
Aee
Randolph Air Forces
Bill Adams
Randolph
James G. Bristol
Edwin L. Cox
Vernon Goodwin
Prison Uprisings Hit Local Pet Shop Mayhem
In Los Angeles on May 2, a Java monkey named George escaped his cage at Nature's Haven pet shop and sparked chaos. He freed a horned owl and five guinea pigs, damaged ventes, ate $25 worth of fish, toppled cages, and disrupted canaries and parrots before being recaptured by Ralph Helfer and Irvin Freeman. The owners noted the incident avoided a worse outcome, with no other animals harmed.
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Los Angeles
George
Nature's Haven
Canaries
Ralph Helfer
Irvin Freeman
Cleo
Songwriter Max Conrad Sets LA to New York Light Plane Record
Max Conrad, 49, of Mirror Lake Minnesota, claimed the Los Angeles to New York light plane speed record with a 24 hour 54 minute flight. He landed at LaGuardia after 2,461 miles amid thunderstorms and headwinds, with instruments to Washington for official confirmation.
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New York
Max Conrad
Mirror Lake
Minn
Junesmith
la Guardia Field
Washington
Farmers harvest 13 million acres of soybeans in 1951
U S farmers harvested more than 13 million acres of soy beans in 1951. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc an alloy of copper
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U. S
Leftist Group Ouster Sought By Methodists
In San Francisco on May 2 AP reports the unofficial Methodist Federation for Social Action faces a drive to be dissolved under pressure from a group called the Circuit Riders. The church committee urges removing Methodists from the federation title and questions its link to the church while preserving a racial equality effort. The conference debates ministry study during sessions.
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Methodist Federation For Social Action
Methodist General Conference
Methodist Building
New York
Methodist
Circuit Riders
Commission On Social Action
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