Explorers Trek Tom Sauk Peak in Missouri Wilds
A group of 15 Grove Explorers from Makanda spent a weekend in the Missouri wilds climbing Tom Sauk Mountain, with a stop at Pilot Knob. The four hour ascent ended with camp near Sauk Peak as night brought campfire warmth and close calls with unseen animals. Whippoorwill calls at dawn framed a rugged morning amid forested, round topped peaks.
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Tom Sauk
Rocky Craigs
Oak Grove
Explorers’ Club
Tom Sauk Mountain
Missouri
Robbie Dickson
Oppenheimer Denies Red Accusation
Oakland reports Dr J Robert Oppenheimer denies claims by ex Communist Mrs Paul Crouch that he held a secret Communist meeting at his Berkeley home in July 1941 She testified before the state Senate un American committee that Joseph Weinberg and Oppenheimer were at the gathering Oppenheimer now at Princeton rejected any Communist ties and any local meeting at his residence Weinberg also denied the 1943 accusation of sharing atomic secrets with a Communist party official.
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
Berkeley
Paul Crouch
State Senate
Dr. Oppenheimer
University of California
Washington
Oppenheimer
Institute For Advanced Studies
Princeton
Communist Party
Crouch
Gastonia
N. C
State Senate un-American Committee
Joseph Weinberg
Weinberg
University of Minnesota
House un-American Activities Committe
Explorer's Club Conquers Mountain Peak in Mississippi Valley
A Makanda club hike uncovers Evangeline Falls after a five hour trek. The falls descend in three tiers into pools amid red granite, with an Indian village site nearby and a legend of a brave's love. The group, formed last summer by Wayman Presley, includes several Makanda residents and guest members.
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Makanda
Mississippi River
Great Smoky Mountains
Tennessee
North Carolina
Wayman Presley
Errol Flynn Seeks Alimony Reduction Amid Financial Strain
Actor Errol Flynn, dating a Romanian princess, asked a court to modify his alimony to Lili Damita. He argues the $18,000 yearly payment strains his finances and seeks relief from the agreement.
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Los Angeles
Errol Flynn
Lili Damita
Aged Bibles Draw Interest From Local Readers
In Red Oak Iowa the Sun notes residents brag about owning old Bibles many decades old. Several volumes have survived a century unread through three or four generations, prized for their preservation and history.
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W . E. Wells
Red Oak
Iowa
Truman's Train to Keep Moving Despite Rail Strike
President Truman's cross country trip will not be disrupted by the firemen's strike. Union leader David B. Robertson said special instructions ensure the presidential train is moved safely and expeditiously. The train was in Idaho on Wednesday and will head to Chicago for a May 15 speech.
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President Truman
David B. Robertson
The
Brotherhood of Firemen Enginemen
Idaho
Chicago
Interracial Commission Officers Are Announced
Springfield Illinois May 11 AP election of Dr G Cecil Lewis Danville as vice chairman and Mrs Orville N Foreman Jacksonville as secretary of the Illinois Interracial commission announced by executive director Russell B. Babcock.
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G. Cecil Lewis
Danville
Orville N. Foreman
Jacksonville
Ilinois Interracial Commission
Russell B. Babcock
Food Price Index Reaches Postwar High in May
New York reports wholesale food prices measured by the Dun and Bradstreet index climbed to 5.89, up from 5.84 last week and 3.7 percent above the year earlier level. The index, covering 31 staple foods, matches levels from mid August last year, with a record high of 7.36 set July 13, 1948.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
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June Treece
Dan
Vallo
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Ritchie
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Bill Rowan
Robert
Pauline
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Clyde Presley
Val McGuire
Elouise Balsano
Truman
Interracial Commission
Springfield
Bas New
Illinois Electric & Gas Co
Herrin
P. O
Johnston City
Buckner
Kirby’s Variety Store
East Broadway
Carbondale
Brown's Hardware
S. Illinois Ave
Marion
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Albers
Albers Milling Co
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