German Women Visit Jackson Union Counties
Two German women visiting Illinois on the international Visitors project toured Union County homes and farms. Mrs. Marie Huchting and Miss Lieschotte Handt observed Home Bureau life from Cobden to Anna, with hosts including Mrs. E D McGuire Makanda and Mrs. Lloyd Spiller Cobden.
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An-na
Mary B. Orr
Union County Home Bureau
Ilinois
Ilinois Home Bureau Federation
Marie Huchting
Bremen
Kattenesch 35
Germany
Lieschotte Handt
Grossen Englis
Broken Kassel
Clarence Shelton
Cairo
James Thomas
Cobden
E. D. McGuire
Makanda
Huchting
Miss Handt
America
Lloyd Spiller
Union County
Hallie Howard
Howard Country
Route 146
Two SIU Students Honored for Campus Service
Martha Spear of Carbondale named Most Valuable Sorority Girl and Hubert J. Loftus of Chicago named Most Valuable Fraternity Man for outstanding service. Spear is a senior education major active in Student Council and Sigma Sigma Sigma. Loftus is Tau Kappa Epsilon president and former council leader. Both appear in Who’s Who and Sphinx Society. Sigma Beta Mu clubs win Greek bowling and field events trophies.
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Southern Illinois University
Martha Spear
Carbondale
Hubert J
Bud”’ Loftus
Chicago
Miss Spear
College of Education
Sigma Sigma Sigma
Loftus
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Southern
Sphinx Club
Death of a Dollar in Tax Outlook Reaches New Low
In a lower Manhattan basement a former sailor works in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s chop house, destroying cash. Paul Gauthier operates a heavy machine that mutilates and tears up U S currency at a rate of 300 000 bills per hour. He notes tens and fives resist least and says twenties are easier to destroy, with a penchant for two dollar bills despite public complaints.
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New York
Paul Gauthier
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Mr. Gauthier
Treasury Department
Washington
Paul
Husband Tries To Hang Wife In Freeport Cemetery
Mrs. Marion Dorsey, 29, said her ex husband Lawrence Dorsey tied her hands and dragged her to a tree in a county cemetery before she freed herself and fled to a passing car. He, a Freeport salesman, has been charged with assault with intent to murder.
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Marion Dorsey
Freeport
Lawrence Dorsey
Stephenson County
Dorsey
Gerald Fox
Rockford
County Home
Fox
Public Benfactor Quip Echoes Aide to Community
A fragment recalls a boast about giving away millions and feeling like a public benefactor, reflecting a civic minded gesture. The remark notes a sense of pride in aiding the community.
Father's Car Kills Boy on Motor Scooter
Eugene Bell, 12, was killed when his motor scooter was struck by an automobile driven by his father Frederick Bell on a rural road near Mechanicsburg, Illinois. Dust obscured the view, the father said, and he did not know his son was riding the scooter.
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Eugene Bell
Frederick
Mechanicsburg
Ill
Inchmurrin Island Joins Loch Lomond’s Island Lineup
Inchmurrin stands as the largest of the 30 islands in Loch Lomond, Scotland, a prominent landmark in the waterway known for its size and location.
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Inchmurrin
Loch Lomond
Scotland
Itchy Bull Triggers Lake Springfield Power Outage
A bull on a farm near Lake Springfield caused a power failure when it rubbed against a guy wire above a power line. The bull's movement shook the pole, causing hot primary wires to short and cut power to about three quarters of the area. Workmen restored service after replacing a fuse at the substation.
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Springfield
Ill
Lake Springfield
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Jackson, Union Counties
Dongola
George Dickie
Spiller
Obden
Anna
Orr
5. I. U. Service
Sigma Beta Mu Fraternity
United States
Mike
Libby
Jeanne Crain
20Th Century Fox
Technicolor
Hollywood
Freeport, Ill
Parace
Herrin, Marion and
St. Joseph
R. J. Brunner Co
Marion, Ill
S. Market St
Carbondale, Ill
S. Illinois Ave
Dodge
Dodge Trucks
Ralph Gray Motor Co
Illinois, Carbondale, Ill
Davis Motor & Investment Co
North Park Herrin, Ill
Cardwell Motors
Walnut
Getter
Moonweey
Pia
Sean Ay
Rea
Avelous Fay
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