Margaret Land Returns to Normal Life After Fund Drive
Margaret Land, once crippled by a disease, now walks and plays mildly and plans to attend a singing convention in Anna on May 27. The recovery was funded by about 1400 raised through a regional musical benefit featuring local quartets and soloists, with support from the Elks club of Anna and the Public Aid commission of Union county.
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Margaret Land
Illinois
Elks Club of
Anna
Public Aid Commission
Union County
Margaret
Jackson Union County
Raymond Land
Makanda
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Pleasant Ridge
Art Newman Jr Among Trio Held in Dope Theft
Art Newman Jr 28 son of a former gangster and two men Zorab Hагopian 22 and James Zezoff 28 Granite City were arrested by federal agents in Carlyle Illinois on a grand larceny charge after fleeing with a doctor's medicine kit. An unspecified amount of narcotics was recovered. Bonds were set at 3000 dollars.
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Art Newman, Jr
Carlyle
U. S
Alvin Kramer
Stateville
Zorab Hagopian
James Zezoff
Granite
Illinois Coral requests dismissal of rein statement petition
The Illinois Commerce Commission asked a federal court to dismiss Illinois Central Railroad’s petition seeking an order to bar rein statements of two Chicago to Carbondale trains. The commission argued the federal court lacks jurisdiction since no final state ruling exists.
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Chicago
Illinois Commerce Commission
Federal District Court
Illinois Coral Railroad
Chicago-Carbondale
State Commission Blasts Train Restoration After Strike
The emergency commission ordered trains 29 and 30 restored last winter during the coal strike. The trains were not put back into service after the strike. The commission called the failure to restore service a flagrant and contemptuous disregard for state laws.
Two Senate Candidates Clash Over Main Issue
Chicago May 25 United States Senate race features Everett M. Dirksen and Sen. Scott W. Lucas at odds over the main issue. Dirksen labels Truman's fair deal as the central battle while Lucas centers on world peace and Truman’s defense spending. Both argue over Marshall plan funds and party loyalty.
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Everett M. Dirksen
Scott W. Lucas
U. S. Senate
Dirksen
Lucas
Senate
Truman
Mr. Truman
Paris
France
Havana
Cuba
Pekin
China
Ill
Washington
Sen
Illinois
Downstate
Cook County
Chi
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Harry Byrd
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Texas
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Nebraska
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Broadway
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Perrine St
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S. 20Th St
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