Vets Cheered as Grand Army of the Republic Disbands
In Indianapolis on September 1 the Grand Army of the Republic broke up after a final encampment. Six veterans rode in cars as about 100000 spectators cheered their last march, led by Commander and honored with a past commander's badge. Survivors retain relics as records go to the Library of Congress and artifacts to the Smithsonian.
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Grand Army of the Republic
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Vancouver
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U. S. Supreme Court
Cora E. Gillis
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Smithsonian Institution
Marshall Plan Failure Seen
Paris report by Baron Jean Charles Snoy and Robert Marjolin states that more than five billion dollars in American aid has failed to put war damaged Europe on the road to self support. They note limited progress over two years and say the dollar shortage problem remains unsolved.
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U. S
Baron Jean Charles Snoy
Belgium
Organization For European Economic Cooperation
Robert Marjolin
France
O. E.C
Baron Snoy
Marjolin
Nurses Win 2.50 Day Pay Raise in Illinois
Private duty nurses across Cook and DuPage counties will earn 12.50 per day for an eight hour shift, up from 10.00, with a 2.50 increase on other services. The raise, approved by a State Nurses association district board, cites lack of pensions social security unemployment compensation or health benefits.
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Chicago
Cook
DuPage
State Nurses Association
State Parks Expect 750 000 Over Holiday
Illinois state parks anticipate 750000 visitors over Labor Day weekend. Director Charles P. Casey of the state public works and buildings department said wooden barriers on trunk highways undergoing repairs will be removed temporarily to aid motor travel.
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Springfield
Illinois
Sow Wedges in Drain Tile and Surprises Piglets
A 350 pound sow disappeared after giving birth to 11 piglets in a drain tile near here. Clem Hebel, the owner, searched the area Sunday through Tuesday. Neighbors dug for hours and finally retrieved the sow 700 feet from the pipe mouth with ropes.
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Clem Hebel
Hebel
Du Quoin Fair Ends Circuit Racing With McMahon Memorial
Grand Circuit racing closes Friday at the Du Quoin State Fair with the $26,000 McMahon Memorial stake as the main event. Other features include Champion Stallion and Big Five Trot, plus the horse show and stage review. Swine judging highlights include Hampshire breed wins for Lloyd Hannah and strong showings across multiple farms and breeds at West Frankfort.
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du Quoin State Fair
McMahon
Hampshire
Lloyd Hannah
Farmersville
Edgard Democratic Leader James D. McConchie Dies at 59
Paris dispatch reports James D. McConchie longtime chairman of Ed gard county Democratic central committee and 14 year county supervisor died last night He is survived by a son and a daughter.
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Paris
James D. McConchie
Edgard County Democratic Central Committee
County Board of Supervisors
Russian Grain Crop Declines Across Europe Report
Washington reports a drop in Russia’s grain crop due to heavy precipitation and harvesting problems, with Yugoslav bread grain harvest slightly above 1948. Outside Russia Europe’s bread grain output may near last year’s level and about 90 percent of the 1935–39 average, though France faces drought lowering wheat yields.
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Russia
Department of Agriculture
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Europe
France
Horse trainer treated after head lacerations at Du Quoin hospital
Thomas Fullager, 52, of Goshen New York, a horse trainer with harness horses at the Du Quoin State fair, was treated at Marshall Browning hospital in Du Quoin for head cuts after an incident this morning. He believed he was struck by another person but was discharged after treatment.
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Goshen
N. Y
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