Local Couple May Win Trip To Southland
A Carbondale couple may win a free one week trip to Florida next winter. The Lake Wales Sunshine Holiday Committee selects cities by civic club participation and will pick pairs of candidates based on club involvement and a 25 word rationale. The winners receive all expenses paid and tours of citrus industry sites and Florida attractions.
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Southland
Lake Wales
Fla
Carbondale
Florida
Kiwanis
Rotary
Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Moose
Business & Professional Woman’s Club
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Woman’s Club
Retail Merchants’ Association
Sunshine Holiday Committee
Bok
Mountain Lake Sanctuary
Anton Brees
Carilonneur
Edward Bok
Calvin Coolidge
United States
Spook Hill
Walesbill
New Guide Aims to Boost Business With Quartermaster Corps
Sixteen thousand Palestine Arab refugees return to Suhkne camp near Amman after winter displacements. A new pamphlet by Col. John N. Gage explains how manufacturers and dealers can do business with the Quartermaster Corps and participate in procurement. The brochure will be distributed nationwide to suppliers, trade groups, and chambers of commerce, with copies available from Chicago QM Purchasing Office or QM Headquarters.
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Suhkne
Hashemite
Jordan
Amman
Jordan River Valley
Biblical
Jericho
Shune
Sahkne
Inter- International Red Cross
John N. Gage
Chicago
QMC
Gage
Chambers of Commerce
United States
Chicago Quartermaster Purchasing Office
West Pershing Road
Chicago 9
Holiday cautions mark busy Labor Day travel
Urges safe driving as Labor Day weekend ends the summer vacation period. Miss Gladys Ward of the University of Illinois cautions families to plan ahead, pace trips, and ensure cars are in good condition. Emphasizes observing traffic laws and yielding in right of way to reduce accidents.
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Gladys Ward
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Chas
Murdale Board Shapes B M A Sept 7 Program
General Robert Davis heads the Mur dale Airport authority as speaker for the Carbondale Business Men's Association September 7 meeting at 6 30 p m in the Carbondale Community High school cafeteria. Reservations are to be made with A D Brubaker, secretary.
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Robert Davis
Murdale Airport Authority
Carbondale Business Men’s Association
Carbondale Community High School
Davis
A. D. Brubaker
Miner Lifted By Blast in Kalgoorlie WA
An explosion 70 feet away stunned a gold miner in Kalgoorlie western Australia. His comrades rushed in to find him dazed, lifted bodily by the blast while rocks passed beneath him. He suffered severe wounds from shrapnel though he survived, with blood poisoning noted. Market Center system, 226 West Jackson boulevard, Chicago 6.
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Kalgoorlie
West Australia
Chutist Aims Diary Jumps from Empire State Building
Robert Niles a 23 year old parachutist vows to float down the 102 story Empire State Building with Miss Vicky Gray of Los Angeles in his arms. He says he will parachute from the 1200 foot height despite security precautions as guards and police try to stop him.
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New York
Empire State Building
Robert
Jack
Niles
Hoopeston Crash Fatal Involving Car And Truck
Danville dispatch reports Daisy Hallett a 69 year old resident of Normal died in a collision between a car and a truck east of Hoopeston. Her husband Harry also 69 sustained back injuries and various cuts and bruises.
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Danville
Daisy Hallett
Harry
Hoopeston
Ohio Leads Nation With Far More Acres Under Glass
Ohio reports about one thousand acres covered by greenhouse glass, the largest total of any state, reflecting a strong horticultural sector and expansion in protected agriculture facilities.
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Ohio
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