Illinois Redistricting Bill Sent to Governor
Illinois lawmakers approve a 25 district map and send it to Governor Adlai Stevenson. The plan moves Peter Mack of Carlinville into a district with Edward Jenison of Paris, reshaping the state’s congressional boundaries and ending stalemate over reallocation after the 1950 census.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
Peter Mack
Carlinsville
Edward H. Jenison
Paris
Jenison-Mack
Indiana Line
Carlinville
Legislative Friends of
Jenison
House
Senate
Legislalature
Bond
Fayette
Lawrence
Montgomery
Richland
Wabash
Charlies W. Wursell
Marion
Vermillion
Danville
Logan
Leslie Arends
Melvin
Logan County
Decatur-Champaign
William L. Springer
Champaign
Cook
Lake Counties
M. R. Walker
John Meyer
Meyer
Walker
Assembly
Mack
Simpson
Wursell
Victor McBroom
Kankakee
Everett R. Peters
St. Joseph
Theatres Show Openings and Lineup Across Cities
Major theaters list new and continuing showings led by stars such as Kirk Douglas Ava Gardner and Alan Ladd. Indiana screens My Forbidden Past while westerns and serials fill bills from Orpheum to Liberty and North Side venues with double features and varied casts.
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Kirk Douglas
Virginia Mayo
Walter Brennan
Orpheum
Carol Naish
Robert Morgan
George Zucco
Mary Carlisle
Indiana
Robert Mitchum
Ava Gardner
Wabash
Rod Cameron
Audrey Long
Jim Davis
Liberty
Alan Ladd
Phyllis Calvert
Howard Hawks
Katie
Ann Blythe
Mark Stevens
Lorna Doone
Barbara Hale
Sonora
Dodge City
Fountain
Santa Fe
Rex
al Jennings
Oklahoma
Wounded in Korea Row Details Family News
Mrs. Ernest Snider of 729 North Fourth Street reports her son, Cpl. William Gann, 19, wounded in action in Korea on June 4 with the Seventy third Heavy Tank Battalion. Gann enlisted May 25, 1949 at Paris Illinois and has been overseas since last July.
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Ernest Snider
North Fourth Street
Cpl
William Gann
Korea
Seventy-third
Corporal Gann
Paris
Ill
Child Killed In South Bend Play Game
Larry E. Miller eleven died after being struck by a car while playing hide and seek in South Bend Indiana He was the son of Mr and Mrs Elmer R Miller Jr at the time of the accident yesterdayJune 29 occurred in South Bend authorities reported the tragedy was confirmed by family statements
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South Bend
Ind
Larry E. Miller
Elmer R. Miller Jr
Missionary Miss Daguna to Speak at Mt Pleasant Church
Miss Timoteo Daguna of Harris Memorial School Manila will speak at the Sunday morning service at Mt Pleasant Church. She is hosted by Mr and Mrs George W Harbrueger of 2731 Harrison Avenue.
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Timoteo Daguna
Harris Memorial School
Manila
Mt. Pleasant
Miss Daguna
George W. Harbrueger
Harrison Avenue
Roadhouse Burned In New Shelton Feud
Fairfield Illinois June 30 The Shelton gang feud flared with a tavern fire two miles south of Fairfield where Louis Sons 49 was found fatally shot Thursday The fire follows Thursday's gunplay that wounded Lulu and Guy Shelton Pennington and led to Charles Blackie Harris surrendering on a kill attempt charge The ongoing feud ties back to Prohibition era killings and multiple Shelton family bombings and moves to Indiana as survivors hide under assumed names
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Fairfield
Ill
Southern Illinois
Shelton
Ogie Pennington
Louis Sons
Sons
Ogie
Guy
Lulu Shelton Pennington
Lulu Pennington
Shelton Brothers
Charles
Blackie) Harris
Gerald Mayberry
Guy Pennington
Big Earl Shelton
Sheltons
Birger
Carl
Bernie
Roy
Big Earl
Dalta
Indiana
Four Accepts for Navy Service from Wabash Valley
Four local men who enlisted at the Navy recruiting station passed physicals in Indianapolis and were accepted as seamen recruits. William Frank Raymann, Ralph H. Lawhorn, Donald Max Shepherd, and Don Edward West were numbered among the 19 to 21 year olds from nearby towns El barrel. They will train at Great Lakes with possible reassignment to San Diego for July training.
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Wabash Valley
Navy
Indianapolis
William Frank Raymann
South Twenty-second Street
Ralph H. Lawhorn
Chicago Avenue
Brazil
Donald Max Shepherd
Jasonville
Don Edward West
Shelburn
Ind
Great Lakes
Ill
C. L. Carey
San Diego
Calif
Talk With Son Who Is Serving In Japan
Terre Haute couple Mr and Mrs Joseph Chestnut celebrate a long distance call from their son First Sergeant Robert Chestnut stationed in Tokyo Japan The Chestnuts other son Clarence serves in Korea Their daughter in law and two grandchildren joined the call while a third grandchild played in mid day Tokyo backyard. Sergeant Chestnut previously served in the Marines during World War II.
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Joseph Chestnut
North Twenty-seventh Street
Terre Haute
Robert Chestnut
Tokyo
Japan
Joseph Chestnuts
Clarence
Korea
Chestnut
Sugar Creek Gang 4-H Club Hosts Farm Bureau Square Dance
A square dance is set for tonight at the Farm Bureau starting at 8 o'clock. The Sugar Creek Gang 4-H Club will host with a caller, and the event is open to the public.
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Farm Bureau
Sugar Creek Gang
Band practice postponed for 4 H Club Band
The 4 H Club Band practice planned for next Wednesday is postponed due to the July 4th holiday. The change affects all listed participants and organizers will confirm the new date.
Ptak and Ramer Win Neat Duels
In a double feature, Ptak struggles but the Gems edge Quincy 4 3 in ten innings as Ed Barbarito homers and Bill Loos drives in the winning run. Smith and Command spark defensive plays while Jim Watson and Tom Kelly contribute key hits for the Gems.
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T.H
Johnny Wingo
Quincy
Phils
Ptak
Gems
Tom Kelly
Bill Loos
Bill Renna
Bob Haley
Les Taylor
Paul Tretiak
Dick Fielder
Kelly
Malanoski
Noga
Podoley
Kaley
Ed Barbarito
The
Nick Fiedler
Jim Deery
Jim Command
Ray Cox
Tretiak
Command
Haley
Taylor
Hal Smith
Jim Watson
Ted Kazanski
Barbarito
Piak
Deery
Watson
Lettau
Lou Heyman
Haapala
Heyman
Senator
Smith
Kazanski
Robbins
Loos
George Noga
RBI
BA Command
Ramer
Malinoski
Pawli
New
Bowers
Mrozinuski
Caballero Delivers Ninth Inning Triple To Rally Athletics
Brooklyn leads slice to .500 as Ralph Caballero legged a ninth inning triple for a 6 5 win over Brooklyn. Del Wilber added a two run homer in the fifth to offset Jackie Robinson and Duke Snider. Erv Palica took the loss. Chicago and St Louis settle for a 6 6 tie in a nine inning game replay later. White Sox beat Browns 10 3 as Howie Johnson’s seven shutout innings sparked an 18 batter first two innings outburst.
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Brooklyn
Ralph Caballero
Caballero
del Wilber
Jackie Robinson
Duke Snider
Erv Palica
St. Louis
Chicago
Cubs
Cincinnati
Chicago White Sox
Browns
Brownies
Yanks
Red Sox
White Sox
Howie Johnson
Vic Raschi
New York
Boston
Joe DiMaggio
Raschi
Ted Williams
Maury Mce-Dermott
Hank Bauer
Gil McDougal
Philadelphia
Washington
Senators
Bob Lemon
Cleveland
Detroit
Lemon
Charlie Keller
Open Fight to Beat Suit Against Baseball
Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler asks dismissal of a 300000 damage suit in U S District Court here The El Paso Baseball Club and Jack Corbett contend the reserve clause violates the Sherman Antitrust Act The action followed Chandler ruling the El Paso club not entitled to seven Mexican players in April entry filed
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Cincinnati
A. B. Chandler
U.S
el Paso, Tex
Baseball Club
Jack Corbett
Chandler
el Paso
Corbett
Washington-Philadelphia doubleheader recap with home runs
First game ends Washington 2 Philadelphia 3 after late drama. Joost hits a final homer for Washington while Porterfield Haynes Kluttz Zoldak Murray share duties. Second game Washington builds leads but Philadelphia bats back, Martin earns win over Harris with Joost also homering.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Porterfield
Haynes
Kluttz
Zoldak
Murray
Joost
Sanford
Harris
Ferrick
Grasso
Kellner
Martin
Kucab
Astroth
Joost. Klein
Star's Pride Breaks World Pacing Record at Roosevelt Raceway
Star's Pride, owned by E. Roland Harriman and Lawrence Sheppard, set a new world pacing record for a mile and a half on a half mile track with 3 06 1 5 while winning the $10,000 David M. McConnell Memorial trot. Demon Hanover, the 1948 Hambletonian winner, had earlier set a 3 06 2 mark and finished ninth. Star's Pride's victory also pushes his career earnings beyond $95,000.
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Westbury
N. Y
Roosevelt Raceway
Star's Pride
E. Roland Harriman
Lawrence Sheppard
United State Trotting Association
Harrison Hoyt
Star
Broker Kills Estranged Wife and Himself in NYC Restaurant
In an upper east side Schrafft's on Madison Avenue near Seventy-seventh Street socialite broker John Wells shot and killed his estranged wife Julia Wells and wounded friend J. W. Walsh Jr. before fatally shooting himself. Police report six shots sparked panic among about 40 diners.
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New York
Upper East Side
Schrafft
Madison Avenue
Seventy-seventh Street
John Wells
Wells
New York Social Register
Julia Walker Jones
J. W. Walsh, Jr
Social Register
Milwaukee Falls Twice to Louisville in AA Action
Milwaukee was swept by Louisville 9-2 and 11-1 as Kansas City weathered a rainout with Indianapolis. St Paul crushed Toledo 17-11 while Minneapolis routed Columbus 19-2, setting season run-scoring records for both winners.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Louisville
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Todelo
Minneapolis
Columbus
Brewers
Colonels
Jim Atkins
Donald Asmonga
Redbird
Norman Fox
Toledo
Mud Hens
Saints
Ernie Funk
Player Hit By Ball Fatal in Pioneer League Preseason
Richard W Conway 19, a rising catcher for Twin Falls Idaho, died after a thrown ball struck his chest during pregame warmups at John Affleck Park in Ogden Utah. The Class C league rookie, leading home run hitter, was hit while taking part in a practice double play.
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Ogden
Utah
Richard W
Dick Conway
Twin Falls
Idaho
John Affleck Park
Conway
Lynn
Mass
Don
Jeep) Trower
Hoosier Indicted in Brother Death
Indianapolis writer Harry Calkins is indicted by the Davidson County grand jury for fatally stabbing his brother Clinton Calkins, a 60 year old Nashville banker. The murder charge follows a three hour drinking party at the brother's home. Calkins remains free on a 5000 dollar bond as trial set for September term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
U.P
Indianapolis
Ind
Harry Calkins
Davidson County Grand
Clinton Calkins
Calkins
Elkhart County Cuts on Welfare
Elkhart Indiana June 30 The county welfare director announced a tentative 1952 budget of 852905 a 20188 drop from 1951 enabling a three cent reduction in the tax rate. The plan raises salaries for staff while trimming the caseload from 940 to 900 and seeks more federal aid for dependent children.
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Elkhart
Ind
Elkhart County
Indiana
Marion MacDonald
Wilkinson Joins UCLA Star to Face Browns in August
Chicago June 30 Bob Wilkinson UCLA end was added to the College All Star squad set to meet the Cleveland Browns at Soldier Field on August 17. Wilkinson caught 48 passes for 841 yards over three varsity seasons and played in the Shrine East West game and the Senior Bowl. Cleveland is the NFL champion.
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Chicago
Bob Wilkinson
U.C.L.A
Cleveland Browns
Soldier Field
Wilkinson
Cleveland
Man Climbs 386 Feet At Ambassador Bridge Instructs Rescue
Detroit June 30 Harry Sandlin a factory worker drank a pint of whiskey and climbed a 386 foot tower on the Detroit side of the Ambassador bridge. He shouted at maintenance men then was subdued by Bridge Foreman Bill Murphy and Earl Foley and lowered to safety. He told police he planned to jump because of his mother and had just lost his job. He was sent to Detroit Receiving Hospital mental ward.
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Detroit
Harry Sandlin
Ambassador Bridge
Bill Murphy
Murphy
Sandlin
Earl Foley
Detroit Receiving Hospital
Adams County crash victims: Fitzinger and Bailey dead
Mary Fitzinger, 72, of Decatur and Peter Bailey, 50, of Berne died at Adams County Hospital after an accident that injured seven others.
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Decatur, Ind
Mary Fitzinger
Decatur
Peter Bailey
Berne
Adams County Hospital
Market Report from St Louis Livestock Yard
The St Louis National Stockyards report weekly livestock trends with hogs and cattle. Hogs show heavier weights steady to plus 15 cents. sows slid 25 to 5 cents. cattle mostly steady for high grades with some drops in others. vealers down about 1.00. Prices list primes and choices across steers, heifers, cows, bulls, and dealers with range bands for each category.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis National Stockyards
USDA
Market Report on Veal and Spring Lamb Prices
For the week cattle and sheep markets show veal at 38.00-40.00 and 25.00-32.00 for utility and commercial grades. Lambs trade actively with spring lambs 33.00-35.50 for most lots, many sold to shippers and butchers. Spring ers range 31.00-32.00 with numerous utility and light lots at 26.00-30.00.
Livestock Prices and Receipts From Chicago Market Report
Salable hogs 500 by weight groups with top at 23.70 and 180 to 230 lb range. cattle receipts 200 with prime and high good to prime steers and yearlings, bulls and cows vary. hogs and cattle prices show fluctuations with several weight classes and categories. Sheep receipts 100 with native lambs down 1.00-2.00 and lamb lots around 30.25 to 33.00, feeders active in week. Receipts at 71,000 across 12 markets, slightly above prior week.
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Chicago
Virginia
Idaho
Local Markets Wheat and Grain Prices Reported
Wheat at 2.11 dollars per bushel. Corn prices 1.61 for ear and 1.63 for shell. New oats 65 cents. Rye 1.50. Soybeans 2.78 with black and mixed at 2.53.
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West
Bowery
Painted Hills
Missourian
Lyceum
Garfield
Arizona Territory
Tehran
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Ali Shayegan
Oil Committee
A. Khalili
Iran
Kazim Hassibi
Alkington
Britain
Yussif Moshar
Interpreter Rohani
B. R. Jackson
Glass
Ali Varasteh
Sedan
Thomas Gardner
Karim Sanjabi
New Shelton
Son
Square Dance
Homer
National League
Roberts
Wilber
Palica
King
Campanella
Robinson
Rush
Kelley
Klippstein
Burgess
Poholsky
Boyer
Lanier
Rice
Hermanski
Terre Haute Phillies
Byrne
Suchecki
Mahoney
Lollar
Judson
Niarhos
McDermott
Moss
Berra
Trout
Stuart
Bearden
Ginsberg
Hegan
Broker
Hoosier
STARS
Cherry Street
ST. Louis Livestock
the Welfare Finance Corp
Lester C. Kniptasch
Mgr
S. 1Th Street
Chicago Livestock
Grain and Feed
Commonwealth Loan CO
Fairbanks
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