Mission serves homeless during bitter February month
Mission is refuge for the unfortunate February a cold and bitter month for the homeless and un fortunate was busy for the Morning Star mission according to John Pohlers superintendent Food was served to 745 persons and lodging provided for 356 men 7229 articles of clothing given to needy families and transients Families were provided with 38 loaves of bread 34 packages of sweet rolls 43 dozen of donuts and groceries Six stranded motorists were provided with gasoline and emergency bus fare furnished to nine persons Spiritual help given to 47.
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Morning Star
John Pohlers
Unemployment Down Despite Steel Strike
Illinois continued to see lower unemployment in 1959 despite steel industry slowdowns and shortages. The Illinois Business Review from the University of Illinois reports a net decline in jobless figures amid ongoing labor disruption.
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Champaign
Illinois
Illinois Business Review
University of Illinois Bureau of Economics and Business Research
Labor department reports decline in insured unemployed
Illinois State Labor records show insured unemployed fell from 141000 in 1958 to 114000 last year. Unemployment benefit payments dropped from 233 million in 1958 to about 137 million in 1959, a decline near 40 percent.
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Ilinois
Army Private Dale L. Richie to begin fort hood training
Army Pvt. Dale L. Richie and wife Sharon of 10 Hunter are listed as beginning eight weeks of advanced individual training with the 2d Armored Division at Fort Hood Texas.
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Army
Dale L. Richie
Sharon
Hunter
2D Armored Division
Fort Hood
Texas
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