Exchange Ducats For Pageant On Sale Aug 7
Herrin Jubilee pageant organizers announce exchange tickets for the Herrin Highlights 50th Anniversary Jubilee will go on sale Monday Aug 7 in Mayor Schoonover's City Hall office. Advance sale tickets are for queen contestants helpers and sponsors at three for two dollars or 67 cents each. Exchanges for general admission for Aug 14 15 16 or 17 nights can be made next week at the mayor’s office with 20 cents tax and 50 cents for a reserved seat. Tickets at the door on performance night are 1.00 plus 20 cents tax and 50 cents for reserved seating. Herrin residents have until Aug 12 to use advance prices. Citizens buying through queen contestants may boost their candidate’s votes. Advance sale tickets can be exchanged for regular admission at Jubilee headquarters to avoid lines and possible sold out seats. Only exchange tickets will be handled at the mayor’s office.
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Herrin
Fred Schoonover
Jubilee Headquarters
Then and Now committee seeks display items
The Golden Jubilee window displays attract incoming items. A fifty year old wicker baby buggy with fringe is received along with Elsie Dinsmore books. McGuffy Readers are worn, a wooden drinking bucket is needed, and women’s apparel and shoes are scarce. Committee members list with phone numbers invites calls.
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Then and Now
Elsie Dinsmore
McGuffy
E. L. Hennig
Helen Karr Brown
Isabell McNeil Herrin
Cora Herrin Dawson
Irena Jeffrey Margrave
Ruth Emery
Lucille Vick Howell
Continue Work On Rail Lines After Mine Squeeze
Work continued on urgent repairs after a mine squeeze near East Herrin caused four Missouri Pacific tracks to sink about two feet. Traffic on the main line resumed around noon. storage lines to be finished within a day or two. About 1,200 railroad cars pass the main line each month.
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East Herrin
Missouri Pacific
East Herrin Street
H. O. Hogenmiller
Herrin
Hogenmiller
Hand Injury At Zeigler Bakery Involves John W. Walker
John W. Walker, an employee at Sanitary bakery in Zeigler, suffered a severe hand injury Tuesday morning. His left index finger was cut off to the first joint while working at the bakery. doctors treated him and warned he may lose the remaining finger. He was later taken home on Railroad Street. He is the son of Elijah Walker.
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John W. Walker
Sanitary Bakery
Zeigler
Zeigler Hospital
Mr. Walker
Railroad Street
Elijah Walker
Southern Illinoisan Classified and History Note
The Herrin daily runs as a regional edition of the Southern Illinois Publications paper with standard AP republication rights. Details include publisher Edward Lindsay and managers, plus subscription rates and mail delivery notes.
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Southern Illinoisan
Daily Journal
Southern Illinois Publications, Inc
North 6Th Street
Herrin
Illiinois
Herrin Ilinois
Associated Press
Edward Lindsay
Grant Coover
Marie Franklin
Herrin Dedicates $265000 Sewage Disposal Plant
Herrin officials and A M Construction Co leaders dedicated a new 265000 dollar sewage disposal plant in the northwest part of town. The facility is described as the area’s most modern with daily checks by John Allsopp and monthly state reports. Engineers estimate the plant handles 150000 to 600000 gallons of sewage per 24 hours.
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Herrin
A. & M. Construction Co
John Allsopp
Herrin Water Department
Dan Williams
Lezern Saylor
Allsopp
Loerkes
Herrin and Royalton FHA Girls Attend State Camp
Two Herrin girls and one Royalton girl represent their chapters at the tenth annual Future Homemakers of America Leadership Training Conference at East Bay camp Lake Bloomington from July 31 to August 4. About 510 delegates from more than 400 Illinois high schools attend the five day event sponsored by the Illinois FHA. Miss Jessie West and Miss Dorothy Little lead discussions at the camp while Miss Anita Ervin serves on the publicity book committee. Illinois FHA president is Lois Magnuson of Orion High School. Illinois hosts 519 chapters with 21 011 members, second only to Texas in chapters and membership.
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Herrin
Royalton
Future Homemakers of America
East Bay Camp
Lake Bloomington
Illinois
Illinois Association of Fha
Jessie West
Jess West
Dorothy Little
John P. Little
Anita Ervin
Lois Magnuson
Orion High School
Illinois Fha
Texas
Colp Church Choir Sings At Chapel Services
The Colp A M E church choir presented special music for a Monday chapel service at the Marion Veterans Administration hospital. Rev W T Coleman preached. The choir includes Mildred Page as president and David Copening as director with accompanists Mary F Rabe and Evelyn Oden.
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A.M.E. Church
Colp
Veterans Administration Hospital
Marion
Mildred Page
David Copening
Mary F. Rabe
Evelyn Oden
Ranella Mayes
Nellie Webb
Georgia Attmore
Artie Guy
Marshie Cross
Clifford Brown
Ardell Bostic
Wiscie Flippins
Earl Clark
Aline Billingsley
Eva Coleman
John Webb
Ethel Webb
Perry Rabe
W. T. Coleman
Free Will Baptist Church of
Missing Teen Miss Herrin Listed at 17
The notice identifies Miss Herrin age seventeen with blonde hair green eyes fair complexion height five feet two inches weight about 114 pounds and lists address at 1501 West Cherry Street with contact number 7456. Sponsor noted as Lions Club.
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West Cherry Street
Marion Police Tighten Parking Meter Rules
Marion chief of police Zoral Buckner warned drivers that readers will not accept coins placed under windshields. Meters take one nickel per hour and meters with no time will receive tickets. Officers will also ticket double parkers to curb cheating.
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Zoral Buckner
Marion
Buckner
Forsyth Mines Safety Endorsed in Reinspection Report
The Forsyth Williamson strip mine in Cambria, operated by Forsyth Williamson Coal Co., is praised in a Bureau of Mines reinspection. Inspector W. R. Chick notes 37 workers and a 1300 ton daily output, with an all steel cleaning plant, guarded stairways, well kept highwall and spoil banks, good roads, suitable blasting and electrical installations. He recommends guarding drive belts and wearing protective hats and footwear for non shop workers.
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Forsyth-Williamson
Forsyth-Williamson Coal Co
Cambria
Bureau of Mines
W. R. Chick
Williamson County
Ella Jones Guest of Johnston Lions at noon meeting
Mrs Ella P Jones former Johnston City hotel owner appeared as special guest at the Johnston City Lions weekly meeting. Gene Morrison of Marion was an out of town guest and a quartet from Johnston City Christian church sang five sacred numbers with Mrs Evans as accompanist. Roy Kirby arranged the program.
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Ella P. Jones
Johnston City
Johnston City Lions Club
Lions Club
Hospital Admissions and Discharges Report from Herrin Area
Admitted Tuesday were Hilda Reagan Edwardsville Wilma Davis Energy William Maughn Herrin Barry Hawkins Zeigler Steve Gooden Herrin Juanita Galyean Carterville Flora Aaron Johnston City Dismissed Tuesday were Ross Dixon Muddy Vernon Frazier Herrin Claude Woodis Herrin Vivian Lewis Herrin Catherine Carn Herrin Mary Belle Boren and son Herrin Mary Bakes and daughter Herrin Louise Crain Royalton Edna Frost Herrin Wava Julian and daughter West Frankfort Pauline Mezo Herrin admitted Wednesday
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Herrin Hospital
Hilda Reagan
Edwardsville
Wilma Davis
Energy
William Maughn
Herrin
Barry Hawkins
Zeigler
Steve Gooden
Juanita Galyean
Carterville
Flora Aaron
Johnston City
Ross Dixon
Muddy
Vernon Frazier
Claude Woodis
Vivian Lewis
Catherine Carn
Mary Belle Boren
Mary Bakes
Louise Cr
Plan Kangaroo Court Saturday by Herrin Lions Club
Herrin Lions Club forms Brothers of the Brush to stage a stockade kangaroo court in front of city hall Saturday. Beard permit fines go to a war bond prize for longest neatest beard. Police Magistrate Jake Jones to judge. Lions club members act as policemen.
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Herrin
Brush’ Club
Herrin Lions Club
Jake Jones
Kangaroo Court
Two Dram Shop Suits Filed in Circuit Court
Two dram shop suits were filed in Williamson county circuit court Tuesday. A woman who injured her spine when knocked from a bar stool sues five tavern owners for 15 000, and Douglas F. Jones suits in his aunt’s name for 15 000 against Herrin Du Quoin and Colp tavern owners for serving alcohol to William Dayton Jones. Jones is serving a life sentence for the December 21 1946 murder of his wife Myrtle Jones at Herrin. Also, Mae and John Jeralds sue Sam Sanders for 15 000 each claiming Mae Jeralds fractured vertebra when knocked from a stool at Sanders tavern by Mrs. O Neil following pre incident alcohol sale.
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Williamson County
Douglas F. Jones
Pearl Long
Carterville
Herrin
Colp
William Dayton Jones
Jones
Menard Prison
Myrtle Jones
Firred Ottolini
Joe Macr
Albert Quillman
Perrill Baxter
du Quoin
Teresa Politan
Mae Jeralds
John Jeralds
Sam Sanders
Marion
Jeralds
Sander
Harry O'Neil
O'Neil
Jerald
Mrs Levnia L Hutt Dies At 89 In Levan Township
Mrs Levnia L Hutt 89 of Levan township died in Anna at 9 P M Tuesday. She was born in Jackson county June 20 1861 and married William L Hutt in California. He preceded her in death. She leaves sister Lena Clough Murphysboro and brother L C Levan Glendale Arizona. Funeral Thursday 2 P M Crawshaw mortuary Murphysboro with Rev William Boatman officiating. Burial in Pleasant Hill cemetery.
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Leynia L. Hutt
Levan Township
Anna
Murphysboro
William Boatman
Burail
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Funeral services for Mt Glenn resident at Alto Pass
Funeral services for Frank Stone of Mt Glenn were held at Alto Pass last week with burial there. He was survived by his wife two sons Robert and Hobert both of Mt Glenn a daughter Mrs Helen Heiple of St Louis and several grandchildren.
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Frank Stone
Mt. Gelnn
Alto Pass
Stone
Robert
Hobert
Helen Heiple
St. Louis
No Requests for Rent Control Extension Filed
The Carbon dale area rent office reports none of the four cities it serves Herrin Carbondale Marion and Cape Girardeau Mo has asked for an extension past December 31 under the new federal rent law effective June 30 city governing bodies may extend by September 1 if they apply rent control would run to June 30 1951. Business has picked up since June while landlord petitions rose from 11 in June to 42 in July and eight tenants filed complaints in July.
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Carbondale
Herrin
Marion
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Ukrainians Arrive in Murphysboro DP Family Welcomed by Local Host
The Dymitry Beresow family arrives in Murphysboro from a displaced persons camp in Hanover Germany and is welcomed by Harold Grob. They stay in temporary quarters on the second floor of the Reliance Sales building at 310 North Nineteenth Street. Delays in arrival necessitated new housing arrangements.
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Dymitry Beresow
Harold Grob
Murphysboro
Beresows
Illinois Central
Carbondale
United States
Hanover
Germany
Groy
Baptist
Dymitry
Bereson
Victoria
John A Ledbetter Named Art Instructor at Marion Junior High
John A Ledbetter son of Mr and Mrs A K Ledbetter of Murphysboro has accepted an art instructor post at Marion junior high school. He majors in art at Southern Illinois University College of Education and will graduate Friday August 4. He belongs to Kappa Delta Alpha fratern ity Kappa Phi Designers Inc and the Orchestra.
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John A. Ledbetter
A. K. Ledbetter
Murphysboro
Marion Junior High School
Marion
Roye Bryant
Southern Illinois University
John
College of Education
Kappa Delta Alpha Fraternity
Kappa Phi, Designers Inc
The
Orchestra
Herrin Prepares Golden Jubilee Decorations and Signs
Three Herrin artists Jerry Craig Helen McPhail and Jean House paint signs and posters promoting the 50th anniversary celebration. City hall and local businesses begin decorating with yellow curb paint and displays planned for drug stores hotels and storefronts to invite residents and visitors to the Jubilee parade.
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Herrin
Jerry Craig
Herrin Township High School
Helen McPhail
Southern Illinois University
Jean House
University of Illinois
L U Students Can Specialize In Radio Work
Southern Illinois University will offer radio specialization next fall led by Baren C. Robbins from Ohio State as director. New studios and equipment, five radio courses, and cross department participation aim to expand university and community broadcasting reach.
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L. U
Southern Illinois University
C. Horton Talley
Baren C. Robbins
Ohio State University
WSOY
Decatur
Ill
NBC
CBS
Five Thousand Dollar Crash Injury Suit Filed
Hazel Taylor Chester Taylor and Raymond Williams sue Dean Hanna in Jackson circuit court for 5000 total damages from an April 7 1949 auto collision on a highway between De Soto and Hurst. Williams seeks 3000 for facial injuries and medical costs. Hazel Taylor 1000 for tooth loss scar and bruises. Chester Taylor 1000 for car damage and injuries. J C Gallimore Herrin attorney.
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Hazel Taylor
Chester Taylor
Raymond Williams
Dean Hanna
Jackson
Hanna
de Soto
Hurst
Taylor
Mrs. Nancy F. Hearn Dies at 84 in Murphysboro
Nancy F. Hearn 84 died at her North Ninth street home in Murphysboro after a lengthy illness. Born in Pittsburg NL in 1866, she lived in Murphysboro 56 years and is survived by her husband Oran G. Hearn, son Horace, six daughters, six grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. She was a Centenary Methodist Church and Esther Rebekah lodge member. Funeral services Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Centenary Methodist Church, Rev. Earl Dickey officiating. burial in Tower Grove cemetery.
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Nancy F. Hearn
North Ninth Street
Murphysboro
Pittsburg
Murphysboo
Oran G. Hearn
Horace
Herrin
Nola Richards
Leah McNeill
Excelsio Springs
Blanche Herr
Everette, Wash
MacTrager
Detroit
Mich
Maggie Mackey
Chicago
The
Centenary Methodist Church
Esther Rebekah Lodge
Meyer Funeral
Earl Dickey
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Dolph Bradshaw
William L. Grindle
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Myrell A. Griffin
Colp Church
Miss Herrin
Lions’ Club
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Forsyth
Ella Jones Guest
Johnston Lions
Hospital News
Lion’s Club
Lions
Jim Walker
E. J. Avis
H. M. Smith
Marion Club
Levnia L. Hutt
Mt. Glenn
Vance Walker
Gush Pentecostal Church
Paul Robinson
Flora Knox
Stella Welch
Thelma Goshen
Hazel Donaldson
Sylvia Carrington
Goshen
Welch
Knox
Walker
Talley
Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra
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