Herrin F H A Wins Three Top Prizes at State
Herrin Future Homemakers of America captured the International Good Will award the Superior Publicity Book award and the Outstanding Chapter in Illinois at the Illinois F H A State Leadership Training Conference in Bloomington. Delegates of 560 chapters attended as Herrin earned top honors for the second straight year and the chapter's officers will lead in 1952 53.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Future Homemakers of America
Illinois
Herrin
Pat Surgalski
Aaron Brooks
Illinois Chain Store Council
Chicago
Marilyn Eckert
Mary Ryan
Illinois Department of Home Economics
F.H.A
Beat Herrin
Barton
Activi
Rina Hodgan
Home Economs
Hugh Muncy
Brooks
Illinois Chain State Council
Q.F. Ward
Ted Wanberg
Illinois Bankers Association
Trenchard
A. H., Lauchner
Great Neck
Illinois Bankers Assiation
Cha’. Stote Council
Herrin VFW Plans Funeral Details for Charles Meeniese
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post of Herrin will provide a firing squad and pallbearers for Charles Meeniese's funeral. Commander Calcatera asks all VFW members to assemble at the club in uniform or suit by 1 p.m. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin V.F.W
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Herrin
Charles Meeniese
Calcatera
V.F.W
Unifor
Hoosier Workers Refuse To Return To Work At Ordill Plant
About 200 workers at the Hoosier-Cardinal plant in Ordill defied a union recommendation to return. Ralph McCaslin of District 50 United Mine Workers said the walkout began after a maintenance worker was fired. The union argues unjust discharge. McCaslin claims the strike is not union authorized. Company official F E O Leary cites a no strike clause but says the firm will not meet until production returns to normal. No further meetings are scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosier-Cardinal Corporation
Ordill
Ralph McCaslin
Herrin
District 50
United Mine Workers
McCaslin
F. E. O'Leary
Hoosier - Cardinal
O'Leary
Herrin student wins University of Illinois ceramics award
Neal McKinney of Herrin has received a ceramics engineering scholarship from the University of Illinois. The two year award provides $40 per semester for tuition, with ten scholarships available each year funded by a gift from the ceramic industry through the ceramic scholarship fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal McKinney
S. 18Th St
Herrin
Cereamics Engineering
University of Illinois
Ceramic Industry
Ceramic Scholarship Fund
Herrin Eagles Plan Family Picnic With Races
More than 1,000 Herrin Eagles members and families are expected to attend the annual picnic Sunday in Herrin. Food opens at 10 a.m. with entertainment by Tommy Lawson and John the Accordion Man, plus Thomas Bracken. Contests include a loud shirt, jitterbug, and sack races for all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Eable
Eagles
Herrin City
Tommy Lawson
John
Accordion Man
Thomas
Murphysboro Cleaner Opens in Carbondale
Lester Crowell, manager of Able Cleaners and Furriers in Murphysboro, says his firm has bought the office equipment of Model Cleaners in Carbondale and will open an office in Carbondale at 203 W Walnut St Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Crowell
Able Cleaners and Furriers
Murphysboro
Model Cleaners
Carbondale
Walnut St
Ferrill Serves Aboard Willard Keith On Midshipmen Cruise
Joe L. Ferrill radioman seaman U S Navy serves aboard the destroyer USS Willard Keith on a midshipmen cruise to northern Europe. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Everett Ferrill of Murphysboro Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe L. Ferrill
U.S. Navy
Willard Keith
Europe
Ferrill
Everett Ferrill
Utopic
Murphysboro
Frankfort Man Held For Leaving Scene
Rudy Oster 35 of West Frankfort was arrested for drunken driving and leaving the scene after allegedly stealing a car driven by Stanley Davis of Herrin on Death Curve Route 37 at about 5 30 this morning. Sheriff Ora Kirby traced Oster from the crash site to the New Virginia Night Club and then to Marion where he was arrested. Davis’ car left front was badly damaged and towed by a wrecker. Oster was to be arraigned today on the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudy Oster
West Frankfort
Ora Kirby
Oster
Kirby
Stanley Davis
Herrin
Johnston City
New Virginia
Route
Marion
Davis
Herrin VFW Elect Creek Trustee in Baker-Ladd Post
T J Creek an employee of Southern Illinois Wholesale and Herrin school board member was elected three year trustee of the Baker Ladd Post VFW in a post meeting Friday night. He succeeds Tom Magnetti who took a government project job. James Childers was elected one year director to replace Joe Miramonti who resigned. Robert Calcatera and Russell were named delegates to the 10th District meeting in Lawrenceville Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Creek
Southern Illinois Wholesale, Inc
Herrin
High School Board of Education
Baker- Ladd Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Tom Magnetti
James Childers
Joe Miramonti
Robert Calcatera
Russell
Lawrenceville
Herrin Nightingales Rally to Beat Cadets 15-8
The Herrin Nightingales of the Girls Major League defeated the Cadets 15-8 at Lighted Park Friday. Trailing 8-0 early, Herrin roared back with five, four and two 3-run innings while Long pitched in relief to shut down the Cadets. Shadowers homered for the Cadets and Gusentine homered for the Nightingales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nightingales
Herrin
Long
Cadets
Gusentine
Emancipation Fete Planned In Carbondale
The Jackson County Amusement Association sponsors the 38th Emancipation Proclamation celebration in Carbondale on Monday starting at 10 a.m. on North Wall Street Attucks field. Speakers include Orville Hodge state auditor candidate Miss Will E. Cummings and Mayor John I. Wright with other candidates attending. Events feature contests, a junior baseball game at noon, Emancipation program 1:30 to 3 p.m., and a Coal Belt League game Attucks Bluebirds vs Herrin. Emancipation Ball at City Hall 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. crowning of Emancipation Queen. Advance tickets 50 cents, door 75 cents. Contact James Walker or Daisy Sykes to enter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Amusement Association
Attucks
North Wall St
Carbondale
Orville Hodge
Will E. Cummings
Chicago
Medill School
John I. Wright
C. W. Bishop
Attucks Bluebirds
Herrin
Garvin King Post
American Legion
John Thomas
J. Q. Clark
Attucks High
A. P. Penn
W. Bowers, Jr
L. Thomas
City Hall
A. Moreland
Edward’s Cleaners
Oasis
Stumble Inn
Happy Hollow
Webb's Barbershop
Garvin King American Legion Post
Whitt
James Walker
Daisy Sykes
Second $20 000 Suit Filed in Circuit Court
Jackson County records show a $20 000 damage suit filed in the circuit court by Walter R. Maley administrator of Harold Ray Maley estate. The deceased 14 year old Makanda boy was struck Sept 1 1951 on Route 51 south of Carbondale near Makanda by a car driven by Bryan Kotter. Harold Ray Maley died Sept 3 in Carbondale. The suit cites financial loss to surviving family and alleges Kotter was driving at an excessive speed. Attorneys Kelton and Reese of Carbondale filed the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Jackson
Makanda
Walter R. Maley
Harold Ray Maley
Bryan Kotter
Ray, Ill
Kotter
Carbondale
Maloy
Rutter
Kclton and
Reese
Meeting Re scheduled by Jackson County Democrats
The Jackson County Democratic Central Committee meeting at City Hall Murphysboro was rescheduled to Friday August 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Democratic Central Committee
Murphysboro
Murphysboro Fish Rodeo Prize Goes to Cox With Tagged Catch
Virgil L. Cox of Carbondale won the $50 first prize in Murphysboro’s 12 week fishing rodeo for the largest tagged fish. The event, sponsored by local merchants and the Murphysboro Sportsmen’s Club, offered more than 100 prizes with 130 tags turned in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro Rodeo
Tony Stevens
Carbondale
Virgil L. Cox
Hunter-Owens Motor Co
Murphysboro Merchants
Murphysboro Sportsmen's Club
Murphysboro Tavern Association
Lex
Murphys Lore
Jack Davis
Eugene Comte
Cox
Murphysboro
Folk Camp Leaders SIU Professor and Wife To Serve
SIU associate professor of music David S. McIntosh and Mrs. McIntosh will teach at the third Annual National Folk Camp at Spring Hills Farm near Troy Missouri August 18 31 They return after serving last year McIntosh to lead folk songs and singing games while Mrs McIntosh directs camp singing and other group activities The staff comprises regional and national folk arts experts with a two week program focusing first on specialists then a recreational session The camp sits on a well equipped site about 50 miles north of St Louis
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Siu
Missouri
David S. McIntosh
Southern Illinois University
St. Louis
Nellie Williams 80 Dies Friday in Carbondale
Nellie M. Williams 80 of 618 North Allyn Street Carbondale died 11 30 a m Friday at St Andrews Hospital Murphysboro. She is survived by two sisters Iva Raines Carbondale Minnie Philbrick Tamaroa and a brother Frank Jacobs Nevada Missouri. Friends may call at Carbon dale Funeral Home 2 30 p m today until services. Funeral 2 p m Sunday at the funeral home Dr C C Hall officiating burial Oakland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie M. Williams
North Allyn Street
Carbondale
St. Andrews Hospital
Murphysboro
Iva Raines
Minnie Philbrick
Tamaroa
Frank Jacobs
Nevada
Carbondale Funeral
C. C. Hall
Oakland Cemetery
Rent Bridge Pipe Line Company To End Debt of Chester
Magnolia Pipe Line Co agrees to pay Chester $25,000 immediately reducing city debt. The deal adds about $335,000 in rental over years for using Chester Bridge spans to cross the river. Payments run $15,000 annually for 12 years then $5,000 yearly thereafter. Negotiations lasted months with city, company officials, and engineers meeting May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia Pipe Line Co
Chester
Harry Katz
Chester Bridge
Texas Oil Company
Katz
J. E. McGeath
Mrs Myrtle Piquard 60 Dies in Murphysboro
Myrtle Ruth Piquard 60 died at her Murphysboro home Friday after a two year illness. Born in Steeleville in 1891 she lived in Murphysboro since 1916. She married Albert John Piquard in 1918 who preceded her in death. Survived by daughter Mary Ruth Adams of St Louis and sisters Jennie Harris and Mrs Ernest Adams. Funeral Sunday 3 30 pm at First Methodist Church Murphysboro with burial Tower Grove Cemetery. Eastern Star rites at the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Ruth Piquard
Murphysboro
Steeleville
Myrtle Ruth Harris
Albert John Piquard
Mary Ruth Adams
St. Louis
Jennie Harris
Ernest Adams
Long Beach
Calif
First Methodist Church of
Eastern Star
Royal Neighbors of America
Fireman Ladies Lodge
Roberts
First Methodist Church
Clyde Funkhouser
Tower Grove
Eadie Resigns As Inspector After 30 Years With Sahara Coal
John Eadie 70 of Harrisburg retires as safety inspector for Sahara Coal Co after more than three decades of service. He served as inspector for Sahara mines for 20 years and joined the firm in 1917 as superintendent, later returning as safety inspector before stepping down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Eadie
S. Granger St
Harrisburg
Triday
Sahara Coal Co
Eadie
Sahara
Safety
Kansas Mines
Zeigler Soldier Participates in Operation Signpost
Cpl. Robert E. Wilson of Zeigler son of Mr and Mrs Asa F Wilson 306 S Pine St recently took part in Operation Signpost an air defense readiness exercise He serves in the Army List Anti Aircraft Artillery Brigade guarding the Chicago Detroit area and is a wheel vehicle mechanic who joined December 1950 He has the Korean Service Ribbon with one campaign star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Robert E. Wilson
Asa F. Wilson
S. Pine St
Zeigler
United States
Army
Chicago-Detroit
Cpl. Wilson
Funeral for Michael Chernick Held in Chicago
Funeral services were held in Chicago Friday for Michael Chernick 85 father of Mrs Lan Haney Herrin Mr Chernick of 2824 E 96th St Chicago 17 died Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lan Haney
Chicago
Michael Chernick
Herrin
Chernick
96Th St
Public health explained by Sondag in Murphysboro lecture
Dr. R S Sondag Jackson County Health Director told Southern Illinois University students that public health focuses on preventing communicable disease while socialized medicine is curative care under an insurance plan. He said the county health department acts as the arms and legs of sound health, not a charity or clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Sondag
Jackson County
Southern Illinois University
Murphysboro
COSA To Hear Chicago Youth Hubbs at Crab Orchard
Stanley Burr Hubbs of Chicago in his second high school year will address the Crab Orchard Sportsmen's Club near Crab Orchard Lake Wednesday night August 6. He will share the conservation story learned at the Illinois State Conservation Camp Lake Villa and notes his training during the summer of 1951. He is the grandson of the late Anderson Hubbs of Royalton and nephew of Ray Hubbs Herrin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Burr Hubbs
Chicago
Crab Orchard
Crab Orchard Lake
Young Hubbs
Lake Villa
Stanley
Anderson Hubbs
Royalton
Ray Hubbs Herrin
Margaret Burgard Dies Former Zeigler Resident
Mrs. Margaret Ann Burgard 33 Mascoutah, a former Zeigler resident, died of a heart ailment at 9 30 a m Friday after three weeks of serious illness and two years of ill health. She moved to Mascoutah in 1942 on marriage to Clyde J. Burgard. Survived by husband and four children Sandra 9 Kenneth 7 Karen 4 David 2, father W C Westermeier Zeigler, three brothers Bill Zeigler James T Annapolis Md Joseph C Camp Cooke Calif, sister Joan Zeigler. Her mother died April 19 in Zeigler. Funeral at 2 p m Monday at E and R church Fayetteville with burial in church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ann Burgard
Mascoutah
Zeigler
Burgard
Clyde J. Burgard
Sandra
Kenneth
Karen
David
W. C. Westermeier
Bill
James T
Annapolis
Joseph C
Camp Cooke
Calif
Joan
Joe Gualdoni Released From Veterans Hospital
Joe Bejean Gualdoni of 420 North 16th Street Herrin was released from the Veterans Hospital in Marion. He had been hospitalized since June 30 after suffering a heart attack and his wife reports he is doing fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Bejean) Gualdoni
16Th St
Herrin
Veterans Hospital
Marion
Gualdoni S
10 Cent an Hour Hike Granted At Radionics
A 10 cent per hour wage increase for all 60 employees in the Radionic Division of Radionic Controls Inc in Ordill area was approved by the workers. The two year contract includes a one year wage reopening clause and extended to July 15 1954. Negotiators included Lodge 1986 IAM Marion reps Lovelace and Brandon Pedigo Van Zandt Yates A M Thompson and Richard Wilder. Plant makes radio transformers and speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radionic Division
Radionic Controls, Inc
Ordill
Russell Lovelace
Marion
Lodge
International Association of Machinists
Lovelace
Lola Brandon
Martha Pedigo
Bess van Zandt
Layuna Yates
A. M. Thompson
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Richard Wilder
Radionic
Sangamo Workers To Meet Sunday To Vote On Wages
A special meeting of Sangamo employees is set for Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Marion Junior High School. Russell Lovelace of the IAM says workers will vote on wage proposals. no contract since June 24, but production continues during negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sangamo
Marion
Russell Lovelace
International Association of Machinists
Lovelace
Pneumonia Cited in Death of Sgt Meneese in Car Crash
Sgt. Charles W. Meneese 28 died at Marion Veterans Hospital after a wreck two miles west of Marion on Route 13. Pneumonia was named as the cause with bronchial complications and a broken neck listed as contributing. the coroner spoke at a Herrin inquest held Friday at Moroni and Johnson Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Meneese
Herrin
Moroni and Johnson Funeral
Sgt. Meneese
Veterans Hospital
Marion
Also Mentioned on This Page
Herrin F. H. A
Wendell Trenchard
Bankers Association
Hoosier
Herrin U. OF I
Herrin F.actes
Murphysboro Cleaner
Atlantic
Frankfort
Elect Creek
Herrin Nightingales
Dave
Carl H. Humphrey
Mounds
Army’s Engineer Center
Fort Belvoir
Army of Occupation
Japan
Nellie Williams
Rent Bridge Pipe Line Company
M. R. Piquard
Sondag
COSA
Stanley Burr
Hubbs
Margaret Burgard
Bejean
Gualdoni
Gene Wilson
Route 1
Meneese
Wilson
Bob Reed
Moroni and Johnson
Denno W. Brown
First Christian Church
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