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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1949

Page

2

S I U Board Forms Executive Body and Buys Time

The Southern Illinois University board meets at 9 a m Saturday in the president D W Morris office. Gen Robert W Davis the Carbondale resident is chairman and Dr Leo J Brown of Carbondale is secretary. An executive committee led by O W Lyerla of Herrin coordinates between board meetings with Kenneth L Davis and Lindell W Sturgis on the panel. Vernon L Nickell state superintendent of public instruction sits ex officio.

Southern Illinois University D. W. Morris Adlai Stevenson Robert Davis Carbondale Leo Brown S. I. U. Board Davis O. W. Lyerla Herrin Kenneth Davis Harrisburg Lindell Sturgis Metropolis Vernon L. Nickell State Superintendent of Public Instruction Robert W. Davis State Teachers College Board Southern Illinois University Board Gen. Davis Elkville St. Louis Brown's Business College Marie Kayser Southern State of Illinois Illinois Veterans Bonus Commission Illinois National Guard Carbondale Free Press First National Bank of Mardale Teachers College Board S. I. U. Foundation North University Avenue Masonic Lodge The American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars the Elks Christian Church Brown National Board of Medical Examiners American Board of Radiology Elks Club First Baptist Church Egyptian Broadcasting Corporation of Lyerla University Alumni Association Southern Illinois Incorporated S. II Egyptian Boy Scout Council Committee For Economic Development Southern Illinois Herrin Board of Education Rotanty Herrin Chamber of Commerce USC National Youth Association South Eleventh Street Kenneth L. Davis Athletic House Saline County Harrisburg High School Maryville College Southern Illinois Univeristy University of Tennessee Adelyn P. Hendrix Anne Illinois Public Schools Phi Delta Kappa Kappa Phi Kappa the Elks, Rotary Club First Baptist Church of Harrisburg Rotary Club West Park Street Lindell W. Sturgis Sturgis Texas Oil Company Good Luck Glove Company Wilson Stove Manufacturing Company Massac County la Salle Extension School Viola Jones Dorothy Jean Koste Carolyn Sue Sturgis University of Chicago Gladson S. I. U. Alumni Association Chicago Illinois American Bar Associations Mid-Day Club Michigan Shores Club Order of the Coif Law Honor Society Sigma Alpha Epsilon International Kennel Club of Chicago Chicago Great Western Railway Company Union Stock Yard and Transit Company of Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad American Judicature Society Wham Evelyn Means Mary University of Illinois East Third Street Centralia Illinois Wesleyan University Nickell Exchange Club Elks, Moose Kappa Delta Pi Arrowhead Council Boy Scouts Champaign County Tuberculosis Association Illinois Education Association Geraldine Rochester Minn Maxine Rigg Champaign West Daniels Street

Belgium honors British force at frontier monument

The Belgian 21st Army Group crossing the frontier near Hertain is commemorated by a monument in southern Belgium. The monument, unveiled recently, marks the liberation of most of Belgium by the British unit.

21St Army Group Belgium Hertain

Steel makes up most of cars and world output in 1947

Fully 84 per cent of the weight of an average passenger automobile is steel. The per capita output of steel in the United States in 1947 was roughly eight times the average for the entire world.

United States

Anna Hosts District V Veterans of Foreign Wars Meeting

The Tenth District VFW meeting convenes Sunday in Anna at 10 AM with Col. Albert Ede of Cobden speaking morning session. Joe Dillon presides. it is a joint meeting with the auxiliary. Lunch provided by the Union post auxiliary. Afternoon session in Anna, Conrad Michael Bond presides. state department officers from Chicago attend. A dance with a Paducah orchestra is set for Saturday night at the VFW Home.

Tenth District Anna Albert Ede Cobden Anna Community Center Veterans of Foreign Wars Cairo East St. Louis Joe Dillon Carroll P. Foster Union County Union Post Route 51 Anna Junior High Conrad Michael Bond Centralia State Department Chicago Paducah

Massac County Farm Set for One-Day Renovation Demo

An 82 acre Massac County farm near Metropolis will host an Aug 24 demonstration of modern farming to 8000 spectators. Organizers include the Massac County Soil Conservation District the University of Illinois and the federal state forestry services with land terrer racing contour plowing disking alfalfa seeding and pasture work using new machinery.

Massac County J. R. Strubinger Metropolis Massac County Soil Conservation District University of Illinois Forestry Services

Restaurant Worker Praises New Perk Soap Recipe

Mrs Myrtle Natal of New Orleans lauds a new soap recipe calling it a winner. The ad touts Perk as a money saver promising brighter wash days and more value with less product.

New Orleans

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S.I.U. Board Mary Barrow West Main Street W.O. Brown Rural Education Department Live Stock National Bank of Chicago Mercury Manufacturing Company Chicago Merchandise and Equipment Company R. E. Jones Paper Company Martha Huffman Central Avenue Wilmette John Page Wham Wham and Olney Training Schools Alumni Association of Southern S. IL. U. Foundation George D. Wham Department of Education Henry W. Shryock Roscoe Pulliam Sigma Chi Social Fraternity Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity, the Methodist Church, the Masonic Lodge, the Elks, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Marion County Public Aid Commission Centralia Rotary Club Central Chamber of Commerce Illinois State Chamber of Commerce American the Illinois Marion County Bar Associations Peasty Ana Morgan Place Murphysboro Isl Usl Missouri Morgan’s Trading Post Morgan Construction CO Morgan Trading Post Pornfture Dealert Murphysboro, Dl Purex Ceptoal Liber Survey Mate Vee Ay Purex Corporation South Gate Tacoma Daltos Brussels POLL SHELL United States Brewing CO Herrin & Carbondale Distributing CO R. R Herrin, Illinois District V. F. W Helleny Blue Bell Meats Duquoin Packing Cos DuQuoin Packing Co Strubinger Cao IA TS Limerick Finance Corporation John McVey Mer N. Park Walnut Marvin Breeze Mgr
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