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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1950

Page

5

Schedule of Pasture Tours in Jackson Count

Jackson county plans pasture tours announced by Farm Advisor W. Anderson. Murphysboro tour August 10 starts 1 30 p m at Cliff Wolfe farm 12 acre pasture with ladino alfalfa and brome. Moore and Burkey farms also on route 1. Carbondale tour August 11 begins 1 30 p m at James Barrow farm with three pastures. follows to Southern Illinois University farm. Meetings Aug 9 and Aug 10 in Murphysboro and Carbondale aim to show pasture programs.

Jackson County W. ©. Anderson Murphysboro Carbondale United States Department of Agriculture Council Cliff Wolfe Wolfe Anderson Clarence Moore Rawlie Burkey Burkey Homer Heape Murphysboro Township High School University of Illinois Dixon Springs Murphysboro Township Carbondale Community High School Southern Illinois University Agriculture Department Glen Diamond G. I U.S.D.A. Council James Barrow Barrow Farm Thainois University Farm Gorham

To Hold Last Church Service At Riverside

The final Sunday evening service at Riverside Park Shell Murphysboro ends Aug 6 at 8 pm with Rev. Wm J Boatman of First Lutheran as speaker. Murphysboro Ministerial association sponsors. First Lutheran choir provides music.

Riverside Riverside Park Shell Murphysboro Wm. J. Boatman D. D First Lutheran Church

Percy Woman Suffers Bad Cut on Hand

Mrs. Jennie Stewart an 80 year old of Percy is nursing injuries at home after severing a palm artery on a broken bottle while washing milk bottles. Neighbor Opal White tried to staunch the bleeding and summoned a physician who saved her from dangerous blood loss. Mrs. Stewart resides with daughter Ila Campbell.

Jennie Stewart Percy Ila Campbell

Hospital Notes Admissions and Dismissals List

Admissions on August 3 include Mrs. Margaret Nausley surgical from 704 North Fourteenth street Alfred Keller surgical from Dongola Mrs. Mildred Kimzey maternity Pinckneyville Mrs. Vera Taylor maternity from 2127 Wells street Mrs. Fannie Brown maternity Coulterville Dismissals include Mrs. Willie Mae Lewis and baby from 1621 Logan street.

Margaret Nausley North Fourteenth Street Alfred Keller Surgical Dongola Mildred Kimzey Pinckneyville Vera Taylor Wells Street Fannie Brown Coulterville Willie Mae Lewis Logan Street

Southern Illinois Daily Independent Local Advertisements

The Southern Illinois Daily Independent lists its publication details, pricing, and mailing policies. It notes the paper is published in Murphysboro with AP exclusive republication rights for local news and dispatches, and provides carrier and mail subscription rates.

Southern Illinoisan Daily Independent Southern Ilinois Publications, Inc South 12Th Street Murphysboro Illinois Ilinois Associated Press

Overhead Crossing On Route 13 Traps Truck Once More

A Thompson Manufacturing of Algood Tennessee truck became wedged under the Illinois Central Rail crossing near Murphysboro on Bridge Street. Fire and tow crews freed it after about an hour by unloading cargo and lowering tire pressure, with only minor damage to the vehicle and one table reported damaged.

Murphysboro Bridge Street South Eighth Street Thompson Manufacturing Company Algood Tenn Illinois Central Railroad Woodrow W. Gore Gore

Soil Conservation Meeting Monday in Carbondale

Public meeting at 7 30 p m Monday in Shryock auditorium on the SIU campus Carbondale highlights the State Meeting of Soil Conservation District Directors August 7 to 10 Roy E Yung IL Department of Agriculture director will speak Raymond H Dey SIU Extension service director will preside Jackson county 4 H club chorus led by Bill Hall will perform four numbers luncheon at 12 30 p m Monday in Anthony Hall daily conferences with state district reps Soil Conservation service staff University of Illinois Extension workers SIU staff and area farmers will join discussions and visits to the SIU farm Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Frank Jacquot farm and Dixon Springs Experimental Station

Shryock Southern Illinois University Carbondale Soil Conservation District Roy E. Yung Illinois State Department of Agriculture Raymond H. Dey SIU Extension Service Jackson County 4-H Club Bill Hall Anthony Hall U. S. Soil Conservation Service University of Illinois Extension Service SIU Aeas Dixon Springs

Nine state troopers suspended over slot machine theft in Pulaski raid

Nine state patrolmen face suspension for allegedly stealing about 150 dollars from slot machines seized in a Pulaski county raid last week. Four officers are accused of taking funds while guarding the machines. The employer GM and O plans to buy 500 freight cars for 2 580 000 with 300 flat cars and 200 box cars for heavy machinery and lift loading.

Pulaski County Pulaski Gm&o

Canival Nets $9 For Polio Fund

Murphysboro City Clerk Delmar Ward received $9.01 from a neighborhood carnival held at 1920 Hardy Street on July 28 to raise funds for infantile paralysis. Danny Gleason and Bill Martin, both youths, along with six others, organized penny-pitching bingo fish pond and second-hand sales, with plans to choose a beneficiary next Wednesday. The event drew about 16 attendees and followed last year’s successful $8.27 donation to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.

Murphysboro Delmar Ward Daniel Gleason Hardy Street Bill Martin Brown Street Danny Bill National Foundation For Danny Gleason

Measles warned by health officer on pneumonia risks

Jackson county public health officer Dr. R. F. Sondag urges vigilance as measles, though often mild, can lead to dangerous complications such as pneumonia. He emphasizes isolation, medical supervision, and careful convalescence to prevent severe outcomes.

R. F. Sondag Jackson County Sondag

Funeral Rites Saturday For Rollie C Heiple

Funeral rites for Rollie Heiple 74 will be held Saturday at 2 00 p m at Crawshaw Mortuary chapel with Reverend H T Abbott officiating. Burial is planned in Pleasant Grove Memorial cemetery on Murphysboro’s Spruce street where he died Thursday.

Rollie Heiple Spruce Street Murphysboro Crawshaw Mortuary H. T. Abbott Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery

Southern Illinois University Summer Commencement Tonight

About 254 graduates will receive degrees at SIU summer session ceremonies at 7 p.m. in McAndrew stadium with provisions for rain in Shryock auditorium. High honors go to Grace Miller Duff Betty Gray Irene Oberlieu and Kent Werner while six more earn honors. Principal speaker is Dr. Harold C. Hunt Chicago schools superintendent.

Southern Illinois University McAndrew Stadium Shryock Auditorium Grace Helen Miller Duff Betty McHenry Gray Irene Elizabeth Oberlieu Kent Werner Betty Ann Heisner Dorothy Lou Helmer Esther Patricia Pajak James Lee Pflasterer Harry C. Pirtle Mary Isabel Judith Wilson Harold C. Hunt Chicago Hunt Russell F. Harrison United Christian Missionary Society Indianapolis Mr. Harrison Dr. Hunt D. W. Morris George L. Johnson S. I. U. Baptist Foundation

De Soto Driver Wins Club Title at Rural Youth Meet

Altha Huth of De Soto won the Jackson County Rural Youth championship at Murphysboro’s 4-H park. Gene Lichliter of Vergennes took second. ten contestants demonstrated stopping, parking, signaling, and weaving past red flags under state supervision. Last year’s county winner Ray Blacklock competed in state but was ineligible to defend his title.

Jackson County Murphysboro Altha Huth de Soto Gene Lichliter Vergennes Elza Brantley Jack O’ Daniel Ray Blacklock Blacklock

Centennial Committee Auctions First Wooden Coins Saturday

Murphysboro Centennial Committee will auction its first block of wooden currency at two 15 minute sales at Thirteenth and Walnut streets. Har ry Greenberg announced the times 10 a m and 3 p m. The wooden nickels dimes and quarters will be sold only to exclusive holders for a period before broader distribution. A cash deposit backs the total issue in a Murphysboro bank and the coins will be declared legal tender for purchases during the Centennial observance and redeemable at local banks.

Centennial Committee Murphysboro Thirteenth Walnut Streets Harry Greenberg

Stoelzle Stricken on California Vacation Trip

A. B. Stoelzle vice president and cashier of the City National Bank of Murphysboro suffered a stroke while on a month long vacation in California. Relatives reported the incident. details and extent of the stroke are not yet known. The couple, of 2027 Elm Street, left Murphysboro July 9 for a four week trip and stayed part of the time in Los Angeles.

A. B al” Stoelzle City National Bank of Murphysboro California Stoelzle Elm Street Stoelzles Los Angeles

I U Names Two Specialists in Applied Arts

Southern Illinois University names Ernest J. Simon and Miss Ester Johnson to lead new Applied Arts programs. Simon becomes director of the Technical Institute with associate duties in adult education, while Johnson heads the Nursing Education program at Memorial Hospital Worcester linked school.

Southern Illinois University Ernest J. Simon State Board For Vocational Education Technical Institute For Ester Johnson Memorial Hospital Worcester Mass Simon Southern Illinois War Productio Illinois Miss Johnson

Murphysboro Man Fair After Hip Operation

Frank Henrichs, 80, of Murphysboro fell at home Saturday breaking a leg. He underwent a two hour operation at St. Andrews Hospital where steel pins and braces were placed in the hip joint. His condition was reported fair this week.

Frank Henrichs Murphysboro St. Andrew’s Hopital

Six County Girls Win State Fair Trips in Foods Show

Six Jackson county girls earned State Fair trips after winning the 4 H foods and room improvement show at Riverside Park Murphysboro. Winners include Mary Elizabeth Crawshaw and Joyce Hastings with demos in flower arranging and summer salads, and Shirley Dillinger with Sharon Hall for foundation cake.

Jackson County Riverside Park Murphysboro Mary Elizabeth Crawshaw Carbondale Clover Girls Joyce Hastings Louise Camp Carbondale Little Women Club Shirley Dillinger Sharon Hall Buckles Bluebirds Joan Lively Campbell Hill Juanita Troutman Carbondale Lakeview Lassies Fred B. Herbert Walter Wing Murphysboro First National Bank Jackson County Bankers Association Jeanette Dean

Sparta Eagles Lodge to Sponsor Stock Boat Races

The Sparta Eagles Lodge F O E 3059 will sponsor stock boat races at the Crab Orchard boat dock on Sunday August 6 starting at 2 PM. Water skiing is a special feature and concessions will be on the grounds. Large crowds have attended similar events, with the last Crab Orchard Lake race held in 1944.

Sparta Eagles Lodge F.O. E. 3059 Crab Orchard Boat Dock Crab Orchard Lake

Teaches Thirty One To Swim At Park Pool

Willie Smith, director of free swim to swim classes at Murphysboro Riverside Pool, is to graduate the thirty first child from beginners to swimmers today. Applicants for lessons have reached as high as fifty to sixty, despite weather. These classes are conducted annually as a community safety service.

Willie Smith Murphysboro Riverside

Grand Tower Man Hurt in Fall at C I P S Plant

Austin Harmon of Grand Tower, a steamfitter, suffered a broken hip and finger injuries when a pipe fell nine feet at the Central Illinois Public Service plant construction in Grand Tower this morning. He was rushed to St An drews hospital in Murphysboro by Crawshaw Ambulance for treatment.

Austin Harmon Grand Tower Central Illinois Public Service Company Harmon St. Andrew’s Hospital Murphysboro Crawshaw

Proposed Admin Building at Murdale Airport

An architect’s sketch shows the second stage of Murdale Airport construction. The one story concrete blocks and steel V shaped building will sit north of the parking area near the hangar. A 40 by 90 foot addition will house aeronautical classes for Southern Illinois University and a restaurant with offices for Midwestern Aero Service.

Murdale Airport Murdale

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Jackson Soil Conservation Meeting Monday Odds and Ends Bill Pigott Sis Hopkins Pumpkin Center Sis Papa Truman Missouri St. Louis Elberta Korea William R. Moore Chinju Canival Nets Ward Donald Hubbs Johnny Winn Denny Hughes Virginia Winn Janie Gleason James Ray Heise Koplik New York Rollie C. Heiple A. B. Stoelzle Park Pool
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