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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1952
Page
11
Four Jonesboro residents narrowly escaped serious injury when their car was struck at a four way intersection near Belleville. The car suffered heavy damage with the truck overturning. two occupants were hospitalized and all returned to Jonesboro by Thursday.
C E Britton of Jonesboro senior vice commander District 10 VFW and Pongress of Anna commander Union County Post attended the Tenth District meeting in Lawrenceville over the weekend. Wilford Koch of Red Bud commands District Ten and Ray Lindsay of Metropolis is junior vice commander.
James D. Jeffers fireman US Navy serves aboard destroyer Lowry returning from Korean waters. The ship tours Singapore and Colombo before passing through the Suez Canal toward Norfolk Virginia. Jeffers is the son of Mr and Mrs John C Jeffers of Steeleville.
Bids will be opened in Springfield Wednesday by the state Division of Highways for road improvements in 11 area counties. Projects include 4.8 miles of concrete widening on Ill Route 37 near Whittington to Benton and 4.82 miles resurfacing, plus base course and culvert work on Ill Route 37 from Jefferson Franklin line south to 3% miles north of Benton. Monroe and Randolph counties involve 13.22 miles of widening on Ill Route 3 from Red Bud to Waterloo with painting and cleaning of 14 steel bridges across several counties.
The passage notes dark bands on fish scales resembling tree rings, indicating winter periods when food is scarce.
The Perry County Brownie Scouts held a four day day camp at Nine Mile Baptist Church grounds east of Pinckneyville. Sixty five girls aged seven to ten from Pinckneyville and nearby areas participated learning handicraft, nature study and group cooperation under leaders including Mrs. Percy B. Smith Mrs. Mary Ellen Pace and Mrs. J S Templeton. A registered nurse team from the Nurse's Educational League of Perry County staffed the event.
Col Allen W Reed former commander at Wiesbaden paid 3982 dollars to the U S district court to clear the last hurdle for his wife to return to Washington The 44 year old social leader was convicted on five black market charges the first time a senior officer s wife was punished since the American occupation of Germany The case involved selling coffee gasoline coupons and currency on the black market
Pvt. Donald R. Presley of Makanda has been chosen for Airborne Infantry School at Fort Benning Georgia after serving with the 5th Armored Division. He will receive specialized training for duties with airborne units and is the son of Wayman R. Presley.
The city grader of Creal Springs was placed into action Wednesday by the street committee of the City Council with Cecil Goddard operating the machine. Street commissioners include Joe Lauderdale Alvin Nicholson and Elmer Shadowens. Sewers are being cleaned by Orlie Odum and John Rose. A sewer was placed in the driveway of former oe Freeman Daris N Line.
A Southern Illinois University geography thesis by Joe L. Simms shows railroads drove early settlement along rivers then spurred urban growth after 1870. It notes East St Louis and Cairo as major hubs, with lines concentrated by the Illinois Central and other railroads forming two thirds of regional trackage.
Pvt. James E. Hundley son of Mr and Mrs Alvin Hundley Route 2 Creal Springs completed basic training at Fort Lee Virginia He enlisted in the Army November 27 He attended Vienna High School He will receive MOS training and then be assigned to a unit in a permanent position
The Chamber of Commerce Retail Interests committee meets at Famous Shoe Store Murphysboro to discuss the annual Merchants Employee picnic set for August 21 at Riverside Park. E Tomlinson chairs the group.
Marie Kern, a June graduate of Southern Illinois University, will teach physical education at Marion High School. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles L Kern of 516 Jordan St Mt Vernon.
Mrs Elvin Rigdon of Pinckneyville has been discharged from Marshall Browning Hospital in Du Quoin after a crushed vertebrae injury from a fall on stairs. She will be confined to bed for about six weeks.
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