SIU Eyes Dog Supply Deal Amid City Ordinance Hurdles
Southern Illinois University plans to procure dogs for experimental work from sources outside Carbondale this fall. Officials note city ordinances limit pound use and registration, while advocates stress the vital role of dogs in medical research and the need for a coordinated solution to stray dog problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Harold M. Kaplan
Department of Physiology
Keplan
Edward Helton
Carbondale
Southern
Lee Davis
Brush School
David Said
Paul Brown
Davis
E. V. Miller
Lions Appoint Two to Park Committee
Lester Barnes and Bob Gallogly were named to a Carbondale Lions park committee joined by zone chairman Orville Alexander and the group approved funding for two large club signs at the north end of the city. The club also welcomed Sol Ross from Murphysboro and noted weekly luncheon signs will accompany larger emblems. Richard Coleman spoke on the Egyptian Boy Scout council’s National Jamboree experience at Valley Forge with 47 000 scouts attending and highlighted key moments and trade lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Barnes
Bob Gallogly
Carbondale Lions Club
Marshall S. Hiskey
Carbondale
Orville Alexander
Lions Clubs
Lions
North End
Richard Coleman
Boy Scout Council
Valley Forge
Coleman
Liberty
United States
Egypt
Eisenhower
Truman
Alaska
California
W. J. Cassel
W. E. Kepper
Charles Goss
Charles Montgomery
West Grove
Sol Ross
Murphysboro Club
Carbondale Lions
Local newspaper masthead and publication details
The Daily Free Press from Carbondale Illinois lists publication terms and subscription rates with a note on AP rights and the paper’s post office filing. It notes editions, carriers and mail options, and dates back to 1878 with Associated Press exclusive republication rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Daily Free Press
Southern Ilinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
Ilinois
Associated Press
Grand Tower Man Hurt in Fall at C I P S Plant
Austin Harmon of Grand Tower suffered a broken hip and two fingers lost in an accident at the Central Illinois Public Service power plant construction site in Grand Tower Friday morning. The steamfitter was struck by a nine foot falling pipe, knocked from the scaffold, and transported to St. Andrews Hospital in Murphysboro by Crawshaw ambulance for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Harmon
Grand Tower
Central Illinois Public Service Company
Harmon
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Murphysboro
Crawshaw
Gang of Six To Face Judge
Six Carbondale boys aged 12 to 17 have admitted petty thefts and will appear in county court Monday. They confessed to stealing tools and small items from Carbondale stores. some stolen goods were found at one boy’s home. No charges were filed yet. they returned home until the Monday hearing before Judge Clarence Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Lee Davis
Clarence Wright
Dorothy C. Glenn Dies at 88 in Ava
Dorothy C. Glenn, 88, died at her Ava home at 1 a m after a week long illness. Born near Campbell Hill on May 30, 1862, she was married twice. both husbands are deceased. Survived only by nieces and nephews. She belonged to Assembly of God in Ava. funeral Mon at 2 30 p m with Rev John Mifflin officiating. Burial in Ava Evergreen cemetery. Friends may call Wilson Funeral Home Ava.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy C. Glenn
Ava
Ava Evergreen Cemetery
Wilson Funeral Home
Koppers Strike Enters Sixth Week at Carbondale Plant
Workers from Wood preserving division walk out June 30 after failed contract talks. Old contract expired April 30. Demand 15 cents hourly raise. company offers 3 cents and a pension plan. Union Local 12176 of UMWA remains in dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koppers Company
Carbondale
Wood Preserving Division
Koppers
UMWA
The
Obituary: Mrs Martha Davis 84 of Carbondale
Mrs Martha Davis 84 longtime Carbondale resident died Friday at 4 05 p m in her home 315 East Jackson street Funeral services will be at 1 p m Monday at Rock Hill Baptist Church with Rev Luke W Mingo officiating Burial will be in Oakland cemetery Friends may call at Jackson funeral home after 1 p m Sunday She was born January 5 1866 in Poplar Bluff Arkansas and moved to Carbondale in 1878 She married Walter D Holland in 1887 and leaves a step daughter and several stepsons along with a sister in law and other relatives Flowers are requested to be omitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Holland Davis
Carbondale
East Jackson Street
Rock Hill Baptist Church
Luke W. Mingo
Oakland Cemetery
Jackson Funeral
Poplar Bluff
Ark
du Quoin
Southern Illinois University
Walter D. Holland
Davis
Annie Moreland
Ransom
Warren
Quincy
Royal Allen
Carrier Mills
Zephyn
Allen
Peoria
Belle Lane Kelley
Chicago
Grimsby Youth Slays Large Rattlesnake During Hunt
A 13-year-old Grimsby boy named Lonnie Nelson killed a 58 inch rattlesnake during a squirrel hunt near Morris Cemetery on Route 144. The snake carried 15 rattles and a button and was described as the largest seen in months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimsby
Lonnie Nelson
John Nelson
Morris Cemetery
Route 144
Grimsby School
Jackson County
Illinois Road Projects Reclassified for Defense Needs
The State Highway division said federal aid road work will focus on projects essential to national defense. Route 51 near Carbondale is deemed a priority interstate in Southern Illinois while routine maintenance may continue with minimal disruption. The move covers most of Illinois 1950 road plans totaling about 25 million dollars and highlights interstate routes 6 20 40 41 45 50 51 66 and 150.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Division
Illinois
C. A. Cisne
Carbondale
Case
MacDonald
Charles P. Casey
Thomas B. MacDonald
Bureau of Public Roads
Washington
Casey
Jury Rules Boy Death an Accident in Marion Inquest
The coroner's jury ruled the death of 13 year old Charles R Gibbons an unavoidable accident after he collided with a car while bicycling home from a swim on Route 37 two miles south of Marion. Samuel Levy Chicago driver of the car remained in town for the inquest held at 5 p.m. The boy, born May 20 1937, was the son of Clarence and Corine Gibbons and leaves a brother Donald aged 11. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Frick funeral home with Rev Hobart Peterson officiating. Burial will be in Maplewood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Raymond Gibbons
Ewing Street
Marion
Gibbons
Herrin Hospital
Marion Lake
Route 37
Samuel Levy
Chicago
Gibbons Was
Clarence and
Corine Gibbons
Donald
Frick Funeral Home
Hobart Peterson
Maplewood Cemetery
Swarm Reaches Ava For Homecoming Celebration
A large group of Homecoming celebrants moved into Ava for the final day of the two day event. Excellent weather greeted early drivers and attendees as a full day of fun and frolic began with concessions food stands and exhibits of domestic art craft on the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ava
Grads Urged to Keep Learning Intact at SIU
Dr. Harold C. Hunt spoke to 245 Southern Illinois University graduates during summer commencement urging ongoing learning to sustain civilization. He noted rising life expectancy, rising college participation, and projected growth to 12 million students nationwide in 50 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold C. Hunt
Chicago
Southern Illinois University
Hunt
United States
D. W. Morris
Reading Club Nearing End at Carbondale Library
The Carbondale public library vacation reading club closes August 11 for children up to eighth grade. Reading diplomas awarded August 12 to those who read and reported on 10 or more books since June 5. Librarian Mrs Fern Brewer notes over half of enrollees met quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Public Library
Fern Brewer
Iowa Youth Fractures Arm In Route 3 Accident
Paul Bambrook 21 of Eddyville suffers a broken arm when a car carrying six Iowa youths collides with a pickup on Route 3 near Grand Tower road. Companions escape with minor injuries. driver uninjured. Bambrook rushed to St Andrew's hospital Murphysboro. Passengers include Kenneth Stewart 18 Jack Long 18 Harold Hornee 18 Beirthil Farmer 21 and Charles Farmer 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Bambrook
Eddyville
Iowa
Route 3
Grand Tower Road
Bambrook
St. Andrew's Hospital
Murphysboro
Crawshaw Funeral Home
Kenneth Stewart
Jack Long
Harold Hornee
Beirthil Farmer
Charles Farmer
Carbondale Chamber studies permanent home plan
The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce considers a permanent office with space for meetings an information service and showroom. A blueprint stage plan favors a central business district site and materials reflecting Southern Illinois resources are being sought. Seven committees were announced by President Patterson to advance membership planning industrial finance retail publicity and legislative efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
George Patterson
Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Patterson
Chamber of Commerce
William Bicknell
L. I. Browning
A. D. Brubaker
Paul McRoy
Aveline Stroup
E. Prosser
R. V. Cherry
Harry Goetz
F. M. Kimmel
Second Moore Murder Trial Set Sept 5
The second trial of Charles Moore, 23, Carbondale, for fatally shooting Hallie Bradford, 23, Mount Vernon, is scheduled September 5 in Mount Vernon circuit court. A prior jury could not reach a verdict after 17 1/2 hours, with a 9-3 split for acquittal. Moore and Bradford’s wife fled to Carbondale after the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Moore
Carbondale
Mount Vernon
Moore
Charles Randolph
Randolph
Jefferson County
B. W. Eovaldi
Eovaldi
Hallie B. Bradford
Bradford
Fletcher Lewis
Murphysboro
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Across Local Hospitals
Admitted Friday are Mrs. Cora Venable medical Carterville Marah Taylor accident Marion Mrs Edna Kimber medical Carbondale Discharged Friday Mrs Herbert Franklin surgical Murphysboro Mrs Burl Moore and daughter Marion Mrs Mildred Moake medical Billy Ray Fox medical Pittsburg Mrs Ben Burchell surgical Narian Mrs Tom Betts medical Carlisle
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Venable
Carterville
Marah Taylor
Marion
Edna Kimber
Carbondale
Herbert Franklin
Murphysboro
Burl Moore
Mildred Moake
Billy Ray Fox
Pittsburg
Ben’ Burchell
Narian
Tom Betts
Bank official A B Stoelzle in serious condition
A B Stoelzle vice president and cashier of City National Bank Murphysboro suffered a stroke while vacationing in California. He is reported in serious condition and has been placed in a nursing home for care during a four week California trip by his family and colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Stoelzle
City National Bank
Murphysboro
California
Mr. Stoelzle
Stoelzles
Progressives Active in Securing Signatures in Illinois
Report from Carbondale and Decatur shows Progressive party workers seeking nominating petition signatures. Residents claim methods included unclear petitions and misrepresentation. Illinois requires 25 000 signatures for statewide ballot access plus 200 signatures for 50 counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Progressive Party
Decatur
Chicago
Cicero
Illinois
Progressives
Harold Akers Accepts Highland Junior High Teaching Post
Harold Russell Akers of CarbonDale has accepted a teaching position at Highland Junior High School in Highland. Akers majored in English at SIU College of Education and graduated in June, per Roye Bryant SIU placement director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Russell Akers
Carbondale
Highland
Roye Bryant
Southern Illinois University
Harold
S.I.U. College of Education
Leaders Plan Forestry Meet at Southern Illinois University
A committee led by Dr. W. E. Kepper of SIU plans a forestry conference in Southern Illinois this fall. The event, likely in Carbondale in late October or early November, aims to raise awareness of regional forest resources and promote their use. Members include N. G. Bitterman Carterville R. E. Lane Carbondale W. R. Boggess Dixon Springs E Nuuttila Springfield and D. N. Spaeth Urbana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Kepper
Agriculture Department of
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois
Kepper
Carbondale
Henry Rehn
S. I. U. College of Vocations and Professions
Rehn
Southern Illinois Forestry Conference
Dean Rehn
N. G. Bitterman
Southern Illinois, Inc
Carterville
R. E. Lane
Carbondale Research Center
U. S. Forestry Service
W. R. Boggess
Dixon Springs
E. Nuuttila
Department of Conservation
Springfield
D. N. Spaeth
Forestry
University of Illinois
Cooperation Urged to Curb Scare Buying of Cars
Harold Grob, area chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association, urged Southern Illinois motorists to avoid scare buying of new and used cars amid wartime production cutbacks. He warned that limited supply and rising prices follow boom buying and called on dealers to serve needs of those with the greatest necessity for transportation. Grob noted the public must maintain civilian transport for essential needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Automobile Dealers Association
Harold Grob
Murphysboro
N.A.D.A
Grob
Southern
Illinois
Confidence Pays Off For Murphysboro Bass in Park Lagoon
James Williams Jr. boasted of a large bass in Riverside Park lagoon and landed a three-pound largemouth on a small plug on his next trip. The incident confirms his confident claim and highlights local fishing activity at the Murphysboro park lagoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro Bay
James Williams, Jr
McCord Street
Riverside Park
Williams
Open House Highlights Nation's Smallest Production Plane
The Mooney Mite, smallest production plane, will be on display at Mardale airport as part of the first open house. The event runs all day Sunday with flights, rides at half fare, crop dusting demo by John Kelly of Marion, banner pickup by Elliott Ketring, and airport facilities open between Carbondale and Murphysboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mardale
Mooney Aircraft Company
Wichita
Kans
Carbondale
Murphysboro
John
Kelly
Marion
Elliott Ketring
G. I
Midwestern Aero Service, Inc
Youths Flee With Loot After Break-In
At George Armes service station on North Jefferson Street in Johnston City, youths broke a window, entered the premises, and fled with candy and cigarettes. Night patrolman Luther Wiseman fired several shots into the air as they escaped, losing the loot in the pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Armes
Jefferson Street
Johnston City
Luther Wiseman
Wiseman
150 Attend GOP Voting School
About 150 Republican workers from Illinois 26th district met in Murphysboro to plan for the November 7 general election. Mrs Ruth Thomas led the session with Bernard L Lamb and Elizabeth Van Dine Smith assisting. The theme was Get out the vote in November and boost party turnout after Illinois 26th district produced 58.6 percent GOP turnout in the prior election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Murphysboro
Jackson County Court House
Ruth Thomas
Bernard L. Lamb
Hohogus
New Jersey
Elizabeth van Dine Smith
Peterson
G.o.ps
Funeral Sunday for Mrs. Leorah Davis in Anna
Mrs. Leorah Davis 80 widow of W A Davis of Anna died Friday. Funeral Sunday at 2 30 p m Norris funeral home Anna with Rev William Henderson officiating. Burial in Anna cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs Ora L Davis Anna two sisters Mrs Cora Lyria St Louis Mrs Mary Miller Oklahoma two brothers Adolphus Phelps Chester Raymond Phelps Gary Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leorah Davis
W. A. Davis
Anna
Norris Funeral Home
William Henderson
Ora L. Davis
Cora Lyria
St. Louis
Mary Miller
Oklahoma
Adolphus Phelps
Chester
Raymond Phelps
Gary
Ind
Property Transfers in Carbondale and Nearby Areas
Multiple real estate transactions recorded in Carbondale and surrounding townships. Transfers include lots and blocks in Oaklawn Place, Oaklawn Heights, Tower Grove cemetery, and J. W. Crandell's addition with varied consideration sums from $1 to $993.95. Parties include Colp, Porter, Marvin, John son, Eastman, Calavena, Cherry, Cox, Loftus, Pierson, Limbert, Reiman, Watkins, Hartnett, Cruse, Curtis, Crandell, and Harrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Colp
Luther D. Porter
Oaklawn Place
Carbondale
Marcus P. Marvin
J. Earl Johnson
Oaklawn Heights
Charles W. Eastman
William L. Calavena
P. M. Post
James A. Cherry
Loyd J. Cox
R. A. Taylor
S D
Carbondale B. L. and
H. Association
Peter E. Loftus
Annie M. Pierson
Harry Mathew Limbert
Tower Grove
Howard M. Reiman
Harry J Reiman
W. Gordon Hartnett
Oaklawn
Lillie H. Watkins
Robert R. Cruse
Dowell
Harry C. Curtis
J. Nelson Curtis
Marvin Crisp
Ernest. Harrel
J. W. Crandell
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Murphy Street
Jim Merkley
Walnut Street
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Martha Davis
Grimsby Area
Swarm
U. Grads
Morris
Reading Club
Harold Akers
J. H. S. Job
Mrs. Davis
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