Keep Learning Intact S I U Grads Enjoined
Dr. Harold C. Hunt urged 245 Southern Illinois University graduates to preserve the heritage of knowledge for future generations. SIU President D. W. Morris warned against confusing learning with wisdom and urged open minds and tolerance. Kent Werner of Belleville earned the second bachelor of music at SIU. total summer graduates reached 638.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold C. Hunt
Chicago
Southern Illinois University
Hunt
D. W. Morris
Morris
Kent Werner
Belleville
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 meeting with Bernard L Lamb and Elizabeth Van Dine Smith assisting. The aim was to "Get out the vote" and ensure a full party turnout. A district survey showed 58.6 percent turnout in 1947, with about 75,000 Republicans not voting.
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Illinois
Murphysboro
Jackson County Court House
Ruth Thomas
Bernard L. Lamb
Hohogus
New Jersey
Elizabeth van Dine Smith
Peterson
G.O.P
Bank official A B Stoelzle in serious condition
A B Stoelzle vice president and cashier City National Bank Murphysboro suffered a stroke Thursday while vacationing in California and is reported in serious condition. He is in a nursing home for care and treatment. The Stoelzles are on a four week vacation in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Stoelzle
City National Bank
Murphysboro
California
Stoelzle
Stoelzles
Confidence Pays Off For Murphysboro Bay Bass
James Williams Jr. of 2017 Mc Cord Street boasted of a big bass at Riverside Park lagoon. On a subsequent trip he hooked a three pound bass using a small plug, confirming his prediction with a solid catch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro Bay
James Williams, Jr
McCord Street
Riverside Park
Williams
Plants Provide Fences for Carbondale Farmers Roses
Southern Illinois farmers and sportsmen praise the multiflora rose as a living fence and wildlife shelter. The Union State forest near Jonesboro grows five million plants to be shipped statewide, with Carbondale groups coordinating cultivation at Southern Illinois University and distributing plants to landowners after approval. The rose fence offers low maintenance, faster growth, and strong containment, combining contour use and wildlife benefits with good land usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union State Forest and Nursery
Jonesboro
Illinois
State Department of
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Union State Forest
Carbondale Sportsmens Club
Carbondale
State Department of Conservation
Jonesboro Nurgery
Southern Illinois University
Club
Dorothy C. Glenn Dies at Home in Ava at 88
Mrs. Dorothy C. Glenn, 88, died at her Ava home at 1 a.m. after a weeklong illness. Born near Campbell Hill on May 30, 1862, she was twice married. both husbands preceded her. Surviving relatives are nieces and nephews. She belonged to the Assembly of God in Ava. Funeral services will be Monday at 2:30 p.m. Rev. John Mifflin officiating. Burial in Ava Evergreen Cemetery. Friends may call Wilson Funeral Home in Ava until services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy C. Glenn
Ava
Glenn
Campbell Hill
Assembly of God Church
John Mifflin
Ava Evergreen Cemetery
Wilson Funeral Home
Chester Construction Firm Gets Sparta Job
The Barmac Construction Company of Chester has been awarded the general contract for the new County Nursing Home at Sparta. Revisions to the original plans were made to keep costs within a $450,000 bond issue. Construction on the project was underway this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barmac Construction Company
Chester
Sparta
Funeral Services Set For Theodore M Westerman Chester Resident
Funeral services for Theodore M. Westerman 70 who died in Chester will be held Sunday at West Point Lutheran Church with Rev Gerecke officiating. Burial is in West Point Lutheran cemetery. He was born in Campbell Hill in 1880 and lived in Chester six years. He was a farmer and worked at the International Shoe Co plant in Chester. He married Caroline Freytag in 1903 and leaves wife one son Herman of Marissa four daughters Nora Rader Irene Mueller Laura Hall and Freida Hartmann and one brother George Louis Westermann of West Point Ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore M. Westerman
Chester
West Point Lutheran Church
Gerecke
West Point Lutheran Cemetery
Welge Brothers Funeral
Theodore Westerman
Campbell Hill
International Shoe Company
Caroline Freytag
Herman
Marissa
Nora Rader
St. Louis
Irene Mueller
East St. Louis
Laura Hall
Freida Hartmann
George Louis Westermann
West Point, Ill
Grimsby Youth Kills 58-Inch Rattler on Hunting Trip
A 13-year-old Grimsby boy named Lonnie Nelson killed a 58 inch rattlesnake during a squirrel hunt near Morris Cemetery. He fired after spotting the snake coiled to strike while walking with his father, who warned him to watch his step. The snake, shown in Jackson County, reportedly had 15 rattles and a button.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grimsby
Lonnie Nelson
John Nelson
Morris Cemetery
Grimsby School
Jackson
Risk Cooperation In Auto Sales Warns Against Scare Buying
Harold Grob, area chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association, urges Southern Illinois dealers and the motoring public to avoid wartime scare buying of new and used cars. He says real demand should guide purchases as production tightens, to keep civilian transportation for essential needs and prevent price hikes. Grob notes dealers have few new units and expect reduced future supplies.
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National Automobile Dealers Association
Harold Grob
Murphysboro
N.A.D.A
Grob
Southern
Illinois
Meter Receipts Return To Upward Trend Today
Murphysboro parking meter receipts rose this week by 22.34 reaching 341.73 with 174.35 in nickels and 167.38 in pennies after three weeks of declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Centurion Doctor's Gold Rush Letter Exhibit Recalls 1850 Trek
A July 21 1850 letter by Dr John Carruthers to his wife from Salt Lake Valley recounts the overland trip to California gold camps. The 1950 Murphysboro exhibit notes his later settlement near Sparta, his death in 1858, and the Panama crossing during his return.
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Illinois
Plains
California
Murphysboro
Flora Carruthers
Ava
John Carruthers
Nancy Carruthers
Carruthers
Salt Lake Valley
Utah
Ohio
Midwest
Shiloh Hill
Sparta
Randolph County
Caruthers
Southern Illinois
William Carruthers
Perth
Scotland
Edinburgh
College of Medicine
America
Cincinnati
Sharon
Oiling Program Nears Completion
Alderman Joe Williams predicts Murphysboro street oiling will finish Monday afternoon after delays from wet weather contractor issues and slow drying. He cites tight road surfaces and lack of blotter material as causes and notes sawdust has been used. Future oiling will require scarifying roads and heavier equipment at higher cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Williams
Murphysboro
Clements
Handl
Williams
Wooden coins sell for three dollars at Murphysboro auction
Henry Porter of 607 North Fourteenth street bought the first wooden money for the Murphysboro Centennial at an auction at Thirteenth and Walnut. Dr C E Birkner also paid three dollars for the second forty cent lot. Sam Ross bid 2.50 for the third lot in the sale conducted by Centennial committee members J Russell Vaughn and Harry Greenberg. A second auction was scheduled for 3 pm at the same location.
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Henry Porter
North
Fourteenth Street
Murphysboro
Thirteenth
Walnut Streets
Porter
C. E. Birkner
Sam Ross
Pine
J. Russel Vaughn
Harry Greenberg
Centennial Committee
Hospital Notes Admissions and dismissals listed
Admissions on August 4 include Austin Harmon treated after an accident in Grand Tower and two maternity cases Mrs Bessie Hughes of 2311 Walnut street and Mrs Ora Heininger of 2046 Clark street. Discharges include Mrs Dorothy Le Pere and baby to Murphysboro route 3 and Mrs Birdie Turner to Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Harmon
Grand Tower
Bessie Hughes
Walnut Street
Ora Heininger
Clark Street
Dorothy le Pere
Murphysboro
Birdie Turner
Chester
Swarm Reaches Ava For Homecoming Celebration
A large group of Homecoming celebrants moved into the Ava area for the final day of the two day Ava Homecoming. Excellent weather greeted early drivers for a full day of fun and frolic in the annual program with numerous concessions and food stands erected plus displays for domestic art crafts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ava
Leo Bush Showing Slow Improvement at Home
Leo Bush of 334 North Street is gradually improving after several weeks at his residence. Local health reports note steady progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Busch
North Street
Busch
James Thetford Transfers to New Command in 44th Construction Engineers
Lt. Col. James A. Thetford of Murphysboro has moved from Mobile Alabama to command the 44th Construction Engineers. He served since July 1948 in Mobile as chief of military construction and disbursing officer. He participated in major projects including Allatoona Dam and Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam. He served in World War I in Europe and received the Medal of Reconnaissance, Bronze Star, and Army Commendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Thetford
Charles Thetford
Murphysboro
Mobile
Ala
44Th Construction Engineers
Thetford
Allatoona
Cartersville
Jim Woodruff
Chattahoochee
Fla
Veterans Administration Hospital
Birmingham
Buford
Georgia
Demopolis
Alabama
Col
Murphysboro Man Improves After Hip Operation
Frank Henrich an 80 year old resident of 608 Mulberry street was reported considerably improved at St Andrew s Hospital where he is recovering from surgery to set a broken hip. He stood the operation well and is using a wheelchair around the hospital after a fall at home Saturday.
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Frank Henrich
Mulberry Street
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Henrich
Odds and Ends recount wartime, local lore, and a Patch history
The piece laments US war strain in Korea viewed from a Catholic church stop and UN gridlock at Lake Success with Malik. It humorously recalls Marion parking rules and a long description of Pee Wee Patch and the old block between Eighth and Chestnut, noting the Patch's evolution to a modern block with Ford, a drive-in, and an oil station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Pigott
Korea
Manchuria
Lake Success
N. Y
Malik
UN Security Council
U. N
Eighth
Ninth Streets
Walnut
Chestnut Street
T. T. Noble Grocery
Ninth and
Chestnut
T.T
Holly Rollers
Henry Cox
Henry
Ford
Tam O Shanter Club Faces Contempt Over Seized Slots
George S May club president and three officials cited for contempt after they refused to produce Tom O'Shanter's books for Cook County grand jury investigating gambling at the Tam O Shanter country club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam O* Shanter Country Club
George S May
Tom O‘shanter
Cook County
Dram shop suit against tavern owners dismissed
Osie Jones, property owner, sued Ben Speck and Grace Speck over injuries from a customer backing into Jones. The $30,000 action under the dram shop act proposed joint and several liability for the property owner and operators. The court dismissed the suit as framed.
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Mt. Vernon
Osie Jones
Ben Speck
Grace Speck
Port Open House Showcases Mooney Mite At Local Airport
The Mooney Mite production plane will be on display at the Mardale airport as part of the first open house. Activities include a crop-dusting demonstration, a banner pickup stunt, and half fare rides. Visitors can tour facilities between Carbondale and Murphysboro and learn about GI flight training.
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Mardale
Mooney Aircraft Company
Wichita
Kans
Carbondale
Murphysboro
John Kelly
Marion
Elliott Ketring
G. I
Midwestern Aero Service, Inc
Iowa Youth Fractures Arm in Route 3 Collision
Paul Bambrook 21 of Eddyville suffered a broken arm when the car carrying six Iowa youths collided with a pickup on Route 3 a quarter mile north of Grand Tower road. Companions escaped with minor injuries. Bambrook was taken to St Andrew's hospital in Murphysboro. The group, returning from Memphis Tennessee, included Kenneth Stewart 18 Jack Long 18 Harold Hornee 18 Beirthil Farmer 21 and Charles Farmer 19.
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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
Memphis
Tenn
Pate Chapel to Dedicate New Church on Aug 13
Pate Chapel holds a Sunday dedication for its rebuilt church on the former site of the 1949 Christmas Day fire. An all day Homecoming includes morning services a noon basket dinner and an afternoon dedication ceremony with a full program to be announced next week.
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Pate Chapel
Guest Speaker T S Bagranoff at Chester Church
The Rev T S Bagranoff of St Louis will speak at 10 00 a m Sunday Aug 6 at First Presbyterian Church Chester The speaker converted in Bulgaria under American Board missionaries from Greek Orthodox faith and helped launch the Near East Mission with Chicago Madison HQ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. S. Bagranoff
St Louis
First Presbyterian Church of
Chester
Mr. Bagranoff
Bulgaria
Missionaries of the
American Board
American College
Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Auburn
Union Seminary
New York City
St. Louis
Rites Held For Rebecca Hutcherson Kin in Murphysboro
Funeral rites for Rebecca Jane Hutcherson 97 grandmother of Willie Hutcherson of Murphysboro were in Jackson Tennessee. She died July 30 at her Jackson home leaving 123 direct descendants including two sons John and Orange two daughters Miss Mary Hutcherson and Mrs. Maggie Day one sister Mrs. Sarah White and one brother Tom Ferrer 40 grandchildren 45 great grandchildren and 34 great great grandchildren.
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Murphysboro
Rebecca Jane Hutcherson
Willie Hutcherson
Jackson
Tenn
John
Jackson and
Orange
South Bend
Ind
Mary Hutcherson
Maggie Day
Sarah White
Medon
Tom Ferrer
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Murphy Street
Jim Merkley
Big Muddy
Bill
Jim
Panama
Panama Canal
Canal
Isthmus
Platte River
Rocky Mountains
Salt Lake
Swarm
Leo Bush
James Thetford
Odds and Ends
Pate
Daily Independent
Southern Ilinois Publications, Inc
South 12Th Street
Ilinois
Associated Press
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