Rusty City Plots Zoning Reform Under Mayor Wright
Mayor John S. Wright opened a meeting of the City Zoning commission to map a new zoning plan for Rusty City. The 15 member Planning commission and council representatives will discuss extending the business district and converting other areas to residential, with public hearings to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
John S. Wright
City Zoning Commission
Zoning Commission
E. V. Miller
Cal Cavaness
Paul Brown
Southern Illinois University
Louis Renfro
E. T. Harris
Robert Davis
Wright
Planning Commission
Zoning Committee
South University Avenue
Kroger Company
Funeral Services for Chillis Kerley Held at Glendale
Funeral services for Chillis Kerley aged 69 were held Monday at 2 p.m. at Glendale Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery. He was survived by two sons Wade and Ward Kerley and two grandchildren. Rev. Louis Simmons officiated. Palmer and Aly of Eddyville assisted in the arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillis Kerley
Glendale Methodist Church
Mr. Kerley
Wade
Ward Kerley
Louis Simmons
Palmer and
Aly
Eddyville
Daily Free Press Carrier Rates and Publication Details
The Southern Ilinoisan Daily Free Press lists subscription rates for carriers and mail readers in Carbondale. Rates include 25 cents weekly by carrier and 6 to 52 week mail options with prepaid prices, noting AP republication rights and entry as second class matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Daily Free Press
Southern Ilinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
Ilinois
Associated Press
4 H Show Draws 187 Entries at Riverside Park
Jackson county annual 4 H agriculture show drew 187 livestock and garden entries at Murphysboro Riverside Park despite showers. Premiums ranged from four dollars for A ratings to fifty cents for C ratings, with Lawnee Dietz winning the county tractor championship and a state finals spot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Riverside Park
Bill
Wilbur Ove
Carbondale
Lawnee Dietz
de Soto
Bill Valerius
Elkville
Charles Heern
Baskeydell
John Bigler
Ralph Rowden
Randall Gene Heins
Tom Dietz
Robert Adams
Helen Adams
Kenneth Dietz
Mervin Strothmann
Wanda Mileur
Shirley Adams
Ronnie House
Jackie Masters
Richard Strothmann
Donald Doerr
C. Lena Ellis
Paul Bitner
George Ebersohl
Bill Struck
A. Eugene Beavers
David Chadwick
Bob Austin
Willie Russell
Delmar Ripley
B. M. Porter
Homer Bunselmeyer
Wanda Rushing
A. Lawrence Dietz
A. Fred Moore
Joe Adams
B. Donald Bitner
Charles Morfield
Allen McDaniel
Bill Hull
Glen Gentry
C. Glen Tuthis
Edward Ebersohl
Kenneth Seibel
A. Jimmie Etherton
Jimmie Nausley
Lynn Cochran
B. Dick Etherton
Pat Milton
Adrian Chamness
James Turner
City Delays 10 Year Power Contract With Central Illinois Public Service
City council postponed action on a 10 year contract with Central Illinois Public Service for electric energy to run 28 motors totaling 281.41 horsepower at municipal facilities. Energy is set for Filtration and pumping plant, sewage treatment and lift stations, plus a rust prevention device, with rates based on ICC municipal pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Illinois Public Service Company
South
Wall Street
Stoker Street
Carbondale
Wall and Larch Streets
McDaniel and
Helen Streets
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ex Carbondale Resident Hobbs Dies in Chester
Ex Carbondale resident Mrs. E. J. Hobbs widow of E. D. Hobbs died Tuesday night at her daughter Mrs. Alice Cowgar's home in Chester. Funeral services will be Friday afternoon in Pinckneyville. She leaves four daughters including Mrs. Cowgar Mrs. Edna Quick Colorado Springs Mrs. Mona Cox Hickman Ky Mrs. Vida Purcell and Mrs. Helen Bittell Pinckneyville. She was sister in law of Miss Ida Hobbs and Mrs. Alice Callahan of Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Hobbs
E. D. Hobbs
Carbondale
Alice Cowgar
Chester
Pinckneyville
Cowgar
Edna Quick
Colorado Springs
Colo
Mona Cox
Hickman
Vida Purcell
Helen Bittell
Ida Hobbs
Alice Callahan
Gibbs Application for City Water Works Work Placed on File
The Carbondale city council accepted Walter Gibbs's application for work last night and ordered it placed on file. Gibbs seeks employment in the city water works or sewage system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Gibbs
Carbondale
Gibbs
Pomona Woman Dies in Cantril Iowa
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. at the Jerusalem Christian church for Sadie Tripp Roberts 58 of Pomona NL who died Sunday in Cantril Iowa Rev H L Lockard officiated Burial was in Jerusalem cemetery She is survived by son Hubert Tripp Mesa Arizona daughter Ruby Hardin Chicago three sisters Fern Greathouse Carbondale Meta McDaniel Cantril Iowa Lara Gearhardt Norfolk Neb a brother Roy Guinn Detroit Mich and seven grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem Christian Church
Sadie Tripp Roberts
Pomona
Cantril
Iowa
H. L. Lockard
Jerusalem Cemetery
Hubert Tripp
Mesa
Ariz
Ruby Hardin
Chicago
Fern Greathouse
Carbondale
Meta McDaniel
Lara Gearhardt
Norfolk
Neb
Roy Guinn
Detroit
Mich
Rites Thursday For Mrs. Edna Kimber
Edna L Kimber 77 of 700 West Elm Street Carbondale died Tuesday at Holden hospital after a brief illness. Services set for Thursday 2 p m at Dongola Lutheran Church with Rev William E Bridges officiating. Burial in Anna cemetery. Survived by three sons Merril Carbondale Paul Frank Dongola a sister Fannie Vick Jonesboro four half sisters and five grandchildren.
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Edna L. Kimber
West Elm Street
Carbondale
Holden Hospital
Ford Funeral Home
Dongola
Dongola Lutheran Church
William E. Bridges
Anna Cemetery
Kimber
Lutheran Church
Merril
Paul
Frank
Fannie Vick
Jonesboro
Mary Bargman
Anna
Nell Sharp
East St. Louis
Carrie Snider
California
Bessie Cullen
Cape Girardeau
Everett Avett
Lester Avett
Wilkerson Funeral Held for Edward Wilkerson
Funeral services were conducted for Edward Wilkerson, 70, who died Saturday at Holden hospital. Rev. L. D. Parker officiated at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Jackson funeral home. Burial followed at Oakland cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Wilkerson
Holden Hospital
L. D. Parker
Jackson Funeral Home
Oakland Cemetery
Fire In Bed Quelled At Butcher Residence
City firemen answered a blaze at the T. D. Butcher Jr. residence 400 North Oakland Street Monday at 6 15 p m The fire was in a bed and caused damage only to the bed clothing Chief Carl Crain said the cause is undetermined.
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T. D. Butcher, Jr
North
Oakland Street
Carl Crain
City Studies Fire Hose Bids For 600 Feet Of 2 1 2 Inch Hose
Four manufacturers presented bids at last night’s city council meeting on 1000 feet of top grade two and one half inch double jacket hose with couplings. Bids ranged from 1 46 to 1 66 per foot and funds limit buying to about 600 feet. Representatives from American LaFrance Foamite St Louis Bi Lateral Fire Hose Chicago and others pitched products and noted price holds for smaller quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. V. Miller
American-LaFrance Foamite Corporation
St. Louis
Bi-Lateral Fire Hose Company
Chicago
American-La France Foamite Corporation
Bi-Laterial
Wonder
Central Fire Hose Company
Fabric Fire Hose Company
Indianapolis
Mrs. Clara Glick Dies at Home in Carbondale
Clara Ellen Glick 62 died at her Carbondale home on South University Avenue. Funeral arrangements are pending arrival of relatives. She was a member of the First Methodist Church and Eastern Star and leaves a mother, daughter, son, sister, two brothers, and two grandchildren. She had lived in Carbondale and Chicago all her life.
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Clara Ellen Glick
Carbondale
South University Avenue
Glick
Chicago
First Methodist Church
Eastern Star
Farm Bureau
Ellen Clifford
Adella Niesen
Lawrence E. Glick
Oak Park
Ill
Lily Edwards
Orlando
Fla
Reece Clifford
New Jersey
Guy Clifford
Use of Drugs Told By Kiwanis Speaker
Kiwanis club heard George Stegmeyer of Parke-Davis discuss drug classifications including vegetable glands biological and chemical types. He outlined serums immunity vitamins penicillin and highlighted conditions helped by each while noting visitors Rev David Oyler and R W Teeter and with Dr Clyde Rush as program chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stegmeyer
Parke-Davis Drug Company
Carbondale Kiwanis Club
David Oyler
Boston
Pinckneyville
R. W. Teeter
State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Berwyn
Clyde Rush
Local 4-H Clothing Judging Planned At State Fair
Jackson county Home Advisor Jeanette Dean leaves Tuesday for the State fair in Springfield to judge 4-H club clothing projects. Col. James F. Wahl of Anna commands the 405th Infantry Regiment at Camp McCoy Wisconsin for a two week training period beginning Monday August 7 as part of the Organized Reserve Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Jeanette Dean
Springfield
Camp Mccoy
James F. Wahl
Anna
Wis
Wahl
405Th Infantry Regiment
102Nd Division
Organized Reserve Corps
Hospital Notes From Holden Hospital Admissions and Discharges
Admitted and discharged patients listed by ward with events on Monday and Tuesday. Names include James H. Bogart Doris Marie Rushing Fred C Borger William L Elliott and others across Marion Carbondale Murphysboro De Soto Vienna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holden Hospital
James H. Bogart
Marion
Bill Fox
Carbondale
Silas McKinney
Victoria Allison
Carterville
Neal Campbell
Morah Taylor
Beatrice Ackers
Bart Gwaltney
Fred C. Borger
William L. Elliott
Mar
Doris Marie Rushing
Barl Renner
Rudie Barnes
Violet Burns
Murphysboro
Orman Moulton
Lizzie Walker
Ted Batteau
de Soto
Robert L. Pressley
Louis Penrod
Vienna
Doctor's Hospital Surgical Names Carbon Steele and Others
A fragmented OCR item lists Barrett Kent Holder surgical, Carl I Hagler surgical, Carbon Harrison Steele medical, Car Bart Kent Holder surgical, with unclear context and repeated names. The snippet suggests a medical facility context but lacks a complete event or action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctor’s Hospital
Barrett Kent Holder
Surgical
Carbondale
Carl I. Hagler
Harrison Steele
Medical
Bart Kent Holder
Fund Set Up for City Fire Station Site Amortization
The city will create an amortization fund to buy a west side site for a new fire station. The site is not chosen yet. Finance Commissioner E. V. Miller proposed a separate fund to accumulate the purchase funds. The council approved dedicating two percent of the fire tax and $200 to $300 monthly from the general fund for the amortization fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. V. Miller
Miller
City Council to Vacate Alley in Rigdon Addition
T M Davis and Willard Keller petitioned the council to vacate an alley in the Fannie A Rigdon addition. The city attorney was instructed to draft an ordinance to make the vacation legal. The Rigdon addition lies in the northwest city area between Baird and Rigdon streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie A. Rigdon
T. M. Davis
Willard Keller
Rigdon
Baird
East College Street Improvement Plans Headed To Springfield
Plans to improve East College street from Marion to Wall streets will be submitted to Springfield for formal approval before August 21. The City received four plan sets and cost estimates for Section 9 CS. Paul Hall and Associates will provide all engineering services for laying a bituminous surface on Arterial street No. 8 over 1,222 linear feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East College Street
Marion
Wall Streets
Springfield
C. A. Case
Carbondale
State Division of Highways
Paul Hall and Associates
Johnston City
Hall
Water Board Grants Sewer Extension Permit
The State Sanitary Water board grants R. R. Colp a permit to extend and maintain a sewer line on West Chautauqua street with an outlet to the city system. Plans by J. T. Blenkinship approved. work must meet city requirements. The permit expires July 31, 1951 if construction has not started.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
State Sanitary Water Board
R. R. Colp
Chautauqua Street
J. T. Blankenship
City Water Declared Safe to Drink in Carbondale
State sanitation labs in Springfield report Carbondale’s water supply is safe for consumption. Analyses used samples from July 27 and 28 at the plant tap, 420 East Larch street tap, and the No. 3 filter, sent by Jessee L. Fly, Superintendent of the water works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanitary Engineering Laboratories
Springfield
Carbondale
Jessee L. Fly
East Larch Street
Men Nabbed Here Pay Fines at Jonesboro
Two Alabama men, Norman E. Harris and Hillard James Jacks, were fined for disorderly conduct after entering the Mai Lon cafe in Jonesboro last week and placing a gun and knife on the counter. They surrendered to Carbondale police, appeared before Police Magistrate Virgil Smith, paid fines, and were released. The men, former Illinois residents seeking work, gave no demands and left willingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Anna
Jonesboro
Norman E. Harris
Hillard James Jacks
Earl Batson
Union County
Carbondale
du Quoin
Highway Patrol
Virgil Smith
Illinois
Carbondale Ross Store Begins Remodeling
Remodeling starts Tuesday at the Ross Store 218 South Illinois Carbondale to add a glass front modern lobby repaint interior and new equipment. The shop will expand with a children s clothing line alongside its men s and women s wear from the nationally advertised lines. Ross stores have operated in Murphysboro 27 years and Carbondale 10 years with Sol Ross sole owner of the Carbondale location since February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross
South Illinois
Carbondale
Sol Ross
Chairs and Stairs Draw City Council Action
The city council voted to buy 36 steel folding chairs for the council room at city hall to improve safety and comfort. Commissioner Raymond Berger led the proposal, noting the old wooden chairs were unsafe and deteriorating. The plan costs about five dollars each, with additional bids sought for two new tires at eighty one dollars and ten cents. Council members also considered repairing or replacing worn stairs to the second floor, but no action was taken. They will obtain estimates from carpenters and lumber firms before deciding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Raymond Berger
Biggs Dixcell
Biggs
U. S
Coaches Attending Clinic to Get Free Carbondale Parking
The city will waive metered parking for visitors to Carbondale attending the Southern Illinois University coaching clinic. The event runs September 21 to 23 with about 500 coaches receiving out-of-town stickers entitling them to free parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Abe Martin
Educator outlines Europe role amid Cold War dynamics
West Frankfort Superintendent L. Goebel Patton told Carbondale Rotarians Europe is the real hotspot, not Korea. He described Germany as pivotal, praised Chancellor Adenauer, warned against communism, and discussed the Marshall Plan's impact and future funding needs.
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Berlin
Korea
West Frankfort
L. Goebel Patton
Carbondale Rotarians
Patton
U.S
Michigan State College
Germany
Europe
Konrad Adnauer
Russia
France
Italy
United States
Stalin
Henry Wallace
Lenin
Marshall Plain
U. S
July Balances Report for City Funds
The waterworks and sewage system balance on July 31 was 19 798.91 with a July 1 balance of 16 153.08 and deposits totaling 15 969.97 leaving 32 123.05. Disbursements in July were 12 324.14. The general fund started July at 1 531.37 and rose to 6 690.61 after deposits of 5 159.24. disbursements were 8 309.49 creating an overdraft of 1 618.88. Oak cemetery began July at 202.95, with deposits 195 and disbursements 166.10, ending July 31 at 231.85.
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Oak and Cemetery
Speeding curb promised after South Oakland protest
Citizens led by Oscar Atherton and Mrs. Harry Curtis urged Carbondale officials to curb speeding on South Oakland Avenue as children cross to school. They proposed a 20 mph limit, warning signs, and stop signs at several streets. Police said checks show no clear reduction in violations and the mayor called for arrests to deter speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland Avenue
Oscar Atherton
Harry Curtis
Oakland
Carbondale
Lee Davis
Grand Avenue
Forest Street
John I. Wright
Forsythe Legion Installations Honor Carbondale Post Officers
New officers of the American Legion Carbondale post and the Legion auxiliary were installed last night at the Legion home on West Main. Eddie Dreimeyer of Herrin officiated for the Donald Forsythe Post, while Mrs. John R. Keith of Anna installed auxiliary officers. Post officers include J. R. McGinnis as commander and Roscoe Schuette Sr. as vice commander. auxiliary officers include Mrs. Hazel Trail as president and Mrs. Frieda Heyduck as first vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Carbondale
The
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Home
West Main Street
Eddie Dreimeyer
Herrin
Twenty-fifth
Legion
Donald Forsythe
John R. Keith
Anna
Auxiliary
Joe Barringer
Billie Davis
J. R. McGinnis
Roscoe Schuette, Sr
Ralph Deason, Jr
Dick Geilhausen
James Johnson
A. B. Crawshaw
Hazel Trail
Frieda Heyduck
Louise Morehouse
Faye Johnson
Mary Geilhausen
Izabeth Parker
Mary Ann Williams
Ethel Butts
Driving Counts Against Three Are Dismissed
Charges of reckless driving and trying to run down three residents were dismissed in city court. Willie Taylor James Sykes and Reuben Nesbitt faced accusations after a reported incident on North Wall street. The Hudsons and Junior Robinson fled the onrushing car and reported police arrest Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Willie Taylor
East Chicago
Ind
James Sykes
St. Louis
Reuben Nesbitt
Willie Hudson
Junior Robinson
North Wall Street
Hudsons
Robinson
Taylor
Sykes
Holder Transfer Company
Vandalla
Grant Burnett
New Union County Selective Service Office Opens
The Union county selective service office opens on the third floor of the Anna National Bank building. Hours are 8 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 5 p.m. daily the first five days. Board members are Ed Mayberry, Cecil Norris, John H. Carter, Ralph Bradley, and G. R. Corelis, chairman. Miss T. C. Whiteacre will serve as clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County Selective Service
Anna National Bank
Ed Mayberry
Cecil Norris
John H. Carter
Ralph Bradley
G. R. Corelis
T. C. Whiteacre
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Rusty
South Illinois Avenue
Mill Street
Kerley Rites
Bud Neal
Tommie Dietz
Jack Neal
Billy Wolfe
Bill Turner
A. Robert Moore
Frank Jacquot
Edward Strothmann
Donald Blades
Bill McKee
Leroy Dietz
John Sauer
Charles Tow
Bill Sauer
John Helimer
Kenneth Cochran
Barrow
A. Wayne Allard
Ernest Halliday
Jerry Heern
Troy Elmore
Gill
A. Donald Hawthorne
Jim Adams
Cleatus Zimmerman
Harold Wright
Bob Will
Charles McIntyre
B. Donald Snider
Bill Walker
John Bigier
Glen Stearns
Larry Hagene
Robert Krawcyzk
Harold Hamblem
Floyd Hopkins
Robert Moore
Fred Ellis
C. Harold Gibbs
Gerald Drawcyzk
Elvin Gentry
Bill Lipe
Albert Sawyer
Joe Moutrie
Freda Ellis
Gerald Hagler
Bill Pierson
Bennie Funk
Dick Whittenberg
Bob Wolf
Ruben Saupe
David Arbeiter
Ross Reiman
Billy Neal
Richard Blythe
Glen Heiple
Mary Rushing
Billie Rains
Leonard Ellis
C. Bruce Jones
Bob Crawshaw
Robert Runion
Kenneth Hill
James Moll
Roy Hellmer
Cecil McKinney
Merle Tripp
Roger Lehmberg
Shylana Buchholz
B. Bernard McLaughlin
Bill Winter
Jimmie Burke
Catherine Crowell
Carol Crowell
Bernice Elliot
C. Charles Maynor
Earl Sawyer
Ronald Cripps
Joe Montria
Harold Ko
Cantril, Iowa
Mrs. Kimber
Wilkerson
Crab Orchard Lake
Clara Glick
Paul Gurley
East College
Carbondale Ross
South Oakland
Forsythe Legion
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