Rain Cuts Entries In 4 H Agricultural Show
Jackson county 4 H show at Murphysboro Riverside Park drew 187 livestock and garden entries despite intermittent showers. Premiums ranged from four dollars for A ratings in dairy and beef to fifty cents for C garden ratings. Lawrence Dietz of De Soto won the county tractor championship and a five dollar prize, advancing to the state finals August 17 at the State Fair. Pill Valerius of Elkville earned three dollars for second, and Charles Heern of Baskeyville took two dollars for third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Riverside Park
Bill
Wilbur Lipe
Carbondale
Lawrence Dietz
de Soto
Pill Valerius
Elkville
Charles Heern
Baskeydell
Donald Blades
Bill McKee
Edward Strothmann
Kenneth Dietz
Leroy Dietz
John Sauer
Charles Tow
Edward Ebersohl
Bill Sauer
John Hellmer
Kenneth Cochran
Market Barrow
A. Wayne Aljfard
Ernest Halliday
John Bigler
Jerry Heern
Troy Elmore
Gill
A. Donald Hawthorne
Jim Adams
Cleatus Zimmerman
Harold Wright
Bob Will
Charles McIntyre
B. Donald Snider
Bill Walker
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 Hagfer
Bily Pierson
Bennie Funk
Dick Whittenberg
Bob Wolf
Ruben Saupe
Dan
Bilvid Arbeiter
Ross Reiman
Ly Neal
Richard Blythe
Glen Heiple
Mary Rushing
Billie Rains
Leonard Ellis
C. Bruce Jones
Bob Crawshaw
Obert Runion
Etether Lamb
Pee Tripp
Kenneth Hill
Billy Ide
Norman Beckman
B. Faul Lipe
J. D. Russell
Ae Whittenberg
Harold Watkins
Cirsa Gon Wright
Lloyd Mueller
Ernest Morris
Ayn Wisely
George Kopp
Yoynderson
Jack Masters
Bill Saul
D.S
A. Delores Stearns
Southern Illinoisan Local notices and rates
The Daily Independent lists publication details for Murphysboro Illinois including office address and filing as second class matter. It notes Associated Press rights and subscription rates by carrier and mail with various week lengths and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Daily Independent
Southern Ilinois Publications, Inc
South
Murphysbo
Illinois
Ae Ilinois
Associated Press
Wigexe
State Fair 4-H Clothing Projects Judged
Jackson County home adviser Jeanette Dean departs for Springfield to judge about 350 garments from 4-H clubs statewide. She joins clothing judges to select prize-winning outfits for public exhibit at the state fair.
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Jackson County
Jeanette Dean
Springfield
Dean
Delegates Named to GOP Peoria Convention
Jackson County Republican meeting in Murphysboro named delegates for the August 11 state convention in Peoria. Everett Dirksen will headline as U S Senate nominee. Delegates receive transport and ID badges with substitutes allowed if unable to attend.
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Jackson County
Peoria
Murphysboro
University of Illinois
Princpal
Everett Dirksen
U. S
D.l.mcgregor
C. ©. Wright
R. G. Crisenberry
W. J. McDonald
Peyton Kunce
Clyde Perschbacher
John Stewart
Val Blacklock
Elmer Medlin
Luther Tter
Marion Bradley
Charles Murdin
Harry Tindall
James Tindall
Walter King
Fred B. Herbert
Thomas Mofield
F. M. Hewitt, Jr
Edward Helton
Victor Knowles
John Searing
Hallie Parrish
Oscar Atherton
Ben Blackman
Kate Thorp
Evan Dale
Stilman Stannard
Dale Peters
J. C. Penn
L. Hayes
Illinois Civil Service Offers Several Examinations
Wilson P. Coker, manager of the Illinois State Employment Office, announced more applicants are needed for civil service exams including architectural aide, architectural draftsman, statistician, and court reporter. Final date to apply is August 18 with exams mainly in Chicago. salaries range from 200 to 630 dollars depending on position.
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Illinois Civil Service
Wilson P. Coker
Illinois State Employment Office
Chicago
Coker
Chestnut Street
Murphysboro
Illinois
Ilinois Civil Service Commission
Armory
Springfield
Vegetable growers list stock requests and names
The article lists gardeners and buyers for various crops including sweetcorn onions okra tomatoes potatoes and strawberries. It names individuals such as Donald Keller Harold Ehlers Jerry Gillmore Joe Watson and many others associated with different vegetable and flower varieties.
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Donald Keller
Harold Ehlers
Sweetcorn
Jerry Gillmore
John Stearns
Floyd Doetch
Jerry Pittman
Jim Glassford
Joe Watson
Robert Jarrett
Gary Childers
Austin Wright
C. Warner Widdows
Okra
Robert Walkman
Robert Chapman
Joe Stewart
Ronald Pittman
Delbert Alms
Ray Jacquot
Sam McKee
Hallie Gibbs
Donald Cochran
John Pullis
Harold Hill
Jim Lipe
Joan Lively
Ronald Rathert
Lester Bense
Karl Tegtmeyer
Leonard Rothert
Ronald Gerberding
Willian Knop
Walter Dierks
Larry Bease
Jim Tweedy
C. Ae Darstaedt
Ralph Thies
Edn Dierks
Flowers
Arlene Oetjen
Janice Hallman
A. James Tyler
Donald Lipe
Vernon Norton
Sid Crowell
Verlin Presson
Lawrence Thies
B. Joe Stewart
Jim Cripps
C. Walter Balman
Advance Guard Detail Leaves For Camp McCoy
A small detachment of National Guardsmen from Murphysboro's Company A 135th Combat Engineers battalion leaves by truck for Camp McCoy Wisconsin. The main body will depart Carbondale by train Friday for a two week encampment. The advance party will set up quarters and arrange mess for the arrival of the main unit. Due to the Korean situation unit strength is restricted in formation.
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National Guardsmen
Murphysboro
135Th Combat Engineers Battalion
Camp McCoy
Wisconsin
Carbondale
Troop Trains Pass Through Murphysboro
Murphysboro residents along the Illinois Central Railway watched three large troop trains pass Monday and another early Tuesday. One 17-coach train carried a soup kitchen and used two steam engines. the trains consisted of 14 to 17 cars. Officials withheld origin and destination for security reasons. Railroads are recalling some train personnel as troop movements between training camps increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Illinois Central Railway
Place Youths On Probation
Four Carbondale youths ages 16 to 24 received suspended four month sentences at Vandalia State Penal Farm after a Monday hearing before County Judge C E Wright in Murphysboro. The defendants James Sykes Willie Taylor Reuben Nesbit and Robert Gilmore were placed on probation to the custody of relatives with four months to be completed at Vandalia if probation is violated. The men were charged with siphoning about 15 gallons of gasoline from a Carbondale truck by backing a car to the vehicle.
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Carbondale
Vandalia
C. E. Wright
Murphysboro
James Sykes
Willie Taylor
Reuben Nesbit
Robert Gilmore
Wright
Pearl Farm
Miner Hart Ford Bierman Injured At Percy Strip Mine
Miner Hart Ford Bierman of Steeleville suffered two fractured bones in his foot when a heavy load slipped from hoist chains at about 6 p m Sunday at the Percy strip mine operated by Southeastern Coal Corp.
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Ford Bierman
Steeleville
Percy
Southeastern Coal Corp
Mayor Hart Satisfactory Progress After Emergency Appendectomy
City officials report Murphysboro Mayor C A Hart is recovering from an emergency appendectomy performed Sunday afternoon. St. Andrew's Hospital visitation is restricted. city clerk Delmar Ward released the update today.
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Hart
C. A. Hart
Murphysboro
Delmar Ward
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Clara Worthen Dies At 39
Mrs. Clara Worthen 39 wife of Jackson County highway chief Carl Worthen died in Holden Hospital Carbondale after a brief illness. Born 1911 in Levan township she lived in Jackson county most of her life. Survived by husband three daughters brothers and several relatives. Funeral Thursday at Mt Joy Lutheran Church with Rev William Boatman officiating. Burial in Mt Joy Cemetery.
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Clara Worthen
Jackson County
Carl Worthen
Holden Hospital
Carbondale
Levan Township
Pauline Fay
Ruth Carol
Clara Karleen
Frank H. Graff, Jr
Claude Ripley
Murphysboro
Ted Taylor
Gorham
Maxwell Mearns
Alban Jensen
Chicago
Ralph Rausch
Germany
Mt. Joy Lutheran Church
Crawshaw Mortuary
William Boatman
Mt. Joy Cemetery
Hospital Notes Admissions and Dismissals Shown
Admissions list includes Nellie Geryak surgical at Grand Tower and Mrs Laura Brush maternity. Dismissals note Lawrence Adams and Paul Bambrook among others. Other entries name Mrs Florence Ebers twins Chester and multiple patients with addresses in Murphysboro Steeleville and nearby routes.
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Nellie Geryak
Grand Tower
Lawrence Adams
South Eighth Street
Paul Bambrook
Eddyville
Iowa
Florence Ebers
Chester
Ora Lee Heininger
Clark Street
Ruth Anne MacDonald
North Twenty-third Street
Catherine Marber
Murphysboro
Margaret Nausley
North Fourteenth Street
Mary Randall
Steeleville
Laura Brush
Walnut Street
Mae King
Surgical
Clay Street
Elizabeth A. Williams
Gartside Street
Ninah Miller
North Fifteenth Street
James Hanna
Hortensest
Charles Price
Magdalene Raines
Baby
Anthony Stagno
Squirrels Scarce After Two Hunts In Murphysboro
Seven hunters report only ten squirrels found in two sessions amid scarce signs and abundant berries. Local observers blame habitat changes and question past reports of locust-eating squirrels. In other news Peggy Rains narrowly escaped a pursuing motorist on North Ninth Street late Sunday. Murphysboro community concerns rise over nighttime street safety as various local notices include St Andrews campus improvements and a VFW post decision to leave a burglar’s key on file.
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Bill Pigott
Harold Schumacher
Murphysboro
Four year old girl undergoes rabies preventive treatment
Margaret Nell Bridges of Mt. Vernon receives 21 preventive injections after a cat bite. A tetanus shot was given and the cat's head tested positive for hydrophobia.
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Margaret Nell Bridges
Kenny Bridges
Airport Road
Mt. Vernon
Large size women’s shoes produced at Brown factory
Workers at the Brown shoe factory on South Nineteenth Street report pairs of women’s shoes marked 12 and 12E, illustrating the availability of very large sizes for women.
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Brown Shoe
South Nineteenth Street
Sleeping man spared as train rolls over in Shelby
From Shelby North Carolina came a dispatch about an engine and eight freight cars passing over a Negro sleeping between the rails. The crew found him unhurt when they returned for the body, and he reportedly said he would go home and finish his nap.
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Shelby
N. C
Barbers Vote To Hike Haircut Price To Dollar
Murphysboro union barbers vote unanimously to raise haircut price from 75 cents to 1 dollar effective Aug 15. Local 208 met at Baker Barber Shop with shop representation from all Murphysboro shops. Shave price to 50 cents remains, as barbers cite higher supplies and services, noting nearby towns have charged 1 dollar for some time. Ralph Norman leads Local 208 with Owen Johnson as secretary-treasurer.
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Murphysboro
Union Barbers
Baker
South Tenth Street
Carbondale
Ralph Norman
Owen Johnson
Marion man held on bad check charge
Norman Winn of Marion was arrested by Williamson county officers after paying Jackson county farmers with bad checks for corn. He was surrendered to Jackson County Sheriff D. L. McGregor and is jailed in Murphysboro awaiting action on the charge.
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Williamson County
Jackson County
Marion
Norman Winn
Winn
D. L. McGregor
Murphysboro
Chester City Council OKs Water Rate Rise and Bridge Commission Appointments
Chester voters face a water rate increase to raise revenue for a $10 000 deficit while the council also approves 30 day appointments adding two men to the Chester Bridge Commission Raymond Coleman and Elmner Michelsen. Mayor Katz says no council approval needed for 30 day terms.
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Chester
Chester Municipal
Harry Katz
Chester Bridge Commission
Raymond Coleman
Elmner Michelsen
Chester Water Department
Louis Faverty
Chester City Water Committee
Faverty
Mrs Delara Spinner Dies at 86 in Rockwood
Mrs Delara Elizabeth Spinner 86 of Rockwood died Tuesday at 5 45 p m at the Rockwood home of her son Everett Spinner She had been an invalid since a hip fracture ten years ago Born October 16 1863 in Rockwood she married George Spinner who preceded her in death She leaves son Everett daughter Betha Lipscomb Madison Ill and two sons Ed and John Funeral services set for Thursday 2 p m at Schroeder and Son Chapel Chester Rev Wilbur Torrence officiating Burial in Rockwood
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Delara Elizabeth Spinner
Rockwood
Everett Spinner
Spinner
George Spinner
Everett
Betha Lipscomb
Madison, Ill
John
Oscar
Schroeder and Son
Chester
Wilbur Torrence
Brownstown
Miss Christine Argos Sees Typhoons Volcanoes on Global Trek
The former Murphysboro girl logged 22 000 miles in two years visiting Guam Hawaii Japan Polo Truk Ponape and scenes from Chicago to San Francisco She survived typhoons and Mauna Loa eruption and brought back lava as a keepsake before returning to Murphysboro after a San Francisco stint with a Navy contracting firm During her travels she observed island warning systems condition 3 to 2 and described Pacific beauty and religious beliefs surrounding the eruption
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Christine Argos
Murphysboro
Miss Argos
Guam
Hawaii
Japan
Polo
Truk
Ponape
Chicago
San Francisco
West Coast
James W. Brown
U. S. Navy
Far East
Argos
Phillipines
Honolulu
Hilo
Maui
Mauna Loa
Madame Pali
Anthony
St. Louis
Pacific Islands
Pacific
Wife Of Jackson County Native Dies In Kentucky
Mural services were held in Newport Kentucky for Mrs Lizie Mezo of Newport wife of Ernest Mezo a former Jackson county resident. Mrs Mezo died in Newport August 3 burial was in Linden Grove cemetery Covington KY. She is survived by her husband a daughter Mrs Grace Abner and a brother Joseph Spence all of Newport.
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Newport
Lizie Mezo
Ernest Mezo
Jackson County
Mezo
Linden Grove Cemetery
Covington
Crown Queens At Legion Emancipation Day Celebration
More than 200 residents from Murphysboro and nearby towns gathered at Riverside Park for the Emancipation Day events sponsored by Eugene Jones Post No 936 of the American Legion. Miss Erlene Douglass was crowned Miss American Legion with Miss Mattie Pearl Thompson and Miss Willie Mae Jackson as her court.
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Murphysboro
Riverside Park
Eugene Jones
American Legion
Douglas School
Erlene Douglass
South Third Street
Mattie Pearl Thompson
Willie Mae Jackson
Eddie Little
Henry Glenn
Murphysboro Lions Club Wins Membership Award
The Murphysboro Lions Club received a Lions International membership award and a certificate of appreciation for a $200 contribution toward Lions City DL at a regular meeting in the First Lutheran church. Dr. R F Sonday outlined plans for a state mobile chest X ray unit visit to Murphysboro later this month. Guests included Bob Alexander of Chicago and Floyd Brown of Kentucky.
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Lions International
Lions City
Murphysboro
Sentenced Charles Lee Jefferson in Murphysboro hearing
Charles Lee Jefferson pleaded guilty to a vagrancy charge and drew a six month sentence at the State Penal Farm in Vandalia. The sentence was handed down this morning by Jackson County Judge C. E. Wright in Murphysboro.
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Charles Lee Jefferson
Murphysboro
Vandalia
Jackson County
C. E. Wright
Jefferson
Plea for Old Photos for Murphysboro Centennial Program
Murphysboro Centennial committee appeals for old photographs and drawings of local scenes and early citizens. Loans needed for a four night pageantSept 26 29 and a special Centennial edition of The Daily Independent. Photos will be returned after engraving and will not be damaged.
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Murphysboro
Daily Independent
Rotary Club Hears SIU Training Program
Murphysboro Rotarians heard Dr. Henry J. Rehn of SIU outline the universitys expanding training program at Southern Illinois University. The talk covered education, skilled worker training, and plans across diverse fields. Ed Cullinan led a special musical program and guests Richard D. Lane and Dr. Rehn attended.
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Murphysboro
Logan Hotel
Southern Illinois University
Henry J. Rehn
S.I.U
Rehn
Southern
Ed Cullinan
Dr. Rehn
Richard D. Lane
Carbondale
Elm Street Church Conducts Tent Revival
The Elm Street Southern Baptist Church of Murphysboro sponsors a tent revival on Harrison school grounds north of Murphysboro. The meeting opened Monday evening August 7 and runs through August 19 with the Men's Brotherhood hosting and Rev. Arthur Farmer as speaker at 7 30 each evening. The public is invited to attend all services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Street Southern Baptist Church of
Murphysboro
Harrison School
Men’s Brotherhood of the Church
Arthur Farmer
Ray Coleman Chosen Leader Of Paul Stout American Legion Post
Murphysboro Illinois elections for American Legion Post No 127 name Ray Coleman as commander for the coming year. Other officers elected include Charles Roberts senior vice commander Charles Schumacher junior vice commander E T Lawless chaplain William Boly sergeant at arms and Lee Mitchell finance officer Retiring commander Will Loy moves to a five year board term. Also elected were L A Walker and Joe Eovaldi to two year executive terms. Members voted to send the junior legion baseball team to St Louis to attend a major league game. Jackson County American Legion to meet in Carbondale on Tuesday Aug 15 at 7 pm to install new county officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
American Legion
Ray Coleman
Will Loy
Charles Roberts
Charles Schumacher
E. T. Laweless
William Boly
Lee Mitchell
Loy
Paul Stout
L. A. Walker
Joe Eovaldi
St. Louis
Jackson County American Legion
Carbondale
Walter Bagley Dies at 62 Guard at Menard Prison
Walter Bagley 62 of Murphysboro died at St. Andrew's Hospital after a yearlong illness. Born in Levan township in 1887, he lived much of his life in Jackson County and served as a guard at the Illinois State Penitentiary at Menard. He is survived by his wife Hattie Heiple and three sisters Mrs Larence LaMarshall Mrs John Shannon of Murphysboro and Mrs George Pulcher of Carbondale. Funeral services will be held Friday at 3:30 p m at the First Baptist Church with burial in Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Bagley
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Murphysboro
Levan Township
Jackson County
Illinois State Penitentiary
Menard
Josephine Pulcher
Hattie Heiple
Larence LaMarshall
John Shannon
George Pulcher
Carbondale
First Baptist Church of
Crawshaw Mortuary
First Baptist Church
H. T. Rafael
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
Girl's Screams Foil Attempted Car Abduction on Ninth Street
Peggy Rains aged 14 was grabbed by a middle aged man who tried to pull her into a light colored car near Poplar and Ninth. Neighbors Bert Yeager and others chased the suspect north on Ninth as the girl sheltered on a porch. The assailant, described as middle aged, drove away in a Nash or Oldsmobile convertible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Rains
North Ninth Street
Poplar
Bert Yeager
Ninth
Vivien Rains
North Eighth Street
Effie Roberts
Vallo
Yeager
County Tug-of-War Team Prepares for Williamson Fair
Eleven Jackson County Farm Bureau members will compete in tug-of-war against county teams at the Williamson County Fair tonight at 8 30. Organizer Howard J Struck lists participants including Dick Etherton Dean Roy Everett Sickler Howard Pinkerton Calvin Bright Gilbert Carter Harold Wolfe and others from Carbondale Murphysboro Ava and Jacob areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Husky
Jackson County Farm Bureau
Williamson County
Howard J. Struck
Farm Bureau
Dick Etherton
Carbondale
Carvel Etherton
Dean Roy
Everett Sickler
William Donenen
Jacob
Raymond Korando
Volney Parrish
Correction on hunter name in squirrel killing report
An earlier story misidentified the 13 year old hunter as Robert Wright. The boy was Robert Lipe and he hunted with his uncles Virgil and Cecil Lipe when the incident occurred.
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Monday
Robert Wright
Robert Lipe
Young Lipe
Virgil
Cecil Lipe
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GOP
Miner Hart
St. Andrews’ School
Beaty
St. Andrew’s
Mulberry Street
South Eighth
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
Centralia
W. O. Wright
Delara Spinner
Kentucky
Crown Queens
Legion
Lions Club
Rotary Club
S.lu
Elm Street Church
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