Bonus boosts Queen sales for Jubilee pageant drive
In final week of ticket sales for Herrin pageant Jubilee the queen candidates will earn ten times last week’s bonus. Each sold book nets 160 000 bonus or 14 500 votes per three tickets. Suzanne Kuehner leads the Miss Herrin race with Dianne Peak second. The standings list 15 competitors with sponsors and shops noted.
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Herrin Highlights
Jack Sanders
Sanders
Suzanne Kuehner
Rotary
Johnston City Engineers to Train at Camp McCoy Wisconsin
Company C of the 135th Engineers battalion from Johnston City will entrain Friday at 9 am for Camp McCoy Wisconsin for field training August 12 to 26. About 80 Johnston City soldiers join roughly 10,000 others at the 65 000 acre site in a program emphasizing leadership discipline and field tactics with range firing and crew served weapons training. Brigadier General C S Ferrin will command the camp with advanced barracks prep by five Johnston City men and equipment movement this week. The annual encampment includes Metropolis and West Frankfort guards and broader Fifth Army coverage.
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Johnston City
Stephen J. Chamberlain
Fifth Army
C. S. Ferrin
Michigan Military District
Camp McCoy
Metropolis National Guard
West Frankfort
Wisconsin
Old Books on Display at Herrin Fifty Year Event
The Then and Now committee marks Herrin’s 50th anniversary homecoming with a Waggener drug store display of old books and magazines. Best sellers from 1900 mingle with volumes that drew 1950 readers.
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Herrin
Waggener Drug Store
Local Postage Rates and Publisher Notices from Herrin
Public notice lists Herrin Illinois post office second class matter and March 3 1878 act. It also credits The Associated Press for local news and dispatches. Publisher Edward Lindsay and staff shown with advertising and subscription details and rates.
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Herrin
Herrin Ilinois
Associated Press
Edwar Lindsay
Grant Coover
Marie Franklin
Miss Herrin Age 22 Seeks Sponsor Eagles
Targeted notice lists Miss Herrin aged 22 with brunet hair blue eyes and fair complexion. Height five feet six inches weight 115 pounds. address Court A Egyptian Heights. Phone 25676 sponsor Eagles.
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Court A
Egyptian Heights
Eagles
South
Sixteenth Street
Unions Plan Aid On Set For Herrin Pageant
Herrin area carpenters hod carriers and teamsters local unions will meet at Herrin Township High School football field at 5 p m to finish set work for Herrin High Lights pageant. A dress rehearsal is set for Friday as the Golden Jubilee celebration runs August 14 to 17.
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Herrin Carpenters
Had Carriers
Teamsters
Herrin Township
Herrin
A. J
Red) Jeffreys
Hod Carriers
Jeffreys
Carpenters
Stops and Starts Men vs Youth at Herrin Friday
The Herrin Township Softball league features old men against boys at the lighted park Friday night with Fred Whiteside and Rodney Jacobs managing the boys teams. Last night games wrapped league play as VFW beat Lions 18 3 Eagles beat Jewelers 16 3 Pirates won 7 0 over Cards by forfeit.
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Herrin Township
Fred Whiteside
Rodney Jacobs
V.F.W
Lions
Eagles
Jewelers
Pirates
Aces
Braves
Indians
Yanks
Oilers
Wildcats
Beetle Baums
Johnston City Lions Plan Freeburn Mine Tour Next Week
Members of the Johnston City Lions club will tour the Freeburn mine on an underground inspection following their Tuesday dinner meeting. The club will skip the Aug. 22 regular meeting to travel as a group to St. Louis for a Cardinals Braves night game. The evening program at the I.O.O.F. hall featured Miss Ella Elizabeth Moore singing with piano by Mrs. William Kendrick, arranged by Woodrow Cobb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston City
Teen Town Meeting Set by Herrin Senior Council
The Herrin Senior Teen Town council will meet Thursday evening at 7 o'clock at Teen Town.
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Teen Town Meeting
Herrin
Lions Play Tig ers in Sunnyside Softball Clash
The Lincoln Lions of Herrin meet the Colp Tigers in a special softball game at Sunnyside tonight at 5 30 p m.
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Lincoln Lions
Herrin
Colp Tigers
Sunnyside
Williamson Leads Food Sales in State Revenue Survey
State figures show Williamson county food sales receipts total $20 904 13, more than Franklin $16 733 07 Jackson $12 077 33 and Perry $6 549 73. Reporting covers 11 classifications with detail on general merchandise apparel lumber auto and other categories.
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Revenue Department
Williamson County
Franklin County
Jackson
Perry County
Franklin
Williamson
Perry
Jackson County
Fatal Plane Crash Judged Accident by Coroner's Jury
A coroner's jury ruled the Williamson county airport crash an accident killing two young men Gr over Allen Ridgway 23 of Herrin and Noel Shadowens. Testimony cited premonition nerves and final ride, with plane repairs and fuel discrepancies noted. Funeral services for Shadowens and Ridgway followed.
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Williamson County
Grover Allen Ridgway
Herrin
Noel Shadowens
Herschel Ridgway
Ridgway
Fred Valentin
St. Louis
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Valentin
Harris Named School Aid In Williamson County
Charles Harris of Sunnyside school in Herrin is named assistant Williamson county superintendent of schools. Maur ice Clark, the county board appoints him to serve until Aug 1 1951. Clark succeeds Robert E McKinney who resigns to head Marion's grade and high school system.
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Charles Harris
Herrin
Sunnyside
Williamson County
Maurice Clark
Clark
County Board of Commissioners
Robert E. McKinney
Marion
Dress Rehearsal Friday Night for Herrin Highlights
Herrin's historical pageant will conclude with a dress rehearsal Friday night at the Herrin Township High School old gym. Director Sam Gregg announced nightly practices this week for groups leading up to the finale, with sessions Wednesday through Friday featuring Prologue, finale, Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, and various school and community scenes.
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Herrin
Sam Gregg
Gregg
Herrin Township High School
Pearl Harbor
Iwo Jima
Hospital Admits and Discharges Load Local Names
Hospital notices list admissions on Tuesday including Stella Guthrie Herrin Blanche Colyer Freeman Spur Charlie Brophy Hurst William Jones Herrin Betty Norvel Herrin Joan Hawkins West Frankfort Dismissals include Laura Impson Herrin Millie Patrick Carterville Faye Ogden Carterville Faye Ogden Griffith Thompsonville Augusta Paquighi Carterville Harry Smith Carterville Fern Morris Isalena Lazorchok West Frankfort Jean Arlea Johnston City Readmission and discharge details mix with local residence names in a compact community update.
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Herrin Hospital
Stella Guthrie
Herrin
Blanche Colyer
Freeman Spur
Charlie Brophy
Hurst
William Jones
Betty Norvel
Joan Hawkins
West Frankfort
Laura Impson
Millie Patrick
Carterville
Faye Ogden
Faye Ogden Griffith
Thompsonville
Augusta Paquighi
Harry Smith
Fern Morris
Isalena Lazorchok
Jean Arlea
Johnston City
Need Applicants For Civil Service In Illinois
Perrine, manager of Herrin Illinois State Employment office, says more applicants are needed for civil service exams. Key postings include architectural aide and draftsman, statistician, and court reporter with August 18 final date. Most jobs in Chicago with salaries from 200 to 630 dollars.
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Link Perrine
Herrin Illinois
Illinois Civil Service
Perrine
Chicago
Illinois State Employment Office
Illinois Civil Service Commission
Armory
Springfield
Herrin Soldier Arrives in Okinawa for Overseas Duty
Pvt. Eugene Jones 18 son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd C Jones of 1609 West Adams Herrin has arrived on Okinawa for overseas duty in the Far East. He is with the 29th Infantry Regiment during occupation duties in the Ryukyus command. A former Herrin Township High School student he enlisted for three years in February after training at Fort Knox Kentucky prior to shipment overseas.
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Pvt
Eugene Jones
Lloyd C. Jones
West Adams Street
Herrin
Okinawa
Far East
29Th Infantry Regiment
Army of Occupation
Ryukyus
Herrin Township High School
Jones
Fort Knox
Miss Lalla Duty Resigns From Herrin Hospital Post
Miss Lalla Duty of Marion resigns as head laboratory technician at Herrin hospital to join a University of Michigan research project. Her last day is August, she starts September 15 in Ann Arbor under Dr. F. H. Bethel studying biological effects of radiation. Her replacement at Herrin is Mrs. Geraldine Rogers of West Frankfort.
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Lalla Duty
Marion
Herrin Hospital
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Miss Duty
F. H. Bethel
Michigan
Geraldine Rogers
West Frankfort
Hit and Run Victim Misinterpreted as Incident
A man lying by the road near Route 148 between Herrin and Energy was misread as a hit and run victim. Police Chief Blaine Maddox found about 50 cars parked as he had the man taken to Herrin hospital for observation after it was revealed he was merely intoxicated.
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Herrin
Energy
Blaine Maddox
Maddox
Herrin Hospital
Jubilee Office Faces Mounting Jubilee Problems
The Jubilee office in Herrin races to finish preparations for the Aug 20 50th anniversary events led by Sam Gregg director with show rehearsals and new scenery shipments from Railway Express. Queen candidates rush to exchange tickets as Mayor Schoonover coordinates appearances at Marion fair and a packed schedule of parades, balls, expositions, and contests.
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Sam Gregg
Railway Express Company
Herrin
Tony Malandrone
Gregg
Carpenter’s
Jerry Craig
Miss Herrin
Afice
Shirley Morani
Fred Schoonover
Williamson County
Marion
Herrin Sees Reorganization of Area Schools
Herrin school superintendent John R. Creek predicted reorganization of Southern Illinois schools in the near future. He reviewed progress on the new South Side junior high, urged by fall opening. Creek cited past enrollment shifts, teacher qualifications rising, and state aid changes affecting Herrin grades.
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John R. Creek
Herrin City
Southern Illinois
Rotary Club
Creek
New South Side
Herrin
Four Teachers Added at HTHS for 1950 51
Herrin Township High School lists four new instructors for the 1950 51 year. Bobbie Parker replaces Shirley Lough as girls' physical education instructor from Murray State Teachers College. Joe Rezeta West Frankfort will teach mathematics after SIU masters degree. George Elston joins advanced mathematics after SIU bachelor and Wisconsin masters. Robert Hutchison of Herrin will teach boys' physical education social science and coaches. Richard Qualls becomes full time English social sciences and visual aids instructor. Suzanne Pfeiffer and Blanche Williams join mathematics and girls' physical education and mathematics respectively, replacing Charles Strusz who leaves for other duties.
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Clark
Russell Emery
Herrin Township
Herrin School
Jean Barham
Creal Springs
Bobbie Parker
Shirley Lough
Miss Parker
Murray State Teachers College
Murray, Ky
Dover
Tenn
Miss Lough
Herrin
Joe Rezetka
West Frankfort
Southern Illinois University
George Elston
University of Wisconsin
SIU
Elston
Carbondale
Robert H. Hutchison
John Hutchison
West Oak Street
Richard Qualls
Maurice P. Clark
Williamson County
Suzanne Pfeiffer
Blanche Williams
Charles Strusz
Sunnyside School Names Robert Bowie Principal
Robert Bowie, 34, son of Mr and Mrs George Bowie of Herrin, was named Sunnyside school principal by John T Creek Herrin superintendent of schools. He will lead a school with about 100 students and three other teachers. He taught at Kampsville high school and formerly taught in the Lesser elementary system and Pittsburg high school. Bowie is a World War II veteran and is pursuing a master’s degree at SIU.
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Herrin
Creek
Moneday
Rotary District
Franklin County
Marion
Grant M. Coover
Rotary
Suzanne Kuehner
E. C. Eckert
Herrin Township
Rotary Club
Robert Bowie
George Bowie
North Ninth Street
Sunnyside
John T. Creek
Bowie
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Kampsville High School
Kampsville
Calhoun County
Alton
Pittsburg
Army Air Forces
Fifty Year Residents Added to Herrin List
The Daily Journal reports three new fifty year residents of Herrin. Mrs. Gertrude Hand and Mrs. Ada Harland, sisters of 516 North Seventeenth Street, moved to Herrin's Prairie in autumn 1898. W. C. Aiken, 75, of 1321 North Thirteenth Street, arrived in the 1890s.
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Herrin
Daily Journal Today
Gertrude Hand
Ada Harland
North Seventeenth Street
Herrin’s Prairie
W. C. Aiken
North Thirteenth Street
the Prairie
David Mohan 79 Cambria Dies At Herrin Hospital
David Henry Mohan 79, of Cambria died at 3 30 p m Tuesday in Herrin hospital after two weeks as a patient. He was born in Belfast Ireland Sept 28 1870 and came to the United States in 1888 to farm. Surviving are two sons James E Mohan Cambria and Willard Mohan Flint Michigan a brother Archie Mohan Torquay England nine grandchildren and a sister. six brothers and a sister preceded him. Funeral at Cambria Baptist church with Rev Ervin C Lee and Rev Ralph Sanderson officiating. Burial in Wilson cemetery Cambria. Friends may call at James E Mohan’s home Cambria.
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David Henry Mohan
Cambria
Herrin Hospital
Mr. Mohan
Belfast
Ireland
James
Mary Mohan
United States
Sadie E. Mohan
I. O. O. F. Lodge No
Chicago
Carterville Presbyterian Church
Lincoln Lions Picnic At Crab Orchard Lake
Members of the Lincoln Lions boys minor league in the Herrin Township softball league enjoyed an all day picnic at Crab Orchard lake Monday. Manager Joe Pollock organized the outing with Mrs Lan Haney and Mrs Joe Pollock assisting.
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Lincoln Lions
Herrin Township
Crab Orchard Lake
Joe Pollock
Lan Haney
Martha Perry Named Williamson County Miss Fair Queen
Martha Perry 22 of Johnston City will represent Williamson county in the Miss State Fair contest at Springfield. She won Miss Williamson County at the county fair and will travel with her mother to compete for prizes including a 1950 Ford convertible and a Las Vegas resort vacation. Her background includes modeling studies in Miami and ballet dancing, with her father a former coal miner and fire chief mechanic.
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Martha Perry
T. M. Perry
West Broadway
Johnston City
Williamson County
Springfield
Williamson County Fair
Miss Perry
Miami, Fla
Miami
Las Vegas
New
Clyde Brewster
Herrin
Marion Motors
Herrin Lions 3rd in District Attendance
Herrin Lions Club ranks third in District 1-C attendance. James Stover, Chester, new governor, praised the club at its weekly meeting and noted strong activity ratings. District 1-C aims for 100 percent participation in backing Lions International next to Chicago. Guest J. V. Clanahan, Herrin, new certified public accountant, attended.
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Herrin Lions Club
James Stover
Chester
Herrin Club
Stover
Lions International
Chicago
Lions Clubs
Heals
J. V. Clanahan
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Dianne Peak
Guida Smith
Friendly Fredman’s
Vera Mae Frick
Pontiac
Rosemary Gothard
F. W. Woolworth
Glenna Whitaker
W.F.W
Alma Jean Chandler
Jo Conti
K.c.’S
Gwyn Martin
Saddle and Bridle Club
Delores Halsey
Brewster Motors
Marilyn Melvin
Beta Sigma Phi
Barbara Baudino
Ellis
Hazel Jones
American Legion
Margie Mholland
Zwicks Stores
Jo Ann Calcaterra
Limerick Finance Co
Southern Illinoisan
Daily Journal
Southern Illinois Publications
North 6Th Street
Johnston City Lions
Freeburn
Tigers
State Revenue Department
Lillian Jacobs
Oklahoma City
Okla
Lady Keen
Stella Threat
A. Davis
McLeansboro
Judson
D. Leffler
Mount Vernon
Beans
Harring.w
P. H. Sheridan
Carmi
Just George
Ore Rednor
Maude Miller
Ed Cargill
Paducah
Nippy Castle
Scot’s Guard
State Department of Revenue
Grover
Fred Ridgway
Fred Shadowens
Noel
Emma Lou Sellars
Maxine Ridgway
Alvin A. Fiestam
W. M. Jackson
A. G. Cain
Wesley Reagan
Charles Gilley
Travis Webb
Bonnie Simmons
Harris
Hospital News
Miss Lalla Duty
Jubilee
Bridle and Saddle Club
Golden Jubilee
David Mohan
Vander Brothers
Bill Humphreys
Herrin Lions
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