Crab Orchard Housing Survey Scheduled Soon
Field men from the Office of Housing Expediter in Washington will conduct housing surveys in Carbondale Marion and Herrin. Henry B Tate Area Rent Representative said results will be sent from the national office and released locally. The surveys focus on vacancies rental prices and availability to assess possible decontrol under the Illinois enabling act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Marion
Herrin
Washington
Henry B. Tate
Tate
Illinois
Beaucup Bumblebees Meet Campbell Hill In 4 H Softball Duel
Jackson county 4 H softball crown judged tonight at 8 00 at 4 H park north of Murphysboro Beaucoup Bumblebees face Campbell Hill Crusaders with the winner advancing to play Pope Hardin 4 H champions on August 15 for district honors at Jackson diamond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Beaucoup Bumblebees
Campbell Hill Crusaders
Murphysboro
Pope Hardin
Jackson Diamond
Champaign
Beaucoup
Crusaders
Campbell Hill
Vergennes Hot Shots
Vergennes
Baskeydell Ridge
Mildred Benz
Boskeydell Boys
Jackson County Farm Bureau
Union County
Shift Site for Zoning Parley
The Carbondale zoning overhaul begins tonight at 7 30 p m in the Southern Illinois University board of trustees office. City council members meet with university representatives and civic leaders to begin rezoning plans and consider awarding a fire hose contract from four bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Board of Trustees
Southern Illinois University
University
John I. Wright
Engineers and Contractors Plan Saturday Picnic
About 75 engineers and contractors from 14 Southern Illinois counties will gather at the Ranch picnic grove seven miles east of Marion on Saturday. The Egyptian chapter of the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers and the Egyptian Contractors association will attend, with horseshoe contests games and a fish and ham meal as part of their first joint outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranch
Marion
Illinois Society of Professional Engineers
Egyptian Contractors Association
Illinois
Southern Illinoisian Local Newspaper Notice and Rates
The Daily Free Press from Carbondale Illinois lists publication details and rates. It notes subscription costs by carrier and mail with 52 week pricing and service exclusions. The Associated Press retains exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Daily Free Press
Southern Ilinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
Ilinois
Associated Press
Salvier Sarvins Te Avatiahie
Mississippi Woman Hunts Lost Purse Between Cairo and Du Quoin
Mrs. H. J. Sorenson of Biloxi Mississippi believed to have lost a brown medium sized purse with identification papers bearing the name Barbara H. Sorenson while driving with her son from Biloxi to Wisconsin. State police at Du Quoin aided the search between Cairo and Du Quoin after she discovered the loss yesterday and planned to resume the hunt today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Quoin
H. J. Sorenson
Biloxi
Miss
Cairo
Barbara H. Sorenson
Woman Injured In Car Collision Near Southern Acres
Miss Verna Hartwell 19 of Carterville suffered a broken pelvis when her Sangamo Electric Co. car collided with another vehicle near the Southern Acres housing project west of the routes 148 13 wye about 7 30 a m. She was treated at Herrin hospital and to be sent home. In the car were five coworkers including driver Mrs Maxine Williams and passengers Mrs Ruth Lowman Mrs Charles Cutrell and Miss Phyllis Crowell. Mrs Cutrell bruised knee and shock. One other woman had head bruises but went to work. Other driver was Lester Crowell of Carbondale. Williams car towed to Herrin. both cars badly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verna Hartwell
Route 2
Carterville
Southern Acres
Hartwell
Herrin Hospital
Sangamo Electric Co
Crab Orchard Lake
Maxine Williams
Herrin
Ruth Lowman
Charles Cutrell
Herrin Post Office
Phyllis Crowell
Sibyl Springer Wins 46.10 in Chest Draw
Sibyl Springer of Carbondale route 1 won 46.10 in Wednesday Appreciation Day drawing. Program Chairman L I Browning announced the winning ticket drawn by Judy Helton of 413 West Pecan Street. The prize is 10 percent of a 461 treasure chest. next week's chest will total 466. Drawings occur every Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the band stand in Illinois Central railroad park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sibyl Springer
Carbondale
L. I. Browning
Judy Helton
West Pecan Street
Browning
Illinois Central Railroad
Pfc Johnson Sails for Philippine Islands
Pfc Carl Jean Johnson of the USAAF sailed this morning for the Philippine Islands where he will be stationed temporarily. He has served in the Air Force 15 months and is the son of Mr and Mrs C S Johnson of 712 South University Avenue, Carbondale. Parents were notified by telephone Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Carl Jean Johnson
USAAF
Phillipine Islands
Pfc. Johnson
Air Force
C. S. Johnson
South University Avenue
Carbondale
Neal Plans to Attend Wyoming Lab Workshop
About fifty college and university teachers from 22 states and one foreign country will join a University of Wyoming workshop to improve teachers laboratory experiences. Charles D. Neal of Southern Illinois University is among attendees. Jessie Mae Halsted will lead with Graham Pogue and Thomas D. Horm also directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Wyoming
Charles D. Neal
Southern Illinois University
American Association of Colleges For Teacher Education
Jessie Mae Halsted
Graham Pogue
Ball State Teachers College
Muncie
Ind
Thomas D. Horm
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Local Jaycees to Attend State Directors Meeting in Waukegan
Carbon dale Junior Chamber of Commerce members travel to a three day Jaycees state board meeting in Waukegan starting Friday. Tom Langdon will lead a forum on secretary treasurer duties and heads an industry outreach committee for Illinois. Members Jim Wallace George Langdon Tom Langdon Matt Hall and Tom Easterly attend with spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Crop dusting demo thrills crowds at Murda le airport open house
Jon Kelly of Marion staged a crop dusting demonstration at Murdale airport during a Sunday open house drawing about 2,000 visitors from Carbondale Murphysboro and nearby areas. His wheel‑skimming flight showcased the technique as the port's first open house since opening June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon Kelly
Marion
Murdale
Kelly
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Reading Club Program Highlights Tom Thumb Wedding at Library
Vacation Reading club at Carbondale Public Library presents a 2:30 p m program in the Children's room featuring Tom Thumb's wedding and a book quiz. About 100 of 177 enrolled children who read at least ten books since June 5 will receive diplomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Thumb
Carbondale Public Library
Fern Brewer
Phyllis Lewis
Miss Lewis
Susan
Mary Fern Denison
Janelle Reppenhagen
Larry Johnson
Bonnie Whipkey
Doris Holsombeck
Dick Fulkerson
Linday Whipkey
Gordon Teel
Delegates Named for GOP State Convention at Peoria
Jackson County Republicans chose delegates to the Illinois GOP state convention to be held in Peoria on August 11. Everett Dirksen will headline as the principal speaker. delegates will receive transportation and badges, with substitutes allowed if some cannot attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Peoria
Murphysboro
University of Illinois
Everett Dirksen
U. S
D.l.mcgregor
C. E. Wright
R. G. Crisenberry
W. J. McDonald
Peyton Kunce
Clyde Perschbacher
John Stewart
Val Blacklock
Elmer Medlin
Luther Potter
SIU Agriculture Head to Address Lions Club
Dr W E Keepper chairman of the department of agriculture at Southern Illinois University will address Lions Club members at their weekly luncheon on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Keepper
Department of Agriculture
Southern Illinois University
The
Lions Club
County 4-H Tractor Show Highlights Youth Calf Quality
The 4-H tractor operation contest drew praise for cooperation among local implement dealers and judges. Lawrence Dietz won with the low score and will represent the county at the state fair. Dairy calves showed improvement, with top quality animals and encouragement from purebred breeders. An REA farm electricity project exhibit from Jackson Randolph Perry counties will appear at the Steeleville REA meeting on the 19th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Dietz
Ora Snyder
REA
Jackson
Randolph
Perry
Steeleville
Forester Cliff Terrell Visits 4-H Club Show
In a busy week the forester Cliff Terrell stopped by the 4 H club show to see the speaker and noted his difficulty reaching them. The week included county 4 H show pasture tours and several district and directors meetings across Southern Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Terrell
Forester
Soil Conservation District
Southern Illinois Camp
County Legion Installs New Officers Aug. 15
New officers of the Jackson county American Legion council will be installed August 15 at the Donald Forsythe Post home 500 West Main Carbondale. Eddie Dreimerer district installing officer. Meeting at 7 p m. Officers include Roscoe Schuette Sr Carbondale commander T H Renschen Ava senior vice commander Charles Schumaker Murphysboro finance officer and William Todd Grand Tower sergeant at arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Council
American* Legion
Donald Forsythe
West Main Street
Carbondale
Eddie Dreimerer
Herrin
Twenty-fifth District
Roscoe Schuette
T. H. Renschen
Ava
Charles Schumaker
Murphysvore
William Todd
Grand Tower
4-H Classes To Show Projects At REA Fete
Jackson Perry and Randolph county 4-H classes in rural electrification will exhibit their projects at the Egyptian Electric Cooperative association meeting in Steeleville on August 19. Exhibitors will receive ribbons and premiums for their work. Ora Snider, electrification advisor, led the classes this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Perry
Randolph County
Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association
Steeleville
Ora Snider
Co-Op
Freshman Registrations Kick Off At Community High
Freshmen begin registration at Community High School while Attucks and Community prepare for classes on September 1. Upperclassmen already registered in spring as ALAN DOMER takes dual roles in the city schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community High
Carbondale
Community
Attucks
Attucks High School
Alan Domer
Community High School
N. A. Rosan
Rosan
City High Schools
O. K. Bowen
Walter Correll
Nick Milosevich
Dora Brubaker
Glen Diamond
Norman Finley
Katharine Hill
William Hoover
H. C. Lambert
Judy Lanier
Ernest K. Limpus
Paul K. Lynn
Vesta Morgan
Alma Todd
Glen Morris
Verna Legg Rossi
Bonita Russell
David Stroup
Blanch Wilhelm
Barbara Lewis
Kenneth Smith
Recent Rains Boost Jackson County Corn Crop Outlook
Rain drench Jackson, Perry, and Randolph counties improved most corn prospects say Willard Moore of the Farmers Home Administration. Some stunted fields from dry summer remain poor, but soybeans should be fair and alfalfa harvests look decent. Claude Terry adds beans look good and corn should be fair after rain, despite regional damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Willard Moore
Farmers Home Administration
Jackson
Perry
Randolph
Moore
Claude A. Terry
Jackson County Production and Marketing Administration
Glick Funeral Set For 2 p.m. Friday
Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Clara Ellen Glick 62 who died Wednesday morning. Dr. Cc C. Hall will conduct the services at the Carbondale funeral home. The Eastern Star and Past Matron's club will handle graveside rites at Oakland cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Ellen Glick
Cc. C. Hall
Carbondale Funeral Home
Eastern Star
Oakland Cemetery
Hospital Notes Holden Hospital Admissions and Discharges
Hospital notes list admissions on Wednesday including Mrs. Mike Manfredo surgical Marion and Mrs. George Otrich surgical Anna. Discharges on Wednesday include Mrs. Frank Rendleman surgical Jonesboro and Mrs. Leonard Turner surgical Carbondale. Other entries cover medical and surgical cases at Drs Hospital and John Levitt in Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holden Hospital
Mike Manfredo
Marion
George Otrich
Anna
Frank Rendleman
Surgical
Jonesboro
Leonard Turner
Carbondale
Earl Riley
Chris Neilson
Herrin
Doctor’s Hospital
John Levitt
Seattle
Wash
Lula Boren
Carterville
Ray Platt
Robert Holden
Cpl Dave Swan Leaves With Unit for Korea
Cpl Dave Swan 21 son of Mr and Mrs Tom Swan 717 South Washington St leaves St Louis for Korea with Flying Falcon Squadron 221 Marines Air Reserves He studied pre law at Southern Illinois University and served 1945 to 1947 including 18 months in China His wife Peggy Swan a kindergarten instructor at University school Marion accompanies the family in notes from Carbondale and St Louis departure locations
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Dave Swan
Tom Swan
South Washington Street
St. Louis
Korea
Flying Falcon Squadron
Marine Corps Air Reserves
Southern Illinois University
Swan
Marines
China
Marine Reserves
Carbondale
City Playgrounds Set Playoffs for Grand Championships
City playgrounds Lincoln, Lake, Oakland, Barnes and Attucks host contests in badminton, paddle tennis, croquet, washer toss, horseshoes and softball throw with two divisions each for boys and girls. Winners and runners-up advance to city grand championships at Lincoln School playground the week of Aug 21. Grand champions receive prizes. winners earn a free swim at Crab Orchard bathing beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Domer
Lincoln School
Crab Orchard
Domer
Lincoln
Lake
Oakland
Barnes
Attucks
Swimming program schedule shifted to Tuesday
The city recreation program will move swimming from Wednesday to Tuesday next week as final season session approaches. Bus transport to Crab Orchard will be tied up. playgrounds join sports championships the week of Aug. 21 and the program ends Aug. 25. Weather caused a prior switch to Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Domer
Crab Orchard
Randle Appointed Jackson County Red Cross First Aid Chair
W L Pat Randle, an appraiser at Southern Illinois University, is named chairman of the Jackson County Red Cross First Aid committee replacing Don Wille. The St. Louis Midwestern branch has been notified. Randle has served on the committee for a year and is a fully accredited first aid instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L
Pat”Randle
Southern Illinois University
Jackson County
Red Cross
O. H. Wallace
Randle
Don Wille
Wallace
St. Louis
The
One-Day-Old Brush Boy Dies At St. Andrew's
John Bennett Brush Jr., one day old and son of Mr. and Mrs. John Brush Sr., died Wednesday morning at St. Andrew's Hospital after being born there Tuesday. He is survived by parents, a sister Anita, a brother Richard, and grandparents Park Jarrett, Cora, Charles Brush, and Jacob Brush. Funeral services were set for 2:00 pm at Wilson Funeral Home Ava with Rev. Bernard Sullivan officiating. Burial followed at Glenn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bennett Brush
John Brush
Walnut Street
Murphysboro
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Anita
Richard
Park Jarrett
Cora
Charles Brush
Jacob
Wilson Funeral Home
Ava
Father Bernard Sullivan
St. Andrew’s Church
Glenn Cemetery
Mr Nance III Ill in Paducah Kentucky
Richard Nance of Murphysboro is ill in Riverside Hospital Paducah Ky. He is an assistant branch manager for the Jewel Tea Company and was in Paducah on business when he suddenly became ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Nance
South Fifteenth Street
Murphysboro
Riverside Hospital
Paducah
Nance
Jewel Tea Company
Guard Roster Announced for Camp Training
Seventy Carbondale National Guard officers and men prepare to depart for two weeks of training at Camp McCoy Wisconsin. The roster lists major and captain unit leaders, lieutenants, sergeants, corporals, privates and recruits from the 130th Infantry with detachments from Salem Mount Vernon Harrisburg. Other units from Benton Murphysboro Johnston City Anna Metropolitan join training alongside the 44th division and 108th Ordnance company arriving Saturday. Governor Stevenson is slated to review downstate guards on Sunday August 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale National Guard
Camp McCoy
Wis
Carbondale
Illinois Central Railroad
130Th Infantry Regiment
Leon E. Scott
Ernest R. Arms
John E. Miller
George E. Rayfield
Paul Townes
Howard Goin
Carl E. Rhodes
Robbie Holliday
Herbert R. Peebles
Bernard Sandberg
Louis Topping
John Fisher
Charles B. Koch
Albert Mifflin
Chester L. Peterson
James W. Travelstead
Edwin L. Bryant
John L. Goss
John A. McDowell
Jack D. Moore
Richard L. Norris
William Bazetta
Charles B. Berger
Billie Brown
George Drew
Harold Fite
William Gardiner
Francis Holland
Kennet G. Mayfield
Johnny R. Raymond
Robert G. Stevens
Herbert W. Woolsey
Frankey Beltz
Larry Beltz
Paul Bryant
Billie Cannon
Frank Cattaneo
Hubert Chapman
William Cremeens
Francis Davis
Bernard Dillon
Wilfred Dillon
Warren Eberhart
Frank Fulmer, Jr
Muriel Jones
Charles Sturm
Carl Summers
Bobby Broker
Hastings Cook
Jack Davis
Frank Drake
Rex Drew
Jimmie Richardson
William McCloskey
Robert Young
Donald Barnett
Harold Biggs
William Boucher
Richard Boyd
Henry Bright
Bryan Cooper
Walter Denison
Howard Ferrill
Clyde Hunt
James Lipe
Charles Long
Jess Sivert, Jr
Arthur Stone
Francis Summers
William Taylor
Salem
Mount Vernon
Harrisburg
135Th Engineer
Frank Brock
Benton
Murphysboro
Johnston City
Anna Metropolis
108Th Ordnance
Springfield
Wisconsin
Stevenson
Downstate Guard
Chicago
McCoy
Jobs Open in Illinois Civil Service Exams
More applicants are needed for Illinois civil service exams including architectural aide architectural draftsman statistician and court reporter. Final date to apply is Aug 18 with forms and details from Murphysboro office or Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Civil Service
Watson P. Coker
Murphysboro
Illinois State Employment Office
Coker
Chicago
Chestnut Street
Illinois Civil Service Commission
Armory Building
Springfield
Property Transfers Reported in Murphysboro and Carbondale
Joseph H Bastien transfers Part 13 Block 29 J W and W H Logans add Murphysboro to Francis Maier for 14500 dollars. Earl G Bradley transfers land in section 7 township 9 range 1 to Gordon A Parrish for 1 dollar. Charles Marvin Hamilton transfers Lots 95 and 36 Oakland Heights add Carbondale to D D Monroe for 10 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Bastien
Francis Maier
J. W
W. H. Logan
Murphysboro
Earl G. Bradley
Gordon A. Parrish
Charles Marvin Hamilton
D. D. Monroe
Oakland Heights
Carbondale
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Mississippi Woman Hunts
Johnson
Neal
Wyoming Lab
Jaycees
Rocky Peebles
Midwestern Aero Service, Inc
Ezra Crane
Rosemary
GOP
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
S. I. U. A. Department
Club
W. C. Anderson
County Legion
Rea Fete
J. Q. Clark
J. D. Russell
W. D. Anderson
Clodine Craddock
L. M. Davis
Thelma Lee
James Lightle
A. E. Newbern
M. W. Ikard
Unit
St. Andrew's
MR. Nance III
Paducah, KY
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