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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1949
Page
5
A man sent home from Germany by U S military authorities says he will save money and make a fifth attempt to enter Germany legally. He remains fascinated with the land and its people and intends to try again despite the setback.
Two officers and six enlisted men of Company B 135th Engineer Combat Battalion 44th Infantry Division Illinois National Guard based in Anna departed for a 15 day field training exercise at Camp McCoy Wisconsin. Officers are Lt. William Casper and Lt. Guy Dale. Different sentence mentions English abbeys and cathedrals with clay tile floors.
The president's office at Southern Illinois University announced the 1949 50 appointments including Dr. Robert A. McGrath as assistant professor of government and several instructors and faculty assistants. New hires also include Arnold Turner E R Buckman Miss Rosalie Helen Brown and Miss Margaretta Carey with ongoing staff changes and a leave for Van A Buboltz.
J. E. Beasley, locomotive engineer for Illinois Central, spoke to the Murphysboro Lions Club about railroad crossing signals and highway safety. He stressed signs on U S highways as life saving, noting Southern Illinois has many crossings and urged extra caution.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at Norris funeral home in Anna for Miss Nellie Treece 79 with Rev. William Swarbrick of Mt. Moriah Lutheran church officiating. Burial followed at Casper cemetery north of Anna. She leaves three sisters Mrs. Addie Sherrill Mrs. Georgia Grammer and Mrs. Margaret Oldham all of Anna.
In early furnaces workers used hand operated bellows made of skin with side cylinders to push air into a mixture of iron ore and charcoal, fueling the fire and driving smelting.
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