Planning and Zoning Split for Carbondale Revisions
City officials and civic groups in Carbondale agreed planning and zoning should be tackled separately. Mayor Wright outlined a revised zoning map for business and industrial areas while planning efforts will seek a long term city plan with university and industry support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Zoning Commission
Carbondale
John I. Wright
Wright
Carico Street
Sycamore
University
College
Illinois
Mill
Washington
Marion
Main
Logan
Wall
Oak
Connor
Fisher
Barnes
Burke
Park
Zoning Commission
George Patterson
Chamber of Commerce
Paul McRoy
D. W. Morris
Southern Illinois University
Illinois Central Railroad
Junior Chamber of Commerce
City Council
Illinois Central
Highway Department
Lions, Kiwanis
Rotary
Spanish Swindle Letters Appear in Murphysboro and Union County
Postal Inspector H E Hall warns of the long running Spanish swindle. Victims receive letters claiming a prize for recovering 449 000 hidden in a U S customs house and inviting aid in Mexico City with a one third reward. The scheme is tied to an unscrupulous gang and can be deadly. Generals and civic leaders attend a zoning meeting in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Murphysboro
Union County
United States
Mexico City
H. E. Hall
Carbondale
Hall
Post Office Department
Blast of Water Tank Shocks Farm Neighbors
Mrs Henry Parrent of Blue Bell Farm north of Murphysboro denied planning the incident after a cold water tank blew up in her basement. The explosion caused $100 to $150 damage as the tank split end to end and the two inch oak frame was shattered while the pump kept running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Parrent
Blue Bell
Murphysboro
Carbondale Grade Schools Announce 1950-51 Faculty
Registrations set for September 5 at Carbondale city grade schools with classes starting the next day. Clyde Winkler, superintendent, lists faculty for Brush Lincoln Springmore and Attucks, including new hire Miss Joiner and multiple teachers across grades, plus librarians and custodians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Clyde Winkler
Brush
Lincoln
Springmore
Attucks
Emma Louise Moorehouse
Mary Morris
Mary Swindell
Elizabeth White
Jewell Hopkins
Ida Joiner
John K. Feirich
H. C. Curtis
Miss Joiner
Hospital Notes From Holden Hospital Brief Admissions
Hospital notes list admissions on Thursday for Mrs One Sweet and Mrs Andrew Bell. Discharges include Mrs Otis York and Mrs Lizzie Davis. Additional entries reference James E Smith and Mrs Walton Smith among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
One Sweet
Carbondale
Andrew Bell
Stonefort
Otis York
Marion
Lizzie Davis
Richard Holt
Doctor’s Hospital
James E. Smith
Walton Smith
William R. Reed
John Lavitt
Seattle
Wash
Fire Destroys Truck and Building at Palmer Residence
Early today a fire at 508 East Oak Street destroyed a truck and the John Palmer residence building. Palmer said the blaze started in the truck around 1:30 a.m. and neighbor alerted firefighters. The inferno also consumed two bicycles, some chickens, and stored items. Palmer escaped with his car before the building collapsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Palmer
East Oak Street
Palmer
Land transfers filed in Murphysboro and townships
Clint Hiser sells land to Louie Latt na in sections 8 29 32 and 03 township 7 range 3 for 1 dollar. George L Simons sells lot 17 block 11 Clark and Logan addition Murphysboro to Charles T Hufford for 4750 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clint Hiser
Louie Latt
George L. Simons
Charles T Hufford
Clark and
Logan
Murphysboro
School Staff and New Teachers Named
Campbell and Crim grade teachers listed with Mrs Dodd Mrs Grace Kelley Miss Charlotta Crim Miss Dora Estell Mrs Thelma Gibbs Miss Lucille Walker Mrs Jenolar McBride and Wilbert Bowers as staff. Custodian W A Reid. New teachers are Mrs Perkins Carbondale and Miss Esteli Mattoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln School
Norman E. Moore
Earlene Mitchell
Osie Lybarger
Wanda Fowler
Violet Sharp
Wilma Eads
Lucille Crain
Clara Nelson
Amy Caldwell
Augusta Johnston
Lydia Ragsdale
Mildred Martindale
Verna Silveria
William E. Helton
Lenora Crowell
Beulah Crenshaw
Carlyle G. Ott
John Reps
William McBride
Norma Jean Parker
Essie E. Humphreys
Katie May Rushing
Wayne Williams
Marion L. Lewis
Everett Joiner
Lybarger
Carbondale
Crain
Carterville
Johnston
Parker
Bluford
Martindale
Huntington
W. Va
Southern Illinois University
Springmore
Harold Crowell
Rosie Knight
Pauline H. Tripp
Ethel Martin
Maxine Clodfelter
Doris Turner
Dora Bevis
Juanita Coleman
Alworth Casper
Home Economics Projects Shown By University School Girls
University school Home Economics class displayed student work as they entertained mothers and teachers in the dining room. Girls wore and modeled garments they had made and arranged flowers, with Marjorie Smart and Barbara among the demonstrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University School
Marjorie Smart
Barbara
Egypt Fire Fighters Plan 25th Anniversary Convention in Herrin
Plans complete for the Egyptian Fire Fighters Association 25th anniversary convention set for Saturday in Herrin as part of the citys Golden Jubilee. The program committee includes Ray Barney Ed Failing and Victor Stocks with Mayor Fred Schoonover assisting. Headquarters will be at the Eagles Lodge for a 12:30 p.m. banquet and a large equipment exhibit will fill Sixteenth Street from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with demonstrations and a parade to follow at 2:30 p.m.
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Egypt
Egyptian Fire Fighters’ Association
Herrin
Ray Barney
Ed Failing
Victor Stocks
Fred Schoonover, Jr
Eagles
New York
California
Stocks
Illinois
Sixteenth Street
Monroe
Adams
North Park Avenue
Park Avenue
Herrin Street
Robert DeGasperi
J. W. Mason
Cairo
Victor Stocks Marshall
St. Louis
Foster Parents Picnic Sunday at Giant City Park
The Carbondale regional office of the State Department of Welfare invites foster parents from 19 Southern Illinois counties to a noon meal and all day outing at Giant City State Park on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
State Department of Welfare
Giant City State Park
Welfare Department
Illinois
Beer bottle blast blinds Texas City worker in eye
Mrs. Helen Hiller, 46, of Murphysboro, lost sight in her right eye when a hot beer bottle exploded in a Texas City package store. She was treated in Harrisburg, with damage to the left eye’s tear duct and optic nerve noted. She previously endured a minor gun injury to the leg from her son’s discharged revolver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Hiller
Murphysboro
James Hiller
Texas City
Jersey Adds to Her Laurels at Williamson County Fair
The Standard King Beauty, top animal of the Fred A. Bigler Jersey herd, won the grand championship Thursday at the Williamson county fair in Marion. The Carbondale Jerseys won 28 prizes at Marion. The 10 year old grand champion has been shown seven years, typically at 12 fairs each year, never finishing below second and with over 100 first prizes and championships. The Bigler herd will show at Nashville next week, then Union county fair, then the Du Quoin state fair opening August 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. Bigler
Williamson County
Marion
Carbondale
Bigler
Nashville
Union County Fair
du Quoin
County Offices Close For Clara Worthen Rites
County offices in the Jackson county courthouse in Murphysboro closed at noon for the funeral of Mrs Clara Worthen wife of Carl Worthen county highway official. Mrs Worthen died Tuesday evening at Holden Hospital Carbondale. Funeral services were to be held at Mt Joy Lutheran Church with burial in Mt Joy cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Court House
Murphysboro
Clara Worthen
Carl Worthen
Worthn
Holden Hospital
Carbondale
Mt. Joy Lutheran Church
Mt. Joy
Chemicals Make Fishing Easy At Carbon Lake
An official from Consolidated Coal Co explains a chemical treatment in Carbon Lake near Murphysboro to de oxygenate water and smother buffalo and carp up to 25 pounds. The lake, drained earlier for rough fish removal, refilled after heavy rains. plans call for restocking next spring and fall refilling. The site, 27 acres, lies near Murphysboro and is owned by Consolidated Coal Co of St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbon Lake
Murphysboro
Consolidated Coal Company
State Conservation Department
Eugene Stone
Route 5
Marion
Coal Company
The
Consolidated Coal Company of
Jackson County Union Local Officers Named After Elections
Guy Hardin secretary of the Jackson County Building and Construction Trades Council released a revised officers list. Current leaders include Local 208 barbers Ralph Norman president Owen Johnson secretary and others across unions with presidents and secretaries named for each Local.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Union
Jackson County
Guy Hardin
Jackson County Building and Construction Trades Council
The
Barbers’ Union
Ralph Norman
Owen Johnson
Butchers‘ Union
Nick Thom
Bert Hall
Bartenders’ Union
Clyde Schwartz
Ruth Duncan
Harry Lavell
Paul Sorenson
Printers and Typographical Workers Union
Marion Harriss
Hosea Elliott
Printing Pressmans’ Union
Gilbert Dreyer
Norma Smith
Garment Workers
William McCoy
Earl Thompson
Laundry Workers
Joe Nordoni
Joe Martin
Bricklayers
H. E. Weber
Carpenters
Frank Fulmer
Ray Hatcher
Local Pilot Licenses Earned by Paul Townes at Mardale
Paul Townes of Carbondale received his private pilot license after completing training with Midwestern Aero Service at Mardale airport. Bob Williams of Murphysboro learned he had completed training yesterday and is pursuing a private pilot license as a member of the Lo-Sle club of Southern Illinois University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Townes
Carbondale
Midwestern Aero Service, Inc
Mardale
Bob Williams
Murphysboro
Williams
Southern Illinois University
Four 4-H Girls Win Blue Ribbons in Foods Show
Six Jackson county 4-H girls earned blue ribbons from the Jackson County Bankers Association at Riverside Park for A ratings in the Foods and Room Improvement event. Juanita Troutman Carbondale won an A rating for a foods demonstration. Mary Elizabeth Crawshaw Carbondale will perform a flower arrangement demonstration at the State Fair. The four center girls Louise Camp Joyce Hastings Carbondale and Sharon Hall Shirley Dillinger Buckles earned State Fair trips for their demonstrations. Walter King and Fred B. Herbert presented the awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Jackson County Bankers
Association For Winning
Riverside Park
Juanita Troutman
Carbondale
Mary Elizabeth Crawshaw
Louise Camp
Joyce Hastings
Sharon Hall
Shirley Dillinger
Walter King
Fred B. Herbert
Bankers’ Association
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E. V. Mer
Paul Brown
Cal Cavaness
E. T. Harris
Robert Davis
Morris
Charles E. Tenrwy
John Rendleman
W. A. Dougherty
Southern Illinoisan
George Patternson
Tom Easterly
C. G. Neill
Kiwanis Club
Archie Stroup
Elks
Rotary Club
L. W. Martin
Mary Toler
Imogene Holliday
Margaret Williams
Maude Mayhew
Pearl Thompson
Mildred Corzine
Betty L. Etherton
Jewell Trulove
Lucille Thorp
Chloe McNeill
Monroe Deming
Grace Wilhelm
Mae Lip Fox
Miss Martin
West Frankfort
Knight
Rio Hondo
Tex
John Thomas
Marion Perkins
Jennie Y. Jones
Josie M. Russell
Bessie Warren
Ozella
Kimmel
Uptown
Lerner- Stone Clothing Corp
East Main Street
Bryan Kimmel
Con
Elkville
Home EC
Giant City
Jersey
Vincent Gillhooly
Fred Boucher
Painters Local No. 3
Edgarette
Robert Harvey
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