Albert Edwards Named Labor Day Marshal in Herrin
Albert Edwards a retired Herrin coal miner was chosen Marshal of the Day for the Tri-County Labor Day celebration to be held Sunday August 31 and Monday September 1 in Herrin City Park. Other officers include Mayor Fred Schoonover chairing parade judging, Fred Henderson master of ceremonies, Albert W Red Jeffreys head of concessions, Ann Bishus of West Frankfort credentials, Lewis Moore entertainment chair, with speakers David Fowler and Peter M Gavin named for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Edwards
Herrin
Tri-County
Labor Day Association
Illinois Cafe
Fred Schoonover
Fred Henderson
Albert W
Red) Jeffreys
Ann Bishus
West Frankfort
Lewis Moore
David Fowler
District 21
UMW
Muskogee
Okla
Peter M. McGavin
AFL
Pittsburgh
Rome Club
Guy Young
Horace Degnan
A. E. Lauder
Joe Somers
Zeigler
Frank Barminski
Benton
Memr
H. L. Parks
Christopher
Herrin Groups Urged to Attend Labor Day Meeting
Albert W. Red Jeffreys asks all civic social charitable fraternal and religious groups in Herrin to send a representative to a Friday 7 30 p m meeting in Herrin City Hall to plan the Tri County Labor Day celebration and show community cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Albert W
Red) Jeffreys
Tri- County
Labor Day Association
Jeffreys
Former Herrin Woman Dies in Chicago
Anna Mae Clark Bufford 39 of Herrin died in Chicago after several months illness. She is survived by husband Robert Bufford of Chicago and three children Wanda Janet Edward John Kislesky all of Herrin. parents Mr and Mrs George Clark of Chicago. two brothers Paul Clark Richland WA and Vernie Clark Chicago. two sisters Betty Rocco and Johnnie B Batson of Chicago. Funeral at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Herrin Wednesday 9 am with Msgr officiating. Burial in Herrin City Cemetery. Rosary 7 15 pm Tuesday at Storme's Funeral Home Herrin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Mae Clark Bufford
Herrin
Chicago
Robert Bufford
Wanda
Janet
Edward John Kislesky
Herrn
George Clark
Paul Clark
Richland
Wash
Vernie Clark
Betty Rocco
Johnnie B. Batson
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church
Msgr
Herrin City
Storme
Herrin Second Apostolic Revival Opens Tonight
A revival starts tonight at Herrin Second Apostolic Church 1619 W Monroe St led by Rev Herbert Sweat of Madisonville Ky with tendered preaching and special singing by the church quartet. Rev Mrs Bennie Jones of Anna serves as pastor and services continue nightly at 7:30 with public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Second Apostolic Church
W. Monroe St
Herbert Sweat
Madisonville
Bennie Jones
Anna
Fire damages put total near eighty thousand for Orcill warehouse
Fire destroyed a National Distributing Company warehouse in Orcill Thursday night. Estimated contents loss between forty and fifty thousand dollars. Replacement value of the warehouse set at thirty thousand. The firm operates four Orcill area warehouses and will rely on the remaining three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Distributing Company
Orcill
Charles Shoot
Marion
Roy Campbell
U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service
National Distributing Colony
Williamson County 4-H Exhibit At County Fair
Williamson County 4-H members will display exhibits at the fair with judging starting at 9 a.m. Wednesday and completion by noon. The event features swine poultry beef dairy colt sheep rabbits home improvements garden and more with a livestock parade at 7 30 p m Thursday. Judges are Ralph C. Broom and G J Christensen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County 4-H Club
Cib
Ralph C. Broom
Union County
G. J
Cason Named District Manager of Universal CIT Credit
Donald S. Cason appointed District Manager at the Universal CIT Credit Corpora tion office in Carbondale 211 West Main. He has been with the company since 1948 and served as a second lieutenant in the U S Air Force during World War II. He succeeds T J Carter who moved to St Louis Midtown Branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Universal C.I.T. Credit Corporation
West Main Street
Carbondale
J. W. Cooney
St. Louis
Cason
United States Air Force
Quincy College
T. J. Carter
Burglars Steal Cash From White Way Inn in Herrin
Police report burglars took between 35 and 40 dollars in change from the White Way Inn also known as the Rock Building at 2100 North Park Avenue Herrin. Entry was gained by knocking out a back door wood panel and unlocking the door. The inn is owned by John Rolando, son of Louis Rolando, a Herrin tavern operator. The building lies outside city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Way Inn
Rock Building
N. Park Ave
Herrin
John Rolando
Louis Rolando
Ray Chapman's Father Dies
Robert E. Chapman 91 father of the late Ray Chapman Cleveland Indians shortstop died at his Herrin home Sunday at 4 30 p m He was born August 20 1860 in Ohio County Kentucky and lived 46 years in Herrin A retired coal miner and former police magistrate he leaves wife Blanche Johnson a son Roy and daughters Mrs Margaret Joy Christopher Funeral Tuesday 2 p m at Storme Funeral Home Herrin Rev Erven C Lee will officiate Burial at East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery south of Herrin
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Chapman
Ray Chapman
Cleveland Indians
Herrin
Ohion County
Blanche Johnson
Roy
Margaret Joy
Christopher
Ray
Carl Mays
New York Yankees
Chapman
Storme
Erven C. Lee
Eastlawn Memorial Park
Girl Pitcher Susan Ervin Injures Arm in Softball Game
Susan Ervin 11 daughter of Mr and Mrs J H Ervin of Murphysboro fractured a bone in her right arm Saturday afternoon at Longfellow School while running after an infield hit. A Murphysboro doctor said the break is not serious. The injury ends her pitching run in the Murphysboro Church Softball League after several strong performances including a 7 6 victory for First Methodist Juniors over First Baptists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Ervin
J. H. Ervin
Logan St
Murphysboro
Longfellow
Susan
Fhevic
Centenary Methodist Church Receives Bulletin Board
Centenary Methodist Church in Murphysboro at 113 South 14th Street receives a bulletin board in memory of Frances Etherton Burkey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W I Etherton. The tribute is presented by the Ethertons with a dedication set for August 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centenary Methodist Church
Murphysboro
South 14Th St
Frances Etherton Burkey
W .I. Etherton
Three School Annexations Up For Board Decision
The Jackson County Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. in Murphysboro with County Superintendent Virgil Wheeles to consider five petitions. Three proposals seek annexation of Districts 11 13 and 76 into the Vergennes Consolidated Grade School District. The new seven member board organized July 8 will hear the petitions with no opposition reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vergennes
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Virgil Wheeles
Board of School Trustees
L. A. Walker
Walter King
F. A. Heern
R. A. Carter
Ray Rednour
William Wagner
Victor Randolph
Farmer Hurt In Route 13 Road Incident
Farmer Fred Heininger of Murphysboro rural route 2 was struck while trimming grass along Route 13 in front of his home. Truck driver Sam Macaluso of Du Quoin says his brake failed and Heininger was knocked from a mower pulled by a team. he was taken to hospital with minor injuries. State police investigated with an ambulance from Crawshaw Funeral Home on scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Heininger
Murphysboro
Sam Macaluso
du Quoin
Heininger
Crawshaw Funeral Home
Floyd Myers
Macaluso
Escaped Prisoner Returned From Anna Saturday
A man who sought medical care at Carbondale police station Saturday admitted escaping from Anna State Hospital last December. Patrolman Delmar Crews alerted hospital guards, and the detainee was returned to Anna State Hospital by two guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Anna State Hospital
Delmar Crews
Crews
Anna Hospital
University Tests 24 Tomato Varieties for Southern Illinois
The university studies 24 tomato varieties for adaptability to Southern Illinois growing conditions. Researchers also test cucumbers sweet corn green peppers and beans in the ongoing field trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University
Couny
Illinois
Hunter Mistakes Arm For Squirrel In Illini Hunting Accident
Two Southern Illinois hunters were wounded in separate Sunday incidents. Clyde Campbell of Marion was shot in the right arm back and leg while John Norris, his brother in law, mistook Campbell’s arm for a squirrel and fired. Shirley Moyers of Royalton suffered leg pellet wounds when a shotgun discharged. Both accidents were described as accidental by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Clyde W. Campbell
Marion
Route 1
Herrin Hospital
Ira Davis
Herrin
Inlaw
John Norris
Mattoon
Crab Orchard
Campbell
Willace Coal Company
Norris
Davis
Shirley Moyers
Royalton
Moyers
Royalton Coal Belt
Neon Sign Worker Hurt When Sign Falls in Herrin
R. J. Fehrenbaker a 58 year old draftsman from Johnston City suffered a left hand laceration when a sign fell on him at the Neon Sign Company plant in Herrin. He received treatment at Herrin Hospital at 10 15 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Fehrenbaker
Johnston City
Neon Sign Company
Herrin
Herrin Hospital
Dr. Mitchell Appointed Resident Surgeon at Benton Hospital
Dr. Eugene P. Mitchell, formerly of Murphysboro, has been named resident surgeon at the Miner's Hospital in Benton. He is the son of Mrs. J. G. Hlammel and trained at Southeast Missouri State Teachers College and University of Louisville Medical School, with naval service during World War II and a postwar surgical residency at Nichols Veterans Hospital. He previously served as chief of surgery at Miles Di Mont Veterans Administration Hospital before accepting the Benton post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene P. Mitchell
Murphysboro
Miner’s Hospital
Benon
J. G. Hlammel
Gartside St
Mitchell
Southeast Missouri State Teachers College
University of Louisville
St. Joseph’s Infirmary
Louisville
Kentucky
Navy
Rent Decision Due Tonight by Herrin City Council
The Herrin city council meets at City Hall to decide whether to extend federal rent controls before they expire on Sept. 30. Mayor Fred Schoonover says the federal agency recommended extending rent controls, with aldermen seeking public opinion ahead of the vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Fred Schoonover
Federal
Schoonover
Eugene Milligan Dies Retired Farmer Lived in Johnston City
Eugene Milligan 78, of Alexander Apartments Johnston City died at 3 p m Saturday in Herzin Hospital after years of ill health. Born Williamson County he lived Johnston City 15 years and was a retired farmer. A bachelor he leaves one brother Frank Marion Funeral services 2 p m today Murman Wilson funeral home Johnston City Rev J W Ditterline officiating with burial in Sen Merse? Methodist Church cemetery east of Corinth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Milligan
Alexander Apartments
Johnston City
Herzin Hospita
Williamson
Es Senmers Methodist Church
Corinth
Herrin Cafe Operator Dies at 71 in Herrin
Louis Clavenna 71, operator of the Illinois Cafe on E Monroe in Herrin, died at 9 50 a.m. Saturday at 101 N 10th St after a six month illness. He was born October 20 1880 in Caggione Italy and lived in Herrin 34 years. He married Josephine Berra in St Louis on July 20 1906 and was a member of St Marys Church. He leaves wife three children Netta Braga Herman and Robert Clavenna two grandchildren and two brothers Jes Herrin and Angelo Joliet. Funeral Tuesday at 9 a.m. in St Marys Church Herrin with Msgr Robert DeGasperi officiating burial in St Carlo Cemetery. Friends may call Moroni and Johnson Funeral Home Herrin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Clavenna
N. 10Th St
Herrin
Caggione
Italy
Illinois Cafe
E. Monroe St
Clavenna
Josephine Berra
St. Louis
St. Carlo
Moroni and Johnson Funeral Home
Sharon Hall Receives Early Honors at Illinois State Fair
Sharon Hall of Jackson County is among the first to be honored at the Springfield State Fair. Her hunter trapper fire, an outdoor picnic oven setup, will be among three top demonstrations on Monday afternoon. Agricultural demos by Wolfe, Jack, and Frank Neal start at 10 am. Wolfe features a halter while the others present a Know Your Soil display. Six Jackson County girls model clothing starting Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon Hall
Jackson County
Springfield
Illinois
Wolfe
Jack
Frank Neal
Frank
Stanley Smith Dies In Johnston City At 5:25 P.M.
Stanley Smith, a construction engineer born in Johnston City, died at 5:25 p.m. Sunday at his sister Mrs. Charles Baker’s home in Johnston City. He had lived in Buffalo, New York, before returning three months ago due to ill health. He leaves two daughters Elizabeth and Veronica, his parents Frank Sandusky and Mrs. Nancy Sandusky, and a sister. He was a member of Hoisting Engineers Local 17 and 17A and St. Paul’s Catholic Church. Funeral arrangements are pending with Murman & Wilson Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
Sandusky
Smith
Charles Baker
9Th St
Johnston City
Buffalo
N. Y
Elizabeth
Veronica
Mosinee
Wis
Frank Sandusky
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Murman & Wilson
New Principal Named at Red Bud School
Fred Lee House of Baldwin formerly of Chester is appointed principal at Red Bud school after teaching in several Randolph County schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED
Fred Lee
Baldwin
Chester
Red Bud
Randolph County
Assault Conviction in Carbondale Police Court
Tom Scott of 419 E Willow Sr Carbondale was fined 14.40 after pleading guilty to assaulting his wife in Carbondale police court Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Scott
E. Willow Sr
Carbondale
Williamson County Fair Opens Despite Rainy Start
Rain and clouds delayed the opening events at the Williamson County Fair while races and horse show classes were set for 7:30 tonight. Sam Dunaway reports good crowds at the fairgrounds and a full schedule including half mile and five mile runs, horse show classes, and a pulling contest. Skeets and Frankie of the Barn Dance on KMOX will perform with their troupe tonight, with the regular stage show rescheduled for Tuesday if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Sam Dunaway
Marion
Fairgrounds
C. B. Nesve Herrin
Skeets
Frankie
KMOX
St. Louis
Dunaway
Herrin Woman Kate Bowman Dies at 72
Mrs. Kate Bowman 72 died at 7 a m Saturday at her daughter Mrs Gwendolyn Newcom 305 S 17th Herrin Born in Central City Ky April 18 1880 daughter of J W and Mary Yeats Widow of Robert Newcom who died March 12 1948 Survived by daughter two sisters moth ers eet Yonts Chicago Joe Yonts Los Angeles California John Yonts Kansas City Moe and two grandchildren twins Ronald and Donald Newcom Services 2:30 p m today in Herrin Methodist Church Rev Heber E Burge officiating Burial Herrin City Cemetery Friends may eat at Storme Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Bowman
Gwendolyn Newcom
S. 17Th St
Herrin
Central City
J. W
Mary Yeats
Robert Newcom
Newcom
Lucy Houston
Lou Springs
Chicago
Eet Yonts
Joe Yonts
Los Angeles
Calif
John Yonts
Kansas City
Ronald
Donald Newcom
Methodist
Laura Clark Dies at 76 in Carbondale
Mrs. Laura Ann Clark 76 of 105 Washington Ave Carbondale died 11 10 p m Saturday at Holden Hospital after a five year illness. Survived by husband Fred daughter Mrs Wayne Heiple Benton son Ralph Anna sister Mrs Bertha Adams South Bend Ind and Mrs Bess Storme Marion Funeral 2 pm Tuesday Huffman Funeral Home Carbondale Rev James W Truitt officiating Burial McKinney Mrs Clark born Williamstown Sept 11 1875 moved to Carbondale in 1935 member Church of Christ Reed Station Friends may call at the funeral home until services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Ann Clark
Washington Ave
Carbondale
Holden Hospital
Fred
Wayne. Heiple
Benton
Ralph
Anna
Bertha Adams
South Bend
Ind
Bess Storme
Marion
Huffman Funeral Home
James W. Truitt
McKinney
Clark
Williamson
Church of Christ
Reed Station
Burley Moneyhun Dies in Bush at 29
Burley Frank Moneyhun 29 of Hanna City died Saturday evening. He was born in Tennessee and married Violet Orlandini in Bush in 1946. A World War II veteran, he worked as a Kroger truck driver. Survived by his wife Violet two children Phyllis and Sammie four brothers and two sisters. Services will be Wednesday at the Sam Orlandini residence in Bush with Rev. Fr. Charles Seifert officiating. Burial in St. Carlo Cemetery. Friends may call at the Sam Orlandini residence after 2 pm Tuesday until service time. Moroni Johnson Funeral Home of Herrin is handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burley Moneyhun
Bush
Burley Frank Moneyhun
Hanna City
Peoria
Tennessee
Violet Orlandini
Ill
Kroger
Violet
Phyllis
Sammie
Sam Orlandini
Charles Seifert
St. Carlo
Herrin
Moroni & Johnson Funeral Home
Two Carbondale Men Fined for Street Fight
Rex Morrison and William Holder were fined $13.40 each after pleading guilty to fighting Saturday near the 200 block of Illinois Avenue in Carbondale. Police arrested them around 11 a.m. as a crowd gathered at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Rex Morrison
William Holder
S.llinois Ave
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Jackson
Franklin Counties
Ralph _ Norman
B. E. Nelson
Carl Barnes
Apostolic Revival
Ebersoh
Gus Huppert
Carol B. Loos
Credit Group
Murphysboro Church
Fred Heininger Hurton
William T. Andrew
Southern Illinois University
Cornell Seed Company
Ted Frank
W. Eto
C. M. Cornell
W. B. Carter
Southern
Hunter
Arm
Squirrel
Neon Company
Walter Roberts
Cole
Chester American Legion
Commander Roberts
Dr. Mitchell
Eugene Mitchell
Herrin Cafe
Stanley Smith
Buffalo, N. Y
Laura Clark
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