Racing Dominates Williamson County Fair Activities
Horse racing and parades highlight the fourth day of the 96th Williamson County Fair in Marion. The program features trots, paces, mule and pony races, stock parade, stage entertainment, and blue ribbon rewards across western and society horse shows with numerous winners from Benton, Herrin, Carbondale, and beyond.
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Williamson County
Marion
Benton
Hays Stable of
Herrin
Parade
Ben McClerren
Alice Carleton
Roy Payne
Carroll Lemon
Bill Ruppel
Carbondale
Gerald Hawkins
Pittsburg
Shorty Partrish
Handy
A. J. Lawrence
Johnston City
Sam Stafford
Harrisburg
Hays
Millikan & Son
Cape Girardeau
Hays Stable
B. G. Ferson
Sign
Il Hu Farm
Pinckneyville
Lackland Stable
St. Louis
Morganthaler Stable
Robert Johnson
Bushnell
Hillcrest Farm
Jerry Anderson
Covington
Ind
Marjorie van Gelder
Paris
Cedar Hill Farm
Paducah
Sara Pearman
Wil-Hu Farm
Shorthesn
John Siegel & Sons
St. Francisville
Kirkpatrick
Hereford Farm
Proctor
Zeigler
J. A. Walsh
Carmi
Fred Hoell
Madge Mead
McLeansboro
Angus
Harvey Baker
Brownfield
Guy Pixley
West Salem
Jersey
Fred Bigler
Crofferd Carts South
Enfield
L. Avishi
Gilbert Bigham
Quentin Lacy
Mt. Verna
Delmar Nail
Anna
Curtis South
Williamson County Fair Association elects new officers
Harry Crisp, a Marion soft drink bottler, was elected president at the association's annual election. Other officers include J. W. Hayton of Carterville as vice president Fn Dunaway of Marion as secretary Clifford Gulley of Marion as treasurer. Five directors chosen: E. A. Fry Marion Aud Moore Marion Frank Bruce Marion Fred Hawkins Marion W. R. Hodge Marion.
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Harry Crisp
Marion
Williamson County Fair Association Fair Association
J. W. Hayton
Carterville
Fn Dunaway
Clifford Gulley
Treasur
E. A. Fry
Aud Moore
Frank Bruce
Fred Hawkins
W. R. Hodge
Lions Club Meeting Set in Vergennes with Murphysboro Club
Murphysboro Lions Club will join Vergennes Lions Club for its regular meeting next Tuesday. Members gather at the First Lutheran Church in Murphysboro at 5 45 p m.
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Murphysboro
Lions Club
Vergennes
First Lutheran Church
Murphyshore
Crab Orchard Refuge Adds Three Boating Rules
New regulations limit Little Grassy Lake use to small craft with five horsepower or less and ban inboard motors. Boats must stay 100 feet from fishermen and swimmers, may not enter Crab Orchard Lake east of Wolf Creek Road Oct 1 to Mar 14, and require white lights after sunset except in designated areas.
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Crab Orchard Refuge
Larry Sheffield
Little Grassy Lake
Crab Orchard Lake
Wolf Creek
Sheffield
Son Files Suit In Murray Death In Illinois Traffic Case
Eugene Murray of Herrin sues Charles Youngblood of Keenes for 20000 in the death of his father Winfrey Murray killed January 31 between Herrin and Zeigler. Youngblood says Murray walked near edge, lights blinded him, coroner's inquest ruled accident.
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Murray
Eugene Murray
Herrin
Marion
Charles Youngblood
Keenes
Winfrey Murray
Zeigler
Youngblood
Noble Starnes
C. A. Mosley
Wayne City
H Rin
Park Program Ends For Summer
The Carbondale Park District closes its nine week summer program this Friday. It opened June 16 and served 783 children and teens in the playground, 462 in swimming, and 211 in softball. Five playground directors, two softball directors and three swimming instructors helped run the activities. Attendance rose about 10 percent overall, led by the Learn To Swim program. 67 children passed the beginners swimming test.
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Carbondale Park District
Alan Domer
Lincoln
Crab
Orchard Beach
Cpl Sandusky Wins Wrist Watch For Top Radio School Finish
Cpl. Sandusky Herrin was awarded a wrist watch for finishing highest in his advanced radio school in Ansbach Germany with a 97.2 average. He is assigned to run a radio site in German mountains, a key point in a new telephone system, over four men and a cook, at a game preserve site. His parents Mr and Mrs Aquilla Sandusky note the deer and rabbits in the area. His address is Cpl Gene Sandusky R A 1730554 550 Signal Radio Relay Co Kassel Det APO 171 CO PM New York NY.
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Cpl
Sandusky
Herrin
Ansbach
Germany
Aquil
Uniform Fund Provides Complete Gear for Murphysboro Officers
Murphysboro police report the uniform fund now covers full uniforms for all five officers. Donations from lodges clubs and civic groups totaling 521 including 330 from the li us and a major 50 gift from the Jackson County Liquor Association sustain ongoing supplies.
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Murphysboro
Ed Hagler
li@us
Fnd
Jackson County Liquor Association
Hagler
Truck Rams Car Into Building Near Vienna
A Racine woman was seriously injured when a car was rammed by a trailer truck and driven into the Murrie and White Lumber Co. building off Highway 37 near Vienna at 5 45 am Wednesday. Samuel Ingram and Mildred McClain were in the car. Gladys Ingram was treated and released.
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Racine
Wis
Vienna
Samuel Ingram
John Lesar
Thebes
Murrie and White Lumber Co
Ingram
Gladys
Anna City Hospital
Mildred McClain
Herrin Man John B. McVey Named To Airport Board
John B. McVey of Herrin is appointed to the Williamson County Airport Authority for a five year term joining six members including Hoyt Cosby and Blaine Wilkins. McVey, 35, has managed Limerick Finance offices since 1941 and is a Herrin Town ship High School graduate with two children.
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John B. McVey
Herrin
Airport Board
Fred R. Schoonover
Williamson County Airport Authority
McVey
Gran M. Coover
John Murray
Kenneth Farthing
Marion
Grant Mitchell
Johnston City
Hoyt Cosby
Creal Springs
Ray Bailey
Carterville
Blaine Wilkins
Williamson County
Airport Authority
Edward
Jessie Boren McVey
Limerick Finance Corporation
State Treasurer's
Herrin Township
McVey i
The
Masons, Lions Club and
Junior Chamber of Commerce
N. 7Th St
Dortella
Sandra Sue
Cary Dale
Isom of Ava Returns Home After Livestock Course
Wilbert J Isom of Ava returned home after attending Ultra life Livestock School and graduated with high honors. He works for Randolph Milling Co and has extensive livestock and poultry experience. The program covered hog beef and dairy production with emphasis on dairy herd nutrition and herd efficiency. Randolph Milling Co sent Isom to the course to represent its Randolph's Guaranteed Feeds.
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Wilbert’ J. Isom
Ava
Ultra-life
Isom
Randolph Milling Co
Randolph
City Employs 14 Teachers To Fill Vacancies
The Board of Education District 95 hires fourteen teachers to fill vacancies in Carbondale City Schools for the new term. Assignments include Attucks School music, Brush School first grade positions, Lincoln School kindergarten and primary grades, Lawrence Benedice and Carl Jones Jr. in middle grades, and staff for art vocal music and band. Three regular staff members receive leaves of absence for 1952 1953.
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Board of Education
District 95
Carbondale City
Attucks
Kathryn M. Gooch
Brush
Opal Weaver
Catherine Kunz
Dorothy Montgomery
Lincoln
JoAnn Nall
Judith Lantz
Ruth Lesar
Patricia Randolph
Lawrence L. Benedice
Carl Jones Jr
Harold Perkins
Delores Wheeler
Gloria Maroni
LeRoy J. Scott
William Helton
Lenora Crowell
Mary Morris
Beavers Rites Set for Carterville Clerk
James Arthur Beavers 70 of 410 N Division St Carterville died 9 30 am Wednesday at Doctors Hospital Carbondale after illness since April 20 He was a clerk at J W Walker Sons Clothing Store member of First Methodist Church born June 25 1882 near Blairsville son of William and Rachel Beavers married Nellie Hubbs in Murphysboro 1923 Survived by wife two sons Bill and Pvt Russell Beavers a sister Amanda Lovel brothers Josh and G L Beavers and one granddaughter Burial in Blairsville Cemetery Funeral by Riggin Funeral Home with services at First Methodist Church.
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James Arthur Beavers
Division St
Carterville
Doctor's Hospital
Carbondale
Beavers
J. W. Walker & Sons
First Methodist Church
Blairsville
William
Rachel Beavers
Nellie Hubbs
Murphysboro
Bill
Chicago
Russell Beavers
Ft. Leonard Wood
Amanda Lovel
Springfield
Josh
West Frankfort
G. L
Cambria
Suzie Beavers
First Methodist
Ellis Dugger
Riggin
Band Concert Set in Murphysboro Riverside Park
Members of Musician's Local 697 present a summer concert at Riverside Park at 6 30 p m Sunday. The program is in cooperation with Local 697 A M and funded by the Music Performance Trust Fund. The band features musicians from Murphysboro Carbondale and other Southern Illinois towns.
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Local 697
Riverside Park
Music Performance Trust Fund
Recording Industry
Comet
Murphysboro
Carbcendale
Illinois
Randolph Scouts Plan Picnic at Fort Kaskaskia Park
Randolph County District Scouts and Cubs meet Monday for a picnic at Fort Kaskaskia State Park. Lunch starts at 6 30 p m followed by games singing and an outline of the scouting program by Edward Goetz.
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Randolph County
Fort Kaskaskia
Edward Goetz
Attucks Wins Playground Championship at Carbondale
Attucks Playground edged Lincoln 55 to 53 to claim the Play Day playground title at Lincoln School. Lake Street finished third with 23 points, Oakland fourth with 18, Barnes fifth with 13. Terry Thalman of Lake Playground was outstanding, winning three first places including badminton singles, ping pong singles, and ping pong doubles for 15 of his team's 23 points. Other champions included Don Brewer and Bob Brewer of Oakland in washer events, Charles Reinhardt of Lincoln in croquet singles, and Billy Knowles of Lincoln in horseshoes singles.
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Carbondale Park District
Lincoln
Attucks
Lincoln School
Lake Street
Oakland
Barnes
Terry Thalman
Lake Playground
Don Brewer
Keith Bciker
Lake
Charles Reinhardt
Tommy Teller
Paul Holsombeck
Horseshoe
Billy Knowles
Will Thorn‘ton
Wayman Thorton
John Wills
Tomy Valentine
Freddy Hunter
George Menteler
Area Elks Sponsor Crippled Children's Clinic at Benton
Southern Illinois Elks lodges sponsor a Crippled Children's Clinic in Benton starting 9 a m Tuesday for children to age 16. Indigent children are eligible and transportation is provided from Murphysboro and other towns. Clinics occur every 60 days with cases referred to local physicians or specialists in St Louis and Chicago. Expenses are paid by lodge members and up to 70 patients have attended.
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Southern Illinois Elks Lodges
Benton
Lodge
Murphysboro’s Elks
Illinois
St. Louis
Chicago
GEA Officers to Speak at Jaycees Meeting
Walter Whitehead president and Gene Comte secretary of the Greater Egypt Association will address Carbondale Junior Chamber of Commerce on August 25 at 7 30 p m. The topic is Conservation Development and films will be shown.
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Walter Whitehead
Gene Comte
Greater Egypt Association
Carbondale Junior Chamber of Commerce
Murphysboro
Community Council Meeting Tonight at Carbondale Hall
The Community Council will convene at Carbondale City Hall at 7 30 p m to discuss Community Chest and other business.
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Carbondale City Hall
Ex-Alderman J. S. Brown Dies in St. Louis Hospital
James Samuel Brown 77 a former Murphysboro Alderman died after a two year illness in Missouri Pacific Hospital St Louis Born in 1875 in Friendship Tennessee he lived in Murphysboro many years worked for Gulf Mobile Ohio railroad. He leaves two daughters Mary Louise Brown White and another in Springfield four grandchildren a sister and two brothers. Services at St Andrew Catholic Church Murphysboro conducted by Rev Father J J Taggart. Burial in St Andrew's. Rosary recited Friday at 7 30 p m. Funeral home Roberts Funeral Residence Chapel in Murphysboro until services.
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James Samuel Brown
Murphysboro
Missouri Pacific Hospital
St. Louis
Friendship
Tenn
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Sarah Ryan
Francis Hersboldsman
C. Edgar White
Mary Louise Brown
Ed Springfield
Roberts
St. Andrew’s Catholic Church
J .J. Taggart
St. Andrew’s
Student Workshop At SIU To Attract 52 Illinois Schools
Nearly 120 high school students and principals from 52 Illinois schools gather at Southern Illinois University for a three day conference of the Illinois Association of Student Councils. Led by Dr. Charles D. Neal, the event introduces workshop format with discussions on council projects, fundraising, authority, and member selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Illinois Association of Student Councils
Charles D. Neal
SIU
Eidon Finley
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Finley
Ralph Davis
Urbana
G. C. Blacker
Norris City
Troy Edwards
Carbondale
R. L. Bachman
Effingham
Nora Lamp
Carmi
Jane Frey
Carthage
O. K. Bowen
Observers
Lucy Parrish
James Larson
Recorders
A. B. Jeffries
J. Q. Clark
Observer
R. A. Neal
Grayville
Recorder
Little Grassy Lake
Giant City State Park
Crab Orchard Jake
Anna-Jonesboro
Belleville
Township
Carbondale Community
Carbondale Attucks
Carbondale University School
Casey
Lawrenceville
Mounds
Douglas
Red Bud
University School
Delyte W. Morris
Del
Giant City Park
Crab Orchard
University Extension Surfee
Ronald Horswell
Fish and Wildlife Service
Vnce Council
Aea University School
Norris*Ci High School
Ees 2
Davis
Wilbert Bowers
Lawrence Clark
Robert Crim
Shirley Greer
Murps Lions and Rotations hold a jome in late fall
The Murps Lions and Rotations SE plan a joint event in late October or early November with a date to be set soon. Organizers emphasize coordinating schedules and confirming venue details.
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Murps
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Williamson Fair
Williamson Fair Association
Cpl. Sandusky
Uniform Fund
Isom OF
City
James A. Beavers
Dicky Daniels
Henry Brumley
Henry
Peggy
Carbondale Playground
Bob Brewer
Area Elks Plan Clinic
GEA
Jaycees
J. S. Brown
Ine
Dorothy Young and
Lynn Morrison
Rotary-Lions Meeting
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