Gerard Records 1st Major Upset In Jaycee Tennis
Unseeded Dick Gerard defeated 7th seed Jack McCluskey 6-4 4 in the first Jaycee tennis tournament on high school courts. Gerard advances to quarterfinals in senior singles and doubles as others compete in open events with many matches, rain delays, and forthcoming quarterfinals and semifinals.
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Gerard
Jaycee
Dick Gerard
Jack McCluskey
McCluskey
Charles Pisoni
Gordon Vonk
Junior Noe
Noe
Bob Coover
Bob Harris
Jim Ballone
Bob Smith
Jim Norton
Ed Hahesy
Ronnie McMurray
Dick Qualls
Bob
Smith
Qualls
Lintners
Margie Walker
Joan Coover
Karr
Coover
Ballone
Cline
McFadden
Harris
Pisoni
Lewis Fierke
Jim Ranchino
Charles Tygett
Mike Smith
Jon Coover
Clark
Corky) Absher
John Tidwell
Don Karr
Charles Helleny
Rites For Louis Brevi Set For Tomorrow
Funeral services for Louis Brevi of Johnston City will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Murman Wilson funeral home with Rev. Joseph Lupo officiating. Burial will follow in Johnston City Cemetery. The inquest verdict found death from self-inflicted gunshot wounds related to personal safety after grieving his son Carl lost in World War II and concerns over the Korean conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Brevi
Johnston City
Murman-Wilson
Joseph Lupo
Mr. Brevi
Johnston City Hall
Brevi
Carl
Herrin Hospital
Johnston City Grade Schools Open Sept 1
Johnston City grade schools begin classes Sept 1 with a 9 a.m. teachers meeting and 1 p.m. student registration. Miss Leona Becke has been hired as first grade teacher replacing Mrs Marjorie Nolen who resigned to teach in Decatur. Becke is a 1946 Johnston City High School graduate with a BS from Southern Illinois University.
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Johnston City
Leona Becke
Marjorie Nolen
Nolen
Decatur
Becker
Johnston City Township High School
Southern Illinois University
Beta Sigma Phi Concession Supports Local Philanthropy
Martha Lindsay chair of the sorority concessions committee says the Beta Sigma Phi stand at the city park carnival will fund philanthropic causes. It is the only local concession in the carnival area.
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Martha Lindsay
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Southern Illinoisan Local Publication Daily Journal Notice
Merged item texts show publication details for Southern Illinoisan The Daily Journal in Herrin. It lists evenings except Sundays, postal handling, AP rights, publisher Edna Lindsay, managers, and subscription rates for carrier and mail services.
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Southern Illinoisan
Daily Journal
Southern
Illinois
North 16Th Street
Herrin
Associated Preas
Edna Lindsay
Grant Coover
Marie Franklin
Herrin 50th Anniversary Open With Weather Hurdles
Editorial notes a difficult start to Herrin’s 50th anniversary events due to weather. Attendance at the Herrin Highlights program pleased organizers, but complaints about carnival side shows linger after promises of a clean attraction. The piece urges prompt corrective action to protect Herrin’s reputation and ensure a decent, orderly celebration for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Second Concert Set For Friday
Wallace Owen announces the Jubilee planning committee has postponed the second band concert from Thursday to Friday night to avoid conflicting with the Brothers of the Brush whisker contest. The concert will be at the city park rodeo arena between 7 and 8 p.m. A good crowd attended the first concert last night at the city park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rin
Owen
City Park
Lions Club
Brothers of the Brush” Club
Cites Need for Better Soil Conservation Work
Edward G. Sturm of Williamson County PMA committee urged stronger soil conservation efforts. He compared land preparedness to national security and highlighted the ACP program as a government aid for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward G. Sturm
Williamson County Production and Marketing Administration Committee
Sturm
PMA
Royalton Schools Set Aug. 28 Start Date
Royalton schools announce the high and grade schools will open Monday August 28 with registration for freshmen 8 to 10 a.m. sophomores 10 to 12 juniors 1 to 1 30 and seniors 1 30 to 3 p.m. A music course debuts at the high school with James Clark Zeigler as instructor. Mrs Ellen Snyder Carbondale replaces Ruth Wildy as home economics teacher. Carroll Little Elkville will coach the grade school replacing Frank Menghini. The high school board meets Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. to select a coach after releasing Bob Smith for a coaching post at Hurst Bush. The board has three applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royalton High School
James Clark
Zeigler
Ellen Snyder
Carbondale
Ruth Wildy
Carroll Little
Elkville
Frank Menghini
Bob Smith
Hurst-Bush High School
Exposition Draws About 1000 Here At City Park
Herrin junior chamber hosts an industrial exposition during Golden Jubilee events drawing about 1,000 attendees. Fifteen merchants exhibit. prizes awarded nightly at 10. No admission fee. Exhibitors include Brown and Colombo Fredman Furniture Karr Motors Baudino Garage Kirkpatrick and Sons Mezo Pontiac Hays Chevrolet Marlow’s Sporting Goods New Era Dairy Schaffner’s Hardware Helleny’s Sangamo Electric plus American Cancer Society and a conservation display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Brown and Colombo
Fredman’s’ Furniture
Karr Motors
Baudino Garage
Kirkpatrick and Sons Motors
Mezo Pontiac
Hays Chevrolet Marlow
New Era Dairy
Schaffner’s Hardware
Helleny’s
Sangamo Electric
American Cancer Society
Hays
Old Hat and Scarf Display at Gualdoni Window
The Zwicks Ladies Store window features a beaver hat scarf and stole owned by Mrs. John B. Gualdoni, bought in 1908, alongside a cotton dress made from cotton grown on Herrin's Prairie owned by a Herrin family member. The display has drawn considerable comment from onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zwicks
John B. Gualdoni
Herrin’s Prairie
Herrin
Then and Now committee answers queries on Herrin Jubilee displays
The Then and Now committee explains window displays in Herrin’s business district. They confirm items’ ownership, function, and sale status while clarifying details on historic tools, clothing, and artifacts from the past, including a spittoon misnamed as a cuspidor and other period pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Then and Now
Herrin Lions Plan Banquet for Corinth Farmers
The Herrin Lions club will host farmers from Corinth township on Tuesday August 29 at 7 p.m. at the Corinth church to foster better ties between businessmen and fathers. O D Brissenden of the Illinois Agricultural association will speak. The event is organized by Lion J A Jake Kirsch.
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Herrin Lions Plan
Corinth
Herrin Lions Club
Corinth Township
O. D. Brissenden
Illinois Agricultural Association
Lion J. A
Jake) Kirsch
Few Openings in Herrin Unit May Join Army Reserve
Capt. Dean McMurray says Co B 405th Infantry Regiment Army Reserve Corps in Herrin has a few openings. The unit would train together if called and could stay in the United States six to nine months. Co B meets twice monthly at the Illinois cafe on East Monroe Street with 26 members. meetings run 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. One day’s pay is given for each meeting attended. Some officers cannot get releases and the unit is not in the summer maneuvers at Camp McCoy. Three enlisted men are training with other units temporarily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean McMurray
Co. B
405Th Infantry Regiment
Army Reserve Corps
Herrin
McMurray
United States
George Stewart
Lester Conway
Bill Bleyer
Carterville
Tom Jones
Charles Webber
Kenny Thompson
Rosemary Bryant
Pat Crichton
Ephraim Herrin
Wilfred Keaster
T. L. Dorris
H. A. Stotlar
Henry Wilson
Joseph Cravens
L. B. Dawson
William Stotlar
Illinois
Samuel J. Gregg
Classification Of Roads Told To Rotarians
Highway officials outlined a four system road classification plan after House Bill 820. A state survey, begun in 1947, found 13 overlapping schemes and proposed primary, secondary, local, and municipal classifications with criteria based on population retail area bank resources newspaper circulation and assessed center valuation.
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Legislative Assembly
Charles E. Keen
Carbondale
General Assembly
Chicago
East St. Louis
Mary Colombo Resigns as Herrin Township High School Commerce Head
Miss Mary Rose Colombo of Herrin resigns as head of the commerce department at Herrin Township High School effective Monday. She has since Aug. 1 worked as executive assistant to Dr. Orville Alexander in SIU Alumni Service, and will remain on the SIU staff. Colombo taught at the local high school for 17 years and has both a bachelor’s and a master’s in education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Rose Colombo
North Eleventh Street
Herrin
Commerce
Herrin Township
Miss Colombo
Orville Alexander
Southern Illinois University
S.I.U
Columbo
Chicago
Hospital admissions and discharges list several area residents
Hospital news reports admissions Tuesday at Herrin hospital include Mike Alikonis Johnston City William Meadows Herrin Charles Popham Herrin Claude Woodis Herrin John Fitch Zeigler Opal Fields De Soto David Oxford Marion Wilburn Allen Herrin Audrey Cooksey Johnston City Alice Allen West Frankfort Dismissals include James Strunk Marion Homer Rice Carterville and Lillie Hunt Herrin
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Herrin Hospital
Mike Alikonis
Johnston City
William Meadows
Herrin
Charles Popham
Claude Woodis
John Fitch
Zeigler
Opal Fields
de Soto
David Oxford
Marion
Wilburn Allen
Audrey Cooksey
Alice Allen
West Frankfort
James Strunk, Sr
Homer Rice
Carterville
Lillie Hunt
Stops and Starts Former Pastor Enjoys Edition
Rev. R. S. Buffat of Centria expresses pleasure with the Souvenir Anniversary Edition featuring Herlin First Presbyterian Church history. The Daily Journal notes other Herrin residents loaned photos for the edition and invites owners to claim their pictures at the office Monday through Saturday.
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R. S. Buffat
Centralia
Herlin First Presbyterian Church
Daily Journal
Herrin
Isaac Herring
Georgia Lynn Russell Rites Thursday
Funeral services for Georgia Lynn Russell will be held at 2 30 p.m. Thursday at Cambria Baptist church with Rev N G Daniels officiating. Burial will be in Blairsville cemetery. The five year old died at St Mary's hospital in East St Louis after a 15 week coma from polioencephalitis. Friends may call at the family residence in Cambria.
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Georgia Lynn Russell
Cambria Baptist Church
N. G. Daniels
Blairsville Cemetery
Georgia Lynn
St. Mary’s Hospital
East St. Louis
Cambria
McKinley Rodeo to Highlight Herrin Jubilee Weekend
The McKinley Rodeo and Wild West show brings 46 cowboys and 100 head of stock to Memorial Park for Herrin Jubilee. Rodger Belt and Ralph Graham headline acts with Tiny horse and trick roping. Floyd Pitzer features Blue Desert. Performances start 8 p m Friday with parades at 2 p m Saturday and Sunday.
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McKinley
Memorial Park
Herrin
Ralph Graham
Salina
Kan
Floyd Pitzer
Casper
Wyo
Herrin Pageant Continues Night Show At Township Field
The Herrin Highlights pageant unfolds at Herrin Township High School with 1500 to 2000 spectators. John B. Rogers Co of Fostoria Ohio stages ten episodes including The Prologue and World War II with 400 Herrin cast members. Dianne Peak crowned Miss Herrin by Mayor Schoonover as Suzanne Kuehner Miss United States.
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Herrin
Herrin Township
John B. Rogers Co
Fostoria
Ohio
Herrin Prairie
Dianne Peak
Suzanne Kuehner
Neilson to Draft Williamson County Board
Paul Neilson, 38, of 209 East Ford Street Herrin, was appointed to Williamson County draft board by Mayor Fred Schoonover to fill a vacancy from William Drake. The nonpaying, non political post sits in Local Board No 213 alongside Wilsie Fosse, Orel Turner, Herb Ashley, and Ernest Armes with headquarters in the Republican Leader building at Marion. Neilson is a former automobile salesman who served 32 months in World War II with the 106th Infantry in Europe.
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Paul Neilson
Ford Street
Herrin
Williamson County
Draft Board
Fred Schoonover
Neilson
William Drake
Schoonover
Wilsie Fosse
Marion
Orel Turner
Herb Ashley
Ernest Armes
Johnston City
Republican Leader Building
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Franklin Counties
Wallace Owen
Her
Royalton Schools
Herrin Supply Hardware
Arm
Sam Brush
Hazel Brown
Ballard and Draper
Pierce
Ty'er
Schaffner
Grandpa
Hellenus
James Stover
Chester
The
Lions Clubs
Herrin Club
Stover
W. J. Goodpaster
Corinth Church
Lion
Don Hennard
Charles Schoonover
Detroit
Mich
Lion Fred Schoonover
Jack Hughes
Wendell Rice
Bonnie
Coney Island
Mary Colombo
Hospital News
Blue Desert
Red Oliver
Lula Belle
Harold and
Daisy Henson
Marty McKinley
Bernice Pitzer
Carson Dodd
Swede Fuller
Bob McKinley
Farmer City
Herlin Saddle and Bridle Club
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