Orientation Week Planned At University
SIU plans a four day orientation for incoming freshmen with registrations starting September 5 at 3 30 pm and a president’s convocation at 7 pm in Shryock auditorium. Activities include panels with deans, campus tours, library tours, placement tests, music tests, counseling, rush events, a library lawn picnic, and preliminary advisement on September 8 ahead of main registration.
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Southern Illinois University
S. Clark Davis
Helen A. Shuman
Shryock Auditorium
Libary Lawn
SIU
Dean Davis
Health Precautions Urged Ahead of School Opening
Jackson County public health officer Dr. R F Sondag warned that returning students face higher risks of contagious respiratory diseases. He urged immunizations and booster shots for whooping cough diphtheria tetanus and smallpox, and advised parents to consult physicians in the next two weeks.
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Jackson County
R. F. Sondag
Sondag
Carbondale Boys Visit Tigers Browns Game in St Louis
A Carbondale group of boys joined about 1500 Southern Illinois youths on a trip to see the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Browns in St Louis. The outing was funded by local business and civic groups with the welfare department arranging tickets as part of a state program.
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Carbondale
St. Louis
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Browns
Illinois
Welfare
Trailer Unit Overturns Near Carbondale on Route 51
Two Ramsey brothers from Columbus Ga. escaped injury when their trailer truck overturned on a curve south of Carbondale during heavy rain. Jack Ramsey owned the truck driven by Jay N. Ramsey, 21, leasing to Watkins Motor Lines. The vehicle and cargo were moved to Cobden after police directed traffic all morning.
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Columbus
Carbondale
Jack Ramsey
Jay N. Ramsey
Watkins Motor Lines
Georgia
Cobden
John Parrish
Wounded Sgt Lawrence B Owens Reported From Korea
Mrs. Marion A Owens of East Oak Street received word from the War Department that her husband, Sgt Lawrence B Owens, has been wounded in Korea. A Pentagon inquiry to verify Mrs Owens address reached Carbondale Post Office after the initial message was sent to 314 East Green Street, home of Mrs Crilla Moody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion A. Owens
East Oak Street
War Department
Lawrence B. Owens
Korea
Hospital Notes From Holden Hospital
A hospital list records admissions on Thursday including Mrs C W Chittey medical in Carbondale Mrs David R Sanders medical Mrs Alice Cargill medical Makanda Mrs Earl Riley surgical Marion Henry Hartkoph medical Marion Donald Eugene Everhart surgical Murphysboro Albert Bumpus surgical Mount Vernon Arlie Fink medical Marion Mrs Eugene Goodin medical Marion E F Howard medical West Frankfort Mrs Celia Smith medical Carbondale Robert Buckner surgical Marion Brighton Sullivan surgical Herrin Doctor's Hospital John F Long medical Carbondale Mrs Lawrence Swartzman medical Carbondale
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Holden Hospital
C. W. Chittey
Carbondale
David R. Sanders
Alice Cargill
Makanda
Earl Riley
Marion
Henry Hartkoph
Donald Eugene Everhart
Murphysboro
Albert Bumpus
Mount Vernon
E. F. Howard
West Frankfort
Celia Smith
Robert Buckner
Brighton Sullivan
Herrin
Doctor’s Hospital
John F. Long
Lawrence Swartzman
Daily Free Press Carbondale Public Notice Rates
Southern Illinois publication lists edition details for evenings except Sundays and holidays. Rates for carrier and mail subscriptions are provided, with time frames and regional limitations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Daily Free Press
Southern Illinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
Illinois
Ulinois
Associated Press
Jackson County Forfeited Taxes Hit Notable Level in 1949
County records show Jackson County forfeited taxes totaling 449 442 76 in 1949, down from 681 227 37 in 1938 the peak year. Tax sales purge forfeited lots, and high valua tion from new construction since 1938 partly explains the rise in assessed land value.
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Jackson County
Boyd Thorp
Thorp
Heavy Overnight Rainfalls Marks Carbondale Weather Update
Carbondale received 2.02 inches of rain over five and a half hours bringing August total to 5.83 inches. Harold Hill, a weather observer, notes August rainfall last year was 4.16 inches. No record was set though the downpour lasted from 9 30 p m to 3 a m. Public Service reported no major problems. Truax Tract mine lines were briefly cut and repaired quickly. No city accidents were recorded, while state police in Du Quoin noted several motorists left ditches in the wet conditions.
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Carbondale
Harold Hill
Hill
Central Illinois Public Service Company
Truax- Tract
du Quoin
Anna Torrent Damages Murphysboro Car
A cloudburst in Anna flooded Murphysboro injuring Arthur Gualdoni a shoe machinery mechanic from 1935 Minton street. His new car was parked on the street and submerged nine inches over the seats after the downpour overwhelmed the town drainage. Several cars were damaged at the location.
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Anna
Arthur Gualdoni
Minton Street
Murphysboro
Gualdoni
Carbondale Lawyers Named to State Bar Committees
A. L. Yantis of Shelbyville announces Carbondale attorneys named to Illinois State Bar associations committees for 1950 51. Appointees include J Edward Helton on aeronautical law Clarence E Wright on First District committee on American citizenship William T Davis on conventions and meetings John G Gilbert on inquiry John K Feirich on executive committee judicial organization administration and selection Elmer J Medlin on radio programs.
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A. L. Yantis
Shelbyville
Illinois State Bar Association
Carbondale
Association
J. Edward Helton
Clarence E. Wright
Jackson County
William T. Davis
John G. Gilbert
John K. Feirich
Elmer J. Medlin
Concrete for Barracks at Southern Illinois University
Concrete is poured for eight new barracks between the University cafe and the agricultural building at Southern Illinois University. Each 25 by 150 feet, the barracks will house administrative offices and art classes and should be ready before fall weather.
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University Cafe
Southern Illinois University
Otto G. Gotway
S. LU
Gotway
Camp Ellis
Macomb
Art Center
Texaco
Gatway
University
Thirteen-Year-Olds Take Aim at Rattlers in Ava Area
Grimsby teen Lonnie Nelson killed a 58 inch rattler with a 16 gauge shotgun and Ava youth Fred Lattina, son of Ben and Mrs. Lattina, shot a 63 inch rattler near his farm home two weeks later. The Lattina farm has seen three rattlers killed in two months and Fred plans to have a belt made from the victim's hide. The Ava teens target Jackson county rattlesnakes, a 14-rattle specimen with a button was noted.
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Jackson County
Lonnie Nelson
Grimsby
Fred Lattina
Ava
Lonnie
Fred
Ben Lattina
Lattina
Trucker Sues Over 1949 Wreck For 30000
Murphysboro trucker Robert Dailey files in Jackson circuit court for 30000 in damages against Fred Finke after a two truck collision near a quarry 14 miles west of Murphysboro on August 29 1949. Dailey claims permanent injuries including a crushed leg four broken ribs and other wounds from the crash and seeks compensation for medical bills lost income truck damage and related losses. Both drivers were trapped for about 30 minutes with Dailey unconscious until taken to St Andrews hospital.
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Murphysboro
Jackson
Robert Daily
North Sixth Street
Fred Finke
Walnut Street
Dailey
Finke
Camp Glenn
Kent Keller
Ava
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Chamber backs new fire station project in Carbondale
The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce voted Thursday to support the city in establishing a west side fire station and to assist with construction efforts.
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C. of
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
Carbondale
Chamber
Ullin Man Clarence A Lowery Dies At 49
Clarence A. Lowery of Ullin died Thursday morning at Hale-Willeard hospital in Anna at age 49. Friends may call at the Ullin home. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Ullin Methodist church with Rev Ray Yow and Rev Roy Hudson officiating. Burial is in St. John’s cemetery. He is survived by his wife Cecil a daughter June a son P. D. and three brothers Roy Ullin Glenn and Clyde of Mill Creek.
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Clarence A. Lowery
Ullin
Hale-Willeard
Anna
Ullin Methodist Church
Ray Yow
Roy Hudson
St. John’s Cemetery
Cecil
June
P. D
Roy Ullin
Glenn
Clyde
Mill Creek
Fly-in invites private pilots to Chanute Air Force Base
Private pilots from Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Iowa Missouri and Illinois are invited to a Chanute AFB fly-in on August 26. Brig Gen Byron Gates and Illinois Aero nautics Director Joseph McLaughlin announced a day featuring an F 86 jet engine preview plus base tours a luncheon and observation of the facilities. Pilots may arrive after 6 45 a m assemble at 10 30 a m and the base will be closed to military traffic for the event.
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Illinois
Chanute Air Force Base
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Missouri
Byron E. Gates
Joseph K. McLaughlin
Illinois Department of Aeronautics
Flying Farmers of Prairieland
General Gates
America
City Council Purchases 407 South Illinois Avenue Lot
The city council bought a building site at 407 South Illinois Avenue this week, acquiring the lot as part of a municipal real estate transaction. The move expands urban development plans and affects adjacent property use. Further details were not disclosed.
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South Illinois Avenue
Young Europeans study life in America in Carbondale
Four youths from France Belgium and Brussels join the Experiment in International Living in Carbondale for two weeks of cultural exchange. Richard Vogler serves as Southern Illinois representative as the group mingles with local youths and participates in area recreation before sailing from New York back to Europe.
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America
Carbondale
Rheims
France
Richard Vogler
South Maple Street
Southern Illinois
New York
P T A Aids Registration For X ray Tests In Carbondale
Carbondale P T A council leads a door to door canva ss for adults 18 plus to use a mobile x ray unit sponsored by Jackson county Health department. Units visit Carbondale Aug 29 or Sept 20 with cards listing name address and family physician.
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Parent-Teachers Association
Jackson County Health Department
Carbondale
P-T. A. Council
P T. A
Merline Brewer
Roy Ide Jr
P-T. A
Marcelle Welge
Kathleen Bellamy
Egyptian Co op Meet Saturday in Steeleville
The Egyptian Electrical Co op association holds its 12th annual meeting at the new Steeleville headquarters this Saturday. Registration opens at 8 a.m. and the event closes at 4 p.m. with prize drawings. Board elections for three directors and the manager R S Holt’s annual report headline the business segment.
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Egyptian Electrical Co-op Association
Steeleville
R. S. Holt
Pair Finish AAF School At Scott Air Force Base
Two Carbondale soldiers, Pfc Edward V. Reed and Pfc Gordon L. Davis, graduated this week from Air Force Communications School at Scott Air Force Base as radio mechanics. They completed basic training at Lackland AFB, Texas after enlisting in June 1949 and will handle installation and maintenance of ground and airborne communications equipment.
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Carbondale
Air Force Communications School
Scott Air Force Base
Edward V. Reed
Verrell Reed
Route 3
Gordon L. Davis
Thomas M. Davis
Baird Street
John F. McBlain
Reed
Davis
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Property transfers in Murphysboro Carbondale list
A series of real estate transfers recorded in Murphysboro and Carbondale. Transactions include Martin Morgan to Kenneth Audt lot 23 Morgan Place and several others in Clark and Logan additions, rev. plats, and sections with varied sums. Notable amounts include $9000 for J S Groves to J K Ridgway and $359 for Loyd M. Bradley to Clarence Harris.
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T. Martin Morgan
Kenneth P. Audt
Morgan Place
Murphysboro
Ernest L. Allen
Dale H. Gillis
Estelle M. Gersenslager
William T. Hardin
Clark
Logan
Loyd M. Bradley
Clarence Clyde Harris
Carbondale
Wim R. Brandon
Earl A. Piquard
Lydia Ethel Hagler
Herbert Carl Hagler
Harry L. Moore
Asby Snyder
J. S. Groves
J. H. Ridgway
Harker
Keesee
Clemen
J. K. Ridgway
Co’ Lumber Co
M. D. Corp
Edna Pieron Harris
Gilbert C .Neiman
Herbert
Raymond T. Ellis
Everett Pentfro
Nellie Pantes
Pauline V. Snider
Charles E. Dill
Sam T. Brush
Charles Taveggia
Ira Mae Trout
R. A. Taylor
Harry )Ickerson
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Partment of Welfare
Alan Domer
Carbondale Recreational
Charles Ellis
Arlie Fink
Eugene Goodin
Anna Torrent
Rattlers
C. A. Lowery
Hale-Willard
Vogler
Eft
Joan Schwachow
Jacques Pourbaix
Brussels
Anna Wouters
Barbara Beadle
Colette Escoffier
Bill Wakeland
Jean Montanus
Mrs. Vogler
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