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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1950
Page
7
The Murphysboro Centennial committee announces a centralized sales office in the Graystone building for shaving permits tickets Centennial pins and related items. Local organizations may pick allotments and report sales biweekly retaining 10 percent profits.
The Daily Independent Edition of Murphysboro publishes local notices. The text lists address and publication details, including second class matter status and AP republication rights, subscription rates, and distribution notes.
Thirteen year olds with shotguns hunted rattlesnakes in Jackson County Missouri. Lonnie Nelson of Grimsby felled a 58 inch rattler with a 16 gauge shotgun two weeks ago. Fred Lattina of Ava killed a 63 inch snake with a .410 shotgun near his farm home south east of Ava. Lattina plans a belt from the hide. The farm has three recent rattler kills and the snakes carried 14 rattles and a button.
Funeral services for William James Bryan 80 of Route 2 New Hill will be at 2 p m Saturday at Meyer Funeral Home Murphysboro Rev James Campbell will officiate burial in Worthen Cemetery He was born July 30 1870 in Golconda and married Hanna Vandergrift in 1892 after her death in 1945 he wed Mary Porter in 1946 He leaves three daughters and five sons plus two brothers two sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren He was a Nazarenes church member.
Murphysboro trucker Robert Dailey sues Fred Finke for 30000 damages in Jackson circuit court over a August 29 1949 two truck collision near a quarry west of Murphysboro Dailey claims permanent injuries including a broken leg arm four ribs and missing teeth along with medical and lost income costs.
Ernest Muller a 21 year old Luxembourger on a two week stay at the William Sauer farm on Murphysboro route 1 reports Luxembourg farms average 40 acres with a farmer and family plus one hired man. He notes Luxembourgers marry later and usually start households with parents. He contrasts mechanized Illinois farms and US auto abundance with Luxembourg's reliance on Holstein cattle and communal bull ownership.
Funeral services for Charles E. Brindley 76 retired miner died at his Percy home were held at the Methodist church in Percy with Rev Donald E. Illmon officiating Burial was to be at Hopewell Ohio following services in Percy Born August 5 1874 at Rush Run Ohio he married Myrtle Siward in Ohio The couple moved to Percy in 1927 He is survived by his wife one daughter Mrs Orval Addison Percy one sister Mrs Joe Oxley Ohio one brother Ed Brindley West Virginia and two grandchildren Services were conducted under Waller Funeral Home Percy supervision.
Brown Shoe Co plans a large picnic for Sept 16 at Riverside Park Murphysboro hosted by Plant Superintendent J V Hanrahan and Local 12652 UMWA. About 1000 attendees expected from 640 employees and families, marking the first big gathering in years.
The Egyptian Electrical Co op association holds its 12th annual meeting at the new Steeleville headquarters on Saturday. Registration begins at 8 a m and the day ends after attendance prizes are drawn at 4 p m. The program covers board elections, a manager's annual report by R S Holt, and entertainment during both sessions.
Joseph Gilliam aged 19 son of Joe Gilliam of 528 North Seventeenth street enlisted in the U S Air Force and will train in Texas. His father announced the enlistment noting a near perfect physical score of 127 points from 130 at Scott Field.
Admissions include Ollie Consert medical Murphysboro Route 2 Stella Delaware Gorham Donald Hays Steeleville. Dismissals note Nellie Geryak Grand Tower Juanita Hart 617 North Fourteenth Street Elizabeth Williams and baby 1309 Gartside Street.
A 10 year old Chester girl Joyce Allen entered St. Marys Hospital in St. Louis for polio treatment. Daughter of Mrs. Ethel Allen she was admitted in East St. Louis on Wednesday after Chester diagnosis confirmed polio.
Heavy rains in the last 36 hours pushed the Mississippi River higher with Grand Tower at 21.4 feet, up four feet in 14 hours, and Carbondale reporting over two inches in 24 hours. Murphysboro and surrounding areas faced three downpours, Pinckneyville saw one of its heaviest rains in years, and fear grew that the Neunert lock would need lowering to prevent flooding across Big and Little lakes and nearby ponds.
A record of multiple property transfers includes Charles Taveggia to Ira Mae Trout for Lot 5 Block 3 Clark and Logan's addition Murphysboro priced at 4000 dollars. Numerous other transfers involve sections townships and ranges, with prices mostly one dollar, across Murphysboro Carbondale Elkville Vergennes and Oak Grove Heights.
Jackson County public health officer Dr. R. F. Sondag warns that opening classes heightens contagious disease risk. He urges timely immunizations including whooping cough diphtheria tetanus and smallpox and advises parental medical checks in the two weeks before school starts.
The Chester Board of Education schedules a September 9 election to approve a $400,000 bond for a single grade school replacing a three-building plan. Voters choose a site at Teen Town or any alternative, with three ballot propositions including site purchase and bond proceeds use. Central Grade School polls open 12 until 7 p.m.
A cloudburst in Anna flooded Murphysboro and damaged several cars. Arthur Gualdoni an International Shoe Machinery mechanic from 1935 Minton street lost his new car parked on the street nine inches under flood water staining the upholstery and requiring overhaul of mechanical parts. Shoe plant workers were isolated for about an hour as drainage overrun.
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