Slippery check artist nabbed in Murphysboro
An Alabama resident Isaac Sanford Burgess 45 Em pire Ala is jailed in Jackson County on forgery after a tire purchase check bounced. He led officers on a chase through Murphysboro and hid in a courthouse basement before being captured. Burgess is linked to small loan swindles with a hard luck tale. The case heads to a September grand jury.
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Murphysboro
Alabama
Jackson County
Maine
Iaac Sanford Burgess
Empire
Ala
Burgess
Paul Norton
Walnut
10Th St
Norton
Buress
Fred Imhoff
Robert Wright
Sheriff's Office
Carbondale
South
Republican Women Meet at Murphysboro
The Jackson County Republican Women’s division held a noon luncheon at the Logan hotel Murphysboro to plan for the November 4 general election. County chairwoman Mrs Kate Thorp presided outlining required work and arranging a future committee women meeting. Thirty seven of forty one precincts were represented with executive committee and candidates and wives. Principal talks by Sen R G Crisenberry and Cong C W Bishop.
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Jackson County Republican Organization
Logan
Murphysboro
Kate Thorp
R. G. Crisenberry
Cong
C. W. Bishop
Williamson County Men Sentenced for Vagrancy
Two Williamson County men Cecil Thetford 56 Marion and Dewey Belt 50 Herrin were sentenced to Vandalia state penal farm for vagrancy by Justice of the Peace W B Roberts. Each received six months after pleading to the ae. Other inmates including James Cox 58 Herrin were sentenced previously.
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Williamson County
Vandalia
W. B. Roberts
Marion
Cecil Thetford
Dewey Belt
Herrin
James Cox
Roberts
Williamson Sheriff Returns with Abandonment Suspect
Sheriff Ora Kirby and Deputy Lyn Franklin returned to Williamson County from Hobbs New Mexico with Jack Davis 38 Energy charged with abandonment by his wife Wilma an invalid. Married 13 years Davis served in the military and recently discharged after years in Japan. Davis held in county jail.
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Williamson
New Mexico
Ora Kirby
Lyn Franklin
Williamson County
Hobbs
N. M
Jack Davis
Energy
Wilma
Davis
Japan
Second special bond election for Herrin Road District set
A second special election on issuing 30000 in bonds for Williamson County Road District 8 2 will be Sept 4 The district covers Herrin Township 27th Street to the western Johnston City area The measure previously failed 396 254 on April 17 Clerk Carl Ralls led the petition with 48 voter signatures Judge and precinct clerks named for Herrin and Johnston City precincts Voting yes or no on bonds of 3000 for road purposes only requires a majority Alfrero Herrin Williamson County commissioner announces officials names and past voting ratios
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Williamson County
Herrin Township
27Th St
Johnston City
Sai
Carl Ralls
Hersin
Mary Antonini
N. 1Lth St. Herrin
Austin Jones
St. 19Th St
Muriel Cox
E. Harrison St
Louise Jones
7Th St
All Herrin
Enna Hamilton
Stiritz
Minnie Stutler
Davis St
Naomi Logdson
General Delivery
Elizabeth Shukites
3Rd St
Herrin
Alfrero Herrin
Room Shortage For SIU Women
SIU housing supervisor Mrs Mabel Pulliam says a shortage of rooms for women students enrolling in the fall term is expected at Southern Illinois University. Nearly all girl rooms are taken and more quarters are needed. vacancies for men are fewer. Residents of Carbondale with available rooms are asked to contact the housing office.
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Southern Illinois University
Mabel Pulliam
SIU
Pulliam
Carbondale
New Shawneetown Plant to Employ 140 in Cabinet Makers
Shawneetown announces a new industry to employ 140 workers. Shawnee Cabinets, Inc. will open by December 1 to produce radio and television cabinets. The firm was organized by Evansville men E. V. James York and Maxin.
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Shawneetown
Shawnee Cabinets, Inc
Evansville
Ind
E. V
James York
Max In
Jury to probe death of Rev John E Gill in Mt Vernon
A coroner s jury recommends a Wayne County Grand Jury investigation into the traffic death of Rev John E Gill 33 a Episcopal minister killed July 9 near Boyleston when his car hit a truck driven by W E Shehorn 37 of Fairfield A state crime bureau test found alcohol in Shehorn s food The Oct 1948 grand jury session is urged Shehorn not held Gill pastor of Trinity Episcopal church Mt Vernon and archdeacon of Southern Illinois he had served at several churches and filled in at St Andrew Carbondale during 1948.
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John E. Gill
Mt. Vernon
Ill
Gill
Boyleston
W. E. Shehorn
Wayne County
James Colbert
State Crime Bureau
Shehorn
Grand Jury
Trinity Episcopal Church
Illinois
West Frankfort
Zeigler
Mee- Leansboro
Carbondale
Marion
Centralia
Salem
Carmi
Chester
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Proclamation Honors Darnell Herrin Alderman in Herrin
Mayor Fred Schoonover declares a city pause at 2:00 PM Saturday to honor late Ward One Alderman William C Darnell born 1900 in MacLeansboro died August 20 1952 and celebrated for public service with Herrin Teamsters Local 268 Trades Council and local civic groups.
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Herrin
Fred E. Schoonover Jr
W.C
Tuffy) Darnell
William Clifford Darnell
MacLeansboro
Ward One
Herrin Teamsters
Herrin Trades Council
Tri
Williamson Board approves Miller plat in Blairsville Township
The Williamson County Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved Pauline Miller's plat for assessment lots 1 through 6 in Blairsville Township. The parcels sit in the Southwest quarter of Section 35, Township 8, Range 1.
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Pauline Miller
Blairsville
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Murphysboro Soldier Injured in Auto Accident
S. Sgt. George W. Butcher, son of Mrs Minnie Butcher of Murphysboro, recuperates in an army hospital in Wyoming after severe injuries from an auto crash near Cheyenne on July 22. He suffered a broken right arm and two breaks above the knee of his left leg, and is confined to Ward 7 at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base Hospital in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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George W. Butcher
Minnie Butcher
Murphysboro
Wyoming
Butcher
Cheyenne
Wyo
Base
Francis E. Werren Air Force Base
World trip gains international attention
James L. Cox plans a two year around the world voyage from Torquay England aboard the Maid of Alphen. The 32 ton yacht will visit Lisbon Canary Islands Gold Coast of Africa British Guiana and the Panama Canal then proceed to Lima Easter Island Pitcairn Tahiti Fiji Sydney Hobart Wellington Bali Singapore Colombo Madagascar Capetown Takoradi and back. The expedition includes special equipment and awaits a crew of three with Cox as pilot and Lt Commander.
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Associated Press
James L. Cox
Torquay
England
Cox
Ralph Cox
Herrin
Johnston City
W. A. Ellis
Jakoradi
South Africa
Ellis
Lorquay
Lisbon
Portugal
Canary Islands
Gold Coast
Astrica
British Guiana
Panama Canal
Lima
Peru
Easter Islands
Pitcairn Islands
Tahiti
Fiji
Sydney
Australia
Hobart
Tasmania
Wellington
New Zealand
Bali
Singapore
Colombo
Madagascar
Capetown
Takoradi
Gox
Final Summer Concert in Murphysboro Riverside Park
The final concert of a Murphysboro summer series by Local 697 musicians will be held Sunday at 6 30 p m in Riverside Park. The group, drawn from Murphysboro Carbon dale and nearby towns, performs under a grant from the Music Performance Trust Fund and is part of the American Federation of Musicians. The concerts accompanied Sunday services in the park shell all summer.
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Local Union 697
Murphysboro
Riverside Park
Local 697
American Federation of Musicians
Music Performance Trust Fund
Recording Industry
Carbondale
Illinois
Physicist Albert Goodman speaks at Murphysboro Rotary
Albert Goodman, a physicist involved in atomic energy experiments in New Mexico, addressed the Murphysboro Rotary Club on Tuesday night. He framed physics as a simple science of everyday life and drew contrasts between basic concepts and common misperceptions.
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Albert Goodman
New Mexico
Murphysboro
Goodman
Car Dealers Host Murphysboro Picnic For 300 Attendees
New car dealers Morgan Jewell Grob Motors Porter Bros Motors Cardwell Motors Jackson County Motors Murphysboro Motors and Turton Slaybaugh City Motors hosted about 300 employees and families at Riverside Park in Murphysboro in an annual outing. Participants enjoyed a softball game with disputed scores, children’s races, and a picnic lunch provided by the dealers.
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Murphysboro
Riverside Park
Morgan-Jewell
Grob Motors
Porter Bros. Motors
Cardwell Motors
Jackson County Motors
Murphysboro Motors
Turton Slaybaugh City Motors
Sun
John Marber
Cardwell
Gene Wagner
Harry Burgess
Henry Porter
Porter Bros
Betty Wuest
Patsy Hamm
Genie Turton
Ross Mary Limbert
Barbara Turiton
Tommy Porter
Kenneth Jacobs
Billy Fletcher
John Edward Stearns
Sandy Swafford
Doris Jean Lawrence
Tommy Jewell
Gene Porter
E. G. Jewell
Oldest Herrin Scout Troop Re-registered
Troop 7 the oldest Boy Scout unit in Herrin was re registered this week by the Egyptian Area Scout Council. Sponsored by the Herrin Lions Club the troop meets Monday nights at the Mine Rescue Station on N 14th St with Basil Russell as Scoutmaster and George Costantino as assistant.
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Herrin
Egyptian Area Scout Council
Don McNeill
Paul A. Frick
Gene Clark
Fred Simmons
Alex H. Peak Millage
M. King and Son Church
Basil Russell
City Water Department
George Costantino
Jim Anderson
Bob Childers
Terry Miller
Kenneth Stearns
Ivan Zwick
Gordon Childers
Jon Couvier
Bob Yuill
Rusell
Century of Progress pageant chronicles Carbondale prices
Oakllinois University Mc Andrew stadium hosts the Century of Progress pageant tracing Carbondale history since 1852. Archibald Mcleod wrote the Den of Progress script as SIU staffer directs a cast of over 300 dramatizing early local life and prices like five cents a pound for butter and ten cents a dozen for eggs.
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Carbondale
Oakllinois University McAndrew
Ana Idales
Kaa
den of Progress
Archibald Mcleod
SIU
Speech Ment
Herrin Grade School Band Plans St Louis Trip
A full day of entertainment awaits Herrin grade school band members in St. Louis. Students must meet at South Side Junior High at 7 a.m. They will first visit Forest Park Highlands and then proceed to Sportsman's for the day.
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St. Louis
Herrin
South Side
Forest Park Highlands
Sportsman’s
Metropolis Superintendent Dies After Steam Plant Blast
Frank Marberry 64 Metropolis water and light superintendent died at Campbell's Clinic Memphis Tenn where he had been hospitalized since injuries from the Aug 4 steam pump explosion at the Metropolis water plant The blast cut power to the city he was alone at the plant at the time He leaves a wife a son and a daughter all of Metropolis Funeral plans were to be announced upon the body’s return to Metropolis
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Frank Marberry
Metropolis Water and Light
Campbell’s Clinic
Memphis
Tenn
Metropolis Wat
Reshners
Metropolis
Marberry
Illinois Heart Association holds Carbondale conference
The Illinois Heart Association through its medical advisory committee plans a clinical conference for physicians in Carbondale within the next few months as part of its four yearly professional education events across the state.
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Carbondale
The
Illinois Heart Association
Heart Association
Five Area Counties Win Over the Top Awards in Cancer Drive
At the Illinois 6th District American Cancer Society annual meeting in West Frankfort five counties Jefferson Randolph Washington White and Massac received Over the Top awards for campaign drives. Dr Alexander of Mt Vernon was elected professional board member, Mrs Mary Hurd of Belleville became lay member, with Robert L Krit ACS speaker. West Frankfort hosts next year’s meeting at the West Frankfort Country Club.
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Illinois
American Cancer Society
West Frankfort Country Club
Jefferson
Randolph
Washington
White
Massac
Alexander
Mt. Vernon
F. P. Bornstein
Herrin
el Paso
Texas
Mary Hurd
Belleville
Philip Listerman
East St. Louis
Robert L. Krit
ACS
Army
L. Goebel Patton
West Frankfort
Williamson County
Lee East
Dee Robbs
Arthur Hendricks
Joe Vansaghi
Registration for Chester Grade School Opens August Dates
Registration for St. John's Lutheran School in Chester runs August 26 27 and 28 from 9 a m to 4 30 p m. Students must bring medical and dental records. Regular classes begin the following week with an expected enrollment near 40 in the first grade. The school completed summer improvements including playground resurfacing and new desks for testing. The St Johns choir will perform at the Tent Mission service on Sunday evening on the Fourth House lawn.
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St. John’s Lutheran School
Chester
C. S. Berndt
Berndt
St. John’s School
Fourthouse
Fox exhibit rolls into Herrin for Lure of the Wilderness
A Twentieth Century-Fox cross-country traveling exhibit comes to Herrin tomorrow from Hollywood. It accompanies the Technicolor film Lure of the Wilderness filmed in the Okefenokee Swamp Georgia and will show wildlife and tropical foliage. The picture opens at Marlow's Drive-In theater on Sept 7-8.
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20Th Century-Fox
Herrin
Twentieth Century-Fox
Hollywood
Ing
Gas Explosion Injures Woman in Residence on Jesse Street
Christopher Woman regre t ey Christop was burned seriously about the legs and arms when a leaking gas pipeline ignited a stove at a house on S Jesse Street as she prepared to move in Thursday noon. Mrs Alrey scrubbed the floor nearby. damage to home and contents was slight. Mrs Ulcey was treated.
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Christopher
Guners
Tey
Christop
S. Jesse St
Alrey
Ulcey
Chicago Produce Prices and Receipts Report
The report shows wholesale buying on butter steady with receipts at 708 839 and a 93 score AA 7443. U S extras 53, U S mediums 52, standards 43 to 45 percent. live poultry receipts 691 coops with friers and peers prices up to 32 to 34 cents per pound. heavy hens at 22.25, light hens 19.20, old roosters 18 to 19, ducklings 27.
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Chicago
U. S
U.S
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