Wildcat Strike Hits Royalton No. 7 Mine
Miners at Franklin County Coal No. 7 mine in Royalton walk out starting with the second shift from 4 p.m. to midnight after 87 new hires, many from No. 5 Freeman Spur, sparking union talks in West Frankfort. The third and day shifts fail to report as union leaders meet the UMW board. company cites no formal demand yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Coal Corporation
Royalton
Freeman Spur
N. Simmons
Mines
United Mine Workers
West Frankfort
UMW Board of Directors
A. L. Roberts
Wildcat
Freeman
No. 7
Roberts
Fire Destroys De Soto Area Home Overnight
A De Soto home owned by Gordon Parrish of Carbondale burned to the ground at 1 a.m. today. Firefighters from Carbondale arrived to find the house and its furnishings destroyed as the Reeses escaped unharmed after waking to smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Reese
de Soto
Carbondale
Reeses
Gordon Parrish
Joseph Guittar Rites In Chester Friday
Funeral services for Joseph William Guittar a 77 year old retired sand boat stokesman who died at his Chester home will be held at Schroeder Chapel Chester Friday at 2 p m Rev L A Dauer will officiate Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery He was born February 8 1873 moved to Chester 30 years ago and married Elizabeth Capstick in St Louis Mo October 26 1892 who preceded him in death He was a member of the Pentecostal Church at Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph William Guittar
Chester
Schroeder
L. A. Dauer
Evergreen Cemetery
Guittar
St. Louis
Elizabeth Capstick
Pentecostal Church
Holden Hospital Admits and Discharges Ran List
Hospital notes list several admissions and discharges across Marion Carbondale and Cambria. Patients include Shirley Groves Anna Schdner Bessie Johnson Robert Bernard Elbert Meed and Bill Eugene Charles among others with medical and surgical diagnoses and family mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd J. Hudgen
Marion
James A. Brown
Cambria
Daily Free Press Publishing Details and Rates
The Southern Illinois Daily Free Press in Carbondale lists edition schedule, address, and entry details. It notes second class matter status and Associated Press reprint rights. Subscription rates are given for carrier and mail options with terms and service area limitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Daily Free Press
Southern Illinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
Ilinois
Associated Press
Alore
Three Men Fined in Murphysboro for Fish Code Violations
In Justice Manning Held’s court at Murphysboro three men faced fines for alleged Illinois Fish and Game Code violations. W. J. Jenkins paid 100 dollars and costs for removing fish at Carbon Lake amid a Fish project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manning Held
Murphysboro
Illinois Fish and Game Code
Raymond Dillinger
Carbondale
W. J. Jenkins
Carbon Lake
Consolidated Coal Company
Held
Jenkins
Fish and Game Department
State Department of Conservation
Walter Cochran
Twentieth Street
Commercial Avenue
Laverne Dobbs
Rockwood
James Hanna Sr 75 Dies In Murphysboro
James Hanna Sr a retired farmer aged 75 died at his home 2011 Hortense Murphysboro after a four month illness. He leaves four sons Ray Loren Floyd James Jr all of Murphysboro two daughters Mrs Everett Graeff and Mrs Leo Youngman also two brothers William and Ora Hanna. Funeral services 2 p m Saturday at First Baptist Church Murphysboro Rev H T Rafael officiating burial Camp Creek cemetery. Friends may call Crawshaw Funeral Home until noon Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hanna, Sr
Hortense Street
Murphysboro
Campbell Hill
Hanna
Dora Belle Carter
Ray
Loren
Floyd
James
Everett Graeff
Leo Youngman
William
Ora Hanna
First Baptist Church
H. T. Rafael
Camp Creek Cemetery
Crawshaw Funeral Home
Death due to abdomen cancer for Mrs Elizabeth Wilks Steele
Autopsy in Herrin Hospital confirms cancer caused the death of 33 year old Mrs Elizabeth Wilks Steele of Carbondale. An inquest will follow after autopsy report. funeral services were held at Rock Hill Baptist church with burial in Oakland Cemetery. She is survived by brother Harry Wells sister in law Mrs Pearl Wells and two nieces in Champaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Wilks Steele
Carbondale
Doctors Hospital
Herrin Hospital
Roy Huffman
Steele
Murphysboro
Mary Ellen Charles Dies at 20 from Meningitis
Mary Ellen Charles age 20 of RE. F. D. 2 Carbondale died today from meningitis. She was the wife of William Charles. Arrangements, not yet definite, will be directed by Parker funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Charles
RE. F. D
Carbondale
William Charles
Parker Funeral Home
Five graduates train in child welfare in Southern Illinois
Five university graduates are stationed at the Carbon Dale regional office as part of Illinois State Department of Public Welfare's child welfare aide program. They undergo three months of orientation before graduate study, earning 150 dollars monthly during orientation and 125 dollars while in school, with tuition and travel reimbursed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Carbondale
State Department of Public Welfare
State Department
Division of Child Welfare
Illinois State Department of Public Welfare
Gillespie
Ruth Lee Lamplay
Marjorie Dippold
University of Illinois
University of Illinois School of Social Welfare Administration
Robert Johnson
Geneva
University of Kansas
Department of
Paula la Rose
Oberlin College
Ohio
Zion
School of Social Work
University of Pittsburg
Ruth Wittig
Metropolis
Miss Wittig
Capitol University
Columbus
School of Social Service Administration
University of Chicago
Division of Public Welfare
Car crashes into Herrin home as children sleep
James Childers drove a 1941 Dodge into the south side of Arthur Johnson's home at 100 North Twenty-fifth Street, tearing a seven by twelve foot hole and sending a bed across the room while four Johnson children slept nearby. No charges filed. damages to be settled. Johnson, an ADC relief, was injured earlier in a mine accident and may have ongoing nightmares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Johnson
North Twenty-fifth Street
Herrin
James Childers
Chicago
Cherry Street
Johnson
Mary Price
Johnsons
Childers
Joyce Jeralds
ADC
West Stellar Street
David
Tony
Jesse
Mike
Riva School To Open Aug 30
Ava’s newly consolidated community grade school will open August 30 with eight teachers for eight grades. It will include former districts Sato Oak Hill Oak Ridge Fairview Heipel and Ava. About 200 students are expected, including Bower district children who will attend Ava this year. All six-year-olds now or turning six before December 1 should enroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ava
Board of Education
Sato
Oak Hill
Oak Ridge
Fairview
Heipel
Bower
Ava Board of Education
Florida Trucker Fined for Peace Disturbance in Murphysboro
Howard Beheeler a Williston Florida man was fined five dollars plus court costs by Murphysboro Justice George Ozburn and ordered to leave town. He faced peace disturbance charges after drawing a pen knife in a midday fight at Eleventh and Locust streets. Policeman James Hiller arrested him and he spent the night in the city jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Beheeler
Williston
Fla
Murphysboro
George Ozburn
Beheeler
Eleventh
Locust Streets
Florida
James Hiller
Missing in Action Second Lieut Hicks 25 in Korea
Second Lieut Joseph E. Hicks of Cobden has been reported missing in action in Korea since July 29. A World War II Marine veteran from Okinawa, he attended Southern Illinois University before rejoining the army on January 25, 1949. His July 16 letter to his parents spoke of leading a rifle platoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Hicks
David I. Hicks
Cobden
Korea
War Department
Hick
First Marine Division
Okinawa
Southern Illinois University
Army
Hicks
Chemicals Kill Weeds in County Demonstrations
County demonstrations include sprayings by Levee District on drainage ditch banks yielding excellent results. Willows and tall trees were killed under REA lines, while ash and buck brush showed slower kill rates. Sodium Tri-Chloroacetate treats Johnson grass at 100 to 150 pounds per acre with 4 to 6 weeks soil sterilization. Dean Roy and Leo Sharp report favorable Johnson grass control. Crab grass can be targeted with a selective killer. Will Weber plans to use a lawn mix. Pasture mixes, alfalfa seeding, soil tests and worms in corn dominate calls. soil testing notes potash as needed for alfalfa and pastures. Potash eliminated yellow stunting on alfalfa for subsequent cuttings, per Glen Bowlby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Roy
Fruit Exchange
Leo Sharp
Massac County
Will Weber
Murphysboro
Corn pests persist with stalk borer and armyworm at heart
Reports show damage from common stalk borer and fall army worm on late planted corn. Spray reach is hard in the feeding heart and DDT has limited success, though birds and natural parasites usually keep this pest in check.
City Buys 407 South Illinois For Second Fire Station
City officials approve a 13 000 purchase of 407 South Illinois avenue including house and 34 by 99 foot lot for a second Carbon fire station. The 3-2 vote followed a six member committee led by Fire Chief Carl Crain. funding via a non interest bearing note and higher next year budget appropriations are planned to speed construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Illinois Avenue
Carbondale
John I. Wright
Carl Crain
Frances Temple Wins 5 Percent Coupon at Appreciation Day
Mrs Frances Temple of 600 North Carico won 22.70 from a five percent coupon during yesterday's Appreciation Day drawing announced by Program Chairman L I Browning. The treasure chest totaled 454 with four year old Sullyn Heininger III drawing the winning ticket. Next week's prize will be 485 as Browning noted. Drawings occur at 2 p.m. each Wednesday from the band stand in Illinois Central railroad park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Temple
North Carico
L. I. Browning
Sullyn Heininger
Browning
Illinois Central Railroad
Heavy Rains Improve Crop Outlook Across Three Counties
The latest rains boosted prospects for Jackson Perry and Randolph farms. Corn is set to run above average but two to three weeks late, soybeans near average, and alfalfa slightly below due to dry spells. Pastures rebound with seeding in progress under cooler, drier conditions. Jackson county reports late planting and army worm pressure, yet pasture and alfalfa conditions improve amid favorable weather for feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Perry
Randolph County
Willard Moore
Farmers Home Administration
Moore
Anderson
Jackson County
Call for Bids On S I U Job
The State Division of Architecture and Engineering called for bids on Southern Illinois University projects and announced apparent low bidders. Bids close Aug 29 in Springfield for drives walks library and gym equipment for the new training school. Apparent low bidders listed for tunnel and mechanical work on the library and life science buildings include J W McKinney Construction Carbondale for sewers and water mains, Anderson Electric Danwork for electrical, Economy Plumbing Chicago for plumbing, Edgar Stephens and Sons Cairo for general work with respective amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Division of Architecture and Engineering
Southern Illinois University
Springfield
Southern
J. W. McKinney Construction Co
Carbondale
Anderson Electric Co., Inc
Danwork
Economy Plumbing and Heating Co
Chicago
Edgar Stephens and Sons, Inc
Cairo
Death Natural Jury's Verdict in Carbondale man's death
Funeral services for William Benton 62 will be Friday at 2 p.m. at 414 East Oak Street Carbondale. A coroner's jury ruled death natural. Burial at Oakland cemetery. Survived by wife a daughter two sisters in law and an uncle all of Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Benton
Carbondale
Benton
East Oak Street
Floyd Waters
Oakland Cemetery
Nellie Benton
Ethel Washington
Olivia Moter
John Dailey
Chester Youth Falls Asleep Causes Milk Truck Crash
A 19-year-old Chester youth named Clarence Hecht fell asleep at the wheel of a milk truck and crashed head on into a farm truck seven miles north of Belleville. All injured survived with minor injuries. Hecht and Joseph Opal 58 and his son Stanley 9 were hospitalized at St Elizabeth's. Hecht and Opal released soon after. Stanley to be observed for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Belleville
Clarence Hecht
Joseph Opal
Stanley
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Hecht
Opal
Local grads plan college attendance after three Carbondale high schools
Sixty two of this year's Carbondale high school graduates have registered to attend colleges this fall. Of the 64 known registrants, 32 are girls and 30 are boys. Forty eight will enter Southern Illinois University, with attendees from Community, University and Attucks High Schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Carbondale Community, University and Attucks
Community High
University
Attucks
Southern Illinois University
Virginia France
Earline Hil
Myrtle Barnett
Donald Woods
Barbara Shoffner
Rosie Lee Barnes
Gloria Devers
Ethel Tisdale
Spellman College
Atlanta
James Orlie Sturm
Charles Tucker
Bill Turner
Carl Bauer
Washington University
St. Louis
Richard Hall
Baylor University
Waco
Texas
Mary Lou Heatherly
University of
Grand Tower Eyes Water Sewage Project
Mayor Jesse Grammer announced preliminary negotiations to install a modern water and sewage system in Grand Tower funded by water sewer revenue bonds. He aims to bring the issue to a special election after preparations, as the town lacks a central water system and has limited sewage lines amid growth tied to a $14 million CPS power plant and a forthcoming 30 inch Mississippi bridge pipeline from Texas to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Grammer
Grand Tower
Grammer
Central Illinois Public Service Company
Mississippi River
Texas
Chicago
Former Murphysboro Resident Dies in California
Arthur A. Birdick, 65, a former Murphysboro resident who lived there 1903 to 1908, died July 29 in Hemet California. He taught in Colorado before moving to California 27 years ago and retired last June as principal of Hemet Junior High. He leaves wife Harriet, son Phillip of Yuma Arizona, and daughter Helen Bean of Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur A. Birdick
Murphysboro
Hemet
Calif
M. W. Vastine
Clay Street
Birdick
Murphysboro Township
J. J. Vastine
University of Colorado
Colorado
California
Harriet
Phillip
Yuma Ariz
Helen Bean
Los Angeles
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Royalton No
de Soto Home
Joseph Guittar
T. A. Council
Carbondale Council
Parent-Teachers Association
Brush School
Gladys Whipkey
Brush
Lola Robinson
Springmore School
Merline Bower Lincoln
Emma Hayes
Attucks Grade School
Pt.a
P T.A
Buckets
Lincoln
Springmore
Community
Dick Floyd
The
Riva School
W. C. Anderson
Glen Bowlby
S.I. U
West
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