Farm Management Service Plans Announced for Southern Illinois
Jackson county farmers may sign up for the new Farm Bureau Farm Management service starting September 1 at the Murphysboro office. Jacob Vanquex, president of the Southern Illinois Farm Management service, announced the program which begins January 1 in 27 counties. Fees range from 24 to 56 dollars per farm and include at least three yearly farm visits, farm business analysis, and help with record-keeping. The cooperative system will have 24 Jackson county cooperators and aims for 675 cooperators across 27 counties, with a board of directors managing affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Farm Bureau
Farm Management Service
Murphysboro
Joe Vanquex
Jacob
Southern Illinois Farm Management Service
Southern Illinois
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Illinois
Odes
Oscar
East St Louis Youth Held on Parole Violation
A one year old East St. Louis youth was held in the city jail on parole questions after being picked up by Patrolman Henry Hale near the State highway garage at 3 30 a m. He said he had worked two days at the Anna fairgrounds and had recently been released from the State Training School for Boys at St Charles for stealing a car. Officials said he remained under parole and had no permission to leave East St Louis and asked police to hold him until picked up today.
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Anna Fairgrounds
Henry Hale
State Highway
State Training School
St. Charles
East St. Louis
Daily Free Press notices and subscription rates
The Daily Free Press of Carbondale Illinois outlines mailing and carrier subscription costs. Rates include 25 cents weekly by carrier and 6, 12, 24, and 52 week mail options with varying prepay amounts. The Associated Press retains exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Daily Free Press
Southern Illinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
Illinois
Ilinois
Associated Press
Build Levee Plug at Aldridge Near Big Muddy
Work crews from Simonds Construction Carbondale drive piles for a concrete and steel closure at the Aldridge levee and Illinois Central rail line. The project, part of the Degognia and Fountain Bluff Levee and Drainage district, will seal the gap to stop floodwaters and halt rail service when the gate shuts. Plans include rerouting Route 3 over the levee and building a north side levee, with north bank right-of-way clearing underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Muddy
Mississippi River
Simonds Construction Company
Carbondale
Illinois Central Railroad
Aldridge
Degognia and
Fountain Bluff
Construc
I. C
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Thirty Jackson county residents named for jury duty
Jackson circuit court slated the September term with 30 residents listed for petit jury duty. Report to the courthouse on September 18 at 10 a.m. Those called include Kathrine Russell Dowell Earl Reese Elkville Delbert E Shaw Elkville Arthur O Hahn Vergennes Murry Modglin Ava Freda Ernsting Campbell Hill Ruby M Bandy De Soto Warren Crews Murphysboro route 2 James A Kilby Murphysboro route 4 Theodore Ditzler Jacob Carbondale residents Mabel Anderson Herman Bain Mamie Bain Lynn Culley Clarence Borger Enos J Bradley Mabel Anderson Stewart C Chandler C L Anderson Luther Bayless Lola Bevel Carbondale route 3 Lawrence E Blaylock Murphysboro Sarah Lucier Murphysboro Susie File Murphysboro Bruno Whittington Murphysboro Wil Mason Murphysboro route 2 Arzo Silvey Murphysboro Fred Flanigan Murphysboro route 2 Guy Shane Carbondale route 1 R Wills Grand Tower.
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Jackson County
Jackson
Kathrine Russell
Dowell
Earl Reese
Elkville
Delbert E. Shaw
Arthur O. Hahn
Vergennes
Murry Modglin
Ava
Freda Ernsting
Campbell Hill
Ruby M. Bandy
de Soto
Warren Crews
Murphysboro
James A. Kilby
Theodore Ditzler Jacob
Carbondale
Mabel Anderson
Herman Bain
Mamie Bain
Lynn Culley
Clarence Borger
Enos J. Bradley
Mabel Austin
Stewart C. Chandler
C. L. Anderson
Luther Bayless
Lola Bevel
Lawrence E. Blaylock
Sarah Lucier
Susie File
Bruno Whittington
Wil Mason
Arzo Silvey
Fred Flanigan
Guy Shane
R Wills
Grand Tower
Police Probe 2 Burglaries in Carbondale
Carbondale police continued investigations into two Wednesday night burglaries. Intruders reportedly hid inside both buildings after owners closed for the day and escaped through back doors after taking cash. Congress Bowling Alleys at 211 West Jackson left 205 dollars in thefts from pinball and cigarette machines plus a Coca Cola machine, while Hoagland Feed Store at 214 North Washington saw 205 pennies taken from the cash register with no other losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Congress
West Jackson Street
Hoagland Feed Store
North
Washington Street
County Health Chief Urges Proper Septic Disposal Fields
Dr. R. Sondag Jackson County health officer cites a six month study showing many septic tanks lack proper disposal fields. Health department offers guidance and approval services for systems, with state board oversight for facilities serving more than 15 people.
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Jaketon County
R. Sondag
Sondag
Health Department
Jackson County
State Sanitary Water Board
Jackson County Health Department
No One Injured in Two Car Collisions
Two minor accidents damaged four cars in Carbondale yesterday. No injuries reported. At 9:30 p m in the Illinois Central lot, the car of John Seivers struck the Barchett vehicle as Barchett exited onto East Main. A second crash at North Illinois and West Jackson streets involved Clyde Howell and Wilburn Kelly with both drivers unhurt.
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Carbondale
Ruddie Barchett
Centralia
John Seivers
South
Graham Street
Illinois Central
Siever
Barchelt
East Main Street
Clyde Howell
Tiptonville
Tenn
Wilburn Kelly
Tamaroa
Illinois
West Jackson Streets
Howell
Jackson Street
Kelly
Illinois Avenue
Royalton Mine Strike Enters Third Day With Stalemate
The walkout at Franklin County Coal's No 7 mine in Royalton enters a third day as both sides refuse to negotiate. Company official A L Roberts says no union demands or meetings have occurred while UMW district rep Bob Elliot hopes for talks soon. About 600 miners are affected and 87 new workers were hired, fueling rumors of cross site dispute.
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Ty Coal Corporation
Royalton
A. L. Roberts
Company Superindents
Bob Elliot
United Mine Workers District
West Frankfort
Co. N. Simmons
Freeman Spur
Drunken Driver Bennett Fined for DUI Crash
Andrew T. Bennett of Cobden, age 30, was fined 100 dollars, ordered to pay court costs, and had his license suspended for a year after pleading guilty to drunken driving. The incident occurred on Route 13 near the state highway garage, where his truck overturned after a collision, causing minor injuries and substantial vehicle damage. Bennett had been jailed prior to the ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew T. Bennett
Cobden
Jackson County
C. E. Wright
Bennett
Route 51 Wreck Injures Three in Carbondale Collision
Three people were hospitalized after a tow truck accident on Route 51 two and a half miles north of Carbondale. Thomas McMasters 46 and Opal McMasters 30 of Hillside Indiana and Phillip Pflasterer 46 of Carbondale were admitted to Holden hospital around 11 15 p m none in serious condition. The crash occurred as Pflasterer heading north collided with the disabled McMasters truck being towed by L E Addison who operates a Carbondale repair shop. Police investigation was unavailable for report.
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Carbondale
Highway 51
Holden Hospital
Thomas McMasters
Opal
Hillside
Ind
Phillip Pflasterer
South
Illinois Avenue
L. E. Addison
McMasters
Addison
Mrs. McMasters
Pilasterer
Welfare Office Quarters Moved in Carbon Dale
Welfare staff from the Carbon Dale regional office began moving today from 218 West Main Street to the Clinic building at 308 South Illinois Avenue. The move, part of state reorganizations, will share the Clinic building with Public Aid Commission staff while the Health Department expands its district office into the vacated Welfare space.
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Carbondale
State Department of Public Welfare
West Main Street
South Illinois Avenue
Public Aid Commission
State Department of Health
Welfare Department
Six Murdale Planes to Chanute Fly-In At Chanute AFB
Six planes from Murdale Airport carrying civilian pilots will fly to Chanute Air Force Base at Rantoul for an all day inter state fly in. Participants include Charles Murden Ernest Williams Bill Sipe Hugh Watson Frank Miller Lloyd Cox and Elliott Kerring of Carbondale and Eugene Schumaier of Pinckneyville. More than 500 pilots from Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Iowa Missouri and Illinois are invited by Brig Gen Byron Gates. The event features a preview of the F 86 jet engine with base tours lunch with airmen and free roaming access. The Flying Farmers of Prairieland will be represented. The base will be closed to military traffic for the occasion. Chanute AFB hosts training in machinist welder sheet metal and weather observing as part of its long standing technical programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murdale
Chanute Air Force Base
Rantoul
Charles Murden
Ernest Williams
Bill Sipe
Hugh Watson
Frank Miller
Lloyd Cox
Elliott Kerring
Carbondae
Eugene Schumaier
Pinckneyville
Metropolis
West Frankfort
Marion
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Byron E. Gates
Flying Farmers of Prairieland
General Gates
Guardsmen Due Home Saturday From Training Stint
Illinois Guardsmen of Headquarters Company 138th Infantry return by special train at 5 40 p m Saturday to Carbondale. Units from Anna Cairo and other points convoyed home after two weeks of field training at Camp McCoy Wisconsin. Last departures are by 6 p m tomorrow with pay totaling about 500000 distributed in downstate communities.
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Carbondale
Sells Interest In Packing Co
Harvey W. Schultz of Murphysboro has disposed of his interest in New Hill Packing Company, a meat packing firm founded in 1947. New officers named are Dominic Cottonaro as president Ray Corbin as vice president and Raymond Bittner as secretary treasurer. Schultz remains president of Murphysboro Rendering Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey W. Schultz
Murphysboro
New Hill Packing Company
Dominic Cottonaro
Ray Corbin
Raymond Bittner
Schultz
Murphysboro Rendering Company
Census Office Surveys Area Housing Forms Mailed to Lenders This Week
The census bureau will mail mortgage survey forms to lending institutions as part of the 1950 housing census. District supervisor William L. Grindle said the sample covers non farm mortgaged residences to provide representative data and bridge gaps in mortgage financing statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Grindle
Grindle
Bureau of the Census
City Hall Stairs Get New Treads
Workmen began replacing the first flight wooden treads in City Hall today. The steps, in use since the building’s erection about 35 years ago, will be covered with asphalt tile to deaden noise. Completion is expected in about two days.
Funeral held for Mary Ellen Charles in Carbondale
Mary Ellen Charles 20 of Carbondale died in Doctors hospital from meningococcal meningitis. Funeral services are at Parker funeral home Saturday at 2 p.m. with burial in Pleasant Grove cemetery. She leaves husband Billy Eugene Charles, parents Leonard and (the late) Ebersohl, Murphysboro, and three brothers Edward Larry and Robert Ebersohl, Murphysboro. Family may call after 7 p.m. Friday.
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Mary Ellen Charles
Carbondale
Doctors Hospital
Parker Funeral Home
Charles
Billy Eugene Charles
Mr. Kirchner
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Route 2
Leonard Ebersohl
Murphysboro
Edward
Larry
Robert
Ebersohl
Webworms emerge in Southern Illinois on tree leaves
Webworms on tree leaves in Southern Illinois retain erect hairs that may deter birds. Scientists expect the caterpillars to pupate into small white moths with a few black wing spots and then fly away.
Herrin Miner John Fitzgerald Dies After Mine Accident in Ky
Electric car operator John Fitzgerald of Caney Creek mine near Drakesboro Kentucky died around 3 a.m. while en route to Muhlenberg Community Hospital Greenville following a mine accident. He leaves a wife Maude five sons and four daughters. services planned at Storme funeral home Herrin.
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John Fitzgerald
Herrin
Muhlenberg
Greenville
Caney Creek
Drakesboro
Fitzgerald
Bobby Dick Ming
Kentucky
Maude
West
Madison Street
Charles
Phillip
Garland Fitzgerald
Fort Bragg
N. C
Jerold
Wendell
Tulsa
Okla
Chicago
Jeraldine Hall
Dorothy Gallagher
Katherine Kenchen
June Fitzgerald
Storme
Mollie Thomas
Gorham Extends School Day by 35 Minutes
Gorham Community high school adds 35 minutes to day with classes from 8 15 a m to 3 34 p m for regular term starting August 28. Extra activities include newspaper work sports English problems class two clubs FFA and Future Homemakers of America. New staff and two additional buses accompany enrollment around 160 students.
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Gorham Community High School
Ruth Etherton
Etherton
Ernest Will Returns Home After Hospital Confinement
Ernest Will of 402 North Marion Carbondale has returned home from Missouri Pacific Hospital St. Louis after observation treatment. The retired G M O freight engineer is reported in improving condition.
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Ernest Will
North Marion Street
Carbondale
Missouri-Pacific Hospital
St. Louis
Will
X-ray Mobile Unit to Visit Carbondale in Late August
About 2000 Carbondale residents have signed up for a visit from the mobile x-ray unit arriving next week. The drive is led by the Carbondale PT A and supported by city groups and volunteer organizations. The unit will tour industries August 29 to 31 and then operate at Main Street and Illinois Avenue from September 1 to 20, daily 10 am to 5 pm.
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Carbondale
Roy Ice
Parent-Teachers Association
PT. A
Brush
Attucks
Lincoln
Springmore
Carbondale P-T. A. Council
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Eagles’ Auxiliary
Carbondale Federated Women’s Club
Jaycettes
the Trainmen Ladies
League of Women Voters
Eastern Star
American Legion Auxiliary
Royal Neighbors
Jackson County Health Department
Jackeson County P T. A. Association
Main Street
Illinois Avenue
Eva Martin Rites Held At Royalton
Funeral services for Mrs Eva Martin 65 who died Wednesday morning in Herrin hospital of cerebral hemorrhage were held at 2 pm at Royalton Christian church. The Rev John F Scantland of Du Quoin First Christian church led the service. Burial followed in Royalton cemetery. She was the wife of Rolla A Martin and survived by a son Jack of Rockford a sister Mrs Gertie Blanke of Grosse Pointe Woods Mich. Born near Murphysboro she was the daughter of William and Sinldia Creath. She lived at Six Mile Prairie Carterville before moving to Royalton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Martin
Royalton
Eva ©. Martin
Herrin
Royalton Christian Church
John F. Scantland
du Quoin First Christian Church
Rolla A. Martin
Six Mile Prairie
Martin
Jack
Rockford
Gertie Blanke
Grosse Point Woods
Mich
Murphysboro
William
Sinldia Creath
Carterville
Cleek Re-elected by Garvin King Legion Post
Henry Cleek was re-elected commander of Garvin King Post 542 American Legion of Carbon Dale last night. New officers named include Aubra Clay as first vice commander George Billops as second vice commander Charles Arnett adjutant Marion Smith sergeant at arms Clarence Webb finance officer Horace Farr chaplain Carl Bugg service officer and Rueben Clark historian. The post directed the treasurer to pay $10 to Doc Williams after Aubra Clay reported Williams entered Holden hospital Tuesday for treatment of an injured foot.
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Henry Cleek
Garvin King
American Legion of Carbondale
Aubra Clay
George Billops
Charles Arnett
Marion Smith
Clarence Webb
Horace Farr
Carl Bugg
Rueben Clark
Williams
Committee On
Committee On the Sick
Holden Hospital
Hospital Notes Holden Hospital Admits And Discharges
Admitted Thursday Leo H Scott medical Carbon Mrs Myriel Bird medical Makanda Mrs Effie Smith medical Carbondale Mrs Opal McMaster accident Hillsville Ind Kenneth Cannon accident Harrsburg Phillip Pflasterer accident Thomas McMaster accident Discharged Thursday Miss Shirley Groves medical Marion Mrs Mattie Brooks and daughter Carbondale Mrs Zonna Chamness surgical Mrs Mary Stocks and daughter Mrs Bernice Davis and son Mrs Joann Williams and son Carterville Mrs Freida Fox medical Marion Drs Hospital Miss Betsy Bandy medical De Soto Miss Genevieve Farner medical Carbondale Mrs Ben Lee and son Carbon Thomas D Kimber medical Dongola
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Holden Hospital
Leo H. Scott
Carbondale
Myriel Bird
Makanda
Effie Smith
Opal McMaster
Hillsville
Ind
Kenneth Cannon
Harersburg
Phillip Pflasterer
Thomas McMaster
Shirley Groves
Marion
Mattie Brooks
Zonna Cham
Doctor’s Hospital
Betsy Bandy
de Soto
Genevieve Farner
Ben Lee
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University of Illinois Extension Service
Stellhorn Brothers
Oliver
Arlin
Friederich O. Salger
Red Bud
Stellhorns
College of Agriculture
Illinois Farm
Randolph County
Friederich
East St. Louis Bay
City Police
Franklin Coun
John Holmes, Jr
Ardell Holmes
E. E. Kimmel
Chanute
AIR Force Base
Air Force
Interest In Packing Co
Census Office
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans’ Administration
Commercial Bank Or Trust Company
Mutual Savings Bank
Savings and Loan Association
Life Insurance Company
Federal National
City Hall
Gorham
Cleek
Garvin
King Legion Post
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