Rent control action awaited by trio of Illinois cities
Carbondale Her rin and Marion councils await a Crab Orchard Rent Advisory Board recommendation on extending or lifting rent control. A quorum failure halted the third meeting, pushing decisions to Sept 1 deadline and potential city actions for Jan 1 to June 30 1951. The mayor of Carbondale remains undecided and plans a council poll before Tuesday’s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Herrin
Marion
Henry B. Tate
John I. Wright
Wright
Southern Illinois University
V. Z. Knowles
Elkville
Paul Hall
Johnston City
Arthur Kenny to retire from Illinois Central Railroad
Arthur C. Kenny of 11 South Forest Avenue Carbondale will retire from Illinois Central Railroad on September 1. An instrument man in the local division since 1928 he was born January 1885 in Hubbard Iowa. He will move to Cherokee Iowa with his wife next month to live with Mrs Kenny's sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur C. Kenny
South Forest Avenue
Carbondale
Illinois Central Railroad
ILC
Hubbard
Iowa
Art Kenny
Cherokee
Chicago
Southern Illinoisan Press Edition Publication Facts
Fragmented OCR shows publication details for Southern Illinoisan Press Edition with pricing and subscription notes. Text references days and holidays, republication rights, and delivery by carrier or mail, but lacks a coherent news item or event. The readable bits indicate circulation terms rather than a story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Olinois Publications, Inc
Ilinois
Editorial Time to Speak Out on Carbondale Rent Control
The Carbondale city council must decide by Sept 7 whether to continue rent control after Dec 31 1950. With the rent advisory board unable to form a quorum the council faces the task of gauging majority opinion and the Civic groups and SIU have yet to voice a position as the council prepares to act on decontrol or extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Dougherty
Carbondale
Rent Advisory Board
Wright
Area Board
Southern Illinois University
Claims 432 Damages In Auto Accident
Judd Wilson sues Charles Gray in Jakeson circuit court for 432 damages from a Route 3 accident last December 22. Wilson states Gray rear ended his car while he waited at a barricade south east of Gorham. He seeks court costs. The complaint was filed by attorney Joe Frank Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judd Wilson
Charles Gray
Chicago
Wilson
Gray
Vernon
Joe Frank Allen
4-H chorus wins A rating at state festival in Champaign
Elkville girls piano trio earns A ratings at the State Sports Festival with Jackson County 4-H chorus also securing an A for octet and The Baskeydell Hustlers place second in state girls softball. Mary Crawshaw named Sports Festival queen court member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkville
Champaign
Jackson County
Patsy Sage
Jerry
Sandra Piper
Illinois Union
Christina Young
Murphysboro
Marilyn Wright
Juanita Troutman
Louise Camp
Joyce Hastings
Mary Crawshaw
Carbondale
Flirville
Pat Sage
Baskeydell Hustlers
Illinois
Local man dies from auto strike injuries near Kankakee
Leonard Mathieu of Kankakee died from injuries suffered on August 18 when struck by an automobile on highway 17 east of Kankakee. The death was reported August 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kankakee
Leonard Mathieu
Highway 17
Kankaikee
High-Graders at S I U May Be Deferred
Southern Illinois University seniors with a 3.7 GPA, juniors with 3.5, and sophomores with 3.3 may be deferred from the draft under new national headquarters guidelines. Local boards will decide, based on one year of college completed and a prior enrollment intent, with about 550 SIU students affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Marjorie Shank
National Draft Headquarters
Miss Shank
Shank
Court Docket Lists 24 Cases For September Term
Circuit Judge Harold Zimmerman releases the Jackson circuit court docket for the September term. The list includes 14 lawsuits and 10 chancery cases with no criminal cases listed yet. Grand jury indictments may add cases. hearings start Sept 11 with three more chancery cases on Sept 12 and multiple suits dated through Sept 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Zimmerman
Marion
Jackson Circuit Court
Charley Williams
Henry C. Luthy
Farm Family Wins Illinois Tour Prize in Chicago Visit
Harold Connor and his family of Murphysboro win The Southern Illinoisans Typical Farm Family contest and spend four expense paid days in Chicago. They tour Armour Packing Co, the Chicago Fair, Cypress Water Garden, Deadwood Central railroad, and a Frontiers of Freedom pageant with Moon Dodgers aerial act before returning to the Hotel Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Chicago
Southern Illinoisan
Harold Connor
Robert
James
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Connor
Patricia
Lois
Ellen
Emma
Connors’ Dispatch
Sherman
Armour Packing Co
Connors
Armour Company
Cypress Water Garden
Dixieland
Fair Grounds
Borden Co
America
Bigler's Jersey Herd Keeps Winning Pace at County Fair
The Jersey herd of Fred Bigler from Carbondale won the top Jersey bull and top Jersey cow at the Union County fair in Anna. His animals will compete at Du Quoin State Fair next Wednesday, with a possible final appearance at Gallatin county fair in Shawneetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bigler
Carbondale
Union County
Bigler
Anna
Brownfield
Pinckneyville
du Quoin
Gallatin County
Shawneetown
Mitchell Transfers Lot in Carbondale for $1
Norman A. Mitchell transfers lot 12 block 25 rev. plat communal addition in Carbondale to Howard T. Zebrist for one dollar. The deed records a property transfer with consideration stated as $1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman A. Mitchell
Howard T. Zebrist
Carbondale
Hospital Notes from Holden Hospital Admits and Discharges
Friday admissions include Rudolph Waldrop accident Carbondale Nona Pritchett medical Chester Fulton Pastell medical Watke gan Alice Morgan medical Murphysboro James G Elders medical Car terville Minnie Goins surgical Grand Chain Avis Arnold surgical Alto Pass Hulda Vaughn medical Carterville Discharges include Betty Macaby and son Pittsburg Helen Tippy surgical Car DOCTOR S HOSPITAL James Bell medical Carbondale W R Monroe medical Carbondale Mrs Arthur Albon Jr surgical De Soto
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holden Hospital
Ruedolph Waldrop
Carbondale
Nona Pritchett
Chester
Fulton Pastell
Watkegan
Alice Morgan
Murphysboro
James G. Elders
Carterville
Minnie Goins
Grand Chain
Avis Arnold
Alto Pass
Hulda Vaughn
Betty Macaby
Betty Macaby and Son, Pittsburg. Mrs. Helen Tippy, Surgical, Carbondale
Doctor’s Hospital
James Bell
W. R. Monroe
Arthur Albon, Jr
jDe Soto
Peach crop marked very disappointing by Illinois group
The 1950 peach harvest is largely complete and labeled disappointing by Illinois Fruit Growers exchange General Manager R. S. McBride. Weather and hail hurt yields and packing. some No 1 peaches went to run grade while rains aided the Fall apple crop in Southern Illinois with cooler nights and sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Fruit Growers Exchange
R. S. McBride
U. S
Illinois
McBride
Jonathans
Starkings
Calhoun
Pike
Carbondale
Hardin
Pittsfield
Martinsville
School Lunch Clinic Monday for Jackson Monroe Randolph
A Monday clinic at Murphysboro Township High School instructs cop yers sponsors and others handling school lunch programs from Jackson Monroe and Randolph counties. The sessions open at 10 a m with remarks by V N Wheeles and talks by Aramita Biglow Stele W Graeff Ina Morris. A luncheon displays and a 2 p m wrap up by Graff accompany sponsor displays from two manufacturers.
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Jackson
Monroe
Randolph
Murphysboro Township
State Office of Public Instruction
Jackson County
V. N. Wheeles
Aramita Biglow
Stele W. Graeff
Ina Morris
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Miss Morris
Graff
Cpl Barnes Enrolled in German Army Engineer Demolition Course
Cpl Thomas S Barnes son of Mr and Mrs Thomas E Barnes of Carbondale is in the Demolition course at the U S Army Europe Engineer school in Murnau Germany. He serves with the 16th Infantry Regiment in Berlin and attends the school to learn operation and maintenance of demolition equipment used by Army Engineers in construction or destruction roles.
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Murnau
Germany
Thomas S. Barnes
Thomas E. Barnes
West College
Carbondale
U. S. Army Europe Engineer School
Barnes
16Th
Inf. Regt
Berlin
Army
Three Injured When Driver Falls Asleep On South Illinois
Three people were injured and several vehicles damaged early today on South Illinois avenue Carbondale when a Chicago driver, Andrew P. Shavers 33, fell asleep at about 6 am en route home. Shavers wife Stella 26 and daughter Mary Ruth 4 treated at Holden hospital.
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South Illinois Avenue
Carbondale
Chicago
Andrew P. Shavers
Stella
Mary Ruth
Holden Hospital
Shavers
Illinois Avenue
Plan Livestock Outlook Meetings in Illinois Counties
The Plan Livestock Outlook Meets the Producers Live Stock Marketing will hold meetings in Jackson Perry and Randolph counties during October and September. The Perry event is Sept 26 at an undetermined site, Randolph Sept 28 at Sparta Farm Bureau, 8 p m. Jackson Oct 3 venue TBD. University of Illinois College of Agriculture and Livestock Marketing Cooperatives sponsor.
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Jackson
Perry
Randolph
Perry County
Farm Bureau
Sparta
Jackson County
The
University of Illinois Colege of Agriculture
Livestock Marketing Cooperatives
Local Men Hurt in Wreck Near Orchill Plant
Randolph Waldrop 43 of 215 East Green Carbondale and Virgil Bonds were passengers in a car driven by Paul Huffihan that skidded on a curve near the Orchill ordinance plant at about 3 a.m. Friday and flipped three times. Waldrop suffered at least five broken ribs and was treated at Doctors Hospital then Holden hospital. Huffman, owner of the car, received a broken nose and was treated at Marion Veterans Hospital. All three men are from Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rendolph Waldrop
East Green Street
Carbondale
Waldrop
Virgil Bonds
Paul Huffihan
Orchill Ordinance Plant
Doctors Hospital
Holden Hospital
Miss Opal Waldrop
Huffman
Marion Veterans Hosiital
Mobile Blood Unit To Visit Chester Monday
The Red Cross Mobile Blood unit returns to Chester on Monday August 28 set up in St John s Lutheran school basement. Since Randolph county joined the National Blood program 148 pints have been used by residents in Chester and Red Bud hospitals. Mayor Harry Katz proclaimed August 28 as Blood Donor Day for the city. The Red Cross Blood committee solicited donors in the past two weeks.
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Red Cross
Chester
St. John’s Lutheran School
Randolph County
Red Bud
Harry Katz
City of
Red Cross Blood Committee
Koppers Plant Workers Near End Of Eight Week Strike
Laborers at the Koppers plant in Carbondale prepare to return Sunday as talks yield a two year contract. The company proposes 5 to 11 cent raises with common laborers at 11 cents and skilled workers at 5 cents. Union leaders expect approval at a 4 p.m. vote.
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Koppers Company
Carbondale
A. M. Thompson
The
UMA
O. E. Stewart
S. M. Chappel
Edward Comstock
A. P. Penn
Fletcher Williams
Smitty Wethers
Murphysboro
Jacob Hayes
Iva Benford
Herrin Coach Faces Draft Amid Staff Uncertainty
Herrin high school staff, already reshaped this year, may lose football and track coaches. Leedie Cabutti, 24, head track coach and football coach candidate, received a selective service draft notice for a physical. He has a history of a heart murmur and a prior eye injury but reports vision improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin ‘Township
Leedie Cabutti
Herrin High
Williamson County Selective Service Board
Cabutti
Johnston City High School
Southern Illinois University
Charles Strusz
Herrin
South
Property Transfers Across Carbondale Murphysboro and Ava
A series of land and lot transfers were recorded, including R R Colp to John W Scott for lots 2 and 3 in Peg Place Sd Car Bondale for 2000 dollars, and Harvey J Stephens to Willie Dagenhardt for lots 13 and 14 in Ava valued at 5000 dollars. Other transfers list buyers and parcels in Carbondale Gorham Murphysboro and Dowell with prices mostly one dollar or small amounts.
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R. R. Colp
John W. Scott
Peg Place
Carbondale
Charles M. Pistle
Frank B. Wheeler
Cecil Lee
Harold Koehn
C.H. Clay
Murphysboro
John Reed Hodge
Charlotte Zimmerschied
David M
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Marsha van Cleve
Dollie Lou Freeman
Warner Widdows
Robert Wolfe
Ernest Morris, Jr
James Loren Turner
Eugene Beavers
Bill Valerius
Diane Burns
Melbourne Poerter
Katherine
Lawrence Dietz
de Soto
Bill Hall
Mildred Benz
Harold Wolfe
Joy Fry
Grayville
M. J. Bozarth Et al
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Jeff Brewer
H. A. Milligan
Gus
Pearl Grammer
Charles S. McFadin
Gilbert Reiman
Harry Greenberg
Quincy Webb
John Ap
Charles Stricklin
John Amadler
Erwin Rathjen
Floyd Houston
Teresa Anderson
Hazel Taylor
Dean Hanna
Lindin Joe Lipe
Max Treece
Bessie Tanner
Hazel Scobey
Marion Kenneth Forrester
George Weaver
Merdia Hicks
Southern Illinois University Agricultural Department
du Quoin State Fair
Bill Burke
Harvey Woods
Alex Reed
Marion Savage
Ben Watkins
Darwin Payne
Walter Kowalis
Harold Connors
Cpl. Barnes
R. R. Lindhurst
John Davis
Dolan Leslie
Koppers
Wood Preserving Division
U. M. W. A. Pension Plan
UMWA
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