Du Quoin Fair Official John H. Stumpe Dies at Home
John H. Stumpe known as Jack, 66, former Pinckneyville mayor, died at his home after returning from the Du Quoin State Fair where he served as secretary. He and his wife Faye worked as secretaries to nine fairs, keeping records and premiums reports. funeral arrangements pending arrival of daughter in Brazil. Left wife Faye and son John H. Stumpper.
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John H. Stumpe
Pinckneyville
Jack
Stum
du Quoin
Stumpe
Pickneyville
Stumpes
Faye
Du Quoin Fair Livestock Winners and Show Highlights
Livestock judging at the Du Quoin Fair features grand barrow results across breeds including Duroc Jersey Poland China Yorkshires Chester White Hampshire and Spotted Poland China with champions named. Notables include M L Schupbach of Sparta and Louis Schmidt of Mt Vernon among others receiving top honors in breeder feeder litter and champion barrow categories.
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Duroc
Jersey
M. L. Schupbach
Rt. 2
Sparta
Poland
Chinas
Louis Schmidt
Mt. Vernon
Shady Lawn Farm
Yorkshires
Denver Corn
Christopher
Elmus Kent
Galatia
Chester White
Alice Bryent
Hampshires
Vernon Hill
Juka
Lawrence Mohr
Cutler
Barrow
Roy Nesome
Marion
China
Schupbach
Dic White
Harold Long
Iuka
John Chapman
M. L. Schupbroch
Paul Polovina Rites Planned in Zeigler
Funeral services for 56 year old Paul Polovina will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Milosevich home in Zeigler. Burial follows in Zeigler City Cemetery. He died Sunday afternoon at his Chicago home after a year of ill health. Born in Yugoslavia he came to Zeigler in 1915 and moved to Chicago in 1933. He is survived by his wife Helen two sons Robert and Paul Jr. and a brother Mike, all in Chicago. The body arrives in West Frankfort tonight and will be moved to the Wilson Funeral Home in Zeigler and then to the Milosevich home Wednesday.
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Paul Polovina
Radu Milosevich
Zeigler
Zeigler City
Mr. Polovina
Houston Ave
Chicago
Yugoslavia
Polovina
Helen
Robert and
Paul Jr
Mike Polovina
West Frankfort
Wilson Funeral
Milosevich
St Louis Man Held On Driving Charge
Leslie L. Rymer forty of St Louis is held in Williamson County jail on drunken driving after a Monday night wreck on Route 37 in Dogwalk south of Johnston City. He struck the rear of Mrs Florence Jeters car as she slowed for a right turn injuring Mrs Jeter and others.
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Leslie L. Rymer
St. Louis
Williamson County
Robert Cooksey
Dogwalk
Johnston City
Rymer
Florence Jeter
Marion
Earl Watson
Brenda Kay
True lice species on mammals suck blood
About 150 species of true lice inhabit mammals and feed on their blood, a diverse group adapted to parasitism. These insects specialize on different hosts and regions, illustrating coevolution with mammalian lineages.
Dusty the Show Girl Noted for Tough Early Dance Path
Dusty started dance at nine in Elizabeth and performed benefit shows in Army hospitals. She shared stages with Joey Adams and Bob Sherwood in Newark at eleven, joined the Civic Ballet of New Jersey, and turned pro by thirteen with weekend club shows. She toured with the Roxyettes in 1950, then with trapeze artists in Canada before joining the Manhattan Rockets in 1951, with plans for a future including engagement with a soldier in Korea.
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Dusty
Elizabeth
Army Hospital
East
Newark
N. J
Sam Bill
Joey Adams
Bobb Sherwood
Civic Ballet of
New Jersey
Roxyettes
New York City
Jack Carson
Gloria DeHaven
Canada
Simran Sky Review
Manhattan Rockets
Korea
Woman manning Bald Knob fair booth for cross project
Mrs. William D. Hunter of Pinckneyville works a booth at the Du Quoir State Fair, supporting the Bald Knob Christian Foundation plan to build a 15 story cross on Bald Knob near Anna. Others aiding include Mrs. Carl Emling of Quoin and her daughter Mary Jo. Hunter formerly edited the Egyptian at Southern Illinois University.
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William D. Hunter
Pinckneyville
du Quoir
Bald Knob
Hunter
Carl Emling
Quoin
Mary Jo
Southern Ilinois University
Flying Farmers Field Day Arrives at Carbondale
The Flying Farmers 350 people in 103 planes landed at Mardale airport for the first Flying Farmers field day at the fair. After landing, attendees enjoyed coffee and doughnuts. Robe Fulton of Danbury Conn demonstrated the Air-Phibian, a vehicle that converts from plane to car parked near the Franklin Hotel.
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Carbondale
Mardele
Robe Fulton
Danbury, Conn
Fulton
Mardale
Franklin Hotel
Energy Open House Tonight at Energy School
The Energy School invites patrons to an open house from 6 30 to 9 30 p m to view improvements a new cabin kindergarten rest rooms and meet new faculty. About 7000 has been spent on summer improvements free refreshments and a movie at 8 p m. Jack Riddle the new principal formerly of Hurst Bush High teaches 7th 8th grade and leads a staff including Ruth Emery Edith Baker Ruth Sutton Elizabeth Noleen and others as classes 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th. School resumes Tuesday Sept.
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Energy
Jack Riddle
Hurst-Bush High School
Ruth Emery
Edith Baker
Carterville
Ruth Sutton
Elizabeth Noleen
Riddle
Coal mine belt conveyor length listed in miles
A Pennsylvania bituminous coal mine is noted to have a subterranean belt conveyor system 3 miles in length. A separate line notes that milk consumption in the United States today is about 13 percent higher than before.
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Pennsylvania
Unite States
Befor
Constipation Gone Regular as a Clock
An unsolicited testimonial from Mrs. Julia Bowen of Jacksonville Florida praising ALL-BRAN to relieve constipation. The ad suggests a daily ounce of toasty Kellogg's ALL-BRAN with ample fluids and a 10 day trial refund offer from Kellogg's Battle Creek Michigan.
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Julia Bowen
P.O. Box
Jacksonville
Fla
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Mich
Herman Von Essen Dies in Nebraska Funeral Services Held
Funeral services were held today for Herman Von Essen who died Saturday in Oakland Nebraska. He was the grandfather of Mrs Ivens of Pinckneyville. Rev and Mrs Ivens will return Thursday after the Oakland Evangelical church service.
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Herman von Essen
Oakland
Nebraska
Ivens
Pinckneyville
Evangelical Church
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Heckel
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Murphysboro
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Itz Jeweler
S. Lungwi
Unusus
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