Rotary District 216 Leader Addresses Service Goals
Rotary District 216 Governor F. Guy Hitt of Benton outlined international service efforts to Carbon dale and Murphysboro clubs. He highlighted 83 countries, 7,000 clubs, student aid with 1 million spent and 2 million in treasury, and urged members to act with personal service plans. He warned of internal weakness eroding freedoms and urged self-reliance to preserve individual rights. He spoke in Carbondale and Murphysboro, with future talks planned in several towns this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary District
F. Guy Hitt
Benton
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Hitt
Rotary
United States
Chester Club
Kin Zeigler
Mt. Vernon
Johnston City
Pinckneyville
Egypt Conference Parley Tonight At Murphysboro High
A Southwestern Egyptian Conference meeting for the next school year will be held tonight at Murphysboro Township High School. Principals and coaching staffs from seven member schools Murfee Carbondale Anna Jonesboro Du Quoin Pinckneyville Sparta and Chester will discuss policies for athletics and other activities. Host principal Ted Shoberg says admission prices and athletic schedule changes due to a holiday conflict will be main items.
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Murphysboro Township
Murfee
Carbondale
Anna-Jonesro
du Quoin
Pinckneyville
Sparta
Chester
Ted Shoberg
Murphysboro
Clifford Speckman Dies Tuesday Night
Clifford Raymond Speckman 48 of 514 North Oakland Street Carbondale died 8 p m Tuesday at Holden Hospital Carbondale He leaves wife Juanita and two daughters Mrs Shirley Baumler Appleton Wis and Mrs J Claxton Philadelphia Pa Funeral 2 p m Friday Parker Funeral Home Carbondale Rev Robert Hastings officiating Burial Pleasant Grove Memorial
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Clifford Raymond Speckman
North
Oakland St
Carbondale
Holden Hospital
Juanita
Shirley Baumler
Appleton
Wis
J. Claxton
Philadelphia
Parker Funeral Home
Robert Hastings
Pleasant Grove Memorial
Marion Man Fined $107 in Herrin
Charles Jennings of Marion pleaded guilty to driving while under the influence and leaving the scene. Herrin Police Magistrate Jake Jones fined him 107 dollars and 90 cents after a Sunday accident. he had originally pled not guilty and was held on 500 dollars bond.
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Charles Jennings
Marion
Herrin
Jake Jones
Jennings
Eugene Collard Works on Greenland Project
Herrin painter Eugene Collard works on the North Atlantic Constructors Blue Jay defense project in Greenland. He writes that the weather is pleasant, and he encloses copies of the Polar Post, the company newspaper for workers.
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Greenland
Eugene Collard
Herrin
Collard
Blue Jay
Polar Post
Lions Visit Vergennes For Home Cooked Lions Dinner
Murphysboro Lions hosted a dinner at Vergennes Methodist Church in a goodwill tour. Doerr, a Vergennes native now in Lions work, spoke of goals and his life away from home. The program included music, a trick horse Thunderbolt, and Rev. N A Kahl recalling baseball days.
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Vergennes
Murphysboro
Twister
Eli Doerr
Elena
Doerr
L. H. Keller
William Boatman
Cleveland
Naomi Williams
Mae Perry
Lula Mae Elliott
Emmetta Crawshaw
Cheryl Crawshaw
Pender Brothers Return from Korea at Camp Atterbury
Pfc. Charles R. Pender recently returned from Korea and visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. George Pender before joining the army hospital at Camp Atterbury Indiana for recovery. His brother Jimmy is at Camp Atterbury after serving in the far east. Both brothers hold the Purple Heart.
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Pender
Charles R. Pender
Korea
George Pender
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Jimmy
Far East
Two Hurt In Marion Wrecks In Herrin Hospital
Two people were injured in separate automobile crashes near Marion. Lee Vernell Wollard 13 of Marion Route 5 suffered a basal skull fracture and facial injuries when his cousin Billy Boomer's car overturned near Oak Grove School on Tuesday. Miss Vittle Grimes 23 of Marion was treated at the hospital after a Marion Spillertown road curve crash with lacerations to the forehead lip and a severe knee contusion. Both remained in Herrin Hospital with serious injuries.
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Herrin Hospital
Lee Vernell Wollard
Marion Rt. 5
Billy Boomer
Oak Grove
Marion
Cline Wollard
Vittle Grimes
S. Court St
Marion-Spillertown
Hale funeral set for Albert H Hale in Carbondale
Funeral arrangements for Albert H. Hale 80 of 1100 W College St Carbondale are set. He died yesterday after a short illness at his home and leaves a wife a son three daughters five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. services will be at the First Baptist Church Carbondale at 2 pm Thursday with the Rev W trepee officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove. Huffman Funeral Home is in charge. Friends may call at Huffman before the service.
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Albert H. Hale
W. College Street
Carbondale
Mississippi County
Missouri
Hale
The
Odd Fellows
First Baptist Church
Emily
William L. Hale
Evansville
Ind
Jay Etherston
Thomas Goldsmith
Indianapolis
Carbondal
W. Trepee
Oakome
Huffman Funeral Home
Commissioner revokes Herrin tavern license after shooting incident
Earl Smith operator of the U and I Hi Spot north of Herrin had his liquor license revoked permanently on Sheriff Ora Kirby's request. Smith, 36, is jailed in Williamson County on investigation of a shooting in which Arthur Mackey and Bill Dunning were wounded. A charge of assault with intent to murder was expected to be filed against Smith.
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Rheamon Barger
Earl Smith
U&i
Herrin
Ora Kirby
Smith
Williamson County
Hertin
Arthur Mackey
Bill Dunning
Smith's
Kirby
Parger
Mackey
Blaine Maddox
Dunning
Veterans Hospital
Choate to Speak at Stonefort Veterans Day Program
Clyde Choate state representative from Anna will headline the 54th Stonefort Reunion opening Veterans Day program. He will discuss the Back to God Get Out the Vote movement and the impacts of Communism. The reunion runs through Saturday on Route 45 with other speakers planned on Republican and Democrat Days.
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Clyde Choate
Anna
Stonefort
Choate
American Legion
Soldiers and Sailors
Illinois
William G. Stratton
Route 45
Minerva Collins Dies in Carterville at 67
Minerva Viola Collins of 229 Michigan Ave Carterville died at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Herrin Hospital after a weeklong illness. Born April 14 1885 seven miles south of Carterville she was daughter of John and Narcis Gentry. She married Harter Collins Oct 2 1909 and is survived by husband two sons Curtis and Clifton a sister and two brothers plus one grandchild. Funeral at Riggin Funeral Home Thursday at 2 p.m. Rev N G Daniels officiating burial Hillcrest Cemetery Carterville.
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Minerva Viola Collina
Michigan Ave
Carterville
Herrin Hospital
John
Narcis Gentry
Harter Collins
Cutis
Carbondale Rt. 3
Clifton
Laura Davis
Harve Gentry
William Gentry
Collins
Grand Avenue Baptist Church
Riggin
N. G. Daniels
Hillcrest Cemetery
Harrisburg Man Held in Herrin For DUI Arrest
Raphael E. Kingston of Harrisburg is jailed in Herrin on a driving while intoxicated charge. Police say his car rattled and banged along S Park Ave before a 12 30 a m call and an earlier crash near Mulkeytown led to his detention.
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Raphael E. Kingston
W. O'Hara St
Harrisburg
Herrin City
Kingston
S. Park Ave
Mulkeytown
Herrin
Murphysboro Schools Readying Record Enrollment
Murphysboro’s city grade school system braces for a near record enrollment as the 1852-53 year opens. Superintendent William Carruthers outlined registration for all non kindergarten pupils Friday and kindergarten in the following week.
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Murphysboro
William Carruthers
Clsses
Logan
First Baptist Church
Washington
Lincoln
21St Street
Longfellow
Carruthers
Ises
Lincoln and
Jewell Berrier
Villa Spencer
Madge Hanson
Washington and Logan
Saieeia
Alice Hardy
Margaret Hill
Ex Herrin Dentist Dr W R Templeton Dies in Chicago
Dr W R Templeton 46 of Gibson City formerly Herrin died Tuesday at Hines Hospital Chicago after a cancer illness. He was a dentist and son of Mr and Mrs William Templeton of Herrin. He leaves a wife a daughter Mrs Carl Jones Tamaroa a son Pfc W R Templeton Jr in Korea and a brother Harry Templeton Herrin. Funeral rites and burial planned in Gibson City.
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Herrin
Hines Hospital
W. R. Templeton
Gibson City
William Templeton
S. 12Th St
Chicago
Templeton
Carl Jones
Tamaroa
Pfc
W. R. Templeton Jr
Korea
Harry Templeton
Herrin Men In Parade With Eisenhower Nixon Delegates
Herrin men Ed Driemeyer and Ray Hubbs marched with Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Sen. Richard Nixon in the American Legion parade down Fifth Avenue New York Tuesday. They are Illinois Legion delegates to the national convention and heard Eisenhower speak. Illinois delegates lounged with other state groups at the McAlpin Hotel while plans and political backing emerged.
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Ed Driemeyer
Ray
Hubbs
Herrin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sen
Richard Nixon
American Legion
Fifth Avenue
New York
Driemeyer
Illinois
Eisenhower
Kansas
Nixon
California
Adlai Stevenson
McAlpin
Wisconsin
Maine
National Legion
Louie Gough
John Stelle
McLeansboro
Olson
Olson and
Johnson Hellzapoppin
Statue of Liberty
Times Square
St. Louis
Lewis Reid Dies at Holden Hospital
Lewis B. Reid, 65, of 101 Laurel Street, Carbondale, died at 7:45 a.m. today at Holden Hospital from a heart ailment after a 19 day illness. Born March 24, 1887 in New Burnsides, he worked 40 years as a machinist at the ICRR round house. He is survived by his wife Leona, three sons Wilbur, Vernon, and Gene in the Army, two brothers Lindsey of Topeka and Agnew of Chicago, two sisters, four grandchildren, and friends may call at Huffman Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Thursday.
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Lewis B. Reid
Laurel Street
Carbondale
Holden Hospital
New Burnsides
Icrr Round House
Leona
Wilbur
Vernon
Gene
U. S. Army
Lindsey
Topeka
Kan
Agnew
Chicago
C. F. Springer
Dewey Payne
Huffman Funeral Home
Murphysboro Council To Meet Tonight On Delayed Agenda
Murphysboro city officials plan a 7 p.m. special meeting at city hall to transact business from last Friday’s regular session. The session was postponed after only five of ten aldermen appeared, and tonight's quorum is needed to pay pending bills and proceed.
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Murphysboro
Family Crash on Route 29 Claims Two Lives
Mrs. Margaret Beale, 32, was driving with her three children when her car skidded on wet pavement and struck a bridge abutment. It then skidded into the path of an oncoming car driven by Samuel H. Sylvester, 34, who is identified as her brother. the other driver escaped.
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Philadelphia
Margaret Beale
Samuel H.sylvester
Elks Vote to Invest in Cal Crest Factory Plan
Murphysboro Elks Lodge voted to invest up to 15000 dollars in the Cal Crest factory project planned for Murphysboro this fall and winter. The club will hold a second mortgage and draw interest like first mortgage holders. The move gives the Elks a large stake as boosters seek about 30000 dollars to start construction.
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Murphysboro
Elks Lodge
Cal Crest
Elks Club
Elks
Murphysboro Eagles
Paul Stout American Legion Post i
Barbershop Clinic Aims For European Air Force Quartet
Bob Walker, former Herrin radio announcer and SIU student, attends an Air Force Barbershop Quartet Clinic in Frankfurt Germany. He travels via Rome and Athens, returns to Tripoli to form a quartet to compete across Europe in November. Walker is Airman 1 C Robert F Walker with details listed for APO 231 COPM New York City.
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Bob Walker
Herrin
Southern Illinois University
Frankfurt
Germany
Walker
Tripoli
Air Force
Rome
Italy
Athens
Greece
Europe
Clyne Walker
First Presbyterian Church of
Robert F. Walker
1603Rd Air Transport Wing
APO
Copm
New York City
Accept Bids To Repair City Hall In Carbondale
Carbondale City Council accepted three bids totaling 2,294.60 for painting wiring and repairing the second floor of City Hall. Low bids came from Temple Decorative Service 700 for painting Carbondale Electric Co 471 for wiring and J C Williams and Sons Contractors 1 123 60 for repair work including a stage with hand rail cloak room and door closure.
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Carbondale
Temple Decorative Service
Carbondale Electric Co
J. C. Williams and Sons Contractors
Sheridan Ballard case heads to county court
A 48 year old Carbondale resident Sherid Ballard was transferred to Jackson County for County Court action on trespassing and peace disturbance charges. He is held in the Murphysboro jail awaiting a hearing before County Judge Everett Prosser after a prowler report on S Marion Street. Ballard recently finished a six month term at Vandalia on a similar charge.
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Sherid Ballard
Carbondale
Jackson County
Jackson County Sheriff's Office
Ballard
Murphysboro
Everett Prosser
S. Marion Street
John Gilbert
Herrin BPW Plans Booth at Labor Day Celebration
The Herrin Business and Professional Women's Club will run a booth at Herrin City Park for the Tri-County Labor Day celebration on Sunday and Monday. Members helping at the booth and cake donors are asked to call Josie Stein.
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Herrin B.P.W
Herrin Business &Professional Women’s Club
Herrin City Park
Tri-County
Josie Stein
Chester Municipal Band Ends 12-Show Summer Series
Chester's Municipal Band completed its series of 12 summer concerts Tuesday night before a large audience. Gaylor Rybolt Jr. was featured as trumpet soloist.
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Chester's
Gaylor Rybolt Jr
Driving Count Elmer Schilling Change of Venue
Elmer Schilling of Murphysboro had his case moved from Police Magistrate Charles Sbersoh to Justice of the Peace C. M. Held on the charge of immoderate driving.
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Elmer Schilling
Murphysboro
Court of Police
Charles Sbersoh
Court of Justice of the Peace C. M
Herrin Legion to Lease Chapman-Veach Park for Diamond
The Herrin Prairie Post votes to lease the 7 acre Chapman-Veach site from Harry Cal Caterra on a year to year basis with plans to build a baseball diamond. Commander Clel Hindman says it could become a community field with potential lights and a future Midget Baseball League for local youths.
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Herrin Prairie
The
American Legion
Chapman-Veach
North
Herrin
Clel Hindman
Harry Calcaterra
Legion
Hindman
Lecken
Basil Russell
McSpadden Brothers
Bob Veach
Ray Chapman
Seal Sharkey the sea lion dazzles with feats and fame
A feature on Sharkey the sea lion highlighting his athletic feats such as high jumps above water, fast swimming, and agile maneuvers. It notes his training under Mike Hulling, ownership by Hulling's widow, and a six week summer school routine. The piece mentions earnings from fish and his romantic ambitions.
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Harrison Dillard
Dillard
MGM
Joe Louis
Sharkey
Mike Hulling
Seal College
Roe
Hulling
Taylor Cleaners Stays Affiliated After Worker Vote
Carterville shop owner Todd Taylor says a reconsideration by him and his employer led to the decision to keep Taylor Cleaners affiliated with the Herrin Teamsters Union. The shop was among six area cleaners that signed new contracts with the union, while workers chose not to renew their affiliation.
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Taylor Cleaners
Todd Taylor
Carterville
Himscetf
Herring and
Herrin Teamsters Union
Taylor
Leamsters Union
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Egypt
Clifford Speckman
Herrin Man
Minerva Collins
Lil
Christopher Teacher
Glen Byers
Christopher Grade
Pher
SIU
Elkville High School
Grant Mitchell
Edith Hepler
Craft Couselor
Ghada Babing
Ramona Jacobs
Sandra Sue Leonard
Eannette Mitchell
Tee Nu
Ber
Linda Dare
Lewis Reid
Peeler
Thomas W. Peeler
Anna, Ill
Army
Engineer Center
Fort Belvoir
Southeast Missouri State College
Cape Girardeau
Fort Riley
Kaw
Mary Ann
Morgan St
Thomas G. Peeler
Jeferson St
Effingham, Ill
Naval Service
Robert G. Crain
George E. Crain
Go Ham
U S
Crain
U.S.N
U.S.S
Care
San Francisco
Calif
Barbershop
Herrin Legion
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