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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1952
Page
3
Questioning visitors probe farm booths at the fair seeking advice on raising ducks with a nod to Grehl’s Chicago football roots. The scene captures curiosity about poultry care amid sports references.
Labor Day festival in Herrin features two days of speakers from Republicans and Democrats, parade, dances, and a full schedule at Herrin city park led by master of ceremonies Fred Henderson. The event includes union leaders, a parade starting at 300 S Park Ave, mine rescue demo, and awards for parade entrants.
Tom Jones son of Mr and Mrs BR K Jones 325 S 18th St Herrin writes his basic training unit at Lackland AFB San Antonio Texas about an honor flight during weekend inspections. He notes the flight received special privileges including a television set. Address listed as AB Thomas Jones AF 17 360 677 Flight 920 Squadron 3722 Lackland AFB San Antonio Texas.
The Glad Tidings Singing Trio of Carbondale will perform at 7 30 p m Sunday at the Independent Trinity Pentecostal Church located at North 16th Street and Logan. Reverend Raymond Ackley is the pastor.
Thirty six people were injured when a Continental Trailways bus collided with an empty gasoline truck about 55 miles east of Albuquerque New Mexico on Wednesday.
N A Rosan principal of Carbondale Community High School was named president of the Southwest Egyptian Conference at a Murphysboro meeting. Officers elected include Ted Shoberg as vice president and Holly Marchildon secretary treasurer. Retiring officers include Paul Hibbs and Frank Torrence. The group discussed athletics, basketball schedules for 1953-54, and admission prices with each member school setting its own pricing. Conference champions were approved Pinckneyville for 1951-52 basketball and Murphysboro and Du Quoin as co champions.
Fines assessed against two men today for driving while intoxicated add to $431.60 collected in the past three days in the area. Albert H. White of Champaign and Vance Huffman of Harrisburg were fined $107.90 each after being picked up by police early today. earlier fines were against Charles Jennings of Marion and Raphael E. Kingston of Harrisburg.
The Herrin Chamber of Commerce announced 440 paid memberships after a board meeting in the Ly-Mar Hotel Marine Room. Sixteen directors attended as they endorsed the Crab Orchard Sportsmen's Association kennel project, with 72 kennels under construction at Crab Orchard Lake.
The Jackson County Board of School Trustees approved annexing District 6D to District 17 Vergennes and District 147 Ellis Ridge to District 144 Pomona due to declining rural enrollments. A petition to annex District 32 Ava to District 209 Union was rejected after objections. A transfer request for District 95 Carbondale was not presented. The board was created to handle minor school property transfers without elections.
Gene Straud of Murphysboro, a bur ner at a Granite City plant, suffered a serious foot injury when machinery dropped on his right foot. Doctors report broken bones in all five toes and note he is improving at St Elizabeth’s Hospital in Granite City.
Leonard Tomlinson Jr son of Mrs Lillie M Tomlinson of St Louis trains as an Air Force technician at Warren AFB working in administrative duties mechanics electrical work and typewriter operation. He is a 1952 graduate of Muthysboro Township High School.
Murphysboro finalizes payment on a 350 meter debt with a 732 dollar check to the meter company. City Clerk Delmar Ward outlined the total 25 000 dollar cost and noted meters began operation in August 1949 after installations in July with early receipts including 258.25 dollars in small change.
Ten Jackson County 4-H members travel Friday to the University of Illinois at Champaign for the livestock and dairy judging contest. Dairy judges include Charles Biggs Billy Pierson Shirley Adams and others while livestock competitors list Keneth Warner Lawrence Dietz Dick Etherton and more from Murphysboro Carbondale Elkville De Soto and Marsysboro.
Annual Heart Tag Day in Herrin will be Saturday to raise funds for the Volunteers of America. Chairwoman Mrs. Helen Vanshagi oversees student volunteers selling heart tags. The local sponsoring group includes Mayor Fred Schoonover Jr and Rev Erven C Lee.
Mr and Mrs Archibald Mc Leod request background material from history books for Carbondale event titled Century of Progress to be staged on September 20. They invite locals with archival photos dates or anecdotes to contribute context for the pageant.
Five workers under orders from United States Marshal Carl Werner destroyed 121 confiscated slot machines in Williamson and Franklin County. Machines held since seizures by FBI were smashed behind a Marion warehouse while 46 remain. Money inside the machines and scrap metal will be disposed of or returned to owners. ownership included Earl Walker and two Elks lodges.
An essay on hobbies argues people split into hobbyists and non hobbyists. It humorously warns against collecting other hobbyists and endorses beneficial hobbyists who share and support each other with flowers produce, wine, photos, and affordable trips.
Jackson County Soil Conservation Agent Charles T. Hufford told 50th district board members at the Farm Bureau in Murphysboro that the September pasture tour is postponed because of extreme heat. He said current pasture grass is in poor condition from heat silage and drought, making seed studies less valuable. The board agreed to delay the tour and to weigh new grass seeding versus old methods at a later date.
Floyd Kabara of Royalton was discharged after 16 months service, having completed 39 months in World War II. He and his wife Mamie Spiller and their son moved to Aurora where he has employment. A Royalton High School graduate, he is the son of Mr and Mrs Joe Kabara.
A grass and weeds fire along the Missouri Pacific railroad right of way was extinguished at Percy near noon Wednesday. It started outside the city limits and spread along the tracks several blocks into town, burning a pile of used lumber near the Louis Behnken home. Mrs Behnken used a garden hose to keep the blaze from two buildings on her property.
Luther Frey 33 of Marion was sentenced by Judge A R Cagle in County Court to six months in the state penal farm at Vandalia for petit larceny after pleading guilty to stealing a fan from a Marion tavern on July 22. His sentence runs from the arrest date July 23 with about five months remaining. He had been acquitted Feb. 14 of a murder charge earlier. Deputy Lynn Franklin also took James Cox and Lois Sullins to institutions for varied sentences. Bill Grant and Junior Sloan received vagrancy sentences.
Murphysboro officials pressed for action on extending water mains to residents outside city limits. A Wells Street delegation offered to dig and backfill trenches if the company lays lines, amid prior petitions from S. 17th and Lake Street. The council condemned the water company as uncooperative and scheduled a meeting with president L. R. Howson while sending a protest to the Illinois Commerce Commission. The next session was planned for Friday to finish business before the season’s first football game.
Jackson County Superintendent W N Wheeles announced most rural districts have hired teachers for the coming year. Two districts Ponona Ridge and Hickory Ridge have not reported. Many schools began class this week with others set to start September 2.
Chittyville Grade School begins classes at 8 30 a m Tuesday with William Shawmaker as new principal and seventh and eighth grade teacher. He succeeds Don Beni tone. New music and art instructor Mrs William Burke joins staff alongside Mrs Betty Barger Mrs Zada Hudgens and Mrs Eva Dillingham teaching grades in sequence.
Airman Third Class Leland Bowerman Percy, who spent furlough at home, was transferred from California to a new base in Denver Colorado. He had returned to a California base but was reassigned to Denver. He was formerly stationed at Fort Warren Cheyenne Wyoming.
Billy Mueller of Steeleville escaped injury when his passenger car rear ended a tow wrecker parked in front of the Heitman home. The tow truck belonged to Adolph Heitman and Mueller's car sustained $250 damage.
Mrs Max Heinzman has been hired as a teacher in the Christopher grade schools. She will lead the new girls physical education course this year. She will also teach reading and language to sixth grade, health and spelling to the fourth grade, and girls P E to the sixth, seventh and eighth grades.
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