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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1952
Page
3
Murphysboro Township High School unveils extensive changes for the new term. The 8 am start, eight-period day, new courses including auto shop and health, a remodeled auditorium and athletic upgrades, and a shifted football field signal a broader program to prepare graduates for college and life.
Construction on the 38 foot highway shifts old Route 14 from State Street east to 1.78 miles west, joining the former road. Mitchell Contracting of Herrin started around July 15 and targets December 1 completion with a project cost near 287000 dollars, Christopher paying 18000 from Motor Fuel Tax funds.
Lyman Jones 78 of 200 E Illinois Ave Carterville died at 10 pm Thursday in Doctors Hospital Carbondale after an apoplexy stroke on Aug 2. A retired farmer, he born Nashville July 23 1874. Survived by son Oscar M Jones and grandson Robert L Jones. funeral 2 pm Saturday First Baptist Carterville Rev Floyd Jent officiating burial Carterville Cemetery Hill Funeral Home call.
Andrew Smith aged 34 of Carterville was sentenced to six months in the state penal farm at Vandalia for vagrancy by Justice of the Peace W. B. Roberts. Smith, who pleaded guilty, was arrested Thursday morning in Herrin by Blaine Maddox, Herrin police chief.
University of Michigan graduate students Ed ward Scully and Rugené Kozlovich, with curator Irvin Perthman, surveyed Hopewell villages and ancient quarries in six Southern Illinois counties. They traced sites along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers reflecting ancient migrations.
Dan Williams and his water department team repaired a major 4 inch main break south of Ordill after three hard days of work in dense growth. The crew first fixed a smaller leak then found a larger break half a mile away. They faced muddy Wolfe Creek and had to clear saplings and bridge a rough path for equipment.
A fragmentary reader shows a roster of individuals including Shoberg Berrier John Sabine Helen Winters Homer Heape Esther Smith Robert Waldron Mary Saurer Maple Joyce Emma Hough Jim Blackwood Mrs Nancy Dial Sam Eubanks Elizabeth Oliver Anna Marie Hern Julian Weatherly E L Bencini Ruth Adams Marjorie Boucher Steve Dozier Joe Hanson Edward Harn Louise Tempos Ronald Weiss Elmer Ziegler Cliffie Stewart and others.
Deputy tax collector Lloyd Lay reminded Williamson County residents that Saturday is the final day to pay taxes to avoid penalties. A 1 percent late charge will apply next week on any remaining real estate or personal tax bills. Bank payments are accepted in Herrin, Marion, Carterville, and Johnston City through Sept. 6.
The Herrin fire department hosts a lunch and meeting of the Coal Belt Fire Protective Association on Thursday September 4 at 7 30 p m in the Rome Club Hall. Fire Chief Ed Failing said Herrin Mayor Fred Schoonover and city council members are invited. The group will plan its annual parade during Fire Prevention Week in October.
A Gray Lady training class for Marion Veterans Hospital starts Wednesday September 3. Mrs Helen Moroni, executive secretary for Williamson County Red Cross, invites Williamson County women to enroll via Mrs Margaret Cooksey at Marion 1155W. The one day program covers escort lobby library and occupational therapy work with lectures from doctors and nurses.
Murphysboro Elks Lodge 572 hosts a two day picnic at Gorgsmiller Lake on S 17th St. Saturday is a stag event for Lodge 572 members with refreshments from 4 pm and food service 6 pm to midnight. Sunday is a family picnic open to members wives children and widows of deceased members and their children.
Sencins announces 13 localities in Williamson County where nonregistered voters may enroll from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during September. Registrants may also use the Marion county clerk’s office through Oct. 6, with hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Weekday noon to 1 p.m. closings noted.
Two men robbed Lee Odle proprietor at about 7 p.m. Thursday taking 450 dollars in cash and 150 dollars in checks from a Thompsonville filling station. They fled in a green 1940 Ford toward Harrisburg on Route 34 with a pump action shotgun. No suspects or descriptions yet. state police broadcast bulletins as authorities search the area.
The August 30 issue of the Saturday Evening Post features an article titled What Has John L. Lewis Done With His 400000000. It explains how the Miners Welfare Fund is being used and its impact.
Southern Illinois University's Vocational Technical Institute launches its first day school program on September 8 offering a two year curriculum for training office workers. Courses cover executive secretary, stenographer, bookkeeper and related fields with emphasis on communication and office management. Enrollment open to graduates and non graduates 18 and older with veteran benefits highlighted. Classes held at Southern Acres campus near Carterville, 10 miles east of Carbondale.
Billy Lee Ladd, 11, of Herrin, was bitten Monday morning in an outdoor toilet by a black widow spider. He recovered after hospital treatment and was released Wednesday with two weeks of rest and no riding or running. He will resume seventh grade at South Side School next week. He is the son of Mr and Mrs William Robert Ladd of 709 20th St.
Williamson County commissioners set a 10 tavern limit on county licenses after temporarily exceeding 16. In two years 11 licenses were issued though the prior cap was 10. Rheamon Barger revoked Earl Smith’s U&I Hi Spot license in Herrin after a shooting, restoring the limit for licenses held at any one time. Taverns outside city limits need county licenses. those inside city limits do not.
The Tri-County Labor Day celebration in Herrin features a Labor Day parade beginning Monday at 10 a.m. from 300 S. Park Ave to City Park, with an estimated 15 bands and floats, horses, bikes, and cars. A mine rescue demonstration from the Kathleen Coal Co. Du Quoin team will be shown at 4 40 p.m. followed by a stage show at 7 p.m. with master of ceremonies David Formento and guest Shirley Ann Crouch Herrin performing acrobatic dance.
Jackson County Health Department warns Murphysboro residents using well or cistern water that long unused supplies may be unsafe. Roy McGee urges boiling water and notes stagnation and rust in pipes. tests available on request.
The Steeleville Lions Club began a campaign this week to obtain state permission to erect a blinker light on Route 43. The effort aims to improve pupil safety near Steeleville Grade School.
A handicapped children clinic serves Jackson Randolph and Perry counties from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. John s Lutheran Church Chester. It is the seventh semi annual clinic by the University of Illinois Division of Services for Crippled Children and Randolph County Medical Society. Staff includes Dr Samuel L Turek Edist Dr W G Glingberg pediatrician Miss Evelyn Green Miss Kathlene Dunn speech and hearing consultants Miss Grace Borah nursing consultant Miss Hedwig Traue supervisor of nursing service and Miss Ruth Truebger district nurse from the state public welfare department.
Earl Smith, 36, of Herrin, had bond set at 2500 by Marion justice of the peace W B Roberts after arraignment on a charge of assault with attempt to murder. Smith, arrested Tuesday by Sheriff Ora Kirby, allegedly shot Bill Dunning and Arthur Mackey at a tavern Sunday night. Dunning was wounded in the left foot and Mackey in the left arm. Smith remains jailed in Williamson County. Kirby says Smith admitted firing after a brawl. The A and I Hit Spot liquor license, issued to Smith’s wife Oma, was revoked by Commissioner Rheamon Barger.
Craig attends the 61st annual National Convention of the Photographers Association of America at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago. The event gathers industry photographers and related professionals for seminars and showcases.
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