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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1949
Page
9
The New York Times reports the relics of St Peter may lie less than 20 feet below the confessional altar in the tomb of St Peter. The claim centers on remains identified within the sacred burial site.
The Nauman studio opens at 703 South Illinois Avenue Carbondale operated by Donald Nauman who moved from West Walnut Street. The new front building features a 39 foot brick facade two large display windows five rooms with knotty pine walls asphalt tile floor air conditioning and a 14 by 22 foot shooting room plus reception office dressing dark rooms with distributed music.
Washington August 30 Thirteen of the 27 National Guard army divisions have completed organization of all their 119 component units The 12 infantry divisions and one armored division are named The 43rd Connecticut Rhode Island Vermont The 27th and 42nd New York The 47th Minnesota North Dakota Ohio 37 Indiana 38 The 31st Alabama Mississippi Oklahoma 45 Illinois 33 44 Pennsylvania 28 51 Florida South Carolina New Jersey 50 armored The 39th Arkansas Louisiana and California 49th have organized all but one unit Four infantry divisions Massachusetts 26 41st Oregon Washington California 40 and 48 Georgia Florida lack two units
Lewin Metals Corp employees returned to work ending a six week strike. CIO Progressive Metalworkers Local 246 voted 310 to 185 to halt the walkout after bargaining agents reached a tentative accord on a disputed seniority rights clause. Wage pensions and vacations will be tackled later.
Mrs. Fred Cavaness of Anna died at her home 106 Williams street Monday morning. Funeral services were set for Wednesday at the First Christian church in Anna with burial in Alto Pass cemetery. She leaves a husband, a son Frank of Anna, and a daughter Mrs Margaret Orris of Alto Pass. Orris funeral home of Anna is in charge. Jupiter the largest planet mov ing around the sun is more than 1300 times bigger than the earth. The planet Jupiter completes its around the sun only once every 12 years.
Union County Clerk office reports recent marriage licenses. Couples listed include Arnold Rector and Mary Linton of Cobden, James Bloodworth and Barbara Ruth Jackson of Anna, Amos Marks and Bertha Brown of Jonesboro, Gerald Lingle and Lorene Clutts, Clinton Franklin Cagle and Wanda Short of Cobden, R Roy Noble of Anna and Betty Hartline of Cobden, R Roy Martin of Belleville and Ruth Nicolaides of Anna, Charles M Craig of Vienna and Mary Alice Campbell of Makanda, Theodore Lutz of Anna and Lottie May Ryan of Ullin.
Munich AP reports the Bavarian Stadelheim prison sheds a room used for beheadings during Nazi rule. More than 1,100 people were executed there. The room is being cleaned and repurposed into a motor repair shop.
Wolf Creek Primitive Baptist church in Eldorado hosts the White County Primitive Baptist association for its 113th annual meeting September 2 and 4. Elder Harrison Knight of McLeansboro moderates. Elder T Leo Dodd, school principal and host pastor, leads the local church. The group, small and plain in worship, gathers from Saline White and Hamilton counties to observe a long-standing monthly service cycle.
Robert S. Resnick named instructor of music at Southern Illinois University Roosevelt college graduate will teach wood winds He holds an A M from the University of Wichita and has taught privately and played professionally since 1940 He served in a Navy band during the war.
The Air Force says it will relocate its air training command from Barksdale Field in Shreveport Louisiana to Scott AFB Belleville Illinois. Barksdale becomes a strategic reconnaissance headquarters under Maj. Gen. Joseph H. Atkinson with Maj. Gen. Robert W. Harper continuing to head the training command. The report also notes unrelated cultural remarks on concepts of age and ancient religious practices.
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