Prairie Farms Creamery Meet In Carbondale
Nearly 1 200 people from 16 southern Illinois counties will gather in Carbondale Thursday for the Prairie Farms Creamery annual meeting at Shryock Auditorium Illinois. The session starts 10 a m with director elections and board seats for Franklin Hamilton Randolph Monroe Pulaski Alexander and Androson Johnson counties. Homer and Jethro will provide entertainment along with a luncheon by the Jackson County Home Bureau and door prizes. Stock dividend checks will be issued to shareholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illnois
Carbondale
Prairie Farms Creamery
John Raab
Franklin - Hamilton
J. C. Neal
Randolph - Monroe
George Rieckenberg
Pulaski-Alexander
F. L. Graves
Andrson-Johnson
M. D. Bottom
Raab
Homer
Jethro
WLS
Jackson County Home Bureau
Jeannette Dean
Illinois Agricultural Association
Chicago
E. A. Fosse
Marion
Carbondale Creamery
Pincknerville
W. Edward Smith
Belknap
Coello Man George Miller Dies At 76
George Miller 76 a retired coal miner of Coello died Monday night at Avery nursing home West Frankfort He formerly worked at Old Ben 11 He is survived by brothers Charley Mulkeytown Route 1 and Adam Coello and sister Annie Miller of Coello Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 p m in Union Funeral Home Christopher with Rev W D Berry presiding Burial in Mulkeytown Cemetery Friends may call after 7 p m today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Miller
Coello
Avery
West Frankfort
Miller
Old Ben 11
Charley
Mulkeytown
Route 1
Adam
Annie Miller
Union Funeral Home
Christopher
W. D. Berry
Woman Injured in Car Collision in Carbondale
Mrs. Virginia Crabtrey of California was injured in an automobile crash at the corner of W Main and S Illinois avenues in Carbondale at 6 15 p m Monday. The involved drivers were Herman F Crabtrey of California and Paul Fenoglio of 29 North Illinois Avenue Carbondale. Police said Mrs Crabtrey's injuries were not serious. Both cars traveled in opposite directions on S Illinois Avenue when the accident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Crabtrey
California
W. Main St
S. Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Herman EF. Crabtrey
Paul Fenoglio
Illinois Ave
Carbondale Cab Co Gets New Owner In Sale
Carl Coffel Jr of Du Quoin bought the Checker Cab Company in Carbondale from William A. Brown and Jov Barringer. Coffel also runs Veterans Cab in Du Quoin and plans to move to Carbondale when housing allows. The former owners will likely stay on to assist briefly.
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Checker Cab Company
Carbondale
Carl Coffel, Jr
du Quoin
William A. Brown
Jov Barringer
Coffel
Veterans Cab Company
Colfel
Area Men Seek PMW Jobs in Springfield Election
Members of the Progressive Mine Workers of America begin voting on new officers. President George Baima and Secretary John Marchiando seek replacements as ballots mailed out are counted within ten days. Candidates include William Crompton and Hubert List for president and Lino Florini, J. E. Curry and others for executive posts. Baima plans to return to the Superior Coal Company February 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Progressive Mine Workers of America
George Baima
John Marchiando
William Crompton
Hubert List
Harrisburg
Lino Florini
Gillespie
J. E. Curry
John Mackey
O'Fallon
John Schneider
Ben Partain
Louis Karlovic
Mt. Olive
Barney Oberto
Wilsonville
Cecil Stricklin
Ray Dupee
Belleville
Marion Basso
Staunton
Gus Sailly
Benld
Edgar Manley
Charles Sheffer
Ralph R. Roark
Peter Girardi
Harry Lowe
Witt
James E. Morris
Carrier Mills
John Baima
James Beggs
Hugh Tallman
Ralph Kress
Frank Hoffman
Collinsville
William Gallagher
Eldorado
PMW
Baima
Ernest Johnson
Marchiando
Superior Coal Company
Youth Held After $5.25 Robbery At Rural Station
A 16 year old Harrison youth named Dickie Roseberry was held in Jackson County jail after using force to obtain 5.25 in quarters from a Route 13 filling station operator two miles north of Murphysboro. Deputy Fred Imhoff arrested him Sunday evening and Sheriff Roy Carter said he would be kept on a delinquency petition as the case proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Roy Carter
Dickie Roseberry
Roseberry
Fred Imhoff
Carter
John Gilsbert
Illinois Roads Hazardous After Snow Storm
Snow blanketed Illinois highways with up to four inches of snow in many areas. The State Highway Division reported crews spreading abrasives and salt on intersections curves grade crossings and hills while rising temperatures were expected to ease slipperiness.
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Illinois
Sae
Mainenance
Balmoral Holidays Noted By Five British Sovereigns
Five British sovereigns spent holidays at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Edward VII George V Edward VII George VI and Elizabeth I are named in the fragment as visiting the royal residence during holiday periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Edward VII
George V
George VI
Elizabeth 1
Union County Farm Hand Dies Suddenly
A Union County coroner's inquest ruled death from unknown causes in the case of Verdie C. Browning a 57 year old farmhand on the J. C. Turner farm near Anna He died after arriving at Anna City Hospital around 11 am Monday unable to see His home was likely Christopher with two daughters no relatives located yet Browning's body will lie at Mc Carty funeral home in Anna while relatives are sought Sheriff Roy Dillon and Coroner Henry Hileman will continue to search for kin The inquest noted only prior trouble was an upset stomach during his employment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
Verdie C. Browning
J. C.turner
Anna
Browning
Anna City Hospital
Turner
Christopher
McCarty
Will Barnhart
Jonesboro
Henry Hileman
Roy Dillon
Murphysboro Installs Officers for Nu Phi Mu Chapter
Miss Jeanette Mills was installed president of Beta Zeta chapter with Dorathy Borgsmiller, Marilyn Kilber and Roberta Carter among officers. Gamma Delta, Xi Beta Omicron and Xi Omega members attended with advisors named and charter members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette Mills
Beta Zeta
Nu Phi Mu Sorority
Murphysboro
Logan
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Nu Phi Mu
Canada
Dorothy Borgsmiller
Marilyn Kilber
Roberta Carter
Eugene Sprad
Xi Omega Chapter
Raymond Flanigan
Xi Beta Omicron
Beta Sigma Phi
Gamma Delta
Xi Beta Omicon
Xi Omega
Beta Zeta Chaptr
Rose Mary Boucher
Nancy Eversmann
Lyn Thrailkill
Margaret Gualdoni
Marilyn Kilby
Virginia Schwebel
Mary Kay Kobelia
Coal Belt Firemen to Meet on Thursday Ball Plans
Coal Belt Firemen Association members will elect officers and choose the city for a 1953 fireman's Ball. The meeting is at 7 30 p m Thursday in the city hall at Hurst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Belt
Coal Belt Firemen Association
Hurst
Train push injures water department worker in Missouri
Clayton Wingerter, assistant water superintendent for the Chester Water Department, was pushed 100 feet along railroad tracks by a slow switch engine Monday at 4:30 p.m. near a trestle. He suffered head and neck injuries with possible rib injuries and remained at home recovering. A nearby railroad worker signaled the engineer to stop as the truck neared a 30-foot ravine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Wingerter
Chester Water Department
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Wingerter
Williamson County Board Reorganizes and Chooses Chairman
Williamson County Board of Commissioners will reorganize on December 15 and select a chairman. Herb Whitcomb is favored to lead the board, following past chairs Barger and Williams. New terms for officials elected November 4 began Monday, including Barger as chairman, with Burle Turmer, Carl Sneed, and Sam Simmons also taking office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Herb Whitcomb
Rheamon Barger
George Williams
Barger
Liquor Control Commissioner
Williamson County
Burle Turmer
Carl Sneed
Sam Simmons
100 Herrin Kids To See Santa
Herrin Legion post reports over 100 children registered for a Santa Claus trip to Santa Claus Indiana on Saturday December 13. The group includes 75 Legion member children and 25 underprivileged kids, with 50 to 60 more expected. Chaperones arranged. lunch may incur a small fee if attendance exceeds 200. underprivileged children ride free. Any Legion family may still register this week.
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Herrin Legion Post
Santa Claus
Ind
James Bailie Jr
Herrin Legion
Bailie
Legion
Legionnaires
Clell Hindman
Mule Hit By Auto Near Anna. One Mule Injured
A car skidded on ice on Highway 146 six miles east of Anna and struck a mule team in a cornfield. The accident injured one mule with a broken leg. Driver was J B Harris of Advance Missouri. No other injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Union County
Roy Dillon
J. B. Harris
Advance
Owen Sitter
V T I Sponsors Class in Herrin
C Edwin Pierson of the Vocational Technical Institute spoke to Herrin Rotarians about training programs for workers and employers. He started a 10 hour retail selling course at Herrin Township High School with 20 plus students, running five two hour sessions for Christmas season work. Don Kranov announced Herrin club placed fourth in district attendance for October at 98.34 percent and that a community Christmas tree will be erected on Park Avenue by next Monday. Teen visitors were John Agers and Jack Zwick, sophomores at Herrin Township High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Edwin Pierson
Vocational-Technical Institute of Southern Illinois University
Herrin Rotarians
Pierson
Herrin Township
Don Kranov
Herrin Club
Johnston City
Columbia
Flora
Kranov
Park Avenue
John Agers
Jack Zwick
Herring Township High School
Jordon Student to Speak at Murphysboro Rotary Club
Nabin Mashni an undergraduate at Southern Illinois University from Palestine and Jordan will address the Murphysboro Rotary Club at 6 15 tonight in the Logan Hotel. He will describe political and economic problems in his homeland and bring costumes from his native country. Previously he taught and served as a secretary in Jordan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nabin Mashni
Southern Illinois University
Palestine
Jordan
Murphysboro
400th Anniversary Observed For St Francis Xavier Patron Saint
The Carbondale Catholic Church will observe the 400th anniversary of St. Francis Xavier's death with a dedicatory low mass at 7 a.m. Wednesday led by Rev. Robert Hutsch. A second Mass in his honor is set for 9 a.m. Sunday for those unable to attend. St. Francis Xavier, Jesuit missionary, died seeking to reach China and convert masses abroad. The church, founded in 1900 on Thanksgiving Day, bears his name and honors Catholic missionaries.
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St. Francis Xavier
Carbondale
Robert Hutsch
St. Francis Navier
India
Japan
Society of Jesuits
China
Louie's Furniture and Appliance Opens New Store in Carbondale
The Louie De Gasperis relocate to 305 St Illinois Ave Carbondale opening a combined furniture and appliance store. The grand opening runs December 12 13 with company reps providing product demonstrations and door prizes for shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie
Maytag
Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Louis de Gasperi
Miss Mollie Anna School Nurse Dies at 74
Mollie Penninger 74 longtime Anna city schools nurse died at Anna City Hospital Monday morning. Born March 26 1878 in Union County she served since 1924 retiring 1949 after guiding about 1500 students. She was active in church clubs taught Sunday School and truancy work. Funeral 2 pm Wednesday First Methodist Church Anna Rev Switzer. Norris funeral home in charge. friends may call.
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Mollie
Anna
Anna City Hospital
Mollie Penninger
Anna City
Illinois
Texas
Lick Creek
Union County
Mar
Thomas
Susan Penninger
Ilinois
Anna-Jonesboro Business and Professional Woman's Club
First Methodist Church
Virginia Hepburn
Joe Walter Penninger
Chicago
Maude Penninger
East St. Louis
Hilda Penninger
Miami
Fla
Raymond Switzer
Anna Cemetery
Norris Funeral Home
Refuge Pays Williamson County from Crab Orchard Refuge
The Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge distributed 1462.62 in lieu of taxes to Williamson County on Monday. Of the total 1316.06 funds go to school districts with amounts listed for Unit 2 Marion Fight Mile Carterville Crainville Oaks Grassy Township and Williamson non high. The remaining 146.56 supports the Williamson County highway general fund.
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Crab Orchard National Wild Life Refuge
Williamson County
Board of Commissioners
Marion
Carterville
Crainville
Oaks
Grassy Township
Williamson Non-High
Williamson County Highway General Fund
Quincy Lee Aldridge Rites Set Wednesday
Funeral services for Quincy Lee Aldridge a 44 Forest Park Illinois formerly of Herrin will be held Wednesday afternoon in Forest Park. Aldridge died Sunday afternoon of coronary thrombosis at a farm home near DuBois after a brief illness while visiting Herrin DuQuoin and Christopher. He is survived by his wife Grace a son Arthur David three grandchildren two brothers Wesley Crystal Lake and Charles DuQuoin two sisters Mrs Wilma Perry Seattle and Mrs Ruth Cooper Christopher and mother in law Mrs Repsher who lived with the family in Forest Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Lee Aldridge
Forest Park
Ill
Herrin
Aldridge
DuBois
DuQuoin
Christopher
Grace
Arthur David
Wesley
Crystal Lake
Charles
Wilma Perry
Seattle
Wash
Ruth Cooper
Repsher
Aldridges
Carterville salesman reports theft from car
A Carterville salesman said his car was broken into while he sat in the lower Club near Brookport. Thieves shattered the left rear window and took his briefcase, a suit of clothes, and about 200 dollars worth of Cello-Glass, the product he sells. The break in occurred shortly before midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville
Brookport
W. E. King
Massac County
St Marys Crusaders Sweep East St Louis Double Wins
St Marys Crusaders of Herrin defeated St Phillips at East St Louis with a 46 to 6 reserves win and a 54 to 11 varsity victory. The team celebrated with a shopping trip in St Louis after the games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Mary's Crusaders
E. ST. Louis
Herrin
East St. Louis
St. Phillips
Crusader
Varsity
K. of C
St. Louis
Elks To Host Roast Beef Dinner Wednesday Evening
Elks members can attend a roast beef dinner at the Herriage Lodge on Wednesday at 6 30 p.m. according to club officials.
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Herriage Lodge
Stoelzle Named President of Carbondale Kiwanis Club
Dr Robert W Stoelzle an optometrist in Carbondale has been elected president of the Carbondale Kiwanis Club and will assume the post at year end He succeeds Donald Ingli the retiring president Other officers are Harvey Teel as vice president Tom Kell as treasurer and George Patterson as secretary Stoelzle and Patterson left for Chicago for a two day leadership training session at the Congress Hotel with officers from the Illinois-Iowa district of Kiwanis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Stolzle
Carbondale Optometrist
Carbondale Kiwanis Club
Donald Ingli
Southern Illinois University
Harvey Teel
Tom Kell
George Patterson
Stoelzle
Patterson
Chicago
Congress Hotel
Kiwanis
Lanton Freed in Saline Killing
Willard Lanton, 39, of Indianpolis, freed of a murder charge in the bludgeon slaying of Ellis Evans, 52, of Coates Mills. Lanton had been jailed at Harrisburg since Oct 26 after Evans was slain on a Carrier Mills street. He admitted striking Evans with a tire iron when Evans refused to stop using abusive language in front of his wife. A Saline County grand jury did not indict.
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Willard Lanton
Indianapolis
Ellis Evans
Coates Mills
Lanton
Carrier Mills
Harrisburg
Evans
Saline County
MCMurray Heads Senior Teen Council in Herrin
Dean McMurray an insurance agent was elected president of the Hestin Senior Teen Town Council on Monday night succeeding Sam Stotlar. Other officers include Roberta Arbuckle vice president Attilio Barni treasurer and Esther Jane Helleny secretary. The group plans a dance sponsored by the Herrin Elks Lodge for area teens on Monday December 29 with Tommy Lawson and his band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean McMurray
Hestin
Sam Stotlar
Roberta Arbuckle
Attilio Barni
Esther Jane Helleny
Herrin Elks Lodge
Herrin
Tommy Lawson
Lenoir Council
Reckless driving cost Rufus Tweedy $100 in Jackson County
Rufus Tweedy of McClure paid a $100 fine plus costs in Jackson County Court for reckless driving after his car struck a state highway department truck spreading cinders on the Big Muddy River bridge Route 13 east of Murphysboro. Two passengers, Ervin Ring and Floyd Childers, were hospitalized with injuries including a broken leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Tweedy
McClure
Jackson County
Tweedy
Roy Carter
State Highway Department
Big Muddy River
Route 13
Murphysboro
Ervin Ring
Wolf Lake
Floyd Childers
Murphhysboro
Ring
Childers
Schuwerk Resigns as City Attorney
William A. Schuwerk, now Randolph County state's attorney, resigns as city attorney at a Chester City Council meeting. The council approves a final payment on water plant fringe improvements totaling $2,500, erasing a $7,500 debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Schuwerk
Randolph County
Chester
Chester High Receives Letters at Lions Rotary Dinner
One hundred attended the award ing of letters to the Chester High School team at a dinner sponsored by the Lions and Rotary. Robert Dining, who was to speak, could not travel from St Louis because of slick roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester High School
The
Lions
Rotary
Robert Dining
St. Louis
Early TB detection through yearly chest X rays urged
TB has no obvious symptoms until advanced. Early discovery via chest X ray is easiest to cure. The message urges everyone to have a chest X ray at least once a year even when feeling well.
Wreck injures four women near Energy route collision
Four women from Herrin and Freeman Spur were injured in a Monday afternoon crash one mile south of Energy on Route 148. Shirley Jo Humphrey 18 Freeman Spur lost control on a snowy road, veered into traffic, hitting Wallace Hopkins 26 Herrin. Palmer 35 Herrin suffered a broken leg. Humphrey and passengers Guida Smith 19 Herrin and Mary Burnett 25 Freeman Spur received cuts. Hopkins had leg pain. All were treated at Herrin Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Freeman Spur
Energy
Route 148
Shirley Jo Humphrey
Eden Park
Wallace Hopkins
S. 8Th St
Charles Edwards
Marie Palmer
Humphrey
Labor-Business Hold Ist Meeting in Murphysboro
First labor commerce liaison meeting in Murphysboro included James Bateman and Augusta Hatcher representing unions and four local Chamber of Commerce officials. Delegates agreed to alternate planning duties and invited Mayor Clarence Hart or a rep to attend the next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Chamber of Commerce
James Bateman
Plumbers and Fitters Union
Irs
Augusta Hatcher
Retail Clerks Union
Trades and Labor Council
Labor
Clarence Hart
Lyle Turton
Eugene Comte
Chamber
Labor Council
Kin Get Custody of 2 Teen-Agers
Two teen aged Murphysboro youths, 15 and 16, were captured in Indiana in a stolen car and placed in the custody of their grandparents pending a custody hearing. Jackson County Judge Peyton Kunce announced the temporary arrangement on his first day on the court bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Indiana
Jackson County
Peyton Kunce
Mines Working Wednesday Freeborn Buckhorn Bell and Zoller
A list of mining indicators shows several mines marked as working on Wednesday including Freeborn Buckhorn Bell Zoller and multiple entries for Old Ben Orient and Peabody with various numbers. Some mines such as Fidelity Burning Star No 1 and Kathleen appear as not working or idle. The entry notes Burning Star No 2 and other Burning Star lines with statuses and numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeborn
Buckhorn Bell & Zoller
Orient
Peabody
Fidelity
Burning Star
Kathleen
Ben
Pyramid
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Shryock
Rodgers Theater
Carbondale Cab CO
William D. Graham
Havis Graham
S. 23Rd St
Keesler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Flo
Randolph Field
San Antonio
V.T.I
Jordon
Carbondale Church
Refuge
Williamson
Curtis
R. W. Stoelzle
Saline
MC Murray
Schuwerk
Freeman
Isaac Henderson
E. Monroe Sr
Route
Henderson
Elmer Hale
Orcill
Herrin-Marion “Wye
Eastlawn Memorial
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