Potter Motor Sales Theft: Stolen Car Recovered Near Carbondale
A 1946 Dodge sedan stolen from Potter Motor Sales on Illinois Avenue was found noon yesterday at the Spin ning Wheel between Murphysboro and Carbondale. Deputies said the battery was dead and the motor ruined while $138 vanished from the office during business hours. Deputy Bob Wright traced the abandoned car and confirmed a similar theft report from Carbondale police.
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Potter Motor Sales
Illinois Avenue
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Jackson County Sheriff's Office
Potter
Potter’s
Carborndale
Bob Wright
du Quoin
Wright
South Illinois faculty to join state workshop at Pere Marquette
Four SIU faculty join educators from across Illinois for a December workshop at Pere Marquette State Park Alton. About 175 teachers from 35 schools will attend December 4 through 7, sponsored by the State Secondary Schools Curriculum Committee and other education bodies.
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S.10
South Illinois University
Pere Marquette State Park
Alton
Illinois
Illinois State Secondary Schools
Federal Offices of Education
J. Dan Hall
Division of Secondary Education
Federal Security Agencies
U. S. Office of Education
Mabel Lane
University School
Washington University
Lane
Marshall
Hiskey
S. I. U. Department of Guidance and Special Education
John D. Mees
Woodson Fishback
Davis Outlines Tax Changes to Carbonale Lions
Carbondale attorney Bill Davis spoke at the Lions Club luncheon at Hotel Roberts outlining points to remember when filling income tax reports and detailing new tax rulings. SIU figures Lee Ellis and Clark Davis were among attendees, with Neil Campbell andRev. William Janssen noted. directors plan a 7 p.m. meeting Tuesday at the Hotel Roberts.
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Bill Davis
Carbondale
Carbondale Lions Club
Hotel
Roberts
Davis
Lions
Lee Ellis
Patoka
Southern Illinois University
William Janssen
First Presbyterian Church
Neil Campbell
Prince Hotel
Clark Davis
Raymond H. Dey
The Daily Free Press Southern Ilinoisan Notice
Subscription rates listed for carrier and mail delivery in Carbondale Illinois with terms excluding mail in carrier areas. Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches.
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Daily Free Press
Ilinoisan
West Main Street
Carbondale
Illinois
Associated Press
State ordered to answer five counts in Fraser case
Circuit Judge Ross Reynolds ordered State's Attorney John Gilbert to file a bill of particulars for five counts in the People vs. Fred Fraser embezzlement case. Defense sought audits, periods of time, transaction specifics, sources of funds, and identities of those entitled to funds. Arguments noted commingling of funds between Fraser's two offices.
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Ross Reynolds
John Gilbert
of the People
Fred Fraser
Jackson County
Circuit Court
County Court House
Murphysboro
Reynolds
Gilbert
Orwin Pugh
Fraser
Pugh
Postpone Case Of 3 Brothers In Wolf Lake
Three Smith brothers Wiley Grover and Floyd were arraigned in Jonesboro for assault with a deadly weapon allegedly firing on July 17 1948 injuring three. Bond set at 2000 each. Judge Reynolds postponed trial noting unusual case complexities involving access to records amid embezzlement claims tied to Fraser terms and Fraser office transactions.
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Wolf Lake
Ross Reynolds
Jonesboro
Wiley
Grover
Floyd Smith
Smiths
H. E. Skinner
Marion
Mary Jones
Wolf Lake Gulf
Earl Batson
Floyd
Grover Smith
Clyde
Pugh
Fraser
Ofice
Reynolds
Goose sightings draw crowds near Horseshoe Lake
Sightseers traveling along Route 3 and gravel levee roads report abundant waterfowl feeding in marshes along the Mississippi between Jonesboro Ware Murphysboro Alto Pass and Reynoldsville. Ducks and geese are visible for miles as they feed and swarm the wetlands.
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Horseshoe Lake
Jonesboro
Ware
Black Top
Murphysboro
Alto Pass
Reynoldsville
Mississippi
Deadline set for soil conservation completion
The 1949 Agricultural Conservation Practices program final date is December 31 for complete soil conservation work. Farmers must have materials like phosphate or limestone spread if approved, and those who finished programs should file reports with the county office promptly. Time is running short, says Jackson County PMC chairman Claude A. Terry.
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Claude A. Terry
Jackson County Production and Marketing Administration
Terry
Demos Postpone Action on 44th District Race
Democratic leaders from the 44th Senatorial district postponed a decision on how many candidates to nominate in the April 1950 primary. They will gauge state views in Springfield next week before finalizing. The district includes Jackson Perry Randolph Washington and Monroe counties.
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Demos
Chester
Illinois
Springfield
Jackson
Perry
Randolph
Washington
Monroe
A. A. ‘Boots
Prairie du Rocher
W. J McDonald
Murphysboro
Dr. T. J. Thornton
Lloyd Austin
Bert Rednour
Perry County
26Th Congressional District
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Across Town
Admitted Friday Mrs Noel Taylor accident Carbondale Doris Inez Taylor accident Car Mrs Charles Will surgical Eddyville Discharged Friday C E Cannon surgical Carters ville Mrs Louie Kelley surgical Cobden Mrs Nettie Mattingly surgical Carbondale William Hudgens medical Makanda Miss G Thorpe surgical Marion
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Noel Taylor
Carbondale
Doris Inez Taylor
Charles Will
Eddyville
C. E. Cannon
Carterville
Louie Kelley
Cobden
Nettie Mattingly
Surgical
William Hudgens
Makanda
G. Thorpe
Marion
Farmers urged to finish approved work within remaining weeks
The speaker emphasized that each year's program stands alone and the 1949 program for individual farmers must be completed this year to qualify for payment. He noted that only when a farmer completes all approved conservatory work can maximum farm improvement be achieved.
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Terry
Public Hearing On Repurchase Of Land For SIU Campus
Southern Illinois University trustees schedule a 1 pm December 10 public hearing on repurchasing four lots at 905 to 911 S Illinois Ave. Four former owners Mrs. Earl Throgmorton Lester Biggs Tracy Bryant Gene Crawshaw and Martin Chaney may present cases if the university no longer needs the land.
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Board of Trustees of
Southern Illinois University
South Illinois Avenue
S. Illinois Avenue
University
Earl Throgmorton
Lester Biggs
Tracy Bryant
Gene Crawshaw
Martin Chaney
Eagles Toy Store Aids Less Fortunate Children
Dayton Howerton of Carbondale repairs about 200 donated toys for redistribution as Christmas presents for poor families. Twenty five to 30 toys remain to be repaired. Toys are turned in at Ferrill Shoe Shop on East Jackson Street. The Eagles will receive a list of needy families from the relief office at City Hall to guide distribution.
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Dayton Howerton
Carbondale
Carbondale Eagles
Howerton
Eagles
Ferrill Shoe
East Jackson Street
City Hall
Poverty drives Eaton to build firm keeping from starving
About 20 years ago Ernest Eaton, pressed by poverty after a layoff, started an appliance business in Carbondale. He grew the Eaton Manufacturing Co into a maker of refrigerators and stoves with 40 workers, dealers nationwide, and yearly payroll near $100,000. He credits invention of refrigeration in drink boxes and plans further expansion.
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Ernest Eaton
Eaton Manufacturing Company
Eaton
Pany
Carbondale
Patent Department
Arizona
Elks Official Ernest Roope to Visit Carbondale Lodge
Carbondale district deputy Ernest B. Roope of Carbondale will visit the Carbondale Elks Lodge Tuesday with Exalted Ruler Loyd Wisely and Secretary Fred Hiller welcoming him. A new class of candidates will be initiated in Roope’s honor and a 6 p.m. dinner will be served. Roope will visit 16 Southern Illinois lodges as representative of Grand Exalted Ruler Emmett T. Anderson. He has lived in Carbondale since 1936 and was born in De Soto Missouri. He joined the Elks in Carbondale 10 years ago and has held state offices and past exalted ruler honors.
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Ernest B. Roope
Carbondale
Emmett T. Anderson
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Carbondale Lodge
Loyd
Fred Hiller
Roope
Illinois
Anderson
St. Louis
de Soto
the Elks
Carbondale Lodge 1243
Knight Templar
Eastern Star
Duck Stamp Sales Increase in Carbondale This Year
Carbondale buyers purchased 812 duck stamps at $2 this year, surpassing last year’s $1 rate. Postmaster Virgil Brown notes the total will grow, with 896 stamps sold last year, about 200 to out-of-towners. The rise comes as federal price hikes fund wildlife improvements.
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Carbondale
Virgil Brown
Brown
Chinese Economic Thought Compared to Fair Deal Ideas
Prof. Lewis A. Maverick of S I U spoke to Illinois graduate economics students in Champaign about ancient Chinese ideas in economic history. He highlighted the Book of Kuan-Tsu and state granaries as precursors to modern concepts, noting government handling of cheap and dear goods and linking it to discussions of the Fair Deal.
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Champaign
University of Illinois
Lewis A. Maverick
Maverick
Henry A. Wallace
Xenophon
Prof
China
Europe
Industrial Education Program Under Study at SIU
E. J. Simon director of the State division of vocational education and assistants meet at Southern Illinois University this week with staff of the industrial education department. They discuss developing a university area industrial education program.
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E. J. Simon
State Division of Vocational Education
Southern Illinois University
Industrial Education Department
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