Jackson County Election Cost Near One Dollar Per Vote
Jackson County spent about 13 000 dollars for the November 7 general election, with a total official vote of 4 478, yielding roughly 89 cents per vote. The preliminary cost analysis notes rises in printing ballots and precinct lists, judge and clerk salaries, polling-place rents, and related logistics. The full expense will be finalized by the County Board after reviewing election bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Boyd Thorp
Thorp
Hallie Parrish
Leonard Turner
W. E. O'Connell
Southern Illinois plans Messiah performances by three faculty
University of Southern Illinois music department will stage Handel’s The Messiah with three faculty as key roles. Director Dr. Maurits Kesnar will conduct for the 30th time, Phillip Olsson will play the trumpet obligato, and Robert E. Mueller will be the pianist. The oratorio will be performed twice, Dec. 10 in Shryock Auditorium and Dec. 11 at Harrisburg High School Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University Music Department
Maurits Kesnar
Kesnar
Southern
Shryock
Holland
Phillip Olsson
Harrisburg High School
Philadelphia Man Has Heart Attack on Street
A Philadelphia man, Robert Caplin, 54, suffered a heart attack on a Carbondale street near the Yellow Cab stand at 6:20 p.m. He was taken to Doctors Hospital in satisfactory condition after Yellow Cab mechanic Carl Calhoun alerted authorities and an ambulance transported him. Caplin had been visiting relatives in St. Louis and traveled to Carbondale by bus.
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Philadelphia
Carbondale
Doctors Hospital
Robert Caplin
South
Illinois Avenue
Carl Calhoun
Caplin
St. Louis
The Daily Free Press Local News Catalog
This excerpt lists newspaper publication details for the Southern Illinois Daily Free Press Carbondale edition. It notes AP content rights, carrier and mail subscription rates, and distribution terms for the Carbondale area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Daily Free Press
Southern Illinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
Ilinois
Associated Press
Attucks High Students Hear State Council Report
Attucks High students will hear reports from representatives who attended the state student council meeting in Alton. Lawrence Clark president and council members Armanda Wilson Joan Bradford and Shirley Greer will present at the 2:30 p m assembly Wednesday. Miss M W Ikard chaperoned the trip.
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Attucks High
Attucks High School
Alton
Lawrence Clark
Armanda Wilson
Joan Bradford
Shirley Greer
M. W. Ikard
Four Carbondale Men Receive Indiana U Degrees
Four Carbondale men are among 937 Indiana University graduates this month. Ledford Julius Bischof earned a doctor of education, Edward Morgan Kerr a Master of Science in recreation, William Edward O'Brien a Master of Science in physical education, and John W. Stotlar a director of physical education degree. They joined the June commencement cohort as part of the 1950 class, completing work in the summer session. The fall graduate total for 1950 reached 3822, with 472 at February and 2413 in June.
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Bloomington
Ind
Carbondale
Indiana University
University
Ledford Julius Bischof
Edward Morgan Kerr
William Edward O’brien
John W. Stotlar
Walter Bridgeman 79 Alto Pass Dies at St Andrews
Walter Bridgeman 79 of Alto Pass died early Sunday at St Andrews hospital in Murphysboro. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Beech Grove church south of Alto Pass conducted by Rev. Gerald Bethards. Burial follows in Beech Grove cemetery. Friends may call Parker Funeral home Alto Pass after 7 p.m. today. He leaves a step mother Mrs Ella Bridgeman Wolf Lake two sons L O Bridgeman and Earl Bridgeman of Alto Pass three daughters Mrs Ella Wilson Mantessa Miss Geneva Rhodes and Mrs Marie Minton of Alto Pass a brother Harry of Grand Tower two half brothers Harry Bridgeman Grand Tower and O Bridgeman Wolf Lake 13 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Walter Bridgeman
Alto Pass
St. Andrews
Murphysboro
Beech Grove Church
Gerald Bethards
Beech Grove Cemetery
Parker Funeral Home
Bridgeman
Ella Bridgeman
Wolf Lake
L. O. Bridge
Soot Fire At Sam Garnall Home In Herrin
A soot fire at Sam Garnall's residence 1104 West Adams Street brought the Herrin fire department at 9 20 am Sunday. Fire chief Ed Failing said there was no damage. Southern Illinois boasts a large inland waterway system.
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Sam Garnall
West Adams Street
Herrin
Ed Failing
Students to Find What Makes Snaps And Cameras Click
Attucks high school students may join the new Click Club to develop talent in photography. The club, sponsored by A. E. Newbern and James Lightle, aims to foster interest and knowledge in photography and is open to all students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shutterbugs
Attucks High School
A. E. Newbern
James Lightle
Release Names Of Jackson County Draftees
Jackson county draft board released the names of 17 men inducted into the Army from the county last Friday. The list includes Benny Krelo Albert Harold Choate James Bernard Shemoney Clarence Eugene Graeff Robert William Strothmann Gene William Schnerre James Ollie Mc Coy Wilbert Carl Schlimpert Charles Duncan Miller Renfro Paul David Baggett Robert L. Gingery George Wesley Jr Cletus Hoover Eastwood Ben Hance Wright John Hodgson Donald Clyde McCoy and Donald Ray Yow. Eighteen men were scheduled for induction but one received a transfer to another draft board.
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Jackson County
Benny Krelo
Albert Harold Choate
James Bernard Shemoney
Clarence Eugene Graeff
Robert William Strothmann
Gene William Schnerre
James Ollie McCoy
Wilbert Carl Schlimpert
Charles Duncan
Miller Renfro
Paul David Baggett
Robert L. Gingery
George Wesley, Jr
Cletus Hoover Eastwood
Ben Hance Wright
Building Rate Still High In November Construction
New building activity in Carbondale rose about 45 percent from 1949 levels with November permits totaling 84 050 dollars nearly all for residences. The 1949 November permits were 47 550 dollars. Readable items include one story duplex on West Chautauqua street and multiple homes in Colp Michaels and Harry Curtis additions along with garages and two four room residences. Fees collected from permits brought 85 dollars to the city treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
M. L. Stafford
Oak Lawn
West Chautauqua Street
A. R. Parker
Rawlings Street
Colp
Cherry Realty Company
Michaels
Davis Street
Harry Curtis
West Freeman Street
Dan Hunsaker
City Treasury
Hospital Notes Holden Hospital Admit Discharges
Hospital list records admissions and discharges at Holden Hospital with names and locations. Admitted Saturday and Sunday include Doct ors from Deerfield Marion Cairo Carbondale Grand Tower Anna Dongola Alto Pass Creal Springs and others. Discharges include Mrs Delos Fletcher Mrs Myrtle Corzine and others.
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Holden Hospital
Don Ubs
Deerfield
Delos Fletcher
Marion
Surgical
Oscar Fisher
Carrier Mills
G. F. Sharpe
Cairo
Robert Dickerson
Carbondale
Otis Fox
Fred Cavaness
Grand Tower
John Platt
Francis Coulter
Anna
Myrtle Corzine
Dongola
Layton Pirtle
Alto Pass
Surgic
Ray Ellis
Floyd Chamness
Creal Springs
Doctors Hospital
Patricia Cannon
Fred Heien
Phyllis Williams
Kay Ellen Castleton
Ellis Rogers
Cave In Rock
Harold Riggs
John Jenson
Springfield
John Dreczka Found Dead Near Chester
John Dreczka age 77 was found dead on the County Farm road south of Chester about 9 p.m. Sunday. Death was believed to have resulted from natural causes.
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John Dreczka
Chester
Five Hundred Eagles Hear National President in Murphysboro
About 500 members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles from Murphysboro and surrounding towns gathered at Aerie No. 670 to hear national president William B. Hornblower of San Francisco. He touted social security expansion, higher state pensions, and the Eagles Memorial foundation of 3 million dollars funding medical and dental care and college aid for WWII deceased members’ children. Guests included Eagles from Sparta Pinckneyville Carterville Carbondale Zeigler Christopher Harrisburg Marion and Du Quoin.
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Order of Eagles
Murphysboro
Murphysboro Aerie No. 670
William B. Hornblower
San Francisco
Calif
Hornblower
Area Egales
Eagle Grand Worthy
Eagles
Eagles Memorial Foundation
Sparta
Pinckneyville
Carterville
Carbondale
Zeigler, Christopher
Harrisburg
Marion
du Quoin
The
Murphysboro Aerie
Caravan Honors In Carbondale Boosting Legion Membership
Illinois American Legion caravan leaders visited Carbondale for a luncheon with Legionaires and auxiliary delegates from Southern Illinois posts. The tour aims to raise membership as Illinois top officers accompany events in Herrin and Crab Orchard lake. Leader is Illinois Legion Commander Lawrence Fenlon of Chicago with Charles Shaw and others.
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American Legion
Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Illinois
Legion
Lawrence Fenlon
Chicago
Charles Shaw
Paxton
Leonard Esper
Springfield
Lester Benston
James Gwaltney
Harrisburg
Frank X. Kelley
Mark Anderson Rites To Be Held Tuesday
Funeral services for Mark Anderson 74 who died in Carbondale will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Carbondale Funeral Home led by Rev. Ronald B. Scriven. Burial at Villa Grove. He died at his daughter’s home where he had lived eight years. He left five daughters and five sons with grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Mark Anderson
Carbondale
Ronald B. Scriven
First Christian Church
Villa Grove
Anderson
T. E. Gibberson
West Sycamore Street
Maroon
Giberson
Ethel Allen
Gary
Ind
Dora Henneke
Seattle
Wash
Charlotte Ferguson
Sumner
Marie Thomas
Florida
Charles
Edward
James
Crown
Walk on Highway Ends in Hospital
A 47 year old Anna resident Francis Coulter was struck by a car while walking on Route 51 south of Carbondale at 5 30 p m. He was taken to Holden hospital with a minor leg injury and not serious condition officials said. Carl Renshaw drove the car and his wife witnessed the incident claiming Coulter walked in the highway middle. Carbondale police said a call had warned of a man walking north in the highway.
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Anna
Route 51
Carbondale
Francis Coulter
Carl Renshaw
East Walnut Street
Coulter
Holden Hospital
Weed Fire at 1003 N Jefferson Ended Quickly
A weed fire Saturday evening at 1003 North Jefferson Street Johnston City scorched a fence but was extinguished by the fire department before any damage occurred.
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North Jefferson Street
Johnston City
Egypt ian Legion Banquet Highlights 14th Jamboree
About 250 persons attended the annual Egyptian Past Commanders jamboree at the La Mar hotel in Herrin. Leaders from the Illinois Legion and auxiliary spoke on training needs and national security as the E P C C prepared for the Veterans Haven dedication and reception of funds from Illinois Veterans Service.
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Land of Milk and Honey
Sassafras Tonic
Herrin
Ray Hubbs
Haven
Hubbs
Illinois Veterans Service
Ed Driemeyer
Legion
Ray Harper
Dupe
Don Haines
Lawrenceville
Fred Wrobbel
Rosscl
Pearl Harbor
Fenlon
Manchurian
United Nations
Egypt
George Bauer
Effingham
al Starshak
Chicago
Legion’s
Elks Clinic for Crippled Children to be Held Wednesday
A crippled children clinic is set at the Elks Club in Murphysboro on Wednesday December 6 starting at 9 a.m. The Southern district Elks clubs will conduct the event reviewing past cases and examining new ones. Transportation can be arranged through Carbondale Ellis Fred Hiller or Earl Johnson.
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Elks Club
Murphysboro
Elks Clubs
Carbondale Ellis
Fred Hiller
Earl Johnson
Jam Haven Dedication honors disabled veterans at The Haven
A 700 strong crowd at The Haven lodge on Crab Orchard lake witnessed a plaque unveiling dedicating the building to disabled veterans. V Viets and Nick Masters pulled the veil. Governor John Stelle presided as master of ceremonies. Legion posts and the Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs funded the $75,000 project with $16,000 from the federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legionaires
Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs
Haven Lodge
Crab Orchard Lake
Legion
Marion Veterans’ Hospital
Haven
V. Viets
Nick Masters
Carbondale Legionaire
John Stelle
Illinois
The
Elks Hold Crippled Children Clinic in Murphysboro
Murphysboro Lodge 572 hosts the Elks crippled children clinic with Frank Eovaldi exalte d ruler presiding. Examinations start at 9 00 a m at 1329 Walnut street and run until all applicants are seen. About 20 to 25 patients are expected. cases needing hospitalization go to a Chicago facility.
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Murphysboro
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Elks Crippled Children
Frank Eovaldi
Murphysboro Lodge
Illinois
Walnut Street
Frank White
Illinois Elks Association
White
Illinois Elks Lodges
Chicago
The
Elks
Lodge
Crippled Children Rehabilitation
South District
Mt. Vernon
Cairo
South
Carbondale
Herrin
Marion West Frankfort
Benton
Vienna
Metropolis
Harrisburg
Eldorado
Centralia
Police Seek Hit Run Driver In Carbondale
Carbondale police hunt an unidentified motorist who struck a parked car owned by Arthur Black Route 2 Carbondale and left the scene early Sunday about 4 30 am at 418 East Main Street. No witnesses reported the crash which badly damaged the left side of the vehicle.
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Carbondale
Arthur Black
East Main Street
Ordill Area Employs Over Two Thousand Workers
The Ordill region relies on more than 2000 workers drawn from over 30 communities, reflecting a broad workforce base and regional economic integration.
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Ordill
Attucks P T A to Discuss Holiday Tournament Plans
Attucks high school Parent Teachers association meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. to finalize plans for the basketball holiday tournament set for December 26 to 29. The group outlines duties for members during the event and discusses concession duties and possible student activities.
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Attucks High School Parent-Teachers Association
P-T.a
Cars Sideswipe In Rainstorm Near Christopher
Two cars collided in a heavy rain near Christopher on highway 148 at 11:30 p.m. McIntosh, 22, of Carbondale, driving about 35 mph, stopped after the crash. Summers, 45, of Benton, escaped injury. his 1948 sedan and McIntosh's 1950 sedan sustained about 259 and 300 dollars in damage respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher
Virgil Summers
Benton
Bill McIntosh
Carbondale
McIntosh
Summer
Summers
David McIntosh
South Elizabeth Street
Southern Illinois University
Glena Nausley Dies at 57 in Elkville
Glena Nausley 57 died at her Elkville home after a several day illness. Born in Vergennes Township she lived in Jackson County all her life. She married Gus Nausely in 1913. Survived by three sons Raymond Vergennes Merlin Fort Lauderdale and Billy Murfreesboro, three grandchildren and three brothers. Funeral arrangements pending. calling hours at Schroeder Funeral Home in Du Quoin. She was a Christian Church member.
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Glena Nausley
Elkville
Vergennes Township
Jackson County
Gus Nausely
Raymond
Vergennes
Merlin
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Billy
United States Army
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Roland Perry
Brighton
Jackson County Cancer Toll Lower Than State Averages
A Federal Security Agency report shows 1948 cancer deaths in Jackson County at 52, rate 139 per 100 000, lower than East North Central States 145 and Illinois 161, though national average 135. Emphasis on periodic checkups and earlier detection highlighted, noting cancer causes about one in seven US deaths. peak risk around age 50 for men and 35 for women. higher risk for females and whites.
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Jackson County
East North Central States
Illinois
United States
Federal Security Agency
Hogs Sold At National Stock Yards By Illinois Packers
W A Cross of Murphysboro sold 26 hogs averaging 202 lb at 18.40 per cwt at National Stock Yards. Frederick L Alstat of De Soto sold 20 hogs average 249 lb at 18.10 cwt. A H Schnaare of Ava moved 16 hogs 156 lb at 17.75 cwt. Howard Allard of Vergennes sold 28 hogs 234 lb at 18.10 cwt. Earlier shipment of 31 hogs 226 lb brought 18.00. Raymond Eilers from Campbell Hill sent 19 hogs 189 lb at 18.10. Edgar Eilers of Campbell Hill marketed eight hogs 249 lb at 17.75. Verne Carver of Ava sold 20 hogs 252 lb at 17.85 cwt. Oscar Sickmeyer and Son of Campbell Hill realized 18.00 for eight 220-lb hogs and 15.50 for a 485-lb sow.
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W. A. Cross
Murphysboro
National Stock Yards
Frederick L. Alstat
de Soto
A. H. Schnaare
Ava
Howard Allard
Vergennes
Raymond Eilers
Campbell Hill
Edgar Eilers
Verne Carver
Oscar Sickmeyer and Son
Flowers For GOP Winners In Murphysboro Changeover
Five baskets of flowers greet the county courthouse as county officers shift to new terms on the first Monday in December after the November election. D L McGregor moves from sheriff to treasurer, Roy Carter becomes sheriff, while Boyd Thorp C E Wright and James McRoy retain their offices. W N Wheeles will start his new term August 1 1951 per law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Court House
D. L. McGregor
Sheriff's Office
Roy Carter
McGregor
Boyd Thorp
C. E. Wright
James McRoy
W. N. Wheeles
SIU Senior Wins Speech Contest
Tom Sloan a West Frankfort senior and Southern Illinois university class president won first place in after-dinner speaking at the Midwest speech tournament in Kirksville Missouri. Eighty contestants from seventeen colleges across four states competed with Westminster College Fulton Missouri winning senior college and Bradley University Peoria taking women’s honors.
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Tom Sloan
West Frankfort
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Midwest
Kirksville
Illinois
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
Westminster College of
Fulton
Pickhurst College of
Kansas City
Bradley University of Peoria
Central
University G*nois
Rockhurst
Westminster
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County Board of Supervisors
County Board
Indiana U
Jane Travelstead
Lucian Owen
Lyman Lambert
Clarence Waddington
Hazel Trail
Carbondale Legion Post
Knights OF Columbus
Fourth Degree Assembly of the Knights of Columbus
Herrin K
C.hall
Ernest Rees
Assembly
Robert Hutsch
Charles J. Eovaldi
Legion, Legion Auxiliary
Illinois Federation of Women
La-Mar
Illinois Legion
Ernest Duckett
Maywood
Legion Auxiliary
A. R. Rohlfing
Farmington
John O. Maxwell
Robinson
Veterans’ Haven
Elk’s Crippled Children Clinic
Jam ‘Haven
Stelle
Commanders’ Club
Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs
Erle Cocke
Illinois Department
Route 13
Elks Stage
Attucks High P-T.a
Jackson
GOP
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