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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1955

Page

8

Stipe to Speak on Jobs in Journalism at SIU

John W. Stipe of the Saint Louis Post Dispatch will discuss pictorial journalism at a 7:30 p.m. public meeting in Barracks N classrooms on West Grand Avenue. The event is co sponsored by the SIU Journalism Students Assn. and the journalism department.

John W. Stipe St. Louis Dispatch Sunday Pictures Southern Illinois University Howard R. Long SIU Stipe Barracks N W. Grand Avenue SIU Journa Post-Dispatch Acme Newspictures Savanna (Ga University of Georgia News Bureau University of Georgia Armed Services Sigma Delta Chi Kappa Alpha Mu

Five Nominated for Carbondale Civic Award by Kiwanis

Five persons were nominated by the Wednesday deadline for the Carbondale Civic Award sponsored by the Kiwanis Club. The awards committee will present plaques to a man and a woman for leadership and service to community development and progress. The presentation will occur later this month or in January.

Carbondale Kiwanis Club Woodson Fishback

State Sales Tax Raises Revenue for 350 Illinois Cities

Illinois municipalities collected 2,631,837 from a one half cent sales tax in September, a boost of 828,742 over August. The tax began in August due to legislative action to cover rising operating costs. Gross receipts reached 2,824,789 with 192,952 deducted for administration. The list of taxing cities grows, totaling 617 by November 29.

Illinois William G. Stratton Richard J. Lyons General Assembly Lyons

Adult Class Series Set in Steeleville

Five adult education courses will be offered in the Steeleville area early next year through Steeleville Community Unit High School and Southern Illinois University Vocational Institute. Registration is Jan 3 at the high school. Courses include beginning welding advanced welding shop drawing handicraft and beginning typing. Each class requires at least 10 registrations.

Steeleville

NAACP Chapter to Hold Meeting in Carbondale

The Carbondale branch of the NAACP will meet at 3 p m Sunday at New Zion Baptist Church Carbondale. Speaker will be Thomas Ayler of Murphysboro. A short program follows. Attendance is open to all.

Carbondale National Association For the Advancement of Colored People New Zion Baptist Church Thomas Ayler Murphysboro

Geophysical Year Described Magnitude Of Program

E O Hulburt outlines an 18 month International Geophysical Year for 1957 58 a global science effort following the 1932 33 Polar Year Congress has allocated 12 million for the U S share Researchers will operate from current stations and establish new ones across the Arctic Antarctic and equatorial regions to study magnetic storms the Antarctic continent aurorae and cosmic rays.

E. O. Hulburt Naval Research Laboratory University School U. S Congress Hulburt Arctic Antarctic

Mrs Vaillancourt dies former Herrin resident 40

Pauline Osborne Vaillancourt 40, born December 24, 1914 in Herrin, died Thursday in Oakland California after five months of illness. She leaves husband Lawrence, mother Mrs Vivian Osburne of Johnston City, sisters Mrs Ray Campbell of El Monte and Mrs John E Moore of Johnston City. Funeral Tuesday at Murman and Johnson Funeral Home Johnston City with Rev W R Warner officiating. Burial in Lakeview Cemetery. Friends may call Monday.

Pauline Osborne Vaillancourt Herrin Oakland Hospital Oakland Calif Lawrence Vivian Osburne Johnston City Ray Campbell el Monte John E. Moore Murman and Johnson Funeral Home Johnston City, the Rev. W. R. Warner Lakeview Cemetery

SIU Finals Set Dec 12 16 Then Christmas Break

SIU announced final examinations for all day and evening students will run December 12 through 16. Following the exams, classes are dismissed for Christmas vacation until January 2 1956.

SIU Southern Illinois University Robert A. McGrath

Anna Teen Town Board Vote to Be Tabulated Monday

Tabulation of votes for Anna Jonesboro Teen Town board members will be completed Monday, sponsor Mrs. Margaret Cholate said Saturday. Results will be announced Tuesday night at Teen Town.

Anna-Jonesboro Margaret Choate

Reform effort fails in Chicago man taken to state hospital

William G. Wood, 66, former law professor whose court fostered attempt to renounce alcoholism failed, was sent Friday to Kankakee State Hospital as a ward of the state. He was befriended by Municipal Judge Hyman Feldman after appearing on Skid Row last January.

William G. Wood Kankakee State Hospital Wood Hyman Feldman

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