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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1949

Page

3

SIU Adds 23 To Administrative Staff For Winter Term

Southern Illinois University appointed 23 new staff members to begin winter term work. Fifteen will supervise student teachers from SIU high schools in five communities including Murphysboro Anna Jonesboro Benton and West Frankfort. The library adds four faculty assistants in technical service plus graduate and temporary appointments.

Southern Illinois University Southern Illinois Murphysboro Anna-Jonesboro Benton West Frankfort Lincoln Carbondale Anna Library of Technical Service Department Juanita A. Cross Kathryn S. Johnson Anthony R. Puleo Nedra M. Seibert Margaret Gardner Maxine D. Clements DePauw University College of Vocations and Professions Southern Leota L. Klingberg Klingberg Ronald C. Tollafield I. A Harry Dewey Dewey University of Chicago

Daily Free Press notices and postal details from Carbondale

The Daily Free Press of Carbondale announces subscription rates for carrier and mail delivery and notes mail subscriptions restricted where carrier service exists. It lists entry as second class matter in Carbondale and credits Associated Press for local and dispatch news.

Daily Free Press West Mainstreet Carbondale Illinois Associated Press

Man Fined for Drunkenness and Destruction in Carbondale

Ray Darnell of Carbondale was fined 50.40 in Ragland's police court after 5 p.m. Saturday arrest for destroying a chair at Bob White restaurant on East Main and scuffling with Chief Lee Davis and Patrolman Harold Peterson. He was charged with drunkenness and destroying another’s property.

Ray Darnell Carbondale R. M. Ragland Darnell Bob White East Main Street Lee Davis Harold Peterson

Rent Maximums Continue Under 1948 Federal Law

Rent increases on units under the 1948 federal rent law expire December 31 while current rents stay in effect through June 30, 1950. Landlords may petition for increases only if grounds exist and an official rent increase order is issued. No individual increases are legal without an order and most rent-raising leases will end with the year’s close.

Henry B. Tate Area Rent Representative Tate Rent Office

Cars Hit and One Smashes House on Busy Street

Mrs. J. E. Heern of Route 3 was slightly hurt when two cars collided at South Marion and East Walnut about 8 40. The Higgins car veered into a yard and into Mrs. Cora Jackson’s home at 215 East Walnut. Mrs. Heern had a broken arm. her two year old child had minor head scratches. Both vehicles suffered heavy damage.

J. E. Heern Carbondale South Marion East Walnut Streets Heern Marion Street Raymond Higgins East Walnut Street Higgins Cora Jackson

Funeral Wednesday for Mrs. Malinda Campbell

Mrs Malinda Campbell 86 died at 445 am today at her daughter Lillian Petersons home in Murphysboro after a year of declining health Funeral services set for 2 pm Wednesday at Carbon Dale Funeral Home Rev Clyde Spangler of Percy will officiate Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery seven miles south of Murphysboro Visitation begins after 10 am Tuesday Campbell lifelong Jackson county resident She leaves five daughters Virginia Beck Mamie Keeling Lillian Peterson Laura Lewis and Fannie Vaunasdal all with different listed locales

Malinda Campbell Lillian Peterson Murphysboro Carbondale Funeral Home Clyde Spangler Percy Fairview Campbell

Dr Morris to Speak at Three Events in Two Days

Dr D W Morris president of Southern Illinois University will address the Mount Vernon Rotary Club at a luncheon tomorrow. He will headline the Anna Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce ladies night tomorrow night and speak to the Christopher Shrine Club on Wednesday night.

D. W. Morris Southern Illinois University Mount Vernon Dr. Morris Anna-Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce Christopher Shrine Club

Union Election Set at WCI L Carbondale

The National Labor Relations board will hold a certification vote tomorrow at radio station W C L L Carbondale among five eligible employees. Voters will decide on representation by local 1217 of the AFL IBEW, with four or five workers named as eligible.

National Labor Relations Board Carbondale American Federation of Labor International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Southern Illinois Paul McRoy Roy Freeman Jim Bolen Robert Senkowsky Orville Jackson Charles Dickerman Freeman Bolen Senkowsky Jackson Dickerman

Hospital Notes From Field and Carbondale

Admitted Saturday Gene King medical Mayfield Kentucky. Discharged Saturday Ralph Claunch and son Carbondale. Mrs Heern and daughter Makanda. Mrs Chovis Ferrill medical Bennard. Verna Lee Alsup medical Cambria. Admitted Sunday Leo Hoffner accident Carbon dale. Robert Allison medical Carterville. Mrs. Billie Burklow and daughter Goreville. Surgical Harold Toler Carbondale. Mrs Walter Hayton medical Arden Edwards medical Carbondale. Mrs Clarence Smith medical Johnston City.

Gene King Mayfield Ralph Claunch Carbondale Sam Heern Makanda Herbert Peebles Leo Hoffner Robert Allison Carterville Clovis Ferrill Bennard Verna Lee Alsup Cambria Billie Burklow Goreville William Geary Marion Harold Toler Surgical Walter Hayton Arden Edwards Clarence Smith Johnston City

Motorist Fined For Immoderate Driving in Carbondale

R L McSperin from Carbondale was fined $71.40 in R M Ragland's police court for immoderate driving. He was picked up by Carbondale police around 2 a.m. in the city's north section.

Motorist R. L. McSperin Carbondale R. M. Ragland

Carbondale Prepares for Record Christmas Mail Reach

Postmaster Virgil Brown and railway express agent R E Burns forecast a December surge in Christmas mail and parcels in Carbondale. They note 1949 could match or exceed last year’s high volume, with careful packing, legible addresses, and free fragile labels to ensure safe delivery.

America Burns Santa Carbondale Express Office Brown

Judge C E Wright Seeks Re election In 1950

Jackson County Judge C E Wright announces his candidacy for county judge in the 1950 election and files petitions to appear on the Republican ballot for the April 11 primary. He is starting his second term as county judge after serving as State's Attorney from 1936 to 1940 and lives in Carbon.

Jackson County C. E. Wright Wright Carbondale

Carbondale Man Hurt in Morning Route 13 Crash

Leo Hoffner of 516 North Almond Street was injured in a automobile accident on Route 13 east of Carbondale around 5 a.m. Sunday. He was admitted to Holden Hospital with a lacerated upper lip possible fractured nose and general bruises.

Leo Hoffner North Almond Street Carbondale Lev Aed Hoffner Holden Hospital

Christmas Decor Brightens Carbondale Streets

Carbondale business district workers string cedar around sixty light poles for Christmas decorations. J A Patterson oversees the project and says completion is today with Santa Claus symbols atop disks. Lights should be ready to illuminate the streets by Saturday per Asby Snyder of Carbondale Electric Co.

Carbondale J. A. Patterson Patterson Southern Illinois University Asby Snyder Carbondale Electric Co

Indian Student to Speak Before Local Rotarians

Dr. Anant Nagarkatti of India will address Carbondale Rotary Club tomorrow at 12 10 p m in Hotel Roberts. He is in a three month study of Southern Illinois development through Southern Illinois Incorporated.

Anant Nagarkatti India Carbondale Rotary Club Hotel Roberts Nagar Southern Illinois Southern Illinois Incorporated

Elks Clinic Set For Herrin Tomorrow

The Crippled Children's clinic runs Tuesday at 9 a.m. in the Herrin Elks lodge sponsored by the Elks club. Earl Johnson of Carbondale Elks chairs crippled children activities. About six clinics this year in Southern Illinois District. 25 children per clinic, totaling 150 examined. Free transport offered from Carbondale area through local Elks officials.

Elks Lodge Herrin Elks Club Southern Illinois Earl Johnson Carbondale Elks Lodge Carbondale Elks

Man Hit By Car Near Alto Pass Dies in Hospital

Freeman Berry a 51 year old Alto Pass farmer died Saturday at Barnes hospital St Louis from injuries after being struck by a car on route 127 near Alto Pass last Thursday Driver Don Betts of Carbondale told deputies he and two friends were goose hunting Berry crossed the road confused in the center of the road He was taken to St Andrews hospital Murphysboro before transfer Funeral set for Nazarene church Murphysboro with burial Crain cemetery Ava officials note body to lie in Wilson Funeral Home Ava until services.

Freeman Berry Alto Pass Barnes Hospital St. Louis Berry Don Betts Carbondale New Hill Betts Jackson County Roy Carter Charles Harris C. M. Sitter St. Andrew's Hospital Murphysboro Lake County Ark Sadie Mason Freeman Alfred Berry Viola Hardsiie Ava Mary Arbell Crain Springfield Juanita Zbell Campbell Ohio Henry Berry Eva Tenn Iva Mitchison Memphis Allie Brewer Berthat Merill Thomas Charles Robert Berry Nazarene Church James Campbell Crain Kinkaid Township Wilson Funeral Home

Winter Term Registration Opens at SIU This Week

SIU students lined up for winter term registration as classes start tomorrow. Dean of Men I C Davis and Dean of Women Miss Helen Shuman lead new student orientation on campus. A tip-off dinner honors the basketball team before SIU Maroons face Southeast Louisiana at 8 15 p m in the men's gym.

Southern Illinois University I. C. Davis Helen Shuman Maroons Louisiana House of Seven Gables South University Avenue

Burglars Steal Cash and Cigarettes From Filling Station

Carbondale police report burglars entered a filling station at 411 East Main Street by forcing a window latch last night. They took about $6 in change from a change belt and three cartons of cigarettes valued at about $5. Eugene Davis, the station operator, discovered the loss this morning.

East Main Street Carbondale Eugene Davis Davis

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