Elkville Play Offers Two Endings This Week
The Elkville Civic Club presents two performances of Night of January 16th at Elkville High School, 8 p.m. Thursday and Saturday. Audience members act as jurors, with a guilty and not guilty ending prepared. Proceeds aid local civil projects. cast includes Maxine Carter Arkell Carter Ray Schlager Ed Knowles June Stanhouse Morris Eaton.
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Elkville Civic Club
Elkville High School
Elkville Group
Maxine Carter
Arkell Carter
Ray Schlager
Ed Knowles
June Stanhouse
Morris Eaton
Millie Burns
David Holliday
Virginia Simmons
Bob Butler
Dorothy Shamblin
Carl House
Carl Aken
Amy Knowles
Lillian Schlager
Dwight Burns
Mabel Butler
Jack Pennington
Frank Simmons
Velma Aken
SIU Considers $4 Fee Plan for Student Union Fund
SIU Student Council weighs raising student activities fees from 10.50 to 14.50 quarterly to fund a 2.5 million Student Union building. A $1 fee was approved in 1954. a referendum could set a $5 building fund fee. Construction start date and exact location were not set.
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Southern Ilinois University
SIU
Clyde Reynolds
Reynolds
Illinois Senate
Stratton
SIU Pres
D. W. Morris
Morris
Thompson Woods
Southern Illinois Publications Overview
Local newspaper note describes Southern Illinois Publications with multiple offices in Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and Carbondale addresses. Mentions second class matter status and historical lineage from Carbondale Press.
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Southern Illinoiban
Southern Illinois
West Main Street
Carbondale
North
16Th
Herrin
Murphysboro
Gerrin Ul
Murvhveboro
Southern
Community Survey Winners Reward Local Readers
A Percy woman Mrs Brammer won first prize of 15 dollars in the Community Survey. Second prize of 10 dollars went to Mrs Harry C Wilson of Murphysboro. Velma Tucker of Jonesboro earned 5 dollars for third place. Readers have won 270 dollars since the nine week run begins. The survey, spanning four weeks more, asks entrants to select preferred ads in three groups large medium and small. The grand prize totals 260 dollars for selections closest to all entrants.
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Harry C. Wilson
Edith St
Murphysboro
Velma Tucker
Rt. 2
Jonesboro
Ity
Southern Illinoisan
Vote For All Ads Show Survey Insight
A discussion on advertising surveys explains that readers in cities nationwide cast votes for preferred ads. It notes that each week the community’s selections align closely with the top ads, highlighting the value of collective opinion in ad effectiveness. Readers are invited to send in their opinions this week.
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Eniae
SIU Yule Carollers Plan Carbondale Round Dec 12
SIU students will tour Carbondale homes December 12 starting at 7 p m. Residents may submit names and addresses to the SIU Student Union. The union phone is Carbondale 1340 extension 4211. Max Malone said groups form at 7 p m and more singers may join.
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
SIU
Max Malone
The
Carollers
Malone
Hollins Bags Two Turkeys With One Shot
Dixie Hollins, hunting on his Florida ranch near Crystal River, killed two wild turkey gobblers with a single shot. He said he drew on one bird and the other, apparently in line, dropped as well.
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Crystal River
Fla
Dec
Dixie Hollins
Hollins
Open Sky bid before U N
The United States seeks U N Assembly endorsement for Eisenhower’s Open Skies inspection plan as a first step toward disarmament. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. urged the Soviet Union to drop opposition and join a Western push to prevent war. Eisenhower proposed aerial inspections and data exchanges with the USSR and others, arguing major powers could rapidly map fields and factories.
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United States
U. N. Assembly
Eisenhower
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U. S
Assembly
Soviet Union
United Staes
Geneva
Circus season ends as Ringling Brothers arrive in Sarasota
In Sarasota on December 5, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey arrived for winter quarters as performers and animals begin rehearsals for a December 16 nationwide CBS telecast.
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Ringling Brothers
Barnum & Bailey
CBS
Creomulsion Promoted For Severe Coughs And Bronchitis
Advertises Creomulsion as a potent remedy for chest colds and chronic bronchitis. Claims it loosens phlegm, soothes inflamed bronchial membranes, and contains no narcotics. Recommends a large bottle for adults and a milder children’s version in pink and blue packaging.
NLRB Delays Charges After Shoe Industry Settlement Talks
Court action against AFL Boot and Shoe Workers and CIO United Shoe Workers over a strike at Brown and International Shoe plants in St Louis, Illinois, was paused after unions reached an oral settlement. Hearing halted as workers prepared to return to work. charges may be dropped if talks yield full contract agreement and back-to-work.
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St. Louis
Ralph Kennedy
Dist. 14
National Labor Relations Board
U. S
AFL Boot and Shoe Workers
CIO United Shoe Workers of America
Brown and International Shoe Companies
NLRB
George Moore
Kennedy
Federal Mediation Service
Southern Illinois Area International Shoe Co
Wartime ersatz coffee a big German seller
In Frankfurt on December 5, wartime substitute coffee is a popular, cheaper alternative to real coffee. Prices run under one tenth the cost of imported beans from the Americas, with genuine coffee selling for 2.40 to 4.75 dollars per pound. The substitute is made from roasted barley or oats mixed with sugar beets or turnips.
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Frankfurt
Germany
South
Central America
Antibiotics Cut Pneumonia Death Rates Significantly
Lobar pneumonia once killed about one in five patients but the adoption of antibiotics has greatly reduced mortality.
Asthma Formula Now Sold Without Prescription Primatene
Medical science introduces a tiny tablet, Primatene, that halts asthma attacks and provides hours of relief. Tests show rapid, lasting effects. doctors prescribe it more than any other formula, and now patients can obtain it without a prescription.
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New York, N. Y
Primatene claims hours of relief for asthma distress
The ad promotes Primatene from Whitehall Pharmacal Company claiming hours of relief from bronchial congestion and asthma symptoms without injections. It touts a two medicine combination with separate purposes, promising better sleep and fewer spasms, priced at 98 cents with a money back guarantee.
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Whitehall Pharmacal Company
Mrs. Cora F. Miles Dies at 81 in Goreville
Mrs. Cora F. Miles 81 of Goreville died at home at 8 p.m. Saturday after five months of illness. Born December 15, 1873 in Johnson County, she was a Royal Neighbor member. Survived by daughter Estie Humphrey and sons Frank and Lester, brothers Mose and Susan Hodge, and one grandchild. Funeral services held at 2 p.m. today at First Methodist Church Goreville.
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Cora F. Miles
Goreville
Johnson County
Royal Neighbors
Miles
Estie Humphrey
Frank
Lester
Aurora
Mose
Susan Hodge
First Methodist Church
Kenneth Neibel
The
Baptist Church
Sparta Resident Draws County Jail Sentence
Eddie Kiefer of Sparta drew a 30 day sentence in Randolph County jail on a non support charge. He was charged by his wife Melba and had been placed on probation by County Judge Paul Nehrt on the same charge.
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Eddie Kiefer
Sparta
Randolph County
Chester
Kiefer
Melba
Paul Nehrt
Memorial details for local clergyman burial noted
The service was conducted by Rev. Edward Boyd of the General Baptist Church of Friendship. Burial took place at Friendship Cemetery northwest of Goreville. Van Natta Funeral Home in Carbondale handled arrangements.
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Edward Boyd
General Baptist Church of
Friendship
Friendship Cemetery
Goreville
van Natta Funeral Home
Carbondale
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Max D-X
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U.N
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