McRoy Takes Over Jackson County Clerk Office Bonded
James McRoy of Murphysboro, appointee of the first district judges, completed qualification for clerk of the Jackson County Circuit Court and Recorder of Deeds. He posted two $10,000 bonds and took the oath, taking over duties at 8 a.m. Fraser’s bond was voided after a failure to reinstate, prompting the open office action. The case may go to appeal but McRoy remains clerk until a future election fills the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McRoy
Murphysboro
First Judicial District
Jackson County
McRoy
Circuit Court
American Surety Company
New York
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Baltimore
Carbondale
Loyd Bradley
Fraser
Navy
Illinois
Fletcher Lewis
Hudgens
Lewis
Court House
John Gilbert
Adlai Stevenson
Legion Hosts Pearl Harbor Stag Card Game
The Donald Forsyth post of the American Legion in Carbondale will hold its first Pearl Harbor stag card game at 7 30 p m at the Legion home tomorrow. Joe Barringer, commander, says the event will become an annual affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Pearl Harbor
Donald Forsyth
The
American Legion
Carbondale
Joe Barringer
Daily Free Press notices and subscription terms
The Daily Free Press of Carbondale Illinois lists subscription rates for carrier and mail delivery with weekly and multi week options. It notes mail subscriptions restricted where carrier service exists and confirms AP membership and rights for local news and AP dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Free Press
Southern Lulinoisan
West Main Street
Carbondale
Illinois
Associated Press
S. I. U. Board Chairman To Mayo's For Checkup
General Robert Davis chairman of the board of trustees of Southern Illinois university will enter the Mayo clinic Rochester Minn tomorrow for a physical checkup. He left Carbondale yesterday and spent last night in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Davis
Southern Illinois University
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minn
Davis
Carbondale
Chicago
I C s Santa Train May Not Run This Year
Illinois Central may drop the Santa Claus train after 15 years of service from Chicago to Memphis and New Orleans due to a new mail dispatch system. If Christmas mailing grows, the train could return. Extra coaches and sleepers will be added to regular trains for holiday travel and a Champaign trip may serve University of Illinois students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central
Chicago
Memphis
Tenn
New Orleans
Champaign
University of Illinois
R S Smith Chosen President of Carbondale Lodge
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen lodge 981 in Carbondale elected R S Smith, conductor, as new president. Other officers include H M Dillon as vice president, C A Hall as secretary, Hadley Rushing as treasurer, and Howard Sharp as delegate to the Florida convention. R B Brennan was elected legislative representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Carbondale
R. Ss. Smith
H. M. Dillon
C. A. Hall
Hadley Rushing
Howard Sharp
Florida
R. B. Brennan
Three Diesels to Handle Miami Streamliner on IC
Beginning Friday December 16 three diesel units will handle the City of Miami streamliner of the Illinois Central. Sleeper service from St. Louis to Miami will be added. Reports include staff changes and illnesses affecting posts at Carbondale and Centralia.
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City of
Ashley
Winds Central
Carbondale
Peggy Bryant
I. C
Florida
Hazel Duncan
M. L. Foley
Bryant
Herrin Couple Charged In Bigamy Complaint
James Jones and Elsie King Jones, both of Herrin, are jailed in Williamson County on bigamy charges filed by Mary Rose Watts. They were arrested at 1313 North Fourteenth Street after Watts filed the complaint. Jones married his first wife June 7, 1946 and says he wed Elsie King November 18, 1949 believing his first wife had divorced. They appeared before Justice Hugh Hudgens. bond set at $500 each.
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James Jones
Elsie King Jones
Williamson County
Jones
Mary Rose Watts
Herrin
Hugh Hudgens
Bond
Local Contest Winner To Be Announced Saturday
The local winner has been selected and will be announced Saturday in the Crosley Million Dollar Giveaway Contest sponsored in Carbondale by Renter Furniture. The winner receives a Crosley Shelvador refrigerator and advances to the national contest with results announced December 15. Judges C. T. Houghton, Phillip Kimmel, and Robert W. Davis chose the winning entry from 50 word or shorter submissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N Carbondale
Renter Furniture Company
C. T. Houghton
Phillip Kimmel
Robert W. Davis
State Schools Personnel to Convene at Southern Illinois
Illinois five state supported schools meet at Southern Illinois university December 16 and 17 for a joint Public Information council and Joint Alumni council conference. Participants include leaders from Illinois State Normal university Eastern State college Western Illinois State college Northern Illinois State Teachers college and Southern Illinois university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Public Information Council
Illinois State Normal University
Eastern State College
Western Ilinois State College
Northern Ilinois State Teachers College
Douglas Lawson
College of Education
Motel Marion
American College Public Relations Association
National Association of Colleges For Teacher Education
Gertrude Hall
John A. Abernathy
Pekin
Lorena Drummond
Orville Alexander
Property Transfers Record From Makanda Area
Vernell Smith transfers land in section 35 township 9 range 1 to Kenneth Garner for 1 dollar. Finis A Heern sells lot 7 Evans addition Makanda to Henry W Beecher for 1 dollar. Stella Miller sells lots 19 and 20 T M Tompsons addition Makanda for 800 dollars. Ruth Steinle transfers lot 12 block 33 J A and T M Logans 2nd addition to Pauline Steinle Ellis for 1 dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernell Smith
Kenneth Garner
Finis A. Heern
Henry W. Beecher
Evans
Makanda
Stella Miller
T. M. Tompson
Ruth Steinle
Pauline Steinle Ellis
J. A
T. M. Logan
Why I Should Be Given Ya Cros ley Shelvador
A humorous note arguing for a Crosley ShelVador appliance with scattered phrases and a playful tone. The fragment presents quirky authorial intent and a request framed as a personal pitch.
Prairie Farms Reports Best Year Amid Expansion in Illinois
Prairie Farms creamery of Carbondale, led by manager H C Brackett, announced a 32 percent production increase and added four major machines at about 96000 dollars. The 15th annual meeting at Rodgers Theater drew about 800 members and highlighted ongoing calf promotion and shift toward more uniform production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Farms Creamery
Carbondale
H. C. Brackett
Brackett
Prairie Farms
Illinois
Rodgers
E. A. Foss
Ronald Scriven
First Christian Church of
F. L. Graves
Graves
Foss
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Across Multiple Cities
Monday admissions include H A Cox medical Carbondale Alex McCluskie medical Marion Mrs Lavenia Durden surgical Cairo Lee Morris Lavender surgical Vienna Mrs James E Heern accident Carbondale Mrs Pearl Williams accident Mrs J A Stevenson medical Mrs J West Smith medical Miss Alberta Gibbons medical Mrs Hazel Kelley medical Discharged Monday but not all details: Mrs Jim Bolen and daughter Robert Allison medical Carterville Mrs Raymond Tegethoff surgical Carbondale Columbus Bowen surgical Mounds City Mrs G D King medical Mayfield Ky
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H. A. Cox
Carbondale
Alex McCluskie
Marion
Lavenia Durden
Surgical
Cairo
James E. Heern
Pearl Williams
J. A. Stevenson
J. West Smith
Alberta Gibbons
Hazel Kelley
Jim Bolen
Robert Allison
Carterville
Raymond Tegethoff
Columbus Bowen
Mounds City
G. D. King
Mayfield
New SIU President Sees Rapid SSI Growth for Region
M. J. Bozarth elected president of Southern Illinois Inc predicts swift strides to bring industry to the area. Bozarth a Murphysboro merchant and former teacher notes strong inquiries from large national corporations to the regional group. He cites Crab Orchard Lake and SIU progress as key local outcomes and outlines his long career from teacher to furniture businessman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois, Inc
M. J
Jack” Bozarth
S.li
Bozarth
Murphysboro
Norman Bittermann
Crab Orchard Lake
Southern Illinois University
S.I.I
Century Club
Southern Illinois
B. & K. Furniture Company
Chamber of Commerce
Thompsonville
Saline County
Carbondale
University High School
West Frankfort
County Board Opens December Meeting in Murphysboro
Jackson County Supervisors met in the courthouse for their December session. The board reviewed minutes, listed prospective grand jurors for January, and discussed altering letterhead for the Circuit Clerk's office to reflect the new appointee James McRoy. A new Aid to Dependent Children committee will be formed, with four to twelve members from across the county, kept secret, to investigate cases and aid Springfield in grants. Plant named Archie Stroup James Gilmore and Park Jarrett to assist in selecting the panel.
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Plant
Fred Fraser
James McRoy
Circuit Court
McRoy
A.D.C
Springfield
Archie Stroup
James Gilmore
Park Jarrett
First Report of Public Defender Medlin November cases
Thorp presented Medlin’s November defense work to the County Board. Seven cases listed include Earl Vernon Needham larceny, Roy Swafford pleading guilty with minimum sentence, Dave Short murder with favorable outcome, Laverne Kirkland burglary probation, Roy Evans vagancy probation, Marcel Eason vag, and Dee Kerley vag.
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Thorp
Elmer Medlin
Medlin
Public Defender
Tackson
People
Earl Vernon Needham
Needham
Roy Clifford Swafford
Swafford
Dave Short
Short
Laverne Kirkland
Kirkland
Roy, Evans
Marcel Eason
Dee Kerley
Patterson New President For Carbondale Business Men's Assn
G Patterson was elected president of the Carbondale Business Men's Association, succeeding Kenneth Parrish. Glenn Martin of SIU was elected vice president. New directors include Parrish Renfro Warren Gladders. Holdovers Kimmel and Kopp remain. The group met in the university cafeteria and will reconvene January 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Patterson
Patterson's Hardware
Carbondale Business Men's Association
Kenneth Parrish
New Era Dairy
Glenn
Abe) Martin
Southern Illinois University
L. F. Renfro
Renfro Furniture Co
Warren Gladders
Martin Oil Co
Phil Kimmel
Yellow Cab Co
Howard Kopp
Kopp
Meat Market
Carbondale Decorated Home Prize Contest Announced
Three prizes for best decorated homes in Carbondale during Christmas will be awarded by the Carbondale Business Men's association. Prizes are $15 for first, $10 for second, and $5 for third. Judging dates and entry requirements to be announced later. Decorations committee members are Dean E. G. Lentz, chairman. Mrs. Virginia Haas. N. A. Rosan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Carbondale Business Men’s Association
Dean E. G. Lentz
Virginia Haas
N. A. Rosan
County Probate and Supervisors Schedule Final Session
The probate case was filed in county court. Supervisors adjourned at 10:30 for committee sessions and will reconvene for the final combined session tomorrow at 1 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rancy
ministers study transient relief plan in Carbondale
Carbondale ministers form a special committee to draft relief for transients who rely on multiple churches for aid. The group includes Rev. Clyde S. Clark and Rev. C. H. Warren. The meeting at First Baptist drew guests from the Negro association and featured talks on temperance and community programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Clyde S. Clark
Rev
C. H. Warren
Negro Association
First Baptist Church
Reppenhagen
Clark
Luke Mingo
Rock Hill Baptist Church
Citizenship Meet Friday At Southern Illinois University
Dr. Everett C. Hughes of the University of Chicago will headline a conference on human relations and world citizenship at Southern Illinois University with the theme World Citizenship Begins at Home. The event, co sponsored by the university and the National Conference of Christians and Jews, begins with 8 a.m. registration in Shryock auditorium and features a 9 a.m. welcome by S I U president D W Morris.
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Everett C. Hughes
University of Chicago
Southern Ilinois University
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Shryock Auditorium
D. W. Morris
Dr. Morris
Mr.Hughes
Joseph K. Johnson
Earl S. Kalp
Midwest
Frank L. Klingberg
GS Es
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S. I. U. Board
Mayo’s
Railroad News
R. S. Smith
Miami’ Streamliner
L. C. Hawkins
I. C. Carbondale
L. W
Red'’ Thompson
Centralia
Robert Lynn
North
Carroll
St. Louis
Lillian Entsminger
Winton Walkup
I. C. At
California
W. B. McGinnis
West Oak Street
R. W. Fitch
Vienna
Fannie
Minnie
Bertie
Ora
Joe
John Fitch
Ora Morgan
Goreville
Louie Fitch
Fitch
Minnie Bain
Muskogee
Okla
India Fitch
Thomas Stout
Bertie Stout
Fannie McGinnis
Joseph A. Havel
Optometrist
N. Ol Ave
South
Forrest C. Fairchild
Ted Dearinger
Edmund H. Harding
Lee Morris Lavender
Ghul
Govandmar
S. Minois
SSI
Hilltop
Boyd Thorp
BOARD
Sam Plant
Circuit Clerk’s Office
Caprondale
Russell
NEW Post
Howard E. Bosley
Southern Illinois’ University
Salisbury State Teachers College
Salisbury
G. Patterson
Yun
Edie Palette Alcheadt
Lda
Arerriag
Ricardo Montalban
James Mitchell
Howard DA Silva
Weteo
COMA
Schrueck Auditorium
Wesley Ewing
Illinois Temperance League
WCIL
O. A. Moulton
Y. M. C. A. ‘Indian Guides
Mr. Boyd
A. M. E. Church
Mr. Rigdon
Apostolic Church
Donald A. Ingli
First Christian Church
Hughes
Roy S. Huffman
Illinois Land Surveyor
Terry Moore
Ben Johnson
Robert Armstrong
McHugh
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