Carbondale Joins Group To Fight Phone Hike
Carbondale joins a municipalities defense committee formed to oppose a rate increase sought by Illinois Commercial Telephone Company. City council approved membership, with about 33 dollars assessed for Carbondale based on a 10 000 population. The committee seeks funds to mount a unified defense for a December 20 hearing and to press for better service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Illinois Commercial Telephone Company
Illinois Municipal League
Springfield
Red Cross Seeks Blood Donors in Jackson County
Jackson county residents are urged to donate blood in a stepped up Red Cross drive to ship plasma to Korea. Donors should contact American Red Cross headquarters in Carbondale. mobile units will visit after sufficient offers. The drive aims to double monthly blood collection to support military needs.
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Jackson County
Korea
American Red Cross
Carbondale
Home Service
Tom Cromeenes
RED Cross
Masons Elect J. W. Morgan High Priest in Carbondale
J. W. Morgan was elected high priest of Reynolds chapter 75 Royal Arch Masons in Carbondale, succeeding W. Ed win McNeal. Also chosen for the coming year were J. C. Dillinger as king A. K. Heck scribe H. E. DeLap treasurer C. L. Cook secretary E. L. Alrey royal arch captain and C. G. Toler principal sojourner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Morgan
W. Edwin McNeal
Reynolds
Royal Arch Masons
Carbondale
J. C. Dillinger
King
A. K. Heck
H. E. DeLap
C. L. Cook
E. L. Alrey
Royal Arch
C. G. Toler
Hospital Notes At Holden Hospital
Admitted Tuesday include Mrs Oscar Davis Cobden accident Wicker Morgan West Frankfort accident Miss Rita Sue Trescott Jacksonville medical Mrs Bird Turner Marion medical Mrs Kenneth Rushing Makanda surgical E S Howard West Frankfort medical Discharged Tuesday include Mrs J C Mitchell and son Marion Mrs James Williams and son Mrs Samuel Terry Moulds Miss Lucille Pillow Marion Willie Frost Carbondale medical Also Doctors Hospital entries list Mrs Ira V Heern Makanda Mrs Paul Hughes Carbondale Mrs Grace Duncan Carbondale Miss Yolanda Lyles Colp medical Mrs Flora Stilley Carbondale Miss Patricia Cannon Carbondale medical Mrs W W McCamish Carbondale Mrs Lester Hale and son Carbondale
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Doctors Hospital
Ira V. Heern
Makanda
Paul Hughes
Grace Duncan
Surgical
Yolanda Lyles
Colp
Flora Stilley
Patricia Cannon
W. W. McCamish
Lester Hale and Son
East College Street Roadwork Completed Despite Delays
The Carbondale city council praised the completed resurfacing of East College Street by Gilmore Asphalt of An na. Mayor John I. Wright and officials E. V. Miller street commissioner Cal Cavaness and Paul Brown voiced satisfaction with the finished project after weather and equipment delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
East College Street
Gilmore Asphalt Company
Anna
John I. Wright
E. V. Miller
Cal Cavaness
Paul Brown
Purvis to Speak At Annual C H S Football Banquet
Chuck Purvis, Illinois backfield coach, to give the main address at Carbondale Community High School football banquet. The event 6 30 p m in the school cafeteria with N A Rosan as toastmaster and post address letter presentations by Walter Correll and coaching staff. A football movie will follow and students across all classes honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purvis
C. H.S
Chuck Purvis
University of Illinois
Carbondale Community High School
N. A. Rosan
Walter Correll
Nick Molosevich
Kenneth Smith
Joe Killpatrick
Bill Ellis
John Hudgins
Charles Highland
Bill Joseph
David Stroup
Wendell Crews
Lawrence Deitz
Jack Eastwood
Kenneth Fassel
Paul Bame
City Council Accepts Chlorine Contracts for 1951
Carbondale approves two chlorine supply contracts with Hoe Supply for the disposal plant and water works. Price set at 9.75 per 1000 pounds, subject to change. Disposals chief Harold Hill cites 8000 pounds expected in 1950, while water plant chief Jesse Fry expects 15000 pounds this year.
Holidays Begin as Schools Plan Christmas Programs
Carbondale schools prepare for holiday vacation starting December 23 with pageants, songs, and parties across districts. University school students return January 2 with earlier break for some pupils and festive events include a 400-voice musical at Lincoln junior high gym and joint concerts by Brush and Springmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondalle
University School
Lincoln Junior High School
Brush School
Brush
Springmore
Illinois honors 100 outstanding seniors at banquet
Kathryn Clark of Carbondale is among 100 outstanding seniors honored by the University of Illinois for leadership in campus activities. The students were guests at a banquet by the Illini Union and Alumni Association, with Prof. Quincy Howe speaking on life of an Easterner in the Midwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana-Champaign
Ill
Kathryn Clark
Carbondale
University of Illinois
Illini Union
Alumni Association
Illinois
Quincy Howe
School of Journalism and Communications
Midwest
Tom Gentry Dies at 48 in St Louis Hospital
Tom Gentry 48 Freeman Spur died at St Luke's hospital St Louis Tuesday at 2 p.m. after a month long illness. He was a miner at Franklin County No 5 and leaves wife Neva six children his mother Dolly Gentry of Herrin four brothers Roy Percy Willie John all Energy and sister Mrs Pat Kelly of Belleville. Friends may call Storme funeral home with arrangements pending due to weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Gentry
Freeman Spur
St. Luke's Hospital
St. Louis
Gentry
Franklin County No. 5
Neva
James
Juanita
Bobby
Peggy
Missie
Gloria
Dolly Gentry
Herrin
Roy
Percy
Willie
John Gentry
Pat Kelly
Belleville
Storme Funeral Home
Rotarians Honor Carbondale Gridiron Team at Luncheon
Carbondale Rotarians applauded the 1950 Community high school grid squad and its coaches at the weekly lunch. Principal N. A. Rosan noted it was the first 13 year win over Murphysboro Red Devils. Dr. E. G. Lentz spoke of Rotary experiences in London Paris and Edinburgh and the bond of Rotary pins. The club announced a father son meeting set for December 19 with daughters and other relatives invited in place of sons. Guests included William Sauer R. A. Crawshaw James Harper and Fred Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Rotarians
Rotary Club
N. A. Rosan
Murphysboro
Red Devils
E. G. Lentz
Southern Illinois University
London
Lentz
Dr. Lentz
Jeff Anderson
William Sauer
R. A. Crawshaw
James Harper
du Quoin
Fred Harrison
Herrin
Navigational directions for the Mississippi River map section
A specimen page from The Western Navigator provides boatmen with navigational guidance for the Mississippi segment shown. It details channels, eddies, and hazards near Obrazo, Duncan’s bar, Grand Tower, Devil’s Bake-oven, Sandy Island, Hanging Dog Island, Cape Girardeau, Little Chain, and the Grand Chain, including preferred sides at various water levels.
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Obrazo River
Duncan’s Bar
Grand ‘Tower
Grand Tower
Sandy Island
Hanging Dog Island
Indian Creek
Bainbridge
Cape Girardeau
Missouri
Mississippi
New Madrid
Cape le Croix
Mississippi River
Dunkins (Duncan’s) Bar
Big Hill
Jackson County
Old Western Pilot Book Maps Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
Curator notes 1838 Western Pilot edition charts Ohio from Pittsburgh to Bird's Point Cairo and Mississippi from join to New Orleans. Twenty plus Ohio and Mississippi maps show channels, landmarks, and distances. Many towns once landmarks are now cities or vanished.
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Western Pilot
Helen W. Evans
West Oak Street
Carbondale
Museum of Southern Illinois University
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Bird’s Point
Cairo
Hugh M’clain
Mississippi River
Missouri
New Or
Charles Ross
Mississippi
New Orleans
Mississippie
Hurricane Island
Cave-in-Rock
Jimmy
Illinois River
Fort Massac
Wilksonville
Caledonia
America
Trinity
Bridgewater
Harrison
Hamburg
Britain
Seven Elected To SII Board Of Directors
South ern Illinois Incorporated announces seven new board members for three year terms. Elected are Clyde Brewster Herrin J W Hayton Carterville Geoffrey Hugh es Benton O W Lyerla Herrin Paul F McRoy Carbondale Roland F Murman Johnston City Oscar Schafale Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois Incorporated
M. J. Bozarth
Clyde Brewster
Herrin
J. W. Hayton
Carterville
Goffrey Hughes
Benton
O. W. Lyerla
Paul F. McRoy
Carbondale
Roland F. Murman
Johnston City
Oscar Schafale
Marion
Motel Marion
Ray M. Cook
Zeigler
Harold W. Grob
Murphysboro
L. J. Wohlwend
Jettie Vaughn
Cambria
First Christian Church Dinner Postponed
The family night dinner at the First Christian Church in Carbondale is postponed until next Wednesday night December 13 due to bad weather, announced by Rev. Ronald B. Scriven today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Carbondale
Ronald B. Scriven
John Bicket to Speak at Jackson County Farm Bureau Meeting
Sparta resident John Bicket former Illinois Farm Supply director and S P A committeeman will be the principal speaker at the 32nd annual Jackson County Farm Bureau meeting on Saturday December 16 in the Murphysboro Township High School auditorium. Dr W E Keepper head of Southern Illinois University agriculture discusses plans for his department. New members and leaders will be honored. Community singing led by Mrs Jesse Carr with special musical numbers. Lunch served by the Home Bureau at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bicket
Sparta
Illinois Farm Supply
Jackson County Farm Bureau
W. E. Keepper
Agriculture Department
Southern Illinois University
Murphysboro Township
Jesse Carr
Home Bureau
Helene Hekman Named Messiah Soloist at SIU
Helene Hekman of Holland Michigan will be the contralto soloist in Southern Illinois University Carbondale's Messiah at Shryock Auditorium on Sunday December 10 at 7 30 p.m. Dr Maurits Kesnar chairs the music department directing the fifth consecutive SIU production. The event seats about 1700 and has no admission charge in Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helene Hekman
Holland
Mich
Southern Illinois University
Shryock Auditorium
Carbondale
Maurits Kesnar
Southern
Shryock
Miss Hekman
Muskegon
Bethany College
Richard de Young
Edgar Nelson
Chicago
Charles Baker
New York
Harrisburg High School
Watkins Pays $60.40 Fine in City Court
Samuel Watkins of Car bondale paid a total of 60.40 in city court this morning on a charge of driving in a manner that endangered life and property. Police said he was arrested Tuesday night after running several people off the street and had two bottles of whiskey when taken into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Watkins
Carbondale
Watkins
Cesar Carnaghi Dies in Herrin Hospital
Cesar Carnaghi 75 of 120 North Eleventh street Herrin died today at 6 30 am in Herrin hospital after three years illness. A retired coal miner born in Cuggione Italy Sept 21 1875 he lived in Herrin 49 years. He married Catherine Garavaglia May 2 1902. survived by wife a daughter Mrs Louis Colombo two brothers Angelo Manuel Carnaghi and four grandchildren. Funeral Saturday 9 am at the Catholic church with Msgr Robert DeGasperi officiating. Burial in St Carlo cemetery. Moroni and Johnson funeral home open for calling after 2 pm Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cesar Carnaghi
North Eleventh Street
Herrin
Mr. Carnaghi
Cuggione
Italy
Catherine Garavaglia
Carnaghi
Louis “Tango” Colombo
Angelo
Manuel Carnaghi
Vivian Mazzole
St. Louis
Msgr
Robert DeGasperi
St. Carlo
Moroni and Johnson Funeral
Chandler to Speak at Kansas Horticultural Meeting
Stewart Chandler of Carbondale will address the Kansas State Horticultural Society meeting in Topeka on Friday and Saturday. He is associate entomologist with the Illinois Natural History Survey and consulting entomologist for Southern Illinois University. He will present papers at the Illinois State Horticultural Society meeting in Springfield December 12 to 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Chandler
Carbondale
Kansas State Horticultural Society
Topeka
Chandler
Illinois Natural History Survey
Southern Illinois University
Illinois State Horticultural Society
Springfield
Suit Seeks 30000 For Son's Drowning In Benton Pool
Richard Collier of West Frankfort files a 30000 lawsuit in Franklin County Circuit Court against the city of Benton and pool caretaker Earl Batts over his son James Collier 17 drowning at Lake Benton swimming pool on June 7. He accuses Batts and the city of negligence for lacking a life line proper depth signs and adequate lookout and seeks 15000 from each defendant plus claims loss of services and insurance coverage details with Maryland Casualty Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Collier
Benton
Maryland Casualty Co. Frovisens
Percy
Coal Mine Owner Dies After Operation at Holdens Hospital
Oak Grove Coal Co. co owner Lee Barham 57 of Johnston City died at Holden hospital Carbondale Tuesday after an operation last week. He lived in Marion four months born May 9 1893 Williamson County WWI veteran Methodist church member. Survived by wife Tressie Stan ley Barham son Robert Barham Johnston City daughter Mrs Jack Adamson Maywood five grandchildren father Henry Barham sister Mrs James Palmer two brothers Clay Barham Huntington Park Calif and John Barham Johnston City. Funeral Thursday 1 30 pm Johnston City Methodist church Rev J W Ditterline will officiate burial Friendship cemetery Goreville. Friends may call at South Court street home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Barham
Oak Grove Coal Co
Marion
Holden Hospital
Carbondale
Barham
Johnston City
Williamson County
Tressie Stanley Barham
Robert Barham
Jack Adamson
J. W. Ditterline
Friendship Cemetery
Goreville
South Court Street
Water samples approved by state for Carbondale system
Analyses of samples sent by Carbondale water plant show water pumped into the distribution system is safe to drink. Samples taken November 15 and 16 from a tap at 222 East Main and from the plant were analyzed by the state division of sanitary engineers led by Jesse L. Fly, superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Water Plant
Jesse L. Fly
East Main Street
State Division of Sanitary Engineers
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Dick Whittenberg
Cleatus Richards
Arthur Stone
Bob Moore
Dick Mann
Bob Travelstead
Bob Sims
Gary McCarty
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Richard Nance
Richard Kelley
Roger Parrish
Terry Wells
Gary Childers
Jimmy Harris
Sam Stearns
Shelby Miller
Ronnie Stearns
Wayman Holder
Rodney Headley
Ronnie Fisher
Frank Neal
Dick Taylor
Casey Moore
Ronnie Schureman
Harold Calhoun
Ken Martin
Kent Joseph
Charles Halterman
Dick Rotramel
Bill Howe
Gordon Cozadd
James Peterson
Bob Headley
Vernell Pribble
Tommy Turner
Maurice Houghland
Otis Miller
Willard Mendenall
Larry Tripp
Attacks High School
WCIL
University
Allyn
U. of I
Urbana-Champaign, IL
Sandy I
Muddy R
Hanging Dog
Obrazo R
Dunkins
Flora Cr
Banbridge
Clear Cr
Joseph Duncan
Randolph
Jackson Counties
Shiloh Hill
John W. Allen
History Museum
Southern Illinois Univ
Zadock Cramer
Cincinnati
SII Board of
Southern Illinoisan
Daily Free Press
Southern Ilinois Publications ‘Inc
West Main Street
Ilinois
Associated Press
Farm Bureau
Kansas
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