Jackson County Considers Grade A Milk Ordinance
Jackson County supervisors tabled a proposed Grade A pasteurized milk ordinance for investigation. A three man committee will hold public meetings to gather views while the health department would inspect milks and punish violators with permit revocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Murphysboro
R. F. Sondag
Albert McBride
Jesse Klein
County Health Department
Illinois Department of Public Health
Dr. Sondag
Sondag
Harold Brackett
Prairie Farms Creamery
Carbondale
Brackett
Carbondale Creamery
Carbondale N
Board of Supervisors
Gulf Mobile and Ohio
Ava Blacktop Road
Baskeydell Road
Boskeydell
Carl Worthen
Tuberculosis Sanitorium Board
Bad Weather Cancels Southern Illinois Inc Board Meet
The annual meeting of Southern Illinois Incorporated in Marion is canceled due to weather. The 6:30 p.m. session at the Marion Motel will be rescheduled, with officers to be elected and plans for 1951 activities to be discussed. area chamber presidents are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Directors of
Southern Illinois Incorporated
Marion
Weath
N. G. Bitterman
Weather Blocks Chest Plans To Rap on Doors
Winter weather halts a door knocking effort for Carbondale Community Chest set to push the $7 200 goal. With about $6 200 in hand and pledges rising to around $6 500 the drive remains about $700 short. Freeberg asks volunteers to report at 6 30 p m for door calls and assignments over the next days. Four local youth groups Hogan Center Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and Teen Town will receive the funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Bill Freeberg
Drive
Chest Drive
Freeberg
Hogan Center
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Teen Town
Santa to Visit Carbondale Despite Snowy Weather
Santa Claus will visit Carbondale on Saturday at 10 a.m. if weather allows. His headquarters will be a white red house near the Illinois Central depot, with peppermint sticks and a Christmas tree. The event, arranged by the Chamber and Junior Chamber committees led by Bill Davis, runs until 3 p.m. and offers gifts to children under 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Illinois
Carbondale
North Pole
Old St. Nick
Santa
Illinois Central Depot
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Davis
L. I. Browning
Richard Snider
Fred Madorin
Hospital Notes Holden Hospital Admits and Discharges
Admitted Wednesday are Kathleen Bellamy of Carbondale medical Minnie Kercher of De Soto Kans medical Charles Fanning of Marion medical Mrs Ralph Kemp Marion surgical W H Rix Marion medical Fred Cavaness Grand Tower accident Mrs James Shafter Marion E C Coleman Carbondale surgical Bill Steele Carbondale medical Carl Heern Carbondale medical Arvel Dougherty Anna medical Discharged Wednesday George Gray Carbondale medical Miss Grace Kite Carbondale medical Mrs Kenneth Rushing Makanda surgical
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holden Hospital
Kathleen Bellamy
Carbondale
Minnie Kercher
de Soto
Kans
Charles Fanning
Marion
Ralph Kemp
George Gray
Grace Kite
Kenneth Rushing
Makanda
W. H. Rix
Fred Cavaness
Grand Tower
James Shafter
E. C. Coleman
Surgical
Bill Steele
Carl Heern
Arvel Dougherty
Anna
Board Plenary Achieves Quorum Despite Weather Setback
The board held a closing session with 16 of 21 members present against bad weather, surpassing the 11 required for a quorum as registration schedules for elections were tended.
Drivers urged to walk as Carbondale snow prompts caution
City Police Chief Lee Davis urges motorists to avoid travel during the heavy snowfall described as the biggest ever seen in Carbondale. If driving is necessary, use tire chains, check wipers and defroster, ensure headlights work, and park only when essential to prevent obstructions to snowplows and traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Lee Davis
Davis
Sixty four traffic cases dismissed in Carbondale court
Over April May and June sixty four traffic cases were dismissed after first costs were paid. Magistrate Ragland reported late invoices due to illness. April totals included 142.40 in fines and costs with 90.20 to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
R. M. Ragland
Ragland
Justice of
W. G. Carter
Carter
Illinois Central
Southern Illinois Daily Free Press Editorial Notes
The Daily Free Press Carbondale edition lists circulation details and carrier and mail rates. It notes AP exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches and provides subscription pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Greenville Tornado Sighted Near Route 127 and 40
A local observer recalls seeing a tornado near Greenville around 4 30 PM as he and Joe Vasquez traveled from a Lincoln Farm Bureau meeting. They reported a funnel sweeping a shed a fence and a straw stack and checked the next day to confirm the storm’s center. Lenard Vogt will begin work for the association on the 26th and visit Jackson county on the 27th. The piece also notes pest and weed control tips including Warfin rodenticide, red squill baiting, and brush killers for farm use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Anderson
Joe Vasquez
Vandalia
Lincoln Farm Bureau Farm Management Service
Greenville
Joe
Lenard Vogt
Fieldman
Association
Jackson County
Wisconsin Search Foundation
Sam Thompson
Harry Switzer
Dean Roy
Milwaukee
Dean
Armstrong to speak at 4 p.m. at SIU Carbondale
Colonel Paul G. Armstrong state director of selective service will lecture draft eligible students at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in Shryock auditorium. The talk aims to clarify draft status questions and is part of a regional tour including Olney and Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul G. Armstrong
Selective Service
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Shryock Auditorium
Armstrong
Bob Etheridge
Olney
Marion
Appreciation Day Draw Thinned by Weather in Carbondale
Crowds thinning due to weather as three year old Charles Robinson draws four tickets to pick a winner. A. D. Hillsman wins 8.60 from a five percent prize out of a 172 treasure chest. Next week chest grows to 205. drawings every Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the band stand in Illinois Central railroad park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Charles Robinson
Walkup Street
A. D. Hillsman
East Green Street
W. L. Schafer
North Oakland
Former Murphysboro Woman Dies in Indiana
Mrs. A. G. Zelle, formerly of Murphysboro, died at her Elkhart home on Wednesday afternoon. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in Elkhart's First Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her husband A. G. Zelle, who once ran a Murphysboro funeral home at 1421 Walnut Street. The Zelles left Murphysboro about 17 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Zelle
Murphysboro
Elkhart
Ind
First Presbyterian Church
Walnut Street
Zelle
Lentz to Discuss England Trip at Lions Club Luncheon
E G Lentz professor emeritus of Southern Illinois University will address Carbon dale Lions Club at their Friday luncheon. He will describe his recent visit to England. Hewitt Curitis is the program chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Lentz
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale Lions Club
Lentz
England
Hewitt Curti
Progam
Council of 100 Meeting Postponed in Carbondale
The annual Coun cil of 100 meeting at Southern Illinois university Carbondale was postponed due to bad weather. No new date is set. Members from 31 southern counties plus SIU representatives will discuss agriculture extension, school reorganizations, and idle land issues affecting schools. President Dr W D Mohlenbrock of Murphysboro chairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of 100
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Illinois Eduation Associaton
W. D. Mohlenbrock
Murphysboro
Announce Low Bid On Little Grassy Dam
Bidding closed at 2 p.m. Wednesday for completing Little Grassy dam in Crab Orchard area. Low bid to be announced within two weeks per Gene Crawford Crab Orchard fish and wildlife manager. Project will involve rip-rapping the earthen dam and $40,000 allotted by the U S Fish and Wildlife service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Grassy Dam
Crab Orchard
Crab Orchard Fish and Wildlie
Gene Crawford
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Fruit Growers To State Meet in Springfield Next Week
A large contingent of Carbondale fruit growers brokers and processors along with agriculture personnel will attend a three day Illinois State Horticultural Society conference in Springfield starting Tuesday at the State Fair grounds. Stewart Chandler associate entomologist and consulting entomologist at SIU will present a paper. The Carbondale Fruit Growers Exchange board and two top officials plan to attend including L L Colvis and C T Jeffries along with numerous members and others from Carbondale and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Illinois State Horticultural Society
Springfield
State Fairgrounds
Stewart Chandler
Illinois Natural History Survey
Southern Illinois University
The
Carbondale Fruit Growers Exchange
L. L. Colvis
Murphysboro
C. T. Jeffries
A. O. Eckert
Belleville
E. D. McGuire
Makanda
F. G. Anderson
Oscar Curt
Olmstead
David Foreman
Pittsfield
Dwight Powell
University of Illinois
Nelson Cummings
Dix
Richard Bierman
Centralia
W. H. Bauman
Tunnel Hill
C. R. Boland
Paris
L. A. Floyd
Greenville
Roy Wienecke
Harry Day
Growers Sales Service
Lowell Tucker
Harvey Hartline
Lester Lipe
C. J. Thomas
C. L. Biggs
Clyde Arnold
M. M. Sower
Houghten to Attend Manufacturers Meet
C T Houghten president of Carbondale Good Luck Glove company will attend the Illinois Manufacturers association annual meeting in Chicago. He will leave Carbondale Sunday night for the Stevens hotel event which will feature Frederick C Crawford of Thompson Products as principal speaker. Over 2000 industrialists from Illinois and the middle west expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Houghten
Carbondale Good Luck Glove Company
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Chicago
Houghten
Association
Carbondale
Stevens Hotel
Frederick C. Crawford
Thompson Products, Inc
Cleveland
Ohio
Illinois
Middle West
Two male editors propose changes to society page in light of absence
A humorous society column suggests shifting focus from the bride to the groom in engagements and weddings. It lampoons male editors taking over the Free Press edition and includes playful proposals about printing pictures of grooms and sharing personal details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Free Press
Carolyn Shafter
Williamson and Franklin County sales tax receipts detailed
August tax receipts totaled for Williamson and Franklin counties, listing receipts by town and retailer counts. Franklin led West Frankfort, Benton, and CHRISTOPHER totals. Food and automobile categories dominated receipts in both counties with lumber and building groups also significant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Franklin County
Marion
Herrin
Carterville
Energy
Freeman Spur
Hurst
Johnston City
West Frankfort
Benton
Christopher
Zeigler
Williamson
Food
Marion Rotary selects Giles for district governor race
The Marion Rotary club announced its choice W S Bill Giles as candidate for district governor at the Olney conference next year. Giles, a past president, heads key committees and will stand in the race after the board and past presidents endorsed the bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Rotary Club
W. S
Bill) Giles
Olney
Giles
Marion Club
Passer By Arouses Four Men On Route 37
A passing motorist found four men in a car stalled on Route 37 four miles north of Johnston City. He woke three with one moving, turned off the idling motor, and drove to West Frankfort to alert police. The men recovered and continued on their way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Route
Johnston City
West Frankfort
Grand Jurors Named for Sept Court in Murphysboro
Forty three residents were named to serve on the January term grand jury for the Circuit Court in Murphysboro with a 23 member panel and a 20 person supplemental list. Townships such as Carbonale Murphysboro Elk and Bradley will provide multiple representatives to cover larger populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Illinois Health Education Appoints John Ellis
John K Ellis of Carbondale has been named Consultant in Health Education for the Illinois State Department of Public Health. He formerly worked as a health educator in the bureau of dental health and holds a Master of Public Health from the University of Michigan. He and his wife and eight month old son live in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K. Ellis
Charles E. Ellis
Carbondale
Illinois State Department of Public Health
Ellis
State Department
Bureau of Dental Health
Illinois Civil Service Commission
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Cook County Department of Public Health
Chicago
School of Medicine
St. Louis University
Southern Illinois University
John II
Springfield
Aristophanes Works Discussed In Great Books Group
Carbondate's Great Books discussion group meets at 7 30 p m tonight in the public library reading room basement. They will cover Aristophanes three comedies Lysistra the Birds and The Clouds with notes on satire of education and dreamers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondate
Aristophanes
44 City Inspections During November
The report by F. E. Corbit, superintendent of maintenance, water department, to the Carbondale city council notes 44 sewage and plumbing inspections in November. These inspections brought $35.50 to the city treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
F. E. Corbit
Water Department
Fire Damages Small Area in Harrison Home
A fire in a papered living room wall at the W. A. Loy cottage in Harrison, two miles north of Murphysboro, caused little damage at 10 am Thursday. It started from an overheated flue and firemen Clarence Perschbacher and Loyd Moore responded. a fire extinguisher limited water damage. Loy is a mail carrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Loy
Harrison
Murphysboro
Harrison School
Clarence Perschbacher
Loyd Moore
Loy
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I. S
Snow
Lake Murphysboro
Boat Dock Inlet
Anderson
Greenville Storm
E. E. Glick
Col. Armstrong
I. U
Lions Club
Manufacturers
Carolyn
Rotary
Otto Rath
Elkville
Ann Kmucha
Dowell
Robert Vogel
Jacob
Dewitt Gregory
Grover Mifflin
Ted Taylor
Gorham
Daus Jackson Makanda
Cato McKinney
Harry Stephens
Mursphysboro
Minnie Jones
Clain Hiser
Ava
Ray Penrod
Pomona
P. H. Hand
Nina Brantley
Ray E. Rosenberger
Hugh Dixon
Mary Ayler
Clyde Canada
C. L. Dyer
William Guetersloh
Allen Wright
de Sota
John Manus
Ellville
W. H. Walters
Charles Vogel
Ray Ellet
Laverne Jarrett
Cora
John Levan
J. W. Harris
Mekanda
Charley Stoffel
Campbell Hill
Logan Pyron
W. E. Lepere
James Webb
Albert Hiser
Dorothy Pullis
D. J. Woodward
Vergennes
John Ellis
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