Annual Holiday Fever Strikes in Carbondale
Carbondale residents chase Christmas cheer as stores report brisk shopping and shelves restocked by shoppers. Santa Claus visits at the holiday house near the Illinois Central depot for 1 160 children, with gifts donated by the Jaycees Chamber of Commerce and local drugstore. Community clubs plan parties and a Kiwanis Santa gift event follows. postal service adapts to rising mail volume and a new stamp-window schedule. Overcast skies fuel hopes for a white Christmas while budgets strain under gift lists and seasonal demand.
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Carbondale
Santa Claus
Carbndale
Illinois Central Depot
Santa
Chamber of Commerce
George Langdon
Matt Hall
Fred Madorin
Tom Langdon
Tom Kell
Ralph Dillon
Fred Brown
Herman Zeimer
Cline- Vick Drugstore
The
Jaycees
Lions Club
Southern Illinois University
Kiwanis Club
Rotary Club
Virgil Brown
Post
Steritz Hunter Bags 1-Point Deer Near Epps La
Steritz Hunter, a resident of Steritz, bagged an 11 point deer during a two week hunting trip near Epps Louisiana. He phoned his brother William Richmond from Herrin to join in hauling the game. The Richmond family returned home Sunday evening with the catch. Southern Illinois reports about 200 frost free days annually.
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T. Richmond
Steritz
Epps
William Richmond
North Fourteenth Street
Herrin
Southern
Illinois
Dr Ben Fox to Speak on History of Medicine
Dr. Ben Fox of Carbondale will address Holden hospital medical staff tonight at 8 p.m. in the hospital on the History of Medicine.
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Ben Fox
Carbondale
Holden Hospital
Fox
Methodists Hold District Meet In Herrin
The Carbondale district Methodist conference met at the First Methodist church of Herrin with about 70 pastors representing roughly 90 churches. District supervisors and conference leaders spoke, Steve Hill received a preacher license, and Lula Glassner spoke on Austria before returning to the United States for graduate work. The district covers Centralia to Cairo and west to East St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
First Methodist Church of
Herrin
Clyde H. Todd
Hubert Hurley
East St. Louis
O. F. Whitlock
Harrisburg
Earl C. Phillips
Olney
C. C. Hall
Holden Hospital
John Longberry
First Methodist Church
N. D. Motzer
Mt. Vernon
Steve Hill
Lula Glassner
Austria
United States
DePaul University
Centralia
Cairo
Coal truck collision near Carterville injures none
A Southern Illinois university station wagon and a one and a half ton coal truck collided head on in the 200 block of South Division Street Carterville at about 7 30 a m All occupants escaped injury The coal truck was driven by Siebert Tregoning of Carterville The wreck left both vehicles badly damaged with coolant spill on the road The students on the station wagon were en route to West Frankfort for teaching practice and were returned to Carbondale by university transportation.
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Southern Illinois University
South Division Street
Carterville
Siebert Tregoning
West Frankfort
Tregoning
University
Carbondale
Injured Miner in Vergennes Fight in Poor Condition
Murphysboro coal miner Robert Graeff remained in poor condition at St. Andrew's Hospital after a Sunday night fight near Mack's Tavern in Vergennes. Bill Cochran, 26, of Vergennes, was arrested on assault charges and posted a $5,000 bond. State's Attorney said no further action will occur until Graeff recovers. the report on injuries was not complete.
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Robert Graeff
Murphysboro
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Vergennes
Graeff
Cochran
Justice of the Peace C. M
Murkysboro
John Gilbert
Univer sity School Fifth Graders Host Christmas Program
Fifth grade students under Miss Entsminger and student teachers plan a Christmas program for parents on Tuesday evening December 12 at 7 30 in the Allyn Building classroom. The program includes poems pantomimes carols piano and violin solos a story and a class singing Silent Night.
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U. School
University School
Mary Entsminger
Lela Ewank
Henry Mitchell
Allyn
Mary Preble
Winnie Mofield
Newspaper Staff Attend Southern Illinois Party
Staffs of The Carbondale Daily Free Press The Herrin Daily Journal and The Murphysboro Daily Independent attended the annual Christmas dinner and party in Herrin Monday night in the Marine room of the Lymar hotel.
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Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Carbondale Daily Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Daily Independent
Marine Room
Lymar Hotel
Cancer Society to Sponsor Tenth Annual Symposium in January
The Illinois division of the American Cancer Society will sponsor its tenth annual cancer symposium January 22 to 26 in Chicago. Doctors’ hotel and transportation costs are covered by the society, with a dinner for attending physicians on January 24. Reservations by area doctors should go to Dr. John A. Rogers. Sessions run 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, except January 26 ending at 12:30 p.m., at Chicago medical schools and hospitals.
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Illinois Division
American Cancer Society
Chicago
Illinois Department of Public Health
John A. Rogers
The
North Clark Street
George C. Mayfield
Steelville
Andrew Krojec
West Salem
Rogers
Northwestern University Medical School
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Stritch School
Duck Stamp Sales in Herrin Fall in 1950
Postmaster Lee Herrin reports duck stamp sales in Herrin are down in 1950 due to a short season. 1949 sales were 727 stamps. 1950 sales show 650 stamps.
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Herrin
Lee Herrin
Nutria Fur Venture Ends In Tragic Start At Murphysboro
A Murphysboro businessman imported two pairs of nutria from Denmark to test a fur industry. A mating fight between intruder and resident males led to the intruder's fatal injuries, and the female mate died soon after, halving hopes for the venture. The remaining pair prospers and plans for future litters are under consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Tom Hardy
New Hill
Denmark
Hardy
Illinois
New Hours For Stamp Window At Carbondale Post Office
Postmaster Virgil Brown announced the Carbondale stamp window will operate 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. this week and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. starting Monday. He notes early Christmas mail, urges customers to keep stamps affixed, separate city from out of town mail, and label mailboxes when multiple families share a residence. Brown warns about timely delivery amid staff changes and asks shoppers to bundle cards at the window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Virgil Brown
Brown
Poole Rites Held Today in Murphysboro
Funeral services for Fred Walter Poole 73 of Murphysboro were held at Meyer funeral home with Rev. W T Mathis officiating. Burial followed at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Poole a retired Missouri Pacific railroad car inspector died Sunday in St Louis Missouri Pacific Hospital. He resided at 1324 Turner Street and had been ill five years. Poole born July 14 1877 in Jackson County lived in Murphysboro 50 years. He married Mollie Russell and Flora Gill in 1904 after the death of his first wife. He leaves wife daughter Leah Wanless and grandson Charles T Wanless Jr. A child and a brother preceded him in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Walter Poole
Murphysboro
Missouri-Pacific
St. Louis
Meyer
W. T. Mathis
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Poole
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Turner Street
Jackson County
Mollie Russell
Flora Gill
de Soto
Leah Wanless
Charles T. Wanless
Shoe Worker Reichrath Dies in Murphysboro at 53
Andrew Reichrath aged 53, a shoe worker from Murphysboro, died at St. Andrew's hospital after 12 weeks of cancer. Born May 19, 1897, he lived in Murphysboro all his life and married Mary Jolly in 1929. He leaves his wife, a daughter Barbara, two sons Bill and Robert, three brothers John Joe and Leonard, four sisters, and is a member of Eagles Aerie No. 670. Funeral arrangements pending Robert Reichrath's Navy arrival. services at Roberts Funeral Chapel with date to be announced. burial in Pleasant Grove cemetery.
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Andrew Heichrath
Murphysboro
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Reichrath
Mary Jolly
Jonesboro
Barbara Reichrath
Bill
Robert Reichrath
Navy
San Francisco
John
Joe
Leonard Reichrath
Mary Marshall
Margaret Imhoff
Sarah Boucher
Lisa Sorrels
Anna
Murphysboro Eagles Aerie No
California
Roberts Funeral Chapel
A. J. Collins
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Southern Illinoisan Carbondale publication details and rates
The Daily Free Press announces publication in Carbondale with evenings schedule except Sundays and holidays. Illinois Publications Ine lists West Main Street as address. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for news and AP dispatches. Subscription rates: 25 cents weekly by carrier, 6 weeks 1.12, 12 weeks 2.24, 52 weeks 7.50. Mail subscrip tion restricted where carrier exists.
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Southern Illinoisan
Daily Free Press
Illinois
West Main Street
Carpenters Ilinois
Carbondale
Associated Press
Kickoff Dinner Tonight for SIU Basketball Squads
The annual kickoff dinner honors about 25 members of SIU's A and B basketball squads. The informal banquet starts at 6 30 p.m. in the university cafeteria with faculty and townspeople invited.
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SIU
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Yule Cantata At SIU Tonight
The Christmas cantata The Babe of Bethlehem will be presented at 8 p.m. by the Baptist foundation chapel singers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. A 40 voice choir performs in the foundation chapel with soloists Betty Weeks Freda Thompson Mildred Peebles Stanley Benson and Bob Cagle. Esther Ellington plays piano.
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Chapel Singers of the Baptist Foundation
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Foundation
Young Women’s Auxiliary
Christ
Eugene F. Quinn
the Founation
Betty Weeks
Freda Thompson
Mildred Peebles
Stanley Benson
Bob Cagle
Esther Ellington
Forest official attends national foresters meeting in D C
Dr. Leon Minckler forest manager at the Carbondale research center leaves Friday for a three day Society of American Foresters meeting in Washington D C from December 13 to 16. He began vacation December 8 and will not return to Carbondale before year’s end, with his family accompanying him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Minckler
Carbondale Research Center
Central State Forest Experiment Station
Society of American Foresters
Washington, D. C
Minckler
Carbondale
Ed Halterman Promoted to Corporal at Barksdale AFB
Ed Halterman an 18 year old air man from Carbondale was promoted to corporal at Barksdale Air Force base Shreveport Louisiana. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Halterman 417 South Washington Avenue Carbondale. He graduated from Community High School in 1949 and enlisted in the Air Force the following September.
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Ed Halterman
Carbondale
Barksdale Air Force Base
Shrevesport
Corporal Halterman
Thomas Halterman
Washington Avenue
Community High School
Air Force
Re assessment Turns Out as Expected in Jackson County
Jackson county officials concluded a routine personal property re assessment will proceed as expected following a Marion meeting with State Revenue officials. The plan calls for township assessors to publish notices, re check original work, and certify books before the Board of Review reorganizes and sets hearing dates for objections.
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Jackson County
Boyd Thorp
Orwin Pugh
Ruffin Mitchell
James Lawder
Marion
State Supreme Court
Thorp
State Department of Revenue
D. L. McGregor
McGregor
Jackson County Board of Review
Board of Review
George L. Armes Dies After Heart Attack at 76
George L. Armes, 76, died of a heart attack at 6:45 p.m. Monday at his home 1106 Washington Ave Johnston City. He had worked at his service station at Ninth and Jefferson streets that day. Born May 24, 1874 in Franklin County, he lived in Johnston City 47 years. He belonged to Modern Woodmen, Royal Neighbors, and First Baptist Church. Survived by wife Gertrude and two daughters Mrs. Paul M. Whitfield of Jackson Mississippi and Mrs. Paul L. Coulterville. Friends may call at Murman and Wilson Funeral Home. funeral arrangements pending.
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George L. Armes
Washington Avenue
Johnston City
Ninth and
Jefferson Streets
Mr. Armes
Franklin County
Modern Woodmen
Royal Neighbors Lodge
First Baptist Church
Armes
Gertrude
Paul M. Whitfield
Jackson
Miss
Paul L. Howard Coulterville
Murman and Wilson Funeral
Fire at South Seventeenth Street home causes smoke damage
The Herrin fire department responded at about 9 45 a m to a home at 512 South Seventeenth street where a blocked flue allowed smoke to pour from the house. Only slight smoke damage was reported.
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Herrin
Seventeenth Street
Letter from Jimmie Smith Reports Wounding in Korea
Mr and Mrs Leo Smith of Anna Illinois recount their son Private Jimmie Smith s letter from Korea dated December 1 describing a wound to his left leg. He mentions cold weather injuries and reception by medics and Red Cross and notes no front news for two weeks. He enlisted in 1948 and served in Guam Japan before Korea since June.
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Leo Smith
Carbondale
Lincoln Street
Anna
Pfc
Jimmie Smith
Jimmie
25Th Infantry
Korea
Red Cross
Guam
Japan
Colleges deny Red anti draft talk evidence in Illinois
Illinois college officials including Dr. D W Morris of Southern Illinois University and Northwestern president Dr J Roscoe Miller deny any Communist anti draft propaganda on campuses Heade rs of six other colleges echoed the claim saying Velde’s charges lack evidence and no subversive activity has been reported at teachers colleges or in Urbana Champaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
D. W. Morris
Illinois
Harold H. Velde
University of Illinois
State Teachers Colleges
Northwestern University
Southern
Clark Davis
Willis G. Swartz
S. I. U. Graduate School
Weld
J. Roscoe Miller
Northwestern
Joseph Ewers
Stockholm
Noble J. Puffer
Velde
Puffer
Votes Split on Sparta Merger
Greenland school district near Coulterville rejected a merger with Sparta Township high school district. Central district voters approved a similar consolidation. In Sparta district the merger passed 49 to 1. Greenland 21 to 26. Central district 126 to 3. Oak Grove 43 3 and Olive 83 0 both favored.
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Greenland
Coulterville
Sparta Township
Central Committee
Sparta
Sparta Unit
Randolph County
Oak Grove
Olive
Hospital Notes From Holden Hospital Admissions and Discharges
A list of patients admitted and discharged at Holden Hospital includes Lyndell Jackson Marion medical Earl Rushing Ozark surgical William Hatler Eldorado surgical Charles Thompson Eric surgical Mrs James Williams Marion medical J L Pribble Cobden medical Franklin Sinn Carbondale medical Sylvester Denton Carbondale medical Jeffrey Dillon Carbondale medical Mrs Alice Kinzey Carbondale Mrs Ernest Eaton Carbondale Wayne Martin Carbondale accident Mrs Cleman Lingle Carbondale surgical Mrs Dorothy Fletcher Carbondale surgical Mrs Agnes Zeslak Carterville Mrs Luther Barnes Marion Mrs J R Tweedy Cobden surgical Mrs Julia Whittington Murphysboro medical Mrs Edward Smith Makanda Harry L Harper Marion medical Lucian Owen Carterville medical Charles Dougherty Carbondale accident Mrs James Denziger Carbondale medical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holden Hospital
Lyndell Jackson
Marion
Earl Rushing
Ozark
William Hatler
Eldorado
Surgical
Charles Thompson
Eric
Surgic
James Williams
J. L. Pribble
Cobden
Franklin Sinn
Carbondale
Sylvester Denton
Jeffrey Dillon
Alice Kinzey
Ernest Eaton
Wayne Martin
Cleman Lingle
Dorothy Fletcher
Agnes Zeslak
Carterville
Luther Barnes
J. R. Tweedy
Doctors Hospital
Julia Whittington
Murphysboro
Edward Smith
Makanda
Harry L. Harper
Lucian Owen
Charles Dougherty
James Denziger
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Stearns
Steritz Hunter
Ray Hubbs
American Legions
V. Viets
Marion Veterans Hospital
Haven
Der
State Legion
Lawrence Fenlon
Legion
Erle Cocke
By Tony Stevens
Nutria
Mals
Yule
George Armes
Koera
Congress
Midwest
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