Anna Jonesboro Yule Lights to Blaze This Week
Anna and Jonesboro prepare a festive display with over 3 000 lights each, featuring tree scenes stars and manger depictions. The Anna Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce has installed permanent decorations including a 25 foot tree in Illinois Central Park and cedar garlands while residents vie for the most original home displays.
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Onesboro
Yule
Anna and
Jonesboro
Anna’s
Jones
Retail Merchants Committee
Anna
Ilinois
Renschen
St. Mary’s Catholic Church of
Man fined for hunting without permit in Green Bay case
Delbert Burdick was brought to court on a charge of shooting without a license. He told the judge he wanted to try hunting and learn what it was like before obtaining a license. City Judge Donald Gleason gave credit for an unusual explanation and imposed a $10 fine.
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Green Bay, Wis
Delbert Burdick
Cour
Donald Gleason
CERTA-VIN Gas Relief Promises Meal Comfort
A Carbondale man praises CERTA-VIN after relief from constant gas pains. The remedy is described as taken before meals to work with food, containing ten herbs with vitamin B and iron to ease bloating and strengthen nerves, sold at HEWITT'S Drug Store.
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Certa-Vin— Hewitt’s
Local Carrier Permit Filed in Illinois for Carbondale Transport
A notice announces an application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity or Local Carrier Permit filed with the Illinois Division of Motor Carriers. Base point is Carbondale Illinois to transport wood coal and trash by motor vehicle. Public details available from Chief Clerk, Division of Motor Carriers Ridgely Building Springfield. Dated December 12 1949.
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Department of Public Works and
State of
Ilinois
Carbondale
Illinois
Near Empty Reservoir Sparks Volunteer Water Watch
Time air raid wardens distribute armbands and report water wasters by house to house survey as drought regulations tighten. Washing of all—
Engineers Invite Bids for Levee Project in Grand Tower District
Army engineers in St. Louis seek bids for about two and a half miles of federal levee in the Grand Tower Drainage and Levee District. Plans cover two phases with 475000 and 436000 cubic yards. bids due December 21.
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Army Engineers
St. Louis
Grand Tower
Clerks Merchants Meet In Murphysboro
A clerks union and Murphysboro merchants resume contract talks after a four day extension. Negotiations paused when merchants walked out. the old contract had been due to expire November 26 and a new meeting is set for Thursday with state labor conciliators involved.
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Murphysboro
Diefenbach Chairs Meeting Over Clerks’ Shorter Week
Tor O. E. Diefenbach arranged another meeting to address clerks demands for a shortened work week. The talks focused on curtailing weekly hours and potential scheduling changes.
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Tor O. E. Diefenbach
Alto Pass Pupils Stage Santa Themed Operetta Dec 22
Alto Pass grade school pupils present Santa Saves The Day in the high school gym on December 22 directed by Dorothy Muckelroy. Forrest Meadows plays Santa with Joan Rhodes as fairy queen Kay Neighbors as the sand man and Vernita Miller as Jack Frost. Tickets collected at the door.
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Alto Pass
Dorothy Muckelroy
Santa
Madam Flu
Fairy Queen
Sand-Man
Jack Frost
Forrest Ray Meadows
Joan
Rhodes
Kay Neighbors
Sand Man
Vernita Miller
Christmas Vacations Timed at University of Illinois
The University of Illinois at Urbana will begin Christmas break for about 19,500 students at 7 a.m. on December 21 and resume classes at 1 p.m. on January 3. Navy Pier division schedules show December 20 to January 3 as holiday dates for that unit. Professional college students face a fall quarter ending December 17.
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U. of Illinois
University of Illinois
Urbana
U. of S. Navy
Carbondale Group Attends Greenberg Mercantile Christmas Party
Local employees from Illinois Missouri and Indiana joined company staff in St Louis for a Christmas party at the DeSoto Hotel. The event distributed Christmas bonuses totaling over 100000 based on sales and awarded luggage to employees exceeding 30000 in annual sales. Names include Mrs Irene Wagner Mrs Goldie Freeland and Mrs Geneva Parkhill with Fay Stearns Katharine Neal and Fred Meagher also present.
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Carbondale Ilinois
Greenberg Mercantile Corporation
St. Louis
Illinois
Missouri
Indiana
DeSoto Hote
Irene Wagner
Goldie Freeland
Geneva Parkhill
Carbondale
Fay Stearns
Katherine Neal
Fred Meagher
Key Holder Found Near Schwartz Building
A brown leather key holder containing one key was found Saturday in front of the Schwartz building. The finder left the holder at the post office and said the owner may claim it by calling there and identifying the holder.
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Schwartz
Semester Dates Set for Urbana Campus Winter Quarter
The winter quarter opens January 3 with classes. Final exams start January 23. Mid winter commencement is February 12 and the new semester begins February 14.
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Urbana
Dining Room Creed and Guest Hospitality Promise
A brief editorial note emphasizes human dignity and the right of man, pledging comfort, safety and hospitality for guests. It ends with an invitation to enjoy a quick lunch.
Anna-Jonesboro Elks Host Christmas Party for Veterans
The Anna-Jonesboro B P E 1641 Elks will entertain veterans at the state hospital on Wednesday night December 14 with William Wetherington directing arrangements. The special Christmas party features games music and gifts of candy nuts and fruit. In the past year the Elks contributed over 1200 for medical care including appendectomies tonsillectomies and eye glasses for children in Anna and Jonesboro.
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Anna-Jonesboro B., P. O. E
Anna State Hospital
William Wetherington
Anna Jonesboro Elks
State Hospital
A J_ Elks
Anna and
Jonesboro
Dick Baggott
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