Old Bible Display Set At Library
A collection of rare Bibles will be displayed at the Carbon dale library from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday. Material loaned by the National Bible company via Baptist Book store. The exhibit includes editions dating to 1491 and features the Breeches Bible 1560 and the 1776 second edition of the first American Bible. Other pieces include Wiclif 1810, King James 1668, Latin 1491, Vinegar Bible 1716 1717, Hee/she Bible 1612, and Septuagint translated to English 1808.
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Carbondale
Fern Brewer
National Bible Company
Baptist Book Store
H. S. Simpson
America
Christopher Saur
Germantown
Wiclif
Chaucer
John Field
Cambridge University Press
Basle
Switzerland
Vineyard
Charles Thompson
Congress of the
U. S
Philadelphia
Home Bureau Sees Bread Demonstration in Carbondale
The Carbondale Night unit of the Home Bureau met Wednesday at 905 Linden street hosted by Mrs. Alex Reed. Mrs. Harry Eicher led the yeast bread demonstration. Eight members and two guests enjoyed hot rolls and coffee.
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Carbondale
The
Home Bureau
Alex Reed
Linden Street
Harry Eicher
Clifton Greer
Emery Kilpatrick
Leonard Lungwitz
Gilbert Toler
Loren Taylor
Floyd Wakeland
Eugene Woods
F. D. Emory
Nagle
Mercury Hits 16 Above Coldest This Winter
Santa Claus and his reindeer push southward from the North Pole as Southern Illinois endures the coldest air mass of the winter. Harold Hill of the U S Weather Bureau at Carbondale reports a 16 degree reading early morning, contrasting with December a year ago and the coldest day this month at 10 above on December 26.
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Mercury
Santa Claus
North Pole
Illinois
Harold Hill
U. S. Weather Bureau
Carbondale
Lions Will Have Yule Party Gift Exchange
Members of the Carbondale Lions club will hold their annual Christmas party and gift exchange tomorrow at noon at the Hotel Roberts.
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Lions
Carbondale Lions Club
Hotel Roberts
Daily Free Press subscription rates and postal notice
The Daily Free Press of Southern LU lists subscription rates and delivery options. It notes carrier and mail delivery plans, including 6 weeks for a dollar and 52 weeks for seven dollars fifty, with discounts not sold in some areas. The paper is entered as second class matter in Carbondale Illinois and is for local news republication exclusive to Associated Press dispatches.
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Carbondale
Illinois
Local A&P Employes to Get Annual Bonuses
Carbon Dale A and P store employees await Christmas bonus checks, manager says. The Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company will distribute a total of 2,250,000 nationally. Eleven regular and two part time workers at the Carbon Dale store will receive bonuses, with regulars at 25 dollars and part timers between 10 and 15 dollars.
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Carbondale
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Robert Kuntz
Kuntz
Household Items Stolen From Car on Beveridge Street
D. A. Phillips a salesman residing at 409 Beveridge street reported items valued at 200 dollars were stolen from his car parked in front of his home after midnight. Stolen goods included blankets towels bed spreads and rugs. One small rug remained inside the vehicle. Phillips found the car locked this morning, noting he had locked it last night.
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D. A. Phillips
Beveridge Street
Phillips
Stearns Again To Play Santa At Local Store
Stearns Refrigeration Service at 111 South Washington Avenue hosts Santa Claus all day Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. to check behavior and Christmas wishes with 350 children expected. Owner Gilbert Stearns, a longtime Santa, will greet youngsters with behavior records and candy. The Jaycees Santa appears 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 210 East Main Street.
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Santa Claus
Stearns
South
Washington Avenue
Gilbert Stearns
East Main Street
Master Plumbers Initiate Officers for Year
The Egyptian Master Plumbers Association of Southern Illinois met at the Hotel Roberts and initiated officers for the year. Officers named include Otto Goss of Chester as president, Leslie H. Paul of Carbondale as vice president, E. A. Kraft of Murphysboro as secretary, and George Morris of Sparta as treasurer, with state president Chet Brownell Jr. of Champaign in attendance. The Women’s Auxiliary held a Christmas party, awarding prizes to Mrs. Frank Grady, Mrs. M. F. Straub, and Mrs. Myrtle Thomas, with candy canes given as favors.
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Christopher
Myrtle Thomas
Murphysboro
Mrs. Rhoda E. McKinney Dies at 74 in Carbondale
Mrs. Rhoda E. McKinney, 74, died yesterday at 12 15 PM at her daughter’s home on New Era Road. Funeral services set for Saturday at Walnut Street Baptist Church with Rev. Roy Cole and Rev. C H Warren officiating. burial in Dillinger Cemetery. She leaves husband J W McKinney, seven daughters and one son, along with 15 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. A lifelong Carbondale resident, she had been ill ten years and was a member of First Christian Church and Rebekah Lodge of De Soto.
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Rhoda E. McKinney
Edna Shadowens
New Era Road
Carbondale Funeral Home
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Roy Cole
C. H. Warren
Dillinger Cemetery
J. W. McKinney
Edna
Shadowing
Bessie Smith
Carrie Wright
Gladys Kimmel
Julia Fox
Carbondale
Mary Bilderback
Ruth Wright
Murphysboro
J. W
Cora Spiller
Maude George
Clark Bridges
de Soto
Charles Carrathers Dies At His DeSoto Home
Charles Carrathers of DeSoto died at 3 30 a m today at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending arrival of relatives. Friends may call at the Cardendale funeral home.
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Charles Carrathers
DeSoto
Carbondale
Fruit Growers Meet in Springfield for 94th ISHS Gathering
Southern Illinois fruit growers join others in Springfield for the 94th annual Illinois State Horticulture Society meeting at the Armory with Abraham Lincoln Hotel as headquarters. The three day program includes sessions on strawberry production pest control for grapes and small fruits new fruit varieties fungicides thinning tree fruits and reducing 1950 costs. Exhibitors’ Night features spray rigs baskets and related gear. Marketing day Friday will seek changes in selling systems with an open discussion led by Harvey Hartline and Stewart Chandler presenting awards and insecticide talks. The event closes Saturday with an executive board meeting and a note that all state fruit growers are invited.
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Southern Illinois
Springfield
Illinois State Horticulture Society
Armory Building
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois Fruit Growers Association
Carbondale
R. S. McBride
Harvey B. Hartline
Stewart Chandler
Southern Illinois University
Illinois State Natural History Survey
Chandler
Stop sign destruction leads to fines at Carbondale
Two Southern Illinois students paid 26.80 in fines for tearing down a city stop sign and carrying it to their fraternity house as part of initiation. Police confiscated the sign after two residents reported the act. The pair were charged with wilfully and maliciously disfiguring and destroying city property and appeared before Police Magistrate R. M. Ragland.
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Southern Illinois
Carbondale
R. M. Ragland
Flames Damage Fraser Home in South Forest Avenue Fire
A morning blaze at 1006 South Forest avenue damaged Fraser Sr s residence. An overheated stove in the front room spread fire to a wall and attic, with damages estimated at 800 dollars. Fire Chief Crain assessed the damage.
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Rred Fraser, Sr
South Forest Avenue
Fraser
Carl Crain
Murphysboro Bus Firm Granted Permission to Quit
The Illinois Commerce Commission approved the Murphysboro Bus Company to discontinue all bus service in Murphysboro on one day notice. The panel had authorized a prior reduction to peak hours on Dec 7 but found it ineffective. The Murphysboro city council indicated it had no objection to the service discontinuation.
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Murphysboro
90 Day Sentence For Peace Disturbance
Frank Thomas Schadow, 47, was sentenced to 90 days at the Vandalia state penal farm by County Judge C. E. Wright after pleading guilty to vagrancy. He was arrested by Murphysboro police Tuesday night for causing a disturbance near St. Andrew's hospital. Schadow said he had been released from Vandalia recently and noted about 140 prior arrests on minor charges.
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Frank Thomas Schadow
Vandalia State
C. E. Wright
Schadow
Murphysboro
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Wright
Vandalia
Clerks Merchants Negotiate Tonight in Murphysboro
Murphysboro merchants and retail clerks meet tonight at 7 30 in the county court to extend the 1949 contract. The third extension ends the original agreement with Dec 15. Officials say talks show only slight differences and a signing is likely though a general strike is not planned if no deal is reached.
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Murphysboro
County Court House
Retail Clerks’ Union
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Woman and Man
Admitted Wednesday Mrs. Virgil Jones surgical De Soto Mrs. George Whitlock medical Scotsboro Mrs. Gilbert Waller surgical Carbondale Will Davis medical Makanda Discharged Wednesday Mrs. Robert Snyder medical Mrs. Frank Jarvis and son Carbondale
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Virgil Jones
de Soto
George Whitlock
Scotsboro
Gilbert Waller
Surgical
Carbondale
Will Davis
Makanda
Robert Snyder
Frank Jarvis
Carbondale warns of Christmas home decorations contest
N A Rosan of the Carbondale Business Men's association home decoration committee said homes must display decorations by next Wednesday. A three member judging panel will award prizes of 15 10 and 5 dollars. Residents urged to decorate early for the Christmas season with ten days left until Christmas.
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N. A. Rosan
Carbondale Business Men’s Association
Rosan
Carbondale
CCHS Adult Sewing Class Show Highlights Community Effort
Members of the Community High School adult sewing class staged a style show displaying garments from a 10 lesson course. Instructor Alma Todd introduced commentator Mrs. Clydell Boals who described each piece. The lineup included suits dresses blouses an evening dress and children’s clothing. A second 10 lesson course will begin January 9 open to adults with materials.
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Community High School
Alma Todd
Clydell Boals
Beulah Sowers Sellars
Liberty Throgmorton
Vera Lambert
Orville Johnson
Virginia Gardner
Verna Rossi
W. A. Land
Floyd Boals
Carl Shoaff
Children Hear Of Christmas Meaning At Library Hour
A story hour for children will explain the meaning and traditions of Christmas at the library next Tuesday. Mrs. Fern Brewer, librarian, said the hour will begin at 3 p.m.
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Fern Brewer
Joseph Brisbane Dies Wednesday at 87
Joseph C. Brisbane, 87, died at his home, 506 West Pecan, at 2 15 p m Wednesday. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Saturday at First Methodist church New Lennox with Rev Ralph Miller officiating. Burial follows at Maple Cemetery New Lennox. Survived by wife Ella Brisbane Carbondale a daughter Vernice Schmuhl New Lennox a stepson Dr E R Carman Carbondale one sister Martha Patrick Kansas City MO He had lived in Carbondale five years and been in declining health for two years. He belonged to the First Methodist church of New Lennox.
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Joseph C. Brisbane
West Pecan Street
Sonntag Funeral Home
Joliet
First Methodist Church
New Lennox
Ralph Miller
Maple Pod
Ella Brisbane
Carbondale
Vernice Schmuhl
E. R. Carman
Martha Patrick
Kansas City
Brisbane
Murphysboro Shriners Install New Officers
Murphysboro Shriners installed officers for the coming year after a potluck and Christmas party. G. C. Stierwalt became president, succeeding J. C. Sanders who received a jeweled fez. New officers include Willard F. Wright as first vice president F. W. Fink as second vice president and R. R. Barringer as secretary treasurer. About 65 members with wives and guests attended, with visitors from Du Quoin Pinckneyville Herrin De Soto Anna and Chicago.
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Murpysboro Shine Club
G. C. Stierwalt
J. C. Sanders
Willard F. Wright
F. W. Fink
Anna
R. R. Barringer
du Quoin
Pinckneyville
Herrin
de Soto
Chicago
Stores Gear For Last Chance Rush Of Buyers
Carbondale stores stay open later on Thursday and Friday December 22 and 23 and until 6 p.m. Christmas Eve to handle last minute shoppers. Banks also extend hours. Most stores report Christmas sales on par with or slightly above last year as weather and late start influence buying. Clothing, hardware, drug stores all note varying rush periods and stronger holiday business, with department stores seeing marked improvement over non holiday periods.
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Willard Ottesen
Carbondale National Bank
Toy Concern
Johnny Morris Jr the Tiny Tobacco Toy on Tour
Johnny Morris Jr a four foot tall fourty pound figure promoting Philip Morris greeted crowds in Carbondale and across the West and Midwest. He claims New York City as home and travels with a single chauffeur for 11 years while visiting stores and groups on a goodwill tour begun in January. He plans a Washington appearance on Horace Heidt and will return to Cairo after Christmas. His father is a tailor who makes his clothes and he received boots and a Texas citizenship scroll from Governor Beauford Jester before Jester's death. He remains unmarried and says he will tour the Midwest again next year.
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Johnny
Philip Morris
Carbondale
Johnny Morris, Jr
Cigarette Company
West
Mid-west
New York City
Washington, D. C
Horace Heidt
Cairo
Gov
Beauford Jester
Texas
Mid- West
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the Daily Free Press
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Main
Mdale
Ill
Associated Press
A&p
Junior Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Jackson Country Club
Joyce Brown
Granite City
John Mulkins
Bill White
State Society
Southern Illinois Horticultural Society
Frat
Denis Prank
Cline- Vick
University High
Zeigler High
S. 1. U. Gym
Inc
Bing
Americas Melody Master
Rhapsody
Wits
Marjeree
Virginia Reynolds
Dale
Caprandalet
CCHS
Joseph Brisbane
Murphysboro Shriners
Carbondale Stores
Owen Brothers
Winkler and
Sunbeam Gas
Presley
N. Allyn
Parker
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