Carbondale Post Office Restricts Outgoing Mail
Postmaster Virgil Brown announced that the Carbondale office will not accept restricted mail through strike affected terminals. Restrictions include most second third and fourth class items and first class over eight ounces, with medicines and surgical supplies exempt. Air mail and rural deliveries not yet covered. embargo covers routes to Chicago St Louis Washington.
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Carbondale
Virgil Brown
Post Office Department
Chicago
St. Louis
Washington, D. C
Dallas
Texas
Knoxville
Tenn
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Battle Creek
Mich
Birmingham
Ala
Peoria
Brown
Railway Express Still Accepting Shipments in Carbondale
The Railway Express agency in Carbondale reported at noon today that the nationwide embargo on certain mail types has had little effect on its normal shipment flow. Despite a switchman walkout, re-routing keeps trains moving via Belleville to St Louis and other routes, though all shipments face delays according to an agency spokesman.
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Railway Express
Carbondale
St. Louis
Belleville
Metropolis
Harold Hale Dies At Davenport
Harold Hale 33 former Colp resident died about 7 p m Wednesday in Davenport Iowa He was reared in Colp attended Herrin Township high school and left Colp about eight years ago He leaves his mother Mrs Will Hale Colp and a brother Earl Davenport He was a World War I veteran Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon in Davenport and burial will be there
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Harold Hale
Colp
Davenport
Iowa
Mr. Hale
Herrin Township High School
Will Hale
Earl
Hale
Mary Jones 85 Dies in Herrin Hospital
Mary Jones aged 85 of 520 North Twenty-ninth Street Herrin died Thursday evening in Herrin hospital after a long illness. A 45 year Herrin resident she lived at the same home for 40 years. She was born March 28 1865 in Swansea Wales. Survived by three children Elizabeth Kelley Harold Jones Velma Carter three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services 2:30 Sunday First Baptist Church with Rev O W Bacheller. burial Herrin City Cemetery. Storme funeral home in charge.
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Mary Jones
North Twenty-ninth Street
Herrin
Herrin Hospital
Jones
Edward Jones
Swansea
South Wales
John
Ann Francis
Elizabeth J. Kelley
Orlando
Fila
Harold C. Jones
Bradenton
Velma Carter
First Baptist Church
O. W. Bacheller
Herrin City
Storme
Bad Check Passer Sentenced in Marion Case
William C. Rose, former Cartersville man, was taken to Vandalia state penal farm to serve a six month sentence after pleading guilty to passing a bad check at Fredman Furniture in Marion in October. Sheriff Ora A. Kirby escorted him. County Judge A. R. Cagle imposed the sentence on Tuesday.
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William C. Rose
Carterville
Vandalia
Ora A. Kirby
Rose
A. R. Cagle
Fredman
Marion
Southern Illinoisian local news pricing notice
The Daily Free Press Carbondale lists subscription rates for carriers and mail service. Weekly carrier 25 cents, six weeks 1, twelve weeks 2, twenty four weeks 4.50, six months 7.50. Mail subscriptions not sold where carrier service is available.
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Southern Illinoisan
Daily Free Press
Southern Illinois Publications Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
Illnois
Illinois
Associated Press
Scouts to Collect Waste Paper Saturday
Carbondale residents are reminded of a waste paper drive Saturday by a Sea Scout unit. Stewart Chandler Skipper of Ship Golden Eagle said scouts will collect paper Saturday afternoon west of the Illinois Central tracks unless weather stops it. Call 660-L or 868-L if you cannot place paper by noon.
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Carbondale
Stewart Chandler
Golden Eagle
Southern Illinois University Opens Time Capsule Shell
A 677 pound naval shell time capsule, presented by Alpha Phi Omega, was placed for SIU's 100th anniversary in Shryock auditorium. The capsule holds university history, yearbook, student newspaper, and a dedication tape. It will be embedded at the Schryock entrance with a brass plaque later.
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Southern Illinois University
Tne
Alpha Phi Omega
Shryock Auditorium
Jim Walker
SIU
APO
National Service Fraternity
Boy Scouts
Walker
Shryoen
E. G. Lentz
W. H. Hart
Benton
University
Southern Illinois
Morris
Southern
I C Tonnage Drops in Nov
The Illinois Central freight office in Carbondale reported 701 car loads in November 301 less-than-car-load and 400 intact loads, with 196 inbound and 105 outbound LCL and 281 inbound 119 outbound intact. Totals compare to October 974 and September 675. November LCL up 9 percent and intact LCL up 2 percent year over year.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Carbondale
Harry Goetz
U. S
Freeberg Praises Carbondale Businessmen for Chest Drive
Bill Freeberg, chairman, commends Carbondale businessmen at a community council meeting for supporting the annual Community Chest drive. He notes their backing and discusses the campaign's progress and importance.
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Freeberg
Carbondale
Bill Freeberg
Businessmen praised for Community Chest generosity drives total
The Community Chest campaign raised 6850 with 17 firms expected to add about 200 more as late checks arrive. Goal is 7200, with Sunday as potential wind down. Freeberg led volunteers praised by Nathan Nagle for keeping momentum despite late start. George Sawyer named nominating committee chair for Community Council slate planned in February.
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Community Chest Fund
Freeberg
Nathan Nagle
Community Council
George Sawyer
J. Henry Schroeder
Charles Freidline
Miss Ann McCann Receives National Reading Recognition
Belleville Township high school instructor Miss Ann McCann gains national notice for her article Continuing the Reading Program in the High School in the Teachers Service Bulletin in Reading by Macmillan Company. The piece outlines causes of reading failure and remedial strategies, citing Belleville’s remedial clinic as a model with recognized results.
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Ann McCann
Belleville Township High School
Murphysboro
Marie Reich
Macmillan Company
Miss McCann
Miss Ann McCann
Belleville School
Carbondale CHS Faculty Christmas Dinner Monday
Carbondale Community High School faculty will hold their annual Christmas dinner and party Monday night at 6 30 p m at Crab Orchard Courts. Mrs Vesta Morgan and Glen Morris head arrangements with E K Limpus chairing the entertainment committee.
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CHS
Yale
Carbondale Community High School
Crab Orchard Courts
Vesta Morgan
Glen Morris
E. K. Limpus
Dairy Livestock Courses Grow in Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University reports high demand for non credit dairy and livestock courses driven by regional production. In 1950 livestock and livestock products topped 14 million dollars while dairy and poultry added 3.8 and 4.8 million respectively.
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Agriculture Department
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois
Illinois
Reed
Hospital Notes Show Local Admissions and Discharges
Holden Hospital admits Mrs. Ben Fowler Carbondale for medical care. Discharges include Mrs. Vernon Kelly and daughter Marion. Surgical cases include Mrs. Earl Rushing Ozark and Mrs. Sudheimer Carbondale. Doctors Hospital lists Mary Jane Mountain Benton and others from Carbondale Pittsburg Makanda with various services.
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Holden Hospital
Ben Fowler
Carbondale
Vernon Kelly
Marion
Earl Rushing
Ozark
Surgical
R. S. Sudheimer
James Williams
William J. Travelstead
Doctors Hospital
Mary Jane Mountain
Benton
William Duncan
Dan Kobler
Pittsburg
Bob Stephens
Edward Smith
Makanda
James Hogan Memorial Center to elect officers
Officers for the James Hogan Memorial Center will be elected at a meeting on December 21. The Carbondale Daily Free Press erroneously listed the meeting as Thursday night in Thursday's edition.
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James Hogan Memorial Center
Carbondale
Rodgers Park Courts Housing Nears Completion in Carbondale
Rodgers Courts Inc led by H. H. Nooner develops 10 colonial style duplex buildings on James and Mill streets. The project, in Rodgers Park subdivision, will house 20 families by February 1 with asphalt drive, electric ranges, gas furnaces, and pre finished kitchens. Six families recently moved in.
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Rodgers Park Courts
Carbondale
James and
Mill Streets
Rodgers Courts, Inc
H. H. Nooner
Rodgers Park
L. Phillip Trotter
Springfield
Charles Oliver and Sons
Federal Housing Authority
Ross Named Teen Town Director
Claude Ross of Carbondale accepts appointment as director of youth activities at Teen Town. His duties start Jan 2 after previously serving as youth director from 1949 to August of this year. Alan Domer remains city recreation director until Ross assumes leadership.
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Ross
Teen Town
Claude Ross
Carbondale
Don Cross
Missouri
Alan Domer
Teen Town Board
Domer
Lincoln School
Martha Dodd Dies Suddenly in Carbondale
Mrs. Martha Dodd, 73, a Carbondale resident, died Thursday afternoon at home after a brief illness. An inquest is set for Saturday at 7 p.m. at Jackson Funeral Home. Funeral services are planned Monday at 2 p.m. at Free Will Baptist Church Grand Tower with burial in Walker Cemetery. She leaves a son John H. Dodd and four grandsons Lester, Joe, Donald, and Charles Dodd.
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Jackson
Carbondale
Martha Dodd
Free Will Baptist Church
Grand Tower
Walker Cemetery
H. Edmonds
Oakland Cemetery
Jackson Funeral Home
Randolph Judge Fines Two In Drunk Driving Cases
Newly elected Randolph County Judge Paul Nehrt sentenced Marion Moody of Tilden to a $100 fine and 10 days in jail for drunken driving in his first case. The following day Louis Thompson of Columbia received the same $100 fine and 10 days in jail on a similar charge.
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Randolph County
Paul Nehrt
Marion Moody
Tilden
Nehrt
Louis Thompson
Columbia
Condition of Fight Casualties Unchanged
Two men hurt in a Vergennes fight Sunday night remain in hospital in Murphysboro today. Robert Graeff, a Murphysboro coal miner, is listed in poor condition with head injuries. William Cochran of Vergennes is in fair condition after a hospital check up for possible injuries from the same incident.
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Vergennes
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Murphysboro
Robert Graeff
Graeff
William Cochran
Cochran
Social Living Course for Ninth Grade Described
Mrs Evelyn Rieke assistant professor at University School outlines a ninth grade social studies course in Illinois Education December 1950. The article explains course origin from faculty efforts to meet ninth graders needs and notes heightened student interest and industry in class through pupil involvement in planning units.
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Evelyn Rieke
University School
Illinois Education
Illinois Education Association
Jackson Union County Singing Session at Anna Center
Saturday night features a Get-A-Quainted session for area youths at the Jackson Union County singing convention held in Anna Community Center. Introductions by Marlowes Grill girls softball team members. Ten quartets performed at the last program two weeks ago. all singers and the public are invited.
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Jackson-Union
Jackson-Union County
Anna
Marlowes Grill
Carbondale Schools Seek Higher Levy to Boost Funds
Lincoln junior high Principal Norman Moore says district 95 grade schools lack funds for peak operation. He urges raising the annual levy to 90 cents per $100 and increasing the building levy, while advocating district broadening to include more area. Some students from outside the district may pay tuition next year.
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Carbondale
Lincoln
Norman Moore
Carbondale Education Association
Moore
District 95
Mt. Vernon
Clyde Winkler
City School Board of Education
Winkler
SIU To Convert Allyn Building Into Modern Art Center
Southern Illinois University will convert the 1907 Allyn building in Carbondale into a unified art department complex. The basement will host ceramics sculpture and drafting while the first and second floors house studios offices an amphitheater and exhibition space. The project aims to create one of the region’s finest art facilities with space for local artists student work and traveling exhibitions.
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Allyn
Art den
Southern
Burnett H. Shryock
New Art Department
Southern Illinois
Shryock
Marion girl released after carbon monoxide poisoning
Wanda Butts, a 13 year old Marion girl, was released from hospital in satisfactory condition after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning when found unconscious with 17 year old David Sneed dead in a parked car at a Marion service station last Thursday. Authorities suspect a leaking exhaust caused the gas hazard. Southern Illinois notes the region as among the oldest settled areas in the state.
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Wanda Butts Short
Marion
Herrin Hospital
David Sneed
Urge Draft Law Changes Draw Mixed Opinions in Carbondale
In Carbondale, residents including H J Loftus and J L McDowell urge reforms to draft rules. The survey reflects calls for 4F reconsideration, student deferments, married men with children equal to reservists, and higher age limits amid Korea casualties and wartime needs.
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Carbondale
H. J
Bud” Loftus
Air Corps
Chicago
Bob Mandrell
Vernon
Ministerial
LaRue Blackwell
Illinois Baptist Association
Bob Watkins
Navy
Robert Leavell
Anna
Freeburn Mine Conforms to Code With Noted Safeties
Inspector J. R. Summary reports substantial conformance at Freeburn mine near Stiritz with 230 workers and 3 629 tons daily. Observed safety gains include concrete block stoppings and guarded hoist shaft, plus roof tests, ventilation, gas exams, rock dusting, and fire equipment. Additional guards urged include safety posts, more rock dust, frame grounding, safety toe shoes, and goggles for exposed workers.
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J. R. Summary
Freeman Coal Mining Corporation
Freeburn
Stiritz
Bureau of Mines
Summary
W. R. Chick
Chick
Mother of Carbondale Man Dies in New York
Charles H. Rathjen of Carbondale learns of his mother Mrs. Henry Rathjen’s sudden death in New York City. Rathjen flew from St. Louis to attend funeral services in New York on Sunday.
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Carbondale
New York
Charles H. Rathjen
Henry Rathjen
New York City
Rathjen
St. Louis
Florence Roe, 64, West Frankfort Woman Dies at Herrin Hospital
Mrs Florence Roe aged 64 of 201 North Jefferson street West Frankfort died at 10 30 a m Thursday in Herrin hospital She was admitted to Herrin hospital on November 20 1966.
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Florence Roe
Jefferson’ Street
West Frankfort
Herrin Hospital
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Randolph
Rieke
Mississippi Valley
Korea
J. L. McDowell
Navy Vet
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Albert Stocks
Japan
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