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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1956
Page
13
Classified rentals list multiple properties in De Soto Eden Park Murphysboro Carbondale Carterville Chester and surrounding areas. Includes apartments houses and furnished units with contact details and availability. Legal notices announce bid deadlines for Southern Illinois University Laundry Building project and nearby contractor details.
Gibbs couple of Carbondale welcome a son Friday at Doctors Hospital Carbondale. Vaughn family of Creal Springs Rt. 2 greet a daughter Friday at Marion Memorial Hospital. Moll family of Murphysboro announce a daughter Roberta Louise born Thursday at Champaign. Grandparents listed for Shields of Gorham and Moll of Vergennes Winkle. Giffin couple of Pinckneyville welcome a son Friday at Pinckneyville Community Hospital.
The famed Comstock Lode in Nevada may reopen as new mining techniques unlock value from long neglected low grade ore deposits. Studies point to potential dividends as developers apply modern extraction and processing methods to historic workings.
William Ben Isom 75 of 821 N Marion St Carbondale died Friday at Holden Hospital Carbondale. Services set for 1 p m Tuesday at Rock Hill Baptist Church Carbondale with burial in Oakland Cemetery. Friends may call at Jackson Funeral Home Carbondale. Marion district death Josephine Binkley 91 died Friday at 10 20 a m Services 3 p m Sunday Wilson Frick Funeral Home Marion Friends may call after 4 p m Saturday Burial Rosehill Cemetery.
Richard Tenneson, a 17 year old ammo bearer in the 2nd Infantry Division, described his wartime escape and regrouping on May 19 1951. He later returned to Carbondale and plans to work save money and attend the University of Minnesota in fall then pursue education. He offered story proceeds to Minnesota University.
Funeral services for Mrs. Dillie Absher 69 who died Thursday night at her West Frankfort home will be held Sunday at 1 30 p m at Walker Funeral Home West Frankfort Rev Paul Dickson to officiate with burial in Herald Cemetery near Norris City She leaves husband W F Absher daughters Mrs J C McNeil Munice Ind Mrs Victor Odore Attica Ind Mrs James Spedes Gary Ind Mrs Clarence Wyatt Jr Chicago sons Daniel and Victor Hedges both of St Louis brothers Clarence Wall Evansville Ind Charles and Thurmond Wall both of Mt Vernon Ind and a sister Mrs Ida Barker Munice Ind
A crossword style list clues Minnesota terms and assets from state nicknames to rivers capitals and regional words. The puzzle spans from North State nickname to Latvian natives and includes clues for flora fauna and general terms.
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A calm plaster cherub motif signals a shift in interior decoration aboard ships as wreckage from a public room reveals its decline. The fragmentary wording notes the figure, described as a sleeping figurine, amid debris from the ship’s damaged public area.
William Ben Isom 75 of 821 North Marion Street Carbondale died Friday at Holden Hospital after a long illness He was born March 7 1881 in Mount Pleasant Tennessee and moved to Carbondale in 1912 He married Fannie Chandler in 1912 in Cairo He was a Wood Preserving Plant worker at Carbondale a Rock Hill Baptist Church member and Mason Tuscan Lodge 44 He leaves his wife and sister Annie Reid of Detroit Funeral services are set for 1 PM Tuesday at Rock Hill Baptist Church with Rev L Turley officiating Burial will follow in Oakland Cemetery Friends may call after 3 PM Monday at Jackson Funeral Home
In Cleveland and nearby sites on December 15, Yama Bahama out pointed Jimmy Martinez after competing at 153 pounds in Bimini. Joey Giardello defeated Charley Cotton on a 10 round decision at 159 pounds in Philadelphia. Sammy Borja won by decision over Puyas Boy at 126 pounds in Guam Manila event.
Firemen rescued 14 people from the Delmar hotel four stories high as smoke filled the upper floors. Nine of the rescued were overcome by smoke while ladders brought all to safety. The hotel register showed 45 guests. all accounted for. Damage limited. cause undetermined.
Washington protested to Syria over delays in emergency repairs to a Sabotaged oil pipeline crossing Syrian territory. Undersecretary Hoover Jr. pressed for immediate steps to restore flow while Syria demanded withdrawal of foreign troops from Egypt. The Iraqi pipeline carries about 550000 barrels daily to Banyas.
C William Horrell director of the Southernlinois University Photographic Service and Robert A Steffes former SIU Journalism instructor now at Bowling Green State University co‑authors an illustrated piece on the value of posing and methods in picture taking. The feature appears in the current issue of Reporting the official publication of the International Council of Industrial Editors Inc.
Mrs. Mary B. Rankin of Northfield appeared in district court on a charge of operating a motor vehicle in 1956 with 1957 license plates. Judge Semeat Tisdale presided over the case.
Sertoma International selects Secretary of the Army Brucker for its annual American Way Award honoring civic service and public duties.
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