Carbondale Council Reviews Beautification and Census Plans
The Carbondale Community Council discussed a city beautification plan and formed a census study committee led by Mrs. F. S. Randle and others. It approved distributing the Know Your Town booklet, commended the League of Women Voters, and noted SIU input on population effects for motor fuel tax receipts. A nominating committee was named after Secretary Vivian Woods resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Community Council
League of Women Voters
D. W. Morris
Southern Illinois University
Chamber of Commerce
W. Elm St
League
John B. Barnes
SIU Dept. of Community Development
Carbondale
F. S. Randle
Augusta Milligan
Leonard Reynolds
John T. Moake
John R. Canedy
Emmett Harris
Garden Club
Vivian Woods
California
Hardin County murder trial: jurors selected in Joiner case
In Elizabethtown the defense and prosecution narrowed the jury to eight for the Joiner murder trial as four more jurors were tentatively chosen. Judge B W Eovaldi halted witnesses until Monday while jurors review continued, with June Davis and her daughter Betty on trial for Beth Joiner’s July 1955 death near Cave in Rock after a scuffle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabethtown
B. W. Eovaldi
Circuit Court
June Davis
Betty
Cave-in-rock
Betty Joiner
Hartford
Rites Held Saturday for Christopher Bowoski
Funeral services for Stanley Bowoski a 74 year old Christopher resident were held at 2 p m Saturday at the Russell Funeral Home of Christopher. The Rev M E Frank officiated and burial followed in Harrison cemetery Bowoski died Thursday at 6 30 p m after thirty years in Franklin County His wife Anna Bowoski preceded him in death in 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Bowoski
Christopher
Russell
M. E. Frank
Harrison Cemetery
Franklin County
Bowoski
Anna
Burglars Break Into Peoria Rockford Bus Depot
Burglars pried open a north door at the Peoria Rockford bus depot at 411 Illinois Ave Carbondale. They entered the ticket booth but no money was missing after a Saturday check and ticket count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Rockford
S. Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Bain
SIU Sets Two Speech Events for January in Carbondale
SIU announces a January speech festival and a January 26 high school debate tournament at University School in Carbondale. High school debaters compete in extemporaneous, radio, verse and play reading, original monologue and oratory. Dr. Paul Hunsinger leads a choral clinic ahead of the awards ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Southern Illinois
University School
Paul Hunsinger
SIU
Granite City
du Quoin
Mattoon
Jose phine Binkley Rites Held In Marion
Funeral services for 91 year old Jose phine Binkley were set for 3 p m Sunday at Wilson Frick Funeral Home Marion with Rev Lael Smith and Rev Gus Anderson officiating Burial was planned at Rosehill Cemetery Friends could visit after 4 p m Saturday Binkley a lifelong Williamson County resident died Friday at Ernfelt Rest Home Johnston City She was born November 23 1865 near Marion married A J Binkley on June 1 1886 He died in 1933 She was a charter member of the First Christian Church and the Clio Club
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Binkley
Wilson- Frick
Marion
Lael Smith
Gus Anderson
Rosehill Cemetery
Binkley
N. Market St
Ernfelt
Rt. 1
Johnston City
Williamson County
A. J. Binkley
First Christian Church
Clio Club
Postmen Redirect Santa Addresses to Herrin Post Office
Two letters addressed to Santa Claus written by Pamela and Greg Walker were delivered to the Herrin post office. The sisters request Christmas gifts including Roy Rogers boots Rin Tin Tin gear and dolls clothes and beads among others. The letters will be forwarded to St Nick for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Herrin
North Pole
Santa
Greg Walker
Pamela
St. Nick
Rural Youth Group to Meet Monday Christmas Party
The Jackson County Rural Youth Group will hold its annual Christmas party Monday at 7 30 p m at the Farm Bureau in Murphysboro. Alois Partl an Illinois Farm Youth exchange student from Austria will present slide pictures of Austrian agricultural methods. Partl is staying at Edward Cochran’s farm near Elkville. Officers for 1957 will be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Rural Youth Group
Farm Bureau
Murphysboro
Alois Partl
Illinois Farm
Austria
Part
Edward Cochran
Elkville
Southern Illinois Publications imprint and postal notice
The fragment lists addresses for Southern Illinois Publications Inc in Carbondale, Herrin, Murphysboro and mentions post office entry dates under the 1879 act. It notes affiliation or succession relations with Carbonfree Press Herrin Daily Journal and Murphysboro Independent and reserves Associated Press republication rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bouthern
Illinoiban
Southern Illinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
Addional
Herrin Tl
Murphyspore
Southern
Carbon Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysbor
Associated Press
Egyptian Scouts Receive Awards for Wilderness Trails
Fifty-two Explorer Scouts from the Egyptian Council joined 10,000 Scouts earning the 50 Miler Wilderness Trails award this year. Southern Illinois units qualified on canoe trips in Northern Wisconsin or river routes and on mountain trails at Philmont Scout Ranch in Arizona. Cairo Ship 5 and Carbondale posts 66 and 70, Crossville Troop 77, and Herrin Troop 85 were among qualifying units. Cairo Ship 5 crews logged 1,652 miles hiking or paddling in the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egyptian Council
Southern Illinois
Wisconsin
Ohio
Tennessee
Philmont
Arizona
Cairo
Carbondale
Crossville
Herrin
Gifts Planned for Children's Receiving Home by Auxiliary
Johnston City American Legion Auxiliary held a Christmas potluck on December 12 at the American Legion Club. President Mrs Goldie Bernard led a business meeting and the group voted to send gifts to the Children's Receiving Home in Hurst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston City
American We Auxiliary
American Legion Club
Goldie Bernard
Hurst
Figure in arrest over fare train ticket incident
Mark M. Reicherson of 530 W 136th St New York is held in Carbondale for trespassing on Illinois Central Railroad property. Police Lt K K Crites arrested him Thursday evening and said Reicherson carried false train tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark M. Reicherson
136Th St
New York
N. Y
Carbondale City
Illin
Ois Central Railroad
Reicherson
K. K. Crites
Crites
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Council
Hardin County
Christopher Man
Eaton & Brown Appliances
E. Main
Mark Randolph
Sidney
Sidney van Riper
Son County Humane Society
Mark
Ed Randolph
S. 8Th Street
Pamela Walker
Highway 13
Highway
Wally Thurmond
Childrens Home
Carterville
IFARE
Southern Illinois Landscape Service, Inc
West Main
Brown & Colombo
Colombo
Illnois
ANGEL
BY Kugman
Orson
Kugman’s
Olinvis
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