City Postmen Ring Twice This Week in Carbon Dale
Post office officials report a flood of mail with a record volume, adding 10 extra carriers since December 11. Mail will be delivered twice daily through Saturday, with parcel post already delivered Sunday and continuing through Christmas Day. Finance windows stay 9 to 5:30 while main hours run 1 to 7 through the week, and mail departures may stall at freight terminals nationwide.
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Carbondale
Virgil Brown
Brown
Professor Emphasizes Speech in Mormon Religious Teaching
Dr. John Anderson of Southern Illinois University urged Kansas City teachers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to focus on communication over mere lesson repetition. He described speech as the core tool for addressing individual student problems and improving engagement, illustrating with voice tape analyses and age-group discussions.
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John Anderson
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Anderson
Kansas City
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Sorority Doll Raffle Winner In Carbondale
Beta Sigma Phi Epsilon Tau sorority of Carbondale announced Mrs D Ollie Walker 600 South University Avenue as the winning winner of a large doll raffle held Saturday at 4 30 p m The display had been at Sawyer Paints on Illinois Avenue The ticket drawn by five year old Jimmy Hendrix netted about 100 from 10 cent chances, with proceeds supporting the chapter treasury and a future charity Last year the group bought a 400 food conveyor for Holden Hospital Carbondale.
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Carbondale
Epsilon Tau
Beta Sigma Phi
Dollie Walker
South University Avenue
Sawyer Paints
Illinois Avenue
Jimmy Hendrix
Nelson Hendrix
West Pecan Street
Southern Illinoisan public notices and subscription rates
The Daily Free Press of Carbondale Illinois lists publication details for Southern Illinois Publications Inc and notes rates for carrier and mail subscriptions. It states the paper is entered as second class and AP has exclusive republication rights for local news and dispatches.
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Southern Illinoisan
Daily Free Press
Southern Illinois Publications Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
Illinois
Ilinois
Associated Press
Carbondale Stores Announce Extended Evening Hours
The Carbondale retail scene will stay open late for two nights this week after Christmas. H Newcombe of the clerks union and L I Browning of the Chamber of Commerce retail division outlined hours: Thursday and Friday close at 8 pm, Saturday at 6 pm, all other days at 5 30 pm.
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Carbondale
H. Newcombe
The
Clerks Union
L. I. Browning
Chamber of Commerce
Carbondale VFW Post Opens in New Quarters
About 1,000 people attended the opening of the Carter Teeter Watson post at 217 East Main Street. Tommy Lawson and his orchestra entertained for dances Friday and Saturday. Guests included William M. Bolig Roy Frazier and Carl Miller. The post plans its annual Christmas turkey dinner on December 21 at 6 30 p.m.
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Carbondale Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Carter
District 10
Carbondale Vfw
Hospital Notes Holden Hospital Admissions and Discharges
A hospital daily log lists patients admitted or discharged over the weekend and Sunday. Entries include names and origins such as Carbondale Marion Marion and various surgical medical or maternity notes. Rounded totals show multiple patients admitted on Saturday Sunday and discharged Saturday and Sunday.
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Holden Hospital
Edward Wills
Carbondale
Judith Wilson
Surgical
Ira Lee Heern
Makanda
Julie Whittigton
Murphysboro
Richard Morse
Hurst
Michael Stafford
Melvin Bastin
Gilbert Fisher
Lyman McKinley
Harry S. Harper
Marion
Mrs Martha Dodd Dies of Natural Causes
A coroner's inquest ruled on Saturday that 73 year old Mrs Martha Dodd of Carbondale died of natural causes. She collapsed at home Thursday while speaking with relatives. Funeral services were listed for today at Grand Tower.
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Martha Dodd
Carbondale
Southern Area Speech Tourney Opens at SIU Carbondale
The Fifth annual Southern Illinois Speech Tournament began at Southern Illinois University Carbondale with 113 students from eight area high schools competing in serious reading original oratory comedy reading verse and extemporaneous speaking plus after dinner speaking. The second stage will be a debate at SIU on Jan 20. Finalists and top ratings included Audrey Ewert Sandra Stroup Martha Ritchie Rachael Kinison Marilyn Wakeland Don Davis and Bob Talley among others.
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Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Audrey Ewert
Carbondale Community High
Sandra Stroup
du Quoin
Margaret Ritchie
Martha Morrison
Carbondale’s University School
Rachael Kinison
West Frankfort
Granite City
Harrisburg
Carbondale’s University
Sharon Talley
Marilyn Wakeland
Eleanor O’dell
Johnny Griffin
Virginia Peters
Sherry Hensley
Nashville
Judy Corder
Eugene Montovani
Mark Hughes
Shirley Bridges
University School
Sparta
Don Davis
Bob Talley
Ronald Lambert
Pat Lamont
Tom Sloan
Mrs. W. D. McIntosh Dies in Normal
Mrs. W. D. McIntosh, widow of a Methodist minister, died Saturday at her Normal home. She was stepmother to Professor David McIntosh of Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Funeral services are set for 9 a.m. Tuesday with burial at Bowen.
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Carbondale
W. D. McIntosh
David McIntosh
Southern Illinois University
Mine Operators Sued for 257.50 Over Moving Bill
In Jackson Circuit Court, R. P. M., Inc. coal mine operators north of Vergennes are sued by Courtney's Moving and Storage of Marion for 257.50 dollars for moving a large digging shovel. Courtney alleges contract for shovel relocation was completed but payment not received. The bill totals 250 dollars plus a 3% federal transportation tax.
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Jackson
Vergennes
Robert G. Courtney
Courtney
Marion
Sailors Send Christmas Card to Carbondale Editor
A Carbondale destroyer crew aboard the U S S James E Kyes mailed a Christmas card to the Free Press editor with a demand it be given to the most beautiful female employee. Six workers eyed the card and refused to accept it, leaving the card on the editor's desk.
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Carbondale
James E. Kyes
Free Press
John McDowell
Carbondale Free Press
Carbondale Pfc Flown to U S Hospital for Frostbite
Pfc Bobby G Holmes 18 of 319 West Pecan Street was flown to Percy Jones Army Hospital Battle Creek Michigan arriving December 12 for frostbite treatment in Korea with the Seventh Division. He enlisted March 1949 and reached Korea August. He expects a three week to month stay. His mother Mabel Holmes reports his brother William 23 Eighth Calvary First Cavalry has not been heard from in two months.
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Carbondale
United States
Korea
Bobby G. Holmes
W. Pecan Street
Percy Jones Army Hospital
Battle Creek
Mich
Holmes
Mabel Holmes
Michigan
Army
Dave Haniford Dies at 71 in Car bondale
Dave Haniford aged 71 died about 3 30 a m today at his home 308 East Willow street Funeral services set for Friday December 22 at 2 p m at Hopewell Baptist church Burial will be in Oakland cemetery Friends may call at Jackson Funeral home after 6 p m Thursday He is survived by his wife Minnie two sisters Mrs Sarah Harvey of Memphis Tennessee and Mrs Ida Haniford of Oaksville Tennessee two brothers Edward and Bennie of Oaksville Tennessee and two step sons Jack Stewart of Memphis Tennessee and Douglas Moody of Chicago
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Dave Haniford
Carbondale
East Willow Street
Hopewell Baptist Church
Oakland Cemetery
Jackson Funeral Home
Haniford
Minnie
Sarah Harvey
Memphis
Tenn
Ida Haniford
Oaksville
Edward
Bennie
Jack Stewart
Douglas Moody
Chicago
Scouts Say Paper Drive a Success
Carbondale Sea Scouts of Ship Golden Eagle report their waste paper drive Saturday was a success. They plan another collection after the first of the year to fund equipment for the unit and thank residents for placing newspapers and magazines on the curbs.
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Carbondale
Sea Scouts of Ship
Golden Eagle
Hinkle Seeks Transfer From Security Hospital
William Hinkle 17 Carbondale youth imprisoned at Menard Security Hospital petitions Jackson Circuit Court for habeas corpus and transfer to the general division of the Illinois State Penitentiary. He alleges ongoing confinement without proper sentencing and fears violence in the security unit after pleading guilty to theft and burglary in April 1950. He requests a review hearing and transfer to a regular penitentiary division.
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Carbondale
Menard
Jackson
Illinois State Penitentiary
William Hinkle
Murphysboro
Hinkle
Illinois State Penitentiary System
de Soto
Loyd Bradley
Southern Illinois Incorporated Aims to Promote Region
The Southern Illinois Incorporated outlines goals to preserve and promote Southern Illinois industry publicize recreational advantages and foster expansion and growth of Southern Illinois University for regional development.
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Southern Illinois Incorporated
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Ex-Miner Builds for Minnows on Illinois Farm
L. H. Brown, a retired coal miner from Energy, Illinois, runs about ten acres of minnow breeding ponds. He sold his first minnows last August and aims to wholesale sales after next summer, with around 10,000 fish on hand. Barking details include pond sizes, breeding cycle, feeding with stale bread, and a catfish caught earlier this year. The Browns live near Energy and have five children.
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Dolan
Southern Illinoisan
Energy
L. H. Brown
Ozark
Mr. Brown
Bobby Dick Coal Company
Calls Fire Effort Best In History Of S Illinois
An Illinois Central railroad worker and his family escaped injury when a Sunday morning fire destroyed their Makanda home and belongings. The Heerns fled with two young children as neighbors battled the blaze with water buckets. no insurance covered the loss and charity aid arrived from relatives and friends.
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S. Illinois
Illinois Central Railroad
Makanda
Sam Heern
Heerns
Dies at 34 Juanita Frick Funeral Services Monday
Funeral services for Juanita J. Frick 34 of Carbondale route 2 will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Carbondale Funeral Home conducted by Rev. Calvin Rigdon. Burial at Jonesboro. She leaves husband Ford Frick a daughter Joyce two sons Ford and Byron mother Lottie Lints of Carbondale grandmother Sarah Kinder of Carbondale brothers Paul Phelps and Buddy Lints sisters Lois Bonnie Lints Deloris Flanigan Mary Carrol Dorothy Collins Opal Daume Alma McKay and J Wanda Greer.
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Juanita J. Frick
Carbondale
Frick
Ford Frick
Joyce
Ford
Byron
Lottie Lints
Sarah Kinder
Paul Phelps
Buddy Lints
St. Louis
Lois and
Bonnie Lints
Deloris Flanigan
Corpus Christi
Texas
Mary Carrol
Scott Field
Dorothy Collins
Opal Daume
Alma McKay
J. Wanda Greer
Active Duty Now Open To Naval Reservists
Inactive male reservists in seaman recruit and seaman apprentice ratings may volunteer for 24 months of active duty. Open only to men who were Naval Reserve members before Sept 1, 1950. Reservists can volunteer at any Navy recruiting station and receive transportation to the nearest main station. Upon acceptance they will be sent to a Naval training station for recruit training.
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Naval Reserve
Fire in Coal Bin at Coxs Store Causes Minor Damage
A fire started in an oil treated coal bin near a flue in the basement of Coxs Store at 300 South Illinois Avenue. Fire Chief Carl Crain said the blaze caused little damage and the department responded to the alarm at 9 a.m.
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Coxs’ Store
South
Illinois Avenue
Carl Crain
Carbondale
Crain
Rapid regional fire alert for Mt. Vernon blaze
An emergency mobilization in Southern Illinois linked about 50 fire departments from the Egyptian Fire Fighters Association and Coal Belt Fire Protective Association. Twenty minutes after the call, crews from 14 out of town departments joined Mt. Vernon units to battle the blaze.
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Egyptian Fire Fighters Association
Mt. Vernon
Southern Illinois
Victor Stocks
Carterville
Coal Belt Fire Protective Association
Southern
Illinois
Franklin
Jackson
Perry
Williamson Counties
Stocks
Kiwanians To Be Christmas Hosts In Carbondale
Carbondale Kiwanis Club members will host their annual Christmas party Tuesday night. Each member will adopt at least one child for the evening. Santa Claus will distribute gifts after dinner. Mrs. Paul Huff and Miss Alma Dean Smith will sing Christmas music and Miss Smith will lead carols. Dinner begins at 6 20 p m.
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Carbondale Kiwanis Club
Carbondale
Santa Claus
Paul Huff
Alma Dean Smith
Mary Swindell
Miss Smith
Property Transfers From Carbondale Record
Morley Crawshaw transfers lots 12 and 13 in Crawshaw and Step hens addition Carbondale for 1 dollar. John McFarland deeds land in section 2 township 10 range 1 for 1 dollar. Joe Hays and others sell land in section 20 township 7 range 1 for 1 dollar. William Fox sells land in section 20 township 7 range 1 to Hallidayboro Coal Company for 1500 dollars. Henry Lybarger sells lots 5 and 6 block 1 G B Davis addition De Soto for 1 dollar. Tom Mason sells lots 2 through 7 block 2 Renfro Place Carbondale for 1 dollar. Clyde E Burklow sells Lake Heights addition Carbondale lots 126-130 to Esther C Burlow for 2000 dollars. Clara Ellis sells part to Ruth Foehner.
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Morley Crawshaw
C. M. Sitter
Crawshaw and Stephens SD
Carbondale
John McFarland
Everett
G. B. Davis
de Soto
Tom Mason
B.H. Davenport
Renfro Place
Clyde E. Burklow
Esther C. Burlow
Lake Heights SD
Clara Ellis
Ruth Foehner
Re elect Four Jackson Farm Bureau Directors at Murphysboro
Four Jackson County Farm Bureau directors whose terms expired were re elected at the annual meeting in Murphysboro, with about 700 members and families attending at the high school auditorium. Names include Carl Thompson Veregennes Ora Warren Crews Somerset Ivan Lively and C J Thomas. The event featured remarks by John Bicket and Dr W E Keepper, with Bicket urging agricultural labor cooperation and highlighting labor saving advances and rural electrification.
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Jackson County
Farm Bureau
Murphysboro
Carl Thompson
Veregennes
Murphysboro Township High School
John Bicket
Randolph County
Illinois Farm Supply
Bicket
Sparta
Rural Electrification Association
W. E. Keepper
Southern Illinois University Agriculture Department
Jackson County Home Bureau
Warren Crews
William Boatman
Crews
Ward Buzzard
Howard J. Struck
Carl Robinson
W. C. Anderson
Mildred Benz
Jeanette Dean
Jessie Carr
Jackson County Farm Bureau
Howard Struck
Bradley to Set Docket for January Term in Jackson County
Circuit Judge Loyd M. Bradley will preside in Murphysboro to set the January term docket. The session starts at about 10:00 a.m. December 26 by order of Circuit Clerk James McRoy. Attorneys must report to enter cases for the January docket as hearings begin January 10 after a January 8 grand jury start.
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Circuit
Loyd M. Bradley
Jackson County
Murphysboro
James McRoy
Bradley
Carbondale Motorist Pays Fine After Sideswipe Crash
David F. Bell of 510 West Baird Street pleaded guilty to driving in such a way as to endanger life and property after his car struck a parked vehicle at Hunter Owens Motor Co 415 North Illinois Avenue. The accident occurred about 6 p.m. Saturday and the parked car owned by Jesse Owens suffered heavy damage. Bell paid 62.80 in fines and costs and was released by Judge R M Ragland.
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Carbondale
Hunter-Owens Motor Company
North
Illinois Avenue
David F. Bell
West
Baird Street
Jesse Owens
Bell
R. M. Ragland
Real estate transfers recorded in Oaklawn and Carbondale deeds
Ida Lee Brouillette sells land in section 30 township 8 range 3 to Charles W. Oberle for $1. R R Colp transfers Oaklawn S D lot 116 in Carbondale to J A Cherry and C L Murden for $1. Also note lot 5 Harrold s S D part 10 acre lot 6 priced at $1.
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Harrold
S-D
Ida Lee Brouillette
Charles W. Oberle
R. R. Colp
J. A. Cherry
C. L. Murden
Oaklawn
Carbondale
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Sorority
John Atwood
Martin Barnett
Surgi
Cal
Margaret Fortune
Arley Cagle
Carol Ann Kemper
W. W. Briggs
John E. Sullins
W. E. Lamp
Flora
John A. Biggs
Charles Fanning
Harley Hill
Medical
Albert Kerns
Frank Fulmer
Homer Chaney
Valy Clark
Vienna
Caroll Woods
Laverne Mann
Cleve Grammer
Grand Tower
Ross Kimmel
Bobbie Ogden
Ohn Bantley
Byford Sanders
Benton
Mrs. McIntosh
Carbondale Pfc
U. S
I. C
Makanda Blaze
Juanita Frick
Jackson Farm Bureau
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