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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1949
Page
3
The Federal Power Commission’s study of 3,814 U S cities shows Carbondale residents using 25, 100, and 250 kilowatt hours monthly pay less than or near national averages for similar sized cities. FEB 1949.
Admitted Saturday Alfred Shelby medical Carbon Dale. Discharged Saturday Lester Dungey accident Chest er. Mrs Orie Ogden surgical Car tertville. Prater surgical Mrs nage and Fred Smith and son Carbonda le. Bigler and son Carbondale. Rezetka and daughter Carbondale. Smith medical Johnston City. Discharged Sunday Rodney Ray Platt medical Car. H A Wese medical Car. Robinson medical Carbondale. Ray McKenzie surgical Vienna. Miller and son Makanda. Bartleff and daughter Marion. Henderson and daughter Marion.
The Daily Free Press in Carbondale Illinois lists subscription rates for carrier and mail delivery with weekly and multiweek options. It notes mail subscriptions not sold where carrier service is available and that the paper is second class matter.
Santa Claus delighted 900 children at the Hotel Roberts sponsored by the Carbondale Jaycees from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. He handed out candy and gifts while others at Stearns Refrigeration welcomed over 300 youngsters. Parents and adults watched as children asked for jeeps, Gene Autry’s horse and more.
Donald R Fabian of 302 West Mill Street escaped unhurt when his car skidded on wet pavement and struck a telephone pole in the 600 block of South University Avenue about 7 20 a m.
Boy Scout leaders from Jackson county Pharoah district meet at Hotel Roberts in Carbondale Tuesday at 6 30 p m to elect officers for 1950 including county commissioner eight committee chairmen and several councillors at large Marion Harriss of Carbondale is the present commissioner wives of leaders invited to attend the meeting.
Mrs Edna Burke Rothberg 44 died in St Louis Sunday morning at 2. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Huffman funeral home with burial in Oakland cemetery. She is survived by husband Benjamin and children Geneveive Cox Robert Donald, two sisters and four brothers plus three grandchildren.
The Carbondale Kiwanis club hosts a Christmas party in the Hotel Roberts Blue room Tuesday at 7 p.m. Thirty two underprivileged children, Kiwanis wives, and about 30 members with wives attend. A Christmas tree decorates the room and Santa will distribute gifts.
A suit filed in Jackson County Circuit Court by Coleda French against ex-husband Homer French seeks return of four farm animals three heifer cows and one bull or the equivalent in sales price. The complaint alleges purchase with her $722 check and sale proceeds of $975 to Jake Anderson with proceeds used to buy a 1949 model car.
Roy L. Batson aged 62 of Makanda died Sunday at Holden hospital at 7 20 am He had lived in Union and Jackson counties most of his life and was a retired truck farm operator He was a Jerusalem Church member funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at Jerusalem Church Pomona Rev William Lively officiating Burial in Jerusalem cemetery He is survived by wife Lena Batson three sons Lee Huston and Robert W two daughters Lucille Welchel and Florence Welchel 20 grandchildren and one great grandchild
Sally Sherertz daughter of Mr and Mrs E L Sherertz Carbon dale RFD 4 is on the honor roll with an S average for the second six weeks at Cottey Junior College for Women Navada Mo.
A settlement ends a dispute over safety at two Federal Construction sites near Southern Illinois University. Three watchmen will rotate between the training building and shop buildings, work 5 p.m. to midnight and midnight to 7 a.m. five days a week, on a $1.30 per hour scale with overtime. Saturday shifts pay time and a half, Sunday double time.
A free two hour program of 16 cartoons for grade school children will run at the Varsity theater in Carbondale on Saturday December 24. Doors open at 9 a.m. and the show starts at 9:30. Santa will interview youngsters on stage during a break and the event may become annual. Local Elks Eagles and Moose lodges donate fruit and candy for the children and the interviews will be broadcast on W C I L.
The Eagles will start remodeling the newly purchased hall on East Main street in Carbondale before the New Year. H. D. Sharp, trustee, says the lodge won approval to buy the former Bradley hardware site from the Eagles Grand Avenue in Kansas City. Shelby Lewis of Detroit sold the building for 25000 dollars.
The Carbondale Rotary club hosts a father son Christmas party at Hotel Roberts tomorrow at noon. Rotarians bring gifts for sons, to be distributed by Santa Claus who will interview receivers. The event, broadcast on W C L L Carbondale at 12 35 pm, includes candy sacks and entertainment by Tommy Jones, son of Mr and Mrs Carl Jones, playing trumpet.
Jackson County Board of Supervisors will reconvene in Murphysboro at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow for a special session in the county courthouse. The December 20 meeting was recessed during a regular session earlier this month and will resume to address undisclosed business matters.
Harry W Day and Harvey Hartline residents of Carbondale area were named delegates of the Illinois State Horticultural Society to attend the National Peach Council meeting in Washington D C in February. They joined other Southern Illinois growers at the Springfield three day meeting last week where Union County led in peach trees with 23 percent of the state total. The report also notes Jackson County fifth in peach trees and counts Calhoun and Pike as top apple tree counties while Johnson and Union rank third and fourth. The gathering discussed ongoing high labor and equipment costs hindering big cost reductions.
Mrs C A Ragsdale of 700 West Pecan Carbondale won a General Electric eight cubic foot refrigerator in a Bradley hardware opening feature. The prize was awarded Saturday night after nationwide registration began November 17.
Ray Baker 43 was released from Murphysboro jail into parole officer Robert Aldridge’s custody after a petition signed by about 35 neighbors. Parole boards in Illinois and Arkansas found insufficient evidence to revoke his parole for an alleged window peeping incident and he was to be released to his Riversire Park area home today. Baker, paroled in September after nine and a half years, had a history of petty larceny arrests and escaped from city jail on November 10, later recaptured.
County roads face 1950 funding drought as no state appropriation exists for county highways. Weather will determine preservation this winter and potential damage if prolonged cold and rain strike. Gravel roads suffered washouts in fall but November repacking saved many. a tax bill failure worsens the funding gap amid flood damage from the Big Muddy. Worthen notes limited office capacity to address all repairs and aims to spread work to the most needy roads.
The City of Miami on Illinois Central marks ten years of service between Chicago and Florida with a birthday celebration in Chicago. The southbound train reaches Carbondale at 12 45 P.M. and the northbound at 5 36 P.M. Since 1940, the line logged over 3 250 000 miles and carried more than 500 000 passengers. Extra trains may run to meet Florida winter travel demand. two sections were used today to handle holiday traffic.
Margaret T. Manning 76 of Dowell died at Marshall Browning Hospital Du Quoin yesterday at 12 45 pm Funeral services set for Tuesday 2 pm at Schroeder Funeral Home Du Quoin call period available until service time Survived by a daughter two sons and six step children plus a brother and six grandchildren living in several states
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