Carbondale Woman Wins Survey Prize in Community Study
Marie Messamore of Carbondale wins first prize of 15 dollars in the Sedden Minsine Cem munity survey. John Dobbins and Paul Castens win 10 and 5 dollars respectively. The survey has paid 330 so far and will total 650 with a three prize grand award of 260.
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Marie Messamore
Rt. 1
Carbondale
John Dobbins
4Th St
Johnston City
Paul Castens
Steeleville
Southern Illinoisan
Everett Bivens Heads Chester IOOF Lodge
Everett Bivens of Chester was elected Noble Grand of the Chester IOOF Lodge 57 at the regular monthly meeting last week. Other officers elected were Martin Heinnike vice grand noble Elmer Hammel recording secretary Ivman Flannigan financial secretary Raymond Leonard treasurer. Installation of the new officers is scheduled for Jan. 2 with Charles McCoy of Fairfield grand master of the grand lodge of Illinois to be the installing officer.
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Everett Bivens
Chester
Freeburg Man Bonded in Randolph County Case
William Lawless of Freeburg was released on $2,000 bond from Randolph County jail in Chester after being charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
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Freeburg
Randolph
William Lawless
Randolph County
Chester
Lawless
Webber Advances to Boilerman Second Class Aboard USS Evans
James E. Webber son of Mr and Mrs Alexander Webber 104 N Van Buren Orient has been advanced to boilerman second class in the US Navy while serving aboard the destroyer USS Frank E Evans in the Far East.
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James E. Webber
Alexander Webber
N. van Buren
Orient
USN
Frank FE. Evans
Far East
Last Run Trolley Excursion Draws 120 Fans
In Chicago on December 19 1907 Old 144 a 1907 trolley made a 40 mile steam era trip for railroad enthusiasts. About 120 riders paid $5 each to join the Illini Railroad Club. Attendees came from six states plus Washington DC. The event precedes the trolley’s move to a museum and drew fans despite frigid 15 degree weather.
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Chicago
Illini Railroad Club
Iinois
Minnesota
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Texas
Washington, D. C
Chicago Transit Authority
John Alden Jr
Washington
Inquest Alters Cause Of Death In Randolph County
Randolph County coroner jury in Sparta changes death cause for Joseph B. Owensby to death by unknown cause. Autopsy found no natural death signs and crew testimony suggested Owensby may have been alive hours before the morning train strike near Collins Station. Another inquest in Sparta ruled a routine verdict on Alva T. Benedict who died after a fall at a Steeleville home.
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Randolph County
Sparta
Ellisgrove
Joseph B. Owensby
Illinois
Lester Walker
Owensby
Collins Station
Walker
M&i
Allie Bryant
Steeleville
Southern Illinoisan Newspaper Listing Details
The Southern Illinoisian is a Sunday and daily except Saturdays and holidays publication. It lists offices in Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and notes its status as a second class post under the 1878 act.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Publications Inc
West Main Street
Dondale
North 16Th
Herrin
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
Carbordale
Southern Dinolion
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journey
Murphysboro Independent
Railroads Seek Immediate Freight Hike Including Wabash
Railroads petition the Interstate Commerce Commission for a one percent freight rate increase, citing wage and material cost rises exceeding half a billion dollars. Wabash Railroad in St. Louis foresees a mid February effect, following two months of traffic officer meetings in Chicago. The plan aligns with a presidential fact finding panel recommending pay raises for 750,000 non operating workers and health charges.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wabash Railroad
Str. Louis
Wabash
Royalton Man Wounded at VFW Club Incident
William Gess, 43, Royalton, was treated at Herrin Hospital for a gunshot wound to the left shoulder after a disturbance at the Herrin VFW Club. Police say the wound occurred when bartender Tom Shoemake dropped a gun while trying to evict Gess. no charges filed.
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William Gess
Royalton
Herrin Hospital
Herrin
Veterans of Foreign Wars Club
Tom Shoemake
Gess
Steeleville Cadet Promoted to Captain
Dave Mayfield of Steeleville, a Kemper Military School student in Boonville Missouri, is promoted from first lieutenant to captain. He is the son of Dr and Mrs G C Mayfield.
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Dave Mayfield
Steeleville
Kemper Military School
Boonville, Mo
Mayfield
G. C. Mayfield
Army NCO Academy graduate from 10th Division in Germany
Orville J Bridges recently graduated from the Non Commissioned Officer Academy of the 10th Infantry Division in Germany. A telegraph lineman for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad before joining the Army in 1942, he has been overseas since last September. His wife Virginia lives at 602 Baggett Zeigler. His mother Mrs. Margaret Thorpe resides at 2 E Sixth Alton.
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Army Pic
Orville J. Bridges
Virginia
Baggett
Zeigler
10Th Infantry Division
Germany
Bridges
Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Margaret Thorpe
E. Sixth
Alton
Desert Trek Pilot Survives Five Days Lost in Arizona
Phoenix pilot John De Castro rode out five days without food or water after engine failure on a cross country solo trip to Tucson. He survived by rationing fuel, drinking water, and following jeep tracks until a cafe sighting led to rescue in Yuma.
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Phoenix
Ariz
John de Castro
Tucson
Air Force
Aeronca
Yuma
Weather Bureau predicts colder and wetter nationwide
The Weather Bureau forecasts a 30 day period mid December to mid January with above normal temperatures in the Southwest and near normal along the Gulf Coast and northern New England. Most of the country will see below normal temperatures and heavier snow in the northern third from the Great Lakes to the Pacific. Rainfall will be above normal on the West Coast and below normal in the East with southern areas showing subnormal precipitation. Below freezing weather extends from the Southeast into northern Florida as December's cold spell continues.
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Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
New England
Great Lakes
Tennessee Valley
Florida
Rockies
Atlantic Coast
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Chester Ioof Lodge
Cave
State Farm Bank
Ain
State Farm
Dwight H. Busch
Bob D. Minter
Junior Chamber OF Commerce
Weatherman
Philco
Sawyer T. V
Phil Fredman
Furniture
Park Ave
Herrin Ill
Seabee 'Te
Makea
Marlyn
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