County Board Demands 3595 From Fraser in Audit Action
Fraser to repay Jackson County 3595.25 by Dec 24 per three resolutions passed by the County Board in Murphysboro after an audit through Dec 3. The action targets excess earnings and trust funds from Fraser’s former office as Recorder of Deeds and Circuit Clerk. Fraser, jailed on embezzlement charges, faces court hearings as state seeks particulars and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Fraser
Circuit Court
Jackson County
County Board of Supervisors
Court House
Murphysboro
Fraser
Loyd Bradley
Board of Supervisors
James McRoy
John Gilbert
Gilbert
Daily Free Press subscription notice from Carbondale
The Daily Free Press in Carbondale Illinois lists carrier and mail rates for subscriptions with 25c weekly carrier delivery and six week mail, twelve week and yearly options. It notes mail subscriptions not sold in carrier service areas and credits Associated Press for local and AP dispatch news.
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Daily Free Press Southern
Iinoisan
West Main Street
Carbondale, Ill
Carbondale
Illinois
Associated Press
Urges Sending Of Information For Directory
Frank J. Zick of Hoffman City Directories urged Carbondale residents to fill out and forward questionnaires for a Carbondale directory. The effort aims to complete by Jan 1 1950 with rep visits, urgent mailed questionnaires after two failed attempts, and includes residents 16 and over, officials, airports, churches, schools, and a yellow business section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Zick
Hoffman
Carbondale
Zick
Southern Ilinois University
Engineers Appoint Nominating Committee at Dinner
The Illinois Association of Highway Engineers named a nominating committee at a Jackson Country Club dinner. Tom Cremeens was chosen chair with Leslie Walker and Oscar Sewell as members, all of Carbondale. President Mike Boulden announced M. Block of the Illinois Central Railroad will speak January 16 on IC work at Cairo, inviting Southern Illinois engineers. February 18 will be ladies night, and officers will be elected at the January meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Association of Highway Engineer
Jackson Country Club
Tom Cremeens
Leslie Walker
Oscar Sewell
Carbondale
Mike Boulden
M. Block
Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
Block
I. C
Cairo
Boulden
Southern Illinois
Call County American Legion Meeting Feb 15
County Commander Leo Faughn announced a meeting of all Jackson county American Legion posts for Sunday February 15 at Paul Stout Post 127 in Murphysboro. The agenda includes discussion of electing the Fifth Division commander to be held February 28 and 29 in Murphysboro with past members from Murphysboro Carbondale Elkville Dowell Ava Campbell Hill and Grand Tower expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
American Legion
Paul Stout
Murphysboro
Leo Faughn
Carbondale
Elkville
Dowell
Ava
Campbell Hill
Grand Tower
Sewing Class Gift Sparks Gift for Alma Todd at Show
Mrs Alma Todd home economics instructor at Community High School received a gift from adult sewing class members after completing a 10 unit course. The course ended with a style show where members modeled garments they made. A new 10 unit course starts January 9 with students Ann Hart Joan Humphrey and Wilma Foster performing at the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Todd
Community High School
Todd
Ann Hart
Joan Humphrey
Wilma Foster
Clydell Boals
Vera Lambert
Beulah Sellars
Liberty Throgmorton
Orville Johnson
W. A. Land
Carl Sheaff
Carl Emmons
Virginia Gardner
Jane Woods
Verna Rossi
Floyd Boals
Ted Hess Dies In Centralia At 66
Ted Hess 66 a longtime Illinois Central railroad conductor since 1913 died at his Centralia home about 6 45 p m He was born in Union county and lived in Centralia since 1944 He married Jessie Schuler in 1920 and leaves wife daughter Teddy Rose Carlton of Bell Rose Long Island and a son Jeff Hess was a member of a Centralia Methodist church and the Knights Templar
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Festus
Ted’’ Hess
Illinois Central Railroad
Centralia
Hess
Union County
Illinois
Teddy Rose Carlton
Bell Rose
Long Island
N. Y
Carlton
Southern Illinois University
Mounds
Jessie Schuler
Knights Templar
Jeff
Mason 50 Years at Grand Tower
Sam Blanford Sr joined Lafayette Lodge No. 657 A F and A M at Grand Tower in November 1899 at age 35. Last Thursday night the lodge honored him on his 50 years of membership with a jeweled pin. Ed Adams presented the pin and recalled early meeting customs. Blanford was a longtime general foreman at the box factory and still runs a bee farm south of Big Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Blanford
Lafayette
Grand Tower
Grand Tower Masonic Lodge
Blanford
Ed Adams
Lodge
Adams
Big Hill
Postal Record Cracked by Carbondale Post Office Deluge
Postmaster Virgil Brown announced a record flood of Christmas mail at Carbondale yesterday. Machine cancellations reached 45 728, besting the previous daily mark of 39 850, not including items larger than a 3 cent letter. Over 100 000 cards and letters were received at the post office window and about 1 500 packages were mailed. Brown expected the peak local delivery to come tomorrow with about 75 percent of cards from out of town and more than 100 000 items delivered yesterday
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Carbondale
Virgil Brown
Wndow
Brown
Ayre Wins 1000 Dollar Prize In Textbook Contest
Dr Glenn Ayre an alumnus of Southern Illinois University and director at Western College Macomb won first prize of 1000 dollars in a national textbook contest by McGraw Hill for Basic Mathematical Analysis combining high school and college calculus material. The contest ran Jan 1 1948 to Aug 1 1949 with entry eligibility nationwide. Ayre earned a master’s at Ann Arbor and a doctorate at George Peabody Nashville. Mrs Ayre is daughter of Mrs Carrie Neftziger and sister of Mrs Joe F Van Natta of Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Ayre
Southern Illinois University
General College
Western College
Macomb
McGraw- Hill Book Company
United States
Ayre
Ann Arbor
Mich
George Peabody College
Nashville
Tenn
Carrie Neftzger
Joe F. van Natta
Carbondale
A J Store to Stay Open Late Three Nights
Stores of Anna and Jonesboro will stay open until 8 p.m. Wednesday Thursday and Friday for shoppers convenience. They will close at 5 30 p m Saturday Christmas Eve as announced by Earl Rotrammel chair Merchants committee Anna Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce.
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Anna
Jonesboro
Earl Rotrammel
Merchants Committee
Anna- Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce
Collision at East Sycamore and Barnes Streets
No injuries reported in a morning crash at East Sycamore and Barnes as Attila Mathis and Louis Cavitt collided around 10 15 a m. Mathis resided at 511 East Sycamore Street and Cavitt drove for Busy Bee Cab Co. Authorities investigated the incident.
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East Sycamore
Barnes Streets
Attila Mathis
East Sycamore Street
Sycamore Street
Louis Cavitt
Busy Bee Cab Co
Barnes Street
Property Transfers in Carbondale and De Soto
Shelby Lewis sells part of lot 106 in Carbondale to E. J. Sanders for 1 dollar. Agnes Reeder conveys lot 23 in S. S. Hall's addition, De Soto to Richard Shankle for 1 dollar. John E. Weatherly to James A.
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Shelby Lewis
E. J. Sanders
Carbondale
Agnes Reeder
Richard Shankle
S. S
Possum Nabbed While Eating Garbage in Carbondale
A thief loose in Carbondale a sly one was captured a possum caught on the Whalen back porch at 7 a.m. yesterday. Scott Adkins once locked him in then the possum dug free and escaped but remained dressed in a white fur coat and acted as if he enjoyed crime for sport.
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Carbondale
Richard Whalen
West Pecan Street
Scott Adkins
Adkins
By-Pass Naming Of Supervisor Of Assessments
The Jackson county plan to create a county supervisor of assessments is on hold pending a court ruling. In a special session the county board voted to notify the state revenue department that no applications have been received, as required by law. The legality of the office is being challenged in court in another county, with officials suggesting delaying action until a decision is reached.
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Jackson County
Murphysboro
Board of Supervisors
State Department of Revenue
Revenue Department
Board of Review
Illinois
Property Transfers and Prices in Car Bondale District
Weatherly receives land in section 8 township 9 range 2 for 1 dollar. Atlee Holmes sells part lot 89 Newsome's Survey Car Bondale to C J Campbell for 1500 dollars.
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Weatherly
Atlee Holmes
C. J. Campbell
Newsome’s
Carbondale
Rail Express rate hikes charted by Illinois commission
The Illinois Commerce Commission approved Rail Express rate increases on Dec 16 for shipments from Carbondale to Chicago. Increases range from 22 to 4 cents per 100 pounds, varying by fruit vegetable and berry categories and carload versus less than carload. The changes offset higher operation costs and adjust minimum carload weights for a July 1 to Aug 1 period.
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Railway Express
Illinois Commerce Commission
Carbondale
Chicago
R. E. Burns
Commerce Commission
Southern Illinois Fruit and Vegetable Growers
Burns
Bryant couple attend father's funeral in Carmi
Mr and Mrs Roye R Bryant of Carbondale travel to Carmi to attend the funeral of Mrs Bryant s father William Questell 83 who died Saturday night Funeral services are set for this afternoon in Carmi Questell s death noted withMr Bryant the new director of placements at Southern Illinois University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond H. Dey
Southern Illinois University
Roye Bryant
S. U
Harold M. Kaplan
S. S. U. Board
Mr. and Mrs. Bryant
Roye R. Bryant
Carbondale
Carmi
Questell
Bryant
Hospital notes ad mitted and discharged patients list
Hospital notes record Monday admissions for Mrs. Everett Hill medical patient at Carbondale and Monday discharges include Mrs. George J. Perry surgical patient at Cash Mrs. Eldon E Feals surgical patient at Marion and Mrs. Joe Holder and her son at Carbondale.
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Everett Hill
Medical
Carbondale
George J. Perry
Eldon E. Feals
Surgical
Marion
Joe Holder
De Soto Transfer Move in S. S. Hall’s Addition
Hanni Bouriand signs over lot 23 in De Soto’s S. S. Hall’s addition to Richard Shankle for $1. The terse record notes the property transfer and price.
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County Board
Ross Reynolds
Vienna
Fletcher Lewis
Elmer Medlin
IIN
S. I. U. Posts
Carbondale, Ilinois
Pyramid Roofing Lumber Co
Call County
American Legion Meeting
Ted’ Hess
MASON
Caenes
Presley
Plumbine
Capbondale IL
Henry
Morgan
So Tals Is
Mem York
Rudy Vallee
Hugh Herbert
Bill Goodwin
Leo Gorcey
A-J
John E. Weatherly
James A
Carbondale Business Men’s Association
Eagle-Uon Pictung
Rail Express
Hanni Bouriand
S. S. Hall
de Soto
Roy S. Huffman
Illinois Land Surveyor
Remington, Sunbeam, Schick
Cline-Vick
Tance
Aogan Preston
McNally
API Leoi
Pe Ee
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