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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1955
Page
2
The list includes Fred Erwin Sr as director, Fred Erwin Jr as secretary, Ed Meracle as second vice president, with James as another officer cutoff in the incomplete roster.
In Weatherford Texas on December 20 AP reports a husband charged with killing Rev Chester Stevens after claiming the pastor had an affair with his wife Mrs Walter Vaughn of Denver City testified the minister entered their home under false pretenses and committed adultery. The widow and church ties are noted with Stevens previously at Denver City and later Harmony Baptist Church. The husband said he fired a .22 rifle at Stevens in the yard after learning of the alleged affair following his drive to Weatherford.
Bevie Pannell 59 of Dongola faces two indictments from a special grand jury in Jonesboro for murder and assault with intent to kill. He is charged in the fatal shooting of farm foreman Audie Littleton 60 and wounding Littleton’s wife Jewell on November 21. Pannell is expected to be arraigned Thursday in Union County Circuit Court. He is held without bond in Union County jail after recovering from a head wound. Littleton’s wife fully recovered and will testify.
Cary Davis of Southern Illinois University announces the foreign languages department third biennial study tour of Mexico for July 1956. The trip is designed to bring Mexican culture into the classroom and will involve eight hours of planned activities per day.
Chicago City Council Crime Committee found no evidence of an alliance between organized crime and politics but criticized the Police Department as incapable or unwilling to investigate charges against its own men. The report urged higher captain pay, longer probation, added legal staff, and a New York style department of investigation for Mayor.
New healing substance Bio-Dyne, branded as Preparation H, shrinks hemorrhoids and relieves pain without surgery. Case after case shows actual reduction. some sufferers say piles ceased to be a problem. Available as suppository or ointment with money back guarantee from druggists.
Cobden Community School and the program’s advisory council sponsor a contest to name the Cobden Community Development Program. Frank Lehnert of Southern Illinois University’s Community Development Service says the aim is a title akin to Eldorado’s Operation Bootstrap. Suggestion boxes will be placed in the Cobden area.
The piece celebrates Herrin lights on South Park Avenue and honors Bob Brewer and the Jaycees for beautifying the town. It fondly notes Maxine Mayberry's recovery after two years in a brace and shares holiday reflections on charity, peace, and goodwill for 1956.
Five Cobden sites including the high school the Center the Bank of Cobden and two local stores will host an entry contest. A winning entry will win a $5 prize.
The Percy Parent Teacher Association approved spending 75 dollars on books for the school library during last week’s meeting. They also scheduled a pancake supper for January 5.
A three act Christmas play titled Come To The Stable will be presented at 7 30 p m Christmas night at the Creal Springs Assembly of God Church.
The notice lists publication frequency Sunday and daily except Saturdays and holidays by Southern Illinois Publications Inc. with addresses in Carbondale, Carbondale main office, Herrin, and Murphysboro. It notes second class matter status at Carbondale and additions at Herrin and Murphysboro post offices and references the succession of local papers.
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