CAA Funding Slash Delays Murdale Airport Building
A $130 000 Murdale Airport project is paused after a drastic CAA funding cut from 32 million to 13 million. The board seeks emergency Chicago CAA aid while main office approval is halted by the money gap. The plan covered admin building, hangar paving, sanitation and water systems, erosion control, timber removal, and possible runway extension. The airport will keep operating during the postponement.
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Murdale
Civil Aeronautic Authority
C.A.A
Washington
Mardale
Mardale Board
Chicago
Auto Wreck Near Vergennes Claims Minor Injuries
Two East St. Louis residents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Sharp, were hospitalized in St. Andrew's Hospital, Murphysboro, after their car overturned on Route 13 near Vergennes. Medically labeled as very minor injuries, Mr. Sharp had a back injury and Mrs. Sharp a left ankle injury with lacerations.
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East St. Louis
Vergennes
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Murphysboro
Joseph A. Sharp
Sharp
Sharps
Herrin
Garvin King Legion to Give Gifts to Kids in Carbondale
The Garvin King American Legion post at 204 East Oak Street Carbondale will distribute candy apples and oranges to children on Christmas Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The program is chaired by Tazz Greene with committee members Lonnie Editone and Ruben Clark.
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Carbondale
Garvin King
American Legion Post
East Oak Street
Tazz Greene
Lonnie Editone
Ruben Clark
Hospital Notes Holden Hospital Admissions and Discharges
Held hospital notes list admissions on Friday including Byford Smith of Carbondale medi cal, Mrs W A Smith of Vienna surgical, Mrs Ralph Carter of Marion surgical. Discharges include Mrs Herbert Moore and daughter of Vienna, and others. Doctors Hospital entries include E C Coleman Carbondale surgeon Emery Allien Carbondale surgeon and Mrs George Melton Carterville medical along with Mrs Raymond E Kiger and daughter Carbondale and Mrs Sam Lence and daughter Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holden Hospital
Byford Smith
Carbondale
Medi- Cal
W. A. Smith
Vienna
Surgical
Ralph Carter
Marion
Herbert Moore
Everett Rentfro
Doctors Hospital
E. C. Coleman
Emery Allien
George Melton
Carterville
Medical
Raymond E. Kiger
Sam Lence
Southern Illinoisan Daily Free Press Carbondale Notice
The Southern Illinoisan Daily Free Press lists subscription rates and distribution details. Carbondale, Illinois publishes local news with AP dispatches, listing carrier and mail rates and service notes.
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Southern Illinoisan
Daily Free Press
Southern Ilinois Publications Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
Ilinois
Ost
Associated Press
Young Blueprints to Guide U S Youth Over Next Decade
A special Illinois committee will study long range plans for guiding American youth for ten years. Findings from the Mid Century Whitehouse conference on children and youth inform state programs, with focus on infancy through adolescence, family, church, schools, and employment, aiming to strengthen democracy and social development. Dr. Marshall Hiskey of Southern Illinois University attends as Illinois delegate.
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Illinois
Union
Washington, D. C
Truman
Marshall Hiskey
Department of Guidance and Special Education
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Hiskey
U.S.A
Relion
Tide of Toys Drive Begins in Carbondale Tuesday
Legion and auxiliary members in Carbondale start the Tide of Toys drive to collect new toys for European, Philippine, and Puerto Rican children. The local committee led by Mrs. Fannie Gent hopes to finish by Jan. 10, with donations at the Legion home on West Main Street.
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Donald Forsythe
American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Carbondale
Illinois American Legionnaire
Europe
Fannie Gent
Gent
Legion
West Main Street
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Carbondale Auxiliary
Lawrence J. Fenlon
Chicago
Frank M. Hartigan
Ingleside
State Legion
Illinois
American Legion
Pier 38
Philadelphia
United States
Bing Crosby
Yule Mail Rush Slows to Normal
The Carbondale post office reports incoming parcel post has subsided to normal flow signaling the end of the holiday rush. Postmaster Virgil Brown says deliveries will return to one daily run and window hours will resume regular schedules by Tuesday.
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Carbondale
Virgil Brown
Brown
Christmas Shoppers Key Hard to Sell Says Carbondale Clerks
Carbondale clerks describe the Christmas rush insights after weeks of steady sales. Toy, drug, shoe, jewelry, hardware and clothing clerks weigh whether men or women are harder to sell to and note last minute shoppers often push decisions.
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Carbondale
Joann Cluus
Robert Correll
Charles Richardson
Enos Bradley
S. I. U. Cancels Holiday Tour
Southern Illinois University in Carbondale cancels its planned New Orleans Gulf Coast holiday tour after only five of ten required signups commit. Dr Floyd Cunningham said the trip required ten participants for special rates. the group would have started the day after Christmas and returned after New Years at an estimated $90.
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New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Floyd Cunningham
Toys and food to aid 402 needy Carbondale children
Christmas dinners and toys will be provided for 402 children in Carbondale through seven local groups and Jackson County Red Cross social service workers. The Red Cross listed families as having modest holiday provisions while cooperation from the Elks club Eagles club Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary American Legion auxiliary Home Arts club Oak Street club and several church groups ensured gifts and meals.
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Carbondale
Jackson County Red Cross
Red Cross
Elks Club
Eagles Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Amercian Legion Auxiliary
Home Arts Club
Oak Street Club
Carbondale Businesses Operate on Christmas Day
Carbondale workers in various sectors including restaurants, stations, bars, drug stores, hospitals, theaters, and transit will be on duty as usual while most businesses close for Christmas. Some operate part of the day or with staggered shifts to allow holiday meals with families.
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Carbondale
Inquest Scheduled for Harry Lilly Death in Murphysboro
Jackson County Coroner Edward Knowles set an inquest for William Harrison Lilly in the county court room Murphysboro Tuesday Dec 26 at 7 30 p m. Lilly died Sept 12 1950 at St Andrew's hospital Murphysboro. Autopsy brain report and Union county witness delays postponed the date. Lilly was reportedly in a fight in Union county about a year before his death and injuries were cited as partial causes.
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Jackson County
Edward Knowles
William Harrison
Harry” Lilly
Murphysboro
Lilly
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Knowles
Union County
County Guests Munch Turkey in Murphysboro Jail
Three prisoners in Jackson county jail Murphysboro will dine on roast turkey and trimmings on Christmas Mrs Roy Carter announced the menu The inmates Virgil Youell Robert Brewer and Carl Hill face circuit court charges Youell allegedly broke into a Walnut street jewelry store and stole a watch Brewer allegedly grabbed cash from a theater ticket window Hill allegedly sold furniture from a rented room in Carbondale
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Jackson County
Murphysboro
Roy Carter
Virgil Youell
Robert Brewer
Carl Hill
Youell
Walnut Street
Brewer
Hall
Carbondale
Funeral Services Held For Fire Victim Louie Kent
Funeral services for Louie Kent age 27 were held at Ebenezer church Galatia after a Thursday fire destroyed his Thompsonville restaurant. Kent suffered second and third degree burns and reportedly woke to find himself ablaze, escaping through a glass door before being taken to Union hospital. Fire investigators suspect the blaze started from an oil heater.
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Louie Kent
Thompsonville
Ebenezer Church
Galatia
Charles Hedges
Norris City
Kent
Union Hospital
West Frankfort
Benton
SIU Plans 2 Day Career Conference Next February
SIU will host its first annual Career Conference on February 7 and 8. Business and professional leaders from 80 fields join students for firsthand career guidance, job prospects, and field requirements at Southern Illinois University. University counselors will offer aptitude tests and post conference advising to help students map their plans.
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Southern Illinois University
Department of Guidance and Special Education
Alice Rector
Cochairman
Clark Davis
Sopphomore
Seaboard Advertising Company Dissolution Approved
The state approved the dissolution of Seaboard Advertising, a Carbondale corporation, on December 18. The company was incorporated by Lloyd C. Hill Aston Wester and J N Hendrix, with home at 1005 South Forest Avenue and Hill listed as corporation attorney.
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Seabord Advertising Company
Carbondale Corporation
Edward J. Barrett
Seaboard Advertising Company
Lloyd C. Hill
Aston Wester
J. N. Hendrix
Barrett
South Forest Avenue
Hill
Carbondale Hospitals Hold Holiday Parties
Staff at Holden Hospital attended a Friday night Christmas party in the hospital dining room. Personnel at Doctors Hospital and Clinic gathered Wednesday night for a holiday party in the hospital dining room.
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Carbondale
Holden Hospital
Staf
Hospita
Clinic
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