Herrin Christmas Lighting Contest Winners Named
Herrin Jaycees held a Friday night judging for the Christmas home lighting contest awarding prizes in two classes. Class A first went to Charles Rogers 504 N 20th St and Class B to Mrs Edward McVey 501 S 18th. Second prizes went to John C Robbs 701 S Park Ave in Class A and Jewell Sigler 901 S Park Ave in Class B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Jaycees
Charles Rogers
N. 20Th St
Edward McVey
S. 18Th
John C. Robbs
S. Park Ave
Jewell Sigler
Conrad Moss
Rogers House
James Bracy
George Howell
Herrin
Carl D. Sneed Marion
SIU Students Set Voice Recital This Sunday
Seven music students from Southern Illinois University in Shryock Auditorium at 4 p m Sunday Jan 6 perform a diverse voice program. June Nightwine Jo Ann Henson Carol Smith Nada Jo Binnion Joseph Thomas Antoinette Gerene Weber appear with pianist Marilyn Pflederer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Shryock
June Nightwine
Granite City
Jo Ann Henson
Carrier Millsenior
Ollowed
Carol Smith
Murphysboro
Stanchen
Nada Jo Binnion
Vandalia
Massenet
Joseph Thomas
Carbondale
Tchaikovsky
Stella Todroff Dies Former West Frankfort Resident
Stella Todroff 38 died Saturday morning at the Metal Tubercular Sanitarium in Cape, a former West Frankfort resident and a valve operator in Chicago for ten years. She leaves father Jim Todroff, half-brother Bill Jacobs, sisters Mrs. James Nickoloff and Mrs. Anna Markoff. Funeral arrangements at Walker Funeral Home in West Frankfort were incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae Stella Todroff
Cape
West Frankfort
Chicago
Miss Todroff
Jim Todroff
Bill Jacobs
James Nickoloff
Anna Markoff
Nursing Home Christmas Party At Herrin Facility
The Yoggerest Nursing Home at 321 S 14th St Herrin held a Friday night Christmas party with a gift exchange between patients and staff. Mrs Alice Rieter aged 90 recounted the Esther story as the group sang carols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoggerest Nursing Home
S. 14Th St
Herrin
Alice Rieter
Esther
Southern Illinois News Publication Details
Southern Illinois is published Sunday and daily except Saturdays and holidays by Southern Illinois Publications Inc. at multiple Illinois offices. It is mailed as second class and carries AP dispatches alongside local news from Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southernllinossan
Southern Ilinois Publications Inc
Main Street
Carbondale
North 6Th Street
Herrin
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
Southern Ulincisan
Sucseseor
AP News
Prisoners Aid Chester Children With Christmas Toys
A joint effort by Xi Upsilon and Gamma Alpha chapters with Menard Penitentiary will supply toys to about 55 needy Chester families this year. Inmates repair toys, sorority members provide dresses and cloth for dolls, and deliveries are set for Monday to local homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Sorority
Menard
Chester
Dorothy Mich
Menard Penitentiary
Xi Upsilon
Gamma Alpha
Menard Time
Rosa McDonald Dies at 88 in Murphysboro
Rosa McDonald 88 of Murphysboro died after an extended illness in Sunset Haven Nursing Home. Born in Denmark Ul in 1868, she married William McDonald in 1888 who survives, along with daughters Mrs. Charles Seibert Caseyville Mrs. Frank Yale Denver and Mrs. Grace Outhouse Florida, four children and five great grandchildren. She was a member of Eastern Star and Rebekah Lodge. Services Sunday at 2 p.m. at Crawshaw Mortuary Chapel Murphysboro, Rev. Harold Crowell officiating. Burial Tower Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa McDonald
Murphysboro
Sunset Haven
Denmark
William McDonald
Charles Seibert
Caseyville
Frank Yale
Denver
Colo
Grace Outhouse
Florida
Blood Donors Sought for Christopher Man
Blood donors were urged for Bobby Jordan 18 SIU student from Christopher after severe burns to both hands and arms from a gasoline flare incident at his home. He was taken to Miners Hospital by companions who helped him into rugs. His condition Saturday was listed as fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Jordan
SIU
Christopher
Miner's Hospital, Christopher
Jordan
Trico High Students End Constitution Test
Trico High School social science class students completed a constitution test under a 1953 Illinois Senate bill. The exam covered the American Declaration of Independence, the U S Constitution, and the Illinois Constitution. Top scorers included Kay Waters Neil Bradley Jim Rogers Sharon Morgan Bill Lee Donna Vickery Jean Pulscher and Phyllis Schatte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trico High
Trico High School
United States
Ilinois
Thee
Kay Waters
Neil Bradley
Jim Rogers
Sharon Morgan
Bill Lee
Donna Vickery
Jean Pulscher
Phyllis Schatte
Dongola Man William N. Nolan, 86, Dies at Home
William N. Nolan, 86, of Dongola retired railroad telegraph operator, died Friday at 11 15 p m after a short illness. He was born February 10 1870 in Wickliffe Tennessee. He leaves son Joe of Wickliffe step-daughter Mrs Ray Davis of Dongola Rt 2 and step son Ollie Stokes of Columbus Ohio and four step grandchildren. Funeral services set for 3 p m Sunday at Mt Zion Church Dongola with Rev Horner officiating. Burial in Mt Zion Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p m today at Ford Funeral Home Dongola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William N. Nolan
Dongola
Wickliffe, Tenn
Nolan
Joe
Ray Davis
Rt. 2
Ollie Stokes
Columbus
Ohio
Mt. Zion Church
Horner
The
Baptist Church of
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Ford Funeral Home
Ex Klansman Stephenson to live with sister in Pennsylvania
D C Stephenson former Indiana Ku Klux Klan leader will reside with his sister Mrs Arthur H Stainbrook in Meadville Pennsylvania. He was paroled from custody amid Gov George N Craigs clemency list and awaits formal notice. Stephenson was convicted of second degree murder in 1925 for the death of Madge Oberholtzer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. Stephenson
Ku Klux Klan
Indiana
Meadville
Stephenson
Carbondale
Arthur H. Stainbrook
J. Ellis Overlade
George N. Craig
Indianapolis
Madge Oberholtzer
Statehouse
Hammond
Lindegren says genes not primary in evolution
Southern Illinois University geneticist Dr Carl C Lindegren told AAAS members at a conference on Spontaneous Generation that the gene was probably not the primary element in evolution. He said genes control nuclear functions and likely arose late in cell evolution. Lindegren directs the SIU Biological Research Laboratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Carl C. Lindegren
Lindegren
Biological Research Laboratory
Percy Merchants Host Annual Christmas Party
The Percy Christmas program sponsored by local merchants, the fire department, and the American Legion post was held Thursday night in the grade school gym. Children presented a snowman drill and an evergreen dough drill in a Santa Claus playlet, with candy treats distributed by sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Merchants
Fire Department
American Legion Post
Steeleville Church Sets Holiday Service
The annual St Mark s Lutheran Church children’s Christmas service in Steeleville will be held Monday at 6 p m Rev Ralph Fessler will deliver a short sermonette and children will present a holiday pageant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Steeleville
Ralph Fessler
Sinroll Limited To Two Hours Per Final Exam
Sinroll, an SIU student held in Jackson County jail, faced two hour limits per final exam. An SIU spokesman and Robert Etheridge, assistant dean of men, clarified he could take as long as needed between tests but each exam would be capped at two hours. Sinroll is charged with murder in his roommate Robert Batura's shotgun death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Sinroll
Southern Illinois University
Jackson County
Robert Etheridge
Men
Sinroll
Robert Batura
State Police Plan Extended Holiday Patrols In District 13
District 13 State Police at Du Quoin will operate 52 patrol cars around the clock with an auxiliary 38-man force during the holidays. Regular officers will log two extra hours daily through Thursday, and the extra detail runs Dec 29 to Jan 2. National Guard troops will not be used. The program aligns with a state-wide effort issuing caution notices to drivers and promoting the slogan Back the Attack on Illinois Traffic Accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District 13
du Quoin
National Guard
Elza Brantley
Brantley
Charles Carpentier
Illinois
Former Zeigler Resident Brother Injured in Utah Mine
Former Zeigler resident Lebron Dial was seriously injured in a Dragerton Utah mine accident resulting in the amputation of his right leg. His sister Mrs Arlen Browning was advised of the injury this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlen Browning
Zeigler
Lebron Dial
Dragerton
Utah
Dial
Barringer Promoted to Corporal at Nebraska Marine Station
Marion M. Barringer son of Mrs Flossie A Barringer Gorham promoted to corporal at a Marine station in Nebraska confirming advancement in the United States Marine Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion M. Barringer
Flossie A. Barringer
Gorham
Nebraska
Ernest Mygatt Dies at 66 in West Frankfort
Ernest Mygatt 66 died at his West Frankfort home near Old Ben Mine No 9 after lifelong health issues. A World War I veteran, he belonged to the Apostolic Faith Assembly Church of West Frankfort. He leaves wife Daisy two sons William and Marion four grandchildren two sisters and one brother. Funeral Monday at 2 pm at Walker Funeral Home West Frankfort with burial at Lesser Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday afternoon at the Walker Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Mygatt
West Frankfort
Old Ben Mine No. 9
Apostolic Faith Assembly Church
Mygatt
Daisy
William
Leonard Wood
Marion
East Alton
Ezra Knight
W. S. Fred
Peoria
W. O. Mygatt
Lesser
Walker Funeral Home
Resignations Loom As Mt Vernon Mayor Seeks Way
Mt Vernon mayor O R Buford sat alone at a fall city council meeting to push mass resignations. He argued resignations could save the city manager form of government though two retiring council members volunteered while two others remained undecided or refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
O. R. Buford
Ford
Buford
S Sergeant Moeckel Completes Air Force Reserve Tour
S-Sgt. Shirley H. Moeckel son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Moeckel of Jacob completed a two week tour of active duty in the Air Force Reserve He performed administrative duties at the Air Reserve Center 9639th Air Reserve Squadron in Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley H. Moeckel
Herbert Moeckel
Jacob
Air Force Reserve
Moeckel
Air Reserve Center
9639Th Air Reserve
Carbondale
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Herrin Home
Stella Todroff
Nursing Home
Christopher Man
Dongola Man
Pennsylvania
Percy
Southern Illinois Landscape Service
Rt. 13
Steeleville Church
Mity
Reagan
Insurance and Real Estate
Cherry Street
Sinroll Limited
Frankfort
Council
Somerton
RCA Victor
Rollaround TV
Bigger Than
LIFE
Lowboy
Irwin Radio & Television
Walnut Street
Jim Scarlett
South Side TV
South Park Avenue
Williams Store
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