Juries Designated for Circuit Court January Term
Circuit Judge Loyd Bradley convened in Murphysboro to set the January term docket. Grand jury session will be held with numerous Carbondale Ava De Soto Grand Tower Murphysboro and Vergennes residents listed for grand and petit juries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyd Bradley
Carbondale
Murphysboro
H. A. Rubach
Campbell Hill
Murry Modglin
Ava
Margaret Dillon
Lena Gher
Clyde Smith
Sam Morris
Charles W. Leinicke
Cora
Edgar Kuehn
de Soto
W. A. Spiller
R. A. Carter
Elkville
George Miesner
Jacko
Harry Pickens
Grand Tower
Evelyn Kessel
George Fisher
James Rosson
Makanda
Bert Eberle
Homer Parrish
Myrtle Thetford
Jack Hays
Allie Hinchcliff
Morton Hiser
Gorham
Lillian Ruble
Charles Parrish
Vergennes
Arnold Theis
Campnbell Hill
Jake Weakly
C. P. Wilson
D. C. Waller
John McLaughlin
Pauline Bowlin
W. H. Walters
Ed Leming
Rudolph Miesner
Jacob
Fred Fisher
Fred Beisner
Cecil Pulcher
Uary
Howard Rains
Rose Schneider
Albert Froemling
Campbell
Davis Urges Caution During Holidays in Carbondale
Carbondale police chief Lee Davis warned residents to prevent accidents during the holiday season. He urged care by motorists and hunters, noting Carbondale’s accident fatalities have not occurred since before April 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Davis
Carbondale
Red Cross and Groups Deliver Christmas Gifts in Carbondale
More than 350 gifts for children were donated to the American Red Cross in Carbondale for Christmas delivery. Local organizations and individuals contributed with churches and service clubs aiding in matching underprivileged families to gifts and homes for the holidays. The event runs with Santa delivering the gifts and is supported by the Chi Delta Chi fraternity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Carbondale
Tom Cremeens
Jackson County
Good Luck Glove Company
Williams' Firestone Store
Parker Funeral Home
Metropolitan Insurance Company
Osman Farm
Sherman Osman
American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign War /auxilliary
Home Bureau
Household Arts Club
Jaycettes
Elks
Eagies
Oak Street Club
Girl Scouts
Pyramid Roofing Company
Red Cross
Santa Claus
Chi Delta Chi Fraternity
Cremeens
James Dillett Freeman
Ilinois Central Railroad Company
Carbondalians Abroad Write Home From Europe
Southern Illinois University staff members on leave share letters from Lima Peru and London England describing studies travel and sightings. Dr Vera Peacock reports high altitude train to Huancayo and plans to visit Peru Bolivia Chile Argentina and Brazil. Dr Lina M Mot t details nursery education visits in London Scotland and Denmark with travel aboard the Queen Elizabeth and meetings with Dowager Queen Mary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Vera Peacock
S. I. U. Foreign Language Department
Lima
Peru
University of San Marcos
Huancayo
Peacock
Bolivia
Chile
Argentina
Brazil
Lina M. Mott
University School
University of London
Florence Denny
Canterbury
Dover
Seven Oaks
New York
Sweden
Subscription Rates and Postal Notice for Carbondale Daily
The Daily Free Press lists subscription rates for carrier and mail delivery in Carbondale Illinois. Mail rates include 6 weeks 1.00 12 weeks 2.00 24 weeks 4.00 52 weeks 7.50. Mail subscriptions not available in carrier service areas. The paper is entered as second class matter and AP content is reprinted with rights retained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
He Daily Free Press
Southern Vindsan
West Mainstreet
Carbondale
Carpendale
Illinois
Associated Press
Tace
Subscribers tipping free press carriers during Yule season
Free Press carriers were cheered by generous subscribers who gave tips and presents during nightly collection runs. Hamp Lilliard, circulation manager, thanked subscribers for their kindness as the holiday collection concludes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Press
Hamp Lilliard
Carbondale Workers Keep Christmas Open in Local Jobs
Carbondale residents including Mrs Jean Crain and Miss Elma Densch will work switchboards at Illinois Commercial Telephone Co during Christmas. Twenty one operators will be on duty that day with 26 on regular days and 15 on Sundays, as long distance calls rise and local calls fall. Other Carbondalians on holiday duty include 20 plus named workers and many public service staff across police fire taxi bus hospital and theater roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Crain
Elma Densch
Illinois Commercial Telephone Co
West
Monroe Street
Gladys Phillips
Lelia Ellis
Eva Burns
Pauline Poulson
Helen Hindman
Inez Washburn
Emily Williams
Marie Turner
Margaret Turner
Helen Hogue
Vivian Volner
Dorothy Lively
Carol Benson
Mamie Clemens
Mina Rogers
Ramona Robinson
Pauline Wilson
Jessie Lambdin
Virda Sill
Colvis Named New Manager of Illinois Grain Terminals
L Colvis of Glen Ellyn has been named manager of the Illinois Grain Terminals company by Charles B Shuman president of the Illinois Agricultural Association He previously served as fruit exchange manager and marketing director for the I A A and has a University of Illinois education He joined the I A A staff in 1941 and earlier worked as a farm advisor and rural youth extension specialist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Colvis
Glen
Deadman Family Holiday Visit Notes Tulsa and Joliet
Gene F Deadman a junior at Tulsa University Tulsa Oklahoma and John C Deadman an adjuster with the Western Adjustment Company Joliet are visiting Carbondale for the holidays at 307 South University Avenue. The piece notes strong ties between carrier and subscriber through tips and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene F. Deadman
John C. Deadman
Oscar Day
South University Avenue
Carbondale
Holiays
Gene
Tulsa University
Tulsa
Okla
John
Western Adjustment Company
Joliet
Fraser Remains In County Jail
Fred H. Fraser former clerk of the Circuit Court and Recorder of Deeds of Jackson County stayed in the county jail awaiting record work to enable his delivery to Menard for a one year to 18 month embezzlement sentence. Delivery hinges on a signed indictment by Circuit Judge Ross Reynolds of Vienna. He may remain in Murphysboro until records are finalized and was sentenced to not less than one year and not more than 18 months after pleading guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred H. Fraser
Circuit Court
Jackson County
Menard
Fraser
Ross Reynolds
Vienna
D. L. McGregor
Murphysboro
Reynolds
Lender notes addressed by Mrs Thul on grade concerns
A fragment indicates Mrs W A Thul is addressing cottas lenders and serious tractional notes related to grades. The readable text focuses on instruction and governance by Mrs Thul. Further details are not present in the surviving copy.
Christmas shoppers flood Carbondale downtown
Carbondale sees peak Yuletide rush with free parking easing near-record crowds. Stores report better sales than last year especially in department stores. Toys and luxury goods lag, while theater events and charity drives bring festive activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Varsity
Santa Claus
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Physboro
Estelle Brock
C. A. Bowen
Edwin Borger
Dorothy Borger
Eula Barrett
Della Berry
Eunice Albright
Almont Crawshaw
Virgil Barringer
Ethel Blaylock
Edith Baettie
Ann Wisely
Robert Clipner
Mary Ellen Woll
Pauline Wright
Theodore Bergsmiller
William Daum
Argel Hanson
L. L. Boulton
Sand Ridge
Franklin McCord
M. J. Hughes
Davis
City Record
Ous
Santa
Carbondalians
Scotland
Ireland
London
Denmark
Copenhagen
Elsinore
Sobery's Bakery
Merry Christmas
City Hall
Satillon
Varsity Drug Co
Illinois Avenue
Zoning Commission
Capbondale
Burt Lancaster
Yvonne Decarlo
Dan Duryea
McNally
MGM Cartoon & News
Isters
Cottas
W. A. Thulman
Young Carbondale Chor
Carbondale Presbyterian Church
Elm and
University Streets
Judy Crandle
Linda _— Crandle
Gretchen _ Feitch
Barbara English
Emily Goetz
Patricia Hoffman
Martha Arnold
Allan Arnold
Anabell Janssen
Katherine Stroman
George
the Elks, Eagles and Moose Lodges
Eagles
Sunset Haven
Elks Lodge
Club
John Gilbert
Archie Stroup
Loyd Wisely
Fred Hiller
Tommy Lawson
St. Frances Xavier Catholic Church
the Savior Lutheran Church
First Presbyterian
First Christian
First Baptist Church
First Methodist Church
First Apostolic
Walnut Street
Illinois Central Railroad
C & H Bus Lines
Richard Arlen
Mary Beth Hughes
Disney Cartoon
Jor
Wisinar
Mani Nir
I As
Cael
Rosalind
Ana Eee
Caballero
Oklahoma
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