City Water Comes to Harrison Homes in District
Murphysboro Water District officially turned on the master valve at Rt. 13 marking the start of metered service for 217 taps in Harrison. Officials E. G. McDowell and Clyde Perschbacher joined engineer Harold Hudson as Mrs. Alex Sawyer and neighbors celebrated the venture which expands dependable water beyond wells already serving local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Water District
Murphysboro
Rt. 13
North Murphysboro
Harold Hudson
Water Company
Water Distriict Board
E. G. McDowell
Clyde Perschbacher
Hudson
Alex Sawyer
Lawyer
Tom Roseberry
Harrison Area
Harrison
Perschbacher
Robert Springs
Johnston City
Denver Carter Earns Tampa Bachelor Degree
Major Denver Carter son of Mrs Marie Carter of Cutler received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Tampa in Tampa Florida. Carter a pilot in the U S Air Force attended night classes at the university and has 14 years of service including World War II in Europe.
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Denver Carter
Marie Carter
Cutler
University of Tampa
Tampa
Pla. Carter
U. S. Air Force
Carter
Air Force
Europe
1955 Wave of Strikes Tops 4 200 Events
The Labor Department estimates 4 200 strikes caused 28 million man days idle in 1955. Stops rose 21 percent from 1954 with 234 million workers involved, driven largely by one or two day stoppages in steel and auto sectors amid contract talks.
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Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Water district measures span two miles by two
A November line describes a new water district roughly two miles wide and two percent miles long. The Southern Illinoisan is published in Carbondale and Herrin with editions in Murphysboro and Herrin, noted as a second class matter under federal law.
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Southern Illinoisan Publisnee
Gontaherrin Illinois Publications Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
Herrin
Murphysboro
Southern Almots
Carbondile Pree Press
Herrin Daily
Journeence Mourohvsbere
Population rise outpaces east in 1940s growth
The population of the 17 western states grew by 25.8 percent from 1940 to 1950, while the 31 eastern states increased by 11.5 percent. The contrast highlights regional migration and development patterns in the postwar era.
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City Water
New Harrison
Murphysboro Water Co
Water District Board
Washington
Coats
Zach
Kays
South
Ilinois
U.S
Kenneth J. Gray
Southern Illinois
1520
West Monroe St
Right
Grant Maid
Chenille
Priscillas
W.t.grant CO
Fanil, Sow
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