State Approves Plans For Murphysboro Sewage Plant
The State Sanitary Water board approved Murphysboro plans to build a sewage disposal plant and sewer extensions with a deadline of October 1 1950 for construction. Voters will choose financing by sewer revenue bonds general obligation bonds or water and sewer revenue bonds. The city must follow a trickling-filter system and may face daily fines if progress is unsatisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
State Sanitary Water Board
C. A. Hart
Murphysboro Water Company
Hart
Sanitary Water Board
Big Muddy
Edward Fulton
St. Louis
Fulton
Springfield
Hospital Notes Admissions and Dismissals Lists
Admissions include Mrs. Geraldine Fager maternity route 4 Murphysboro Mrs. Ethel Stricklin medical Grand Tower Stanley Shaffer surgical 601 North Sixteenth street Mrs Nellie Boone surgical 708 Lake street Miss Mary Wayman surgical 214 North Eighth street Dismissals include Mrs Lillian Borgsmiller and baby 2119 Elm street Mrs Verna Cripps and baby 433 North Seventh street Mrs Jennalee Ellis 2224 McCord street James Motz Peoria Fred Pope 2005 Division street Mrs Lena thomas and baby Murphysboro
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geraldine Fager
Route 4
Murphysboro
Ethel Stricklin
Grand Tower
Stanley Shaffer
Surgical
North Sixteenth Street
Nellie Boone
Lake Street
Mary Wayman
North Eighth Street
Lillian Borgsmiller
Baby
Elm Street
Verna Cripps
North Seventh Street
Jennalee Ellis
McCord Street
James Motz
Peoria
Fred Pope
Division Street
Lena ‘Thomas and Baby
Parking Meter Receipts Total $355 in Murphysboro
Murphysboro’s parking meter receipts totaled $355.40 for the week, up $4.70 from the previous period. The sum consisted of $160 in pennies and $175 in other coins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Daily Independent Rates and Publication Details
Southern Illinois newspaper lists office in Murphysboro and edition policy. It notes AP republication rights, Sunday/holiday exemptions, and carrier and mail subscription costs ranging from 25 cents per week to 52 weeks at seven dollars fifty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Daily Independent
Southern Ilinois Publications, Inc
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
Illinois
Thest
Ilinois
Associated Press
al News
Musicians Union Presents Third Saturday Concert
Members of Musicians Local 697 will present the third concert in a Saturday series on the North steps of the Court House at 6 15 this evening. The free performance is supported by the Musicians Performance Fund of the American Federation of Musicians and chairs are donated by The Meyer Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musicians Local 697
Musicians Performance Fund
The
American Federation of Musicians
Meyer Funeral Home
Mrs Susanna McDowell Dies in Murphysboro
Mrs Susanna McDowell 75 died yesterday in Murphysboro. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p.m. at Centenary Methodist Church with Rev. W T Mathis and Rev. Earl W Dickey officiating. Burial in City Cemetery. She was born in Blackwood England in 1874 and lived in the area 70 years. She leaves husband Edwin M McDowell a son Edwin G McDowell two daughters Etta Wright Coretta Replogle seven grandchildren and three brothers O D Poole E A Poole and A H Poole. She was a member of Centenary Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susanna McDowell
Centenary Methodist Church
Murphysboro
W. T. Mathis
Earl W. Dickey
Mrs. McDowell
Blackwood Mammothshire
England
Edwin M. McDowell
Edwin G. McDowell
Etta Wright
Coretta Replogle
O. D. Poole
E. A. Poole
Harrisburg
A. H. Poole
Evansville
Girl, 2, Hit By Car Injuries Not Serious
Billie Ruth O'Daniel, 2, escaped with minor injuries Friday afternoon after she ran from her mother into Fifteenth Street near Walnut in Murphysboro. Lowell S. Weatherly, 1522 Pine Street, said his car struck the child who was briefly under the vehicle but not under the wheels before a doctor treated her. The child is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Odell O'Daniel of 1907 Kennedy Street.
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Billie Ruth O’daniel
Fifteenth
Walnut Streets
Murphysboro
Lowell S. Weatherly
Pine Street
Billie Ruth
Evelyn O’daniel
Fifteenth Street
Walnutreet
Weatherly
Odell O’daniel
Kennedy Street
New Trace Of Missing Man From Colorado In Arizona Letter
Relatives of George Whiting of Greeley Colorado think he may be an amnesia victim searching for home after nine weeks away. A letter signed George W Wood from Arizona was found at an address in Greeley. Whiting’s suitcase was previously found in Kansas City, and his kin fear a skull plate injury may have caused memory loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Whiting
Greeley
Colo
Murphysboro
Oscar Qualls
Arizona
Whiting
Kansas City
Missouri-Pacific
Lightning Delays Murphysboro Softball Game Twice
Rain caused a June postponement in Murphysboro's Church Softball League when Centenary Methodists vs Christians were moved to another day. The match later proceeded at 6 PM with Christians winning 15 to 9 after clouds briefly cleared. Hosea Elliott, Christian manager, missed the game but learned of the win later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro Church
Centenary Methodists
Hosea Elliott
Elliott
Ex Local Man Henry Anderson rises to company vice president
A Murphysboro native Henry B. Anderson climbs from Brown Shoe Co plant superintendent to Selby Shoe Co general superintendent and now vice president. He married Virginia Levy of Murphysboro and they have a son Heinie Jr. Also notes on local characters and a hospital return of Sherman Carr after a car crash. Nearby oil prospects and Southern Illinois sentiment wrap the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Henry B. Anderson
Brown Shoe Company
Anderson
Selby Shoe Company
Portsmouth
Ohio
Selby
One Less June Bride In Jackson County
County Clerk Boyd Thorp reports 44 marriage licenses issued in June in Jackson County Murphysboro down from 45 in June 1949. The mix included 34 to adults and 10 to minors without parental permission. Officials note a slow postwar decline but call 44 licenses a fairly normal month. A nationwide trend cites cooler weather and waning interest as factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Boyd Thorp
Murphysboro
Thorp
Williams wins fourth in two state area sales contest
Gale Williams owner of Williams Motor and Tractor in Murphysboro received word he has won a deluxe wrist watch in a Ferguson Tractor Co sales contest. He placed fourth in sales in the Illinois Missouri two state area for the first six months of 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale Williams
Williams Motor and Tractor Company
Murphysboro
Ferguson Tractor Co
Williams
Illinois
Missouri
Delay in New Buses Will Not Alter C and H Shift
A delay in five new diesel buses from the General Motors plant in Pontiac will not change Carbondal Harrisburg Coach Lines schedule. The City of St Louis route revision, set for July 6, shifts service from Carbondale to Evansville and Decatur with connections at Enfield, and adds new departure times for St Louis and Cape Girardeau routes.
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Carbondal
Harrisburg
Harrisburg Coach Lines
W. E. Kerring
General Motors
Pontiac
Ifich
City of
St. Louis
Carbondale
Decatur
Evansville
Ind
Enfield
Cape Girardeau
Cape
Springfield
Stroke Cause Death of Mrs Ruby Jones Phillips
Coroners jury reports that 45 year old Mrs Ruby Jones Phillips died of a paralytic stroke at Keathly funeral parlor Colp. She was visiting her father William Jones in Dewmaine and died yesterday morning in Herrin hospital after likely a bed fall. Body to be shipped to Chicago for burial Monday. Survived by husband Arties a son and daughter, two sisters Waddell Jones and Ethel Jones of Dewmaine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Jones Phillips
Chicago
Keathly
Colp
Phillips
William Jones
Dewmaine
Deid
Herrin Hospital
Waddell Jones
Ethel Jones
Noah Williams Dies in Jefferson Barracks Hospital
Noah Williams 63 of De Soto died at Jefferson Barracks hospital at 10 p m Friday Funeral services are set for 2 30 p m Sunday at Carbondale funeral home with Rev Cole of De Soto officiating Burial will be in De Soto cemetery He leaves a brother Mason of Du Quoin and two sisters Lestia Williams and Mrs Walter Taylor both of De Soto Another brother Robert died May 9 1950 Friends may call at Carbondale funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Williams
de Soto
Jefferson Barracks
Carbondale Funeral Home
Rev. Cole
de Soto Cemetery
Williams
Mason
du Quoin
Lestia Williams
Walter Taylor
Robert
Carboridale
High test wheat reports from Murphysboro area
Farmers in Murphysboro Carbondale Carterville and Vergennes report high test wheat at the Southern Illinois Mill office in Murphysboro with most samples testing 59 to 60 for first quality and moisture near 12 to 14 percent. Mill manager notes crop quality is below last year due to adverse weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Carterville
Vergennes
Southern Illinois Mill
Len Crain
Steve
Bizzell
Herman McCross
Frank Graeff
Allen
26th Hottest Day in June Reported in 1943 Weather Summary
U S weather observer Howard Hill reported the highest June temperature at 97 degrees on the 26th, noting last summer’s peak at 96. Other June highs included 94 on the 15th and 96 on the 18th, with a lowest 49 on the 5th. Hill warned against falsified readings from sun exposed thermometers.
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U. S
Howard Hill
Hill
Engineer Jo seph Schilling Ends 46 Year Illinois Central Run
Grinning, engineer Joseph Schilling retired after 46 years with the Illinois Central railroad. He began as an apprentice in 1904 and became a engineer in 1912, piloting No. 26 between Cairo and Centralia. The ceremony in Carbondale included his wife, daughter, and grandchildren.
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Joseph
Frank” Schilling
Illinois Central Railroad
K. J. Kerlin
Schilling
Centralia
Carbondale
Frank Schilling
The
S. C
Cairo
Cntralia
Cedar Street
Murphysboro Centennial names officers and divisions
More than 20 civic groups in Murphysboro approve the centennial plan. Officers named are Gilbert E. Ebersohl executive chairman Henry Stahler vice chairman J Russell Vaughn secretary and Charles A McKree treasurer. The four plus Harry Greenberg head the five divisions with duties outlined under a plan by John Rodgers Producing Co. to stage Sept 26 29 events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Gilbert E. Ebersohl
Henry Stahler
J. Russell Vaughn
Charles A. McKree
Harry Greenberg
Centennial Committee
John Rodgers Producing Co
Fostoria
McKree
Greenberg
Stahler
Vaughn
Ebersohl
Ebersol
Frank Eovaldi
Ellis
Helen Schafer
Gamma Deta
Beta Sigma Phi
Dollie Williams
American Legion Auxiliary
Gertrude Snider
Business and Professional Women
Florence Davis
White Shrine
Berta Mae Turton
Gamma Nu
Delta Theta Tau
Helen Winters
Parent-Teachers Association Council
Patsy Tweedy
Junior Women
Gary Richardson
Longfellow P.T.A
C. A. Hart
Ray Coleman
American Legion Post 127
William J. Boatman
Ministerial Alliance
William H. Carruthers
Jack Wright
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Delmar Ward
Moose Lodge
Laverne Ward
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Clarence Ward
Chester Eriksen
Lions Club
Fred H. Shappard
Murphysboro Township
Walter King
Chamber of Commerce
Fire damages lumber storage at J B Hoef home
A fire started from flaming packing paper in a Murphysboro yard storage at 2203 Lin Gell Avenue. Firemen saved the Hoef residence four blocks from a hydrant, arriving at 9:50 a m and using tanker water to prevent damage while Hoef, a former monument company manager, tended to business downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Hoef
Lin Gell Avenue
Murphysboro
Hoef
Twenty-third Street
Commercial Avenue
Condemnation Suit Over Power Line Right of Way
A Jackson County court case in Murphysboro seeks compensation for a 115 foot wide by 3440 foot long right of way from the Hudson estate for a Grand Tower to Anna power line. The Central Illinois Public Service Company faces seven Hudson heirs over price terms. Proceedings were set to send the case to a jury after extended testimony and a special session to continue hearings into the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Tower
Jackson
Murphysboro
Central Illinois Public Service Company
Hudson
Anna
E. Wright
C.I. P. S. Company
Illinois Commerce Commission
Illinois
Hudson Farm
Wright
Veteran tavern owner on vacation after sale
John Pop Anderson former owner of the White Rose Tavern on route 3 near Grand Tower left with his wife for a two month vacation near Superior Wisconsin. The tavern was used June 20 by Clifford Smith and Glenn Smith of Murphysboro. Clifford Smith was discharged from the U S Navy last month where he served eight years as a submarine torpedoman first class. Glenn Smith was a foreman at the Brown Shoe Company in Salem.
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John “Pop” Anderson
White Rose Tavern
Grand Tower
Superior
Wisconsin
Clifford Smith
Glenn Smith
Murphysboro
U .S. Navy
Brown Shoe Company
Salem
Census miss counts in Murphysboro Flats area questioned
The Southern Illinoisan found evidence that Murphysboro 1950 census figures may miss residents. A Bridge Street area survey uncovered 17 people who say they were not counted, with additional unverified reports from more residents. Chamber of Commerce President Ebersohl requests missing names and family sizes by postcard.
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Southern Illinois
Murphysboro
Bridge Street
Big Muddy River
Ilinois Central
Chamber of Commerce
Gilbert E. Ebersohl
Ebersohl
Southern Illinoisan
Carl Whittington
Sarah Carbaugh
Marie Hill
Gartside
Delmar Ward
Rumor Denied on New Dairy Breeding Findings
Jackson county dairy experts deny claims that artificial breeding greatly boosts bull calves. They say both methods yield about 106 bulls per 100 heifers, with individual farms showing variable results but the overall ratio similar to natural breeding. Examples from De Soto and Campbell Hill illustrate the variance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
W. C. Anderson
Iiloward Ernsting
Southern Illinois Breeders Association
Anderson
Ernsting
Frank Jacquot
de Soto
G. W. Dietz
Henry Reuscher
Campbell Hill
ID Cards Now Available at IVC Offices
Illinois veterans can obtain IVC ID electronic cards to store their SSN claim and insurance numbers for quick reference when filing for benefits or checking claims. The cards help reduce delays caused by missing claim numbers, with a special number issued to each veteran using state facilities, and local veterans in Jackson County can visit 1006 Walnut Street, Murphysboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Veterans Commission
Illinois
IVC
Veterans Administration
Jackson County
Walnut Street
Murphysboro
Also Mentioned on This Page
Musicians Union
Meyer
Centenary Methodist Church of
Odds and Ends
Henry Anderson
Bill Pigott
Sis” Hopkins
Pumpkin Center
Sis
Bill Packer
Whicker Bill Center
Elmer
Mt. Carmel
Jediah
Sherman S. Carr
Veterans’ Administration
Marion
Hines Hospital
Carr
Bernard Williams
Dixie
Egypt
Indianapolis
Oah Williams
J. Barracks
Fireme
Murphysboro Monument Company
Walnut
Albert Herring
Vet
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