Sparta Graduation Exercises for 67 Pupil Graduates
Graduation exercises at Sparta Consolidated Grade School gymnasium honored 67 graduates. The program featured school band music and chorus numbers. American Legion awards were given to Mildred Ann Fulton and Bennie W. Severs by Courtney Bilderback, commander of Edwin Alexander Post 396.
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Sparta
American Legion
Mildred Ann Fulton
Bennie W. Severs
Courtney Bilderback
Edwin Alexander Post
Car Hits Truck Near Carterville
Bud Nation of Greenville alleged a truck stopped at the Old Carterville Crossroads on Rt 13 on Sunday afternoon causing Nation to crash into the rear of the vehicle. Nation and passenger Thelma McDonald were uninjured. the truck driver fled the scene.
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Bud Nation
Greenville
Ora Kirby
Carterville
Rt. 13
Nation
Thelma McDonald
Eldie Beggs 64 Dies at Dongola Home
Eldie Beggs aged 64 of Dongola route one died at 8 45 p m Monday at his home after a six month illness. He leaves wife Della four sons Troy Melvin and Clyde Beggs all of Dongola and seven grandchildren. Friends may call at the family residence until services at 2 p m Wednesday at the Christian Chapel Church near Dongola with Rev L E Wright officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Ford Funeral Home of Dongola is in charge.
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Eldie Beggs
Rt. 1
Dongola
Della
Troy
Melvin
Clyde Beggs
Cypress Blacktop
Christian Chapel Church
L. E. Wright
The
Ford Funeral Home of
Carbondale Girl Hired as Des Plaines Kindergarten Teacher
Pauline Reid daughter of Mr and Mrs J P Reid of Carbondale has accepted a kindergarten teacher position in Des Plaines Public Schools. A kindergarten primary major she will graduate from Southern Illinois University in June.
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Pauline Reid
J. P. Reid
Carbondale
Des Plaines
Miss Reid
Southern Illinois University
Dr Ferre Speaks at McKendree College Commencement
Dr Nels F S Ferre of Vanderbilt University delivered the commencement address at McKendree College in Lebanon Illinois as 44 graduates received degrees including six with high honors The baccalaureate service also featured his remarks Honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees were awarded to N C Henderson Earl C Phillips C H Todd O F Whitlock and Earl W Yates The Rev W E Bush longtime college representative at Carbondale is entering his eighth year with McKendree, the oldest Methodist Church supervised college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels F. S. Ferre
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
N. C. Henderson
Lawrenceville
Earl C. Phillips
Salem
C. H. Todd
Alton
O. F. Whitlock
Signal Hill
Earl W. Yates
W. E. Bush
Ias
W. Oak St
Carbondale
McKendree
Methodist Church
Carterville Man Recovers Stolen 1939 Car
Arthur Spiller of Carterville spotted his stolen 1939 model car Saturday night and Charles Sloan 18 of Johnston City was apprehended in Cambria with the vehicle. Sloan is jailed on a preliminary auto larceny charge awaiting arraignment.
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Arthur Spiller
Carterville
Ora Kirby
Spiller
Charles Sloan
Rt. 1
Johnston City
Cambria
Kirby
Sloan
Lavoptik Eye Lotion Promises Quick Eye Relief
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Donald Ashley James Been
Robert Birchler
William Bell
Mary Bridges
James Campbell
Carl Commuso
Clarence Commuso
Donna Cox
Gary Craig
Larry Craig
Shirley Doss
Janet Fox
John Fullerton
Mildred Fulton
Esther Gerlach
Rochelle Gerlach
James Gillison
Joe Gilmour
Betty Grigg
Richard Hagan
Sandra Hall
Larry Harri
Don Heimbach
Wayne Howie Catherine Hubert Majorie Huey Velma Johnsey
Stuart Kaye
Jackie Kraft
Louanna Kraft
Nancy Latta
Linda Lewis
Jerry Lowe
William Mayer
William McDougal Marvin McIntyre
Phyllis McMaster
Daryl Meier
Nick Morris
Glanda Nail
Illinois
Venetian Blind Factory
Owned and Operated
By Paul Maloney
S. Illinois Ave
Peerless
Walnut
DR. Ferre
McKendree College
Herrin Drug Co
Cline-Vick
Hart's Pharmacy
Murphysboro
Bridges Phearmacal Co
Mattoon
Frigidaire Thrifty
Frigidaire’s
Best Buy
Frigidaire
Glenn’s Appliances
Herrin
Columbia Tru-Fit
AST
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Axel Bros., Inc
Miami
Columbia
John Proctor
Miami Beach
Jacobs-Lane Co., Inc
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