County Road Reclassification Could Shift Miles to County System
Jackson County may see a statewide reclassification of roads moving more than 40 miles from state to county maintenance. An informational hearing set for Thursday at 1 00 p m in Murphysboro will discuss the plan and seek county board approval as part of a statewide survey.
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Jackson County
State Highway Department
Circuit Court
County
Murphysboro
James Gilmore
County Board of Supervisors
Carbondale Mar-Dale
State Highway Division
Carbon
Illinois General Assembly
Assembly
Illinois
Walnut Street
County Superintendent of Highways
Carl Worthen
The Daily Independent Local Notice Summary
The Daily Independent from Murphysboro publishes weekly editions and daily evenings except Sundays. It lists history and staff details and subscription rates, including carrier and mail options, plus AP reprint rights and publishing notes.
Gets Cracked Skull By Paying Too Close To His Work
Owen Higgins of Mt. Carbon was injured while cutting wood near a saw mill run by John Hagene six miles south of Carbondale. He suffered a possible right skull fracture and a large scalp wound and remained hospitalized at St. Andrew's in Murphysboro.
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Owen Higgins
C Street
Mt. Carbon
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Murphysboro
Higgins
John Hagene
Carbondale
St. Andrew’s
Nettie Costa Dies At 69 In Murphysboro
Mrs. Nettie Costa aged 69 died at 7 00 a m at the home of her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Robert Reed 933 North Ninth Street Murphysboro after years of illness She was born in Pallazo Adriano Italy and married Frank Costa in Murphysboro in April 1898 Left surviving are her husband three daughters Angeline Reed Josephine Collura and Nettie Scemeca two sons Nicholas and Michael and Frank all of Murphysboro Chicago two grandchildren and two great grandchildren The Rosary will be recited at Meyer Funeral Home Monday at 730 p m Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 900 a m at St Andrews Church Murphysboro Father J J Taggart officiating Burial will be in St Andrews Cemetery.
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Nettie Costa
Robert Reed
North Ninth Street
Murphysboro
Pallazo Adriano
Italy
Angeline Reed
Josephine Collura
Nettie Scemeca
Chicago
Nicholas
Michael
Frank
Meyer
St. Andrew's Church
J. J
Lights Ordered for Jackson County 4-H Ballpark
The Jackson County 4-H Rural Youth softball park will receive lighting equipment ordered despite partial funding. About 600 dollars has been donated to the ballpark fund with 138 still needed. Mildred Benz, county youth assistant, expects the remaining cash before arrival. The new park opposite Murphysboro airport on the Ava blacktop was graded Friday by Harold Connors. Egyptian Electric Cooperative will send crews to install lighting poles next week, enabling regular 4-H league play.
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Jackson County
Mildred Benz
Murphysboro
Ava Blacktop
Harold Connors
Hospital Notes Admissions and Dismissals in Murphysboro Area
June 2 admissions include Mrs Gladys McLaughlin maternity route 3 Harold Holman accident route 1 Owen Higgins accident route 2 Mrs Helen Eisenhauer surgical 1602 Logan St Ralph Holman surgical Jacob Mrs Julia VanCloostere medical route 4 Murphysboro Evelyn Worthen maternity Miss Carolyn Grifith surgical Grand Tower Irene Wedemeyer maternity Steeleville Dismissals include Miss Rose Ann Newman Murphysboro Miss Betty Jo Wanstreet Murphysboro David Morgan Mrs Lorene Crane and baby Murphysboro Mrs Helen Whittington Mrs Minnie Conder.
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Gladys McLaughlin
Murphysboro
Harold Holman
Owen Higgins
Helen Eisenhauer
Logan Street
Ralph Holman
Jacob
Julia VanCloostere
Evelyn Worthen
Carolyn Grifith
Grand Tower
Irene Wedemeyer
Steeleville
Rose Ann Newman
Betty Jo Wanstreet
David Morgan
Lorene Crane
Baby
Helen Whittington
Minnie Conder
Final Rites Monday For Mrs Pauline Peirson
Funeral services for Mrs Paul ine Peirson 61 who died Thursday at her home in Cora will be held Monday at 2 p m at Schroeder funeral home in Chester. Burial will be at Tower Grove cemetery in Murphysboro. She served as former chairman of the Red Cross in Jackson county and supported school nursing and related projects. She belonged to the Jackson county Home Bureau and the Presbyterian church at Cora.
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Pauline Peirson
Cora
Schroeder
Chester
Tower Grove
Murphysboro
Peirson
Red Cross
Jackson County
State Offers Veterans Job Rehabilitation Services
Illinois veterans with substantial mental or physical handicaps who cannot prove service connection may qualify for state rehabilitation through the Illinois Veterans Commission. The program aids unseen disabilities like tuberculosis deafness and heart disease and seeks eligible employment outcomes. Counselors advise at the Jackson County office 1006 Walnut Murphysboro.
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Illinois
Illinois Veterans Commission
Ilinois Veterans Commission
Jackson County
Walnut Street
Murphysboro
Sparta School Territory Annexation Election Planned
A June 17 election will decide adding a 3.5 by 1 mile strip west of the Perry Randolph line from Union School District No 73 into Sparta Township high school district. Polls open noon to 7 p m at Sparta High School and Union School House. both sites must vote yes. This is the first boundary change since the district’s 35 year existence.
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Perry- Randolph County
Sparta Township
Ned F. Carlton
Randolph County
Carlton
Perry
Sparta
Union
Pinckneyville Community
Sparta High School
SIU Commencement Week Plans Mark Graduation Events
Southern Illinois University outlines a Diamond Jubilee commencement week. Activities include a June 7 senior women tea at 505 West Walnut, a June 8 free varsity movie and Shyrock auditorium exercises with Dean Douglas Lawson, a 2 p.m to 10 p.m Crab Orchard Lake picnic on June 9, and Alumni Foundation meetings June 10 followed by a banquet. Graduation exercises conclude June 11 at McAndrew Stadium with remarks by W. W. Vandeveer and D. W. Morris.
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Southern Illinois University
American Association of University Women
Leo J. Brown
West Walnut Street
Varsity Theatre
University High School
Shyrock
Douglas E. Lawson
College of Education
SIU
Shryock
University High
D. W. Morris
McAndrew Stadium
Vandeveer
Miss Agatha White to Represent Murphysboro Teachers
Logan junior high teacher Miss Agatha White will be a delegate to two summer conferences. She will attend the Bloomington Indiana Teacher Education and Professional Standards meeting on June 27 30 and the National Education Association convention in St Louis July 28. The Bloomington conference focuses on accrediting teacher training institutions. The NEA convention in Kiel Auditorium draws teachers and administrators to discuss teaching policies. Miss White was named to present the Murphysboro Education Association for valuable work during the past year.
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Agatha White
Logan
Murphysboro
White
Bloomington
Ind
National Education Association
St. Louis
N.E.A
St Louis
Kiel Auditorium
Miss White
Murphystore Education Association
Five Assessors Turn In Tax Books For 1950 Returns
Jackson county tax assessors report five of sixteen have finished their books and turned them in to James Lawder the county supervisor of assessments before the usual June deadline. Names listed include G E Litchliter Vergennes Leonard Hines Levan Ernest Zerbst Fr Bluff Kenneth Beisner Kinkaid and Frank Korando Jr Degognia. The assessment process has changed with new supervision, and the board of review will organize after the June 12 13 supervisors meeting with John Hinchcliff and R A Carter as members.
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Jackson County
James Lawder
Lawder
G.E. Litchliter
Vergennes
Leonard Hines
Levan
Ernest Zerbst
Fr. Bluff
Kenneth Beisner
Kinkaid
Frank Korando, Jr
Degognia
Board of Review
County Board of Supervisors
John Hinchcliff
Mt. Carbon
R. A. Carter
Elkville
C. E. Wright
James Gilmore
Board of Supervisors
Story Hours To Start June 17 At Sallie Logan Library
Murphysboro youngsters from kindergarten to fourth grade will enjoy six weekly Saturday story hours beginning June 17 at 10 am. Mrs. Lee Pickler announced with Mrs. Alice Hardy narrating for younger children and Miss Madge Collins for older ones. New children's books arrive daily and will be available after the first session. music will accompany the readings. Regular summer hours are 2 pm to 6 pm instead of 2 pm to 8 pm.
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Murphysboro
Sallie Logan Library
Lee Pickler
Alice Hardy
Madge Collins
Memorial Day Cuts Murphysboro Parking Receipts
Murphysboroes parking meters yielded a low weekly total due to the Memorial Day holiday. Meters ran five days, producing 300 dollars and 80 cents with 129 dollars in pennies and 171 dollars and 80 cents in nickels, down 31 dollars and 45 cents from the prior week.
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Murphysboro
Locusts, Squirrels, and Lake Murphysboro Curiosities
The item describes fishermen at Lake Murphysboro finding empty nets while noting locusts in their hair and rumors that squirrels eat locusts head first. It calls for safety enforcement at the lake, outlines 950 acres of protected woods and waters, and critiques highway hazards and beef prices as part of a scattered regional column.
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Murphysboro
Pomona Lake
Seven Try For Scholarships At University Of Illinois
Seven Jackson county graduates reported to the county superintendent’s Murphysboro office to compete for five University of Illinois scholarships. A 9:30 test begins with two exams, morning and afternoon, to determine the top contestant in each division who will win a full four year scholarship. Contestants include Jo Ann Dwyer Ellen Abbott Sylvia Louise O'Dell Joe Charles Pigott Ruth Sabine Theodore Ross and Mary Lou Heatherly.
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Jackson County
W. N. Wheeles
Murphysboro
University of Illinois
University of Ilinois
Jo Ann Dwyer
Ellen Abbott
Sylvia Louise O'Dell
Carbondale
Joe Charles Pigott
Ruth Sabine
Theodore Ross
Mary Lou Heatherly
Elkville
Farm Worker Harold Holman Injured in Farm Equipment Incident
Harold Holman a 25 year old farm worker was seriously injured yesterday when caught in a power take-off machine while operating a sprayer at Burley Reynolds farms three miles southwest of Murphysboro. He was rushed to St Andrews hospital in Murphysboro and remained hospitalized in serious condition with a mangled leg and cuts and bruises.
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Sportsmans Park
Harry
Gabby
Marty Marion
St. Louis
Harold Holman
Burley Reynolds
Murphysboro
Holman
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Car Rolls Twice South of Grand Tower
A new car driven by Orval Norton of Grand Tower rolled over twice on state route three while avoiding a parked truck. Norton and Miss Peggy Rendleman and her sister Mrs. Mueller of Wolf Lake escaped with minor injuries. Mrs. Mueller was later released from Hale-Willard hospital after x rays showed a slight collarbone fracture. The Jackson County sheriff’s office had no report.
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Oroville Wye
Ava
Campbell Hill
Kent Keller
New Hill
Jackson Union County
Carbondale
Crab Orchard Lake
Makanda
Blacktop
Grand Tower
Gorham
Rolls Car
Orval Norton
Norton
Peggy Rendleman
Mrs. Mueller
Wolf Lake
Miss Rendleman
Hale-Willard Hospital
Anna Today
Mueller
Jackson County Sheriff's Office
Net Two 25-Lb Catfish In Big Muddy River
Carl Ellis and a fishing companion netted two 25 pound flathead catfish in the Big Muddy River Friday night. They hauled them Saturday morning from muddy water near Murphysboro. The catch included several smaller fish in the same haul.
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Big Muddy River
Carl Ellis
South Twentieth Street
Murphysboro
Ellis
Jackson County 4-H Livestock Judging Winners Named
Robert Adams of Murphysboro led Jackson county 4-H members in the district livestock judging contest at Dixon Springs. Edward Ebersohl was second, Jerry Gilmore third, Robert Wolfe fourth, and Lawrence Dietz fifth. Top five advance to state finals at the University of Illinois in Champaign on September 1.
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Robert Adams
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Dixon Springs
University of Illinois
Edward Ebersohl
Jerry Gilmore
de Soto
Robert Wolfe
Carbondale
Lawrence Dietz de Soto
Champaign
Jackson County Farm Bureau
Elvin
Glen Gentry
Illinois
Pope Hardin
West Frankfort
Lake Glendale
Six-room brick residence under way at Thirteenth and Manning
Excavation is under way for foundations of a six room brick and tile residence at Thirteenth and Manning streets. The dwelling is being built for Frank Steinle a bottler and distributor at 1008 Locust Street. The site formerly housed the Joe Steinle Bottling Company.
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Thirteenth
Manning Streets
Frank Steinle
Locust Street
Joe Steinle
New Job Era Premium on Degrees Lower 5. I. U. Outlook
Southern Illinois University placement director Roge R. Bryant says grads face fewer opportunities, higher requirements, and similar starting salaries as last year. Prospects grow bleaker for math, social sciences, and English teachers, while elementary jobs rise in demand. insurance and secretarial roles follow, with overall saturation expected.
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Southern Illinois University
Roge R. Bryant
Poential
Bryant
Illinois
Southern Illinois
Central
Northern Illinois
Tional News Magazine
S. I. U. Grads
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