Seek to Interest Herrin Girls in Nursing Careers
Herrin hospital invites high school graduates to an open lease event from 3 to 5 pm offering insight into training to become registered nurses. The board offers a three year scholarship to two girls at an accredited nursing school with a 60 day post-notice placement requirement. Nurse Margaret Preston notes the aim is to boost Southern Illinois nursing careers amid a local nurse shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Hospital
J.eco Brown
Margaret Preston
Herrin
Carbondale
Preston
Illinois
Two Join Staff of Independent at Southern Illinoisan
Willie Smith of Murphysboro and Henry G Weiss of Maryville Mo joined the Southern Illinoisan staff in Murphysboro Monday Smith becomes display advertising salesman replacing Jim Hubbs who resigned to join the armed forces Weiss takes duties as city editor Weiss a University of Missouri journalism graduate was managing editor of the Maryville Daily Forum Mrs Weiss and their two sons plan to join him later this month
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Smith
Walnut Street
Murphysboro
Henry G. Weiss
Maryville
Southern Illinoisan
Smith
Jim Hubbs
Armed Forces
Weiss
Joppa
Sarty Mechanical Department
the Independent
Georgia
Tesibat Maree
University of Missouri School of Journalism
Daily Forum
Chester Band Opens Season With Courthouse Lawn Concert
The Chester Municipal Band begins a 12 week concert series at 8 p m on the courthouse lawn featuring Burt Ottesen, band president and cornetist, performing Nola. Wayne Thorne directs the 28 member group with Dixie land, hillbilly, popular tunes, overtures, novelty pieces and a Sousa march.
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Chester
Chester Municipal Band
Courthouse Lawn
Burt Ottesen
Ottesen
Nola
Wayne Thorne
Sousa
Steeleville Students Attend Egyptian Music Camp
Eight Steeleville public school students attend the first week of the Egyptian Music Camp at the Du Quoin fairgrounds. Students include Mary Louise Witten born, David Mayfield, Emily Kay Uchtman, Judy Ann Eichholz, Joan Wlatemate, and Rebecca Jean Campbell. Tuition is split with parents paying half and Parent-Teacher Association groups covering the rest. The annual camp aims to attract 700 to 800 students from 20 and more states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steeleville
Steeleville Public School
du Quoin Fairgrounds
Mary Louise Wittenborn
David Mayfield
Emily Kay Uchtman
Judy Ann Eichholz
Joan Wlatemate
Rebecca Jean Campbell
Pinckneyville Man Weedon Funeral Held In Percy
Pinckneyville resident Weedon died recently after a fall a few days earlier. Funeral services were held in Pinckneyville Saturday under the auspices of the local funeral home with Rev. Lively of Du Quoin Baptist church officiating. Burial followed at the I.C.C.F. cemetery in Percy. He is survived by Irene Jacoby of Percy, a niece.
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Pinckneyville
Lively
du Quoin
Street paving debate in Chester council meeting
Chester City Council in regular session Monday discussed paving George Street and possible use of motor fuel tax to raise about 200000 for street paving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Chester City
George Street
Mounds Resident Charles F Burns Dies at 50
Charles F Burns 50 of 214 South Front street Mounds died at 10 15 p m Monday at home He leaves wife Tillie a son Dean a daughter Mrs Dewy Newbold and several relatives Funeral services set for 2 p m Thursday at First Baptist Cypress with Rev A M Troutman officiating Burial in Cypress L O C F cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Burns
South Front Street
Mounds
Tillie
Dean
Plakata
Fila
Dewy Newbold
Chicago
Ind
John Burns
Caradele
Grace Corzine
Lee Reischauer
Ethel Wright
Carbondale
Lester, Mattoon
Clarence
Mississippi
Riends
Carbondale Funeral
First Baptist Church
Cypress
A. M. Troutman
Man Sentenced To 12 Years In State Penitentiary
Royce Turner, 51, of Crab Orchard, pleaded guilty in Williamson county circuit court to taking indecent liberties with a minor. Judge C Ross Reynolds sentenced him to one to two years in Menard state penitentiary. Turner remains in the county jail at Marion pending transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royce Turner
Crab Orchard
Williamson County
C. Ross Reynolds
Turner
Menard
Marion
Carbondale Woman Dies at 88 in Home of Niece
Mrs Amelia Christian aged 88 died at 5 30 am today at her niece Mrs Ira Robertson 320 East Jackson Street Carbondale where she had been living The body is at Jackson funeral home pending relatives arrival Funeral arrangements incompletely pending
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Amelia Christian
Ira Robertson
East Jackson Street
Carbondale
Jackson Funeral Home
Herrin Knights of Columbus to Elect Tonight
The Herrin Knights of Columbus lodge will elect officers at 7:30 p.m. in the lodge hall. Grand Knight Louis Alegnami announced a lunch will be served after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Knights of Columbus Lodge
Louis Alegnami
Carbondale Officer Deploys to Korea for Duty
Lt. James B. Boulden of Carbondale has left for Korea to serve with the Combat Engineers after training at Camp McCoy Wisconsin and Fort Belvoir Virginia. He is the son of Mr and Mrs M P Boulden of 1220 West Chautauqua Street.
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James B. Boulden
M. P. Boulden
W. Chautauqua Street
Carbondale
Korea
The
Combat Engineers
Boulden
Camp McCoy
Wis
Ft. Belvoir
Pickets Continue At Allen Plant
Pickets from Herrin Carpenters Local No. 581 protested at the Allen Industries plant northwest of Herrin for a second day over who should install and move machinery. The union wants union millwrights to do installation, while nonunion company workers have done the work and would operate machinery once production begins.
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Herrin Carpenters Local Union No. 581
Allen Industries
Herrin
Union 581
Allen Industries, Inc
Herrin Carpenters Local No
American Federation of Labor
Carpenters Union
Carpenters
Rhine Freight Cuts Land Transport Costs to Switzerland
Goods are carried up the Rhine to Switzerland at about half the cost of land transport. This reflects a growing preference for river-haulage among shippers seeking cheaper, faster routes across central Europe. The note highlights logistical advantages and potential shifts in shipping patterns between rail and river corridors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhine
Switzerland
New Twist For An Old Fad Chain Letter Returns
A district rumor report describes a Protestant Bible chain letter circulating in Herrin and Southern Illinois. The letter warns readers not to send money but to read a New Testament portion then copy the missive five times and mail to people wished luck. Local names appear among this wave of letters and other scams claim a dish towel will yield 36 towels in return.
Jurors Selected For Deaton Trial In Williamson Co
William Pee Wee Deaton 40 of Marion faces assault with intent to murder. Jury selection in Williamson County Circuit Court began with both sides using six of ten challenges. Deaton allegedly slashed his ex wife Afton Deaton 38 on July 8 1951 at her Herrin home. Neighbors saw a man chase and knife toss. Deaton held on $20 000 bond after a manhunt ended in a ditch near Herrin town.
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William (Pee Wee) Deaton
Route 5
Marion
Williamson County
Veniremen
Carl Sneed
Ralph Harris
Deaton
Afton Deaton
North Seventeenth Street
Herrin
Belah Horn
Murphysboro Mother and Child Escape Serious Injury
A Murphysboro mother Erma Reiman and her two year old daughter Paulette escaped serious injury after their car rolled onto its side in a two vehicle collision two miles north of Murphysboro on Route 13 near Harrison cross road. Glenn Reiman was driving the car and Earl Neace of Vergennes drove the other vehicle. Both cars were severely damaged.
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Murphysboro
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Erma Reiman
Paulette
Wells Street
Glenn Reiman
Earl Neace
Vergennes
Route 13
Harrison Cross Road
Reiman
Jackson County
Roy Carter
Harrison Road
Peace
Carter
Herrin Man Posts Bond On Assault Charge
Herrin businessman Charles J. Willis, 49, was released on a 10000 dollar bond after his wife Leona Willis filed an assault with intent to murder charge. Willis appeared before Justice of the Peace W. B. Roberts in Marion following his arrest by Herrin police Sunday and Monday.
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Herrin
Justice of the Peace
W. B. Roberts
Marion
Leona Willis Ca
Charles J. Willis
Willis
Joe Ing. Herrin
Randolph districts merge in executive consolidation plan
The Tilden high school district combines with Sparta Township district in an Randolph County decision handed down Saturday at Chester by Superintendent Ned Carlton. A hearing saw 45 votes for consolidation while 24 preferred joining Marrissa. Objectors have 30 days to file a petition, represented by House and House of Nashville, with Sparta advocates David and Conn of Sparta.
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Tilden
Sparta Township
Chester
Ned Carlton
Randolph County
Marrissa
House and
House of
Nashville
Sparta
David and Conn
Hand Takes Over As SIU Executive Assistant President
Dr. Hand arrives in Carbondale with Mrs Hand and two sons to assume non instructional duties at Southern Illinois University under President D W Morris. He previously led Fairmont State College since 1945, expanding facilities, boosting faculty salaries, and improving preparation, aiming to coordinate SIU business office, plant, architectural services, auxiliaries and non academic staff. The Hands stay at the Stevenson Motel until moving into campus housing and later the Carrington property becomes ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Hand
D. W. Morris
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Hand
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Wheeling
W. Va
Liberty State College
West Virginia
Princeton
Columbia
Denison
Ohio Wesleyan
University of Vermonth
Fairmont
Stevenson
Southern
Carrington
West Mill Street
1900 Attend Hilgenberg Rites
Funeral services for Rt. Rev. Msgr. Bernard J. Hilgenberg 79, pioneer Illinois priest, were held at St. Marys church Carlyle before about 1500 persons. The pontifical mass led by Bishop Albert Zuroweste noted his lifelong zeal and work. About 125 priests attended. He opened 12 churches in Southern Illinois as coalfields began operation and served 58 years since 1894. Burial followed in Carlyle.
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Msgr
Bernard J. Hilgenberg
Illinois
St. Mary’s Church
Carlyle
Yvolemn
Albert R. Zuroweste
Belleville
Hilgenberg
Zoroweste
Carterville
Carbondale
Herrin
Johnston City
Christopher, Lesser
Marion
Bush
Edmund Schuusacher
Sandoval
Gerhard Netemeyer
Trenton
George Lehman
Aviston
Gregory Hotgrave
Joe Mueller
Marydale
George Kunas Coello Dies in Hospital
George Gregory Kunas 65 of Coello died at 3:45 a m in Meader Miners hospital Christopher He was a retired miner formerly at Zeigler No 1 mine He was a member of St Andrews Catholic church United Mine Workers of America and Polish National Alliance He leaves his wife Valeria and children Henry Stanley Louis Carl Julia Rose Wands Glowinski Eleonora Stephania all of Chi Friends may call at the family home after 1 p m Wednesday
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George Gregory Kunas
Coello
Meader
Miner’s Hospital
Christopher
Zeigler No. 1
St. Andrews Catholic Church
United Mine Workers of America
Polish National Alliance
Kunas
Val
Eleanora Kunas
Stephania Kunas
Gibbs Rites Services for Carbondale Man
Funeral services for John Gibbs aged 68 of 503 South Birch Street Carbondale will be held at 2 p.m. at Parker Funeral Home in Carbondale with Rev. O C Cooper officiating. Burial will follow in Oakland Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Mary, sons Ruben Drake sboro Ky James Carbondale, and stepson Herbert Martin Carbondale, daughters Rachel Horn and Anna Gibbs both of Carbondale, sister Anna Gibbs Drakesboro Ky, brother Ernest Gibbs Drakesboro Ky, five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Born in Logan County Kentucky he moved to Carbondale in 1934 where he worked for a railroad until retirement.
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John Gibbs
South
Birch Street
Carbondale
Parker Funeral Home
O. C. Cooper
Oakland Cemetery
Mary
Gibbs
Ruben
Drakesboro
James
Herbert Martin
Rachel Horn
Anna Gibbs
Ernest Gibbs
Logan County
Noted Evangelist To Be in Herrin
Rev. J.T. Myers of Danville will conduct special services at the Church of the Nazarene on South Park Avenue Herrin Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. through Sunday June. Myers is a national evangelist with a bachelor of divinity and doctor of divinity. He attended a trial related to a lawsuit against the University of Illinois over Bible reading in school and later chaired a debate on the subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Church of the Nazarene
South Park Avenue
Herrin
Dr. Myers
University of Illinois
London B. Chapman
Vashti McCollum
Broken Fan Belt Costs St Louis Man Auto Accessories
A St Louis driver, Marshall Long, stopped in Randolph county when a broken fan belt overheated his car. He continued with a friend's car, later found his vehicle missing seven miles away near Buttermilk hill, with clothing and many accessories stolen. Officers deduced the thief likely faced engine trouble similar to Long.
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St. Louis Man
St. Louis
Jackson
Randolph
Marshall Long
Cairo
Long
Levee Locks
Cora
Randolph County
Buttermilk Hill
Jackson County
Restrictions discussed for Bellaire housing subdivision rules
Williamson County Housing Authority met at Herrin city hall to draft final building and operation restrictions for Bellaire subdivision. They plan to seek FHA final approval in Springfield, then Herin city council. insurance coverage arranged with Adams & Whittenberg in Herrin. Owen Stotlar of Marion attended.
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Bellaire
Herrin
Williamson County Housing Authority
Herrin City Hall
Springfield
Federal Housing Authority
Herrin City
Adams & Whittenberg
Owen Stotlar
Marion
The
Authority
SIU Senior Week Launches with Tea and Alumni Events
Senior Week at Southern Illinois University starts with an AAUW tea at Mrs. J W Neckers home in Carbondale. Alumni Association banquet at 6 p m in the university cafeteria. A reception at Anthony Hall from 8 to 10 p m hosted by President Morris and faculty. The Crab Orchard Lake picnic begins at 2 p m Friday. Robert B Browne of Illinois will speak at the Alumni banquet Saturday at 6 30 p m in the men's gym. Graduation exercises are Sunday at 7 p m in McAndrew Stadium with former Austrian chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg as commencement speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
American Association of University Women
J. W. Neckers
South Maple Street
Carbondale
Alumni Association
SIU
Morris
Anthony Hall
Crab Orchard Lake
Robert B. Browne
University of Illinois
McAndrew Stadium
Kurt von Schuschnigg
Austria
Bakeries Sponsor Movie On Breadmaking At SIU
A technicolor film titled Mark Of C about the history of breadmaking will screen at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Old Main room 203 on the Southern Illinois University campus in Carbondale. The movie, produced by Ann heuser-Busch, is brought by Lewis Brothers bakery of Anna and Sobery bakery of Carbondale. The public is invited.
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Old Main
Southern Illinois University
Annheuser - Busch
Carbondale
Lewis Brothers
Anna
Sobery Bakery
William H Pendergrass dies at 78 in Jonesboro
Funeral services were held in Norris and Sons Jonesboro for William H Pendergrass 78 who died Friday. Rev J W Irvin conducted the services and burial followed in Ruth Norris Thebes. Survivors include Mrs LaVan Ida Trields of Van Nuys California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris and Sons
Jonesboro
William H P
J. W. Irvin
Onesboro
Ruth Norris
Thebes
LaVanida Trields
van Nuys
Calif
No Uneasiness At Orient 2 Mine After Explosion
Orient No 2 mine resumed Monday with 240 of 240 scheduled workers reporting for the first shift since the December 21 explosion that killed 120. Officials said production began normally, coal flowing to the surface, while the eastern half remains sealed for repairs and 1,000 idle miners will split time shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient No
Chicago, Wilmington and Franklin Coal Co
Orient No. 2
A Veak
Murphysboro FFA Boys Attend Illinois Convention
Three Murphysboro Township High School FFA members Edwin Johnson Fred Pierson and David Arbeiter travel with advisor Homer Heapes to the 24th annual Illinois FFA convention at the University of Illinois Champaign. Sessions run Wednesday to Friday with business programs officer nominations and judging demonstrations as part of the program. The group plans to rec ord and present at the 1952 conference of teachers of vocational agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future Farmers of America
Murphysboro Township
Illinois Association of F. F.A
University of Illinois
Champaign
Homer Heape
Murphysboro School
Edwin Johnson
Fred Pierson
David Arbeiter
Sentinel
Johnson
Pierson
Murphysboro
Argo Sens
Conference of Ceachers of Vocational Agriculture
Bob Armstrong Accepts Metropolis Radio Post
Bob Armstrong, son of Mr and Mrs John M Armstrong, joins Metropolis Radio as his new on air host. The announcement notes his family ties and new role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Armstrong
Metropolis Radio
John M. Armstrong
Carbon
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Independent
Dainkaass
Picket Allen Plant
Herrin K. Ofc
Allen Plant
Charles Luther
Joe Luther
South Cherry Street
West Frankfort
Luther
1St Cavalry Division
George Hand
Eco
Dr. Hand
George Kunas
Dr. 3. T. Myers
Bakeries
Pendergrass
Orient 2
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