Jackson County Tax Bills Delayed By Supreme Court Ruling
County Treasurer D. L. McGregor announced tax bills for Jackson County real estate and personal property will mail within a week to ten days. The delay stems from a Supreme Court ruling invalidating the Supervisor of Assessments law requiring re assessment and re certification by township assessors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Illinois Supreme Court
D. L. McGregor
McGregor
Supreme Court
SIU Agronomist Fehrman Resigns for Arizona Fertilizers
Benjamin C. Fehrman, SIU agronomist in crop production and soil management, will resign effective July 4 after a month’s vacation. He leaves Carbondale for a position with Arizona Fertilizers, Inc. in Phoenix. Fehrman, a Purdue graduate of 1950, has served in SIU’s agriculture department since September 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin C. Fehrman
Southern Illinois University Agronomist
Carbondale
Arizona Fertilizers, Inc
Phoenix
Ariz
Fehrman
Agronomist
Purdue University
S. I. U. Agriculture Department
May Births Lead Girls in Carbondale Area
Carbondale city records show for May a total of 30 boys and 23 girls born in the district. Among them 23 births were to Carbondale residents and 30 to those from surrounding communities. Two births were to Black families, with the remainder white.
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Carbondale
Cabondale City Hall
Carbondale Man Held On Drunk Driving Count
Lester Williams 47 of Carbondale is jailed in Jackson County awaiting action on drunken driving charges. Williams was arrested in Murphysboro around 6 00 pm Sunday after reports of a wildly driven car forcing traffic off Route 13 just east of Murphysboro.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Lester Williams
South Logan Street
Williams
Warren Grammer
Southern Illinoisan The Daily Free Press notices
Local notices describe publication details for Southern Illinois Publications Inc Carbondale Illinois. It lists editions even ings except Sundays and holidays and subscription rates by carrier and mail with short terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Daily Free Press
Southern Illinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
Illinois
Associated Press
Remains of Grand Tower Soldier to be Reburied in Murphysboro
The casketed body of Carol Roy Myers 22 of Grand Tower first Jackson county service member killed in Korea will arrive in Murphysboro Wednesday with a military escort at noon. Services Friday at 2 p.m. at First Methodist Church Grand Tower followed by burial at Walker Hill cemetery. A Paul Stout post 127 American Legion delegation will attend graveside rites. Myers declared missing in Korea July 7 1950 death confirmed later. He entered service October 5 1947 and served with the 34th Infantry Regiment. Born 1928 in Waterloo IL he leaves mother Elizabeth Myers Grand Tower brother Sidney Wolf Lake and grandmothers Ray Vanover Grand Tower and Emma White Gorham.
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Carol Roy Myers
Grand Tower
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Crawshaw Funeral Home
First Methodist Church
W. M. Lyerla
Walker Hill
Paul Stout Post
American Legion
34Th Infantry
United States Army
Waterloo
Elizabeth Myers
Sidney
Wolf Lake
Ray Vanover
Emma White
Two Carbondale Students to Earn Degrees at W U Commencement
Two Carbondale students are among 1970 degree candidates at Washington University’s 90th annual commencement in St. Louis. Billy D. Hudgens will receive a bachelor of laws, Lula D. Roach a master of arts, with Gen George C Marshall to deliver the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Washington University
St. Louis
Billy D. Hudgens
Charles Hudgens
West Main Street
Lula D. Roach
South Illinois Avenue
Carbondale Community High School
Southern Illinois University
Miss Roach
I. U
Greece
Carbondale Kiwanians Meet at Buncombe
Carbondale Kiwanis and wives join Community club and Mary and Martha club at Buncombe school for a Tuesday night gathering. Lt. Gov. George Scherer of Shawneetown attends with a board meeting before a 7:30 p.m. dinner. Floyd Cunningham to show slides from Germany. Marlow's girls softball team serves and offers chorus numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Thirteen Youths Take GED Test at SIU
Thirteen youths sat for General Educational Development tests Friday and Saturday at Southern Illinois University. Passing the tests with principal approval earns them a high school diploma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siu
Southern Illinois University
Light turnout for Carbondale judge election amid rain
In Carbondale turnout for today's judicial election was light with estimates under 1500 voters. The First Judicial district lists six candidates for three circuit judge posts with Democratic and Republican contenders, as polling places stay open until 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Alexander, Jackson, Johnson, Massac
Pope
Pulaski
Slaine
Union
Williamson
State Supreme Court
Harry J. Flanders
Eldorado
Robert L. Lansden
Cairo
Frank J. Roan Jr
Marion
C. Ross Reynolds
Vienna
Clarence E. Wright
Harold L. Zimmerman
AF Officer To Meet SIU Freshmen Tuesday
Major B. K. Vickery assistant professor of air science and tactics will address Southern Illinois University freshmen at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Little Theater. He will explain freshmen participation in the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps program set to begin at SIU in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. K. Vickery
Southern Illinois University
Vickery
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Southern
Northwestern awards 16 degrees to Southern Illinois residents
Northwestern University will confer 16 of 3 433 degrees and diplomas to Southern Illinois residents next Monday. Commencement on Evanston campus at 11 30 a m features Prime Minister Louis S St Laurent of Canada as speaker. Awards include BS in medicine Ph D in medicine and speech diplomas to named graduates from Cairo Carbondale Du Quoin Equality Harrisburg Mount Carmel Mount Vernon Gor don Linken Mulkeytown Murphysboro West Frankfort and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern University
Southern Illinois
Louis S. St. Laurent
Canada
Evanston
Northwestern
Cairo
Don Schultz
Carbondale
Paul Hunsinger
Carl Rigney
du Quoin
Constance Graves
Betty Ellen Schenk
James Werner
Eldorado
Harold Mills
Equality
William Grater
Harrisburg
Phyllis Gaskins
A. B. Porter
Mount Carmel
Roger Fisher
Mount Vernon
Marshall Hall Jr
Gordon Linken
Mulkeytown
Carl Swisher
Murphysboro
Benjamin Daniel
West Frankfort
John Marusis Jr
Plant 2 Million Trees In Shawnee Forest
A spring planting program in the Shawnee National Forest finished with 2,000,000 seedlings planted. Forest supervisor E. N. Lee of Harrisburg said the majority were short leaf pine. The 2,000 acre site spans Vienna and Elizabethtown districts.
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Shawnee National Forest
E. N. Lee
Harrisburg
Vienna
Elizabethtown
Pistol Is Accidentally Discharged Injuring Boy
Carl Guido 16 of Herrin was treated at Herrin hospital for a powder burn on his hand after a pistol in a box of rags at Jack Walker service station discharged. The bullet grazed his hand and the gun held one bullet.
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Carl Guido
North Nineteenth Street
Herrin
Herrin Hospital
Guido
Jack Walker
North Park Avenue
Makanda Soldier Finishes Leadership School Training
Makanda area private John E. McGregor has graduated from the Leadership School at Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Texas. The course trains selected enlisted men with leadership potential and emphasizes appearance command and drill technique for practical leadership experience.
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Makanda
John E. McGregor
John McGregor
Medical Replacement Training Center
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Murphysboro 34 Jackson County Judicial Vote Returns
Southern Illinoisans will compute Jackson county judicial returns at the Murphysboro office tonight. Call Murphysboro 34 or 35 between 8 and 10 p.m. for updates. Results from other counties are not expected until Tuesday as nine counties elect third circuit judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern T Illinoisan
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Third Judicial Circuit
Dollar Maximum School Tax Rate Passes 2d Time
In Carbondale district 165 voters approved a one dollar tax maximum for educational purposes by a five to one margin. The 223 total ballots included 185 for and 36 against with two spoiled. The measure mirrors the 1947 result and follows an Illinois Supreme Court ruling on the prior election. The current tax rate stands at 92 cents. District 165 spans areas north of DeSoto, Makanda township, and Murphysboro, including Attucks and Community high schools.
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Carbondale
N. A. Rosan
Illinois Supreme Court
DeSoto
Makanda Township
Murphysboro
Attucks
Jim Oldani 48 Dies in Joliet
Friends in Herrin were notified of the death of Jim Oldani 48 a former Herrin resident who died in Joliet It was believed he died early today Funeral services will be Wednesday in Joliet Oldani moved from Herrin to Joliet about 25 years ago He was son of Mr and Mrs Joe Oldani His father is deceased He leaves his wife Carmen his mother and five brothers Caesar Louie Joe Bill and Richard of Joliet and Chicago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Jim Oldani
Joliet
Oldani
Mr. Oldani
Joe Oldani
Carmen
Caesar
Louie
Joe
Bill
Richard
Chicago
Pair Unhurt in Auto Accident on State Route 13
Two men escaped injury in a two car collision on State Route 13 near New Hill one mile east of Murphysboro. Virgil Wilson and Bernard Dillon were identified by State Highway Patrolman Warren Grammer. Wilson pulled off the south side before the crash. Dillon struck the rear of Wilson’s car. Minor vehicle damage and both drove away under their own power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hill
Murphysboro
Warren Grammer
Virgil Wilson
Bernard Dillon
Carbondale
Grammer
Wilson
Dillon
Dress Manufacturing Co Opens Plant at Zeigler
A dress firm opened a new factory in Zeigler with potential work for up to 100 women. L F Lowe of Forest City Manufacturing Co.. Shirley Lee division runs Pinckneyville and Coulterville plants. A DuQuoin plant is under construction in a former Paul Gayer Co. building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dress Manufacturing Co
Zeigler
L. F. Lowe
Forest City Manufacturing Co
Lowe
Shirley Lee
Pinckneyville
Coulterville
DuQuoin
Paul Gayer Co
Two Fined For Peace Disturbance in Chester
Two Coast Guard crewmen from a Chester docked boat paid $107.30 each after pleading guilty to disturbance of the peace and resisting arrest. Lewis Moody and Ray Fenton were arrested Saturday night in a Chester tavern. Judge A. D. Norris imposed the fines.
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Coast Guard
Chester
Lewis Moody
Ray Fenton
A. D. Norris
Du Quoin Camp Announces 51st Season Concerts
Egyptian Music Camp at Du Quoin lists six concerts from June 9 to 30 under director A. T. Atwood. Season tickets cost $6 for two reserved seats, with concert admission at $1 reserve or 75 cents general, operetta priced at $1.20 reserve, $1 general. Tickets available until June 9 via camp office Box 46.
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du Quoin
A. T. Atwood
Atwood
Egyptian Music Camp Office
Four scholarships passed in Jackson County Illinois
Four full term University of Illinois scholarships were by passed in Jackson County on Saturday as only one county resident appeared for an exam. V. N. Wheeles noted one Carbondale girl took the county general exam. no applications were filed for the other four scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Illinois
Jackson County
V. N. Wheeles
Carbondale
Ilinois
Summers Earns Air Force Promotion at Presque Isle
Private First Class Harry A. Summers Jr. of Murphysboro has been promoted in the United States Air Force. He is stationed at Presque Isle Air Force Base Maine with the 75th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron of the 23rd Fighter-Interceptor Wing. Summers enlisted in January 1951 after training at Lackland AFB in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presque Isle
Harry A. Summes, Jr
Thelma Huppert
Commercial Ave
Murphysboro
United States Air Force
Pfc
Summers
Air Force
Maine
75Th
23Rd
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Presque Isle Base
SIU President Morris Visits His Alma Mater
Dr. D. W. Morris, president of Southern Illinois University, returned to his Missouri alma mater last week for the first time since 1928. He attended Alumni Day and baccalaureate services at Park College in Parkville on Friday and received his A B degree from the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Morris
Southern Illinois University
Missouri
Graduation Address Delivered at Bluford High School
Dr. William N. Phelps, professor of guidance and special education at Southern Illinois University, gave the graduation address at Bluford High School on May 24 at Gorham Grade School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Neal Phelps
Southern Illinois University
Bluford High School
Gorham
Survey Route 13 Traffic for Best East Carterville Design
State highway officials will conduct an origin destination survey on routes 13 and 37 next week weather permitting to choose the most economical intersections east of Carterville. Motorists will be stopped at two points with minimal delay to provide start and destination data aiding relocation of Route 13 needed since 1935 with cooperation from federal authorities. A traffic count near Crab Orchard Lake showed 5700 vehicles in 24 hours.
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State Division of Highways
Carterville
State Highway Division
Division of Highways
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Crab Orchard Lake
Williamson-Jackson County
Jackson
Williamson Counties
Carbondale
Carter- Ville
Outline Steps to Save Gasoline
Harold Grob of the Southern Illinois automobile dealers association outlines economy driving practices to boost mileage by 10 to 20 percent. He lists ten tips from steady speeds and moderate rates to proper starting, gear shifts, parking, and vehicle maintenance for optimal fuel efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Grob
Southern Illinois Automobile Dealers Association
Grob
Association
Two Hurt in Wreck West of Marion
Two men were seriously injured when two cars tried to pass a third on Route 13 west of Marion. Willis Phillips of Marion and Henry Pillow of St. Louis were taken to Holden hospital in serious condition. Two cars involved suffered heavy damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Williamson County
Willis Phillips
Henry Pillow
St. Louis
Holden Hospital
Mother of Carbondale Man Dies in Missouri
Mrs. Russell Duncan, 71, died today at her home in Kansas City Missouri. She was the mother of William Duncan of 407 West Pecan Street Carbondale. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at noon today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Duncan
Kansas City
Carbondale
Army Recruiter Is Transferred to Camp Atterbury
Sgt L R Toler Carbondale Army and Air Force recruiter for five and a half years will report to Camp Atterbury Indiana June 14. He has served Southern Illinois since January 1943 and will join the 28th Infantry replacement company of the 28th division. He will move with his wife and child to Mattoon until a new assignment is known. First Class Sgt Charles R Gualdoni Herrin became Carbondale recruiter May 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Toler
Carbondale
Air Force
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Illinois
Toler
28Th Infantry
Mattoon
Charles R. Gualdoni
Herrin
Car Flips on Route 51 South of Anna Injuries Reported
Two Union County orchard workers escaped serious injury when their car overturned on Route 51 about seven miles south of Anna. Floyd Hartline, 30, driver, was injured and confined at Anna City Hospital. Vernon Lan e lac, 23, released after first aid. Hartline said another car forced them off the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
Anna
Clyde McIntyre
Floyd Hartline
Anna City
Vernon Lanelac
Lanelac
Hartline
Casper Fruit Farm
Cobden
Miller Fruit Farm
Doctor's Car Stolen From Hospital in Carbondale
A 1949 Mercury club coupe belonging to Dr. H. D. Thomas of Carbondale was stolen from in front of Doctors Hospital at 6 30 a m today. Thomas left the car with Ohio plates while he entered the hospital briefly for a kit before a trip to the Veterans hospital in Marion. Police said he was inside about five minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Thomas
Carbondale
Doctors Hospital
Thomas
Veterans Hospital
Marion
Ohio
Picnic Announcement by Modern Woodmen Club
The Modern Woodmen of America general club plans a pot luck picnic at 311 South Oakland Carbondale on Tuesday at 3 30 p m Drinks will be furnished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmen of America General Club
South Oakland
Carbondale
Tuesdy
Cairo Bridge Span Shift Set For Tuesday
Illinois Central railroad officials plan to move the second old span out of the Cairo Ohio River bridge and shift the new span into place Tuesday. The work is part of a 6.5 million project to replace all spans on the ICs main bridge and will close the bridge from 4 30 a m Tuesday to sometime Wednesday with detours and coach connections provided for passengers between Carbondale and North Cairo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central Railroad
Ohio River
Cairo
I.C
Carbondale
Fulton
Reevesville
Metropolis
Ill
North Cairo
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad
St. Louis
New Orleans
Wickliff
Unit Election Passes Easily in Gorham Rockwood Area
A proposal to form a unit school district in the Gorham Cora Rockwood area won by large margins in five precincts. Rural totals showed 462 for and 30 against while urban totals were 196 for and five against. Rockwood polling was unreported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorham- Cora-Rockwood
Gorham
Rockwood City
Rockwood
Gorham City Area
Jacob Rural
Carbondale High School to host band instrument talk
Prospective members of Carbondale Community High School 1951 summer beginners band will hear a talk tonight on the functions and educational advantages of band instruments. The meeting runs from 7 to 9 p.m. in the band room, with new instruments on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Community High School
Former Ava Resident Dies in Kankakee
Ellis McBride, a longtime Ava resident, died at his daughter's home in Kankakee on Friday. Funeral services were planned in Kankakee today. He spent most of his life in Jackson county and recently moved to his daughter's home because of ill health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis McBride
Ava
Kankakee
McBride
Jackson County
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SIU Agronomist
Atric Tiara
W. U
Carbondale Kiwanians
Buncombe
N. U
Shawnee Forest
Carl Murphysboro
Illinois Avenue
du Quoin Camp
Harry A. Summers
Morris
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