Cadets Honored At 1954 SIU ROTC Review
Fourteen Southern Illinois University Air Force ROTC cadets received honors for leadership and academics at the annual Honors and Awards Review. Distinguishing awards went to Meisenheimer Harrell Shuppert Goggin Hamilton Engle, with commissions and degrees set for June 13. Distinctions included SIU trustees medals, Chicago Tribune medals, and the Best Drilled Squadron captain Komnick, among others.
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Southern, Illinois University Air Force Rotc
Afrotc
James B. Meisenheimer
Waco
Tex
George T. Harrell
Flora
Ben A. Shuppert
Granite City
James R. Goggin
Gage
Curtis L. Hamilton
Walier
Jerry D. Engle
Sadorus
Air Force
Lloyd K. Houchin
Karnak
SIU
Carl R. House
Whittington
Edwin H. Krutsinger
Louisville
Air Force Association
James R. Aiken
Benton
Clifford A. Karch
Carbondale
Chicago Tribune
Dwight W. Keele
Darrell C. Highsmith
Mt. Vernon
E. Komnick
Bunker Hill
Jim Aiken
Southern _ Illinois University
Col
O. K. Halderson
Road Report From Illinois Highways On US 45 and Ill 146
The Illinois State Division of Highways issued a weekly highway report starting June 5 noting minimal delays on several routes. One road segment US 45 from New Burnside to Vienna is under reconstruction for 5 miles. Another US 45 stretch from Harrisburg to Carrier Mills undergoes widening and resurfacing over 8 miles. Ill 146 from Anna to West Vienna will be patched over 15 miles.
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Illinois State Division of Highways
U.S
New Burnside
Vienna
Harrisburg
Carrier Mills
Anna
West Vienna
Notre Dame Law Grad James Bleyer Earns Honor
James B. Bleyer of Carterville graduates Magna Cum Laude from the University of Notre Dame College of Law. He tops his class and serves as president of the student law association and chan celor of the moot court executive board. He was named to Who's Who and received the Heynes award for scholastic excellence and qualities for admission to the bar.
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James B. Bleyer
Albert W. Bleyer
Carterville
University of Notre Dame College of Law
Bleyer
Student Law Association
Moot Court Executive Board
Heynes
Ha Ocean
George Carter Dies in Johnston City at 42
Funeral services for George D Carter 42 will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Murman and Wilson Funeral Home Johnston City with burial in Rosehill Marion. He died Wednesday in a Chicago hospital after living in Johnston City and Chicago. He is survived by his wife Thelma Bell, daughter Mrs. Don Kennard of Chicago, son, sister Mrs. August Mloskey and several half sisters, brothers Harry and William preceded him in death. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Friday.
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George D Carter
Murman and Wison
Johnston City
Rosehill
Marion
Carter
Lowe Ave
Chicago
John A
Dora Carter
Thelma Bell
Don Kennard
August Mcloskey
Hugh Gilley
L. F. Wiggins
Benton
Merle Kline
Kinmundy
Harry
William
Youth Inducted Felixdajewicz Enlists for Army Training
Felixdajewicz son of Mr and Mrs Walter Bogdajewicz was inducted into the Army on Tuesday. He reports to Camp Chaffee Arkansas for basic training.
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Felixdajewicz
Walter Bogdajewicz
Camp Chaffee, Ark
Steeleville Resident Injured in Head-On Collision
Elroy Gretzmacher of Steeleville was hospitalized in Chester after a head on crash on Route 150 east of Chester. He suffered major chest and facial injuries when his car hit a vehicle driven by Kenneth Hapke of Chester. Hapke had only a facial cut and a sprained knee.
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Elroy Gretzmacher
Steeleville .S
Chester Hospital
Rt. 150
Chester
Gretzmacher
Kenneth Hapke
Hapke
Carterville to Hire New Police Officer After Resignation
Carterville mayor and council plan a special meeting Tuesday to hire a replacement and bid the summer street program. Policeman Ab Priddy resigned after three to four years with no reason stated, asking for higher pay. Mayor Steefes said Priddy requested rehire. applications to be considered Tuesday. Night officer Earl Peterson stands by for day calls. The two man city force remains in effect.
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Carterville
Ab Priddy
Lina McCabe
Matt Steefes
Priddy
Steffes
Earl Peterson
Edward Dillard 67 Colp resident dies
Funeral services for Edward Dillard 67 Colp will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at AME Methodist Church Colp with Rev Archie Law officiating. Burial in Dewmaine Cemetery. Dillard died at 3 15 a.m. Wednesday at Doctors Hospital Carbondale after 40 years in Colp born August 25 1886 in West Virginia. He last worked for Madison Coal Company. Survived by seven children six grandchildren a sister and brother and a step daughter. Friends may call at Keathly Funeral Home Colp after 6 p.m. Friday.
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Edward Dillard
Colp
AME Methodist
Archie Law
Dewmaine
Dillard
Doctors Hospital
Carbondale
West Virginia
Madison Coal Company
Ada Mae Tolerson
Lois Dollard
Buffalo
N. Y
Richard
U. S. Army
Ft. Leonard Wood
Eva
Claudie Dillard
Chicago
Wanda
Owen Dillard
Bill Buckley
Pittsburg
Keathly Funeral Home
Eckhard Services Held Today in Carbondale
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. today at Huffman Funeral Home for Mrs. May E. Eckhard 86 of 309 West Jackson Street Carbondale who died at home after a four month illness Burial followed at Oakland Cemetery Dr H G Hurley pastor of the First Methodist Church of Carbondale officiated
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Huffman Funeral Home
May E. Eckhard
W. Jackson St
Carbondale
Oakland Cemetery
H. G. Hurley
First Methodist Church of
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