Carbondale Chamber Plans Annual Meet At Edison Club
The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting Wednesday at the Edison Country Club starting at 7 p.m. Directors will be elected for three year terms. Retiring directors include Louis Renfro W A Kerry Harry Goetz Bill Day and Haddon Davenport.
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Carbondale Chamber Commerce
Edison Country Club
Chamber
Ich
Louis Renfro
W. A. Kerry
Harry Goetz
Bill Day
Haddon Davenport
George S.tterson
F. M. Hewitt
A. D. Bruker
Brubaker
Kenneth Parrish
Hewitt
Paul cRoy
Ferce
Old
Carbondale Bussess Men’s Association
Seven University School Seniors Honored at SIU Campus
Seven seniors of University School Carbondale were honored Thursday at Shryk Auditorium Southern Illinois University commencement exercises. Valedictorian Marilyn Wakeland and Gerald Biggs received Normal School scholarships. Sharon Talley won a twe ar scholarship to Cottey College. Four seniors Jennie Oil Marilyn Wakeland John Chancey and Carleton Sisk earned tur y awards. National Honor Society wards were presented to seniors Maurine Tibbs Marilyn Wakeland John Chancey and Carl bn Sisk with juniors Martha Morrison and Dorothy Young also recognized. Gerald Biggs joined the society last year as a junior.
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University School
Carbondale
Shryk
Southern Illinoisiversity
Marilyn Wakeland
Gerald Biggs
Sharon Talley
Cottey College
Illinois State
E P.E.O. Sisterhood
Tury
Jennie Oil
John Ancey
Carleton Sisk
John Mees
Maurine Tbbs
Marilyn Fakeland
John Chancey
Carlbn Sisk
Martha Morrison
Dorothy Young
Art in the Home Course to Open at SIU
A short art course at Southern Illinois University opens Saturday at 7 30 a m and runs about one and a half hours. Kathryn Weesner will oversee the class, limited to 20 students, with a $3 75 fee plus personal materials. Enrollment opens Friday at noon in Old Main room 102.
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Siu
South
Illinois University
Kathryn Weesner
Univsity of Illinois
Old Main m 102
Waive Hearing in Moral Charge for Zipfel Case
Alphonse Zipfel of Randolph County had a preliminary hearing on a charge of taking indecent liberties waived this morning. He posted bond and awaits grand jury action at the September term. Zipfel, arrested May 25 near Buttermilk Hill, offered a ride to a girl and is held on a $1000 appearance ad.
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Alphonse Zipfel
Randolph County
Zipfel
Jackson County
John Gilert
Buttermilk Hill
Justice of the Peace
M. Held
Southern Illinois Daily Free Press publication notice
Carbondale Illinois prints an evening edition from Southern Illinois Publications Inc located at 227 West Main Street The paper notes second class matter status and AP republication rights It lists subscription rates by carrier and mail with various weekly and multi week options and restrictions on areas served.
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Southern Illinoisan
Daily Free Press
Southern Illinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
Illinois
Associated Press
Two Carbondale GIs Return
One hundred thirty three Illinois veterans from Korea are among 3 759 combat veterans due to arrive tomorrow aboard the General M C Meigs in Seattle. Fifty six are from the Chicago area and the group is the third and largest rotation to reach Seattle since May. Illinois arrivals include Joseph W Ebbs and James H McCalla both Privates First Class from Carbondale.
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Illinois
Korea
General M. C. Meigs
Chicago
Seattle
High School Gym Opens Monday for Rec Program
Carbondale Community high school hosts a summer rec program for teens starting Monday from 9 to 11 am, through Friday, supervised by coach Bill McBride. Activities include volleyball badminton ping pong basketball and board games with gym shoes and towels required. The program runs until August 3 for floor refinishing.
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Carbondale Community High School
Alan Domer
City
Todav
Bill McBride
Domer
City Park Board
Man Killed Near Pinckneyville Identified
Clarence Ridhtsell of Peoria Illinois was identified by his sister from a newspaper photo after an auto crash near Pinckneyville last Saturday. Passenger Clarence Ridhtsell died. driver George C. Tanner Jr. of Eads Illinois remained unconscious in critical condition at Marshall Browning Hospital in Du Quoin.
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Pinckneyville
Clarence Ridhtsell
Peoria
Perry County
August E. Schneider
Howard E. Evans
George C. Tanner, Jr
Eads, Ill
Riddtsell
Marshall Browning Hospital
du Quoin
Sea Scouts Collect Paper For Boat Fitting
Carbondale Sea Scouts will collect waste paper on Saturday afternoon to fund equipment for their 17 foot sloop the Golden Eagle. Skipper Stewart Chandler announced collection on the west side of the Illinois Central tracks from noon, asking residents to place boxed papers and magazines on curbs by noon and to call 660-L for special pickup requests.
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Carbondale
Stewart Chandler
Chandler
Crab Orchard Play Port
Royalton No 7 Near Ready For Repairs At Mine
Franklin County Coal corporation's No 7 mine at Royalton nears reopening after shaft repairs. Superintendent A L Roberts says work on the main hoisting shaft is 85 percent complete with 15 feet remaining to finish during the miners' first week of July vacation. About 600 men are employed at the mine.
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Franklin County Coal Corporations
Royalton
A. L. Roberts
Roberts
Muller to attend Washington library conference in June
Robert H. Muller director of libraries at Southern Illinois University accepts invitation from the Federal Security Agency to join a June 18 19 1951 Washington conference advising the U S Office of Education on library construction materials allocation. He will travel by plane at government expense. The agenda covers modern library buildings data collection weight and cost of materials equipment needs and major alterations. Muller chairs the Buildings committee of the Associations of College and Research Libraries.
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Robert H. Muller
Southern Illinois University
Federal Security Agency
Washington, D. C
U. S. Office of Education
Muller
The
Associations of College and Reference Libraries
American Library Association
End of Bus Line Ends Carbondale Service
The Illinois Commerce Commission authorized Carbondale City Lines to abandon bus operations in Carbondale after two months of discontinued service. Owner Philip Kimmel lamented the shutdown, citing postwar bus losses, scarce buyers for used buses, and rising costs that trimmed profits from a five cent fare.
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Illinois Commerce Commission
Carbondale City Lines, Inc
Carbondale
I.C.C
Philip Kimmel
Kimmel
Lex
Yellow Cab Company
Nashville City Lines
Port Arthur
Tex
Jackson County
Murphysboro
City Wheel Tax Sales Lag As Deadline Nears
Nearly half of Carbondale car owners paid the 1951 wheel tax. By May 1, 839 taxpayers remitted $3.50, with the deadline extended to June 15. Vehicle and license counts show dog, pickup, heavy truck, dealer, taxicab, and juke box licenses issued, along with year to year changes.
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Carbondale
Assistant Supervisor Named in Morals Charge
Norman Rushing Democratic assistant supervisor of Murphysboro township and acting merchant policeman on the night force is named in a morals indictment involving an alleged attempt to take indecent liberties with a 13 year old Murphysboro girl. He was arrested on Wednesday with bond set at $2000 before Justice C M Held and will await grand jury presentation in Jackson County.
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Norman Rushing
Murphysboro
Rushing
Justice of the Peace C. M
Jackson County
Carbondale Funeral Home Remodels After 25 Years
Mr and Mrs Joe Van Natta mark twenty five years in Carbondale at 219 West Jackson by remodeling their funeral home. Yow Construction of Carbondale completed the five month project with interior decorating by Gabe Humphries of St Louis. The seven rooms two guest rooms and living quarters were enlarged as seating in the main chapel increased to 200. A private chapel small chapel and expanded entrance were added along with an air conditioning system and shrine fireplace. The opening drew more than 300 attendees and the couple received over 30 bouquets wires and cards.
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Joe van Natta
Carbondale
West Jackson Street
Yow Construction Company
van Natta
Gabe Humphries
Humphries Service of
St. Louis
van Nattas
S. I. U. Class of 1913 Reunion Set Tonight
The Southern Illinois University the class of 1913 gathers at 6 30 this evening at Giant City Park Lodge for an unplanned annual reunion.
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Southern Illinois University
Giant City Park Lodge
W J Miller Dies In Train Wreck Near Clarksville
W J Miller 54 of Paris Tennessee a brother of George Miller Murphysboro died in a head on collision of two Louisville and Nashville passenger trains near Palmyra eight miles southwest of Clarksville. Miller was engineer on the Pan American bound for Louisville. Six crewmen were killed and 15 injured though most passengers escaped harm. Funeral rites were attended by Miller's family from Murphysboro.
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W. J. Miller
Paris
Tenn
George Miller
Murphysboro
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Clarksville
Miller
Pan American
Louisville
Palmyra
Tennessee
Campbell Hill Soldier Graduates in Tank Leader Course
Pvt. Lawrence Louis Ehlers 22 of Campbell Hill is among 49 graduates of the Army Tank Leader Course at Fort Knox Kentucky. The training covered tank and small unit control with classroom and field instruction. He entered service in December 1950 and is now stationed at Fort Hood Texas after graduation.
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Lawrence Louis Ehlers
Charles Ehlers
Campbell Hill
Army
Armored School
Fort Knox
Pvt
Ehlers
Fort Hood
Tex
Scout Quota Increased For Philmont Trip
Scout quota for the Kit Carson Trek was raised from July 9 to 19 for Egyptian Council Scouts. The local group departs July 7 for the 127000 acre Philmont ranch in northern New Mexico for ten days of hiking and camping with trout fishing gold mine tours Kit Carson home visits and ranch operations. Mr Wallace will meet Explorer groups seeking more information and present movies from his ranch visit.
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Philmont South Ranch
Orlen Wallace
Carbondale
Philmont
Kit Carson
Rocky Mountains
New Mexico
Wallace
Vote Canvass Shows No Change For Judgeships
Official canvass of the June 4 judicial vote in Jackson County shows only minor differences from unofficial totals. The biggest shift added 23 votes to Robert Lansden for Circuit Judge, while two totals matched unofficial figures and others stayed within 15 votes. The canvass team included Clerk Boyd Thorp, C. M. Held, Will Trevillian, with party representation. The county board election committee also prepared a plan for election expenses for next week.
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Jackson County
Boyd Thorp
Thorp
Robert Lansden
Clerk Thorp
C. M. Held
Murphysboro
Will Trevillian
Carbondale
Supreme Court
Maxwell
Hill
Reynolds
Wright
Zimmerman
Flanders
Lansden
Roan
County Board of Supervisors
County Board
E. D. Graeff
Kenneth Saul
Jesse Klein
Fire at Herrin Shoe Hospital Causes Minor Damage
About 25 damage was the result of a fire at the Herrin Shoe Hospital at 115 East Monroe, Herrin, at 7 40 a m today when a motor shorted out. Fire Chief Falling aided. Firemen said that no other damage resulted.
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Herrin Shoe Hospital
East
Monroe
Herrin
Johnston City Worker Injured In Pipe Line Accident
Lewis M. Harriss a 56 year old Johnston City resident was injured near Vienna while working on a pipeline. He suffered a fracture of the left leg above the ankle and received a plastic cast. He also had bruises to the left wrist though the X ray showed no fracture. He is employed by Mahoney Construction Co of Marion and Lansing Michigan.
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Johnston City
Herrin Hospital
Vienna
Lewis M. Harriss
Kay Gray
Lewis
Hargis
Mahoney Construction Co
Marion and
Lansing, Mich
Dan J Etherton Dies At Home Near Carbondale
Dan J. Etherton, about 70, died at his home two miles southwest of Carbondale around 6:30 a m. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Huffman Funeral home is in charge.
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Dan J. Etherton
Carbondale
Huffman Funeral Home
Plans for Tri County Labor Day meeting discussed
Tri County Labor Day Association board members will meet at the Labor Temple Murphysboro Sunday at 2 00 p m to map plans for the 1951 Labor Day event in Riverside park. Ralph Norman Charles Strawhn and E A Bantel head the Murphysboro session with Secretary Sanley Johnson set as speaker. The group, 30 to 35 years old and about 20 000 members strong in Jackson Williamson and Franklin counties, plans a two day 1951 celebration September 23 with a business meeting and officer elections Sunday followed by a parade and full celebration Monday at Riverside park.
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Tri-County
Labor Day Association
Labor Temple
Murphysboro
Riverside Park
Ralph Norman
Charles Strawhn
E. A. Bantel
Bantel
Sanley Johnson
Illinois Federation of Labor
Chicago
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Grant Young Returned Home From Surgery in Murphysboro
Grant Young was moved to his home at 1523 Pine Street in Murphysboro after four weeks as a surgical patient at DePaul Hospital in St. Louis. Mrs. Young reports he is slowly improving.
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Grant Young
Murphysboro
Pine Street
DePaul Hospital
St. Louis
Errant Piggie Runs Loose in Murphysboro Jail
A young pig ran loose on Pine street in Murphysboro, prompting a call to police. Assistant Police Chief Ed Hagler corralled the animal and lodged it in the women’s cell at the city station before Patrolman Harry Moore took custody for safekeeping pending identification.
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West End
Murphysboro
Pine Street
Ed Hagler
Hagler
Harry Moore
Ex Herrin Man to Teach Natives in Bangkok on Fulbright
Joe E Perrine former Perrin resident and Herrin Township High School and Butler University alumnus will teach English to Bangkok natives for a year. He earned a Fullbright award with salary and world flight, taking sabbatical from McKinley High School St. Louis. Perrine also leads music programs and co-owns Perrine & Noll Interiors in Clayton Missouri.
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Joe E. Perrine
Perrin
Bangkok
Thailand
Fullbright
Perrine
McKinley High School
St. Louis
Joe
John D. Perrine
Cester Childress
Herrin Township
Butler University
Indiana
Perrine & Noll
Clayton
St.Louis
Milk Quality Stands in Jackson County April Health Report
April health report highlights include six dairies with milk samples at or below 10 000 bacteria per measure versus the safety cap of 30 000. Dr. R F Sondag attributes the results to cooperative dairy and farmer efforts, while the month records 97 home visits, 157 office visits, 47 typhoid immunizations, 242 smallpox vaccines, and 210 diphtheria boosters among other health activities.
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Jackson County
Public Health Department
Health Department
R. F. Sondag
Murphysboro
Missing in Korea Pfc Frankie Beltz Reported
War Department telegram informs parents Mr. and Mrs. Earl Beltz of 200 South Carter Street that Pfc Frankie Dean Beltz 17 Carterville is missing in action since May 18. Beltz joined the service on his 17th birthday October 19, 1950 and served in the 23rd Infantry Regiment 2nd Division overseas since March 22 after basic at Camp Pickett Virginia. His brother Cpl William R Martin of Battery A First Observation Battalion has been in Korea six years and 11 months.
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Frankie Dean Beltz
Carterville
Korea
War Department
Earl Beltz
South Carter Street
Pfc
Beltz
23Rd Infantry
Camp Pickett
Cpl
William R. Martin
First Observation Battalion
Martin
RR Retirement Agent To Be in Carbondale
Walter H. Baehr field representative of the Railroad Retirement Board will be at the Illinois Central Railroad division offices assembly room in Carbondale on June 14 from 8 15 a.m. to 12 00 noon to assist with benefits under the Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Acts.
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Walter H. Baehr
Railroad Retirement Board
East St. Louis
Illinois Central Railroad Company Division
Baehr
Sailor Interview Set For WCIL Broadcast
A Murphysboro Navy sailor in the Korean theater of operations will be interviewed in a transcription to be aired at 11 05 a m June 9 over WCIL 1 in Carbondale.
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Murphysboro
United States Navy
WCIL
Carbondale
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Charles J. Pardee
Walter Woodcock
Alton Chamber of Commerce
Professor Pardee
Shrine Circus
Tom Packs
Southern Illinois Shrine Circus
Aiiad Temple
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Marion
Benjamin O. Cooper
Southern Illinois
Benjamin Cooper
West Frankfort
Mt. Vernon
Fairfield
Belleville
Fairmont Raceways
Wood River
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Carmi
Robinson
Olney
Ainad Temples
Cooper
Shrine
Wallenda
Jinks
Carol Hoagland
Sidneys
Cimse
George Hanneford
Rietta
Will Hill
Schmitt
Sea Scouts
Royalton No
Carbondale Funeral Home
S. I. U. Rotc
B. P. Vickery
I. Clark Davis
Vickery
Southern
Joe E. Perrin
Thaaland
Williamson County
Union County
Hardim County
Knox County
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