Legion Program Set July 7-8 In Murphysboro
James W. Tindall announced the 5th Division Legion and Ladies Auxiliary Convention in Murphysboro July 7 and 8. More than 27 bands drum and bugle corps and floats have entered the parade with a 2 pm Sunday start. Parade entries are due by June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Tindall
American Legion
Paul Stout
Murphysboro
Legion and Ladies Auxiliary
Tindall
Legion
Liberty Theater
Walnut Street
Ladies Auxiliary
Eagles Club
13Th Street
Post 127
Locust Street
5Th Division
Floyd McCrackin
Greenville
Gale Starock
King
Wis
Illinois Dept
al Leonard
DeKalb
Harold A. Cummins
Chicago
Fred C. Whitlock
Illinois 40
East St. Louis
Joliet Legion Band
Herrin Pool Construction Likely to Start in September
Herrin Park District chairman Fred Lowe said construction on the Herrin swimming pool should begin in September barring delays. Glenn Gray of Larkin and Assoc engineers and park board members discussed pool plans and Illinois bath house requirements. State and Park District approval and bid letting must be completed before work starts. construction is expected to take about three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Lowe
Herrin Park District
Herrin Swimming
Glenn Gray
Larkin
Assoc
Kansas
Y 1
Park Board
Lowe
Illinois
State and Park District
Scout Dance Pageant Slated for Indian Camp Event
The Tsun-Ga-Ni Indian Dancers and Girl Scouts from Southern Illinois plan their third annual pageant at Egyptian Council Little Grassy Camp. A mock wedding between a Kaskakia maiden and a Shawnee brave stars Ruth Alice Mitchell and John Freeman with dances by Herbert Rieke and dancers from Herrin Benton Marion Murphysboro and Zeigler. Shows start 8 p.m. with admission 1 for adults and 50 cents for children. Proceeds aid the campsite work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Grassy Camp
Ruth Alice Mitchell
Johnston City
John Freeman
Carbondale
Herbert Rieke
Herrin
Benton
Marion
Murphysboro
Zeigler
Parking plan debated at Cobden council meeting
Cobden village Council discussed parking problems Monday. Mayor Everett Randell said additional signs will be installed and parking lines marked once streets are oiled, with state funding still pending approval.
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Cobden
Everett Randell
Randell
Southern Illinoisan Publication and Post Office Details
The Southern Illinoisan is published daily except Saturdays and holidays by Southern Illinois Publications Inc. with offices in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro. It entered second class matter at Carbondale and other post offices under the 1879 act and is the successor to the Carbondale Free Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Sunde
Southern Ilinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
Ill
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Associated Press
Esdl
Oscar Callahan Dies at 62 in West Frankfort
Oscar Dutch Callahan 62 of Rt 2 West Frankfort died early today at Union Hospital. He was a machinist and a member of Masonic Chapter 567 AF and AM. Survived by wife Maude, daughters Mrs Randall Stewart Johnston City, step sisters Mrs Clara Dupler and Mrs Lily Cameron Kokomo, step brother Ed Garbert Kokomo, and three grandchildren. Funeral Sunday 2 pm Walker Funeral Home West Frankfort with Masonic rites. burial Carterville Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar (Dutch) Callahan
Rt. 2
West Frankfort
Union Hospital
Callahan
Masonic
Af&am
Maude
Randall Stewart
Johnston City
Jola Berger
Kokomo
Ind
Clara Dupler
Lily Cameron
Ed Garbert
Walker Funeral Home
T. H. King
Carterville
26 Area Men Enlist In Navy In St Louis Ceremony
Twenty six men from the Marion Navy recruiting sub station and branch offices enlisted in a special St Louis ceremony. Eight came from Pinckneyville for the forming of the Mid American Company to train at Great Lakes and return on 14 day leave. Enlistees span Marion Mt. Vernon Carmi Murphysboro and Little Egypt with names listed for each station. A Little Egypt company will be enlisted June 18.
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Navy
Marion
St. Louis
Pinckneyville
Mid-American Company
Great Lakes
Little
Egypt
Hugh Williams Dies in Murphysboro at 58
Hugh Williams, 58, of Murphysboro died at his Spruce street home Thursday night. Born in Vergennes in 1898, he lived in Murphysboro 47 years and worked as a steamfitter. Survived by wife Margaret Thomas, brother Parm Williams, and sisters Bess Keiser and Lucille Newton. Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. at Crawshaw Mortuary Chapel, with burial in Tower Grove Cemetery. Rev. H. T. Rafael officiating.
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Hugh Williams
Spruce Street
Murphysboro
Vergennes
Williams
Margaret Thomas
Parm Williams
Bess Keiser
Lucille Newton
du Quoin
Steamfitters
Crawshaw Mortuary
H. T. Rafael
Tower Grove Cemetery
Williamson Review Board to Convene June 18 in Marion
Williamson County Board of Review meets Monday June 18 from 9 a m to 4 p m at the Marion courthouse to hear tax complaints. Clerk Fred Simpson must receive all complaints by August 1 with forms for real estate and personal property. The board will hear petitions for equalization and exemptions, noting property descriptions and holding company information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Board of Review
Marion
Fred Simpson
George Fisher Elected President Of Murphysboro Union
George Fisher was elected President of Hadcarriers Local 160 AFL-CIO at a Wednesday night election held at the Labor Temple in Murphysboro. Also chosen were Ralph Moore as Vice President Lorin Graff as Recording Secretary George H. Davis as Secretary treasurer James Parker as Sgt at arms and an executive board comprising John Zink Otha Williams and Jim Gillooly with Cecil McMillan Walter Franklin and E G Penrod as trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fisher
Hadcarriers Local 160
Afl-Cio
Labor Temple
Murphysboro
Ralph Moore
Lorin Graff
George H. Davis
James Parker
John Zink
Otha Williams
Jim Gillooly
Cecil McMillan
Walter Franklin
E. G. Penrod
Lloyd Watson
Nettie McBride Dies Former Ava Resident
Nettie McBride 79 a former Ava area resident died at her niece’s home in Springfield Missouri after an extended illness. Born in Ava in 1876 she was a Baptist Church member. She leaves a brother Fred McBride of Ava. Friends may call at Wilson Funeral Home in Ava after 2 pm Saturday with funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Nettie McBride
Ava
Ava Area
Theodore Kessel
Springfield
Miss McBride
Fred McBride
The
Baptist Church of
Wilson Funeral
Funeral
Carbondale union elects officers
Local 227 AFL-CIO Hod Carriers and Common Laborers Union named Jesse Hearn to succeed Harold Pflaster as president. Harold Mansfield was re-elected vice president with Ed DuBall as secretary treasurer and Charles Hunter as recording secretary. Delmar Shackleton remains business representative, Clifton Skelcher elected sergeant at arms, and Howard Davis chosen trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afl-Cio Hod Carriers and Common Laborers Union
Jesse Hearn
Harold Pflaster
Harold Mansfield
Ed DuBall
Charles Hunter
Delmar Shackleton
Clifton Skelcher
Howard Davis
Correction says vacant Carbondale homes sold for church build
The two long vacant houses at 109 111 S Poplar St Carbondale were not involved in court disputes, according to family members who once owned the lots. The property recently sold to the Church of the Nazarene for a new church building, ending years of vacancy tied to the estate of O B Phillips a former Carbondale businessman reported in The Southern Illinoisan.
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Carbondale
S. Poplar St
Church of the Nazarene
Ilinoison
O. B. Phillips
Bermuda Island Area Clarified in Survey Note
A regional survey confirms Bermuda comprises about 20 percent of the island's total land area. Researchers emphasize this share reflects the island's compact geography and urbanized zones.
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Island of
Bermuda
Egyptian Firefighters Meet Sets July 18 Program
The Egyptian Firefighters Assn plans its tri annual meeting in Metropolis July 18 with a 3,000 member turnout. Firemen from 32 Southern Illinois counties will review new techniques and view equipment demos at Massac Theater and a tour of the atomic power plant at Joppa. Four area officials including Monk Crawshaw, George Holmes, Walter Lowe, and Eugene Shaffer will attend after a Metropolis gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joppa
Assn
Metropolis
Illinois
Massac Theater
Monk, Crawshaw
Carbondale
George Holmes
Carterville
Walter Lowe
Sparta
Eugene Shaffer
Hurst
Experts Say Early Treatment Best for Crossed Eyes
Ophthalmology specialists note that crossed eyes are most easily treated and corrected during infancy and childhood, improving outcomes with timely intervention. They urge parental screening and pediatric eye exams to catch conditions early.
Burn Victim Improves Slightly in Critical Condition
Lowell Smith of West Frankfoot remains in critical condition after a Thursday morning fire at his home. A hospital spokesman said he was a little improved, but the burns cover about 80 percent of his body and the blaze occurred around 1 30 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Smith
West Frankfoot
Union Hospital
Smith
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