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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1950
Page
12
Members of the Murphysboro Centenary Methodist Church W S C S met to plan a reception for the new pastor Earl Dickey and his wife with a pot luck supper on June 14. Devotional was led by Mrs. Bessie Wayman and music featured Mrs. Myrtle Norman and Rosa Lee.
Eight wallpaper makers and their trade group agreed to a permanent injunction under the Sherman Act to halt price fixing. Judge George A. Welsh noted possible hamstringing of the industry but ordered the decree to stop inflationary price sizing. Defendants include Enterprise Wallpaper Manufacturing Co, Penndale. J C Eisenhart Wallpaper Co, Hanover. York Wallpaper Co. Atlas Mills Inc, Coal City NL. Birge Co, Buffalo. Imperial Paper & Color Co, Glens Falls. Prager Co, Worcester. United Wallpaper Co, Chicago.
Mrs Ina May Wright and Mrs Clyde Funkhouser reported on the district W S C S meeting in Pinckneyville. Mrs Glenn Ozburn presided as about 25 members gathered for a business session at the First Methodist Church Murphysboro on Wednesday afternoon.
Funeral services were held at the First Baptist church in Dongola for George P. Dale a World War I veteran aged 60. Rev. Glen Verble officiated with burial in the Dongola I. O. O. F. cemetery under the American Legion post auspices. He leaves a wife Bernice three sons Guy Lonnie Don gola Edward Arlington Va three daughters Lois Bass Eagle Lake Fla Barbara Rita Dongola two brothers James Dongola John Anna and sister Callie Keller Dongola.
Illinois oil production averaged 175000 barrels daily in May, down 4000 from April, with total May output at 5422000 barrels, according to the State Geological Survey division.
Advertisement promotes a sensational permanent waving method named Eska Protein Wave. It claims longer lasting results and directs readers to Madelon's Beauty Shop at 317 N 17th St Herrin for service and a phone contact 6036.
The Illinois Commerce Commission reopened a case on Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad passenger trains 3 and 4 between Chicago Hoopeston and Danville at Hoopeston’s request with a June 30 hearing set in Chicago. It also allowed Rantoul Transit Co to sell 33 ride and 22 ride bus books for 3 and 2 dollars with a 55 ride book for 5 dollars and kept its cash fare at 10 cents. The commission ordered Illinois Terminal railroad to provide total revenue and expenses for 12 Decatur East Peoria trains as the railroad seeks to discontinue six trains.
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