Lions Mull Water Fluorination Plan For Carbondale
Carbondale Lions Club voted to have the Health committee study adding fluorine to the water supply to cut tooth decay. Guest speaker R E Favreau, state health engineer, cited 60 percent decay reductions in Wisconsin and New York after fluoridation. The group also elected officers and discussed an SIU athletic scholarship fund beginning with $100 yearly for four years, based on need and merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Lions Club
Lions
R. E. Favreau
Wisconsin
New York
Favreau
State Health Department
Southern Illinois University
De Molay Degrees to Six at Murphysboro
Murphysboro’s De Molay chapter conferred the De Molay degree on six youths in a Thursday night ceremony at the Murphysboro Masonic Temple. Recipients were James Huston Jr, Robert Cook, Rex Steele, Dewayne Chetts of Royalton, and Wayne Cross and Benjamin Berry of Murphysboro, with Murphysboro Lodge No. 498 A F and A M sponsoring the chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Order of de Molay
de Molay
Murphysboro Masonic Temple
James Huston, Jr
Robert Cook
Rex Steele
Dewayne Chetts
Royalton
Wayne Cross
Benjamin Berry
A. M
The Daily Free Press Carbondale Subscription Rates
Carbondale Illinois edition lists weekly 25 cents and multi week rates for mail subscriptions. Rates include 24 weeks four dollars, 6 weeks one dollar, 12 weeks two dollars, and 52 weeks seven and a half dollars. Mail subscriptions unavailable where carrier service exists. This paper is second class and AP members provide local news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Daily Free Press
Southern Illinois
West
Main Street
Carbondale
Ill
Illinois
Associated Press
AP News
Jaycees Seek to Permanently Place Liberty Bell in Murphysboro
Murphysboro Jaycees President Jack Wright asks Gov Adlai Stevenson for consent to enshrine a Liberty Bell replica in Riverside Park Murphysboro as part of an Independence Day tour. The site would be a public dedication with thousands expected and a drive to promote U S savings bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Wright
Murphysboro
Wright
Jaycee
Riverside Park
Chicago
Carbondale Township Road and Bridge Budget Summary
A tentative 1950 51 budget on file estimates township road and bridge expenses at 21200 with Carbondale share 7600 and rest 13600. The ordinance totals 21288 23 including 9000 tax anticipations warrants and covers March 28 1950 to March 26 1951 with a public hearing set for June 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Township
City Hall
Carbondale
PMA Shipments Set To Start Monday For Local Farmers
Jackson county farmers will begin PMA shipments Monday under Production and Marketing Administration programs to ship corn to PMA bins at Jacob. Officials warn farmers not to hand over corn to PMA and expect them to sell on the open market for better prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Production and Marketing Administration
PMA
Jacob
Jones Ridge
de Soto
Midshipman Kerwath to Join Pacific Fleet Cruise
Midshipman Richard C. F. Kerwath USNR son of H. C. Kerwath of Carbondale and Tulane student is selected for the six week Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Pacific fleet cruise starting June 17. One hundred fifty three seniors and 824 sophomores from 24 colleges report to Treasure Island for orientation. The group sails aboard USS Saint Paul with escort USS Badoeng Strait and destroyers under Rear Admiral Thomas H. Binford. The cruise includes Pearl Harbor visits and simulations of enemy attacks at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard C. F. Kerwath
USNR
H. C. Kerwath
Carbondale
Tulane University
New Orleans
Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps
San Francisco
Saint Paul
Badoeng Strait
Rupertus
Leonard F. Mason
Arnold J. Isbell
Fechteler
Thomas H. Binford
USN
USS
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Oahu
Elkville Funeral Held For Mrs. W A Quednau
Mrs. W A Quednau died Friday May 26 at her Tillamook Oregon home. She was mother of Mrs J Frank Russell Jr of Carbondale and has a son Victor of Tillamook. Body returned June 9 to Elkville for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Quednau
Tillinook
Ore
J. Frank Russell, Jr
Carbondale
Elkville
Students Exhibit Camera Skill at Local Store Window
University School fifth graders display self taken photographs in Saw yer's Paint & Wallpaper window through June 14. The exhibit showcases student made prints from a camera club guided by Miss Mary Entsminger with help from Burl Sims Bill Nesbitt and William Horrell. Prizes awarded to Frankie Hart Lucy Brown and Dick Hill with honorable mention for Hart and Hagler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University School
Sawyer
Mary Entsminger
Burl Sims
Southern Illinois University
Bill Nesbitt
S.I.U
Sims
William Horrell
Photo Laboratory
Sawyer’s
Frankie Hart
Lucy Brown
Dick Hill
Mary Margaret Hagler
Susan Taylor
Thirsty Intruder Steals Whiskey at Dowell Tavern
A thief broke into the Green Lantern tavern near Dowell after midnight and stole about 400 dollars worth of whiskey. Deputy Roy Carter investigated and reports the intruder forced a rear door. nothing else was disturbed. The tavern sits on Route 51 south of Dowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Lantern
Dowell
Jackson County Sheriff's Office
Roy Carter
Green Lantern Tavern
Route 51
John H Wheaton Dies South of Jonesboro
John Harrison Wheaton aged 67 died Friday at his daughter's home south of Jonesboro. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Mission Valley church with Rev. Charles Mayberry presiding. Burial will be in Perry Cemetery. Norris and Son Funeral Home of Jonesboro in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harrison Wheaton
Ida Childers
Jonesboro
Mission Valley Church
Charles Mayberry
Perry Cemetery
Norris
Mary Jane Taylor Rites Held in Bloomfield Community
Funeral services for Mary Jane Taylor 90 were held today at Taylor M. E. church. She died Thursday at her son Harvey's home on Vienna route 4. Mother of seven, she lived in Bloomfield all her life. Rev W Thomas officiated. Murrie funeral home handled arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor M. E. Church
Mary Jane Taylor
Harvey
Vienna
Bloomfield
Herbert Johnson Fined for Drunken Driving in Carbondale
Herbert Johnson of Carbondale was fined 60.40 dollars in Police Magistrate R. M. Ragland's court today for drunken driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Johnson
Carbondale
R. M. Ragland
Coroner rules in favor of natural death in Carbondale crash
A Carbondale coroner's jury ruled Edward Tompkins died from injuries in a 1950 auto crash when his car hit a telephone pole at Marion and East College streets. He died April 28 at Holden Hospital after the 4:30 p.m. accident on April 18. The inquest, held at Parker Funeral Home, found no evidence of foul play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Edward Tompkins
Parker Funeral Home
Tompkins
R. Huffman
Marion
East College Streets
Ill
Holden Hospital
Grace Kerstine
Foreman
George Sawyer
Sol Chandler
Keith D. Savage
Eugene D. Spencer
W. N. Parker
Carterville Worker Injured At CIPS Job
Detroit Griffith of Carterville a CIPS construction worker at Grand Tower was admitted to St. Andrews hospital Murphysboro with a fractured ankle suffered on the job. He stepped on a rock Monday it slipped and caused the injury. X rays Friday showed the break more serious than first diagnosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Griffith
Carterville
Central Illinois Public Service Company
Grand Tower
St. Andrew's Hospital
Murphysboro
Griffith
Paratroopers Thank Carbondale After Memorial Day Jump
Lieutenant Colonel Harold C Ly on leads paratroopers from the 511th Airborne Infantry in a jump display at Mardale airport during Carbondale Memorial Day events and writes a warm letter praising local hospitality. He thanks the Elks club American Legion VFW and Eagles groups plus Major Perry and Illinois National Guard for support and notes Southern Illinois University open house and dance as trip highlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold C. Lyon
Mardale
Carbondale
Elks Club
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Eagles Club
United States
Major Perry
Illinois National Guard
Southern Illinois University
Guy Casper Funeral Held Friday at Belknap
Funeral services for Guy Casper 58 prominent farmer and former Johnston County Farm Bureau official were held Friday at the M E church in Belknap. Casper died after becoming ill while loading hay and drinking spring water. he was treated by a physician but died at home. He leaves a wife and four children including Ruth Walker Vienna high school teacher. Burial was in Fraternal Cemetery Cypress with Rev. Elmer Smith officiating. Wilson funeral home Karnak Glendale in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Church
Belknap
Guy Casper
Johnston County Farm Bureau
Casper
Methodist Church
Ruth Walker
Vienna
Cypress
Elmer Smith
Wilson Funeral Home
Karnak
Open House Sunday At Student Center Hosts Visitors
Southern Illinois University personnel deans sponsor an open house at the Student Center on Sunday from 2 to 5 p m. Visiting parents and alumni will tour the center and be served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Record Summer Enrollment Seen at Southern Illinois University
Miss Marjorie Shank registrar reports a record summer enrollment expected at Southern Illinois University. Last summer saw about 2000 students. Registration begins Monday June 12 at 8 a.m. in the university gym, alphabetically for last names starting with T, for one day. Classes start Tuesday at 7 30 a.m. and end the first week of August. Commencement on August 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Marjorie Shank
Miss Shank
Mary C Penninger Dies at 72 in Carbondale
Mrs. Mary Clarissa Penninger 72 died Friday at her Old West Main home in Carbondale. Funeral set for Sunday 2:30 p.m. at First Christian Church with Rev Berry and Rev Scriven officiating. Burial Oakland Cemetery. Survived by six daughters seven listed relations including daughter Mrs Lawrence Eddings and a stepson Adam Penninger. Member Walnut Street Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Clarissa Penninger
Old West Main Street
Carbondale
Lawrence Eddings
First Christian Church
Mr. Berry
Christopher
R. B. Scriven
Oakland Cemetery
Amos Layman
Cambria
Louie Christie
West Frankfort
Ray Dye
Goldengate
Frank Russell
Simpson
Julius Nolan
Big Rock
Adam Penninger
Herrin
Norman Thompson
Vienna
Alford Thompson
Chicago
Penninger
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Tax Payments Reach Half Million in Jackson County
Jackson county's bank balance climbed near 500000 after the first week of tax payments at County Treasurer Ruffin Mitchell's Murphysboro office. Mitchell called it a very busy week as taxpayers paid bills, indicating readiness for the May 1 to June 1 period. The July 10 first payment deadline replaces the usual June 1, with real estate second installments due September 1 due to delayed mailings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Ruffin Mitchell
Murphysboro
Mitchell
Richard Nance Promoted to Assistant Manager at Jewel Tea
Richard Nance of 212 South Fifteenth street Murphysboro has been promoted to assistant manager for Jewel Tea's Indiana Western Kentucky and Eastern and Southern Illinois branches. His former route salesman post for Murphysboro Carbondale De Soto Cobden and Anna Jonesboro will be filled by Herb Dougan who will move from Murphysboro to Evansville Indiana. Dougan has worked at Metcalf clothing store in Murphysboro for six months and previously served as a funeral director and embalmer there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Nance
Dougan
South Fifteenth Street
Murphysboro
Jewel Tea Company
Indiana
Western Kentucky
The
Jewel Company
Evansville
Ind
Metcalf Clothing
Property Transfers in Murphysboro and Carbondale
John L. Stewart sells lots 7 and 8 block 85 Clarke and Logan's addition Murphysboro to Chris Bullar for $1. R. 8. Coleman sells part of lots 7 and 8 John A. Logan's addition Carbondale to Fred F. Tweedy for $1. W. A. Snider sells lot 12 Thomas G. Dunn's addition Gorham to Harry H. Rednour for $1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Stewart
Chris Bullar
Clarke and Logan
Murphysboro
Coleman
Fred F. Tweedy
John A. Logan
Carbondale
W. A. Snider
Harry H. Rednour
Thomas G. Dunn
Gorham
Venue Change Granted Moore On Murder Rap
Charles Moore 23 of Carbondale faces a murder charge in Mount Vernon. A change of venue from Judge Randolph to Circuit Judge B W Eovaldi was granted. Previous trial ended with a hung jury after a 9 3 split for acquittal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Moore
Carbondale
Mount Vernon
Charles T. Randolph
Randolph
B. W. Eovaldi
Hallie B. Bradford
Perkins Avenue
Moore
Bradford
Vandeveer Is Renominated For SIU Alumni Leader
W. W. Vandeveer of Rocky River Ohio was renominated for a second term as president of the Southern Illinois University Alumni Association. At the S I U Foundation and Alumni board meeting the group also proposed directing $2 from each senior class graduation fee to the Alumni association, making graduates members for one year. Other nominees for Alumni officers include Lowell Roberts vice president Mrs John Lewis secretary and Robert Brown director. Nominations to the SIU Foundation board include Glenn Brown Russell Rendleman Lynnden Hancock J W Barrow and J Everett Etherton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LIONS
Marshall Hiskey
Jim Feirich
Hugh Watson
Ken Parrish
Pete Gloriod
Charlie Lerner
Clark Davis
A. D. Brubaker
Favreau
University of Illinois
S.lu
W. W. Vandeveer
Rocky River
Ohio
Southern Illinois University Alumni Association
S. I. U. Foundation
Alumni Board
Alumni Association
Lowell Roberts
Chicago
John Lewis
Carbondale
Robert Brown
Urbana
W. B. Valentine
Alto Pass
Warren Gladders
Goffrey Hughes
Benton
Clyde Brooks
Southern Illinois University Foundation Board
Glenn Brown
Russell Rendleman
Jonesboro
Lynnden Hancock
Harrisburg
J. W. Barrow
J. Everett Etherton
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges in Various Cities
Admitted Friday include Mrs Melvin Blessing surgical Murphysboro Mrs Roy E Burns medical Carbondale Charles Cimossa surgical Carbondale Miss M Jean Stieoff surgical Johanna Van Lente surgical Discharged Friday includes Miss Frances Reeves medical Mrs Harry Clark surgical Carbondale Mrs James Barry surgical Carterville Robert Lee Deaton surgical Marion Mrs Ruth Painter surgical Car Mrs Nina Robinson surgical Corp Mrs Paul Rushing surgical Mrs Thomas Koonce surgical Mrs Bill Stapleton and son Mrs Arthur Otey medical Pittsburg
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Blessing
Surgical
Murphysboro
Roy E. Burns
Carbondale
Charles Cimossa
M. Jean Stieoff
Johanna van Lente
Frances Reeves
Harry Clark
James Barry
Carterville
Robert Lee Deaton
Marion
Ruth Painter
Nina Robinson
Surgical, Corp
Paul Rushing
Thomas Koonce
Bill Stapleton
Son
Arthur Otey
Medical
Pittsburg
Jaycees to Elect Officers in Carbondale Meeting
Carbondale Jaycees announce a Monday 7:30 p.m. meeting to elect officers and present a final report on the beauty contest held last Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycees
Carbondale Jaycees
Jaycee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Liberty Bell
Midshipman
Kerwath
W. A. Quednaul
Mary Ann Rushing
Frances Schoen
Lynn Cavaness
Bennie Muckelroy
Camera Club
John H. Wheaton
CIPS
Mary C. Penninger
Vandeveer
W. W. Vandevelk
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!