Council Delays Action On Water Company Franchise
Murphysboro authorizes a 20 year franchise extension for the Murphysboro Water Company but fails to act last night. City Attorney C Edgar White suggests extension only after softened water and main extensions are installed. Company approved for water softening and mains upgrades, with a 55 percent rate increase pending construction. The council leaves the matter to the city attorney for further study and possible agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro Water Company
C. Edgar White
Water Company
Illinois Commerce Commission
White
L. R. Howson
Street Improvements Approved By City Council
Alderman Joe Williams chaired the Street and Public Improvement committee which won council approval for asphalt and gravel resurfacing on five blacktop streets North Twentieth Elm McCord Twenty first and Minton streets plus a 10 ton load limit on Gray street to protect roads. Parking meter painting and marked spaces on Walnut street also approved with next week markings. Drainage sewers North Seventh street cost $999.90 city share with balance from motor fuel tax funds. The council OK'd cemetery repairs and two carloads of stone to fill street holes.
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Joe Williams
Twentieth Street
Walnut Street
Logan Street
Elm Street
Walnut
Elm
McCord
Williams
Gray Street
John Blankinship
North Seventh Street
de Soto Blacktop
Requests Fire Hydrant In Morgan Subdivision
T Martin Morgan appeared before the council to seek a hydrant installation by the Murphysboro Water Company in the Morgan subdivision north of Illinois avenue. The council agreed to order the hydrant at 400 feet north of Illinois on Keough drive and to surface Keough drive with stone.
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T. Martin Morgan
Murphysboro Water Company
Morgan
Murphysboro
Illinois Avenue
Cit
Water Company
Keough Drive
Thirsty intruder steals whiskey from Dowell tavern
A thief broke into the Green Lantern tavern on Route 51 south of Dowell after midnight and took about $400 worth of whiskey. The Jackson County sheriff's office was notified this morning and Deputy Roy Carter reported the intruder forced a rear door with no other items disturbed.
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Green Lantern
Dowell
Jackson County Sheriff's Office
Roy Carter
Green Lantern Tavern
Route 51
City inspector cites widespread downspout violations
Ralph Vancil the city plumbing inspector says many businesses and homes drain downspouts into the city sanitary sewers in violation of the ordinance. He recommends prosecuting violators and has issued a 30 day notice to Oldani's Restaurant on Walnut Street. He also vows a crackdown on filling stations failing to install sewer traps and promises tighter enforcement of unauthorized sewer tapping.
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Ralph Vancil
Vancil
Oldani
Walnut Street
Firemen Approved for Illinois Fire College Trip
Fire Chief Urba Hanson won council approval for four city firemen to attend the Illinois Fire College in Champaign on June 20 21 22 and 23. An extra fireman will be hired for the four day period while the men are away. The force will be rotated so half attend the first two days then return to Murphysboro to allow the rest to go. The council also budgeted $75 for travel expenses. A petition by 54 residents urged Maple street repairs from Seventh to Ninth streets due to travel hazards. The council agreed to consider.
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Urba Hanson
Illinois Fire College
Champaigh
Hanson
Murphysboro
Champaign
Renew Battle Over Walnut St. Popcorn Stand
A three hour Murphysboro city council session centered on Leo Lingle and Troy Tippey’s popcorn stand at the northwest corner of Thirteenth and Walnut Streets. Mayor C A Hart rejected Alder man L E File’s motion to remove the stand while legal briefs argued obstruction versus public convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Lingle
Troy Tippey
Thirteenth and
Walnut Streets
Murphysboro
C. A. Hart
L. E. File
Omer W. Jones
J. R. Vaughn
Fletcher Lewis
Vaughn
Thirteenth
Thirteenth Street
Walnut Street
City of
Tippey and Lingle
White
Tippey
Lingle
File
Hart
Joe Williams
Williams
Robert Clipner
Fife
Complete Arrangements For Mrs Melvin Rites
Funeral services for Mrs. Dorcis Elizabeth Melvin aged 80 who died yesterday at her daughter's Sparta home will be held Sunday at 2 00 p m at Crawshaw Funeral Chapel Murphysboro with Rev Armintrout officiating. Burial will follow in Tower Grove cemetery. She is survived by son Howard Melvin Murphysboro three daughters Mrs George Partington Sparta and Mrs Ethel Meyers and Mrs Ray Prunty both of Clinton IL one sister May Thompson Lorain Ohio five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Husband Thomas Melvin died in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcis Elizabeth Melvin
Sparta
Crawshaw
Murphysboro
Armintrout
Tower Grove
Howard Melvin
George Partington
Ethel Meyers
Ray Prunty
Clinton
May Thompson
Lorraine
Ohio
Thomas Melvin
Carbondale Coroners Rule Tompkins Died From Auto Crash
A Carbondale coroner's jury found Edward Tompkins died from injuries sustained in an auto accident at Marion and East College streets when his car hit a telephone pole on April 18 1950. He died April 28 in Holden Hospital. Jurors included Grace Kerstine and W N Parker Sr.
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Carbondale
Edward Tompkins
Parker Funeral Home
Tompkins
R. Huffman
Marion
East College Streets
Ill
PMA Shipments Start Monday for Jackson County Corn
Jackson County farmers begin PMA shipments Monday under Production and Marketing Administration programs to move corn into PMA bins at Jacob. Officials urge selling on open market for better prices, with local corn at 1.35 to 1.40 per bushel, while price support stands at 1.43. Shelling and delivery costs cut profits. a PMA storage fee further reduces returns. Forty bins ready at Jacob, with additional bins built at Jones Ridge and De Soto but not used due to expected low volume.
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Jackson County
Production and Marketing Administration
PMA
Jacob
Jones Ridge
de Soto
June Brides and Bakery Shortages Highlight Local Toasts
In St Louis area June weddings strain bakers as strikes loom and cake demand surges. Local nuts like black walnuts and hickory are discussed for wedding baking with prices noted for walnuts at 82 cents a pound in large lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Murphysboro
Tax Payments Reach Half Million At County Office
Jackson county's tax collection week brought in about $500,000 at the County Treasurer Ruffin Mitchell's Murphysboro office. He noted a busy week as taxpayers prepaid and most paid within the May 1 to June 1 period. The first payments cover roughly one third of 1949 taxes due in 1950. deadlines were extended to July 10 for first installments and September 1 for second real estate installments due to mail delays.
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Jackson County
Ruffin Mitchell
Murphysboro
Mitchell
Murphysboro Jaycees Seek to Permanently Enshrine Liberty Bell
Jack Wright president of the Murphysboro Jaycees asks Governor Adlai Stevenson for consent to permanently place a Liberty Bell replica in Riverside Park Murphysboro. The bell tours statewide on July 4 as part of Independence Day events to promote U S savings bonds.
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Jack Wright
Murphysboro
Wright
Jaycee
Riverside Park
Chicago
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. The body was returned June 9 to Elkville for burial. She also leaves a son Victor of Tillamook Oregon.
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Elkville
W. A. Quednau
Tillinook
Ore
J. Frank Russell, Jr
Carbondale
Southern Illinois: a peaceful clime amid old gangster echoes
The piece recalls violent pasts in Southern Illinois with hooded night riders and the Charley Birger hanging, contrasted with modern wild west style raids on top night clubs. It credits skilled drivers and a network of highways aiding evaders while asserting 99 percent of residents and law officers maintain order.
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Illinois
Shelton
Charley Birger
Egypt
Venue Change Granted Moore On Murder Rap
Charles Moore 23 of Carbondale charged with fatally shooting Hallie Bradford on Perkins avenue last Nov 19 had a venue change granted in Mount Vernon circuit court. Judge B W Eovaldi will preside with trial date TBA after a prior hung jury verdict.
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Charles Moore
Carbondale
Mount Vernon
Charles T. Randolph
Randolph
Court of
B. W. Eovaldi
Hallie B. Bradford
Perkins Avenue
Moore
Bradford
Mrs. Mary C. Penninger Dies at 72 in Carbondale
Mrs. Mary Clarissa Penninger 72 died Friday at her Old West Main Street home in Carbondale. Funeral at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at First Christian Church officiated by Rev. Berry and Rev. Scriven. burial in Oakland Cemetery. Survived by six daughters, a stepson, a half dozen relatives, and a church member in Carbondale.
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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
Hospital Notes Admissions and dismissals list
June 9 admissions include Alfonso Perotta medical Herring Mrs Edna Holder surgical Gorham Detroit Griffith accident Carterville Paul Noble medical Route 2 Dismissals Miss Carolyn Griffith Grand Tower Mrs Mabel Grogan 515 Plum Murphysboro Mrs Evelyn Brockmeyer and baby Steeleville Miss Jane Garver Ava Mrs Doris Rains 2236 McCord Murphysboro
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Edna Holder
Gorham
Detroit Griffith
Carterville
Paul Noble
Murphysboro
Carolyn Griffith
Grand Tower
Mabel Grogan
Plum Street
Evelyn Brockmeyer
Steeleville
Jane Garver
Ava
Doris Rains
McCord Street
Death of Edna R Holder of Gorham
Edna R Holder 47 of Gorham died after a short illness at St Andrews Hospital Murphysboro She was born in Gorham in 1903 and lived there all her life She married Harry Holder in 1922 He survives along with her parents Theodore and remaining Schuessler family a brother Leo and sister Ella Funeral arrangements call for viewing at Crawshaw Funeral Home then removal to Gorham and a Monday service at 2 00 pm at the Gorham Methodist Church Rev Owens officiating Burial at Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery.
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Edna R. Holder
St. Andrew's Hospital
Murphysboro
Gorham
Harry Holder
Theodore Schuessler
Leo Schuessler
Ella Meisner
Crawshaw Funeral Home
Methodist Church
Mr. Owens
Plesant Grove Memorial Cemetery
Vacation Bible School Opens At Elm Street Murphysboro
Elm Street Missionary Baptist Church announces its annual Vacation Bible School starting Monday June 12 at 9 am. Rev. Arthur Farmer will lead as principal with a large staff of teachers and workers. Open to children aged 4 to 16 for two weeks ending with commencement exercises.
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Elm Street Missionary Baptist Church
19Th and
Elm
Murphysboro
Arthur Farmer
Sparta
Carterville Worker Injured At CIPS Job
Detroit Griffith of Carterville a CIPS construction worker at Grand Tower was admitted to St. Andrew's hospital Murphysboro with a fractured ankle suffered on the job. He stepped on a rock Monday the rock slipped and caused the injury with X rays Friday showing a more serious break.
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Detroit
Griffith
Carterville
Central Illinois Public Service Company
Grand Tower
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Murphysboro
Northern Illinois parts maker rejects chamber offer
A northern Illinois auto parts manufacturer declined the Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce offer of a free-rent factory and a $7,000 loan. He demanded $15,000 and spoke by long distance after visiting Murphysboro to discuss terms with the industrial committee. The chamber had authorized up to $7,000 and the plant use, with the possibility of title after salaries, but accepted only $7,000 risked by committee notes. The manufacturer could start production in two weeks and hire 40 workers in six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Illinois
Murphysboro
Chamber of Commerce
Northern
Illinois
Chamber
Industrial Committee
Mt. Carbon
Harrison Steel Company
Merchants Food Supply Company
Southern Illinois, Inc
Murphysboro Teens Demonstrate Midget Plane Flying
The Murphysboro Prop Twisters will stage a Sunday demonstration at Murphysboro Township High School football field to showcase 40 members practicing midget plane flying. About 20 to 25 boys expected with models. demonstrations include loops and inside maneuvers. speeds near 100 mph. crashes and prop replacements common. sponsors note educational value and open membership for local youths.
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Murphysboro
Murphysboro Township
Ronnie Reeder
Gary Naumer
Donald Arbeiter
Chuck Irwin
Bill Cardwell
Bill Hiller
Earl Reeder
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Council
Morgan Subdivision
the Daily Independent
Southern Illinoisan
12Th Street
Edward Lindsay
Associated Press
State Fire College
Walnut St
Mrs. Melvin Rites
Odds and Ends
Bill Pigott
Liberty Bell
Mary C. Penninger
Alfonso Perotta
Rin
Bible School
Illinois Water Survey
Randolph County
Water Survey Commission
CIPS
Board of Directors
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