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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1956
Page
8
A quirky set of wordplay notes explores how tone and spelling shift meaning. It riffs on verbs such as would versus could and notes playful contrasts between risks, duties, and ordinary tasks across everyday scenarios.
Glenn Morrison gunner's mate third class USN son of Mrs Evelyn Morrison Jonesboro will arrive in San Francisco California on June 8 for a three day visit between phases of a U S First Fleet training exercise aboard the destroyer USS Hamner.
Open to Southern Illinois residents excluding staff families of listed papers. Solve weekly Little Stinker crossword, submit on official blank or exact puzzle replica. Prizes 50 dollars weekly. multiple winners share equally. postmark by Wednesday 6 PM and received by Friday 9 AM. postcard entries get 10 percent bonus.
A contract worth 209 219 dollars was awarded to Gilmore Asphalt Products Inc of Anna by the state Division of Highways. The project covers 13.96 miles of intermittent bituminous resurfacing and concrete patching on Routes 45 146 and 37 in Johnson Pulaski and Union counties from Vienna to New Burnside Anna to Vienna and Cypress to New Grand Chain.
Robert Whitehead of Marion was fined 30.40 for intoxication and disturbing the peace by Justice of the Peace Corba Edwards. It was his second and third fines in two days after an earlier 15.20 intoxication charge by Police Magistrate L B Long. He was arrested again Thursday night for banging on a residential porch door and is jailed pending payment.
The husband of a former Carbondale woman, T. C. Davidson of 8353 S. St. Lawrence Ave Chicago, was promoted to assistant general freight agent of the Illinois Central Railroad. He had been general commerce agent and joined IC service in 1937. Mrs Davidson is daughter of Elizabeth Parker of Carbondale.
A scattered set of crossword style clues cover varied topics from clothing repairs and fasteners to romantic stereotypes and portraits. The puzzle lists many incomplete entries with hints about difficult tasks and social expectations, ending with playful lines about animals and cards.
The Illinois Public Aid Commission announced four area appointments to three Southern Illinois county welfare offices. The appointees are John P. Eskew and Harry McDaniel of Metropolis, Massac. Herbert W. Hamburger of Murphysboro, Randolph. Beverly Ann Brennan of Johnston City, Williamson.
Southern Illinois University will commission 21 Air Force ROTC cadets at Sunday evening exercises in McAndrew Stadium. The group will be sworn in as second lieutenants at 7 p m with active duty to follow for all but two veterans. Cadets include Charles L Hirsch Cairo John T North Carbondale and others from the region.
A design for year round comfort and longevity features a 2303 square foot house with a 14 by 20 foot club room, large fireplace, and rear garden views. The plan omits a basement to save costs, aided by ample storage and a main floor laundry, with heating and cooling central to the layout. Architect W H Schumacher notes protection of the owner’s investment as primary.
A Springfield meeting launched a full scale drive to gain voter approval for a proposed amendment rewriting the state Constitution tax article. Governor Stratton led organizers including Otto Steffey and Robert Cushman. broad civic and business groups backed the effort while opposition formed under George Mahin. The measure requires two thirds of voters in the November 6 referendum, with cross party support noted from Mayor Daley via telegram.
Police Chief Roy Cole reported most Herrin residents are responding well to the cleanup campaign requests. He noted the effort improves the city’s appearance and aids the mosquito abatement program.
This study plan helps readers estimate construction costs and understand budgeting. It advises taking figures to banks builders and architects to obtain rough costs and blueprints before seeking bids for the project.
Danville Illinois AP officials refuse to reveal the direction of a federal antitrust probe into road contracts. A Chicago Justice Department spokesman declined to discuss this week’s grand jury sessions or when they will resume. The jury, which began hearing witnesses April 25, has issued subpoenas for 68 witnesses whose identities are under court seal. Ground squirrels are rodents.
Donald N. Boydston of Southern Illinois University will deliver the opening address at the state health education workshop June 21 to 23 at Southern Missouri State College in Springfield. He will stress the school role in improving community health and will present a luncheon talk June 22 on the progress of the school health movement.
The education delegation announced that John R. LeFevre and Charles Richardson will join the workshop program alongside other department members. The event aims to share insights and discuss upcoming curriculum plans.
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