Chamber Begins Greeting Service In Carbondale
The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce will start a welcoming program on June 15. Mrs. W. J. Tudor will serve as executive secretary of the welcoming committee to greet new residents and invite visits to Chamber merchants. Downstate Chevrolet supplied the Welcome Wagon car but no resumption plans were announced.
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Rs. W. J. Tudor
Chamber
Carbondale
Matt Hall
Helen Cox
Downstate
Chevrolet, Inc
Oil industry to supply schools with teaching aids
American Petroleum Institute territory representative C. L. Hogan announced free teacher handbooks and classroom aids for Herrin, Marion, and West Frankfort for next school year. OTIC will provide film strips charts booklets motion pictures speakers and industry tours for high schools and eighth grade classes.
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Herrin
Marion
West Frankfort
American Petroleum Institute
C. L. Hogan
Hogan
Oil Industry Information Committee
OTIC
Health Nutrition Workshop Planned at Giant City Park
Southern Illinois University health education and home economics departments will run a two week health and nutrition workshop from June 21 to July 2 at Giant City State Park. Living in park barracks, participants will study four hours daily beside fishing hiking swimming music and games. Coordinators are Mrs Mary Louise Barnes and Dr Ralph Boatman. The program targets supervisors teachers camp leaders and nurses.
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Southern Illinois University
Giant City State Park
Park Barracks
Mary Louise Barnes
Ralph Boatman
Southern
Amorous Bull Acquitted in Bovine High Jinks Case
Napa California June 11 AP Prince Domino III a blue blood bull was acquitted of willful misconduct in affairs with 34 heifers. Judge Mervin Leinhart ruled no proof who caused fence damage or who chased the cows, ending a 6610 dollar civil suit by Glen and Carleton Lynch against Prince Domino and George Hardikian owner of Omar Kayyam's in San Francisco.
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Calif
Prince Domino III
Mervin C. Leinhart
Prince Domino
George Hardikian
Omar Kayyam
San Francisco
Glen
Carleton Lynch
St. Helena
Lynchs
Leinhart
Visa Versa
Town name restored in Murphysboro cemetery
Large 20 foot letters spelling Murphysboro were cleaned and refitted at Tower Grove Cemetery grounds. John Bonham, St. Andrew's section caretaker, finished the work on the rise south of the cemetery. Mayor Joe Williams noted the 1930s effort by Albert Herring to aid transcontinental air traffic, a common practice then to mark towns for travelers.
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Murphysboro
Tower Grove
John Bonham
St. Andrew’s
Joe Williams
Bonham
St. Andrew’s Cemetery
Williams
Albert Herring
Smile Advice From Doctor Reduces Blood Pressure Fear
Dr J Murray Kinsman of the University of Louisville Medical School warns Virginia physicians to smile when taking a patient's blood pressure and avoid scolding. He says stern demeanor can raise readings and excessive testing frightens patients.
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J. Murray Kinsman
University of Louisville Medical School
Virginia Academy of General Practice
Clean-Up Campaign Underway at Menard Penitentiary
A clean-up and paint-up program is under way at Menard Penitentiary in Chester. A 15-man crew works on interior walls of the kitchen dining room tailor shop knitting mill and commissary. Brick walls are being painted red and windows white. Staff uniforms have shifted to white for dining room stewards.
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Menard
Chester
Ross Randolph
Population Up Washington Census May 1 16,969,000
The Census Bureau reports the U S population including armed forces overseas was about 16,969,000 as of May 1. The figure reflects ongoing demography changes and provides a snapshot of the nation’s size.
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Washington
Census Bureau
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