State Plans To Finish Lake Murphysboro Project
Lewis E. Martin says Lake Murphysboro will be finished and improved though the statewide goal of a lake in every county is dropped. Four lakes built under the program will be completed with enhancements while no new lakes start.
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Lake Murphysboro
Lewis E. Martin
Illinois State Department of Conservation
Illinois
Te Department of Conservation
Martin
Leonard Schwartz
Wolf Lake
Cook County
Ramsey
Fayette County
Colchester
McDonough
Illlinoisan
Murphysboro
Conservation Department
Sam A. Parr
Fish Division
Parr
Willie Higgins Fined for Disturbing Peace in Murphysboro
Police Magistrate George Ozburn fined Willie Higgins of Mt. Carbon eleven dollars for disturbing the peace and liquor influence. Higgins was arrested Sunday night at the Stumble Inn tavern, 1023 Bridge street, by Murphysboro police. complaint filed by tavern owner John Q. Roberson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ozburn
Murphysboro
Willie Higgins
Mt. Carbon
Subscription Rates For Local Delivery And Mail
Rates listed for carrier and mail subscriptions with terms and conditions. Mail subscriptions require advance payment and are not accepted where carrier service exists. AP content rights noted for republication of local news and AP dispatches.
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Associated Press
AP News
Change Site For County Clothing Repair School
The Jackson County Home Bureau's leader training school in clothing repair moves from the county courthouse to the Farm Bureau Annex in Murphysboro. Miss Edna Gray of the University of Illinois will lead the session, with July focusing on clothing repair in all county units.
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Jackson County Home Bureau
Jackson County Court House
Farm Bureau
Murphysboro
Edna Gray
The
University of Illinois
Moose Lodge Institute New Chapter in Murphysboro
Murphysboro to institute a new Loyal Order of Moose chapter on Sunday June 25. Leaton P. Nobis, membership director, says charter members determine permanent home and expects at least 250 members by the date. Supreme Lodge plans the ceremony with Mooseheart ritual team. Southern Illinois lodges to send delegates.
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Murphysboro
Loyal Order of Moose
Leaton P. Nobis
Moose
Nobis
Supreme Lodge of Mooseheart
Order
Illiinois
To Honor Flag Wednesday Night Program at Murphysboro Elks
A Flag Day observance Wednesday evening at the Murphysboro Elks Lodge on Walnut Street will begin at 7 15 p m. The street will be blocked from Thirteenth to Fourteenth for crowd safety. Attending are Company A 135th Bn Combat Engineers Illinois National Guard color guards from Paul Stout Post 127 American Legion and Marine Corps League. Joe Daniel of Daniel Grocery will deliver the main address and Frank Eovaldi Elks master of ceremonies.
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Murphysboro Elks Lodge
Walnut Street
Elks
Thirteenth
Fourteenth Street
135Th Bn
Combat Engineers
Illinois National Guard
Paul Stout Post
American Legion
Marine Corps League
Joe Daniel
Daniel Grocery Company
Frank Eovaldi
Harry Ray Graduates From Bradley University
Harry Ray son of Mrs. Ruby Ray of 417 North Seventh street earned a bachelor of science degree at Bradley University's commencement. He ran for the Bradley varsity track team for three years and participated in track events. A 1943 Murphysboro Township High School graduate, he served as class president as both junior and senior, earning two football letters, three basketball letters, and one track letter.
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Harry Ray
Ruby Ray
North Seventh Street
Bradley University
Ray
Bradley
Murphysboro Township
Murphysboro
Hospital Notes Admissions And Dismissals Listed
Hospital notes show admissions on June 10 and 11 including Mrs Ethel Stevens, Mrs Mildred Thompson, Mrs Anita Misselhorn, Mrs Alice Higgerson, and Mrs Wilma Koch in various departments and locations. Dismissals on June 11 include Mrs Laverna Meislahn Paul Noble and several patients from Murphysboro and Carterville areas.
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Ethel Stevens
Walnut Street
Mildred Thompson
Ava
Anita Misselhorn
Steeleville
Alice Higgerson
Cutler
Wilma Koch
Laverna Meislahn
Paul Noble
Route 2
Murphysboro
Helen Eisenhauer
Logan Street
Sylvia Fingar
Spruce Street
Detroit
Griffith
Carterville
Open Meeting Tonight On Centennial Plan In Murphysboro
An open meeting begins at 7 30 tonight in the Jackson county courthouse to decide if Murphysboro should hold a Centennial celebration in 1950. The Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce sponsors the public meeting with invitations to many clubs and civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Murphysboro Trades Council
PTA Council
Murphysboro Woman’s Club
Junior Woman's Club
Sororities
Ministerial Association
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Murphysboro Civic Planners
Elks, Eagles, Masons
Knights of Columbus
Order of the Eastern Star
Sallie Logan
Wayne Lemmon
John Rodgers Company
United States
Canada
Murdale Airport Authority Budget Approved At Public Hearing
A tentative $50 560 budget and appropriation ordinance for the Murdale Airport authority was approved by board members at a public hearing Saturday. There were no objections to either the budget or the ordinance. The budget includes $4 500 for interest on bonded indebtedness and covers the year from April 1, 1950, to March 31, 1951. It accounts for all known expenses and estimates to cover possible costs.
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Murdale Airport Authority
Coke Hour Dims Southern Illinois Classes June 15
All Southern Illinois University classes will be dismissed from 9 30 to 10 45 a m June 15 for an all school Coke hour on the southeast lawn of Old Main. Free Cokes, potato chips and pretzels will be served to students and faculty.
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Southern Illinois
Old Main
Rand
Fatal Trap At Dead Man's Curve Draws Vehicle Fatalities
A highway stretch near White Rose Tavern on State Route three, nicknamed Dead Man's Curve, has claimed multiple lives with two deaths in the last two weeks. Drivers speeding along the straight northern approach face a sudden sharp curve westward, where warning comes too late. Local discussions focus on who will address the hazard as residents hint at armed readiness. Roy Shelton was buried in a $3,000 casket after a fatality in a mountain of flowers. The Berlin Catholic paper Betrußblatt criticizes Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini for sensationalism in their affair coverage, noting Jesus’ admonition on judgment.
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White Rose Tavern
Betrusblatt
Berlin
Ingrid Bergman
Roberto Rossellini
Jesus
Ingrid
Funeral Rites for Roy Shelton in Fairfield Hint At Past Tensions
The Fairfield funeral for Roy Shelton drew a tense crowd, with a heavy state police presence and echoes of earlier gang conflicts connected to the Shelton family. Dalta Shelton and brothers Earl were mentioned as staying apart, while Rose and other relatives attended in silence.
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Glenn Young
Shelton
Roy Shelton
Fairfield
Dalta Shelton
Big Earl
Earl
Pair Held For Theft Released After Returning Stolen Items
Murphysboro Police Magistrate George Ozburn released two unskilled youths, Fred Addams and William Smith, after they returned silverware and dishes stolen Sunday from Riverside Park. The Atkinses dropped charges. the pair had denied the theft but showed where loot was hidden under a culvert on Shoal Creek Road.
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Murphysboro
George Ozburn
Riverside Park
Ed Hagler
Addams
Smith
Ozburn
Ward
Shoal Creek
Atkins
Hunters Forecast Rich Quail Rabbit And Squirrel Season
Hunters expect plentiful quail and rabbit following a mild winter. A strong squirrel season is anticipated as well, after last season saw a big kill due to more hunters in the woods.
Orientation Program Planned at Southern Illinois University
A new orientation program for summer freshmen at Southern Illinois University will begin at the Student Center on June 14 at 2 35 p.m. Host Jim Throgmorton and hostesses Mona Williams and Betty Nebagh will lead a campus tour with refreshments. Deans Helen Shu man and I C Davis will discuss extracurricular activities and student life with Miss Mary Ellen Donahue and Opal Stone will guide a library tour explaining systems and materials access.
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Southern Illinois University
Jim Throgmorton
Mona Williams
Betty Nebagh
Helen A. Shuman
I. C. Davis
Mary Ellen Donahue
Opal Stone
University Libraries
Fire Hits Lacon Woolen Mills in Northern Illinois
A warehouse fire at Lacon Woolen Mills Inc in Lacon NL caused total losses estimated at 35 000 to 40 000 dollars. J Paul Grives company official provided the loss estimate.
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Lacon, NL
Lacon Woolen Mills, Inc
J. Paul Grives
Murphysboro Air Show Dazzles Fans Led by Wiseman
About 300 spectators watched Murphysboro Prop Twisters present the first midget plane demonstration at the high school field. Herrin’s Howard Wiseman stole the show with bold maneuvers including an inside loop and a back flip. A later mishap cut a model plane’s run, and Jimmie Fox saved his craft from a ground crash.
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Murphysboro
Herrin
Howard Wiseman
Herrin Post Office
Wiseman
Robert Jones Held in Union County Jail for Disturbance
Robert Jones a Carbondale area man about 40 is held in Union county jail to face disturbances charge in Jackson county. He was arrested Sunday afternoon by Sheriff Earl Batson at his father Artie Jones home in Dongola. Jones' mother Mrs. Harry Flynn of 814 South University Carbondale filed the warrant.
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Robert Jones
Carbondale
Union County
Jackson County
Jones
Earl Batson
Artie Jones
Dongola
Harry Flynn
South University Street
George W. Burton 83 Dies at Johnston City
George W. Burton 83, of Johnston County, died at 8:30 p.m. Sunday at his daughter's home east of Johnston City after three weeks bedfast. Retired farmer born July 31, 1866, he leaves wife Lizzie, five daughters, two sons, and two brothers. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Salem Baptist Church with Rev. J. W. Hogg. burial in Salem cemetery. Friends may call at Mrs. Berry’s home.
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George W. Burton
New Burnside
Lenon Berry
Johnston City
Mr. Burton
Johnston County
Burton
Lizzie
Berry
Marion
Hettie Simpson
Eldorado
Mary Butts
Fenton
Mich
Gladys Tanner
Edith Casey
Tunnell Hill
Orval Burton
Carterville
Melvin Burton
St. Joseph
John Burton
Roy Burton
Dunning
Salem Baptist Church
Creal Springs
J. W. Hogg
Salem Cemetery
Funeral Tuesday for Dr W S Rains Father of Mrs Armstrong
Dr W S Rains 58 father of Mrs John Armstrong Carbondale and a dentist in West Frankfort died Saturday at Union hospital after a heart attack. He leaves wife Ethel and four daughters, plus two sisters, a brother, and a funeral service is set for Tuesday at 2 30 p m at First Baptist West Frankfort with Masonic graveside rites at Tower Heights Cemetery.
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W. S. Rains
John Armstrong
Carbondale
West Frankfort
Union Hospital
Ethel
Armstrong
West Main Street
Eldon Starkweather
Jerseyville
Nancy
Marilyn
Arnum Montgomery
Lam Kern
Lee Rains
First Baptist Church
Rains
T. H. King
Tower Heights
Tweedy
Bible Note Identifies Woman Found in Carbondale
A St. Louis amnesia victim identified via a Bible flyleaf was returned to her home after police connected the name Charles Stanley on the flyleaf to her brother in law. Aggie May Wilson, 41, was found crying outside Rock Hill Baptist Church and later transported to Holden hospital.
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Carbondale
St. Louis
Aggie May Wilson
Rock Hill Baptist Church
East Marion Street
Fred L. Lingle
Holden Hospital
Charles Stanley
Stanley
Wilson
Evelyn Scott
John Carter
William Piggott Dies at Hurst
William Elmer Piggott 56 died at 1 30 a m Sunday at his brother in laws Hurst home after a four year illness. He was born October 17 1893 in McClure and lived in Chicago 5118 South Lowe. A forestry service worker and WWII veteran in the 129th Infantry he leaves eight children and his wife Susan Elizabeth Farmer whom he married August 28 1943 in Blytheville Arkansas. Funeral services will be at Bush Pentecost church with Rev Vance Walker and Rev E W Hooper officiating. burial in East Lawn Memorial Park. Friends may call at Moroni and Johnson in Herrin today and body will move Tuesday to R C Farmers residence.
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William Elmer Piggott
R. C. Farmer
Hurst
Mr. Piggott
McClure
South
Lowe Avenue
Chicago
Susan Elizabeth Farmer
Blytheville
Ark
Nina Smith
Marston
Emma _ Foster
Jonesboro
Jesse West
Detroit
Joseph Hill
James Hill
Billy Hill
Denver
Helen Wehrenberg
Centralia
Virginia L. Piggott
Camp Lee
G. A. Piggott
Oatman
Ariz
Thelma Farmer
D. R. Hammons
Manila
East Lawn Memorial Park
Moroni
Dietician Nettie Gunn Dies At Carbondale Hospital
Mrs. Nettie W. Gunn 60 of 1004 S Forest Carbondale died at Holden hospital at 5 30 p m Sunday after a heart attack. She had served as dietician at the hospital since 1943 and was on duty when struck down. Survived by Clifford Gunn husband two sisters two brothers a son Harry Gunn Carbonale and a daughter Helen Jeanette Gunn San Antonio Texas. Friends may call at the Carbondale funeral home with arrangements pending arrival of her daughter.
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Nettie W. Gunn
S. Forest
Carbondale
Holden Hospital
Gunn
Clifford Gunn
Harry Gunn
Helen Jeannette Gunn
San Antonio
Texas
Carbondale Funeral
George Coleman Dies At Home in Carbondale
George Coleman 56, a Carbondale resident born in Chicago, died at 6 am Monday at his sister Mrs. Pinkie Williams’ home. Funeral at 2 pm Wednesday at Jackson funeral home. burial in Oakland Cemetery. He leaves three sisters, two brothers, two daughters, two grandchildren, and a niece.
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George Coleman
Carbondale
Pinkie Williams
East Willow Street
Chicago
Jackson Funeral Home
Buria
Oakland Cemetery
William Reid
Williams
Amy Baker
Marion
Lillie Thorp
McKinley
Daniel Coleman
Ethel Mae Coleman Earle
Ark
Susie Mae Cooper
Wardell
Royalton man suffers broken bone at coal mine
Michael Dohanich of Royalton sustained a broken bone in his left foot when a piece of iron fell on it at Franklin County Coal Co. No. 7 mine in Royalton at about 8:30 pm on Saturday. He was treated at Herrin hospital overnight and released Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Dohanich
Royalton
Franklin County Coal Co
Dohanich
Herrin
Prominent Murphysboro Druggist Noah Nunley Dies
Noah W. Nunley 54 longtime Murphysboro pharmacist died in St. Louis after a six week illness. He served in World War I and, with his wife Anna Lockwood, was the first married couple to graduate from St. Louis College of Pharmacy together. Funeral services set for Tuesday in Murphysboro and McLeansboro with Legion rites at the grave.
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Noah W. Nunley
Murphysboro
St. John’s Hospital
St. Louis
Mr. Nunley
Hamilton County
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Nunley
Illinois
Missouri
Nunleys
Wallace Werner
Walnut
Tenth Streets
Company 346
Infantry
Veterans’ Affairs
Anna Lockwood
Anna L. Holland
Sarah Smith
Peters
McLeansboro
Lillie Cory
Paducah
Roberts Residence
H. T. Ratnel
First Baptist Church
Oddfellows Cemetery
Paul Stout
American Legion
Jackson County Supervisors Open June Session
Jackson county supervisors opened the June meeting at the Murphysboro courthouse with routine business. They plan to discuss highway reclassification tomorrow and select judges and clerks for the November election, with per precinct staffing and pay details noted. The board backed the highway change in principle but sought financial assurances before final approval.
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Jackson County
Murphysboo
Board of Supervisors
United States
James Gilmore
Court House
Murphysboro
State Highway Department
Highway Division
Carbondale
Gilmore
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Batavia
MR. Lemmon
Encyclopedia Britannica
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Lacon
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Ashman
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