Jackson County Legion Elects Carbondale Man
Roscoe Schuette of Carbondale was named Jackson County Legion council commander for 1950 51 at Grand Tower. Other officers elected include T H Renschen Ava senior vice commander Charles Schumaker Murphysboro finance officer and William Todd Grand Tower sergeant at arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Council of the American Legion
Roscoe Schuette
Carbondale
Grand Tower
T. H. Renschen
Ava
Charles Schumaker
Murphysboro
William Todd
Jackson County
Herrin
Faughn
Legion
Eddie Dreimeyer
Joe Barringer
Carbondale Garvin
Schuette
14Th Air Force
West
Monroe Street
Flying Saucers Debate Splits Herrin Rotary Club
Herrin Rotarians debated the existence of flying saucers at a weekly meeting. Forty six members said yes to believing in saucers while ten did not. Members suggested US experiments or foreign or extraterrestrial origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Rotary Club
Jack Storey
United States
Boy Loses Finger in Belt of Mower
Donald Jones, 13, of Granite City, lost his left index finger when it was caught in the power belt of a dawn mower at his aunt Edna Stanton’s home in Murphysboro. Dr. E. K. Ellis of Murphysboro treated him and said he was getting along fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Jones
Granite City
Edna Stanton
Murphysboro
E. K. Ellis
Donald
Daily Free Press Carbondale Subscription Rates Notice
Public notice lists carrier and mail subscription rates for the Daily Free Press in Carbondale Illinois. Carrier prices include weekly and multi week options while mail subscriptions are restricted by carrier availability. The paper is entered as second class matter and AP content rights are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Free Press
Southern Illinoisan
West Main Street
Carbondale
Illinois
Associated Press
Record Summer Enrollment Seen at Southern Illinois University
Miss Marjorie Shank, SIU registrar, predicted record summer term enrollment. By morning, registrations reached 1,850 and are expected to exceed last year’s 2,000 mark. Short term course totals await a month, but could push overall enrollment over 2,200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Marjorie Shank
Shank
Funeral Wednesday for Mrs Nettie W Gunn
Mrs Nettie Wieting Gunn 60 of 1004 South Forest died at Holden hospital Sunday June 11 She lived in Carbondale 11 years and worked as a hospital dietician Friends may call at Carbon dale funeral home until 1 30 p m Wednesday at Walnut Street Baptist church Rev A A Capron will officiate Burial is at Thistlewood cemetery Mounds She leaves a daughter Helen Jeanette Gunn San Antonio Texas a son Harry C Gunn Carbondale two sisters Beulah Wieting Villa Ridge Ill and Mrs J W Chenine Fulton Ky two brothers Harry H Wieting and Joseph H Wieting Villa Ridge She was preceded in death by husband Clifford Gunn She belonged to Mt Pleasant Baptist Pulaski the G E S Past Matron Caledonia Chapter White Shrine Carbondale
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Wieting Gunn
South Forest
Holden Hospital
Thistlewood Cemetery
Mounds
Helen Jeanette Gun
San Antonio
Texas
Harry C. Gunn
Carbondale
Beulah Wieting
Villa Ridge
Ill
J. W. Chenine
Fulton, Ky
Harry H. Wieting
Joseph H. Wieting
Clifford Gunn
Hurst Curfew Sets Ten Day Countdown Before Enactment
The Hurst town board gave the second reading of the curfew ordinance and announced it will take effect in ten days. A 10 pm fire whistle will signal curfew for children after the ordinance becomes law. The board also seeks an engineer to draft street improvement specifications to invite bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurst
Southern Illinois Artists Guild tours with first traveling exhibit
The Southern Illinois Artists Guild completed its first traveling tour in nine towns from Harrisburg to Cairo. The road show featured 53 paintings and six sculptures by 23 artists including students and teachers. Attendance neared 600 to 800 per stop with broad acclaim from critics and locals alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Marilyn Provart
Ava He
Southern Ilinois
Southern Illinois Artists Guild
Stella Myers Baumgartner
Murphysboro
du Quoin
Ben Porter Watkins
Southern Illinois University Art Department
Guild
Marion
West Frankfort
Chester
Sparta
Benton
Herrin
Division of Extension and Adult Education
S. U
University Farm
Watkins
Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Artists Guild
Wedding Mixup Reveals False Identities in Local Ceremony
A chaotic report on a June 8 wedding exposes mixing of names and titles. The ceremony at Mrs. John W. Crenshaw Sr home drew 28 Gleaners class members and three visitors with gifts intended for church construction funds on South Oakland avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Taka Chance
Bill da Church
Bill da
L. H. White
Nellie Brown
John W. Crenishaw
University Baptist Church
Oakland Avenue
Taka Chance
Maid of Honor
Lulu Cavaness
Maude Hathaway
Pauline Whittenberg
East St Louis Trio Arrested for Disorderly Conduct
Three East St Louis residents Haddie Lathan Verna Lathan and Roy Robinette were arrested on Route 3 near the Worthen Bayou bridge and jailed in Murphysboro after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct. Robinette pleaded not guilty and remained jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
East St. Louis
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Haddie Lathan
Verna
Roy Robinette
Justice of the Peace Manning
Naticans
Robinette
Citizens Reminded Wednesday is Flag Day
Jim Patterson local decorator reminded California residents that Wednesday is Flag Day urging a profuse display of flags throughout the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Patterson
Easterly New Carbondale Jaycees elect new officers
Tom Easterly was elected president of the Carbondale Junior Chamber of Commerce last night succeeding Fred Brown. New officers include Tom Langdon as vice president Dr Joe Havel as secretary and Hewitt Curtis as treasurer. Board members are Fred Madorin John Owens Elliott Kerring Rocky Peebles Tom Kell and Matt Hall with Brown and the new officers also serving on the board. They will be installed July 10. Five members and their wives attend the national Jaycees convention in Chicago where Herbert Hoover will speak Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Easterly
Carbondale Junior Chamber of Commerce
Fred Brown
Tom Langdon
Joe Havel
Hewitt Curtis
Fred Madorin
John C. Owens
Elliott Kerring
Rocky Peebles
Tom Kell
Matt Hall
Brown
Chicago
Herbert Hoover
George Langdon
Jim Wallace
To Finance Ball Park With Beans
Members of the Beaucoup Bumble Bees 4-H club sowed soybeans on 12 acres beside the New Jackson county 4-H ball park. Two thirds of the profit will fund park maintenance. Orion Snyder and Dick Robinson of Egyptian Electric directed staking and lighting equipment is to be installed this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaucoup Bumble Bees
Jackson County
Egyptian Electric Cooperative
Steeleville
Ora Snyder
Dick Robinson
Co-Op
Snyder
Beaucoup Bumblebees
Brush Creek Club
Residents Demand Action Over Pond Ditch With Snakes
Six residents from west Herrin appeal to the city council to drain or fill a ditch flooding yards and harboring snakes. Spokeswoman Mrs. Alice Yates cites snakes entering yards between Tyler and Madison in the 1600 block and warns of mosquito breeding. She also asks for a stop sign and street light at Thirtieth and Tyler for Mrs. Bevis whose home fronts Tyler Street. Council to investigate both sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Herrin
Alice Yates
West Tyler
Tyler
Madison Streets
Thirtieth
Tyler Streets
Mary Bevis
Traffic violators fined since June 1
City police report 26 traffic violators paid fines in police magistrate court since June 1. Fines ranged from 3.40 to 13.40 dollars for parking, stop sign and speeding violations, authorities said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Davis
Davis
Eagles Install New Officers No 2569
Officers of the Fraternal Order of Eagles No 2569 were installed by James E. Johnson and H. D. Sharp. New slate includes Howard Ferrill as worthy president Roy Bain as worthy vice president Melvin Cox as worthy chaplin Charles Hall as worthy conductor Robert Calhoun as secretary Edward Phelps as treasurer Gene Temple as inside guard Ray Hicks as outside guard Floyd Williams as trustee. Trustees Russell Taylor and H D Sharp remained for term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraternal Order of Eagles
James E. Johnson
H. D. Sharp
Howard Ferrill
Harry A. Flynn
Roy Bain
Melvin Cox
Chaplin
Charles Hall
Robert Calhoun
Edward Phelps
Gene Temple
Ray Hicks
Floyd Williams
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Across Multiple Cities
Admitted Monday Thomas Eugene Scott surgical Cairo. Mrs. George A Meisenheimer surgical Dongola. Andrew Maverick medical Car. Mrs. Paul Rushing surgical Marion. Miss Jane Flower surgical Marion. Discharged Monday Johanna Van Lente surgical. Mrs. Ruby Davis medical Marion. Mrs. Gertrude Clutts surgical. Mrs. Nettie Hellberg surgical. Mrs. Orris Mosdy surgical Jonesboro. Mrs. Nellie Ragland surgical. Mrs. William Moutria surgical. Mrs. George W Barekman medical Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Eugene Scott
Cairo
George A. Meisenheimer
Dongola
Andrew Maverick
Carbondale
Paul Rushing
Marion
Jane Flower
Johanna van Lente
Ruby Davis
Gertrude Clutts
Nettie Hellberg
Orris Mosdy
Jonesboro
Nellie Ragland
William Moutria
Surgical
George W. Barekman
Former School Custodian Dies in Carbondale
James D. Reno 80 of 303 East Freeman Carbondale died at home Monday. He served as custodian at Carbondale Community High School and was a Grace Methodist Church member. Services 1 30 p m Thursday at Grace Methodist Church with burial in Enfield Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Carbondale Community High School
Grace Methodist Church
Modern Woodmen of America
Carbondale
Glen Sharp
Enfield City Cemetery
Enfield
Visionary from Missouri claims divine bid for US presidency
Ed Small of Kansas City says a 1926 Nashville vision appointed him President of the United States in due season. He writes newsletters to publishers, requests clippings, and circulates reprints to supporters while asserting he never sought office. The claim centers on a bona fide vision in Athens of the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Small
Missouri
U.S.A
Kansas City
Young Men's Christian Association
Nashville
Tenn
Small
Athens
United States of Africa
Jack Robinson
Father God
Great
Our King
Displaced Europeans Move Through Carbondale En Route New Starts
Evacuated families from central Europe displaced after World War II travel through Carbondale on their way to fresh sponsorships in the United States. The group includes Jerry Gnat from Poland bound for Chicago and Latvian and Ukrainian refugees headed to St. Louis and Chicago as sponsors shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Europe
Germany
New Orleans
St. Louis
Chicago
New Church Planned for North Almond
The Assembly of God in Carbondale plans a 74 by 40 foot church with full basement on North Almond Street near Willow. Pastor Rev Carl A Arnold and family will reside in quarters included in the building. The 70 member congregation now meets at 127 North Washington Street while work proceeds. Reverend Arnold leads revival services in Alto Pass this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly of God Church
Carbondale
Almond Street
Willow Street
Carl A. Arnold
Arnold
Freda Wayman
Murphysboro
North Washington Street
Dies at 90 William R Penrod of Carbondale
William Richard Penrod 90 of 305 East Jackson Carbondale died at home at 11 35 p m Monday He leaves one daughter Mania Rodgers Carbondale 22 grandchildren and several great grandchildren He was predeceased by his wife Maggie two sisters and a brother He was a Baptist church member Gainesville Missouri Visitation 6 p m Tuesday funeral 10 a m Wednesday at Dale Funeral Home Rev Calvin L Rigdon officiating Burial Oakland Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Richard Penrod
East Jackson
Carbondale
Mania Rodgers
Maggie
Penrod
The
Baptist Church
Gainesville
Special NSLI Inquiries Advertised After June 30
Veterans of World War II who do not receive their National Service Life insurance special dividend by June 30 should file a special inquiry with the Illinois Veterans Commission. The inquiry forms become available July 1 at 70 IVC offices statewide. In Murphysboro Jackson county veterans may contact the IVC officer at 1006 Walnut Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Veterans Commission
IVC
Jackson County
Walnut Street
Murphysboro
Former Herrin Woman Dies in East St. Louis
Mrs. John Ava Owens, 62, who formerly lived in Herrin, died in East St. Louis Wednesday from a heart attack. Funeral held Saturday in East St. Louis with burial at Mt. Hope cemetery. She leaves daughter Evelyn and two sons Macan of East St. Louis and Rylan of Houston Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray F. Jones
Myra
South Fourteenth Street
Herrin
John Ava Owens
East St. Louis
Owens
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Evelyn
Macan
Rylan
Houston
Texas
Karen Evans Undergoes Surgery in St Louis
Karen Evans two years four months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Evans of Carbondale was to have surgery in a St Louis hospital Monday afternoon. Mr Evans, a counselor in the dean of men's office at Southern Illinois University, traveled to St Louis after his wife notified him of the operation. Karen had been ill about two weeks with a swelling on the lower abdomen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen
Tom Evans
Carbondale
St. Louis
Evans
Southern Illinois University
Property Transfers in Carbondale and vicinity
Property deeds show multiple transfers in Carbondale and nearby towns. Names include Maude Bracy, Harry Bracy, Claude Fox, Margaret Clem ens, Herbert Winters, Betty Harrell, Harry Brewer, Claude Foster, Dan Yarbrough, Wilmon Pullen Sr., Hugh Dixon, Fred Arbeiter, Orvelle Grammer, Ray Tucker, H L Lindsey, Harrison Thurman, George O Davis, George W Swafford, and William Riseling. Amounts range from $1 to $8250 reflecting land transfers and lot exchanges in sections, townships, and additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude M. Bracy
Harry W. Bracy
Patton
Carbondale
Claude Fox
Margaret Clemens
Herbert R. Winters
Betty L. Harrell
Harry Brewer
Claude Foster
Dan Yarbrough
Wilmon Pullen
Hugh Dixon
Fred Arbeiter
Orvelle C. Grammer
Ray E. Tucker
H. L. Lindsey
Harrison Thurman
Wells
Gorham
Herbert G. Cox
George O. Davis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jackson County Legion
Dreimeyer
Donald Forsythe
M. J. Hughes
Flying Saucers
Southern Illinois Artist Guild
Elsie Greer
Rob
Olive Boone Culp
Berta Wolf
Marie Forsyth
Nettie W. Gunn
Southern Illinois Guild
New York
Detroit
Indianapolis
Harrisburg
Fulton
New Carbondale
Jaycee
Ball Park
Russell Taylor
Harold M. Kaplan
Kaplan
James D. Reno
Greandchildren
Martha Helen
Missourian
Jerry Gnat
Poland
Julius Lezdins
Latvia
Lezdins
University of Riga
Central Union of Latvian Dairy Societies
Latvian Trade Department
Central Union of Latvian Consumers Cooperative
Turiba
Olga
Latvian University
Ivan Liszeuzuk
Liszeuzuk
Liszucuzuk
North Almond
Carbondale Funeral Home
Funeral
Calvin L. Rigdon
Oakland Cemetery
NSLI
Karen Evans
William E. Riseling
George W. Swafford
Herbert
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