Funeral set Saturday for Joseph E Geiger
Funeral services for Joseph Earl Geiger 56 who died at home near Gorham Wednesday afternoon will be held at 2 p m Saturday at Crawshaw mortuary Murphysboro with the Rev Ray Daniels officiating Burial will be in Goodbread cemetery Geiger a timber worker born in 1895 lived in Gorham about four years Leaves one daughter Mrs Andy Kontros Granite City two brothers Fred and Marion Geiger both of Gorham and sister Mrs Della Mayer Greenville Friends may call at Crawsham funeral home in Murphysboro until the hour of services.
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Joseph Earl Geiger
Gorham
Crawshaw Mortuary
Murphysboro
Ray Daniels
Goodbread
Geiger
Gorham Highway
St. Jacob's Hill
House Votes Military Fund for Worldwide Programs
The House approved a $2,758,318,000 military construction authorization bill for next year routing funds to Air Force 2,089,277,000 Army 383,291,000 Navy 285,750,000 with nearly half of the total earmarked for secret projects. The measure passed 332 to 7 and goes to the Senate for final action.
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House
Washington
Senate
Armed Services Committee
Air Force
United States
Army
U. S
Murphysboro Council to Hear Gartside Street Blocking Report
City council to examine a complaint from northwest Murphysboro residents about junk storage by Murphysboro Iron and Metal Co blocking Gartside Street near the street right of way. A petition from locals was presented at the prior meeting.
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Murphysboro
Public Improvements
North West
Gartside Street
Murphysboro Iron and Metal Company
Wage Company
Bernie Weithorn Named Chester Lions President
Bernie Weithorn elected president of the Chester Lions club with installation set for July 1. Other officers include Paul Preusse first vice president Albert Wolff second vice president James Hatcher third vice president Dallas Harrison treasurer Les Schulte lion tamer N G Springer tail twister. The rest are stray zoological observations about humans and canines.
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Bernie Weithorn
Chester Lions Club
Paul Preusse
Albert Wolff
James Hatcher
Dallas Harrison
Les Schulte
N. G. Springer
Top garden flourish on Hartford office building
An eight story Hartford garden features a green lawn, flower beds with tulips and bleeding hearts, and 20 foot high trees. It sits on six feet of soil above the seventh floor ceiling with waterproofed concrete, and hosts common garden pests like bugs worms and weeds.
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Hartford, Conn
Jacksonville Native Dies in Manila Sugar Pioneer
Herbert Walker, 74, a Jacksonville Illinois native and pioneer in Philippine sugar developments, died yesterday in a Manila hospital. He arrived in the Philippines 49 years ago and managed several large sugar mills.
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Manila
Herbert Walker
Jacksonville
Ill
Philippines
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Herrin 307
Au Attase Clothes
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Heckel’s Inc
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