Summer Camp For Area Guard Set For July
About 1,100 members of the 130th Infantry Regt. from Carbondale area will train 16 days at Camp Ripley Minnesota in July. An advance party departs July 2 for a four day night march. main body leaves July 5 by rail for Camp Ripley arriving July 7. Gov. Stratton will review the Guardsmen July 13.
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130Th Infantry Regt
Ripley
Minn
Carbondale
Frank P. Brock
Quincy
Cairo
West Frankfort
Mt. Vernon
Salem
Camp Ripley
Hubert Lane
Lane
Illinois
William G. Stratton
E P Bryant Dies Funeral Services Friday for McClure Man
Freeling P Bryant 58 of McClure former Carterville resident died Tuesday at Cape Girardeau Hospital. He belonged to Operating Local 318 Harrisburg. Survived by wife Ruth son Norvel daughters Juanita Oneila and sisters Mrs Lillian Reed and Mrs Opal Lohman St Louis. Services at 2 pm Friday Mission Baptist Church Herrin Rev Elmer Grissom officiating. Burial Carterville Cemetery. Storme Funeral Home Herrin in charge.
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Freeling P. Bryant
McClure
Carterville
Cape Giardeau Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Harrisburg
Ruth
Norvel
Juanita
Oneila
Lillian Reed
Opal Lohman
St. Louis
Mission Baptist Church
Herrin
Elmer Grissom
Carterville Cemetery
Storme Funeral Home
Randolph to speak at father son dinner in Johnston City
Ross Randolph warden of Menard penitentiary will speak at a father son dinner at 6:30 p m Friday at Washington Avenue Baptist Church Johnston City Music by Harmony Boys quartet. Southern Illinois published Sunday and daily except Saturdays by Southern Illinois Publications Inc Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro with Second Class Matter at the Carbondale office.
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Randolph
Ross Randolph
Menard Penitentiary
Washington Avenue Baptist Church
Johnston City
Harmony Boys Quartet
Southern Illinossan
Southern Illinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
North 16Th Street
Herrin
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Southern Miinoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Summer Street Program Starts In Carbondale 1957
The first step in Carbondale's 1957 non-arterial street program was finished Wednesday. West Monroe street is resealed and West Pecan and Maple streets are slated for resealing and repair. Street Commissioner Virgil Barringer said the $17,000 program covers streets not in 1956 and may repair those heavily damaged by spring rains if funds remain.
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West Monroe Street
Monroe
Pecan
Maple Streets
Carbondale
West Pecan
Virgil Barringer
Barringer Advocates Immediate Resealing Of Key Streets
Barringer says resealing Pecan Monroe and Maple is necessary to save the streets from ruin. If left alone they may be beyond repair and would need total resurfacing. He notes many streets need repair but the city spends hundreds now to save thousands later.
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Barringer
Monroe
Gun changed tribes more than any other in Indian history
Carl P. Russell of the National Park Service says the gun influenced a shift in Native life far more than any other object introduced by whites, altering traditional practices and social structures.
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Carl P. Russell
National Park Service Indian Authority
Four Way Race In Special Election For Ward 4
A four way race for Ward 4 al derm an is set in a Metropolis special election Tuesday. The winner will fill the term of Mayor J. P. Williams who resigned after his April election. Term expires in 1959. Candidates are John Turner Odell Korte W J Still Sr and Harvie Woodward. Ward covers most of the east part of Metropolis.
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Metropolis
J. P. Williams
John Turner
Odell Korte
W. J. Still Sr
Harvie Woodward
Malaspina Glacier Surpasses Rhode Island in Size
A landmark ice field near Yakutat Alaska the Malaspina Glacier is described as larger than the entire state of Rhode Island highlighting its vast scale and regional significance.
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Malaspina
Yakutat
Alaska
Rhode Island
Hughes To Moderate Regional SBA Meet In Kansas City
Goffrey Hughes of Carbondale will moderate a Regional Small Business Administration meeting in Kansas City Missouri on Friday. The 9 a m session at the Federal Building features speakers including C I Moyer Phillip McCallum Clarence Kirkland George Depew Wallace Buck Maurice Fager and Dr Charles Kimball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goffrey Hughes
Carbondale
Southern Illinois, Inc
Small Business Administration
Kansas City
Federal Building
C. I. Moyer
Phillip McCallum
Washington, D. C
Clarence L. Kirkland
Omaha Industries Inc
Omaha, Neb
George E. Depew
Wallace M. Buck
Maurice E. Fager
Topeka
Charles N. Kimball
Midwest Research Institute
Illinois Fifth Annual Orchard Day at Eckert Orchards
The fifth annual Illinois Summer Orchard Day is held today at Eckert Orchards near Belleville. Miss Barbara Liebig of Mascoutah is introduced as state Fruit Queen. The program features a fruit clinic on fruit crops and tree pruning with University of Illinois specialists leading talks.
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Eckert Orchards
Belleville
Barbara Liebig
University of Illinos Specialists
Hutzler Elected Commander Of Herrin Legion Post
Hugo Hutzler was chosen commander of Herrin Prairie Post 645 of the American Legion replacing Fred Lowe who resigned to run for alderman. New officers include Carnaghi Dohanich Sears Steckenrider Downey Jones Nethercott Dell Era and were to be installed at a June 22 dinner in the Legion Home.
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Hugo Hutzler
Herrin Prairie
American Legion
Hutzler
Fred Lowe
Bill Carnaghi
John Dohanich
Raymond D. Sears
L. V. Steckenrider
Bob Downey
George Jones
Bob Nethercott
Joe Dell’ Era
Legion Home
Local Legion trustees elected in Murphysboro
Charles Schumaker of Murphysboro named installing officer. On Tuesday night two trustees for Club Le gionnaire were chosen. Charles Vansaghi was reelected and Bill Shoemake won a first term.
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Charles Schumaker
Murphysboro
Club Legionnaire
Charles Vansaghi
Bill Shoemake
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Area Guard
E. P. Bryant
McClure Man
Marlyn
North Park Avenue
Prince Gardner
South Illnois
Om Carbondale
H.P. Nash Ambassador
Nash
Jackson County Motors
North 17Th
American Motors
All the Family
ABC Network
Spezia’s
West
Madison Street
Herrin Legion
VER
Wea Rua
ST Serous
Tan
Coleman Holliday Murphysboro
North 19Th
Axminster
Ugs
Rhodes-Burford
North
Arbondale
ISHOP
Dad
Penney’s
High Dacron
Pacific Mills
DAN River
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