Rivermen Remembered as River Traffic Turns Modern
The Southern Illinoisan profiles rivermen on the Mississippi as old captains retire and riverbed dangers persist. Paul Hight of Savannah captains the tow boat American Beauty for Rose Barge Lines while Ben Powell, Greenville, recounts three past sinkings and river lore. Powell recalls the Big Momma tale and the shirt-sleeve life of river work, while Hight notes costs of operation and the constant risk of grounding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marta Ladd
Paul Hight
Savannah
Tenn
Hight
Rose Barge Lines, Inc
St. Louis
Crimson Glory
Ben Powell
Greenville
Miss
Powell
Big Momma
Cairo
Cape Girardeau
Murphysboro Class of 1921 Reunites After 50 Years
Murphysboro Township High School Class of 1921 met in Carbondale with 29 members and 11 deceased among 50 graduates. Organizers included Kenneth Rice of Tampa and Harry Eisenhauer as chairmen. Faculty alumni Mrs. Joe Baer and Floyd Lewis attended. the Obelisk edition from June 1921 was distributed as a surprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro Township
Carbondale
Herbert Davis
Kenneth Rice
Tampa
Fla
Harry Eisenhauer
E. R. Rosenberger
Glenn Ozburn
Murphysboro
Joe Baer
Floyd Lewis
Michigan
Obelisk
Southern Illinois
Lucy Doerr
Etta Wright
Ethel Munson
Helen Craine
Katherine Fox
Beulah Arnold
Ruth Maloney
Dorothy Pullis
Margaret Kent
Marie Palmer
Clara B. Diers
Christina Aiassi
Hallie Lichliter
Eunice Rosenberger
Walter Adams
Ralph Dale
John Millhouse
Marie Bean
Helen Boston
Mary Evelyn Hardy
Melinda Hinkle
Frances Grizzell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rivermen
Dick Carter
de Maris Berry
Southern Illinoisan
Big Muddy River
Sand Ridge
Murphysboro High School
Marguerite Jenkins Short
Anna Lovell Chancey
Bertha
Boucher Eubanks
Lucille Miller Ferrell
Helen Millhouse Jacobs
Etta McDowell Wright
Dorothy Will Pullis
Clara
Blanch Diers
Bob Crain
Mary John Peters
Helen Brandon Craine
Ethel Seibert Munson
Margaret Stout Kent
Clarice Patrick Holder
Clara Bell Ellis Reynolds
Grace Taggart Schutles
Leona Guirl
Percel Followell
Anna Lynn Krumweide
Beulah Rodman Arnold
Rosina Sauter Frohne
Lucy Kimmel
Evelyn A. Carty Hanson
Max Hanson
Hallie Atkins Lichliter
Felix Miller
Newton Morse
Arthur Haber
Mehl
Charles Pigott
Harry Perry
Katherine Spence Cornett
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