County Board Of Review To Begin Work Saturday
Jackson county’s Board of Review lays out hearing rules for summer 1950 assessments with an August 1 filing deadline. Two member panel includes Hinchcliff and Carter. James Lawder acts as clerk and deadlines urge township supervisors to file in July.
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County Board of Review
Jackson County
Board of Review
John Hinchcliff
R. A. Carter
C. E. Wright
James Lawder
Lawder
Struck Down By Car in Murphysboro Suffers Minor Injuries
W T Stephenson of 213 South Thirteenth Street Murphysboro was struck by a car driven by James Baxter of Carbondale at Eleventh and Chestnut Streets at 12 10 p m Wednesday. He escaped with minor bruises and a mild case of shock after the glancing blow. a doctor found only slight injuries.
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W. T. Stephenson
South Thirteenth Street
Murphysboro
James Baxter
Carbondale
Eleventh
Chestnut Streets
Baxter
Chestnut
Stephenson
Daily Independent Southern Illinoisan masthead details
The item lists publication details for The Daily Independent and Southern Illinoisan, including address at 9 11 South 12th Street Murphysboro Illinois, publishing schedule, establishment date, and the publisher Edward Lindsay with postal matter annotation under 1879 act.
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the Daily Independent
Southern Illinoisan
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
Ill
Edward Lindsay
Lincois
Subscription Rates by Carrier and Mail
Rates list for City and Surrounding Towns at 25c a week and mail plans from 6 weeks to 62 weeks. Subscriptions must be prepaid and mail only available where carrier service is not offered. Telephones 34 and 35. Member of Associated Press.
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Associatedress
Associated Press
Focal
AP News
Swamp City Clerk Rushes Auto Tax Sticker Sales
Murphysboro City Clerk Del mar Ward issued receipts to delayed buyers as 39 taxpayers rushed the office, paying three dollars each for auto tax stickers. The rush came as Murphysboro police prepare Friday arrests for vehicles lacking displayed licenses.
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Swamp City
Murphysboro
Delmar Ward
Gene Crawshaw Set To Join Family Mortuary Firm After Graduation
Gene Crawshaw son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Crawshaw of Murphysboro graduated from the St. Louis College of Mortuary Science in a Wednesday ceremony at Second Baptist Church in St. Louis. He plans to join the Crawshaw Mortuary at 1421 Walnut Street and will pursue further studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale next fall. He was among 76 graduates in the class of June 1950, entered the school in 1949, and previously attended Murphysboro Township High School class of 1949 where he played varsity quarterback. His mother and sister Helen attended the ceremony.
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Gene Crawshaw
Raymond Crawshaw
Murphysboro
St. Louis College
Helen
Gene
Murphysboro Township
Jurors Named For Circuit Court September Term
Jackson county announces prospective grand jurors and supplemental jurors for the September term. The lists name residents from Carbondale Ava Murphysboro Elkville Grand Tower and nearby towns. Hearings for the June term open Monday in Murphysboro with no grand jury summoned.
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Jackson County
Boyd Thorp
Arnold Thies
Campbell Hill
Jake Weakley
Ava
Wilma Louden
W. J. Wright
Nina Holshouser
Herbert Hagler
Carbondale
William Guetersloh
Jacob
T. J. Ross
de Soto
Otto Rath
John Manus
Elkville
Kenneth Modglin
August Schatte
Etta Jackson
C. R. Stevenson
Frank Korando, Jr
Jacob Ebersohl
Sam Lester
Carl Todd
Grand Tower
Mar- Robert Cruse
William Eaton
Ry Smith
Earl Bastien
Murphysboro
Charles Davis
Makanda
Minnie Jones
Tom Turner
John Meininger
Vergennes
Ray Penrod
Charles Rosenberger
Loyd Bradley
Independence Declared as Continental Congress Adopts Seal
July 4 1776 Philadelphia delegates adopt the Declaration of Independence and John Hancock signs in August. The passage notes rising patriotism on July 4 and reflects on America's early unity and plan to let others steer their own courses.
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Continental Congress
Philadelphia
John Hancock
America
Half Century of Tailoring in Anna from Scotland
Rob ert B. Duncan ran a tailor shop in Anna since 1894 after arriving from Scotland in 1889 aboard the British King. He recalls mud and kerosene lamps before electricity, built a family in St. Louis and Anna, served on the fire department, and remains active in local clubs while reflecting on early craft and community life.
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Anna Man
Scotland
Robert B. Duncan
Anna
Bob
Duncan
States
London
Philadelphia
Duncans
Clackmananshire
Edinburgh
Bow
Jack Hammond
Hoffeckers Plan Raze Historic Site For Hotel Expansion
William and Thomas Hoffecker heirs of Thomas Hoffecker announce plans to raze the Bandy estate land at Ninth and Mulberry streets to clear space for hotel expansion and temporary parking. The 75 by 50 foot site has a deep history linked to early county formation and prior occupants, including the Sanders House and the Laclede hotel.
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William
Thomas Hoffecker
Ninth and
Chestnut Streets
Alonzo Beaty
Ninth and Mulberry Streets
William Hoffecker
Hoffeckers
Beaty
Jackson County Court House
U. S
Joseph French
Illinois
John Logan
Brownsville
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Logan
A. J
J. A. Bandy
Laclede
Sanders
Mary J. Forsythe
Hoffecker Boys
James Fielding
Earl
Bandy
Fugitt and Fielding
Miners Plan Friday Feast at Tiny's Tavern
Three hundred workers and union officials at Union Electric Colliery New Kathleen No 2 plan a Friday afternoon feast at Tiny's Tavern near Du Quoin Y from 1 p m in celebration of a new 30 day coal production high. About 20 Murphysboro workers also employed by the company.
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Union Elétric Colliery
New Kathleen No. 2
Tiny’s
du Quoin Y
New Kathleen
Murphysboro
Murphysboro Student Makes Spring Honor Roll
Murphysboro student Kas-Rondell J. Etherton is among 111 students on the spring semester honor roll at Kansas State Teachers College, announced by registrar J. A. Massey.
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Murphysboro
Pittsburg
Kas
Rondell J. Etherton
Kansas State Teachers College
J. A. Massey
Set Up Disaster Relief Unit In Zone 5
The Salvation Army Mileland Division forms a disaster emergency relief committee in Murphysboro to serve Zone 5 counties Franklin to Williamson. Major Hodgeman names Fire Chief Urba Hanson as chairman with C N Hardy and Roger Kimmel. Clarence Ward added as fourth member. A 24 hour field kitchen moves food and drinks to disaster areas.
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Salvation Army Mileland Division
Murphysboro
Frederick S. Hodgeman
Zone 5
Urba Hanson
C. N. Hardy
Roger Kimmel
Hanson
Clarence Ward
Illinois
Franklin
Gallatin
Hamilton
Hardin
Jackson
Johnson
Perry
Massac
Pope
Saline
Union
White
Williamson
West Frankfort
Salvation Army
Soldier Nabbed After Wild Car Theft Chase
Private Jimmy Napp of Scott Air Field was recaptured by Randolph County Sheriff Richard Bendorf after a high speed pursuit spanning Chester and McBride Missouri. Napp had escaped the guardhouse earlier by scaling a wall and stealing a weapons carrier. He was later found driving Ed Wegener's car, a retired county judge, but Wegener did not press charges.
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Jimmy Napp
Scott Air Field
Randolph County
Richard Bendorf
Chester
Napp
Georgia
Scott Field
Ed Wegener
Bendorf
McBride
Wegener
Hospital Notes Admissions and Dismissals Summary
Admissions list include Evelyn Arbeiter Gorham Flossie Varnum 2028 Elm Murphysboro LeVerna Fritsche Jacob. Dismissals include Ethel Stevens 1842 Wanut Murphysboro Carl Oeth Johnston City R. E. Judy Alto Pass.
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Evelyn Arbeiter
Gorham
Flossie Varnum
Elm Street
Murphysboro
LeVerna Fritsche
Jacob
Ethel Stevens
Wanut Street
Carl Oeth
Johnston City
R. E. Judy
Alto Pass
Around The County Notes on Good Farming Practices
W C Anderson highlights farm management in Jackson County through soil testing liming and fertilizer use on Ladione farm. 4 H leaders and Harold Conner drive a lighted park project and county softball program fosters teamwork and sportsmanship among youth.
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W. C. Anderson
B. T Laughman
Carbondale
Laughman
Jackson County
Harold Conner
Illinois to graduate 25 area students at Urbana ceremony
Twenty five students from Jackson Perry Randolph counties will receive degrees at the University of Illinois commencement in Champaign Urbana. If rain forces, two sessions in Huff Gym at 2 30 and 7 00 p m with radar weather alerts. Governor Adlai Stevenson expected to speak.
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U. of Illinois
Jackson - Perry- Randolph County
University of Illinois
Champaign- Urbana
Memorial Stadium
Huff Gym
University
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
Huff
Elks Flag Day fete draws about 1500 at Carbondale
About 1,500 Elks and families attended the Carbondale Elks Flag Day outing at Jackson Country Club. Activities included a golf tournament with Paul Barrett and Bob Schwartz tied for medalist, and Mrs. Richard Lockerby winning the women’s event. Paul Hilling played accordion for the crowd. Bill Davis spoke on the Flag’s origin. A 6 p.m. barbecue and 9 p.m. dancing followed.
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Carbondale Elks Club
Jackson Country Club
Paul Barrett
Bob Schwartz
Richard Lockerby
Paul Hilling
Nashville
Huffman Completes Embalming Course At St Louis
William Nyle Huffman 24, son of Mr and Mrs Nyle Huffman of Carbondale, graduated from the St Louis College of Mortuary Science after finishing the embalmer program. He will return to Carbondale for a year apprenticing with his father before seeking a state license. A World War II veteran, he holds an MS in education from Southern Illinois University 1948 and taught at Rio Grande College before college.
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William Nyle Huffman
Nyle Huffman
Carbondale
St. Louis
Rio Grande College
Rio Grande
Ohio
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Sand Ridge
Pomona
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Makanda de Soto
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Ora
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Ward Sutton
Pauline Steinle Ellis
Frank J. Steinle
J. A
T. M. Logan
L. R. Stewart
Bettie Smith
Mt. Carbon
Betty Jamison
Gilbert Williams
Iva Mae Trout
Charles Taveggit
King and Belch’s
Harold W. Grob
Raymond Bittner
Clarke and Logan’s
George W. Swafford
Hunter D. Price
Clarke and Logan
Carbondale L
I. Assn
Harvey L. McBride
Clement’s SD
Kattie Billips
Sam T. Brush
Anna Loan and Imp. Company
Della Allard
Christopher Hack
Bela May Lightle
Lester E. Barnes
Lynn C. Holder
Harker
Charles S. Easterly
Robert Stone
Circuit Court
Herrin
Howard Wiseman
Wiseman
Mod
Murphysboro Boys
Odds and Ends
Ava Road
Kaskaskia
George Rogers Clark
Bill Pigott
Clyde Treece
The
Southern Illinoisan Staff
James
Fulton Iron Works
John
Foley's Drug Store
Ellen Robinson
Lynn
Anna- Jonesboro
Elks Club
Camp Creek
Fort Kaskaskia
Northwest Territory
Booker
Booker Vein
Booker Pit
Frank Crews
Walter Haury
Hortense
John Holliday
Holliday
Crews
Bill Booker
Methodist Church
Anna National Bank
East Lewis Street
Anna Tailor
John D. Anderson
Norma L. Giddings
Cletus R. Hall
Mabel C. Paterson
John R. Jones
Ardell W. Kimmel
B. S. Agriculture
Edward W. Koenigsmark
William R. Youngman
B. S
Division of Special Services For
Robert L. Cavitt
M. S
Perry County
Paul E. Bartels
Robert L. Earlenbaugh
John H. Lentz
Wilbert J. Magers
Ellis Grove
Robert B. Beare
Sparta
Flora M. Boyd
Kenneth D. Campbell
Steeleville
Del
Elks
W. N. Huffman
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