Carbondale Post Office to Receive Facelift This Summer
The U S Post Office in Carbondale will undergo a major renovation this summer. The General Services Administration invites bids for repair and replacement of wood metal and concrete fixtures and interior and exterior painting. Work expected to take six months after orders proceed. Sealed bids due July 6 in Chicago.
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U.S
Carbondale
Earl H. Lund
General Services Administration
Public Buildings Service Today
Virgil Brown
the Services Administration
Public Buildings Service
U.S. Court House
South Clark Street
Chicago
Camera Thief Sentenced by Illinois Court
Lonnie Editone of Carbondale received a nine months sentence at the Illinois state penal farm in Vandalia after pleading guilty to stealing an expensive camera from a Carbondale automobile. Judge Everett Prosser imposed the term after six weeks’ arrest and the camera was recovered soon after the theft. Editone had been jailed in Murphysboro for several weeks pending case action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Editone
Carbondale
Illinois State Penal Farm
Vandalia
Jackson
Everett Prosser
C. E. Wright
Editone
Murphysboro
Murphysboro Man Fined for Assaulting Cab Near Station
A Murphysboro man struck a Yellow cab in front of the Murphysboro police station on a Friday night. He received a $50 fine for reckless driving and drunkenness, the stiffest penalty yet from new magistrate Charles R. Ebersohl. The cab driver was Dearl Rogers. damages were estimated at about $85 to $90 for the car and $60 to $65 for the cab. The offender’s name was withheld for family reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Charles R. Ebersohl
Cardwell Motors
Walnut Street
Ebersohl
Dearl Rogers
Anna Civil Defense Plans Completed
Plans for theAnna Civil Defense Program were completed at a Thursday night city council meeting with Ray Williams named director of the civilian defense committee. The program aims to serve Anna and nearby communities and coordinate regional defense operations. A bus line representative urged the council to back an Interstate Commerce Commission filing to extend Dixie Greyhound service from Fulton to Wickliffe Ky, linking St. Louis to Memphis through Anna and reducing travel and layover times.
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Anna
Ray Williams
Civilian Defense Committee
Dixie Greyhound Bus Lines
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fulton
Wickliffe
St. Louis
Memphis
Tenn
Young Harvard Student Joins Southern Illinoisan Staff
David Binder of Minneapolis has joined the Southern Illinoisan news staff for the summer. The 20 year old Harvard college student will work from the Murphysboro and Carbondale offices. He formerly worked for the Minneapolis Tribune city desk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Souther Iilinoisan
David Binder
Minneapolis, Minn
Southern Illinoisan
Harvard College
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Minneapolis Tribune City Desk
Day Camp Beckons Jackson 4-H Members in Murphysboro
About 200 Jackson County 4-H youngsters will gather at Riverside Park Murphysboro at 1 p m Tuesday for Day Camp. They will make metal identification bracelets play sports enjoy a park pool swim and conclude with a variety show at the band shell guided by Don na Zimmerman and Richard Lawson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
4-H Club
Murphysboro
Riverside Park
4-H Federation
Donna Zimmerman
Richard Lawson
University of Illinois Department of Rural Sociology
Park Pool
Park Band Shell
Area Soldiers Hurt in Wreck
Two Southern Illinois soldiers on leave were hospitalized in Anna after a car ran off Route 51 between Dongola and Ullin and plunged into a rain-filled ditch. Roy Tripp of Jonesboro was pinned under the car and pulled free by Robert Hileman of Anna. An ambulance arrived at 10:15 p.m. and took both men to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna City Hospital
Dongola
Ullin
Roy Tripp
Jonesboro
Ft. Campbell
Robert Hileman
Anna
Lowery Field
Colo
Sand Ridge Woman Dies After Short Illness
Mrs. S. L. Porter 78 of Sand Ridge township died Friday evening after a brief illness. Born Mary E. Kennedy in Ames, Monroe County, she married Solomon L. Porter in 1891 and is survived by three daughters Grace Taylor, Bertha Weathers, Pauline Bordmess, a son James A. Porter, 26 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Gorham funeral chapel with Rev. Emerson officiating. burial in Worthen cemetery. calling hours at Crawshaw Mortuary, Murphysboro.
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S. L. Porter
Sand Ridge Township
Ames
Monroe County
Sand Ridge
Mary E. Kennedy
Solomon L. Porter
Dauthers
Grace Taylor
Hurst
Bertha Weathers
Gorham
Pauline Bordmess
Murphysboro
James A
Revamp Planned for Greater Egypt Association
At a Murphysboro board meeting Friday night Eugene Comte an officer of the Greater Egypt Association described a major revision of the groups program. He did not specify changes but said several new projects will be announced at the unit's next meeting on July 20.
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Greater Egypt Association
Murphysboro
Eugene Comte
Comte
Burning Britches Rouse Murphysboro Firemen
Murphysboro firemen found a smouldering pair of pants at 240 south Fourteenth street. The over heated pants were cooled before arrival and caused no damage to the Charles Ripplemeyer home.
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Murphysboro
Charles Ripplemeyer
South Fourteenth Street
Taxpayers Pay Early Amid County Tax Rush at Murphysboro
Jackson county residents lined up 15 to 20 deep in the Murphysboro county courthouse to seal paid stamps on tax bills gathered from the treasurer. About 250 people paid by mid morning as the first wave of statements arrived by mail, with a peak expected next week as most notices are sent. Delays stem from an Illinois Supreme Court ruling invalidating the Supervisors of Assessments law and forcing county re assessments. Taxes normally mail in April with a June 1 first installment deadline and a 30 day grace period before a 1 percent monthly penalty applies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Illinois Supreme Court
Cattle Chosen for 4-H District Dairy Judging Meet
Ralph Broom and 4-H club members tour Jackson and nearby farms selecting six rings of dairy cattle for the district 4-H dairy judging contest set for June 26 at the Jackson county 4-H ballpark north of Murphysboro. Judges from Southern Illinois University rate the stock and explain scoring to participants.
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Ralph Broom
Union County
Jackson County
Aryshires
Gordon Parrish
Cabondale
F. W. Dietz
de Soto
Jersey
Guernsey
Murphysboro
Wilson Quernheim
Henry Strothmann
Alec Reed
Southern Ilinois University Agriculture Department
Urbana
Prairie Farms Creamery
Carbondale
Area 4-H Camp Opens for Summer Sessions
Youngsters from St Clair Clinton Hamilton Clay Wabash and Monroe County 4-H clubs will open the Lake West Frankfort camp Monday for ages 10 to 13 in the first week and older members begin June 25. About 175 youngsters are expected weekly through August 10 when the season ends.
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St. Clair
Clinton
Hamilton
Clay
Wabash
Monore County
Lake West Frankfort
Deadline Change For Gorham-Cora-Rockwood School Board
Jackson County Superintendent W N Wheeles announced petitions for the Gorham Cora Rockwood district election must be filed by June 19 instead of June 20 due to a recent law change. The June 30 election chooses seven members for the new unit district.
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Jackson County
W. N. Wheeles
Gorham-Cora-Rock- Wood
Wheeles
Gorham-Cora- Rockwood
Pete Sawyer Earns Bermuda Trip for Philco Sales
Pete Sawyer owner of a television shop on North Eleventh Street in Murphysboro left Thursday for a 10 day Bermuda trip as a guest of Philco corporation. Sawyer earned the trip by selling a large number of Philco television sets.
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Pete Sawyer
North Eleventh Street
Murphysboro
Bermuda
Philco Corporation
Sawyer
Philco
Jobless total stays high in four counties
Unemployment claims in Jackson Perry Randolph and Union counties remain above last month’s level with about 1800 weekly claims 500 to 600 of which are partial. E L Adams Murphysboro unemployment office attributes higher rates to winter doldrums in construction and factory shutdowns.
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Jackson
Perry
Randolph
Union
E. L. Adams
Murphysboro
Adams
Carbon Lake On Auction Block Near Murphysboro
Carbon Lake two miles southeast of Murphysboro has been placed for sale in the St. Louis area. The 40 acre site, once a Recreational spot for Consolidated Coal officers, passed to Whitnell and Walker, East St. Louis lawyers. Proceeds from Whitnell estate require sale. Price seen at 25000 to 30000 dollars. The lake site hosts annual fish fry events and other group gatherings with permission from coal company officials.
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Carbon Lake
Murphysboro
St. Louis
Consolidated Coal Company
East St. Louis
Whitnell
Walker
Jackson County Bar Association
Big Apple Crop Forecast for Union and Jackson Counties
The Illinois State Employment Service in Murphysboro reports an early transparent apple harvest around June 20 to 25 in Union and Jackson counties. Manager Wilson P. Coker says farmers will need extra workers to pick the crop, with a large vegetable harvest soon after. Older youths and men can secure summer work by contacting the Murphysboro office or Sam Fox at the Anna City Market, and some workers plan camping stays on farms during harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois State Employment Service
Murphysboro
Union
Jackson
Wilson P. Coker
State Employment Service
Sam Fox
Anna
Coker
Scout Camp Study Set At Southern Illinois Camp
A plan for a Boy Scout camp in Southern Illinois near Little Grassy lake will be discussed Thursday at the SIU camp. Men from area communities were chosen for the meeting. A 6 30 supper precedes the session. William Freeberg chairs the camp development committee of the Egyptian Council. The federal government provided a plot for scouting and the committee will report with steps to establish the camp.
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Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Little Grassy Lake
William Freeberg
Egyptian Council of the Boy Scouts
Southern Illinoisan Daily Free Press Local Notice
The document lists newspaper details, publication schedule, address in Carbondale Illinois, and subscription rates by carrier and mail with brief terms for advance payment and duration. It notes AP republication rights and territorial service limitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Daily Free Press
Southern Illinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
Ilinois
Illinois
Associated Press
You re Loaded With Water From the Human Body
Prof Harold Kaplan outlines water in the body with 50 quarts in a 150 pound man and warns death if blood or body water drops. He cites daily intake of 3.5 quarts, routes of loss, salt’s role, and pituitary control keeping 98 percent of water recirculated.
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Harold Kaplan
Southern Illinois University Physiology Department
Carbondale Lions
Kaplan
Pituitary Gland
Liquor Hearing Called Off In Carbondale
Police Commissioner D Blaney Miller says the Carbondale Moose withdrew a petition to amend the liquor zoning ordinance to include an area west of Johnsons filling station at the Illinois avenue Elm street corner. The hearing, set for Monday, is canceled.
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Johnson's
Illinois Avenue
Elm Street
Carbondale
D. Blaney Miller
City
Carbondale Moose
Shawnee Tribe Installs Carbondale Scholar Chief Gray Hawk
S. I. U. professor Hellmut Hartwig is named Chief Gray Hawk of the Shawnee tribe in Carbondale. He was elected head of the Shawnee trio at a tribe council Friday night, succeeding Harry Goetz, Chief Bear of the Southern Ili nois Long House.
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Hellmut Hartwig
Gray Hawk
Carbondale
Hartwig
Y-Indian Guides
Harry Goetz
Bear
Long House
Jackson GIs Return Home From Korea Duty
Two Jackson county soldiers arrive on leave from Korea. Joseph W. Ebbs of Carbondale returns home after promotion to sergeant first class and joining family at 308 South Washington. James McCalla of Carbondale comes from Seattle to visit relatives. Pfc. Lloyd Sikes of Attica Ind arrives Monday to visit his sister in Murphysboro.
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Jackson County
Korea
Joseph W. Ebbs
Carbondale
James McCalla
Seattle
Wash
South
Washington Avenue
Pfc
Lloyd Sikes
Attica
Ind
Virgil Eaton
Tural
Murphysboro
Bond For O Neal Set In Drunken Driving Case
William O Neal of Carbondale was jailed in Murphysboro on drunk driving charges after being arrested Thursday by Carbondale police. A $750 bond was set and he may post during the weekend before a Jackson County court appearance next week. Companion Walter Woods also of Carbondale paid a $15 fine in Carbondale police court for drunkenness and fighting.
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William O’neal
Carbondale
Jackson County
Murphysboro
O’neal
O'Neal
Walter Woods
Pakentuck Quota Almost Filled
Enrollment for Camp Pakentuck Boy Scout camp nears capacity, led by James Gray of West Frankfort as Egyptian Council camping chair. Districts Obelisk 65, Nile 19, Sphinx 71. Troop 145 Christopher tops at 37. new Pyra mid district totals 71. Last year district total was 110 Scouts.
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Camp Pakentuck
James Gray
West Frankfort
Egyptian Council
Gray
Nile
Sphinx
Christopher
Williamson County
Carterville
Johnston City
Herrin
Herrin Elks Win State Award for Youth Program
Herrin Lodge No 1146 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks named outstanding lodge in the state for its youth activities program 1950 51 Ferrell S Starnes exalted ruler announced Judge Joseph L Scilleppi of New York grand lodge youth activities chairman notified award details.
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Herrin Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Hs
Ferrell S. Starnes
Joseph L. Scilleppi
New York
Grand Lodge
Learn to Swim Classes to Start Next Week in Carbondale
Carbondale recreation director Alan Domer reports 219 children registered for the learn to swim program. Three classes run twice weekly to Crab Orchard Lake under Red Cross instructors Miss Imogene Huffman and aides Mrs Sue Smith and Miss Martha Spears. Students age eight to fourteen must bring parental notes to join.
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Carbondale
Alan Domer
Domer
Crab Orchard Lake
Imogene Huffman
Huffman
Sue Smith
Martha Spears
Doner
Red Cross
Oakland Street Playground
Springmore School
Brush and
University School
Brush School
Lake Street Playground
Lincoln School
Wright Holds 1st Hearings on Circuit Court in Jackson County
Circuit Judge C E Wright of Carbondale began his first duties on the state high court in Murphysboro supervising chancery hearings. Wright moved from Jackson County Judge after election on June 4 and will preside at the June term in Jonesboro and Jackson County start in late June. He succeeds Loyd M Bradley and joins C Ross Reynolds and Harold Zimmerman on the circuit bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Wright
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Jackson
Wright
Illinois Secretary State
Murephysboro
Jackson County
Loyd M. Bradley
Illinois First Judicial District
Bradley
Jonesboro
Union County
C. Ross Reynolds
Vienna
Harold Zimmerman
Marion
Mabel McCabe Dies In DeSoto
Mrs. Mable Marie McCabe 57 of DeSoto died Friday at 4 45 p m in Doctors Hospital after four weeks illness. She leaves husband Robert Raymond four daughters Aileen Shupe Vergennes Virginia Farmer Glenna Walker DeSoto and Bobbie Cobin Dowell a brother Edgar Rees Murphysboro three sisters F J Perry Salida Cole Molly Sullivan and Miss Mayme Rees Murphysboro Funeral arrangements by Parker Funeral Home Carbondale with plans incomplete.
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Mable Marie McCabe
DeSoto
Doctors Hospital
Robert Raymond
Aileen Shupe
Vergennes
Virginia Farmer
Glenna Walker
Bobbie Cobin
Dowell
Edgar Rees
Murphysboro
F. J. Perry
Salida
Cole
Molly Sullivan
Mayme Rees
Parker Funeral Home
Carbondale
Wreck Near Goreville Injures Woman and Son
Mrs. Charles Kelly and her son Rex Kelly of Carbondale were injured in a Thursday morning crash in Goreville. Mrs. Kelly suffered a spinal injury but hospital reports say she is doing fine. Rex Kelly was uninjured as the car overturned after steering loosened and control was lost.
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Charles Kelly
Rex
R.F.D. 1
Carbondale
Goreville
Kelly
Mrs. Kelly
Rex Kelly
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Anna Civil Defense
4-H
Jam Jackson Courthouse
M. Crossin
New Berlin
Otto Crossin
Ella Smith
Bellflower
Calif
Harold Crossin
Jackson GI
Herrin Elks
Mabel McCabe
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