Time-Tested Style Takes On New Ideas design HW-6
Time-Tested style favors two-story homes with more rooms for less cost. The House of The Week shows a 1086 square foot ground plan with 1033 square feet on second floor, four bedrooms, two baths, a powder room, separate dinette and formal dining, a TV room, combined kitchen and laundry, and a foyer with turning staircase. The design minimizes foundation and roof area, needing no more than two plumbing stacks for full facilities.
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David G. Bareuther
House of the Week Study Plan Offer
A coupon on this page allows you to obtain a House of the Week study plan showing each floor and four elevations at a scale. It includes a guide on How to Get Your House Built and helps estimate construction costs for budgeting. Take it to lenders and builders to compare bids and feasibility.
Gooding Action To Be Studied By School Board
Carbondale High School Board plans to reconsider the dismissal of custodian Charles Gooding who says he was not given notice after 25 years of service. Board president cites complaints about girls physical education class conduct. superintendent says no complaints. New business includes bids for summer repairs and coal, audit by Curtis & Ross, and a request from Hellmut Hawa on foreign language offerings at Southern Illinois University.
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Carbondale High School
Charles Gooding
Gooding
R. ¢. Joseph
Supt. of
N. A. Rosan
Carbondale
Sothern
Illinois
Uni
Population growth figures for Argentina in years 1941 to 1954
The census data shows Argentina’s population rising from 9,996,467 in 1941 to 18,928,536 in 1954 reflecting substantial demographic expansion. The figures indicate sustained growth across the mid 20th century.
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Argentina
Ten File For New Pulaski School Board
Ten candidates filed for the new seven member Pulaski County School District board in Mounds City. Election is Saturday. Filing names include Carl Reeves Warren Wey De McClel lan and Bill Insco. Voters approved the merger of two Pulaski County boards on May 19 creating Community Consolidated School District No 10. The district covers Mt Pleasant territory east of Pulaski and Pulaski Village School, with consolidation effective July 1.
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Mounds City
Pulaski County
Carl Reeves Warren Wey
Anna Council approves Union County airport plan
The Anna City Council gave general approval to a proposed Union County airport at its weekly meeting Thursday night. Dr. Donald Odum, organizer of the Anna Kiwanis club airport drive, said detailed approval was not given and the Council asked for more information on financing feasibility for sites approved by state aeronautical engineers. Odum was to report his cost findings.
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Union County
Anna City
Donald Odum
Anna Kiwanis Club
Odum
Olin Ammunition Plants to Consolidate in Illinois
The Winchester-Western division of Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp will consolidate ammunition manufacturing operations at its East Alton Illinois plants. The shift will take six to nine months. W Miller Hurley corporate changes and separate facilities at New Haven and East Alton are noted.
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OLIN
East Alton
New Haven, Conn
Winchester
SIU weighs aid for Murdale airport expansion
SIU vice president for business Hand told about potential university support for expanding Murdale Airport in Jackson County. He spoke at the Southern Illinois Mayor's Association dinner, outlining plans to house jet planes for instructional use in ROTC and to secure more passenger service, with 30 attendees including 13 mayors.
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Southern Illinois University
Murdale
Jackson County
Hand
SIU
Southern Illinois Mayor’s Association
Mardale
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois
Illinois Crop Improvement Assn Meets Tuesday
The Illinois Crop Improvement Association will hold its annual meeting at 2 p m DST on Tuesday June 19 in the Garden Room of the Urbana Lincoln Hotel Urbana. Six directors will be elected during the business session and a new president vice president and secretary treasurer will be chosen. The event closes Wednesday with a Field Day at the Agriculture South Farm University of Illinois.
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The
Illinois Crop Improvement Assn
Urbana-Lincoln
Urbana
Agronomy South Farm
University of Ilinois
Legitimate medical needs use only 500 tons of opium annually
A report notes that legitimate medical requirements utilize about 500 tons of opium each year, a fraction of the 2,000 tons produced annually, highlighting regulatory balance between medical use and control.
These Words Certain To Beat Stinker Clues Across
Puzzle clues discuss word pairs and meanings, linking terms like COAT COST COLT RADIO BARD BAND SCARES SCORES SCOUT NINE NONE FEET FEAT. The commentary notes how each word fits its clue and contrasts subtle distinctions in usage and definitions.
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Stinker
COLT
Energy Village Installs First Street Lights Since 1918
Energy Illinois installs nine 4000 lumen street lamps along Rt 148 and at churches after approving a 5 percent gross receipts tax on gas water and light. Mayor Roy Gentry says revenue will fund lighting traffic safeguards police and new traffic officials.
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Village of Energy
Roy Gentry
Herrin
Gentry
Energy
Rt. 148
Egyptian Real Estate Board District Meeting in Illinois
The Egyptian Real Estate Board will host District 9 brokers from the Illinois Association of Real Estate Boards at a district meeting in the Southern Illinois University Library on June 26 starting 1:30 p.m. Speakers include University representatives, FHA, VA, and state realtors. reservations for the evening dinner required by June 20 with Charles T. Goss.
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Illinois Assn. of
Southern Illinois University Library
Charles T. Goss
Egyptian Board
Little Stinker puzzle contest rules and deadlines
Open to Southern Illinois area residents excluding staff and relatives of listed papers. Solve weekly crossword, mail by Friday with postmark, or deposit in contest box. One $50 prize per week, multiple correct entries share prize, post cards earn 10 percent bonus, judges' decision final. Entries due by 6:00 pm Wednesday. must reach by Friday 9:00 am. late, ineligible.
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Southern Illinois
Southern Illinoisan
Lindsay-Schaub
Associated Press
ANPA
Bureau of Advertising
Allen-Klapp Co
Southern
Knwisan
House of the Week Study Plan Request
A reader requests a copy of the study plan titled House of the Week Design HW-6 City Please Print. The note accompanies an enclosed 35 cent payment.
Murphysboro Fire Loss Low for May
Murphysboro Fire Chief Urba Hanson reported two May fires caused an estimated $60 damage, much lower than May 1955's $630. The blazes were caused by a car wiring short and a cigarette dropped through a sidewalk grate downtown.
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Murphysboro
Urba Hanson
Relief rolls drop in Springfield Illinois April
Illinois Public Aid Commission reports a drop in April relief rolls in Springfield with 82,356 recipients versus 91,725 in March and 106,158 in April last year. The decline signals reduced aid reliance as measures adapt to demand and funding.
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Springfield
Illinois
Illinois Public Aid Commission
Radioactivity Found in Kashmir Rainfall At 9000-foot Observatory
Scientists at a high altitude Kashmir observatory report rain collected June 3 showed radioactivity slightly above human tolerance. Rain from June 5 contained about half as much. The facility, opened three years ago by Arthur H. Compton, monitors rainfall over Kashmir.
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Srinagar, Kashmir
Kashmir
Arthur H. Compton
Asia
Pacific
Clues Across Puzzle From a Newspaper Page
Puzzle clues cover various definitions and wordplay from a historical page. Items include shorthand hints for common words like metal, fabric, and actions, with cross references such as a lad and a lab abbreviation, plus notes on money value and public satisfaction.
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Bate
Dinette
Directits
Zea
NEW Pulaski School Board
Union
Crop Improvement Assn
Village Board UK
University
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Cob
Bob
Gob
West Main Street
Carbondale, Ill
Ill
East Main Street
Marion, Ill
Illinosan
Ilinois
Southern Illinois Landscape Service, Inc
South Side Lumber Co
South Park Avenue
HER
Sisies
Charles
Pate Roofing and Insulating CO
South 2Nd Street
Marion
Monty
Counting Noses
Citi
Herrin Lumber CO
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