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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1957
Page
14
Ernie K Limpus opens a new estate agency at 100 West Main Street Carbondale correcting a Sunday misprint listing 1000 East Main Street. He was formerly with Cherry Realty.
The third annual National Conference of Weekly Newspaper Editors runs July 14–19 at Southern Illinois University. A military analyst and a Bangkok World reporter lead discussions on Far East politics and aging populations, with awards and panel sessions highlighting courageous journalism and crusading editors.
Four area graduates joined a record 5,509 Michigan University degree recipients during the Commencement exercises on Saturday. William J. Casses Jr. of Carbondale earned Master of Public Health. Walter W. Naumer Jr. of Du Quoin earned Bachelor of Business Administration. George J. Hensley of Harrisburg earned Master of Public Health. John B. Heyde of Marion earned Doctor of Dental Surgery.
A Rockford Illinois man is the new state commander of the Illinois VFW. Dr Bernard E Bolotoff age 53 was chosen at the convention final session. Other officers elected include Ray Allen Chicago senior vice commander Robert L Hayes Wilmington junior vice commander and William Bollig Joliet quartermaster.
Detroit AP reports dealer stocks of new passenger cars rising again while factory output slows. Automotive News shows U S dealers holding 792,425 cars in storage or transit, down from 798,902 a year ago but up more than 55,200 from May 1 this year.
North Carolina Marine Cpl James F Linson son of Mrs Blanche Linson of Anna is a pay clerk with Headquarters Squadron 27 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point NC. Linson entered the Marine Corps in September 1955 after attending Anna Jonesboro High School in Anna and working for the New York Central Railroad in Chicago.
Herrin Redmen began a house to house canvass Monday to raise 4500 for the American Red Cross. Lions Club Junior Chamber of Commerce Kiwanis Rotary Club Altruse Club and the Business and Professional Women's Club join the drive with evening and afternoon calls through Friday. Townsend noted Herrin received 11990 from the Red Cross after last year gas explosion and 544 pints of blood were used for hospital patients under the blood bank program. Progress will be charted on a banner at city hall.
Paris keeps two child friendly circuses open all year Cirque Medrano and Cirque d Hiver operate through every month providing continuous performances for young audiences and families.
Joseph A. Rogers twenty two of Buffalo South Carolina was arrested Saturday in Benton on a rape charge and remained in Franklin County jail on five thousand dollar bond. He was nabbed in a Benton bus station about twenty minutes after allegedly forcing a knife point assault on a fifty year old West City woman at 1 30 a m A transient Rogers carried dishonorable discharge papers from the Army when arrested.
A French inventor has developed an automatic arm that lifts the telephone to a speaker’s mouth when both arms are occupied, enabling hands free use. The device detects voice or touch cues and positions the handset accordingly to aid telephone conversations without manual handling.
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