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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1950
Page
6
Murphysboro officials consider fining 55 residents for building homes without city permits since May 1, 1949. The ordinance requires permits for work over $300 and carries fines from $10 to $300 per offense, with each day of violation counting as a separate offense.
Scaffolding was erected Monday for the Riverside Park Shell painting project. The contract is let to R. Dobbs. The shell body will be painted white while the stage arch sounding board receives gray for contrast. Completion is timed for the Fourth of July park program.
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Murphysboro merchants waited in St Andrew's hospital lobby for the stork to drop the Father of Fifty prize gifts but the bird did not appear. The Father of Fifty contest remains unresolved as no maternity cases were recorded that day. Mrs Merle Smith of Cutler and Mrs Willie Smith of 2121 Alexander St welcomed baby girls Saturday.
Robert Youngman of Murphysboro received the annual Award in Advanced Design from the University of Illinois Department of Art. He earned a bachelor of science after serving in wartime studies and designed the plaque for John Schoenberger, late Murphysboro Township High School janitor.
Martin Seibert of Sparta won a 1950 two door sedan in the Percy third annual homecoming event. He was summoned from his Sparta home to receive the prize shortly after midnight. The two day celebration featured a parade, dances, athletic events, and a minor injury to a spectator. Sponsors the American Legion and Percy Fire department plan a one day event next year.
Hospital notes record admissions on June 17 and 18 including Vera Smith baby Marsha Rahming Angie Brickey James Bryan Sophia Evans Earl Baskin Frank Vuille Leona Karsten Olga Marquardt and others. Dismissals include Udell Milton Harold Holman Doris Raines Clara Beckman Wilma Barnes Julia Stein and Thomas Stanton among Murphysboro Steeleville Elkville and Campbell Hill entries.
The Elks crippled children clinic will hold its next regular session in Harrisburg on Wednesday June 21. Open to crippled children whose families cannot pay for treatment, with Murphysboro residents asked to report to the Murphysboro Elks Lodge 572 at 8:00 a.m. Wednesday.
Ray Ripley a 44 year old Murphysboro resident and trucker died at his home at 1 30 am today after a six month illness Born in De Soto on April 12 1906 he moved to Murphysboro 16 years ago and ran his own trucking service He was married January 17 1925 in Jonesboro to Bertie Stearns Surviving are his wife two daughters Mrs Dewey Marks and Phyllis Jean Ripley two sons Kenneth and Merrill his mother Mrs Rose Ripley a brother Roy H Ripley of Pontiac Michigan and two sisters Mrs John Morgan and Mrs Ruby Chatland Funeral services will be held at First Lutheran Church Wednesday at 3 30 pm with Rev William Boatman officiating Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery Friends may call Crawshaw Funeral Home until noon Wednesday when the body will be moved to the church to lie in state.
Willard Keller of Carbondale welcomed a son Michael Stephen at Holden hospital at 9 30 am on Father s Day. He and his wife also care for three other children and traveled between Carbondale and Dongola to group family around the new baby. Another Carbondale father, J E Bollman, also had a new son born on Father s Day.
Avnad Shrine clowns led by David F. Mallett will tour Carbondale area towns Friday and Saturday June 23 and 24. They travel with a calliope and decorated circus cars to promote the Avnad Temple Shrine circus June 27 28 and 29 in Carbondale. Tickets will be sold by the clowns in street appearances. This is the third year for Tom Packs directed show which features famed acts and a large fireworks finale.
A report details a risky mining operation at the Truax Tract where eight inches of coal must be removed along a 50 foot stretch under an exposed roof. Workers cited overhead pick work and potential top falls, with mine safety rules governing required roof clearance.
Mrs. Ellen N Thompson aged 85 died at 5 30 p m Saturday at her Ava area home in Levan township after a two week illness She was born May 11 1865 in Somerset moved to Levan 55 years ago She married James McCary in 1893 and Martin Thompson in 1896 Funeral in Mt Joy Lutheran Church at 2 p m Wednesday with Rev William Wilson officiating at Mt Joy cemetery Survivors include son Henry Thompson two daughters and several siblings and stepchildren
Eighty six Murphysboro children from kindergarten to fourth grade attended the inaugural Children's Story Hour at Sallie Logan library. The six week Saturday series begins at 10 am with Mary Collins and Alice Hardy guiding the sessions.
The Illinois Veterans Commission says reemployed veterans keep seniority and rights. Service officers help resolve in grade raises promotions wage rates demotions layoffs pension vacation and insurance issues with employers. In Jackson County veterans may contact the IVC officer at 1006 Walnut Murphysboro for assistance.
Contractor C A Hart's crew replaced a 13 foot plate glass show window at Wolff Brothers jewelry in Walnut and Twelfth streets. The window had broken across its entire width three months earlier during sunny conditions, likened to a rifle shot by W M Wolff.
A three part series outlines a proposed administrative reorganization for Murphysboro Township High School District 100. The plan creates a seven member board to govern all area schools from first grade through high school. It aims for a single policy system and a unified tax rate while addressing concerns about rural representation and a future teacher shortage.
Seven Jackson county veterans near Murphysboro will get farm certification tonight for completing G I Bill stand ing farm courses under E E Glick route 3 Makanda Glick will issue certificates at his home to Elmer Doerr Charles Ripp ley Roy Harris Robert Lavan Ralph Arpetier Raymond Shannon and Donald Grass The program includes wives and families and is connected with Carbondale Community High School with twelve other veterans enrolled
Mrs Ida Beckman died at 5 p m Saturday at her sister’s home three miles south of Campbell Hill after a year long illness. Born October 6 1890 in New Hanover Illinois she moved to Jackson county 51 years ago and lived with Mrs Korando 24 years. She leaves one sister two brothers H F Beckman Campbell Hill and F H Beckman Ava and was a member of St Peter s Evangelical Lutheran church.
John Jack Falkenberry, known as Jackson County faucet handle gulper, pleaded guilty to driving a car without the owner's consent and received a one year term at Vandalia. He had earlier pleaded not guilty to larceny of a motor vehicle and was indicted last year for the same theft.
Fruit growers in Southern Illinois prepare to approve a new hail grade for peaches at a 10 a.m. hearing in the Southern Illinois University Little Theater. Roy E. Yung notes the hearing is required to establish the grade, which would cover hail damaged peaches with intact skin and healed holes and exclude badly misshapen fruit.
Murphysboro firemen will travel to the 26th Illinois Fire College in Champaign for a four day session. Fire Chief Urba Hanson and firefighters Ray Prather and Charles Baxmann leave Tuesday, with Prather and Baxmann returning Wednesday night to cover duties. Clarence Perschbacher and Loyd Moore will depart Thursday to finish the program, as the city hires an extra man and the department outsources a substitute to maintain coverage. The event is run by the Illinois Firemen's Association under directors R. W. Alsip and L. H. Provine and aims to teach current fire prevention and control practices.
Campbell Hill funeral services scheduled Tuesday at 2 p m with Rev Miller officiating. Friends may call at Mrs Korando's home until the service hour. Burial will be at St Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery. Services conducted under Wilson Funeral Home of Ava.
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