Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Illinois

We have 16,533,882 pages in Illinois

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1950

Page

7

Shawneetown Bridge Hearing Divides on Span and Costs

Farmers and industry voices at Shawneetown back a river bridge to improve markets and jobs while navigation interests demand a 1000 foot span for safety. Speakers note wartime ferry inadequacy and cite cost estimates and possible border- town impacts on tolls and traffic.

Evansville St. Louis Frank L. Dixon Carpenters Union R. F. Ogden Farm _ Bureau Elizabethtown L. E. Trible Carpenters and Joiners Local 60 Henderson Shawneetown Thomas Ledger James D. Sivert Jones- McLaughlin Steel Corporation Pittsburgh James G. Wilson Roy J. Clay Missouri Valley Barge Lines Illinois Kentucky

Twists Radio Dial Too Soon Yet Wins Two Prizes

Mrs. R. C. Waldron of Murphysboro turned off the radio too soon on the Grand Slam quiz show on KMOX. A winner of a gas range and a camera was announced to Mrs. Larry Keen who notified the Southern Illinoisan. Waldron had made four prior attempts on the program’s prize song question.

R. C. Waldron Oak Street Murphysboro

Anna-Jonesboro Band to Play at Chester

Anna-Jonesboro Community High School band will visit Chester on June 28 for their annual June concert. The group comprises 77 volunteer student musicians directed by Keith Whetstone and will be hosted by Chester High School band instructor Wayne Thorne and the Chester band.

Anna-Jonesboro Community High School Chester Keith Whetstone Wayne Thorne Chester High School

Also Mentioned on This Page

Clay Smith Col. Person General Electric White Electric Co 16Th Street Herrin, TI Larry Keen McCord Street Illinois Electric Gas Co Anna-Jonesboro Shrine Circus Cline-Vick Drug Carbondale Is dii Wy Lug H.P ITT Schaffner’s Valspar Avis Herrin East Cherry St. Herrin, Ill Magneto Holter Electric Service CO Centralia, Il Crossville, Ill Movntgomery Ward Wards Deluxe SALE Riverside Trail Blazer Val Pen Leonard Novara United States Canada Mexico the Meyer Funeral Home John A. Meyer Orville J. Denny Murphysboro, Ilinois Ralph Gray Willys DODGE Plymouth Ralph Gray Motor CO Carbon Ong B. F. J. Furniture Co Herrin, Illinois North Lith Street
Search Courier

Search the Southern Illinoisan Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Southern Illinoisan?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication