Marion Unit Lets Contracts For Building Creal Springs School
At a Marion Unit 2 School Board meeting bids for Creal Springs Grade School construction were approved. A. N. Nommare won the general contract for 20,500. Frick Plumbing and Heating 10,683. Christ Electric 2,240. Other bids ranged up to 22,850 for general work and 12,572 for plumbing. The board will sign contracts Monday and construction starts after signing as part of a major Unit 2 building program.
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Creal Springs
Unit 2 Board of Education
Marion
A. N. Nommare
Frick Plumbing and Heating of
Christ Electric Company of
Herman Bearden
Roscoe Malcolm
H. E. Mitchell
Harrisburg
Weller
Carbondale
J. H. Conley
LeTempt
Bruce Electric
Handkins
Metropolis
Murphysboro Driver Pays Two License Fines
Aubrey Thomas of Murphysboro faced two license penalties after failing to return to court promptly for a no license charge. He paid $3 wheel tax, $2 costs, and $14 on the operator’s license charge, plus a $10 additional fine for not returning as directed. State investigator Gale Williams had filed the initial complaint. Officers found him in the Jackson County Courthouse license bureau attempting to obtain a license test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Aubrey Thomas
Clark St
Charles Ebersohl
Thomas
Drivers’ License Bureau
Jackson County
Gale Williams
Trapper Harvests 96 Beavers In Iowa Two-Week Season
A trapper reported taking 96 beavers during the two week open season in Iowa this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Southern Illinoisan newspaper masthead details
The Southern Illinoisan lists publication offices in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro. It specifies second class matter status and post office entry details and notes its lineage from earlier local papers.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 26Th Street
Herrin
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
Ill
Post Olip
Berlin
The
Southern Clindsan
Carbondale Daily Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Massac County Fair lines up varied events June 28 to July 5
Massac County Fair at Metropolis June 28 through July 5 will feature racing harness western pony and mule races, trick drivers and riders, a championship horse show, sheep dog trials, a Western band, a carnival and wild animal races. Governor Stratton and State Auditor Hodge attend July 4 as guests.
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Championship Society
William G. Stratton
Orville Hodge
Charles E. Miller
Carbondale
Paul T. Powell
Vienna
Powell
Massac County
Walter Rhodes
Mt. Vernon
Williamson Board Approves $39 in Claims
Williamson County Board of Commissioners approved total claims of 39.06 on Monday. Items listed include EF Blankensnip and Company for paint 3.36, Howard and Casey for soap 7.20, William Mayberry for hauling waste paper 1, and J W Aselton and Sons for ownership 27.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
EF. Blankensnip and Company
Howard and Casey
William Mayberry
J. W. Aselton and Sons
Driver Escapes Burning Truck After Wreck Near Theater
William Blankenship 21 of Marion suffered a broken ankle as his truck overturned after a tire blew out while passing a car driven by R W Ford. The vehicle caught fire and burned. Blankenship is in Marion Memorial Hospital in fair condition. A passenger Bill Wohlwend of Marion was uninjured.
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William Blankenship
N. 4Th St
Marion
Rt. 148
Herrin
Blankenship
R. W. Ford
Ford
Earl Blankenship
Blankenship Auto Supply
Bill Wohlwend
Marion Memorial Hospital
Copper Metals And Alloys Defined In Brief
Copper is an element while bronze and brass are alloys composed of copper with zinc.
Royalton Man Noah Stephens Dies by Own Action
Funeral services for Noah Stephens 63 of Royalton will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Methodist Church with Rev. Percy Gentry officiating and burial in Royalton Cemetery. He was found dead Monday night in his running truck near Browning Cemetery after a heart attack earlier in January. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth, daughters Esther and Mary Emma, Mrs. Rita Brannen, son Lt. Gmdr. Russell Stephens US Navy, six grandchildren, and six relatives in Franklin County. Friends may call at Rodenberg Funeral Home.
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Noah Stephens
Royalton
First Methodist
Percy Gentry
Stephens
Browning Cemetery
Barney Browning
Franklin County Coal Corporation
Zeigler
Franklin County
Elizabeth
Esther
Mary Emma Stephens
Rita Brannen
Terre Haute
Ind
Gmdr
Russell Stephens
U. S. Navy
Rodenberg Funeral Home
Minor car crash in Carbondale parking lot
A minor accident was reported to Carbondale police Monday involving Sue Doltch 17 of Re 3 Carbondale and Ardell Starling 16 of Rt 1 Makanda. The collision occurred Sunday night in the Varsity Theater parking lot as both drivers were backing up.
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Sue Doltch
Re. 3
Carbondale
Ardell Starling
Rt. 1
Makanda
Varsity Theater
Promotion Announced for David E Becker
The Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington announces the advancement to photographer’s mate third class for David E Becker USN son of Mr and Mrs David Becker of 817 Oak St Chester. He serves aboard the heavy cruiser USS Macon in the Atlantic Fleet.
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Bureau of Naval Personnel
Washington, D. C
USN
David E. Becker
David Becker
Oak St
Chester
Macon
Bell-Ans tablets offer fast relief for heartburn
An advertisement promotes Bell-Ans tablets as the fastest-acting remedy for acid indigestion and gas. The copy urges readers to get Bell-Ans today, listing a 25 cent price point.
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Marion Unit
Ion
Magic Chef
Don
Vogler Motor
Brewster
Scen A
Morgan-Jewell Motor Company
Walnut Street
Collis
Merrin
Jack Whiting
Henry Freres
Stomac
Wides Oil CO
Hurst
Elkville
Duquoin
Pinckneyville
Anna
Norge Frozen Food
Fredman Bros
FURN
North Park Avenue
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