Teen Town seeks talent for 50th anniversary pageant
Teen Town asks for talent for a historical pageant on the town’s fifty year story. Jo Conti coordinates, with plenty of roles to fill and a call for participation in the upcoming celebration. The piece also notes activities including a tennis tournament and a basketball contribution, plus awards for Jo Conti and a feature on Jim Norton as Personality of the Week.
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Teen
Jo Conti
Teen Town
Herrin
St. Louis
Herrin Trades Council backs Odus Hughes for sheriff
At the Rome club meeting 15 members discussed the issue and unanimously backed Herrin Police Chief Odus Hughes in the November election. President Guy Young said Hughes, the Democratic candidate, received the council’s endorsement.
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Herrin Trades Council
Herrin
Odus Hughes
Rome Club
Guy Young
Hughes
Brother of Zeigler Man Killed in Wreck
Loyd Bennett of Zeigler Store Co reports his cousin Laverne Dill on was killed in an automobile accident near Detroit Michigan Tuesday morning. Dillon was returning home from work and ran into a tree. His body will be returned to Benton for burial.
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Loyd Bennett
Zeigler Store Co
Laverne Dillon
Detroit
Mich
Dillon
Benton
Southern Illinoisan daily overview and staff contacts
The Daily Journal is published by Southern Illinois Publications Inc with Edward Lindsay as publisher and Grant M Coover as general manager. Marie Franklin serves as advertising manager. Offices are located at 212 216 North 16th Street. The paper notes evening editions except Sundays and holidays.
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Southern Illinoisan
the Daily Journal
Southern Illinois Publications, Inc
Edward Lindsay
Grant M. Coover
Marie Franklin
North 16Th Street
Local newspaper notices and AP rights statement
Entered as Second Class Matter February 11 1913 at Post Office Herrin Illinois under Act of March 3 1879 Subscription rates are 25 cents per week by carrier and by mail for city and suburbs. Member of Associated Press The AP is exclusively entitled to use for publication all local news printed.
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Herrin
Ilinois
Associated Press
AP_news
Anna to Install Parking Meters After July 14
Anna city council passed ordinance 309 authorizing 250 meters with $63 per meter purchase. Automatic Parking Meter Co. takes 50 percent of takings until paid, funds support street and traffic maintenance. Meter rate is one cent per 12 minutes up to 120 minutes. Hours 8 am to 6 pm daily except Sundays and holidays. Violations incur five cents if paid within 24 hours, with fines from $1 to $50 thereafter. Precise locations set by the police chief in congested blocks along South Main Washington Lafayette East Davie West Davie West Main and nearby streets.
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Anna
Automatic Parking Meter Co
South Main
Jefferson
West Davie
Washington
Morgan Street
Lafayette
Freeman
East Davie
Green
West Main
West Vienna
Monroey Street
East Vienna
Phoenix Flour Mill
North Main
West Green Street
Hospital Admissions and Discharges List
Admitted to the Herrin hospital Friday were Richard Shelton of Hurst, Mike Chamisinec of Zeigler and Louise Crain of Royalton. Dismissed Friday were Curtis Donaldson of Zeigler, Geraldine Throgmorton and daughter of Herrin, Delores Graam and son of Energy. Nellie McNeely of Herrin and Betty Dawes and son of Johnston City.
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Herrin Hospital
Richard Shelton
Hurst
Mike Chamisinec
Zeigler
Louise Crain
Royalton
Curtis Donaldson
Geraldine Throgmorton
Herrin
Delores Graam
Energy
Nellie McNeely
Betty Dawes
Johnston City
Drunkenness Charges Filed Against Strunks in Herrin
Oscar Strunk Herrin Ros Strunk and Carterville are jailed in Herrin after a Friday night arrest. Police Chief Odus Hughes said drunkenness charges would be filed today.
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Oscar Strunk
Herrin
Ros Strunk
Carterville
Odus Hughes
Herrin Legion Club Gets Air Conditioning Installed
The Herrin Club Legionnaire at 115 West Monroe Street has installed air conditioning. The unit was completed today and will lower temperatures by 13 to 22 degrees with air exchange every two minutes. Club chairman Gene Darnell urged members to bring overcoats and earmuffs to tonight’s American Legion party starting at 9 p.m.
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Herrin Club Legionnaire
West
Monroe Street
Gene Darnell
American Legion
Recital Tonight At Zeigler By Miss Knight’s Students
Miss Suzanne Knight of Zeigler presents a piano recital at Zeigler First Baptist Church at 7:00. The program features student solos and chamber items including works by Johnston Yuill Nevin Grieg Rachmaninoff and Kisco with many named performers. Several pupils listed will not appear on stage.
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Suzanne Knight
Zeigler
Zeigler First Baptist Church
Edward Johnston
Miss Knight
Jane Frazier
Santa Bonita
Bette Brown
Caprice of the Gnomes
Maxwell Eckstein
Rita Rae Rush
Narcissus
Ethelbert Nevin
Sue Barnett
Shirley Neibch
Florence Rea
Joan Williams
Grieg
Marilyn Tasoff
Rachmaninoff
Robert Frazier
Mildred Yuill
Rosemary Fox
Lobias Kisco
Frances Barnett
Selim Palimgren
Gene Barnett
Dexter Rieger
Yvonne’ Smith Ben
Uncle James Coggins Dies in Alabama Funeral Held
Mrs. Clarence Payne of Zeigler learned her uncle James Coggins, 80, died in Jaspar Alabama. Funeral services were held Friday.
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Clarence Payne
Zeigler
James Coggins
Jaspar
Ala
Morgan Son Undergoes Appendectomy in Detroit
Carl Everett Morgan, son of Mr and Mrs Rube Morgan who reside near Zeigler, underwent surgery for an appendectomy Tuesday morning in Detroit Michigan.
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Carl Everett Morgan
Rube Morgan
Zeigler
Detroit
Mich
Baptist Pastor to Appear on Moments With The Masters
The Rev. Raymond Walker, pastor of Hurst Baptist Church, will be featured on the Baptist radio program Moments With The Masters on Monday at 7 AM over WJPF. He will discuss the topic Heavenly Recognition.
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Raymond Walker. Herrin
Hurst Baptist Church
Baptist
WJPF
Teen Driver Injured After Rear-Impact Crash in Herrin
Charles Jones 17 of Herrin sustained facial and leg contusions with back lacerations when his southbound car on North Park Avenue was rear-ended by Duther Waltermate 40 mph. Jones treated and released from Herrin hospital. Waltermate to be charged with reckless driving.
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Charles Monroe Jones
South Eighteenth Street
Herrin
Missouri-Pacific
North Park Avenue
Jones
Duther Waltermate
Waltermate
8. O. Lindsey
Herrin Hospital
Greater Egypt Association plans recreation aids in southern Illinois
The GEA board meeting at the Logan Hotel in Murphysboro set goals for cleaner fields and woodlands to lure tourists. President Walter Whitehead and Secretary Eugene Comte were tasked to draft a practical plan for remedial recreation work and report at the next meeting.
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Greater Egypt Association
Logan Hotel
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois
Walter Whitehead
Whitehead
Eugene Comte
Divorce Suits Filed in Pike and Lawrence Cases
George Pike sues Louise Pike for divorce and Pauline Lawrence sues Loren E Lawrence in separate petitions. The action names the spouses as plaintiffs and seeks dissolution of marriage with related relief.
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George Pike
Louise Pike
Pauline Lawrence
Lorene Lawrence
Jersey Show of Parish 8 Set In Carbondale
Jersey cattle breeders from 21 Southern Illinois counties enter their top animals in Parish No 8 at Illinois Central Park in Carbondale on Wednesday June 28. Secretary treasurer Francis Claunch of Carbondale expects over 100 entries with Bill Weaver of the Indiana Jersey Cattle club as judge. TOM EASTERLY will present trophies to class winners.
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Jersey
Illinois
Illinois Central Park
Carbondale
Francis Claunch
Bill Weaver
Indiana Jersey Cattle Club
Tom Easterly
Olin Robinson
Brownfield
Gilbert Bigham
Pinckneyville
Ralph Wammack
Lentzburg
40635 Tax Bills Mailed In Williamson County
Williamson county deputy tax collector Lloyd Lay announced 40635 tax bills were mailed Friday for the current year. Penalty date extended to August 1 due to late receipts, with second installment due by September 1. Taxpayers urged to return receipt copies with remittance to speed processing.
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Williamson County
Lloyd Lay
Mrs. Emma Walker Dies at De Soto Home
Mrs. Emma Walker 75 of De Soto died at her home at 10 a m today She leaves a daughter Mrs R H Worthen two sons Stanley and Frank a sister Mrs Annie Loyd and three sisters and two brothers all listed as De Soto Cambria Chehalis and Denver She was a Christchurch De Soto member Friends may call at Carbon Dale funeral home 2 to 5 p m Sunday June 25 services Monday June 26 2 p m at the Lutheran church De Soto with burial in De Soto cemetery
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R. H. Worthen
Stanley Walker
Frank Walker
Annie Loyd
de Soto
Josie Walker
Cambria
Ida Shilter
Chehalis
Wash
Edna Briscoe Johnston
Carbondale
S. R. H. Worthen
Lutheran Church
James Sowder
Moose Lodge Formation Set for Sunday in Murphysboro
Prospective members may still sign up for the Murphysboro Loyal Order of Moose lodge to be instituted Sunday at 1 45 p m at Logan Junior High. More than 260 men have already signed as charter members. late applicants can apply at Indysboro city hall until noon Sunday.
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Murphysboro
Loyal Order of Moose Lodge
Logan Junior High
Indysboro
Bulliner and Smith Families Reunite at Herrin Picnic
The Bulliner and Smith families held an annual reunion at the Herrin city pumping station picnic area on Sunday. About 250 attendees, the largest turnout in years, with distant travelers including Mr. and Mrs. Zack Hughes of Oakland California and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Smith of Dayton Ohio. Rev. N G Daniels spoke on Fathers Day as music and entertainment filled the afternoon.
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Bulliner
Smith
Herrin City
Zack Hughes
Oak
Falling Log Kills Lester Rodgers at Goreville Sawmill
Lester Rodgers 38 father of nine, died after a log rolled from a truck at Egyptian Wood Products Co. sawmill in Goreville. He suffered a broken leg and internal injuries, died at Herrin hospital. Inquest ruled accidental death. funeral arrangements set at Pulley’s Mill church.
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Lester Rodgers
Mrs Ida Ray Undergoes Delicate Eye Operation
Mrs Ida Ray of Cleburne underwent surgery Tuesday morning at Holden hospital in Carbondale. A cataract was removed from her right eye and her condition is reported as satisfactory. Mrs Ray is the mother of Mrs Rube Morgan Mrs Otto Williams Mrs Nora Vantrease and Mrs Goldie Brennan of Zeigler.
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Ida Ray of
Cleburne
Morng
Holden Hospital
Carbondale
Ray
Rube Morgan
Otto Williams
Nora Vantrease
Goldie Brennan
Zeigler
Mrs. Ed Failing Breaks Fingers After Fall on Sidewalk
Mrs. Ed Failing of 813 North Eleventh Street Herrin suffered two broken fingers lacerations and bruises when she tripped on a protruding piece of wood on a North Twelfth Street sidewalk while walking to town. Her husband serves as Herrin fire chief.
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Edwin Failing
North Eleventh Street
Herrin
Parking Meters in Herrin Show Notable Weekly Rise
Herrin parking meters collected $384.74 this week, the first notable climb in five weeks. Previous four weeks ranged narrowly from $362.73 to $368.55, with last week under this total by $22.01.
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Herrin
Williamson County Real Estate Transfers Report
Real estate transfers list in Williamson County shows Aubrey Rodman and Ettie transferring to Jesse Prather and Lora Prather for 1600 dollars, and Helen Norman to John Jolley for 10 dollars. Additional entries include numerous QCD and WD deeds transferring lots and blocks among residents such as Ethel Lence to Hannan Brathher, Effie Prather to Hettie Sweet, Hannah Swift to Florence Swift, and others across North Herrin, Stiritz and Breuhl additions, Parrish Park, Egyptian Realty gardens, Parkland, and Goodall Denison areas.
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Aubrey
Ettie Rodman
Jesse F
Lora Prather
N. Sw
Helen G
Lowell J. Norman
John H
Estelle H. Jolley
W. N
Rosalie Hendrickson
Ethel Lence
Hannan E Brathher
North Herrin
Effie Prather
Hettie’ Sweet
Ford and McNeill
Hannah Swift Et al
Florence Swift
Stiritz
Breuhl
Arthur and
May Stanley
Charley
Lillie Farner
Goodall- Denison
T. S. Borum
Carl
Helen Wolf
J. C
Shirley Mitchell
Fred
Helen Turner
Parrish Park
R. E
Lettie Cummings
Robert H. Cummings
Clarence
Dorothy Henderson
Noel
Helen Cash
H. M. Park’s
James Ezra Robertson
Lewis and
Effie Smith
Egyptian Realty Company
John W. Roy
Harry Brodell
QCD
Parkland
Zeigler Scouts Head to National Jamboree
Star Scout Louis LaBash Jr and First Class Scout Leo Bormann of Zeigler prepare to attend the Second National Jamboree in Valley Forge Pennsylvania. They depart June 28 with Egyptian Council members, traveling by special train. half expenses funded by local clubs and individuals.
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Louis LaBash, Jr
Louis LaBash
Zeigler
Leo Bormann
J. W. Bormann
Boy Scouts of America
Valley Forge State Park
Zeigler Rotary Club
Salem
Eagles Lodge
Womans Club
Lions Club
Fe’st National Bank
Stellar Herrin Lumber Co
M. H. Detweiler
Rotary Cu
Donald Jelley
Illinois Peach Hail Grade Proposed by Growers Meeting
Area fruit growers favored establishing an Illinois hail grade for peaches at a Carbondale hearing led by Harold A. Kaeser. The grade would apply to hail scarred fruit not badly misshapen and align with U S No 1 standards with specific hail mark allowances. If approved, the grade would take effect 30 days after publication in time for the 1950 crop.
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Illinois
State Department of Agriculture
Carbondale
Harold A. Kaeser
Division of Markets
U. S
Kaeser
Roy E. Yung
Yung
Harry Day
Carbondale, Growers Sales Service Inc
Southern Illinois
Day
Frank Rossen
Makanda Growe
Rossen
U.S
E. W. Blair
Anna
Jackson
Union
Johnson
Rosson
H B. Hartline
R. S. McBride
Harvey Hartline
Lester Lipe
Boskydell
Randall Carter
State Inspection Service
Joseph Nasser
Cairo
Lowell R. Tucker
Department of Agriculture
Southern Illinois University
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Patricia
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Edna Davis
Madge Dalton
Ruth Smith
Sybil Ragain
William Rodgers
Pulley’s Mill
Everett Albright
Lee Monroe
Freedom Cemetery
Kane
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