Wiedman to Speak at Tri-County Labor Day Event
Michael Wiedman United Mine Workers international representative will speak at the Tri-County Labor Day celebration at Edelweise Park Christopher. He will discuss Labor Legislation around 2 p.m. George Meany was invited to speak for AFL-CIO but has not replied.
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Michael Wiedman
Illinois
United Mine Workers International
Washington, D. C
UMWA
Tri-County
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Joe Somers
Wiedman
Edelweise Park
Christopher
Eagles Hall
Kenneth Gray
Carl Sneed
Somers
Funeral Thursday for Mrs. Alice Glasford in Carbondale
Mrs. Alice Glasford 78 of Carbondale died Tuesday at St An drews Hospital Murphysboro after a long illness. She was born Makanda Aug 8 1879 to James M and Jane Nance and married to Charles Glasford who died in 1957. She leaves a daughter Denise Perry two sons Ogle and Lawrence two brothers Rolla Nance and others, 14 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Funeral at 2 30 p m Thursday Van Natta Funeral Home Carbondale with burial Oakland Cemetery. Services conducted by Revs Gilbert Webb and Jack Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Glasford
S. Graham St
Carbondale
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Murphysboro
Makanda
James M. Nance
Charles Glasford
Graham Street Baptist Church of
Dennis Perry
Ogle
Lawrence
Rolla Nance
Cobden
van Natta Funeral Home
Gilbert Webb
Jack Adams
Oakland Cemetery
TILDEN FAMER DIES Funeral Services Friday For Walter Mulholland
Walter Edwin Mulholland 79, a Tilden area farmer, died at his home. Born in 1879 in Washington County, he married Ida B. Hemphill in 1904. Survived by sons Roy East Chicago Indiana Lawrence Hobert Gary Indiana Harold Gary Indiana. brothers John Sparta Sam Tilden. sisters Miss Mattie and Miss Laura Mulholland Loveland Colorado. Funeral Friday at 2 p m CDT United Presbyterian Church Tilden. Burial in Tilden Cemetery. Lynn Funeral Home, Tilden, listed as contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Edwin Mulholland
Tilden
Washington County
Marissa
Ida B. Hemphill
Roy
East Chicago
Ind
Lawrence
Hobert
Harold
Gary
John
Sparta
Sam
Mattie
Laura Mulholland
Loveland
Colo
United Presbyterian Church
William H. Hughes
Tilden Cemetery
Lynn
Fire damages Zeigler house in Zeigler
Fire gutted the Zeigler home of Mrs. Hazel Benson Zeigler Monday noon. Fire Chief Clyde Spain cited defective wiring as the likely cause. Andy Fedick owns the house and Benson was away with her children outside. Neighbors reported the blaze.
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Zeigler
Hazel Benson
Clyde Spain
Andy Fedick
Benson
Fire damages boat in West Frankfort incident
A boat owned by State Trooper Charles Riva was damaged in a West Frankfort fire at 6 05 pm Tuesday. Firemen said the boat stored at 205 E Poplar St caught fire from a short circuit in horn wiring. Damage was estimated at 40 dollars. A grass fire at 1145 am caused no damage to Ottie Williams property at 305 E Cleveland St.
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Charles Riva
West Frankfort
E. Poplar St
Ottie Williams
Cleveland St
Sparta Marks 10th Anniversary of Printing Firm
Sparta printing and publishing Co marks ten years as the world’s largest comic book producer. Chamber of Commerce and merchants back the salute with sales Thursday to Saturday. The firm plans to meet payroll of about 20000 dollars, paying employees with 2 dollar bills. Cornerstone laid June 18 1948. Plant has tripled in size and now employs over 300 people with capacity to publish over a million comics daily.
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Sparta
Sparta Printing and Publishing Co
Chamber of Commerce
Spartan Co
10 Day Old Baby Dies in Marion
Karen Jean Motsinger 10 day old daughter of Dale and Deloris Motsinger of Pittsburg died at 6 pm Tuesday at Marion Memorial Hospital She was born in Marion June 15 She leaves a brother Kevin Services set for 2 pm Thursday at Mitchell Funeral Home Marion Rev Claude Morris officiating Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery Friends may call after 6 pm today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Jean Motsinger
Dale Motsinger
Pittsburg
Marion Memorial Hospital
Kevin
Motsinger
Deloris
Mitchell Funeral
Marion
Claude Morris
Maplewood Cemetery
Willkie Seeks Indiana Senate Nomination
Rushville lawyer Phillip H. Wilkie son of Wendell Willkie places himself as a candidate for the Republican nomination to the U.S. Senate seat from Indiana. He becomes the second Wilkie to seek public office in the 1940 profile and signals continued family political involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Phillip H. Wilkie
Rushville
Rea
Wendell Willkie
U.S
Indiana
Racial Motion Up for Appeal
The U S Court of Appeals received a motion to stay a district court order delaying racial integration of Central High School in Little Rock Arkansas for 2 years The motion includes an appeal from Judge Harry J Lemley s ruling If affirmed noncompliant Negro students may not return next fall NAACP lawyers contest the judge s order The clerk said the motion will be sent to Chief Judge Archibald K Gardner at his Huron South Dakota home.
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St. Louis
U.S. Court of Appeals
Central High School
Little Rock
Ark
U. S. Dist
Harry J. Lemley
Lemsey
Central
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
United States
Robert Tucker
Archibald K. Gardner
Huron
S. D
Philip Wirtz Dies Former Area Resident at 73
Philip Wirtz 73 a former Pinckneyville resident died Tuesday in St Louis He lived in Pinckneyville until 15 years ago when he moved to St Louis He leaves children John Ted Joe Paul Clarence and Mrs Lucille Warts of St Louis Mrs Tena Riechert of Dade City Fla and sister Miss Susie Wartz of Pinckneyville Funeral services will be 9 am Friday at St Brunos Catholic Church Rosary 8 pm Thursday Friends may call at Doerr and Son Funeral Chapel Pinckneyville after 10 am Thursday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Wirtz
Pinckneyville
St. Louis
John
Ted Joe
Paul
Clarence
Lucille Warts
Tena Riechert
Dade City
Fla
Susie Wartz
Pass Master Sammy Baugh Teaches Colorado Pack Fielders
Sammy Baugh former NFL star and current Hardin-Simmons University coach in Texas spent spring teaching University of Colorado players his passing technique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder
Colo
Sammy Baugh
Hardin-Simmons University
Texas
University of Colorado
Carbondale Youth Undergoes Plastic Surgery Rehabilitation
Jerry Crowell of Carbondale, burned in a July flash fire, returns to Barnes Hospital St. Louis for further plastic surgery. He completed Carbondale Community High School via telephone schooling and will remain in hospital for several more weeks as treatments continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Crowell
Carbondale
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Crowell
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Herrin
Knight Sisters
Benton
Carterville
Lesser
Royalton
Caniel Casey
Saunderstown
R. I
Ek Py
Hewitt
Rexall Store
South
Birdseye
Tilden Famer
Walter Mulholland
Willkie
South Washington
Carbondale Lumber
du Pont M
Herb Dougan
White
Farmer
Parmer
Mie
Chevrolet
Goodyear
Crombar and Connelly’s Shell
North Market Street
Bill Colp
West Side Shell 1100 West Main
Brewster Motors, Inc
North Park Avenue
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