Carbondale BMA Renames and Forms Chamber of Commerce
Carbondale’s Business Men’s Association voted to rename itself the City Chamber of Commerce and approved bylaws changes. George Patterson and Abe Martin lead a 15 member board, with a July 6 election meeting at Carbondale Community High School cafeteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Chamber of Commerce
Business Men's Association
B.M.A
Association
George Patterson
Carbondale Community High School
Abe Martin
Kenneth Parrish
Louis Renfro
Howard Kopp
P. M. Kimmell
Warren Gladders
City Chamber of Commerce
Patterson
Vacancies Announced for Post Office Clerks in Area
The U S Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for substitute clerk at Dowell and Elizabethtown post offices at 1.065 an hour and substitute clerk carrier at Johnston City post office at 1.31 per hour. No residence requirements. Applications due by July 26 1950 to the Seventh U S Civil Service Regional office Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Dowell
Elizabethtown
Johnston City
U. S. Civil Service Regional
New Post Office
Chicago 7
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Daily Freeress Southern Ilinoisan notice details
Subscription rates are listed at 25 cents per week 24 weeks 4.00 52 weeks 7.50 Carrier six weeks 1.00 twelve weeks 2.00 Mail subscriptions not sold where carrier service exists Entered at Carbondale IL post office second class matter under act of March 3 1879 Associated Press rights noted local AP news is exclusive for local and AP dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeress
Ilinoisan
West Main Street
Carbondale
Dell
Illinois
Associated Press
City Meters Yield 479 in Carbondale Receipts
Last week in Carbondale parking meters produced 479 in receipts from 4 700 nickels 24 400 pennies five battered coins and three slugs. Patrolmen Delmar Crews and P P Cooper empty the meter boxes on Mondays. Coins are counted and sorted by machines run by Harry Moore assistant city clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Delmar Crews
P. P. Cooper
Harry Moore
Census shows only three townships gain in Jackson County
Preliminary 1950 figures indicate Carbondale Makanda and Somerset townships gained since 1940 while Elk Township dropped 523. County total rose from 37 920 in 1940 to 38 009 in 1950. Carbondale Two and Murphysboro Townships show the largest counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Carbondale
Makanda
Somerset
Elk Township
Carbondale Records 97 Degree Heat Amid Hot Year
Mercury hits 97 in Carbondale breaking 96 from Sunday. James Heern, weather observer, notes 1949 highs were lower with last year at 96 on July 10. Harold Hill is on vacation, leaving the record to be set in his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
James Heern
U. S
Harold Hill
Heern
Six Postal Employes Would Feel Proposed Law
Local post office workers would gain credit for military service under a House passed bill. The measure overrides President Truman and could become law if the Senate concurs. Truman criticized the plan as an indirect bonus and undesirable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
House of Representatives
Virgil Brown
Truman
House
Senate
McGinnis Return From Carmi Visit After Accident
Mr and Mrs J R McGinnis of 406 South Forest avenue Carbon dale have returned from Carmi after visiting Mrs McGinnis mother Mrs Elsie Mitchell Hish. Mrs Hish is recovering at home from a Sunday June 18 automobile crash that left her with a lacerated forehead a broken arm and a broken leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. McGinnis
South Forest Avenue
Carbondale
Carmi
Employment On Rise In Union Jackson Perry
Employment gains of 350 workers in Perry, Jackson and Union counties during March 15 to May 15 were announced by the Illinois State Employment Service. Unemployment fell about 10 percent, while non agricultural firms slipped with lumber products posting the largest drop of 75 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Perry
Union
Illinois State Employment Service
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges List
Admitted Monday are Anna Mae Lollar surgical Marion Bessie Whipple surgical Omaha Lavenia Durden surgical Cairo Fred C Borger medical Carbondale J H Boos surgical Carbondale Mrs Ernest Cockrum medical Mrs Marshall Pyland medical Cypress Martha Gregory surgical Carbondale Russell Cox medical Car Leonard Williams medical Carbondale Discharged Monday Dr G R Brewer medical Stonefort Mrs Earl Robinson medical Mrs Lawrence Dunstan accident Marion Willa Sue Heern medical Makanda Mrs Willard Keller and son Mrs Joyce Bollman and son Lee Avery medical Pittsburg Mrs Snow Fuller surgical Anna Lou Anne Swafford medical Marion
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Mae Lollar
Marion
Bessie Whipple
Surgical
Omaha
Lavenia Durden
Cairo
Fred C. Borger
Carbondale
J. H. Boos
Ernest Cockrum
Marshall Pyland
Cypress
Martha Gregory
Russell Cox
Leonard Williams
Carterville
G. R. Brewer
Stonefort
Earl Robinson
Lawrence Dunstan
Willa Sue Heern
Makanda
Willard Keller
Joyce Bollman
Lee Avery
Pittsburg
Snow Fuller
Anna
Lou Anne Swafford
Scouts Prepare for National Jamboree Menu Preview
Scouts from Carbondale with the Wheel patrol gather around menus to be used at the National Jamboree. In the photo left to right back row are Joe Killpatrick Richard Cole Allen Smith Bill Joseph John Hudgens Joe Pilon Norris City George Pilon Norris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Wheel Patrol
Carbondale
Joe Killpatrick
Richard Coleman
Allen Smith
Bill Joseph
John Hudgens
Joe Pilon
Norris City
George Pilon
Norris
City Front Row
Jack Barnes
William Teckenbrook
Metropolis
Don Killpatrick
Alan Smith
Bill Joseph Scribe
Bloodworth Garage Looted in Carbondale
Carbondale police report thieves broke a window at Bloodworth and Son garage on North Illinois avenue behind Frick Brothers Texaco. about $10 in change stolen from a desk box, a $17 check and a $5 money order left behind. theft discovered this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloodworth and Son
North
Illinois Avenue
Carbondale
Frick Brothers Texaco
Car Bonds Fire Twice in Carbondale Within 24 Hours
Carbondale firemen responded to two vehicle fires in 24 hours. The first occurred on South Forest Street at about 4 30 p m caused by driving with the emergency brake applied. the driver was not identified. The second on West Oak Street damaged a parked car owned by Frank Groves when a battery cable shorted and started a fire. both vehicles suffered light damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
South Forest Street
West Oak Street
Frank Groves
Liberty Bell Replica Tour to Visit Carbondale on July 3
A one-ton replica of the Liberty Bell, sponsored by the Carbondale Jaycees, will be displayed at Main and Illinois on Monday afternoon July 3 as part of Illinois Independence Drive. The unit honors U S Savings Bond efforts with donations from major companies and a Ford truck gift, reflecting the national and state quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Carbondale
Illinois
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Main
Illinois Avenue
Jaycees
Volunteer Savings Bonds
Jackson County
Orville Alexander
A. B. Stoelzle
Murphysboro
Bellmasters
Liberty Bell
BELL
Anaconda
Kennicott
Miami
Phelps-Dodge
American Smelting and Refining
American Metals
U. S. Steel
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Ford Motor Co
Adrian Carter
Decatur Cartage Co
London
Philadelphia
State House Yard
Independence Square
State House
Independence Hall
Andrew McNair
Litseys
Mark W. Brown
Mary L. Brown
Illinois Attorney General
Equitable Life Assurance Society
de Soto
Carbondale Kiwanis Initiating Two Tonight
Two new members, Norman Moore and Bev Treece, will be initiated into the Carbondale Kiwanis Club after a 6:20 p.m. dinner at the university cafeteria. The initiations follow a club business meeting tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Kiwanis Club
Norman Moore
Bev Treece
Stops Added for Young Swimmers at Crab Orchard Lake
City Recreation Director Alen Domer announced Wednesday pickups for the Crab Orchard lake swimming program. Brush school students will join Lake Street playground group at 2 05 p m and east hard road residents at 1 35 p m near old Route 13 and the Giant City blacktop. About 50 from Lincoln 40 from Oakland and 30 from Lake swam last week. The only fee is 12 cents for basket and beach facility use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Recreation
Alen Domer
Crab Orchard Lake
Brush School
Lake Street
East Hard Road
City Blacktop
Domer
Lincoln
Oakland
Lake
Fred A Woolford Dies at 77 in Steeleville
Funeral services for Fred A Woolford 77 who died at his Steeleville home Saturday were held Tuesday at the Steeleville Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Rev E E Stadge officiated with Schaak's Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred A. Woolford
Steeleville
Steeleville Methodist Church
E. E. Stadge
Schaak
Tolling Bell Silence Since 1835 Echoes Through History
The historic bell cracked in 1835 during news of Chief Justice John Marshall’s death and has not rung since. Attempts in 1846 to restore tone included drilling apart damaged sections, but failed. It has been tapped at events such as D-Day and Japan’s WWII end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Marshall
U. S. Supreme Court
Washington
Normandy
Japan
Jackson County Reaches 38.2 Percent of Bond Quota
Jackson County has 38.2 percent of its $152 000 Independence Drive quota for U S Savings Bonds sales. Total sales reach $58 115 with Illinois residents at $29 240 402 in Series E bonds from May 15 to June 17. The drive runs May 15 to July 4 with reporting through July 17, and a Liberty Bell replica will visit about 100 Illinois towns before July 5 ceremonies in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
U. S
Arnold J. Raven
U. S. Treasury Savings Bonds
Illinois
Raven
Hall of Flags
Centennial Building
Springfield
Adlai Stevenson
Rauen
Jersey cattle show to feature Parish No 8 event
About 100 Jersey cattle and owners will gather at Illinois Central park in Carbondale for the third annual Parish No 8 show. judging starts 10 30 a m with Bill Weaver of the Indiana Jersey Cattle club presiding. trophies will be awarded by Tom Easterly. invites have gone to 4 H clubs in Southern Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central Park
Carbondale
Ilinois Jersey Cattle Club
Bill Weaver
Indiana Jersey Cattle Club
Illinois
Sparta
I. C. Park
Tom Easterly
Illinois Jersey Cattle Club
Deaths Of Two Teens In Car Crash Near Grand Tower
Coroner juries in Murphysboro find accidental death for Eugene Cooper and Harvey Houston from a June 4 car crash on Route 3 near Grand Tower. Cooper died instantly when the car overturned. Houston died days later at St Andrews hospital. Both inquests held in Roy Huffman’s office with juries listing six members each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Grand Tower Area
Eugene Cooper
Harvey Houston
Howardton
Grand Tower
Jackson County
Grand Tower Junction
Houston
Cooper
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Edward Brown
St. Louis
Brown
Big Muddy River
Roy Huffman
County Court House
C. M. Held
Foreman
Henry Schimpf
Sebastian Schimpf
Roscoe McDowell
Ray Crawshaw
Margaret Davis
Joe Eovaldi
Eugene Comte
D. D. Holliday
Doctor Brown Recuperates After South trip illness
Dr. Leo J. Brown, flown from Florence Alabama to Carbondale, rests at home after a sever virus infection of sinus nose and throat. He spent five days in Florence hospital and was transported by Midwestern Aero Service. He plans to resume a Westward vacation once fully recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo J. Brown
Carbondale
Florence
Ala
Mississippi
Tennessee
Rocky” Peebles
Midwestern Aero Service
Mardale
Gilbert Waller Rites Planned In Carbondale
Gilbert Waller, 67, greenhouse operator from Carbondale, died Monday of coronary thrombosis after a week of illness at Holden hospital. He lived locally, ran a greenhouse at 201 North Marion, and attended Southern Illinois University. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist with Rev. Reppenhagen. burial in Oakland cemetery. He leaves wife Mary, a brother Elbert, two sons Coren and Gilbert R, a daughter L. S. McNabb, two grandsons and two granddaughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Waller
Carbondale
Waller
Holden Hospital
North Marion Street
Southern Illinois University
First Baptist Church
W. L. Reppenhagen
Oakland Cemetery
Mary
Elbert Waller
Coren
St. Louis
Gilbert R
Champaign
County’s First Wheat to Mill Opens Jackson County Harvest
Nick Maes of Murphysboro led the county with the first wheat sent to Southern Illinois Milling in Murphysboro. The loaded grain tested 60 pounds, with potential 62 pounds when dry, and Maes expects about 20 bushels per acre this year amid a half normal stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Maes
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Mdlinois Milling Company
Murppysboro
Maes
Sam Bizzell
Bizzell
U. S
de Soto
Jacob
Jones Ridge
Peark Hunt
Alto Pass
Hunt
Real estate sale commission suit in Jackson County
Robert Litsey sues Iva Dillon in Jackson Circuit Court seeking 250 or 10 percent of a $6 000 bid for lot 4 Henry Kohlar's third addition Anna Anna. Litsey alleges he arranged the sale but could not reach Dillon. Dillon allegedly sold the property for 6250. Related suit involves Ira Dillon Thomas v Robert and Luther Litsey over a deed security loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
Jackson
Anna-Jonesboro
Robert Litsey
Iva Dillon
Jefferson County
Litsey
William Wolff
Henry Kholar
Anna
Ana
Jackson County
Ira Dillon Thomas
Agaist
Robert and
Luther Litsey
Denies Plea of Carbondale Man For Freedom
Circuit Judge Loyd Bradley denied Richard Johnson's habeas corpus plea seeking release from a 110 year sentence for larceny. Johnson, 21, petitioned on grounds of trial rights including lack of counsel during parole violation proceedings. He will continue serving the term at Pontiac prison with a three year nine month parole eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Loyd Bradley
Circuit Court
Murphysboro
Richard Johnson
Johnson
Jackson
Illinois State Penitentiary
Pontiac
State Penitentiary
Ira Dillon Thomason
Robert Litsey
Luther Litsey
Child Dies of Peritonitis at Holden Hospital
Henry Lee Bly aged 2 died of peritonitis at Holden hospital after an abdominal operation Monday morning. Funeral at Jackson funeral home Thursday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Grant Barnett officiating. Burial in Oakland cemetery. Survived by mother Gloveree Miller, grandparents Joe and Mrs Miller, sister Ella Mae 7, brothers Edward 5 and Aaron 7 months, all of Car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lee Bly
Holden Hospital
Jackson Funeral Home
Grant Barnett
Oakland Cemetery
Gloveree Miller
Joe Miller
Ella Mae
Edward
Aaron
Carbondale
Elkville church leader and businesswoman dies at 86
Funeral services were held for Harriet Lavinia Teaneau 86 of Elkville at the Elkville Baptist Church after she died Saturday at Marshall Browning hospital in Du Quoin. She was Elkvill e s oldest business operator, owner of the Mae Moss confectionary and restaurant since 1909, building a new storefront in 1926. Born June 5, 1864 in Randolph County she married Karl B Keeth in 1886, then Joseph A Teabeau in 1908. She leaves a son Albert H Teabeau three daughters and several relatives including a sister a brother and half siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Lavinia Teaneau
Elkville
Marshall Browning
du Quoin
Teaneau
Randolph County
Karles B. Keeth
Joseph A. Teabeau
Albert H. Teabeau
Mtss
Ina Teabeau
Lavinia Jones
Iva Keeth
Alta Craig
de Soto
Vincent Tucker
St. Charles
Z. O. Clore
Champaign
Frank Clore
Rockford
Kenneth Clore
Peoria
Nora Sanders
Centralia
Jone
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Winton Walkup
Sam Hunter
I. W. Dill
H. H. Noon
Bradley
Carbondale City
Degognia
Elk
Fountain Bluff
Sand Ridge
Vergennes
Kinkaid
Levan
Ora
Pomona
Mercury
ISES
Employment Service
Salem
Valley Forge
Mitchell's Lake
Herrin
Bloodworth Garage
Freedom
Carbondale Kiwanians
Jersey
Dr. Brown
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