Council Stands By Demands On Water Company Franchise
Murphysboro officials delayed action on the water company franchise extension citing fixed hydrant rents of 18 dollars per hydrant for 162 existing and new mains and 25 dollars for later hydrants. The city seeks a 20 year deal with these rates in force, while the company wants ICC driven pricing and a 13 year extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Murphysboro
Murphysboro Water Company
C. A. Hart
C. Edgar White
Water Company
Illinois Commerce Commission
George H. Jirgal
White
Illinois Supreme Court
Hart
L. R. Howson
J. W. Ward
Howson
Walter Wright
L. E. File
Returns From Trip Won In Area Sales Contest
John LaPeze owner of LaPeze Maytag in Murphysboro returns from an all expenses trip to Maytag Newton Iowa factory for placing among top ten dealers in Southern Illinois for April and May. He toured the Iowa plant with other winners and learned new selling and service methods.
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John LaPeze
LaPeze Maytag
Murphysboro
Maytag Company
Newton
Illinois
Iowa
la Pete
Fatory
Mothers Ask City To Build New Playground
Mayor Hart reported a delegation of mothers asked for a playground on the north side of Bridge street in the first block west of South Sixth. He is unsure the city owns a suitable lot and referred the matter to the Murphysboro Park board. The board's attorney Omer Jones said they would consider providing equipment if the city owns the lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hanrahan
Brown Shoe Company
Murphysboro
HanrAhan
R. L. Morgan
Civic Planners’ Water Committee
Howson
Jirgal
Hart
Morgan
Bridge Street
South Sixth Street
Murphysboro Park Board
Park Board
Omer Jones
Cemetery regulations to split 12 grave lots into six halves
City Attorney White to draft a new Tower Grove cemetery rule set responding to Engineer Blankinship’s request. He aims to divide 12 grave plots into six half-lots priced at 50 dollars to boost sales. Alderman Norman urged street repairs near Olive street as the council weighs the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Blankinship
White
Tower Grove Cemetery
Blankinship
Ralph Norman
Eleventh Street
Olive Street
C. A. Hart
Delmar Ward
C. Edgar White
L. E. File
Ralph Dale
Joe Williams
Walter Wright
Bryden Craine
J. W. Ward
F. D. Bohannon
Water Company
Deaths of Boys ruled accidental in two Grand Tower teens
Coroner jury in Murphysboro found both Eugene Cooper and Harvey Houston died in separate auto crashes on Route 3 near Grand Tower. Cooper died instantly when his car overturned, Houston died days later in St Andrew's hospital. Inquests noted no eye witnesses and time of crash remained uncertain.
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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
Route 3
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
Employment Rise in Union Jackson Perry Areas
The Illinois State Employment Service reports a 350 job gain across Perry, Jackson, and Union counties from March 15 to May 15 in construction and agriculture. Unemployment dropped 10 percent, while non agricultural firms fell slightly led by a 75 worker cut in lumber products. About 350 high school grads entered the labor market in June seeking full time work. Many seek part time or temporary roles due to scarce opportunities. many college grads plan to migrate for jobs. The ISES expects stable employment overall with possible lumber recovery.
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Perry
Jackson
Union
Illinois State Employment Service
ISES
Employment Service
Murphysboro OKs Sallie Logan Library Budget
Murphysboro city council approved the Sallie Logan public library budget for the year at 4430 dollars matching last year. Salaries total 1550, heat 170, printing 150, building and grounds 600, janitor 660, miscellaneous 100, books and papers 1000, insurance 200.
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Murphysboros
Sallie Logan
Denies Plea of Carbondale Man For Freedom
A 21 year old Carbondale man Richard Johnson had his habeas corpus petition denied by Circuit Judge Loyd Bradley in Murphysboro. Johnson sought release from a 110 year sentence for larceny originally imposed in 1948 with a five year minimum. He will return to the Pontiac division to serve the remainder and may be eligible for parole in three years nine months. Other actions included a chancery suit over a mortgage security deed by Ilva Dillon Thomason versus Robert and Luther Litsey and a dismissed Brown chancery case. A state attorney general suit against Equitable Life was postponed. A four-person automobile accident suit was continued. Naturalization was canceled for lack of applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Loyd Bradley
Murphysboro
Illinois State Penitentiary
Johnson
Pontiac
State Penitentiary
Ilva Dillon Thomason
Robert Litsey
Luther Litsey
Mark W. Brown
Mary L. Brown
Illinois Attorney General
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Real Estate Broker Sues Over 625 Commission in Anna Jonesboro
Robert Litsey sues Iva Dillon in Jackson Circuit Court for 250 to 6250 commission claiming he secured a buyer for lot 4 Henry Kholar addition Anna and was owed ten percent of a $6000 sale but could not contact the defendant. Dillon allegedly sold the property for 6250. Both parties face another Jackson County suit regarding a deed security loan.
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Union County
Jackson
Anna-Jonesboro
Robert Litsey
Iva Dillon
Jefferson County
Litsey
William Wolff
Henry Kholar
Anna
Jackson County
Ira Dillon Thomas
Agaist
Robert and
Luther Litsey
Cancel Tonight's Meet Of Civic Planners
The Murphysboro Civic Planners meeting is canceled tonight due to the Shriners Circus in Carbondale announced by President R. L. Morgan.
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Murphysboro
Shriners Circus
Carbondale
R. L. Morgan
County's First Wheat To Mill In Murphysboro
Nick Maes of Murphysboro led Jackson County farmers by delivering the first load of new wheat to Southern Illinois Milling Co. The grain tested 60 pounds and could reach 62 as it dried. Mill owner Sam Bizzell noted high moisture delayed a new-wheat sale last Saturday.
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Nick Maes
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Southern Illinois Milling Company
Murppysboro
Maes
Sam Bizzell
Bizzell
U. S
de Soto
Jacob
Jones Ridge
Peark Hunt
Alto Pass
Hunt
Merchants To Fete Employees Picnic Plans Discussed
Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce Retail Interest committee laid plans for a Merchants Employees picnic at Riverside park on July 27. Stores will close at 2 p m to allow employees to attend with transport arranged. Refreshments at 4 30 p m. The Goodwill committee led by Barney Williams, Gus Le Marchal and Harry Burgess will coordinate with Promotion. A July 10 meeting will finalize plans. Edward Althoff announced the annual Farmer Merchants picnic will be in the third week of August. A calendar report was tabled for August 7.
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Riverside Park
Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce
Retail Interest Committee
Murphysboro
Barney Williams
Gus le Marchal
Harry Burgess
Edward Althoff
Farmer-Merchants
Hospital Notes Admissions List From June 26
Admissions include Mrs Jewell Bonds maternity route 4 Murphysboro Mrs Marion Penrod surgical box 14 Murphysboro Mrs Wilma Fitzpatrick maternity 710 Mulberry St Mrs Jennalee Ellis surgical 2224 McCord St Jacob Snider Zeigler Mrs Anna Gale Vergennes Lloyd Byrd 211 North Eighteenth St Mrs Joe Perry and baby 429 North St.
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Jewell Bonds
Route 4
Murphysboro
Fred Pope
Division Street
Marion Penrod
Box 14
Wilma Fitzpatrick
Mulberry Street
Jennalee_ Ellis
McCord Street
Jacob Snider
Zeigler
Anna Gale
Vergennes
Lloyd Byrd
North Eighteenth Street
Joe Perry
Baby
North Street
Movement of war materials stirs railroading talk
Rail workers note increased flow of war materials and sailors southward amid stockpiling for five years. Mt Vernon marks Company M Day as the Illinois National Guard unit earns the Eisenhauer Trophy, commanded by Captain William Albright and presented by Col. Earl Rumbaugh.
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U. S
Korea
U .S
Mt. Vernon
National Guard
Southern Illinois
William Albright
Illinois Guard
Earl Rumbaugh
Danville
130Th Infantry
Berry pickers hail finest dew berry crop in years
Pickers report dew berries are larger and blemish free after ample rain post blossoming. The crop comes through well with good prospects for wild blackberries and prices range from 20 to 25 cents per quart.
Ladies Dress Year Round For Ready Style
Margaret Friend advises Baltimore and Ohio Tracks readers to wear year round dresses and suits to save closet space and stay ready with minimal changes. Freeman Oxford and Slim Davis claim a chicken snake swallowed a copperhead, then crushed it and carried both snakes in a lard can to Oxford home. Later only copperhead tail remained in the other snake’s mouth.
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Margaret Friend
Baltimore and Ohio
Freeman Oxford
Slim Davis
Harry Porter
Hardin County Independent
Elkville Church Leader and Businesswoman Dies at 86
Funeral services were held for Sarriet Lavinia Teabeau 86 of Elkville at the Elkville Baptist Church after her death Saturday at Marshall Browning Hospital Du Quoin. Born June 5 1864 in Randolph County she married Earles B Keeth in 1886 and Joseph A Teabeau in 1908. She ran Mae Moss confectionary and restaurant after 1909 and built a new building in 1926. She leaves a son a daughter a stepdaughter a sister a brother two half siblings and a granddaughter.
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Sarriet Lavinia Teabeau
Elkville
Marshall Browning
du Quoin
Teabeau
Mae Moss
Albert H. Teebeau
Ina Teebeau
Lavinia Jones
Iva Keeth
Fred A. Woolford 77 Dies At Steeleville
Funeral services for Fred A. Woolford 77 who died at his Steeleville home Saturday were held Tuesday at 2 p m in the Steeleville Methodist church Rev E E Stadge officiating Schaak s Funeral Home conducted arrangements
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Fred A. Woolford
Steeleville
Steeleville Methodist Church
E. E. Stadge
Schaak
Ellis Chairs DAV Rehabilitation Committee at Joliet Convention
Dr E K Ellis of Murphysboro served as chair of the Rehabilitation committee at the Illinois Disabled American Veterans convention in Joliet which ended Saturday. William J Wanstreet and Fred A DeJarnatt represented Jackson County DAV at the gathering. DeJarnatt was confirmed as State Executive Committeeman for Jackson County, and a Southern Illinois council was formed to cover counties south of a line from East St Louis to Olney with a permanent service officer appointed. The Jackson County delegation then returned to Murphysboro.
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E. K. Ellis
Murphysboro
Department of Illinois
Joliet
Ellis
William J Wanstreet
Fred A DeJarnatt
Jackson County
de Jarnatt
Wallstreet
Dr. Brown Recovers At Home After Illness
Dr. Leo J. Brown was flown from a Florence Alabama hospital to Carbondale after a severe sinus virus infection. He spent a comfortable night and rested at home with his nurse reporting progress. He fell ill during a 1000 mile boat trip down the Mississippi and Tennessee rivers and was hospitalized for five days.
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Leo J. Brown
Carbondale
Florence
Ala
Mississippi
Tennessee
Rocky"’ Peebles
Midwestern Aero Service
Murdale
Census shows only three townships gain in Jackson County
Preliminary 1950 figures indicate only Carbondale Makanda and Somerset townships increased since 1940. Carbondale rose from 10 247 to 13 256 aided by 1 800 SIU students. Makanda from 1 050 to 1 594. Somerset from 1 642 to 1 741. Elk township fell 523 from 2 875 to 2 352. Jackson County total rose from 37 920 to 38 009.
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Jackson County
Carbondale
Makanda
Somerset
Carbondale Township
Elk Township
Bradley
Carbondale City
Degognia
de Soto
Elk
Fountain Bluff
Sand Ridge
Vergennes
Grand Tower
Kinkaid
Levan
Murphysboro
Ora
Pomona
Gilbert Waller Rites Wednesday
Gilbert Waller 67 longtime Carbondale greenhouse operator died Monday at Holden hospital from coronary thrombosis. He lived in the area, operated a greenhouse at 201 North Merion street, and attended Southern Illinois University. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church with Rev. W L Reppenhagen. burial in Oakland cemetery. Survived by wife Mary, brother Elbert Waller, two sons Coren and Gilbert R, a daughter Mrs L S McNabb, two grandsons and two granddaughters.
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Gilbert Waller
Carbondale
Waller
Holden Hospital
North Merion Street
Southern Illinois University
First Baptist Church
W. L. Reppenhagen
Oakland Cemetery
Carbondale Funeral
Mary
Elbert Waller
Coren
St. Louis
Gilbert R
Champaign
Jersey Cattle Show Set for Carbondale Park
About 100 Jersey cattle and owners gather in Illinois Central park Carbondale for Parish No 8 annual Jersey Cattle Club show. Judging starts 10 30 a m with Bill Weaver as judge. Tom Easterly to present trophies for champion bull and cow.
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Illinois Central Park
Carbondale
Illinois Jersey Cattle Club
Bill Weaver
Indiana Jersey Cattle Club
Illinois
Sparta
I. C. Park
Tom Easterly
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Frachise
Richard Johnson
Litseys
Montgomery Ward
Jackson County Court
Richard Marcotte
Route 1
Sam
Regalia
Walnut Street
Odds and Ends
Bill Pigott
Tom Hennings
Missouri
Truman
Smith
Karsh
Bolt
Margaret
Gm&o
Gartside Street
Lake Street
DAV
Dr. Brown
Jersey
the Daily Independent
Southern Illinoisan
South 12Th Street
Dward Lindsay
Illiois
Teab
Associated Press
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