Murphysboro July 4 Program Sets Full Day of Events
Murphysboro hosts a full all day July 4 program starting 10 a.m. with a baseball opener on Riverside Park diamond and continuing with intercity games, a Mu nicipal Band concert, a professional talent show, and a giant fireworks display to close the 1956 event. Traffic control and parking will be managed around the park by Luke Comte and volunteers from Sea Scouts and Explorer Post 115.
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Mboro
Murphysboro
Murphysboro Moose
Herrin
Murphysboro Red Wings
Murphysboro Munici 1
Shell
Albertos
Diane Alberto
Luke Comte
Mess Hall
Comte
Murphysboro Sea Scouts
Murphysboro Explorer Post 115
Confusing House Numbers Plague Carbondale Streets
Carbondale city officials discussed chaotic house numbering on northwest Bridge Street with Postmaster Virgil Brown noting triple 900s and numbers from the 800s to 1000s. Brown offered to help reassign numbers while Water Superintendent Corbi recalled a list of addresses and residents’ mixed reactions. Finance Commissioner Miller urged notifying homeowners and securing cooperation, noting postal service could be denied to poorly numbered houses.
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Carbondale
Virgil Brown
Brown
Bridge Street
City Water
F. Eldridge
Tiny) Corbi
Corbit
E. V. Miller
Mrs Henley Dies Resident of Goreville at 76
Frances Jane Henley 76 of Goreville died Wednesday at the family home after six months illness. Member of Royal Neighbors and Friendship General Baptist Church. Survived by husband William son Robert two daughters Glenna Kelley and Aileen Newton brother W G Terry and sisters Mary Calhoun and Martha Smith two grandsons, all of Goreville. Services Friday 2 p m at First Baptist Church Goreville. Rev Kenneth Neibel and Rev William Lively officiating. Burial Cana Cemetery Goreville. Friends may call after 5 p m today at Van Natta Chapel Goreville.
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Frances Jane Henley
Goreville
Royal Neighbors Lodge
Friendship General Baptist Church
William
Robert
Glenna Kelley
Aileen Newton
W. G. Terry
Mary Calhoun
Martha Smith
First Baptist Church
Kenneth Neibel
William Lively
Cana Cemetery
van Natta Chapel
Correction on Marion fire officials relationships
A correction states Herman May the Marion fire chief and John McIntosh were appointed to the fire department on Wednesday and are not brothers in law as previously reported.
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Herman May
Marion
John McIntosh
Station setup planned at entrance to cycle drive
For five years the station will be erected at the entrance to the circle drive. The notice outlines the location and duration of the installation.
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Circle Drive
Harrison Youth Struck By Car
Paul Sawyer a 16 year old Harrison youth was struck by a car Wednesday night near the north Murphysboro city limits and was taken to St Andrew's hospital in Murphysboro where officials said the extent of his injuries has not been determined. The vehicle was driven by Wayne G Alstat 22 of Ava and police said the air vent window struck Sawyer on the head.
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Paul Sawyer
Harrison
St. Andrew's Hospital
Murphysboro
Rt. 13
Wayne G. Alstat
Rt. 1
Ava
George Rodman
Alstat
Sawyer
Forty Convicted in Egyptian Communist Plot Case
A Cairo military court sentenced 40 people to prison terms from two to seven years for communist activity and for organizing a purported Egyptian Communist party. Forty others were acquitted in the June 28 ruling.
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Egypt
Campaign Against Movies Moji Japan June 28
Campaign by the Teachers Motion Picture Education Council to keep students from foreign news showings. Southern Illinois newspapers listed with multiple offices and post office classifications. The piece notes AP republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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Moji
Japan
The
New Teachers Motion Picture Education Council
Day Camp to Include Speech Therapy at Giant City
The Egyptian Association for Mentally Retarded Children will run a four week day camp at Giant City State Park with speech training led by Dorothy Pedomo from the SIU Speech Clinic. Attendance is limited to families within 25 miles of Carbondale. The program splits this summer into two camps, with West Frankfort opening earlier.
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Giant City State Park
William A. Howe
Carbondale
Egyptian Assn
Dorothy Perdomo
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Howe
William H. Freeberg
Southern
Chester Legion Post Names New Officers
James Kipp was elected commander of Alva Courier Post 487 in Chester this week succeeding Wib Alms. Other officers named include Dale Rednour senior vice commander Ray Salger junior vice commander Wib Alms finance officer. installation planned at the first regular meeting in August.
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James Kipp
Alva Courier
American Legion
Chester
Kipp
Wib Alms
Dale Rednour
Ray Salger
Herrin Prepares First Off Street Parking Lot
City officials expect the first off street parking lot behind the Serv A Cab on Park Avenue between Park and 16th Street to be ready by Saturday. It will serve 30 cars and be oil treated with chips by Wilson Asphalt Co of Marion which has the city contract. Street Supt Eugene Bird noted 19 blocks of non arterial streets are nearly ready for oiling with oiling and chipping planned by next week. Non arterial streets are funded by property and real estate tax funds.
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Herrin
Eugene Bird
Wilson Asphalt Co
Marion
Park Avenue
16Th Street
Bird
War and morality in foreign newsreels debate
A critic argues that much foreign newsreel footage focuses on war and nudity, limiting the public’s understanding of global events. The remark highlights tensions between documentary value and sensationalism in film reporting.
Ellen Falaster Dies at 81 in Murphysboro
Ellen Falaster a longtime Murphysboro resident died at her home on Minton Street after an extended illness. Born in 1875 in Levan Township she was married in 1893 to Julius Falaster who died in 1939. She leaves a daughter Lula Cottom and a son George, both of Murphysboro.
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Ellen Falaster
Murphysboro
Minton Street
Levan Township
Jackson County
Ellen Pulcher
Julius Falaster
Falaster
Lula Cottom
George
Nagging Backache Relief Promised by Doan's Pills
Nagging backache and sleepless nights tied to exertion stress and diet may signal bladder irritation. Doan's Pills are advertised to ease pain soothe irritation and provide mild diuretic action, with a call to try the new large economy size to save money today.
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Dean
Doan
Memorial services for Marion Pulcher in Murphysboro
Emil Pulcher of Columbia and two generations survive a longtime resident. Three grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive. Two children preceded her in death. Friends may call at Meyer Denny Funeral Home in Murphysboro until services Friday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. The Rev. William J. Boatman will officiate. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
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Emil Pulcher
Columbia
Denny Funeral Home
Murphysboro
William
Boatman
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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