Prosser May Hold Two Judgeships in Illinois Ruling
Illinois Attorney General Ivan Elliott rules that Frerett Prosser can serve as both Carbondale City Judge and acting Jackson County Judge without violating the law since he was not elected to both offices. If he wins the county post in 1954 he must resign as city judge. The ruling, sent to County Clerk Boyd Thorp, notes Prosser is acting county judge to fill a vacancy.
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Carbondale
Frerett Prosser
Jackson
Illinois
Ivan Elliott
Prosser
Jackson County
E. Wright
Eliott
Elliott
Boyd Thorp
Polio Precautions Issued Ahead of Season by Health Officer
Dr. R F Sondag Jackson County Public Health officer warns of polio season late July to September. Early diagnosis is key and parents should watch for headache nausea vomiting muscle soreness fever and nasal voice. Isolate sick children, limit exertion and travel, maintain hygiene, stock hygiene and cover coughs. He urges closing unsatisfactory pools and avoid swimming in contaminated waters.
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R. F. Sondag
Jackson County
Sondag
Franklin Grand Jury Returns 13 Indictments
A Franklin county circuit court grand jury empaneled by Judge William G. Eovaldi returned 13 indictments this week. Named defendants include Nobel Saul for burglary, Pleasant Walter Cross for assault with intent to murder, Harry Cunningham Jr for burglary and larceny, Sterling Eugene Poole and Harold Dean Harper for burglary and lar ceny, and others for larceny forgery and armed robbery.
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Franklin County
William G. Eovaldi
Nobel Saul
Pleasant Walter Cross
Harry Cunningham, Jr
Sterling Eugene Poole
Harold Dean Harper
Frank Wagner
Richard Poole
Chris Daskaloff
Joan Orr
Charles Jordan
LaPlant Finds Lost Boat at Little Grassy Lake
L C LaPlant of Murphysboro and friends recovered his stolen fishing boat off Little Grassy Lake three days after it disappeared from its moorings. They also found three other boats adrift. the recovered craft was undamaged. The owner suspects youths used it for a joy ride and left behind sticks possibly used to row.
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L. C. LaPlant
Murphysboro
LaPlant
Little Grassy Lake
Wet June Delivers Record Rainfall In Carbondale
Harold Hill Carbondale sewage superintendent reports rainfall topping 9 inches by 7 am this morning nearly triple last year's total and notes June may set a local record since 1948 when he began keeping rainfall records at the plant.
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Harold Hill
Carbondale
Hill
U. S
Pass $30 000 Bill to Study Area Conditions
A bill creating the Crab Orchard Area Development commission was passed to study Southern Illinois economic conditions. The nine member body will include three House members, three Senators, and three governor appointees, with terms to July 1 1953 and no compensation, and a $30 000 appropriation. The measure now goes to Governor Stevenson for approval or veto.
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Southern Illinois
Crab Orchard Area
Illinois
Sens
Robert Young
Hurst
Arthur van Hooser
Metropolis
R. G. Crisenberry
Murphysboro
John W. Fribley
Dana
Paul Broyles
Mt. Vernon
John J. Parish
Centralia
Kent Lewis
Robinson
Stevenson
Robert N Tooms Dies After Illness in Cairo
Robert N. Tooms 70, former Murphysboro resident, died in Cairo Friday after about two months of illness. A retired Gulf, Mobile and Ohio railroad track foreman, he leaves wife Ruby and six children Paul Tooms Memphis James Tooms Helen Tooms Margaret Walker Lucille Will. Funeral services Monday at 2:00 p.m. in Cairo with burial at Alto Pass cemetery.
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Robert N. Tooms
Murphysboro
Cairo
Tooms
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Ruby Tooms
Paul Tooms
Memphis
Three Area Soldiers On Late Korean Casualty List
Southern Illinois reveals three area soldiers on the latest Defense Department casualty list. Pvt. Walter J. Pierson of Cairo and Pvt. Richard R. Whitsell of Mount Vernon are listed as wounded. Pvt. Teddy King Jr. of Centralia, previously wounded and returned to duty, is listed as injured.
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Southern Illinois
Korrean
Department of Defense
Walter J. Pierson
Lucille Toomer
Twenty-first Street
Cairo
Richard R. Whitsell
Clyde R. Whitsell
Mount Vernon
Teddy King Jr
Earnest Ralison
Sycamore Street
Centralia
Two Area Men Sentenced To Six Months In Jail
James Gregge of Herrin and Jimmie Bell of Carterville were each sentenced to six months in the state penal farm at Vandalia yesterday. The men, convicted on vagrancy charges, appeared in the Marion court of Justice of the Peace W. B. Roberts.
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James Gregge
Herrin
Jimmie Bell
Carterville
Vandalia
Court of Justice of the Peace
W. B. Roberts
Marion
Colored Oleo Legal in Illinois After Midnight
After midnight tonight a long battle ends as colored oleo becomes legal for sale in Illinois stores and for serving in restaurants. grocers expect a price edge and a sales boom while some restaurateurs remain cautious. posting notices and triangular pats are required in eateries.
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Illinois
Accuse Two of Vagrancy In Murphysboro
Elbert Whittington and Charles Jefferson, both described as habitual city jail occupants, were arrested by Murphysboro police on vagrancy charges and jailed in Jackson County awaiting disposition. The pair faces vagrancy charges after Friday evening arrests.
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Elbert Whittington
Charles Jefferson
Murphysboro
Muphysboro
Jackson County
Charles Ebersohl
Lt Carey W Pierce Pursues Navigation Refresher Course
Second Lieutenant Carey W. Pierce, resident of Carbondale, recalls to active duty as an air force navigator April 25 and takes a navigation refresher course at Ellington Air Force Base near Houston. He previously served as an air force navigator since December 1944, later worked as rod man for the Illinois Central Railroad, and is a Herrin High School and Southern Illinois University alum. Pierce is married to Constance and is the son of Drelus and Madge Etta Pierce, with affiliations in the American Legion and Elks.
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Carey W. Pierce
North Michael Street
Carbondale
Air Force
Ellington Air Force Base
Houston
Tex
Constance Pierce
Drelus Pierce
Herrin
Madge Etta Pierce
Chicago
Pierce
Rodman
Illinois Central Railroad
Herrin High School
Southern Illinois University
The
American Legion and Elks
Wreck Victim R C Boatright to be Remembere d in Marion Services
Sunday afternoon in Marion services will be held for Robert O. Boatright 62 a mail clerk who died in the Meadowlark wreck Thursday night in Marion He was born July 24 1888 in Saline county the son of Samuel and Janie Reed Boatright He married Fannie Davis February 10 1911 and leaves his wife two daughters Betty Anne and Curtis Mann a brother Hugh Boatright and a long time railroad employee Mrs Boatright is a music instructor Burial is in Maplewood cemetery and the casket will not be opened at the church
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Marion
Robert O. Boatright
Meadowlark
Mr. Boatright
South Askew
Saline County
Samuel
Janie Reed Boatright
Fannie Davis
Murphysboro
Curtis Mann
West Frankfort
Betty Anne Boatright
Herrin
Hugh Boatright
Boatright
C. & E. I. Meadowlark
Aldersgate
Sneed Unopposed For Attorney Job
J C Mitchell of Marion withdrew from the race for Williamson county state's attorney this morning, leaving Carl D. Sneed of Herrin as the only Republican candidate. No Democrat filed, so the special election is set for November 6 with Sneed the sole ballot choice.
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J. C. Mitchell
Marion
Williamson County
Mitchell
Carl D. Sneed
Herrin
Sneed
Carbondale Soldier Lands in Korea
Pvt. Bobby J. Hutton son of Mr and Mrs L gyBsmetestate Mr and Mrs Jester Baysinger 722 North Carico in Carbondale landed in Korea June 19 He was drafted January 8 and formerly worked at the Varsity theater His address Pvt Bobby J Hutton US 55081872 H S Co 65th Engineering Bn AP O 25 PM San Francisco Calif
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Bobby J. Hutton
Jester Baysinger
North Carico
Carbondale
Korea
Varsity Theater
U. S
H&s Co
Mother of Carbondale Man Dies in Pontiac
Mrs. Ora Futrell aged 67, mother of Lloyd Futrell of Carbondale, died Friday night at her home in Pontiac. Funeral arrangements to be in Carbondale. specifics pending.
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Carbondale
Pontiac
Ora Futrell
Lloyd Futrell
South Wall Street
Renewal of U S Ideals Marked by University Leaders
Southern Illinois University President Delyte W. Morris joined a nation wide program for the 175th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. He urged reaffirmation of ideals and courage of the men who wrote signed and fought for it. Harold E Stassen at the University of Pennsylvania will lead a four day commemoration. Chief Justice Fred Vinson was named by President Truman to head a commission coordinating federal participation in the Philadelphia Independence Homecoming celebration.
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Southern Ilinois University
Delyte W. Morris
University of Pennsylvania
Harold E. Stassen
Fred M. Vinson
U.S
No Word on Call Up Of National Guard
Col. Frank P. Brock commander of the 135th engineers battalion said he had no word of the 44th National Guard division being called up soon for active service. Rumors claim a division from Illinois New York and Texas may be sent.
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Frank P. Brock
135Th Engineers
44Th National Guard
44Th Division
Illinois
New York
Texas
Ottesen Faces Bank Confession Details
Hart Benton reports that no charges have been filed but Bank Examiner Kane visited his office regarding the confession of cashier Ottesen. Etherton says he is shocked and suspects prior examinations missed growing shortages at Carbondale National Bank where Ottesen served as director. The article lists Ottesen’s birthplace, education, clubs, and family.
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Hart, Benton
Kane
Etherton
Ottesen
The
Carbondale National Bank
F. M. Hewitt, Jr
William C. Etherton
John S. Lewis
Premature Twins Do Fine After Herrin Births
The identical twin sons of Mr and Mrs Truman Lynn were born Wednesday night in Herrin hospital. Dicky and Ricky weighed 4 pounds 4 ounces and 3 pounds 12 ounces. They were moved by ambulance to a Springfield premature center for care until reaching five pounds.
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Truman Lynn
North Fourteenth Street
Herrin
Springfield
Herrin Hospital
Dicky
Ricky
Lynns
Gary Dale
Randy “Boots
Lynn
Gerry Garavalia
Maggie Garavalia Vallejo
Clarence Lynn
Three Fined for Reckless Driving in Murphysboro
Murphysboro police arrested three people for reckless driving Friday night. Each was fined $10 and $3.40 costs by Police Magistrate Charles Ebersohl.
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Murphysboro
Charles Ebersohl
25th District Legionnaires Gather for Hays Address in Murphysboro
American Legionnaires from nine Southern Illinois counties meet in Murphysboro for the 25th district convention. Edward A. Hays of Chicago, past national commander, speaks at 2 30 p m. Delegates to the national convention in Miami are chosen, and service officers discuss education, insurance, claims, and rehabilitation for veterans.
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American
Royalton
Ted Catanzaro
du Quoin
Johnny Holmes
Steeleville
Miami
Fla
Illinois Veterans Commission Central Office
Springfield
Ira D. Chavens
Donald H. Howes
L. R. Benston
American Legion
Chicago
Dave Entsminger
Faughn
IVC
Builing
Cravens and Howell
Springfield Ivc
25Th District Legion Auxiliary
Elks
Murphysboro
Veterans Administration
Scott Air Base
Legion Home
Hays
Jackson
Randolph
Perry
Franklin
Williamson
Union
Alexander
Pulaski
Flood Hits Corn Area Along Wilkin son Island Near Cora
Smyser Farms in Wilk inson Island near Cora suffer flood damage as Mississippi River overflows again. Bulldozers reinforce levees to protect fields while farmers face delayed planting and ongoing weed control problems.Federal forecasters warn of higher river stages with Chester forecast at 29.06 feet, 3.6 feet above flood stage.
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Wilkinson Island
Cora
Dean Smyser
Degognia Fountain Bluff
Grand Tower Levee
Smyser
Chester
Mississippi
St. Louis
Goodwill Truck to Visit Carbondale on July 11 12
A Goodwill Industries truck will visit Carbondale on July 11 and 12 to collect materials. The program aims to give work to handicapped people and aid the poor.
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Carbondale
Goodwill Industries
Southern Illinois Daily Free Press notice excerpt
The Daily Free Press in Carbondale lists publication details and pricing options. It notes Sundays and Holidays excluded and includes subscription rates by carrier and mail, with rates for 6, 12, 24, and 52 weeks.
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Southern Illinoisan
Daily Free Press
Southern Inois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
Illinois
Associated Press
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R. C. Boatright
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