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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1954
Page
5
Harrisburg imposes water restrictions aimed at reducing lawn sprinkling with car washes allowed at service stations. Violations carry fines as the city moves to secure a new water supply, with a bond approved for construction and work slated to begin by August 1.
Joseph L. Davie of Carbondale, a June 1954 graduate of Southern Illinois University, has accepted a position in the applied mathematics department at McDonnell.
John L. Harris tried to eradicate bees in his chimney by dropping a gasoline soaked rag from the roof. A blast blew bees and bricks into the living room, but he and his wife escaped injury. Fire investigators put damage at $1000 and the bees moved on to another residence.
The Red Cross blood mobile will visit Menard State Penitentiary on July 13 with a 250 pint quota. Inmates previously donated 221 pints in a single day and 55 members are in the Gallon Club, some past 16 pints. Since December 1949 the prison has yielded 2 363 pints. Six American Legion Auxiliary members from Chester will assist in the collection, with additional staffing from Craft Company, St. Louis.
Carbondale artist Carolyn Gassan Plochmann wife of George Kimball Plochmann philosophy professor at Southern Illinois University has a painting Ancestral Voices chosen for exhibition at the Butler Art Institute Youngstown Ohio from Thursday through 6. She previously won a 1952 purchase prize in this show and earned a $2400 scholarship for art study.
Alden Seibold elected commander at the Chester American Legion post regular officer election. Other officers include Waldo McDonald as senior vice commander, William McGuire as junior vice commander, and Guido Went as financial officer.
Ida Koehler a Haywood California resident and Chester High School graduate who taught in Randolph County for years died at her home June 12 relatives in Chester said. She is survived by her husband Rev Charles W Koehler a son Charles and two grandchildren Funeral services were held in California.
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