State approves use of MFT funds for widening avenue
The State Division of Highways approves $60,000 motor fuel tax funds to widen University avenue from Oak to Elm streets. M F Hathaway, chief highway engineer, endorses the city council resolution adopted March 21. The project increases width from 24 to 38 feet with Portland cement concrete curbs, resurfaces with bituminous concrete, and adds gutters sidewalks and storm sewer work.
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State Division of Highways
University Avenue
Oak Street
Elm Street
Do. M. Hathaway
Oak
Carbondale Lights Turn On 52 New Street Lamps
Fifty two new street lights were switched on in Carbondale at 7 p m Tuesday marking the first time. C I P S manager Roy Ramsey told council members two lights were late due to labor and weather problems and the firm is ready to install eight more once authorized. He invited officials to visit the new headquarters at 405 North Illinois Avenue, noting a $30 000 remodeling of offices storeroom and garage and a downtown collection agency to curb extra trips for bill payments.
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Carbondale
Central Illinois Public Service Company
Roy Ramsey
Carbondale C. I. P. S
Ramsey
Ilinois Avenue
City relinquishes alley rights on Elm street segment
The city council passed Ordinance 942 relinquishing city rights to a vacant alley on the south side of Elm street between Beveridge and Ash. Abutting owners Cora Hughes Mary Cherry and James Clance signed a petition noting the alley was never opened or used and that public necessity did not require its continuation. Titles will revert in fee simple to the property owners.
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Elm Street
Beveridge
Ash Streets
Elmer Medlin
Carbondale
Cora F. Hughes
Mary C. Cherry
James A. Clance
Medlin
Max Treece Granted Class A Liquor License in City
The city council approved Max Treece for a Class A liquor license at 119 North Washington Avenue after confirming residence within the city. His earlier deferred approval due to an out of city address was resolved by Treece moving to a city residence.
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Max Treece
North Washington Avenue
Treece
Smith Street
Miller
Harry Grater
United States Fidelity and Guarantee Company
Grace Scott
Grace Scott Edwards
The Daily Free Press Subscription Rates Notice
Local notice lists carrier and mail subscription rates for Carbondale Illinois with weekly, biweekly, and yearly options. It notes mail subscriptions unavailable in areas with carrier service and cites post office filing as second class matter. Associated Press rights are stated for local and AP news dispatches.
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Daily Free Press
Ilinois
West Mainstreet
Carbondale
Illinos
Associated Press
Lloyd Austin Wins County Democratic Chairmanship
Lloyd Austin defeated a close field last week to become county chair of the Democratic party. He previously served as a senatorial committeeman from the 44th district and now works as a motor fuel tax investigator for the state revenue department.
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Lloyd Austin
Murphysboro No. 9
Austin
State Revenue Department
Mohler
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Listed Across Towns
Admitted Tuesday are H. L. Henderson surgical Anna Fount Leach medical Carter ville Mrs Lymon Rich medical Anna Mrs Theo Taylor surgical De Soto Discharged Tuesday F W Deitz medical De Soto A F Terpinitz medical Carbon dale Allen Franklin Vinson surgical Vienna Miss Opal Raines surgical Car bondale Mrs G Ditterline medical Marion Mrs Emma Bloodworth medical Cobden Mrs Charles R Blankenship and son Marion.
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H. L. Henderson
Anna Fount Leach
Carterville
Lymon Rich
Anna
Theo. Taylor
de Soto
F. W. Deitz
A. F. Terpinitz
Carbondale
Allen Franklin Vinson
Vienna
Miss Opal Raines
G. Ditterline
Mar
Emma Bloodworth
Cobden
Charles R. Blankenship
Marion
Mechanics Turn Down 2 Cent Hike in Carbondale Strike
Local 1242 of the International Association of Machinists rejected a two cent wage rise offer and voted 100 percent to continue striking. Ray Weiss said the union seeks $1.50 an hour up from $1.28 while the garagemen offered $1.30. An negotiations meeting was scheduled for tonight.
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Carbondale
International Association of Machinists
Ray Weiss
Property Transfers Highlight Local Land and Lot Sales
W. O. Modglin sells section 20 land to Henry E. Ahlers for 14000 dollars. Henry E. Ahlers sells section 14 land in township 8 range 4 to Steve Brotendorf for 7500 dollars. Della Allard transfers sections 20 and 29 land to Bessie M. Bastien for 1 dollar. Frank E. Trobaugh transfers Murphysboro lots in C H Clay's addition to Harold Koehn 1695 dollars and to Jean Bateman 1120 dollars. Trobaugh also sells lot 6 in same addition to W. Tunnel for 1094.99 dollars. Charles King sells lot 3 in Carbondale for 10 dollars. R. R. Colp sells Oaklawn lot 103 in Carbondale for 1 dollar to William A. Pitkin. Robert E. Heiple sells land in Carbondale section 4 township 7 range 1 for 1 dollar to Gene Heiple. Grover Meisenheimer sells two lots in Ava for 459 dollars to J. Harley Hammack. Raymond Stotler sells lot 6 in Carbondale Community addition to Roslyn Wright for 125 dollars. Edna Mae Struck sells part lot 326 Pleasant Grove memorial cemetery to Clarence Herring for 1 dollar. Fred R. Doody sells Ritter's M&O addition Murphysboro lot 13 to Ashton Doody for 1 dollar. Glynn Gibbons sells lot 8 in Gorham Huthmacher addition to Emil Schimpf for 569 dollars. Curtis H. McDaniel sells part of Oak Grove S/D Carbondale to Donald Johnson for 1 dollar.
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W. O. Modglin
Henry E. Ahlers
Steve Brochtendorf
Della Allard
Bessie M. Bastien
Frank E. Trobaugh
Harold W. Koehn
Robert E. Heiple
Gene Heiple
Grover E. Meisenheimer
J. Harley Hammack
D. C. Johnson
Ava
Raymond Stotler
Roslyn Wright
Carbondale
Edna Mae
Clarence Herring
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
Fred R. Doody
Ashton R. Doody
Ritter
Murphysboro
Glynn Gibbons
Emil Schimpf
Huthmacher
Gorham
Curtis H. McDaniel
Donald Johnson
Oak Grove
Carbandale
Church burglarized in Carbondale on West Main
Carbondale police say First Methodist Church at 214 West Main Street was entered Sunday night. Thieves took church keys a tablecloth and about two dollars in change after breaking a window on the east side.
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Carbondale
First Methodist
West Main Street
City Hall to be redecorated include council room and entrances
City commissioners agreed to bid on redecorating the city council room stairs and the two main entrances after Ray mond Berger water commissioner argued the project is long overdue. Finance chief E V Miller noted funds were diverted from redecorating to the general fund but the building yields justify at least one room’s facelift.
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Raymond Berger
Berger
Porger
Carbondale Health Survey Targets City Nuisances and Sewage
A Jackson County health survey of properties near Lincoln school found multiple nuisances violating city ordinances. Health officer Dr. R F Sondag said letters were sent to 20 Carbondale property owners. two letters addressed hogs within city limits and two addressed sewage disposal issues. The council took no action on the letter, while mosquito abatement officials called for cleanup of blocked drainage from trash on Larch and East Sycamore streets.
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Parent-Teachers Association of Lincoln School
Jackson County Health Office
R. F. Sondag
Carbondale
Lincoln School
Sondag
Roy McGee
Sanitarian
J. Edward Helton
County Health Department
East Larch Street
East Sycamore Street
Marion
Washington
Burnett
East Sycamore
John W. Stull
South Oakland Street
South University Avenue
Stull
Freeman Street
John S. Wright
Cal Cavaness
Rotary Elects Paul McRoy As President
At a weekly luncheon Rotary club elected officers and a board for 1950 51. Paul McRoy becomes president with J A Anderson as vice president and Bert Runalls continuing as secretary. Directors include Dr E L Borkon N A Rosan Clyde Winkler and Harry Goetz. Attendance urged for District 216 conference May 10 11 at Marion with parade banquet and Governor's ball. Special guests include six student representatives from Carbondale high schools and attendees from Murphysboro Mount Vernon and Marion.
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Rotary Club
E. L. Borkon
N. A. Rosan
Clyde Winkler
Harry Goetz
Paul McRoy
J. A. Anderson
Bert Runalls
Rotary International
Marion
Rotary-Ann
Reverend Warren Hired as Fulton Chamber Secretary
Rev C H Warren formerly of Walnut Street Baptist Church Carbondale has taken a full time secretary post with the Fulton Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. He started duties Monday after retiring from ministry and moving to Fulton three weeks ago. The announcement cites his knowledge of community affairs as making him well qualified.
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C. H. Warren
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Carbondale
Fulton, Ky
Warren
Youth Engage City Leaders During Youth Week Forum
Six Carbondale high school students joined the Rotary forum to discuss youth service to the community. The panel urged health programs and cancer drives, stressed moral growth, and emphasized youth independence in decision making. Carbondale then formed a two council, two mayor setup with students elected as mayor and council members as part of National Youth Week.
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Carbondale
Carbondale High School
Rotary Club
Bill Turner
Dorothy Young
University School
Lawrence Clark
Julia Thomas
Attucks High
Marilyn Smith
Joe Kilpatrick
Community High
Lions
Kiwanis
Elks Take 50 To St Louis Baseball Trip
About 50 Brush and Lincoln grade school traffic patrol members travelled to St Louis to watch the St Louis Cardinals play Brooklyn Dodgers. Sponsored by the local Elks club this annual all day trip for sixth graders ends with bus travel and a note of cautious weather outlook.
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Elks
St. Louis
Brush
Lincoln
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Elks Club
St. Louis Zoo
University Baptist Church Begins Building Erection
Grading and leveling of a 2.25 acre Freeman and Oakland site started for a new church building. Foundation specifications promised within 10 days and excavation to begin in two weeks. The design places the entire structure on one floor to aid accessibility, with construction delayed by the upcoming Southern Baptist convention in Chicago.
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University Baptists
Freeman
Oakland Streets
Southern Baptist Convention
Chicago
Illinois
Re Schedule Horsepull At De Soto Saturday
De Soto shifts the horse-pull contest to Saturday May 6 after rain postponed the previous event. Sponsored by local businessmen, the event expects hundreds of spectators with prizes for first through third in three weight divisions. Pulling begins at 10:30 a.m.
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de Soto
Cletus R Hall Passes Illinois Bar Exam
Cletus R. Hall of Carbondale passed the Illinois State Bar examinations held in Chicago in March. He is the son of Roy and Mrs. Hall of 620 West Grand Avenue and is a law student at the University of Illinois set to receive his LL D in June.
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Cletus R. Hall
Illinois
Cletus R
Bob) Hall
Carbondale
Chicago
Roy Hall
West Grand Ave
Bob
University of Illinois
Mrs. Melissa Hodge in Critical Condition
Mrs. Melissa Hodge lies in critical condition at her home 808 South Illinois avenue. Her son Lieut. Gen. John R. Hodge of Fort Bragg North Carolina is expected to arrive today. Her sister Mrs John R Brown of Benton is with Mrs Hodge.
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Melissa Hodge
South
Illinois Avenue
John R. Hodge
Fort Bragg
N. C
John R. Brown
Benton
Hodge
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University
D. L. McGregor
Makanda No. 2
McGregor
Jackson County
E. V. Miller
Finance Commiss
Ioner
Paul Brown
Lee Davis
Brown
Capbondale
Oretta
Celeste Young Holm
Marlow
Eleanor Parker
Raymond Massey
Warmer Bros
Haus Marsha Hunt Jomn Litel
James Gilmore
de Soto Township
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Gilmore
Truax-Tract Coal Company
Elkville
Board of Supervisors
Rotary
Attucks
A. J. Collins
Fred Shappard
Felix Caldwell
Mount Vernon
G. W. Harrolle
Kentucky
Rotary City
Clark
Miss Thomas
Miss Smith
John Chancey
Patsy White
Community High School
John Thomas, Jr
Attucks High School
Barbara Beadle
John I. Wright
Wright
Turner
Bing Crosby
Frank Capra
Bing
Cardinal
Elk Club
University Baptist Church
Vitality
Grace Walker
Jolenes
Calin Shoes
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