Three Teens Held for Murphysboro Grocery Burglaries
Three Shawneetown youths aged 16 to 18 were arrested in St. Louis and returned to Jackson County after confessing to burglary at Rosenberger grocery in Murphysboro and a prior break-in at a Gallatin County service station. A stolen haul included cigars candy razor blades a ham cake pennies and more. A charge of breaking and entering is filed. Gallatin County also pursuing charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Roy Carter
Shawneetown
St. Louis
Rosenberger
North Fourteenth Stret
Illinois
Bailey and Miller
Gallatin County
Rosenberger Grocery
Murphysboro
Moreta
Ro L. Wright
Fred S. Imhoff
Youths Charged in Murphysboro Theft Case
Two Pomona area teens Merle Godwin and David Ellis were picked up near Pomona by Sheriff Wright and Trooper Grammer in connection with the theft of a Murphysboro township road drag and wheels from a farm near Etherton Switch. They admitted the thefts and are held in the county jail in Murphysboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomona Area
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Roy Carter
Merle Godwin
David Ellis
Pomona
Robert Wright
Illinois
Warren Grammer
Etherton Switch
Suit Seeks 425 Dollars in 1950 Jackson Crash
Jackson circuit court suit filed by Vorce against Werner Trans port Co seeks 425 dollars in auto damages from a December 8 1950 collision on Route 51 north of Elkville. Vorce alleges Werner trailer was stopped or slow, his car struck the rear, and salvage value was cited at 75 dollars prior to the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Lawrence Werner
Jackson
Leonard Vorce
Werner Transport Co
Vorce
Elkville
Werner
Mitchell and
Roan
National Music Week Starts in Herrin with Band Concert
National Music Week runs May 4 to 10 in Herrin with a band concert by the Herrin city school band at 7 30 p m Monday in the Junior high gym. C B Nesler, director, will announce the concert program. Ensembles and soloists compete Thursday at Salem in the state band contest and the band competes Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Herrin City
C. B. Nesler
Salem
Herrin Hurst low rent housing projects eyed for 1953 start
Architect Lee Potter Smith told the Herrin Chamber of Commerce that the Herrin and Hurst federal low rent housing projects could begin in fiscal 1953. Preliminary $40,000 loan for 100 Herrin units and $6,000 for 30 Hurst units were approved. completion expected in 1954 after an economic survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Potter Smith
Metropolis
Herrin
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
Hurst
Public Housing Administration
Smith
Arthur Hendricks
Williamson County Housing Authority
PHA
Chamber Board
Housing Authority
First Mortgage
2500 Students To Take Part in Music Festival
More than 2 500 students from 36 towns will join the Southern Illinois Music festival at McAndrew Stadium Southern Illinois University at 730 p m May 10 The massed festival bands and choirs include a 1000 voice elementary choir directed by Betty Boatright a 200 piece elementary band led by C B Nesler an 800 member high school chorus directed by Charlotte Holt a 200 piece massed high school band led by Lawrence Kaney Maypole and Indian dances fireworks and a Centralia civic barbershop chorus performance are on the program Mrs H O Pope of Du Quoin is honored musician Participating schools include Anna Jonesboro Ashley Ava Benton Campbell Hill Carbondale Carmi Carrier Mills Carterville Centralia Chester Christopher Coulterville Dongola Dorrisville Du Quoin Eldorado Enfield Golconda Gorham Harrisburg Herrin Hurst Bush Johnston City Jonesboro Marion Mt Vernon Murphysboro Pinckneyville Rosid laire Salem Lesser Springerton Wolf Lake and Zeigler
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
McAndrew Stadium
Southern Illinois University
Betty Boatright
Herrin
C. B. Nesler
Charlotte Holt
Campbell Hill
Carbondale
Carmi
Carrier Mills
Carterville
Centralia
Chester
Christopher
Coulterville
Dongola
Dorrisville
du Quoin
Eldorado
Enfield
Golconda
Gorham
Harrisburg
Hurst Bush
Johnston City
Jonesboro
Marion
Mt. Vernon
Murphysboro
Pinckneyville
Rosidlaire
Salem
Lesser
Springerton
Wolf Lake
Zeigler
Plan Summer Session at HTHS
Herrin Township High School plans a summer session if enough students enroll. The session runs June 2 to July 11 with two daily 7:30 to 9:30 and 9:30 to 11:30 time slots. Courses offered depend on demand and available teachers, with past offerings including modern living English social problems and civics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Township High School
E. C. Eckert
Tom John Beer Token Recalls Days of Murphysboro Tavern
An old Tom John saloon beer token surfaced in Murphysboro when a Yellow Cab rider offered it as part payment. The nickel-sized token, one of many from the saloon era, bears the mark good for 5 cents in trade and the name Tom John. The tavern at Thirteenth and Walnut was a popular meeting spot for early politicians, and locals remember its Carbondale connections before Dry Law days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Murden
Thirteenth and
Walnut Streets
Ross Store
H. T
Wright
Tom John
Carbondale
Illinois Central
Billy Bryant
Cai- To
Planning Committee Prepares Curriculum Workshop at SIU
Five planning committee members led by Chairman John Mees convened at University School for a Southern Illinois curriculum workshop. The gathering included school principals from Anna Jonesboro Murphysboro Carbondale and University school with additional SIU faculty and district leaders. About 150 teachers and administrators from 20 SIU communities attended across yesterday and today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University
John Mees
University School
Paul Houghton
Anna-Jonesboro
Educator Condemns Listless Teachers Citizenship Education Push
C C Byerly of Illinois urged about 150 teachers and administrators at a Southern Illinois University workshop to emphasize citizenship in schools. He argued many students lack respect for national heritage and duty, urging stronger teaching from kindergarten through high school and highlighting parental sacrifice and the cost of freedom. The session included participants from 20 Illinois communities and featured curriculum discussion groups and reports from Carbondale Norris City Anna Jonesboro Lawrenceville and Chester among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Sanford
Urbana
Illinois
University of Illinois College of Education
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois
Sanford
C. C. Byerly
Springfield
Byerly
Illinois Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ting
C. V. Winkler
Carbondale
R. V. Wells
Johnston City
James Larson
Norris City
Norman Finley
Clarence Stephens
University School
Paul Houghton
Anna-Jonesboro High School
C. B. Willard
N. A. Rosan
Carbondale Community
Anna Jonesboro
Lawrenceville
Chester
John Mees
Rosan
Houghton
T. C. Sheboro
Robert McKinney
Marion
H. C. Marchildon
Chester Rintendent
U. Education
Douglas E. Lawson
H. Dey
Marshall S
Hiskey
Fount G. War
Mail Collection Change in Murphysboro Business District
Due to train schedules mail will be collected from boxes in the Murphysboro business district at 5.45 p.m. each Saturday by Postmaster Homer Cleland. The boxes between Ninth and Seventeenth streets on Walnut Street are used largely for business mail deposits.
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Murphysboro
Homer Cleland
Ninth
Seventeenth Streets
Walnut
Heavy 40 and 8 Society events in Murphysboro
Registrations at noon signal a large turnout for the Eighth district 40 and 8 Society weekend in Murphysboro. Forty men will be initiated at the Legion home with a buffet lunch and a grande promenade parade planned through the business district before a dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
The
American Legion
Murphysboro Legion Home
Legion
Ninth and Locust Streets
Iva Faughn
Murphysboro Legion Auxiliary
Harry Tindall
Legion Home
Monroe-St. Clair County
Jim Egan
Illinois
Mattoon
St. Clair
Madison
University students win fat stock contest in West Frankfort
Vocational agriculture students from University High School Carbondale won first in fat stock judging at a district meet in West Frankfort. Du Quoin won first in dairy judging with top individual honors going to Harry Limbert of Murphysboro. multiple schools placed, as the district hosted its first meet. Activities Sunday include a 10 a.m. breakfast at Ashman’s cafe and a business meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey
Ayrshire
Omer Dorris
Sam Merriman
Tomlinson
du Quoin
West Frankfort
Carbondale Community
Murphysboro
Pinckneyville
Dongola
Annajonesboro
Lesser
Thompsonville
Benton
Allin
Trico
Ava
Christopher
University High
Cobden
Wolf Lake
Gorham
Harry Limbert
Doi
Ashman’s Cafe
Free Fish Fry to Be Held Tomorrow in Murphysboro
The Murphysboro Sportsmen's club announces a free fish fry will take place tomorrow, Sunday May 4, with 100 pounds of catfish and white perch prepared. Walter Chancey says the event aims to serve up to 300 people, with Boot Farrell of Brown Shoe Co. as chief cook and four helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Walter Chancey
Chancey
Boot Farrell
Brown Shoe Co
Farrell
Murphysboro stock oversubscribed for new Cal-Crest plant
Murphysboro residents have oversubscribed shares in a $200,000 Cal-Crest Outerwear Co plant to be built in Murphysboro. The city share amounts to $30,000 and stock sales are still open. The project aims to expand from cramped quarters on Fourteenth Street with a current workforce of about 150 and 1,800 jackets produced daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Cal-Crest Outerwear Co
Harold W. Grob
Fourteenth Street
Walnut
Raymond David
Carl Hardy
City National Bank
Cal-Crest
California Mfg. Co
St. Louis
California
Sam Bronstein
Lester Handleman
Murphysboro Industry, Inc
Ie Saiaein Hs
Ee Se Aantries Committee
Epi Eng
Herrin City Park Readied for Picnickers and Labor Day
Herrin officials report spring park improvements delayed by rain but near completion. Rose bushes planted by the Woman's Club, five dead trees felled, bandstand and tables to be painted, three stoves to be installed, and park roads to be oiled in sections. Five new softball diamonds planned for Tri-County Labor Day event with Williamson Jackson and Franklin counties involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin City
Herrin
Albert
Red) Jeffreys
Jefferies
Herrin Township
Williamson
Jackson
Franklin County
Flood danger believed gone in Mississippi and Big Muddy
Army engineers reported Saturday that flood danger is easing as the Mississippi crest moves past Chester and Grand Tower with levees holding. At Grand Tower the stage stood 36.8 feet. a crest of 40 feet would be possible. Big Muddy levees south of town also held as about 200 workers reinforced lines with earth and sandbags.
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Mississippi
Big Muddy
Chester
Wolf Lake
Grand Tower
Route 3 River Bridge
Murphysboro and Uni Win Top Acaemcy Awards at Illinois Fair
Murphysboro Township and Uni acongha school of Carbondale won four and two firsts respectively at the Illinois Junior Academy of Science fair in Charleston. University student Edmund Bicknell along with Robert Price and Everett Miller earned top geology and radio transmitter prizes. A moderated physics panel featured Alan Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro Township
Uniacongha School of Carbondale
Charleston
University Studere
Edmund Bicknell
Robert Price
Everett Miller
Alan Smith
Murphysboro
Wallace Weber
Patsy Stevenson
Georgia Cole
George Heise
Robert Adams
Southern Illinois
Delbert Penrod
Socy
Canon Ae Ueree
Miss Eater Staidh
Southern
Carbondale
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Sheriff Carter
Richard Yekle
Grand Ridge
Lawrence Goforth
Omar Barger
Gallatin
Bellaire
Fred Schoonover
William L. Grindle
Grindle
Schoonover
Tindle
George Anderson
Schoonover and
Williamson County
Illinois Gas & Electric Co
Virgil Bowman
T. C. Shoberg
Murphysboro High School
Mees
Carbondale Community High School
H. C. Marshildon
Bert McKinney
Douglas N. Lawson
Raymond H. Dey
Marshall S. Hiskey
F. G. Warren
C. J. Dykhouse
State Office of Public Instruction
Univ Oflinois
U. School
University High School of
Section
Southern Illinois High Schools
Herrin City Park
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