Foundation selects SIU Student Christian Foundation leaders
The executive committee of the Student Christian Foundation of Southern Illinois University was named at the annual board meeting. Members include Rev W L Reppenhagen Ruth Haddock Rev William Janssen Clyde S Clark Dr J W Neckers Dr Woodson Fishback Dr C Horton Talley Rev Ronald Scriven Ellwood Wiley and Julia Jean Tucker. Dr Fishback received a three year board term. Dr Morris urged a stronger tie between the foundation and campus life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Student Christian Foundation of Southern Illinois University
W. L. Reppenhagen
First Baptist Church
Ruth Haddock
William Janssen
First Presbyterian Church
Clyde S. Clark
First Methodist Church
J. W. Neckers
Woodson Fishback
C. Horton Talley
Ronald B. Scriven
First Christian Church
Ellwood K. Wiley
Julia Jean Tucker
Foundation
Fishback
D. W. Morris
H. D. Bollenger
Methodist Church
Christian Church
Carbondale
Student Christian Foundation
United States
Morris
Fifty Young Journalists Attend S I U Day
More than fifty journalism students from Mt. Vernon Harrisburg Du Quoin and McLeansboro attended a J-Day at Southern Illinois University. Sessions opened at 9 30 a m in the Little Theatre after a welcome by Dr E C Coleman. The program included an accuracy skit a mock robbery panel discussions and a luncheon speech by John L Blue Cape Girardeau Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Harrisburg
du Quoin
McLeansboro
Southern Illinois University
Little Theatre
E. C. Coleman
S. I. U. English Department
John L. Blue
The
Southeast Missourian
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Sam Williamson Pleads Guilty to Drunken Highway Charge
Sam Williamson of Herrin paid a fine and costs totaling $19.60 before Justice Manning Held in Murphysboro after pleading guilty to being drunk on a highway. He was arrested near De Soto last night when he drove into a filling station and called Deputy Sheriff Roy Carter for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Williamson
Herrin
Justice of the Peace
Murphysboro
Williamson
de Soto
Jackson County
Roy Carter
Carter
Carbondale pair held pending hearing on vagrancy charges
Fay Crawshaw and Ben Norton of Carbondale are jailed in Jackson county pending a Monday hearing on vagrancy charges. Police say they were drunk when arrested in Carbondale yesterday. Both have prior state prison sentences and Crawshaw was recently on probation from the veterans hospital in Danville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Crawshaw
Ben Norton
Carbondale
Jackson County
Crawshaw
Veterans Hospital
Danville
Rock Falls worker breaks back fixing light pole
Don ald Groff 19 Rock Falls an employee of Rock Falls Municipal Electric Co suffered a broken back yesterday when a light pole snapped while he was aloft making repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall Rock Falls
Donald Groff
Rock Falls
Subscriptions and postage notice for The Daily Free Press
Local subscription rates list carrier and mail options for Carbondale Illinois. Mail rates are shown for 6, 12, 24 and 52 week periods. The paper notes carrier delivery areas and AP news rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Free Press
Southern Linoisan
West Mainstreet
Carbondale
Inl
Carbondale Illinis
Associated Press
Young City Dads Pose For Official Portrait
Teenagers who took over the city government for National Youth Week pose around the council table in city hall. The mayor and commissioners elected by three high schools appointed city officers and held a full council meeting last Tuesday night. Shown on duty are Jack Harris, John Chauncey, Gerald Biggs, Bill Turner, Gene Penland, and Shirley Coleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Harris
John Chauncey
Gerald Biggs
Bill Turner
Gene Penland
Shirley Coleman
Illinois Voters Urged to Support Constitutional Change
Secretary of State Edward J. Barrett announced a drive to alter Illinois amendment rules. A proposal called Gateway Amendment would require a majority of all votes cast or two thirds of votes on the proposal, whichever is less, and allow up to three amendments per session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Edward J. Barrett
Jackson County
Boyd Thorp
Barrett
Illinois General Assembly
Thorp
General Assembly
SIU Egyptian taps Virginia Miller as managing editor
Virginia Miller daughter of Mr and Mrs George B Miller of Murphysboro will be managing editor of the Southern Illinois University Egyptian campus newspaper for 1950 51. She won the Daughters of American Revolution Good Citizenship award in 1948 and is one of 19 SIU sophomores named honor students with a 4 5 average. Before enrolling at SIU Ginny edited the Murphysboro Daily Independent and Carbondale Free Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Miller
George B. Miller
Elm Street
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois University “Egyptian
Miss Miller
Daughters of American Revolution
Murphysboro Township
Ginny
The
Murphysboro Daily Independent
Carbondale Free Press
War on house flies urged in Jackson County campaign
Public health officer Dr. R. F. Sondag urged residents to join a springtime drive against house flies. He called for a city wide cleanup to cut breeding sites and emphasized personal responsibility plus regular insecticide spraying with Lindane or Chlordane to control flies throughout the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
R. F. Sondag
Carbondale Library Receives Gardening Books and Magazines
The Carbondale Public Library today received gift books and magazines from the Garden Study club of Carbondale and donations from the American Association of University Women. New titles include Roses for Every Garden and All About House Plants with full color photographs. The Hoover Commission Report on executive government is donated by AAUW education committee. Antiques magazine will be available soon. subscriptions supported by Mrs. E. W. Reef and the library board president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Public
University School Students Tour Springfield and New Salem
The Social Science club of University School, led by Miss Gladys L. Smith and Norman Vers, toured Springfield and New Salem by bus visiting the museum capital building Lincoln Memorial and Pioneer Village. Forty three students participated including Carl Bauer Betty Beggs Gene Biggs Gerald Biggs and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Science Club of
University School
Gladys L. Smith
Norman ‘Vers
Springfield
New Salem
Museum
Capital Building
Lincoln Memorial
Pioneer Village
Carl Bauer
Betty Beggs
Gene Biggs
Gerald Biggs
Bill Bloodworth
Jenny Cecil
Robert Chapman
Dorothy Covington
Bill Cremeens
Pat Crowell
Mary Jane
Open Garden Week in Carbondale Gardens Listed for Inspection
Plans for Open Garden Week in Carbondale sponsored by five garden clubs and SIU botany faculty member William Marberry. Gardens will be open May 14 through May 21 from 2 to 7 pm with a campus tour May 21 and a tea at the Little Theatre. Featured gardens include Gersbacher 508 West Pecan, Marberry 509 West Mill, Bailey 506 South Poplar, Hall 820 South Illinois, and many others across Carbondale with varied plantings and unique displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
William Marberry
Southern Illinois University Botany
S. L U
Marberry
Little Theatre
Gersbacher
West Pecan
Mulkey
West Chestnut
West Mill
Eicher
William Merberry
South Elizabeth
Bailey
South Poplar
Cook
Bryant
Hall
South Illinois
Lewis
West Walnut
Terrace Garden
Anderson
North Springer
Martin
West Sycamore
Greenwood Farm
Danks
Corner West High
North Oakland
Hunter
Maple
Taylor
South Oakland
Wallace
Turner
Hildebrant
New Garden
Sarriet
South Forest
Bowyer and Taylor
West Main
Barrow
West Elm
Sherrett
R. R
Brooks
Smith
Gross
Stein
McIntosh
Cox
Gher
South Marion
Treece
Legg
Brandon
South University
Lambert
Minkler
McGinnis
West Oak
Morris
South Thompson
Coleman
Reed
Benton
Sycamore
Hinchcliff
South Highway
Chamness
Old West Main
Lions Hear University School Musicians At Noon Meeting
The junior glee club and a University School brass quartet performed at the Lions club weekly gathering. Margaretta Carey directed the choir in pieces by Humperdinck Hahn Mozart and others while Barbara English accompanied. The quartet, winners of this week’s state finals, featured Terry Thalman John Paul Mees David Price and Lawrence Clark. Lawrence Martin Brush school principal was initiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University School
Lions Club
Margaretta Carey
Glee Club
Humperdinck
Barbara English
Terry Thalman
John Paul Mees
David Price
Lawrence Clark
Lawrence Martin
Brush School
Injunction Extended Keeps Two IC Trains Off Line
Federal Judge Walter Labay extended the Illinois Central injunction to May 18 delaying restoration of two Carbondale to Chicago trains. The dispute concerns interstate commerce and a three judge panel will hear the case May 18. trains cost IC about 900 dollars daily idle revenue. Community support favors keeping trains off, while protestors were organized by railroad brotherhoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Labuy
Illinois Central
Labuy
Chicago
I. C
J. H. Wright
Wright
Labay
Philip J. Finnegan
John P. Barnes
The
Commerce Commission
Carbondale
du Quoin
Anna Man's Guernsey Bull Earns Reserve Grand at Kansas City Show
Seco L. H. Eminent Lad, a Guernsey bull owned by M. D. Bottom of Anna, was named reserve Grand champion at the American Royal livestock show in Kansas City Missouri this week. The same animal had previously won Grand Champion at the Southern Illinois Guernsey show in Murphysboro last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seco L. H. Eminent
M. D
Bottom of
Anna
Kansas City
Murphysboro
George E. Davis Dies in Missouri Home
George E. Davis, 65, a former Carbondale resident, died Friday at his University City home in Missouri. He is survived by his wife, nine children, 12 grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Jennis D. Toler of St. Louis, formerly Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Davis
Carbondale
University City
Davis
Jennis D. Toler
St. Louis
Highway Engineers Hear Oscar Day on Planning Survey
Oscar Day district research engineer of the state highway office will address the Carbondale branch of the Illinois Association of Highway Engineers Monday night. Using films he will discuss The Statewide Highway Planning Survey and show 1941 footage of the Carbondale highway office dedication after a 6 30 p m dinner at Jackson Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Day
Carbondale
Illinois Association of Highway Engineers
Day
Jackson Country Club
Freshman Girl Receives $100 Award From Local Club
The Carbondale Business and Professional Women's club votes to grant a $100 merit and need based freshman scholarship to a Carbon Dale High School graduate entering Southern Illinois University. Mrs Meininger president announces the award aimed at better preparing girls for business and professional life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Business and Professional Women's Club
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Luther Meininger
Meininger
Dongola Junior-Senior Banquet At Giant City Lodge
The Dongola Community high school Junior and Senior classes held a banquet for students and teachers Friday night at Giant City State Park lodge. Fifty-seven attendees enjoyed fern and lily centerpieces as a Carbondale troupe performed a floor show. Sixty-seven people attended including students teachers and board members. Tomorrow Cobden Community High School plans its Junior-Senior banquet at the same lodge with ninety four reservations listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dongola Community High School
Giant City State Park Lodge
Carbordale
Cobden
Community High School
City Sells 544 Wheel Tax Licenses in Carbondale
City clerk Harry Grater reports 544 wheel tax licenses sold since May 1 at the office, with 450 passenger cars at 3.50, 55 trucks under a ton at 5, one ton truck at 6, 8 trucks over one ton at 9, and 30 heavy trucks at 10. Dog licenses total 132, with tags 2 for females 1 for males and spayed females. No deadline for purchase set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Harry Grater
Grater
Hospital Notes Admitted And Discharged Friday
Hospital notes show admissions Friday for patients including Mrs Hazel Trail and Mrs Lymon Rich with surgical needs and George Carlson medical case. Discharges Friday include Mrs Will A Ericson and Mrs Morton Mainer with surgical procedures and Mary Jane Branson at Marion. Sonny Jean Presley also listed as surgical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Trail
Carbondale
Lymon Rich
Anna
George Carlson
Herman McCluskie
Marion
Will A. Ericson
Surgical
Cairo
Morton Mainer
Mary Jane Branson
Sonny Jean Presley
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Patsy White
U. School
Med
Paradise
Clyde
Ati
Celeste Holm
Alan Young
Jaycees
Carbondale Organization
Orsen Wallace
Jim
Anna Man
K. C
Missouri
Leo Gorcey and the
Bowery Boys
Ee Willard Parker
Lola Albright
Ginger Rogers
News and Cartoon
Dongola
Howard Hughes
City
Marlow
Paine, Molly X
Sohn Russell
Army Sale
Duma
Donald O'Connor
Patricia Medina
Zasu Pitts
Ray Collins and
Francis
Talking Army
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