Jackson County Trade Surges in 1948 Census Figures
The 1948 Census of Business shows Jackson County retail and wholesale trade up sharply from 1939, with retail sales rising to 29.4 million and wholesale to 16.8 million. Service trades more than doubled, and employment increased from 1,682 to 2,047. Murphysboro and Carbondale led in sales and wholesale totals.
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Jackson County
Bureau of Census
Bureau
U. S. Department of Commerce
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Farm Bureau Plans Program Meeting at Courthouse
Jackson county Farm Bureau will hold a program planning meeting at Murphysboro courthouse Tuesday at 10 30 a m. About 35 unit chairmen and executive board members are expected to participate to set up major and special programs for the year starting December 1.
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Jackson County Farm Bureau
Murphysboro
University Baptist Church Site Dedicated
A dedicatory note marks the site at the university Baptist church, signaling funds and construction plans for a new chapel project on campus grounds.
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University Baptist Church
Joseph Franza Dies At Tamms
Joseph Franza longtime Gulf Mobile and Ohio railroad foreman died at 8 30 p m Sunday at his Tamms home He would have turned 66 today He suffered a heart condition after a brief illness Franza born May 22 1894 Murphysboro served in World War I and belonged to Murphysboro Lodge 498 A F and A M Funeral services Wednesday at 2 p m Crawshaw funeral chapel Rev H T Rafael officiating burial in Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery He is survived by his wife a daughter Mrs Juanita Todd a son Joseph Jr a brother Bernard Franza and two sisters Mrs James Templeton and Mrs Ruby House
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Joseph Franza
Derrick
Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio Railroad
Tamms
Franza
Murphysboro
Lillie Alexander
Juanita Todd
Joseph Jr
Avon Park
Fla
James Templeton
Ruby House
de Soto
Bernard Franza
Chester
University Baptist Adopts Two Sunday Morning Services
The University Baptist church will hold two worships each Sunday starting next Sunday at 8 30 and 11 with Sunday school 9 45 to 10 45 between them. The temporary auditorium at 208 North Illinois proved insufficient for all attendees. Music and sermons will differ in each service and the plan is a four Sunday experiment.
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The
University Baptist Church
North
Illinois
University
Urge Better Timbering At Phillips Coal Mine
A Bureau of Mines reinspection of Phillips Coal Company No 2 mine near Carondale urges safer blasting and timbering. Inspector W R Chick notes use of permissible explosives, proper face timbering, mandatory safety posts, electric cap lamps, no smoking, and improved ventilation housing to reduce fire and roof fall hazards.
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Phillips Coal Company
Carbondale
Bureau of Mines
Jackson County
W. R. Chick
Chick
Milking Barn Built by Francis Claunch at Carbondale
Francis Claunch, a Carbondale farmer, completed a 16 by 20 foot cement block addition to his dairy barn. The new milking parlor uses equipment allowing a cow to be milked in four minutes and milk to be cooled without human touch. The setup also eliminates flies from the milking process.
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Francis Claunch
Carbondale
Jackson County
Claunch
Milking method boosts 11 head herd efficiency at Claunch farm
Claunch operates an automated milking parlor for 11 cows in Carbondale, using a steel partition, runways, and a multi-stall machine. Milk moves via rubber hoses to a 40-gallon cooler, cooling quickly to curb bacteria and improve sanitation. He plans to expand to about 25 cows for higher profits.
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Claunch
Carbondale
Carbondale Farmer's Milking
Davis speaker recalls Spanish American War at Carbondale dinner
About 60 veterans widows and guests attended the Frank Burbank Camp 91 VFW dinner in Carbondale with Joseph H. Davis 69 longtime Illinois legislator and Murphysboro mayor as main speaker. He contrasted 1898 training and equipment with World Wars 1 and 2 noting forgotten causes and the Maine Roosevelt charge and Dewey victory.
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San Juan Hill
Carbondale
Frank Burbank
du Quoin
Cuba
J. D. Boren
John I. Wright
VFW
Andy Hall
Mount Vernon
Joseph H. Davis
Illinois
Murphysboro
Davis
Maine
Dewey
Teddy Roosevelt
Congress
Henry Bailey
VFW Post
Prospecting Firms in Carbondale Granted Charters
The Illinois Department of State issued corporate charters to two Carbondale prospecting firms. The Carbondale-Brazier Co. is capitalized at 9700 dollars and the Carbondale-Moye Co. at 8900 dollars, both located at 211 South Illinois Avenue. Their activities include prospecting for coal, oil, gas and minerals, opening mines, drilling wells, and mining and operating wells. Attorney Elmer J. Medlin represents both firms. He declined to disclose the members’ names.
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Carbondale
Illinois Department of State
Carbondale-Brazier Co
Carbondale-Moye Co
South
Illinois Avenue
Elmer J. Medlin
Medlin
Inspector Recommends Safety Upgrades At Mine Site
An inspector urged renewed safety measures at the mining operation. He called for a positive check-in system universal protective gear use and the adoption of flame safety lamps and safer door access.
Carbondale Girls Honored at Lake Forest Honors Day
At Lake Forest College Honors Day, Carbondale girl Arlene Schwachow received a Student Council key for secretary work and Calla Ann Crepin earned the Freshman Cup as outstanding freshman woman of the year. Both are daughters of local residents.
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Carbondale
Lake Forest College
Arlene Schwachow
Donald Schwachow
South Poplar Street
Calla Ann Crepin
A. E. Crepin
Brother of Harry Seibert Dies in Ashton
Leonard Seibert of Ashton Newfoundland died Sunday morning. He was the brother of Carbondale druggist Harry Seibert. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Ashton. Mr and Mrs Seibert left today to attend the services.
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Leonard Seibert
Ashton
Harry Seibert
Carbondale
101 to Receive Diplomas from Lincoln School
Lincoln junior high will award certificates to 101 eighth grade pupils during a May 24 ceremony at 8 p m in the school gym. Rev Glenn F Sharp will deliver the invocation and benediction. Edward Helton will present diplomas with Principal Norman E Moore introducing the class. Judy Barrett is salutatorian and Ken Martin is valedictorian.
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Lincoln Junior High
Lincoln School
Glenn F. Sharp
Grace Methodist Church
Edward Helton
Board of Education
Norman E. Moore
Judy Barrett
Ken Martin
Pepperino
Endresen
Elizabeth Mullins
Diane Burdick
Speaks
Jo Jeannine Miller
Jack
Squire
Ronnie Morris
Lehar Moore
Weidman
Marcia Hunt
Geraldine Tripp
Charles Sisk
Marshalls
Sandra Brauer
Sharon Hall
Ernest Morris
Barbara Goldstein
Lula Kay van Cleve
Dixie Wells
John Langan
Wilma Eddings
Larry Allen
Ross Arkell
Sue Ellen Burgesser
Jerry Batson
Donald Baxter
Jesse Baxter
Margaret Borger
Dianne Burdick
Harold Calhoun
Patricia Cannon
Earl Cook
Carol Anne Cox
Gordon Coradd
Larry Crowell
Marcella Dillon
David Dinsmore
Wanda Jane Duncan
Vernon Eaton
Ronald Ferrell
Shirley Fox
Betty Lou Freeman
Patty Goodman
Boccie Gwaltney
Peggy
Willard Mendanall
Otis Miller
Tommy Miller
Frances McCall
Bernard McCalla
Patricia MeeCaughan
James Peterson
Esther Priesand
Richard Pyle
Barbara Reynolds
Florine Roach
Ray Robertson
Robert Robertson
Eddie Robinson
Joan Robinson
Judy Rogers
Jerry Rombach
Dickey Rotramel
Harley Rushing
Loren Sanders
Ronald Schureman
Irene Sharp
Homer Shehorn
Virginia Smith
Barbara Stacks
Charles Stanley
Dorothy Stein
Eugene Summers
Jerry Swindell
Sue Taylor
Clifford Tinpy
Russell Trexler
Larry Tripp
Tommy Turner
Merle Waller
Jim
Water Main Bursts In Murphysboro Floods Streets
A 10 inch water main burst on East Walnut Street near Second Street in Murphysboro causing a 6 by 24 inch hole and about 12 minutes without water late Saturday afternoon. Superintendent Carl Fraley blamed corrosion from sulfuric acid in cinders covering the main. Service was restored after rerouting while repairs were planned to finish by Tuesday.
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Murphysboro
East Walnut Street
Second Street
Carl Fraley
Murphysboro Water Company
Fire Destroys Harrison Area Farm Home
Fire destroyed John Bost’s farm home north of Murphysboro around 7 a m. Bost said a kitchen fire rekindled while he checked a newborn calf. Firemen arrived too late to save the house, estimate $7 000 on the structure and $500 on contents, with some items saved.
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Harrison
John Bost
Harrison Area
Murphysboro
Bost
Stewart Bittner
Clarence Perschbacher
Floyd Moore
Urba Hanson
Property Transfers in Carbondale and Dowell
Lillian B Meade Ellet transfers part of lot 11 block 39 Oakland cemetery Carbondale for 40 dollars to Gladys Duncan. Angelo Cassai transfers lot 10 block 26 Dowell for 1200 dollars to George Eng land.
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Lillian B. Meade Ellet
Gladys Duncan
Oakland Cemetery
Carbondale
Angelo Cassai
George England
Dowell
List of names in a community notice
A fragment lists individuals including Bobby Weber, Bobby White, Velma Jean Whitis, Barbara Williams, Malcolm Winkler, Patricia Wood, Kenneth Wooden, Glenda Wright, and Juanita Wright as part of a local notice. The document reads as a partial roster with no clear event or action described.
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My Weber
Bobby White
Velma Jean Whitis
Barbara Williams
Malcolm Winkler
Patricia Wood
Kenneth Wooden
Glenda Wright
Juanita Wright
Armed Forces Day Parade Draws 3000 In Murphysboro
The 135th Battalion Combat Engineers and allied units paraded in Murphysboro before about 3000 spectators. Weather forced some unit absences and pushed the event to Sunday to fit participant schedules. Next year’s parade is planned for Anna.
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135Th Battalion
Combat Engineers
Illinois National Guard
Illinois
Murphysboro
Norman McRoy
135Th Bn
Anna
Former Chester Resident Dies in St. Louis
Mrs. George Douglas formerly of Chester died Sunday in St. Louis. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Schroeder Chapel Chester. Mrs. Douglas owned property in the Chester downtown area.
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Chester
St. Louis
George Douglas
Schroeder
Douglas
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