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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1952
Page
11
A dense listing covers Carbondale and Herrin rental ads for 2 and 3 room apartments with furnished options, houses for sale, and tool fixtures. It also includes a Master in Chancery sale notice for multiple Herrin properties and a public notice for court action involving Jackson County residents with several marriages and partnerships listed.
Notice states a claim against the estate of Minnie C. Butcher in Jackson County Illinois due by Monday May 7, 1952, without summons. Administrator Minnie C. Butcher. attorney William M. Wolff. M565-May 17-24-31.
Fragmentary OCR lists several individuals and places including Mrs Vesta and Mrs Halleck with babies in Pinckneyville and Murphysboro nearby. Mentions St Andrew's in Murphysboro with Alice Baker and a surgical entry, plus references to Du Quoin and Du. O'Keefe. No coherent event details or full article context.
James Barton 56 of Makanda died Friday at home. Survived by wife Melvina four sons Earl Cecil Makanda two daughters Mrs. Virgie Lambert and Mrs. Nora West Makanda a step son Dave Nichols Mathews Mo two brothers William Mildridge Mo Griffie Shannon Mo two sisters Mrs Lizzie Gore Mildridge Mo Mrs Mary Counts Blytheville Ark and 21 grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at 9 a.m. at Barton home with Rev. Ray Daniels Murphysboro officiating burial in Johnson cemetery Reno Ark Carbondale funeral home in charge.
Three teens from Tamarea and Du Quoin, Margaret Heape 14, Robert Bowlin 17, William Ramsay 30, were hospitalized at Marshall Browning for injuries after a two-car collision near Tamarea. Two other occupants, Willie 35 from Farmersville and Dana Louis 14 from Halstead, were treated and released after X-rays.
Du Quoin s oldest industry the Blake Slee Pump Co 88 years old was bought by F Lytle of Salem The sale announced here confirms the transfer to a new owner The Blakeslee Forester widow of the late Robert Forester is mentioned in the transfer closing an old local business era.
Pfc. Arthur J. G. Reiling of Mt. Vernon and son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony F. Reiling is listed by the Department of Defense as in action in Korea. He served in the Marine Corps.
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