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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1950

Page

1

Stassen to Speak on Memorial Day in Carbondale

Harold E. Stassen, president of the University of Pennsylvania, will address Memorial Day ceremonies in Carbondale on Tuesday at about 10 30 a m at McAndrew Stadium Southern Illinois University. He arrives from St Louis and will wreath Woodlawn cemetery before lunch on campus.

Harold E. Stassen Commem Carbondale Everett Prosser Stassen University of Pennsylvania McAndrew Stadium Southern Illinois University Minnesota St. Louis E. W. Bromwich Woodlawn Cemetery Washington D. C John Hodge United States Army Fifth Corps Melissa Hodge Hodge Southern Illinois Prosser Hubert Eskin Veterans of Foreign Wars Eskin Lee Davis East Main Street Wall Street Illinois Avenue Ilinois Avenue Main Street Grand Avenue Davis Clyde Winkler Lincoln Attucks Brush

Record Budget Before S. I. U. Board

Southern Tallinois university trustees were to consider a record budget proposal at their monthly meeting today. One trustee predicted the meeting would be especially long due to the budget report’s length and technicalities. The board was originally set for May 22 but the date was postponed to finish the budget work.

Southern Tallinois University

Psychiatrists Examine Killers Before Sanity Hearings

Two young killers Curtis Chapman 19 of White Hall and Carson Seger 20 of Alton were brought to Carrollton Illinois under guard for psychiatric examinations. The tests by Dr. James F. McFadden and Dr. Robert G. Kuehnert precede a Wednesday sanity hearing before Judge Dewitt S. Crowe in the same Greene circuit courtroom where they were sentenced to death for the 1949 Jerseyville Heininger murder. They have four reprieves with a June 9 deadline. the state Pardon board is reevaluating their case as Governor Stevenson weighs next steps this week.

Carrollton, Ill White Hall Carson Seger Alton Menard State Prison Greene Circuit James F. McFadden St. Louis Robert G. Kuehnert Chicago Dewitt S. Crowe Seger Chapman Greene Circuit Court Howard Heininger Jerseyville Insurance State Supreme Court State Pardon Board Stevenson

Two Men Die in Newton Plane Crash

A two-seater plane crashed six miles southeast of Newton along the Ste Marie road killing two Ottawa men. William Grover McCormick, 66, the pilot and a real estate dealer, and Dr. Roy A. Palmer, about 70, an osteopath, were found dead by passersby around 8 p.m. with no witnesses. The coroner and physicians estimated death about 6 a.m. and the bodies were taken to Rees funeral home. An inquest was tentatively set for 5:30 p.m. today.

Newton Ottawa Rees Funeral Home Wton

Altamont Publisher Heads Southern Illinois Editorial Association

Otha Lanier, publisher of the Altamont News, was elected president at a two day Carbondale session. Ed Knowles and Charles Mills were named vice president and secretary treasurer, with a slate including Frank Ledbetter, P. H. Vannier, Charles Feirich, Curt Small, and W. L. Schmitt to the board. An informal fall meeting was tentatively planned.

Otha Lanier Altamont News Southern Illinois Editorial Association Carbondale Ed Knowles Elkville Journal Charles Mills Vandalia Leader Frank Ledbetter Carterville Herald P. H. Vannier Bluffs Times Charles Feirich Metropolis News Curt Small Harrisburg Register W. L. Schmitt Carlinville Enquirer

Note Added Above Club Slots In West Frankfort

Slot machines, removed for two weeks, reappeared in a West Frankfort private club on Saturday. A printed sign read If you can't afford it, don't play them.

West Frankfort

Weather forecast and river readings for the area

Cloudy with scattered thundershowers tonight and Tuesday. Low tonight 58 to 64, high Tuesday 75 to 85. Sun temperatures 63 to 84 with a 66 percent humidity at 8 am. Precipitation 0 inches since yesterday 7 am. Crab Orchard Lake two inches above spillway yesterday. Little Grassy Lake three feet below spillway yesterday. Mississippi River 23.2 feet at 9 am today, rising 1 foot in 24 hours.

Crab Orchard Lake Mississippi

Local Index Overview Across Pages and Sections

The day's edition lists the Index Area National page 1 Local news page 3 Sports pages 6 and 7 Comics page 7 Classified ads pages 14 and 15 Markets page 15. Readers are directed to the respective page locations for full articles and features.

Sadaj and Christopher Resident Dies in Route 148 Wreck

Joseph C. Sadaj 24 of 701 Sylvia avenue Christopher was killed when his car exceeded 90 mph on route 148 two miles north of Herrin and hit a tree near Pond Creek. Two Herrin women passengers were injured Maude Cooper pelvis and jaw broken Lilly South abrasions. Inquest set for 6 p.m. at Herrin city hall with Rev Stephen Boros to officiate at St Andrew's church burial in St Andrew's cemetery. Sadaj a WWII veteran worked for Christopher water department. He leaves parents Mike and Mary and four sisters and two brothers. another brother Stanley died in WWII.

Joseph C. Sadaj Sylvia Avenue Christopher Herrin Pond Creek Sadaj Maude Cooper North 15 Street Herrin Hospital Lilly South East Webster Street American Legion Mike Mary Sadaj Jennie Ballinois Chicago Wanda Savage Oakland California Helen Irene Sadaj John Sadaj San Antonio Texas Stanley

Four Slightly Injured In Wreck Near Herrin

Four persons escaped serious injuries after a collision near the Herrin Nightclub on the Herrin Colp highway at about 4 am. Frank C. Ballowe 46 of Herrin eastbound cut across into the path of Robert Clutts Carbondale route 3. Eva Koch 39 Herrin suffered facial lacerations and was hospitalized. Clutts received first aid for minor injuries. Ballowe was treated for fractured ribs and discharged Olen Hall 43 Herrin was dismissed after leg and arm lacerations.

Herrin Herrin-Colp Frank C. Ballowe South 16 Robert Clutts Carbondale Ballone Clutts Eva Koch North Park Avenue Herrin Hospital Olen Hall South 20 Street

Royalton Man and Stepdaughter Injured in Crash

Enzo Bianchini a 34 year old Royalton resident and his 15 year old stepdaughter Anna Hunt were injured Sunday when Bianchini’s car struck a culvert near Carbondale on U S highway 51 and overturned. Bianchini is in serious condition with a compound arm fracture while Miss Hunt has minor injuries. The wife in the car was uninjured. State Police officer John Parrish said an oncoming car forced Bianchini off the road and sped away after the crash.

Enzo Bianchini Royalton Anna Hunt Bianchini Carbondale U. S. Highway 51 Holden Hospital Miss Hunt John Parrish Parrish

Car Crash Kills Clarence Spihlmann on U S 16

State police report Clarence Spihlmann 24 of Albers was killed when his car pulled into the path of a truck driven by A J Waggoner 52 of Centralia on U S 16 near here. Spihlmann attempted to pass another vehicle at the time of the collision.

Albers Clarence Spihlmann U. S. Highway 16 Here Spihlmann A. J. Waggoner Centralia

Methodists List Appointments Of Preachers

Bishop Magee announced pastoral changes at the twelfth Southern Illinois Methodist conference in Marion. The list names district superintendents and new appointments across Carbondale, East St. Louis, Belleville, Granite City, Marion First, and other locales, plus special appointments and approved evangelists.

J. Ralph Magee Southern Illinois Methodist Conference Marion Clyde H. Todd Carbondale Hubert G. Hurley Lebanon Omer F. Whitlock Harrisburg Earl C. Phillips Flora Ashley Wayne Burkey Centralia Claude C. Dandy Christopher Shelby Felts Ellis Grove Donald Blessing Gorham Shirley Milner Jonesboro-Saratoga William Lively Murphysboro Centenary Earl Dickey Sparta Milton Q. Connett Waltonville George Phelps Woodlawn New Shiloh Charles Chapman Stephen B. Phillips Worden James Walker Antioch R. S. Beck Crab Orchard Charles Ice Crossville W. Raymond Richardson Dahlgre Walter Fagan Elizabethtown Frank Proctor Fairfield Ellen Moore Church W. A. Patty Golconda H. G. Pribble Golden Gate Roger Cullison Macedonia Benjamin H. Cravens Marion First Carl E. Hearn Mill Shoals Joseph Evers Mount Vernon Epworth Roscoe R. Hollis Omaha Luther B. Howard Pleasant Grove W. E. Bennett Pittsburg Virgil Miller Tates Chapel Joseph T. Smith West Frankfort O. O. Maerker Olney Clay City S. E. Pinkstaff Falmouth Lewis Hedges Farina J. N. Presley Flora Wesley W. E. Lamp Geff- Mount Olive Louis Mitchell Louisville Gerald E. Gulley Mason Circuit Ezekiel Haley Newton Dale Turner D. C. Williams Palestine First Elmer Smith Patoka Alfred S. Dalrymple Shoronier Lee Brooks H. Ward Barter Archer Center Division of Home Missions and Church Extension Clairfield Tenn Earl W. Barrett Albion W. E. Bush McKendree College Frank E. Harris Board of Education N. C. Henderson Old Folks’ Home Lawrenceville Edward Hoffman Mec-Kendree College Narvel B. Motzer Children’s Houe Mount Vernon R. Paul Sims Board of Missions Fellowship of Christian Reconstruction Japan Ovid A. Stine Africa Lewis B. van Winkle Dean McKendree College E. O. Allen Herbert R. Bennett Granite City Eugene Cs Chastain Pinkstaff E. O. Hobbs Palestine Garrett H. Phillips Ross C. Smith Raymond J. Weiss

Ten-year-old Farm Boy Killed by Tractor

David A. Rhodes, 10, died in Clark County, Illinois after a tractor overturned on him while his father walked beside a plough. The plough struck a tree, tipping the tractor backward, and a coroner's jury ruled the death an accident. Funeral services are planned in West Union.

West Union Ill David A. Rhodes Rhodes Clark County

Madigan named general superintendent of Illinois State Fair program

Springfield May 29 D M Cy Madigan of Penfield Illinois was appointed general superintendent of the program for the Illinois State fair Madigan is a stock horse dealer and a farmer

Springfield Iil D. M Cy) Madigan Penfield Madigan

Rebellious Coal Miner Wins Back Union Support

A long prepared Whitsundtide rally surged through the German capital without incident as a rebellious coal miner regained acceptance within the union. The event marked a notable moment for the labor movement amid postwar conditions.

Sidener Back In UMW After Facing Dual Unionism Charge

Canton coal miner Lloyd H. Sidener, ousted as local 7455 president and fined 50000 for dual unionism, was told he could return to work and seek reinstatement. Union officials would not comment. Sidener expects to regain presidency and back pay amid resumed relations.

Canton United Mine Workers’ Union Lloyd H. Sidener U.M.W Sidener Clarence Campbell United Electrioal Companies Union Washington Hugh White Illnois U.M.W. District 12 White Springfield Ill Campbell National Labor Relations Board Senate

Supreme Court Refuses Review in Film Writers Contempt Case

The Supreme Court declined to hear Lawson and Trumbo’s contempt appeals over 1947 Reds in Hollywood hearings. They refused to disclose Communist party membership, were fined $1,000 and sentenced to a year in prison. The ruling preserves limits on speech during legislative actions to curb perceived threats.

Washington Supreme Court Congress John Howard Lawson Dalton Trumbo House un-American Activities Committee Reds-in-Hollywood Communist Party U. S. Court of Appeals Trumbo Court of Appeals Hollywood Writers High Tribunal California Hugo Black Douglas Tom Clark Taoglay

Wet Holiday Is Forecast Across the East

Memorial Day picnickers are advised to take umbrellas. The Weather Bureau predicts showers tomorrow across the eastern half of the nation from the Plains to the Atlantic coast, mainly in the afternoon. Temperatures should run about normal, with fair to partly cloudy skies in the West.

Associated Press Weather Bureau Plains States Atlantic Coast Western Plains Rocky Mountains Pacific Coast

No Paper Tuesday Memorial Day notice

There will be no publication of this newspaper on Tuesday May 30 in observance of Memorial Day.

Alto Pass Man Kills Himself

John Allen Hardin 69 of Alto Pass died at 1 p m Sunday at Hale Willard hospital Anna after shooting himself with a .38 caliber revolver at his home near Alto Pass A coroner s jury ruled death by his own action The sheriff said his wife and son had reported prior threats and that the revolver was hidden Mrs Hardin gave the weapon to him during a confrontation He fired a shot in the living room and died on the hill above the house The family had lived on the Rendleman farm 17 years Funeral arrangements by Parker Funeral Home Alto Pass include services Tuesday at First Baptist Church with burial in Alto Pass cemetery He is survived by his wife a son a daughter a brother and a sister and eight grandchildren.

John Allen Hardin Alto Pass Hale- Willard Hospital Anna Route 127 Henry Hileman Union County Virgil Smith Jonesboro Hardin William James Rendleman J. R. Tweedy Cobain W. Earl Batson William Batson Rendleman Otto Rendleman James Rendleman Parker Funeral Home First Baptist Church R. J. Miller Ola Livingston Fort Smith Ark William Hardin Carbondale Dollie Porter Hampton, Ark

Berlin Youth March Fails to Trigger Red Putsch

Western officials said the Berlin event was a Communist parade not a thwarted putsch. Tens of thousands of blue-shirted youths marched through Wilhelmstrasse praising Stalin and Soviet Russia while East zone police formed a backbone for a potential East German army. West Berlin officials claimed the display failed to overrun the city, despite banners attacking Anglo American rule and celebrating Soviet allies.

Berlin Wilhelmstrasse Ander den Linden Russia East Zone Lustgarten Wilhelm Pick East Germany Stalin West

Hedges Begins Five to Seven Year Term for Manslaughter

Tony Hedges 41 of near Corinth Williamson county started a five to seven year sentence at Menard prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter before Judge C Ross Reynolds in Williamson circuit court He shot Arthur Wesley Yellowjacket Harris 45 of Johnston City in a Johnston City tavern on Sept 16. Harris was killed with one shotgun blast after Hedges warned I am going to kill you Six other patrons fled while Hedges threatened to shoot those leaving He barricaded the door as Sheriff Lawrence Cannon and Johnston City officers arrived and held authorities at bay for three minutes before tear gas drove the others from the tavern and Hedges surrendered to police

Tony Hedges Corinth Williamson County Menard C. Ross Reynolds Williamson Hedges Arthur Wesley Yellowjacket Lawrence Cannon Johnston City Cannon

Grab It Here Founder Dies in Danville

C. S. Paxton, founder of Grab It Here, died after a three year illness in Danville. The chain started in 1919 and now operates 58 stores across Eastern Illinois and Western Indiana within 73 miles of Danville.

Danville C. S. Paxton Grab It Here Illinois Indiana

Also Mentioned on This Page

Communism John B. Coulter Coulter Cairo Mound City General Hodge Korea S. I. U. Board Chapman, Seger Carrollton Curtis Chapman Altamont Publisher Heads Association Joseph Sadaj Methodists Uncle Sam Yankee Unter den Linden Lloyd Sidener Court Film Writers Review U. S. District Court District Court Ring Lardner, Jr Albert Maltz Alvah Bessie Samuel Ornitz Herbert Biberman Edward Dmytryk Adrian Scott Lester Cole Germany Soviet Russia
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