SIU Announces High School Press Awards
Winners announced by Donald Grubb acting chair of SIU journalism. Judges from journalism faculty and Pi Delta Epsilon. First place news story Wynenna McNeill and Freda Laws. first editorial Beverly Lewis. first sports story Warren Gray. first feature Gerald Coomer. Numerous second and third place honors listed for multiple students across West Frankfort Robinson Mt. Vernon and others.
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Southern Illinois High School Press Association
Donald Grubb
Southern Illinois University
Pi Delta Epsilon
Wynenna McNeill
West Frankfort
Freda Laws
du Quoin
John Health
Robinson
Mary Ann Klevorn
Lebanon
Beverly Lewis
Tom Jordan
Mt. Vernon
Sandra Thornton
Mt. Carmel
Becky Allen
Doris Snider
Gorham
Lowell Dodson
Tamms
John Wheatley
Warren Gray
Mary Lippert
Freeburg
Jack Jones
Collins
Fountain Staff
Larry Mack
Paul Martin
John Brown
Carmi
L. Lawrence
Marlene Schilling
Esther Lynch
Kay Manor
Mr. Carmel
St Marys of Chester Graduates 23 Students
Graduation services for 23 eighth grade students of St. Marys Catholic School in Chester were held in the school auditorium after an operetta titled Aunt Drusillas Garden. Rev A B Lehman gave a short address before diplomas were presented to Wilferd Korando Oscar McMath Sarah Wilson Jirinda Craig Sue Wittenborn Rosemary Junger Frances Herschbach Jeanine Postman John L Maes Norma Jean Montroy Eleanor Blechle Shirley Sebastian Charles Griffith Marion Bert Marcella Davitz Charlene Braun Virginia Montroy Kay Siegfried Melvin Ahary Jerry Favier Jimmy Stirnaman Romana Berkbigler and Luan Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Catholic School of
Chester
Drusilla
A. B. Lehmen
Wilferd Korando
Oscar McMath
Sarah Wilson
Jirinda Craig
Sue Wittenborn
Rosemary Junger
Frances Herschbach
Jeanine Postman
John L. Maes
Norma Jean Montroy
Eleanor Blechle
Shirley Sebastian
Charles Griffith
Marion Bert
Marcella Davitz
Charlene Braun
Virginia Montroy
Kay Siegfried
Melvin Ahery
Jerry Favier
Jimmy Stirnaman
Romana Berkbigler
Luan Smith
Picnicer Hooks 3 Lb Carp In Lagoon
Herbert Shemonia a seventh grade student at Murphysboro Logan junior high school reeled in a 3-lb carp Tuesday afternoon in Riverside Park lagoon. He fished with a pole and line plus a passing man lent a rod. The fish fought fiercely, weighed about three and a half pounds, and was noted as an unusual catch for the small water body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Shemonia
Murphysboro Logan
Shemonia
Maple Street
Riverside Park
Williamson 4-H Day Camp Planned in Williamson County
Williamson county 4-H club members, parents and friends are invited to a day camp on June 10 at the 4-H camp site of Lake West Frankfort. Activities include fishing, swimming, volleyball, shuffleboard and other games with a lifeguard on duty. Attendees should bring picnic lunches. an evening meal is served in the dining hall for a $1 fee. Reservations due by June 7. A club officers training school will be held June 6 at the Farm Bureau building, Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
4-H Club
Lake West Frankfort
H. H. Fulkerson
Williamson County Farm
Herrin teacher plans two month tour of five European nations
Anthony Venegoni Herrin Township High School teacher will depart June 14 from St. Louis to sail aboard the Mauretania docking Le Havre June 23. He will visit Paris Versailles Bern Lucerne Geneva Milan Cuggiono Innsbruck Rome and London over two months, with stops in Cairo and Nice possibly. A private audience with the Pope in Rome is arranged and he may meet the U S air attach in Cairo or travel to Lourdes before returning to Herrin late August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diva Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Anthony
Tony) Venegoni
Herrin
Herrin Township
New York
St. Louis
Cunard
le Havre
France
Venegoni
Paris
Versailles
Bern
Lucerne
Geneva
Switzerland
Italy
Milan
Cuggiono
Venegosi
Angelo
Vincenzo Venegoni
North
Eleventh Street
Caggiono
Innsbruck
Austria
University of
John Venegoni
Benton
Venice
Florence
Rome
Albert Zuroweste
Belleville
Cairo
Egypt
Dale Evans
Benton and Marion
Evans
Southern Illinois University
University of Illinois
Nice
Cannes
Lourdes
London
England
Southampton
United States
Philadelphia
Washington
D. C
Sheriff Primary in Union County to Fill Vacancy
A special primary will be held in Union County on September 16 to nominate candidates for the office of sheriff and ex officio county collector to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Paul M. Dodd, recalled to U.S. Marine service. County clerk Perl Zwahlen called the election. Petitions for nomination are due at the Jonesboro county clerk office. Coroner Henry Hileman had assumed sheriff duties after Dodd’s resignation. Carl Hatley serves as deputy sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
Paul M. Dodd
U.S. Marines
Centy
Perl Zwahlen
Jonesboro
Henry Hileman
Dodd
Carl Hatley
Italian woman gives birth to 27th child in Benevento
The Italian News Agency reports Mrs Francesco Minocchia has delivered her 27th child, a baby boy born yesterday in Benevento Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francesco Minocchia
Benevento
4 H Club Announces Help Meetings and Card Submissions
Members are invited to meetings to obtain assistance for their jobs. Entertainment cards for the 4-H club are due at the county office by June 1.
Graduation Held for 27 at St John’s Lutheran Ches ter
Graduation exercises at St John’s Lutheran Ches ter heard diplomas awarded by Ed win Erdman with 27 eighth graders named. Rev H F Gerecke delivered the address Wisdom From Above as the Senior Choir performed The Lord is My Shepherd under Aaron Kopf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Lutheran School
Chester
Edwin Erdman
Board of Education
H. F. Gerecke
St. John
Aaron Kopf
Fireman Charged With Starting Hotel Blazes
Ottawa police arrested Frank Eric Thompson 27 a city fireman for more than three years and charged him with arson after he was accused of starting blazes within a hotel. He faced charges in Ottawa Ontario and the incident dated May 29 according to AP reports.
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Ottawa
Ont
Frank Eric Thompson
Ottawa Fire Department
Stock Trade At Slow Pace
New York May 29 AP Customary pre holiday influences limit stock prices to narrow changes today. Trading slow due to Memorial Day and the first summer Saturday closing causing a three day weekend suspension. Railroads steady then profit taking. several leaders down while others show modest ahead movements. Government bonds steady in over the counter dealings.
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New York
American Telephone
Anaconda Copper
International Paper
Boeing
Goodyear
Consolidated Natural Gas
Bethlehem Steel
International Telephone
Dow Chemical
DuPont
Kennecott Copper
Goodrich
Standard Oil
N.J
Montgomery Ward
U. S
East St. Louis Livestock Trade Report
Hog market opened active then slowed with mixed gains and losses across weights from 120 to 310 pounds. Prices ranged from 13.50 to 22.00, with sows and heavier hogs near 18.00 to 21.40, and cattle calves generally steady with steers, heifers, and bulls trading around 24.00 to 36.00 for good to prime stock and vealers 22.00 to 29.00.
Chicago Produce Reports Butter and Eggs Mixed
Butter receipts remain high and wholesale buying prices steady to slightly lower with grades AA through C listed. Eggs firm with U S standards and current receipts shown. Strawberries market stronger with multiple state arrivals and crate sales ranges for Illinois Indiana Missouri California. best and fair lots priced accordingly.
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U. S
California
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Blakemares
Robinsons
Herrin and Johnston City Men Sentenced to Penal Farm
Three men from Herrin and Johnston City received four month sentences at Vandalia state penal farm after pleading guilty to vagrancy. Robert Trout of Johnston City Karl Peters of Herrin and John Kelly of Herrin were arraigned before Marion justice W B Roberts. They are the twenty fourth fifth and sixth Williamson county inmates sent to the penal farm this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Johnston City
Robert Trout
Karl Peters
John Kelly
W. B. Roberts
Marion
Williamson County
Fire Causes Major Loss at La Salle Hotel
A fire at the La Salle hotel caused about 90000 dollars in damage while a smaller incident at the Victoria hotel resulted in no serious damage after about half an hour of flames.
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Victoria Hotel
la Salle Hotel
Presbyterians Attack Loyalty Oaths and Authoritarianism
The Presbyterian Church in the U S A urged its 2 5 million members to oppose loyalty oaths and thought control while calling for racial desegregation, UN support, and political involvement. The 164th general assembly also criticized government waste and inflation, opposed universal military training, and condemned McCarthy era tactics and gambling. Reverend John H Hart cited McCarthy as tarnishing reputations with innuendo and false accusations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
America
U. S
Vatican
United Nations
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
John H. Hart
Pleasant Valley
N. Y
McCarthy
Legion Awards Given to Douglas Students
Ednaduezell Bostick and James Ernest Jamison of Douglas eighth grade graduating class in Murphysboro received American Legion awards at graduation services Tuesday night. Presented by Charles Schumaker commander of Paul Stout Post 127 and Fred B. Herbert, with Post 127 also represented by commander-elect The awards honor one boy and one girl per class for scholastic and extracurricular excellence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ednaduezell Bostick
James Ernest Jamison
Douglas School
Murphysboro
American Legion
Charles Schumaker
Paul Stout
American Gunn
Fred B. Herbert
Post 127
Chicago Livestock Prices Report for Hogs Cattle and Calves
Salable hogs 8 000 fairly active with gains 25 35 cents under 230 lb and heavier weights steady to 25 cents up top 22 00 choice 180 220 lb butchers 21 50 21 85 230 250 lb 20 65 21 50 260 280 lb 20 00 20 65 290 350 lb 19 00 20 00 choice sows 400 lb and under 18 19 and some 19 25 most 400 500 lb 17 25 18 25 heavier weights down to 16 00 good clearance. Salable cattle 2 000 salable calves 400 slow slaughter steers weak at Wednesday s low close little or no inquiry for medium weight and heavy steers few loads over 1 200 lb taken off market heifers about steady cows and bulls steady to 25 cents or more lower dealers steady few sales good to high choice steers 1 200 lb down 30 00 34 00 few utility and commercial holsteins 25 50 27 75 tt load choice to prime 825 lb heifers 34 50 comparable grade 1 063 lb mixed yearlings 34 25 most and choice heifers 30 00 33 75 utility and commercial cows 21 75 25 50 canners and cutters 18 00 21 50 utility and commercial balls 25 50 28 50 commercial to prime dealers 32 00 38 00
Bridge Session Tonight Moves Up One Day
The Herrin Ellis bridge club will meet at 8 p.m. tonight instead of Friday. J. W. McCord, bridge chairman, announced the session was moved up to avoid conflicting with Memorial Day events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Ellis Bridge Club
J. W. McCord
Million Dollar Illinois Cancer Drive Outlined
State funds are being requested for cancer control in Illinois for the coming year. Bill Bracy, Herrin cancer drive captain, says the 1952 Crusade supports research, education and service with about $91,345 for public education and $340,082 for patient care. The Herrin hospital cancer clinic receives part of the funds and ranks as the state's largest outside Chicago.
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Illinois
Bill Bracy
Herrin
American Cancer Society
Bracy
Herrin Hospital
Chicago
Poppy Sales Net $232 in Herrin
Herrin poppy sales raised 232.65 dollars with Violet Green and Leo Bracken as chairmen. Baker Ladd Post 1567 VFW sponsored the drive. Douglas Magnotti and Larry Magnotti earned first and second prizes for most poppies sold, while Patricia Tregoning and Rhea Jo Camarato earned one dollar each. Lunch for 13 children was hosted by the VFW auxiliary at 309 North Sixteenth Street, with kids receiving movie tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Herrin
Violet Green
Leo Bracken
Baker-Ladd Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Douglas
Larry Magnotti
Larry
Patricia Tregoning
Rhea Jo Camarato
V.F.W. Auxiliary
North Sixteenth Street
New Owner Clears Dump Site Near Route 13
Ed Pullis of Murphysboro has bought a strip of ground along the Route 13 to Harrison side road north of Murphysboro. A bulldozer will spread dirt over dumped cans and refuse for a day or two to cover the area and sink holes. Motorists have complained of box loads of trash dumped on the roadside.
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Harrison
Murphysboro
Ed Pullis
Murphysboro Hatchery
Pullis
Herrin Teachers Publish Home Care Article in Magazine
Mrs Blanche Weaver and Mrs Louise Barton homemaking teachers at Herrin Township high school wrote Home Care of the Sick for the May Illinois Vocational Progress. In the last three years over 200 high school homemaking pupils earned Red Cross Home Nursing certificates and 400 earned Red Cross First Aid certificates.
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Herrin
Blanche Weaver
Louise Barton
Herrin Township High School
Illinois Vocational Progress Magazine
Ea Red Cross
Red Cross
U H I students tour Southern Illinoisan plant
Nineteen junior English students from University High School Carbondale toured the Southern Illinoisan plant in Carbondale on Wednesday. They were led by Dr. Charles B. Willard and two Southern Illinois University practice teachers Miss Marilyn Stroh and Jack Jungers. The students are currently studying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University High School
Carbondale
Southern Illinoisan
Charles B. Willard
Southern Illinois University
Marilyn Stroh
Jack Jungers
Lesser Legion To Sponsor Show
The Lesser American Legion post will sponsor the Mildred Hall Dance Follies on Thursday June 5 at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Past similar shows occurred in Benton West Frankfort DuQuoin and Christopher. Children from Sesser and neighboring towns will participate. Jimmie Harper of DuQuoin will be master of ceremonies. Advance tickets are sold at Dugger's drug store in Lesser and by Boy Scouts.
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American Legion Post
Benton
West Frankfort
DuQuoin
Christopher
Sesser
Jimmie Harper
du Quein
DuQuein State Fair
Dugger’s Drug Store
Lesser
Students Explore Newspaper Operation In Southern Illinoisan
In a class project, English 3 students examined the full operation of the Southern Illinoisan and learned about teletypesetter machines used to cast type in Carbondale, with operators in Decatur explaining the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Decatur
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SIU
ST. Mary's OF Chester
Williamson 4-H Club
Farm ‘Bureau
Madiss Street
Legion Awards
Bobby Dean Kenley
Barbara Ann Restivo
Freeman Spur School
Tony Venegoni
Pope
Charles Denham
Willimason County
Air Force
Grahame Crichton
George K. Crichton
Miss Crichton
State Department
H. T.H.S
Mauretania
Sorbonne
ST. John’s Lutheran
Dale Adams
Vernon Bollman
Leroy Erdman
Darrel Fraembs
Gaynelle Johnson
Jack McDaniels
Mary Rather
Barbara Schroecer
Sieglinde Tindall
Eugene Baughman
James Cross
Keith Foncree
Una Faye Gremmels
Violet Kipp
Billy Niemeyer
Verla Mayres
Jerry Schroeder
Billy Vieregge
Terry Brelje
Leonard Draves
Clifford Fraembs
Doris
East ST. Louis Livestock
Legion
Douglas Sudents
Chicago Livestock
Bettie
Korea
al c Joe Howell, Jr
452Nd Bomb Wing
Tions
Howell
Joe Howell
North Eighth Street
Herrin Clinic
Bi-County Construction
C¢ Co
East Cherry
U-High
Lesser Legion
Appliances
Glenn’s Appliances
Square
Bergen Dewees
North 16Th Street
Sherbet
Midwest Dairy- Products Corporation
Division
City Products Corporation
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