Anna Plans Traffic Signs For School Safety
Kenneth Jobe announces traffic signals to aid schoolchildren within Anna city limits. Installation depends on State Highway department approval with funding from the Parent Teacher Association and civic groups. Signals will be manually operated at key intersections during school hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna City
Kenneth Jobe
Jobe
State Highway Department
Chamber of Commerce
Jefferson Street
Lutheran Church Corner
North Green Street
Highway 51
West Monroe
North Main Streets
S I U Professor Tops Lamb Market At National Stock Yards
Marshall Clark of Southern Illinois University led the lamb market with 13 springers averaging 82 lbs selling at 31.50 a hundredweight through the Producers Live Stock Marketing association. The sale included eight fat sheep at 12 a hundredweight. Other area sales included hogs and steers at various cwt prices, with residents E H Hickam and Hallie Gibbs among top earners and several individual buyers noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Clark
Southern Illinois University
National Stock Yards
Producers Live Stock Marketing Association
Earl Hickam
Carbondale
Hallie Gibbs
Jacob
Kenneth Sullivan
Vergennes
George Stout
Ava
Alfred Rieckenberg
William Elmore
Murphysboro
Norman L. Rieckenberg
Campbell Hill
Sondag Urges Cleanup Of Fly Breeding Spots
Jackson county health officer Dr Sondag urges city residents and farmers to clean animal shelters weekly and remove manure daily. He recommends spraying quarters with approved pesticides and avoiding moisture to prevent fly breeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sondag
Jackson County
Property Transfers in Union County Week of Activity
Real estate transfers filed in Union County include A J Peterman to Don ald A Childers. Ussery to Robert Burton. Neil C Tiffany to trustees two. Edison File to Clarence Culley. Burton to Irene Ben. Monroe F Campbell to L H Hatslenburg. Homer L Jones to Loren J Miller and Sulah P Miller. Fred Mayberry to Daniel E Verble. Angus W Blackstone to Glenn C Sanders. Parcels range across townships 12S to 13S and include additions in Anna and Jonesboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
A. J. Peterman
Donald A. Childers
Obert Ussery
Robert Burton
Neil C. Tiffany
Wis
Edison File
Clarence C. Culley
Koehler
Anna
Irene Ben
Monroe F. Campbell
L. H. Hatslenburg
Homer L. Jones
Loren J. Miller
Sulah P. Miller
Fred Mayberry
Daniel E. Verble
Forest Place
City of
Angus W. Blackstone
Glenn C. Sanders
Nard
Jonesboro
Legion Auxiliary Awards Honor Anna Students for Poppy Day Posters
Mrs. Scott Grant, president of Townsend F. Dodd post, American Legion, auxiliary in Anna, awarded cash prizes for Poppy Day poster achievements. Arlynn McCree won top honors for a poster to enter the state convention display in Chicago in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Grant
Townsend F. Dodd
American Legion
Anna
Arlynn McCree
Chicago
Cobden Kids Ride Fire Truck Friday
Cobden school children will ride the big red Cobden fire truck Friday at 2 p.m. Guards accompany them and Fire Chief Minton plus Mayor S. L. Speer supported the event. Parents must sign a written permit. leaflets on fire prevention were distributed for signing.
4 H Club Dinner Aids Camp Fund In Union County
Balcom Home Bureau and Lucky Clover 4 H club host a chicken dinner at Balcom school Friday June 2 from 6 to 8 pm to raise funds for a lake West Frankfort camp. Camp runs July 30 to August 12 with 8 50 fee for five days and is open to Union county 4 H members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balcom Home Bureau
Lucky Clover Boys and Girls 4-H Club
Balcom
Lake West Frankfort
Franklin County
Union County
Forest Reserve
Jonesboro
History Section at SIU loaned historic papers by judge Bareis
The Southern Illinois University history department received hundreds of papers and manuscripts dating to 1745 and later from Randolph Circuit Court Judge E. F. Bareis. French and Spanish documents, 18th and 19th century American records, store bills, marriage bonds, and judicial writs are to be catalogued and microfilmed, with final disposition to be decided by Bareis. The papers, stored unbound in a wooden box, are kept in Clint Clay Tilton Library for listing and content notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University History Department
E. F. Bareis
Randolph Circuit Court
Norman Caldwell
Caldwell
Bareis
Clint Clay Tilton
Best drivers in London named by cabbies poll
London cabbies rate ambulance men and police as the best drivers outside their ranks while car drivers of post office and laundry trucks and women rank among the worst in a Green Badge Journal poll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Green Badge Journal
Newman Club Free Movie At Southern Illinois Tonight
The Newman Club of Southern Illinois University invites students and the public to a free screening of You Can Change The World at 7 30 in the Little Theater. The film covers the Christian movement started by Rev James Keller and features stars such as Bob Hope Bing Crosby Jack Benny and Rochester. No admission is charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newman Club of
Southern Illinois University
Christopher
James Keller
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
Jack Benny
Rochester
Hollywood
Dongola Plans $130000 Grade School Near Route 51
Dongola plans a new modern brick grade school in the north section near U S route 51 with six classrooms a large administration area a kitchen and gym for 250 to 300 students. The facility is targeted for occupancy by January 1 1951 when elementary grades will move from the existing building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dongola
Thomas Reeves
Board of Education
McCoy and Wilson
Mount Vernon
Clyde Schluter
Marvin Bishop
Harry Eddleman
Frank Johnson
Harold Davis
Wardell Aden
Anna First Baptist Bible School Opening
Vacation Bible school will open at the First Baptist church of Anna on Monday June 5. Each session will continue with organized activities and Bible instruction for children attending the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna First Baptist Bible School
First Baptist Church of
Anna
Anna approves new building permits under revised law
Paul W. Baker says about 25 permits to build have been issued since the February effective date of the new building ordinance. A few permits were denied by the board of appeals for lack of space between structures and fire hazard concerns. The ordinance regulates trades, industries, and buildings by use and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul W. Baker
Anna City
Board of Appeals
Baker
School Session Set For Two Weeks By Pastor Rev L H Moore
Begin at 8 30 a m daily except Saturdays according to the pastor Rev L H Moore. The school will be in session for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Moore
Zoning Ordinance Provisions on Lot Use and Penalties
Surrounding buildings, limits the intensity of the use of lot areas, establishes boundaries of districts for these purposes, and prescribes penalties for violations.
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Legion Auxiliary Award
Joan Tygett
Robert Hileman
Harold Hileman
Johnny Joel Ligon
Charles Ferrell
Don Verbl
Larry Treece
Cobden Kids
Camp Fund
S. I. U. History Section
Roesemeier
A. Messer
S. Poplar
Hewitt’s Drug Store
Carbondale, UL
Shekinah Lodge
A. F
A. M
F. C
Kenneth Parrish, W. M
Newman Club
Rex
Hewitt’s Drugs
Labardier
McGregor
Tom McField
U.S.A
Walters and Wright
Dlinois Ave
Central Illinois Public Service Company
Southern
Carterville
Christopher Herrin
Johnston City
Zeigler
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