Murphysboro Opens 1950-51 School Year Amid Rain
About 1 600 Murphysboro school age children registered for the 1950 51 year as the city system lists 907 pupils in seven units and the high school 551. St Andrew's Parochial and Immanuel Lutheran start September 5 alongside city grades. St Andrew's enrollment near last year’s 160 with churches’ policies guiding operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Pius St. Andrew’s
Murphysboro Township High School
Fred Shappard
St. Andrew’s Parochial School
Martin Freiberg
Immanue Lutheran School
Pine Street
A.reatly
St. Andrew’s
Logan
Douglas
Longfellow
Lincoln
Washington
Murphysboro Plans New Physical and Health Education
City teachers and officials gathered at Logan junior high to map the 1950-51 school year. Superintendent William Carruthers led talks on routines and expanding the school day to add required physical education and health programs, with weekend decisions expected on scheduling within state limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Logan Junior High
City Superintendent of Schools
William Carruthers
Carruthers
State Department of Education
Centennial Bumper Strips At Graystone Headquarters
Centennial bumper strips for Murphysboro are available at Centennial headquarters in the Graystone building. The Centennial committee urges Murphysboro car owners to pick up the strips and use them especially on out of town trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Centennial
Graystone
Centennial Committee
Bennett Resigns Editorship Here
Fred M. Bennett resigned Thursday as managing editor of the Carbondale Free Press edition of the Southern Illinoisan to return to military service. He will be replaced by F. H. Bradford, former Murphysboro Daily Independent editor, who is in turn replaced by Ray Sons. Bennett, a World War II navigator and former prisoner of war, came to Southern Illinois in 1945 and led the Free Press since 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred M. Bennett
Carbondale Free Press
Southern Illinoisan
Armed Forces
Bennett
F. H. Bradford
Murphysboro
Daily Independent
The
Ray Sons
Milton
Free Press
Southern Illinois
Gotha
Bennetts
Atlanta
Georgia
Bradford
United Press
Herrin
Southern Lillinoisan
R. F. McBride
Ilinois Fruit Growers Exchange
McBride
Big Muddy
Carl Fraley
Fraley
Carbondale
Harold Hill
U. S
Hill
Jackson County
Gorham
Cora
Big Lake
Little Lake
Swan Pond
Boone Pond
Carterville
Hurst
Illinois Commercial Telephone Co
Williamson County
H. R. Sewell
Political Feud Delays Ballot in Jackson County Election
Jackson County Clerk Boyd Thorp reports a dispute over Progressive party candidates delaying the November ballot. Certification from state and county offices will follow, with absentee ballot requests opening to servicemen and civilians on specified dates. County offices listed include county judge, clerk, treasurer, sheriff, and circuit clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive Party
Jackson County
Boyd Thorp
Thorp
Secretary of State
Illinois
Naval
H. B. Keller
Boston Naval Ship Yards
Massachusetts
Keller
Mill Street
Carbondale
Hospital Notes Admissions and Dismissals
Admissions on August 31 include Mrs Betty Rader for maternity in Corn and Mrs Ruth Ripley for medical in Murphysboro. Dismissals include Mrs Betty Holliday of Ava, Mrs Imogene Ozburn of Murphysboro, and Mrs Wilma Preslar of Steeleville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Rader
Corn
Ruth Ripley
Medical
Murphysboro
Betty Holliday
Ava
Imogene Ozburn
Wilma Preslar
Steeleville
Riverside Park fishing derby draws local youths
Glenn Jennings and Ed Fisher lead youngsters eyeing fishing prospects at the annual derby in Riverside Park Murphysboro last Saturday. Dan Shappard and Herbert Shappard also joined the event along with others from 2112 Logan street and 2127 Clark street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Jennings
Wall Street
Ed Fisher
Clark Street
Herbert Shappard
Logan Street
Dan Shappard
Riverside Park
Murphysboro
Steve, Baskin
George Baskin
Chestnut Street
Steve
Property Transfers Involving Bergers Roseme and Hobbs Ether Ton
Lara J Bergers transfers land in section 23 township 9 range 2 to Hattie and Ruby Roseme for 1. Pearl Hobbs transfers land in section 23 township 10 range 2 to Marguerite Ether ton et al for 800. James E Presley transfers lot 8 block 2 Hugman addition Carbondale to Herman B Shoaff for 8500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lara J. Bergers
Hattie
Ruby Roseme
Pearl Hobbs
Marguerite Etherton, Et al
James E.presley
Herman B. Shoaff
Hugman Addition
Carbondale
Land Transfers Recorded in Section Ranges and Townships
Nicholas Pilles sells land to Logan Kim mel in section 23 township and range 2 for 9500 dollars. Ada Griffith sells land to Gertrude White Bradshaw in section 16 township 9 range 2 for 45 dollars. John Sill sells land to Marion M Harriss in section 28 township 9 range 1 for 1 dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Pilles
Logan Kimmel
Ada Griffith
Gertrude White
Bradshaw
John Sill
Marion M. Harriss
Jackson County 4-H club boys head to Champaign for livestock contest
Jackson county 4-H boys depart Murphysboro for Champaign to bid for state livestock judging honors. The dairy judging team includes Dickie Etherton, Robert Wolfe, Lawrence Dietz, James Turner, Bill McKee, Jimmie Gibbs and Jacob. An alternate livestock team features Robert Adams, Ed Ebersohl, Jerry Gilmore, Elvin Gentry, and Glenn Gentry.
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Jackson County
Murphysboro
Champaign
Dickie Etherton
Carbondale
Robert Wolfe
Lawrence Dietz
de Soto
James Turner
Bill McKee
Jacob
Jimmie Gibbs
Robert Adams
Ed Ebersohl
Jerry Gilmore
Elvin
Glenn Gentry
Work Stoppage Halts County Road Oil Project
Jackson County highway official Carl Worthen reports a work stoppage at a Wood River Ill refinery halting asphalt road oil deliveries. The 180000 gallon county contract had delivered about 130000 gallons for motor fuel tax roads across the county as the stoppage blocks progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Carl Worthen
Worthen
Wood Rover
Ill
Queen Contest Vote Count Starts Today
Counting of the first Murphysboro Centennial Queen contest votes begins this afternoon with results due Saturday. A large field of candidates is expected to generate a big vote harvest by Tuesday next week for the 25 percent bonus on votes.
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Murphysboro
Redecorate Jackson County Courthouse Basement
Jackson County courthouse in Murphysboro begins redecorating of basement quarters and two main floor rest rooms. Fred E. Smith contracted to handle general work with renovations already underway in the northeast coroner’s office and northwest storage areas. Multiple local residents listed as involved or affected by the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Court House
Murphysboro
Roy Huffman
Boyd Thorp
Rain Hampers Du Quoin Fair and Illinois Harvest
Heavy week of rainfall disrupts Du Quoin Fair attendance, races, and stage shows. It also delays apple, corn, and bean harvests across Southern Illinois. River levels rise, power and communications face outages, and transport congestion strains the region’s infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Elaine Pinnick
Coca Cola Bottling Co
Doctors Draft Would Hit Area Communities Hard
Provisions of a Senate House compromise bill to draft male doctors and dentists would strip some Southern Illinois towns of professional services. The House passed the bill today and preliminary surveys show 31 doctors and 17 dentists under 50 in several towns, with Williamson County and Marion hardest hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Carterville
Johnston City
Creal Springs
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Herrin
Marion
Creel Springs
Williamson County
Southern Illinois
Carl Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Nyle Huffman
Jackson County
Rain slows X ray program in Murphysboro Carbondale
Heavy rains limited applicants for the free chest X ray program yet total screenings surpassed two thousand as of Thursday. Dr. R F Sondag says participation is ahead of expectations with two mobile units in Murphysboro and Carbondale and a third unit touring small towns starting next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Carbondale
R. F. Sondag
Jackson County
Sondag
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Boynton Inlet
Oynton Beach
Charter
Britches
Harold Lyman
A Beare
Poynton Beach
Phillip Hart
Floyd Hart
Boynton Beach
Fla
Phillip
Hart
Carole
Terry
Better Fishing, Inc
Shirley Ann Baskin
Alfred Baskin
Shirley
Jackson
Baker
Betty Ann
Clay St
Boucher
Dorothy
Bourey
Patricia
Dowell
Bishop
Rosemary
E. Walnut
Bizzell
Lois
Walnut
Blaylock
Pauline
Maple
Bower
Betty
Ava Burnett
Wilma
Elkville
Bayan
Dixie
Dowell Carter
Carol
Ava Carter
Calandro
Frances
Illinois Ave
Davis
Loretta
Vergennes
Dwyer
Joan
S. Oakland
Darnell
Doris
Daniel
Edith
Ditzler
Mary
Herbert
Forby
Margaret
Makanda
Charlotte
Glover
Galway
Madelyn
Clay
Utopia
Apt
Hanrahan
Eleene
Harris
Anna Marie
Spruce
Hickman
Viola
Vergennes Johnson
Janice
N. Bridge
Kobelia
Peggy
Manning
Lawder
Jo Ann
Rover
Lewis
Sally
Walnut St
Lively
Zeronel
Maloney
Mary Ann
Martell
Rita
S. 7Th
Massey
Clara
Morris
Vivian
Box
McKinney
Nance
Jewell
Rawson
Fannie B
N. 14Th St. Murphysboro
Richrock
Marjorie
N. 14Th St
Ripley
Phyllis Ann
Roberts
Reba Jo
Logan St. Murphysboro
Fred E. Smith
Murphysboro Decorator
Rowden
Joanne
Turner
Smith
Smith, Shirley
Naval Service
Miss Pinnick
Perry
Randolph
Willard Moore
Farm-Home Administration
Thomas R. Hamilton
Murphysboro Township
United States Navy
Tom
Ray Hamilton
Spruce Street
S.R
U. S. Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
Red Devil
Senate
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