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The Daily Independent from Murphysboro, Illinois • Page 6

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THE DAILY INDEPENDENT, MURPHYSBOKO, ILLINOIS Msltin' Round In little £0n 1LLE ROUTE TWO Mrs George Pate Tieece of Cobden visited and lelatives here for a and Mis Victor Kennard and latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fielding. Miss Anna Easterly is- in cage, where she has with the Chicago Mail Order Co. Mr.

and Mrs. Glen Deason'' and' son, Veruon, who hare been visit- Mrs, Ethel Kennard of Cen- i ing the lady's parents this sum- and Mrs. Noel Porter left Friday for Ledgerwoocl, OJwTght Rich of Dn Quoin, N. where they both teach in Hartsock of West the university. Mrs.

Hattie Freeman of Carbondale is visiting her sister, Mrs, D. C. Ledford, this week. Mrs. George Fricke and Mrs.

rankfait and Ott Inman of Dutcli loge weie visitors at the John Brfgock home Sunday. tjhailes Caipenter and family with 11 r. and Mrs. John Outland. and Mrs.

Evert Messamore of near Carbondale spent weekend with-Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Mr.

and Mrs. 'Sturgeon I Washington, D. visited one day last week with his mother, Mrs. Chas. Jennings, and family.

Volkman were married Saturday boro, Sunday. evening at the Lutheran church, I Ella Marie and Deloros Ellis are with Rev. H. C. Welp officiating.

I absent from school on account 'Mrs. Paul Rathert of St. whooping cough. Louis visited relatives here -and at WilHsville last week'end. Mr.

and Mrs. John '11. White and daughters, Dorothea Marie and night. Marjory spent the week end Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Cauble ami' with relatives here. children of Granite City visited Harold Barrow of Belleville vis- with home folks from Friday night WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1941 Mr. aud Mrs. Charles Elliott and' of Grand Tower, visited Mr. and Mrs.

Willis Noble Sunday Continue Search For Army Bomber, Six Crew Members CAMPBELL KILL itetl relatives hero Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Selnitte Okawville spent the week end with 'till Monday. Wihna and Myrl Pirtle, children of Mr.

and Mrs. Roy P'irtle, are out ilrvmgton who "formerly lived Ed Kilby and Baby, Carol Marie, sre, -neie -visiting friends ami Murphysboro, visited Mr. and Mrs. latives here Thursday. Ed Hughes and family iktis John Shaw visited her! Mrs.

Dallas- Starnes and son, ttei has been ill. in Halli- Donald, of Murphysboro called on iyLo'0 'Mr. and Mrs. Win. Waller and Mr.

land Mrs. Ed Hughes and family A I Trt Friday afternoon. gvv. I ASS rjollie Byars of Hurst spent last (week with Mr. and Mrs.

H. E. By L. E. Hagler Hinchcliff.

Emma Hagler and Miss B. made a business trip to offine Terre. last Tuesday, Surgeon and family of D. are visiting Mrs. Chas.

Jennings, Hagler and wife and Mrs. attended the Dn Jfae Hagler is improved. V. -and Mrs. Curtis Holland of 'ne Terre; visited Mr.

and Lewis Haglej' last week ZION By Mae Rushing Floyd Maize and children U-Marion visited Mr. and Mrs. jijyd Brandon Sunday. jjMi'S. Mary Tomlinscn.

Mr. and Gordon Watson and 1. A. taihdon spent Thursday eveniiis Kb-Mr. and Mrs.

Edgnr Han is Hcpe. litliss Anita Davis visited Juanita Grace Throgniorton. who been visiting- her. sons in Bbrnia lor the past month, has itriirned home. and Mrs.

V. N. WJiceles jeKt-. the weak-end in Ashley vis- ing the former's parents, Mr. id Mrs.

Gvover Wheoles. fMr. and Mrs. C. D.

Rusbig. Mrs. rwrence Rushing. 1. A.

Brariduii id Mr. and Mrs Lee Rnshins at- the funeral of Mrs. Elmer Mileage held at the Second l.lap- church in Carterville. i I Mrs. Mary E.

Pavrish visited I jher son. John, and family in bondale Monday. Mr. Parrish rc- I mains quite ill after being seriously injured.in an auto accident several weeks ago. "Those from out of the who have called on Mrs.

James Hughes, who remains quite ill at the home of her Mrs. Abbie Cox, the past week are: Mr. and Mrs. S. L.

McFerron and daughter, Ruth, and son, Johnnie, ot Anna; Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Gourley of Centralia: Mr. and Mrs. W.

Trobaugh. Mrs. Laura Deason. Mrs. Hat tie Freeman and Mr.

and Mrs. Ellery Deason of Carbontlale: Mr. and Mrs. J. O.

Hughes. Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Hughes of Mt. Nell Katherine Jones, Mrs.

liinnie Jones. Mrs. Molly Croni- bar. Mrs. Maud Deason.

Mr. and Mrs. Nick Schaffer. jVIrs. Nellie Lorentz.

Mrs. Cecil Collister. Mrs. George Fricke. Mrs.

Ed Kilby. Mrs. Dallas Starues and son. Donald. Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Pullett. Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Roberts and Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Keaviisi, all of -Murphysboro. -Friends and relatives gathered at- the home of Fred Henmnger Thursday night, and charivaried the newlyweds. Mr. and Mrs.

Edward Henninger. By Mrs. Edw. C. Xnop Mr.

and Mrs. G. M. Gofortli and daughter, Karen Jean, attended the Dtt Quoin Fair Thursday evening. Mrs.

G. G. Redh'elrt was hostess to the Campbell Hill Home Bureau Unit, Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs.

Ben Vanover and Mrs. Mae Johnson of St. Louis vis- i ited Mr. and Mrs. E.

C. Knop and: Mrs. Essie Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Pillars und daughters of St. Louis visited their mother. Mrs. Mary L. Dean and uncle, Wm.

Downen, Sunday. Mr. Dowuen is very ill. Mr. and Mrs.

Wm. Tegtmeyer visited in Denver, Colorado last week. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ehlers and children visited last week with relatives in East Moline.

Miss Aclele Ehlers and Louis homefolks. school on account of -whooping Mrs. Homer Russell and Mrs. cough. John M.

Edgar and sons, John i Mr. and Mrs. Herb Griffith are Cecil and Gilbert, of Sunshine mourning the loss of a still born ley. and Mrs. Luke Strieker and baby the first of this week, at their son, Jimmie of Chicago were Monday callers at the E.

C. Knop home, MACEDONIA By Cora Franklin id''Mrs. Char St. Louis, and home. BROWN By C.

Ragsciala I I Mi'- and Mrs; Lee Nelnujhr at-' Mr. and Charlie Lemons ot tended the fait- at Du Quoin. i Lotus Mo and Mrs. Cora Mrs. Cora Ragsdale and Myers, ol Alto Pass visited Mr.

and Helen Eherw. Mrs. Marion Cauble Sunday. Will Teller and Mrs. Hill 'f Mrs.

vood spent Wednesday 1 with Mrs. Rose Oldenhage in Murphysboro. Pauline L'ipe called on Mrs. inon Cauble, Sun- Rll th West of Wag Hei ednesdav at lehome Mrs. Ben Vanover aiid children' of- Grand Tower visited Mr.

and Mrs. Leslie' Gearhart and family, Sunday. LEAP YEARS Leap year does not come every four years. Any year whose -nuin- ber is divisible by 4 is a leap yeai- Mr. and ana chil--usually, but it the number is visible by 100, it must also be di- clren visited Mr.

and Mrs. Elmer Jackson and family near Murphys- visible by 400 be a leap year. TACOMA, 10 (UP) planes -were grounded by rain and fog but soldiers beat their way through the timberlands and the Cascade mountains today seeking a twin-motored army bomber and its' six crew members missing siiice early Tuesday. The search was concentrated in the foothills between Tacoma and Ceutralia, where four persons reported sighting a plane which might have been the bomber shortly after its last radio report at a. m.

Tuesday. The Douglas B-1S-A bomber left McChord field shortly after midnight Tuesday on a routine night tiaining flight Army officials believed it either crushed into one of the numerous mountain peaks or the pilot hud set it down in a crash landing in a remote area, that the radio had been damaged and because other communication facilities in, the region were scarce, the crew had been unable to reports' its plight. Aboard the plane were: Lieut. Edward Valorz, 28. Chicago, pilot and former university of Chicago wrestler.

Lieut. Wiiiship, 25, Riverside, a bridegroom of seven daysl Staff Sgt. Robert Dexter, 23, Victorville, radio operator. Staff Sgt. James Dage, 20, SeagoAille, flight engineer.

Private Jack Huppert, 22, Milwaukee, apprentice, radioman. Private Milford Knight, St. Louis, a passenger. Graphic Describticn Of Sinking of Steamer from pasfe one) 3HOAJU CREEK SUNSHINE VALLEY By Miss Irene. Edgar JQuite a few from this cdniinyn- attended the Dn Quoin' state or, the past week.

annual Edgar reunion was (3d at its permanent place, the frmpbell Hill town hall, Labor iy. and Mrs. Luke Strieker and JimmiR. of Chicago. sptr.l the pek end with home folks.

tMessis. Lester and Leland Lepie, of Chicago, spent the week nd tli relatives in Sato. JMr. arid Mrs. Grover Davis.

Mis- Ss Helen and Irma Kot-n and Rus- Si Koen, returned home, after. everal days visit on a trip south. Jiev to Pensacola. Fla. Jllis Tom Benedict, Mrs.

Pete tomas and son. Ronnie, and Mrs. ferie Benedict, visited Miss Irene Igai and Mr. Luke Strieker iu son, Jimmie, Sunday Mr and Mrs. John M.

Edgar and Sis. John Cecil and Gilbert, at- rided the Shannon reunion, at heis'de pavk. last Sunday. Mibs Margaret Kiehna visited Raymond II oil 'and daugh- i Mary Ann. and -Mrs.

Waldo and son. David, Thursday tiernoon. pli and Mrs. Dwight Valerius getting along fnie, building ten new house. Ji5i Mrs.

Homer Russell their new house started. Fied Lel'ere. who is employed jstiie northern part of the the week end with his par- ijts "Mr. and Mrs. W.

E. LePere, -family of Sato. is Johiv M. Edsar and sons, 5ent a few days last week in julterville. with Mrs.

Ida Tabor- and daiigliter. Miss Fay. Several neighbors assisted Mr. id "Mrs. Ed Russell, with silo Mrs Saturday.

By Mrs. Austin Johnson J. B. McElinurry. who is employed in Soulli Carolina, visited all week his wife and sons, Mrs.

J. B. McElinurry and sons. -He tufrtied? attended the 5 DiUler- reunion" near Ava, Sunday. Those who were -visitors at.

the home of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Johnson, Sunday, were: Mr. and Mrs. G.

P. Rath of Elkviile, Air. and Mrs. Henry Weston and grandson. James Lee EUiertun, of near Murnhysboro.

Edsar Johnson aud daughter, Rubye. of nea.r 'Mounds Mr. iiiui Mrs. Levi Narce and. cliildrsii, Herbert.

Roy. and Mary, and Elmer Clover of near Fairview, Mr. and Mrs. Mack Allison and son, Bobby. Mr.

anil Mrs. Henry Elniore were shoppers in Murphysboro Saturday. Leon Cltitts of Murphysboro, visited Friday night with Bobby Mc- Jilmurry. OAKLAND By Mrs. Madge Woodward Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Rceder were Cedar Grove visitors Wednesday morning. Clyde Henson visited friends in Salem Friday. Mrs. M.

E. Humphrey was the guest- of Mr. Mrs. Hany Smith; of Cedar Grove the past few, days. Mr.

and Mrs. C. R. Speckmmi have purchased the Henry property on Oakland avenue. MT.

PLEASANT GROVE By Mrs. Ed Hughes Miss Betty Htmler lias returned iiiie after- visiting relatives in Louis the past few weeks. Carlisle o'f St. Louis Msitlng. his sistci-, Mrs.

Mary and other relatives 6re. Elsie Ncal and Lois; fallci -attended--, the Du Quoin 11 Monday. i i and Mrs. Rollie Coin-ley of. entialia were dinner guests home of his brother.

Roy imiley. -Sunday and called on Mr. id Mrs. Bel Iliighcs and family afternoon. re Lessic Parrish has gone to ercv For an indefinite stay with ci daughter-'and son-in-law, Mrs.

Claude Williams. I li and Mrs. FiPldins children Of St. is "Bud" Swetland and "chiklren. the week-end Labor day with the former's By Wanda Grabow Among those who are enrolled from this community at the- Cobden JJigli School this year are James and Thomas Rush, Junior Hartline.

Hubert Morgan. Edna Stuber, Rosaline Hartline, Barbara Parker, and Clara Belle bacher. Mrs. Emma.pu Rail was a caller in Friday. 1 George Carter, of Alto Pass was a caller at his farm, here, last week.

Mrs. Naomi Boyd and children of Jonesbbro visited relatives here, Saturday. DUTCH By Mrs. S. H.

Nance Tlio revival mcol.iiiK closed Sat- ui'day night with Rev. Lacy as evangelist, and there were nine professions faith. Six of the candidates were baptized Sunday. IM'rS. Tripp of 'Brawn has returned tc her home, after spending several days with hero and attending the revival.

Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Biggs ot Cairo spent Sunday night with the lady's parents, 'Rev.

and Mrs. S. H. Nance. i Mr.

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"After reaching- the 'isiand we learned' that the explosion had! been heard 10 miles away. There was no fire but the ship started to heel over at buce and to settle i "We were not in a i convoy, although 'we had been! with two other ships. We spent' all night in a heavy running sea 1 attempting to make -land. At 11 a. our boats arrived alter a mighty totigli voyage.

"Except for those on duty at the time or the sinking all hands were undressed and we lost everything'. I'll never forget the British Tar but I also must say a word for our own lads. They never flinched. They stood up to it as it' they had been do'ng if aii of their lives." Cartwright, was at. the wheel when the ship was hit, said: "1 heard a whirring noise overhead and looked up jnsi in time to see the roughly outlined form of a plane approaching from Uie starboard bow.

She raced aft aud there was a crash. "I don't know what kind of plane it was but I'd like to get my hands on the was ordered oJi" with the first but he returned to aid in searching tlie ship for anyone who might have been trapped below. Wireless Operator Abernotliy said that he could not ser.d sn SOS because his wireless transmitter had been knocked out. He aided in setting off emergency flares. ASTRONOMICAL OPINION Many astronomers agree that the possibilities of life are greater on the "Bclilean moons of Jupiter and tlie giant moon of Satcru than on any of the planets.

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