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Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 11

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Alton, Illinois
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Buy U.S. Security Bonds Established January 15, 1836. 5c Per Copy. ALTON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1948 Member of The Associated Press. Comics, tn Brighton Wants Auto Taxes Paid Board to Proceed With Water System Plans BRIGHTON, AUR.

village board met Monday night nt (he village hall. The clerk ported (hat, there were approximately 100 car owners who were delinquent, in paying their vehicle fax and the hoard decided to furnish the marshal with list oE the delinquent owners with instructions that if any of (hose cars are seen on the streets, the owner will lie taken before a With 200 property owners signed up for wafer, the necessary 300 Is virtually assured and a committee from the bonrd has been pointed to ascertain the next steps necessary to proceed wlih plans for a proposed municipal water system. A field inspector from the slate highway -department has approved the street oiling and rocking which has been completed village streets. The board has received numerous requests from residents to provide a refuse dumping place and Mayor Chase appointed Gene Bolt, C. A.

Yancey and M. H. Ziegenbein on a committee to investigate the possibility of buying or leasing a tract for this purpose. GAB Mooting of the G. A.

Lovejoy circle, will meet Friday at 7:30 p. m. at the home of Mrs. William Lucker sr. Attend Wedding; and Mrs.

Fred Scheffel, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Recher and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Belmont Scheffel and daughter, the Rev.

and Mrs. Karl Friebe, Mrs. H. F. Rinderknecht and son Ask Your Doctor About Our PRESCRIPTION SERVICE FOSTER'S DRUG STORE 880 EAST BROADWAY Phone 2-2882 LAYING CORNERSTONE Melvin Price of Illinois lays the cornerstone for the new Wood River Township Hospital at ceremonies, Saturday afternoon, at the hospital Art Shop.

and Mrs. Herman Schneider at- £22 8 day at Zlon Evangelical church in Hoylelon. Miss Slangc is a niece of Mrs. Scheffel and Mrs. Friebe.

Belmont Scheffel served as usher and Recher was soloist. Guild Meeting Guild of the Evangelical church will meet Thursday at 2 p. in the church basement. Mrs. Oscar Hermes, president, will preside at the business meeting.

Brighton Notes T. A. Procter of St. Louis County spent the Wonderful For ITCHY SKIN RASH Doctor's invisible yot highly relieves itch of surface skin irritations. 41ZEMO Also aida healing! In 3 INVEST IN PAID-UP SHARES AT ALTON GERMAN IA BUILDING AND LOAN ASS'N.

617 EAST BROADWAY Interest paid semi-annually at tfie rate of per annum. OFFICE HOURS: 9 to 5. Sat. 9 to 12. W.

River Entertainment Series Lists 1948-49 Guarantors WOOD RIVER. Manifesting their continued enthusiasm for the Wood River Entertainment and Lecture Scries, interested citizens have again offered to serve as financial guarantors, pledged to assure the financial success of the 1048-49 entertainment and lecture series, according to an by C. H. Decker, president. Financial guarantors for the week-end with her mother, Mrs.

Anna Schmidt. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Urban of Sikeston, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.

C. J. Laux. Miss Marilyn Laux, student at St. Luke's Hospital, St.

Louis, returned there Sunday after spending the past two weeks with her parents. Miss Joyce Thyer of Alton returned home Saturday after spending the past week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J.

Laux. Freddie Lee Allen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Allen went to Carlinville Sunday for an extended visit with his grandparents, Mr. and -Mrs.

John Allen. H. G. Bott, Keith Wilton, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Wilton, Alan Bott, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Bott, left Tuesday for Great Falls, where they will visit with H.

G. Bolt's parents, Mr. and Mrs, Alcide Fischer. Mr. and Mrs.

Dewey Urban of Sikeston and Phyllis Laux have recently returned home from a five-week trip through the western states and Mexico. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Andrews and family of Alton were Tuesday evening callers of Mr. and Mrs.

Elden Bott. Increase in PRICE! Why pay more when Marvels give you quality smoking for less CTEPHANO PHILADELPHIA, PA 1948-49 series are: Newell Allen, C. W. Albrechl, Dr. L.

D. Archer, Russell M. Bell, Mont. E. Bodlno, Orville Brunjes, Louis Camp, L.

T. Carter, J. L. Connors, Wayne Counton, Richard P. Cotfcon, H.

D. Dale, G. O. Do Alley, C. H.

Decker, T. P. Kggmann, Jesse Ford, Karl Fulp, E. V. Glclil, Sol Goldfarb, Fred Grcnzebac 1 W.

A. Gfovc, George GuUer, B. M. Harrod, L. H.

Holland, L. D. Humphrey, A. C. W.

I. Jollcy, Carl L. Kayser, Joseph C. Kienstra, Wilbur Kienstra, Ivan Kramer, Dr. F.

M. Lcever C. W. Lutz, Dr. James Mahoney, Francis J.

Manning, D. L. Naef, G. F. Ordeman, Frank J.

Panyik, V. W. Parker, Beaumount Parks, A. R. Rich, Dr.

K. R. Ricks, Harry Ringcring, Dr. W. V.

Roberson, Leonard Schmidt, H. Smith, Dr. Gaincs Smith, J. F. Snodgras, Harry I.

Steinrauf, Alvin A. Stolzc, A. P. Stuart, Jerry Trattler, William' Tsimpris, G. H.

von Fuchs, Dr. R. E. Weihe, Herman Wllken- ing, J. A.

Wilson, Dr. J. Wiseman, Dr. Maurice Woll, Paul C. Worcester.

"'In'addition to the.Individual financial guarantors, various civic, service, and labor organizations are being solicited to serve as sponsoring organizations through which publicity material and tickets will be distributed. The 1948-49 series will bo the fifth season for the Wood River MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS Mayors o'f four Wood River Township comnvjmties pose with Congressman Mclvin Price at ceremonies to lay the cornerstone for the now Wood River Townihip Hospital. Left to right, they are: Mayor Elmer Haft of Hartford, Mayor L. D. Humphrey of Wood River, Congressman Price, Mayor G.

A. Vanpreter of East Alton, and'Mayor W. R. Amies of Rbxana. Art Shop- State Suggests Public "88 Pool Polio Precautions SPRINGFIELD, 111., Aug.

of public swimming pools apparently does not "predispose 11 bathers to Infection with Infantile paralysis, the state health department said, today. The department Issued a set of recommendations dealing with operation of such pools during tho polio season, now approaching its height. 1. Usual hygonlc practices should be observed. Only pools with ade- riunle water circulating and cleaning devices should be permitted.

2. Closing of "properly equipped ancl operated" pools probably will not affect appearance of sporadic polio cases. 3. Where an indivldaul polio Entertainment and Lecture Series, which has received tho Increasing support and enthusiasm of the citizens of the Wood River orea. Last season more than 20 sponsoring organizations took part in the project and the scries was a financial success.

Members of the executive for the ensuing season are C. H. Decker, president; Beaumount. Parks, vice-president; Newell Allen, treasurer; Mrs. J.

A. Wiseman, secretary; and members; Mrs. E. V. Glehl, Mrs.

E. L. Kimmel, Mrs. F. N.

Berry, James Splller, and OrvJlle Brunjes. Driving Refreshed Is Easier Driving case has "associated" with use of a pool, the department, said, the pool and Its water rcclrculatlon equipment should bo drained and thoroughly cleaned. It. may then be reopened. -1.

Communities experiencing polio epidemic and generally discouraging public gatherings should close all bathing places. To Lose BrllUh Coal Grants LONDON, The grants which (ho Clergy received from tho owners of cool mines before they came under public ownership under (lie Labor government are to slop In 1351, according to a Statement Issued by the National Coal Board. Ontario, Canada, has lake and river area estimated nl 80,000 square miles. ALTON SURGICAL APPLIANCE Co Panama President Candidate Flees BALBOA, C. Z.

Aug. 4 UP) Panama presidential candidate Arnulfo Arias Madrid was ed to bo a refugee today in the Cnnnl Zone. Usually reliable sources said he Is heading lor Colombia. It was the second time In month that Arias had taken refuse In the U. Canal Zone.

He fled Panama on July 4 after a shooting affray involving members of his party and police. returned July 19. Rural Carrier Exam At Bcthalto Office BETHALTO, Aug. to take the examination for the position of rurnl mall carrier out of tho Bethallo postbfftce wilt be (aken at the Bethalto office or by the U. Civil Service Commission nt Washington, D.

on or before AUR. 19. TELEQUAPH WANT ADS "CUCK" By law, nine U. S. stales specifically prohibit man front marrying his wife's grandmother.

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