50 Years Ago

Dedication ceremonies for the Cobden Medical Clinic will

be held Sunday afternoon, March 1, in the gymnasium of the

Cobden High School and Open House will be held immediately

following the ceremonies when residents of Cobden and

surrounding areas will have an opportunity to inspect the new

clinic.

Governor William G. Stratton voiced approval of the state

accepting Kornthal Church near Jonesboro as a state historical

shrine at a conference Tuesday in Springfield with six

representatives of the Kornthal Congregation and Historical

Society and four area legislators.

An estimated half thousand guests were present during

Open House at The First National Bank of Jonesboro, held

Sunday afternoon, February 15.

The Inter-Faith Chapel Foundation, Inc., composed of

officers and members of the Union County Ministerial Alliance,

is laying final plans for a drive to raise $3,000 for the

proposed chapel at Anna State Hospital.

Local agricultural and home economics 4-H Club leaders

are invited to attend the District 4-H Leaders’ Conference to

be held on Wednesday, February 25 at the Community Center

in Anna.

The annual meeting of stockholders of the Union County

Locker Service will be held Friday, February 27, at 7:30 p.m.

in the basement area of the Farm Bureau building in Jonesboro.

“Operation Polio Blockade” is scheduled throughout Union

County, Saturday of this week (February 21) from 8 a.m. until

4 p.m., according to Cletus Smith of Jonesboro, chairman

for the March of Dimes campaign in Union County.

The Union County Tourist and Recreation Association

elected the 1959 board members Monday evening at the

regular monthly meeting in the Union County Courthouse,

Jonesboro.

Dr. William Whiting of Dongola plans to purchase the Dr.

John R. Boswell office building in Anna and, after additions

are completed on the building, will move his medical clinic

from Dongola to Anna.

The third in a series of spelling matches was held at the

Anna-Jonesboro Community High School, Friday morning,

February 13, before an all school assembly.

Residents have experienced weather conditions of varying

temperatures from a low of 20 degrees to a high of 61

degrees during the past week, according to J. Bon Hartline,

official weather observer in the Anna area.

Tony Ferrell, Anna-Jonesboro Community High School

Basketball scoring star, has broken the Southwest Egyptian

Conference scoring record. A record of 261 was held by Dick

Howe of Carbondale. Ferrell pushed over this mark Saturday

night with his 31 points at Pinckneyville. Ferrell now has a

total of 281 points and has one more conference game, Murphysboro, left to play.