Murphysboro Boosters Hold Barbecue at Riverside Park
The Murphysboro Boosters Club sponsors an annual barbecue at Riverside Park in a shelter they built at about 1500 dollars. Meals run 1.50 for a half chicken and 1.00 for a quarter with carry out available. A Little League trophy presentation is planned for 1 p.m. with teams Red Sox Twins Hawks Eagles named and managers cited.
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Murphysboro Boosters Club
Riverside Park
Murphysboro
John Hale Jr
Atom
Red Sox
Dale Stamp
Twins
Mel Morber
Hawks
Parm Williams
Eagles
Bob Crain
Sesser Hires Policeman for 60 Day Trial
Everett Dale Johnson was appointed merchant policeman and patrolman by the Sesser City Council for a 60 day trial at $300 per month. The council planned a future meeting with architects on city hall plans after residents approved a $389,000 bond in a May referendum.
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Everett Dale Johnson
Sesser
Johnson
Simon Rettberg and
Garrison
Carbondale
Ava Man George Kuehn Dies After Long Illness
George E. Kuehn 62 of Ava Illinois died Wednesday at St. John's Mercy Hospital St. Louis after a three year illness. He was born August 7 1903 in Ora Township Jackson County son of Louis and Martha Kuehn. He married Ethel Rawson Dorris on October 14 1933 in Johnston City. Survived by wife daughters Mrs John Bradley Steeleville and Mrs Gilbert Hal Granite City brothers Fred Elkville Robert Belleville sister Mrs Robert Mann Metairie La and three grandchildren. four brothers and three sisters preceded him in death. Funeral at 2 p.m. Saturday at Late Baptist Church with Rev Ralph Toney officiating burial Ava Evergreen Cemetery. friends may call after 7 p.m. today at Wilson Funeral Home Ava.
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George E. Kuehn
Rt. 1
Ava
St. John’s Mercy Hospital
St. Louis
Mr. Kuehn
Ora Township
Jackson County
Louis
Martha Schaeffer Kuehn
Ethel Rawson Dorris
Johnston City
Kuehn
John Bradley
Steeleville
Gilbert Hal
Granite City
Fred
Elkville
Robert
Belleville
Robert Mann
Metairie
Late Baptist Church
Ralph Toney
Ava Evergreen Cemetery
Wilson Funeral
Grace Knauss of Carterville dies at 65
Grace Snyder Knauss 65 of Carterville died Wednesday in Jackson County Nursing Home. Services Friday at 2 p.m. at Van Natta Funeral Home Carbondale with Rev. Robert Hastings officiating. Burial in Oakland Cemetery. Visitation after 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. Survivors include husband Toy Knauss five daughters and many relatives.
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Grace Knauss
Carterville
Grace Snyder Knauss
Jackson County
van Natta
Carbondale
Robert Hastings
University Baptist Church
Oakland Cemetery
Knauss
Bert
Pinckneyville
Lester
James
Murphysboro
Lawrence
de Soto
Sammy
Grants Pass
Ore
Inez Reed
Wilmington
Thelma Newsom
Beulah Smith Dies in Marion at 66
Beulah Smith 66 of 105 E Plum St Marion died at 2 35 am in Fountain Nursing Home Marion She was born May 8 1900 in Williamson County daughter of Noel and Ella Wiggs Guy widow of Glenn Smith Survived by step sons Leslie Smith Colusa and R L Smith Corpus Christi sister Edna Guy Marion Preceded in by a brother and two sisters Services 1 30 pm Saturday Mitchell Funeral Home Marion Rev Clyde Bailey officiating Burial Shiloh Cemetery Corinth Township Friends may call after 3 pm Friday
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Beulah Smith
Marion
E. Plum St
Fountain Nursing Home
Williamson County
Noel
Ella Wiggs Guy
Glenn Smith
Mitchell Funeral Home
Clyde Bailey
Shiloh
Corinth Township
Crainville Board Lets 1800 Road Contract
The Crainville Village Board awarded an 1800 contract for road repair to Franklin Asphalt Co. of Benton and Wilson Asphalt Co. of Marion. They will supply patching asphalt and oil and chips for about 1% miles of village roads, with work to start in about 10 days. The president Gene Finney noted a land transaction dispute with a village land owner and progress on a Farmers Home Administration loan for a water system.
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Crainville
Gene Finney
Franklin Asphalt Co
Benton and
Wilson Asphalt Co
Marion
Franklin
Wilson
Finney
Farmers Home Administration
Police Briefs From Herrin and Makanda
Herrin John E. Wharton fined 15 dollars for speeding. Makanda Robert L. Allen fined 15 dollars for improper passing.
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Herrin
John E. Wharton
Makanda
Robert L. Allen
Logan Day Anniversary in Murphysboro Noted in Civil War History
The 52nd anniversary of John A. Logan Day passed with little notice in Murphysboro. A stone monument on South 17th Street recalls the Civil War general born nearby, unveiled Aug. 3, 1914, amid a parade with Gov. Edward F. Dunn as a guest. Logan’s impact includes Memorial Day origins and a legacy in local monuments and national politics.
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Tony Stevens
Trindsan
Murphysboro
John A. Logan
South 17Th Street
Edward F. Dunn
Logan Hotel
Logan
Jim White
Menard Penitentiary
Chester
Dunn
Gm&o
Fire at Olin plant put out by workers
A pellet crusher fire at the Olin Mathieson plant in Ordill was extinguished by plant employees before two fire departments arrived at 12 36 p m Marion and Ordill. No damage was reported.
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Olin Mathieson
Ordill
Marion
Priscilla Stanton, 81, Murphysboro Woman Dies
Mrs Priscilla A Stanton of 306B North 17th Street Murphysboro dies at Jackson County Nursing Home aged 81. Funeral arrangements are pending at Meyer Denny Funeral Home in Murphysboro.
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Priscilla A. Stanton
17Th St
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Meyer-Denny Funeral Home
Southern Illinoisan Publication Details and History
The Southern Illinoisan is a daily newspaper published in Carbondale Illinois with editions in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro. It states its inheritance from local papers and notes AP dispatch rights and postal details.
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Southernllinoisan
Helicore
North
Linois Corporation
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
Walnut Sttreet
Murphysboro
Illinois
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
West Walnut Street zoning split in Murphysboro hearings
Plan Commission rejected a bid to switch the 18th to 22nd street block from business to residential. Residents favored residential, citing long tenure and valuation concerns, while business owners argued the area suits commerce and downtown redevelopment. Opinion split among Mrs Gates, Fred Herbert, Gilbert Reiman, Jack Lyerla Jr., and Harlen Poeter.
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Walnut Street
Murphysboro
Plan Commission
18Th
22Nd Streets
Jennie Gates
Walnut St
Kroger
Fred Herbert
Gilbert Reiman
Reiman
West Walnut
Jack Lyerla Jr
Texaco
Anna to Host VFW Meeting
The 15th District Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be held in Anna and includes 19 posts from southern counties. State Commander William Moran will speak, Anna Mayor Dale Denny will welcome attendees, a Saturday night dance will occur, and Sunday features a memorial service, business meeting, and a VFW auxiliary dinner.
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the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Anna
William Moran
Dale Denny
Anna Vfw Club
VFW Women’s Auxiliary
Christopher Woman Dies in Marion Nursing Home
Flora Gamber 74 of 709 North State Street Christopher died at 10 p.m. Tuesday at Fountain Nursing Home Marion. Born January 24 1892 in Benton Kentucky she was a member of Christopher First Baptist Church. Survived by husband Frank daughter Lula Mae Cluck West Frankfort son John Gordon Seaver Egg Harbor City New Jersey. Funeral Friday Gilbert Funeral Home Christopher Rev W D Berry officiating burial in Masonic and Oddfellow Cemetery Benton. Visitation after 5 p.m. today.
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Flora Gamber
N. State St
Christopher
Fountain Nursing Home
Marion
Benton, Ky
Jack Myers
Christopher First Baptist Church
Frank
Lula Mae Cluck
West Frankfort
John Gordon Seavers
Egg Harbor City
N.J
Gilbert Funeral Home
W. D. Berry
Masonic and Oddfellow
Benton
Giant City District Hires Substitute Teacher and Awards Bids
Giant City school board hires substitute teacher Mrs Essy Humphrey to teach first grade for three months until permanent replacement Mrs Shirley Sisk starts. Bids accepted for tires 909 dollars for three buses from Carbondale Tire Co with Jake's Tire Service as the other bidder. Fuel oil at 12.3 cents and regular gasoline at 15.3 cents plus 4 cents tax from H and M Gulf Oil Co with Hicks Phillips 66 Oil Co as the other bidder. Contracts signed for three new teachers at 5 000 dollar minimum salary: Mrs Sisk Shirley Senn and Ann Dee Lipsi. Gene Dammentan contract renewed at 5200 dollars. Building grounds play equipment, public relations, and transportation committees named.
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Shirley Sisk
Humphrey
Carbondale Tire Co
Jake’s Tire Service
Marion
H. and M. Gulf Oil Co
Carbondale
Hicks Phillips 66 Oil Co
de Soto
Sisk
Shirley Senn
Ann Dee Lipsi
Gene Dammerman
Henry Rains
Tom Hale
Alex Miller
Charles Popp
Curtis Cox
William Runion
Dismissal in Red Top Liquors case for Macri Jr.
Joe Macri Jr. owner of Red Top Liquors in Herrin had a liquor selling case dismissed without penalty after hearings that stretched from April to June and a July 14 order. He had been found guilty by the Illinois State Liquor Control Commission but released after promising to refrain from such actions in the future. The case stemmed from a Department of Revenue audit that flagged sales to other retailers and organizations.
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Joe Macri Jr
Red Top Liquors
E. Cherry St
Herrin
Illinois State Liquor Control Commission
Mack
Howard Cartwright
Cartwright
Department of Revenue
Forest Strickler
Springfield
Four Fined In Jackson County Court
Four men faced fines in Jackson County Circuit Court in Murphysboro. James R. Costabile 20 New York was fined 50 for illegal passing on a motorcycle near the SIU campus. Charles R. Davis 18 SIU student was fined 50 and given seven days in jail on a suspended license charge. Richard Gray 18 Elkville was fined 250 and placed on three years probation for theft of more than 150 with restrictions on driving and a three month stay at Vandalia Penal Farm. Lester Johnson 51 Carbondale was fined 50 and placed on three months probation for driving without a license.
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Jackson County
Murphysboro
James R. Costabile
New York
N.Y
Costabile
Southern Illinois University
Rt. 51
SIU
Charles R. Davis
Richard Gray
Rt. 2
Elkville
Gray
Joe Mann
Holden Hospital
Vandalia Penal Farm
Re-Election of Vienna Housing Authority Leaders
The Johnson County Housing Authority re-elected Royce Bridges as chairman and Jim Pearl as secretary treasurer. David Martin was chosen vice chairman to replace Carl Brown, with Brown and Joe Reynolds also re-elected as commissioners. Executive Director Betty Troutt noted a new office copy machine may be installed at 501 N Fourth St Vienna. Progress on a 40 unit Vienna project stalled two months for topographical surveys. A federal loan of 675,645 dollars was approved for 20 non elderly family units on Third and Locust, 10 units on South Fourth for non elderly families, and 10 elderly units at Fifth and Green. The authority is negotiating for property at three sites.
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Johnson County
Third and Locust Streets
South Fourth Street
Fifth and
Green Streets
al Lo
Troutt
Airport funds released for Southern Illinois project
The State Dept of Aeronautics releases 2335 dollars to Southern Illinois Airport for reimbursement of federal funds used on construction and engineering costs. The facility lies between Carbondale and Murphysboro north of Route 13.
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State Dept. of Aeronautics
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Murphysboro
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George Kuehn
Murphysborn Township High School
Woodlawn
Congress
Chicago
James G. Blaine
Blaine
Blaine-Logan
Grover Cleveland
Thomas Hendricks
Washington
Logan Market
Olin
Priscilla Stanton
Giant City District
Giant City
Essy Humphrey
Irge
Macri Cha
Jackson
Royce Bridges
Mardale
Raymond
Milbur
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