Sparta Area Mine Officials Charged and Checks Held
A small scale strip mining operation near Sparta shut down suddenly leaving worthless checks and criminal and civil charges. Leon B. Stilley and Robert McGrew are charged in Randolph County Circuit Court with deceptive practices. a $48,000 default judgment exists against Stilley for unpaid lease and royalties to Leo Ritter. Banks halted payment on about six months of mine checks. workers and vendors hold unpaid checks totaling thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Randolph County
Leon B. Stilley
Eden Mining Corporation
Robert McGrew
McGrew
Williamson County
Eden
Suilley
Leo Ritter
Cletus Jung
Carbondale Youth Receives Stockholm Dance Offer
Melvin Taylor an 18 year old from Carbondale has been offered dance training and performance in Stockholm. He studied at Carbondale Community High School class of 1965 and spent a year in Paris with SIU student Samuel James and Anne McLeod after a recommendation from Katherine Dunham. About 150 dollars is needed for transport to Stockholm and contributions can be directed to Mrs. Beatrice Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Taylor
Carbondale
Stockholm
Taylor
Beatrice Taylor
E. Chestnut St
Paris
Carbondale Community High School
Samuel James
Southern Illinois University
Anne McLeod
Archibald McLeod
SIU Theater Department
Katherine Dunham
SIU
Inmate Accounts Claim Riot Fueled by Prison Conditions
Springfield AP reports inmates testifying in a murder trial claim Menard prison food was atrocious and guards used goon squads to discipline inmates before a November riot that killed three guards and three convicts. They describe worms in pork and a mouse in beans, and fear retaliation if returned to Stateville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Menard
Thinmaes
Stateville Prison
Salvatore J. Guido
Ronald A. Riley
Guido
Charles L. Young
Young
Illinois
Stateville
Library panel approves staff parking and shelving upgrade
Carbondale Public Library votes to add three staff parking spaces behind the West Walnut Street building. Librarian Zella Rath notes no completion date. The board reports 818 new books in July, 390 children and 428 adults, 8,754 circulations, and 134 new borrowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Public Library Board
West Walnut Street
Zella Rath
Food in the Stomach Slows Alcohol Absorption
A historical health note explains that food remaining in the stomach slows the body's absorption of alcohol and delays its effects on the nervous system, reducing intoxication risk. The text emphasizes the stomach's role in moderating alcohol impact.
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Tate F1 State Fair
Tim Ire
Field
Grand Ole Opry
Ray Price
Connie Smith
Porter Wagner
Gang
RCA Rodeo
Red Skelton
Robert Goulet
Carol Lawrence
Jimmy Dean
Jack Jones
Homer and Jethro
The
Beach Boys
George Kirby
Linda Bennett
Giant Midway
Ernest Tubbs
Loretta Lynn
Pee Wee King
Fairgrounds
Sparta Area
Sparta State Bank
First National Bank
CIPS
Central Illinois P Public S Service Company
Republican Women
A.m. Elks Club
Limpus
Pre Seaso
OLD Crow Distillery CO
Frankfort RY
Coats
Robert Hall
Marion
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