Eight Robberies in Carbondale Tuesday Night
Carbondale police report eight robberies in the city between 8 30 p m and midnight Tuesday linked by a single thief. Items included 140 dollars taken from William Leonard and a ladder moved to a street light, with footprints the only clues. Two county robberies near De Soto and between Carbondale and Murphysboro may be connected.
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Carbondale
Lee Davis
Davis
William Leonard
West Walnut Sr
Leonard
Dixcel
Highway 51
de Soto Blacktop
de Soto
Trobaugh Homestead
Highway 13
Murphysboro
Caravan Moving South Across Illinois Coop Circuit
The REA Caravan, led by Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative and ten other Rural Electric Administrations, will tour the state starting in July with two day meetings in the North Central area and ending in Dongola on August 25 and 26. Exhibits include electrical machinery appliances and a night show with merchandise displays. The Belmont Amusement Co. handles the program.
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Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative
Rural Electric Administration
Fahar
Dongola
Illinoss
Celt Belmont Amusement Co
Funeral Services for Mrs. Mable Lowe
Mrs. Mable Lowe dies in Coulterville. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at the Coulterville church with Rev. Robert Stewart officiating. Burial is in Coulterville Cemetery. Howard and Wilson Funeral Home of Coulterville is in charge of arrangements.
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Mable Lowe
Coulterville
Robert Stewart
Howard
Wilson
Coulterville Man Fined for Gun Charge in Sparta
Ewart Malott of Coulterville paid a $25 fine plus costs before Justice of the Peace Russell Woodside in Sparta on a charge of carrying a gun in an automobile without breaking down the firearm. He reportedly was on a hunting trip with a shotgun in the car.
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Coulterville
Ewart Malott
Justice of the Peace
Russell Woodside
Sparta
Malott
Carbondale Accepts Coal Hauling Bid
Carbondale City Council voted to accept Paul Hughes of Carbondale for hauling the city’s winter coal at 9.15 dollars per ton delivered. The contract covers about 75 tons of deep vein oil treated stoker coal.
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Carbondale
Paul Hughes
Daughter Born to Volkmar Family in Carbondale
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Walter Volkmar of Carbondale at Holden Hospital in Carbondale on Saturday correcting an earlier report which listed the name as Bolkman.
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Walter Volkmar
Carbondale
Holden Hospital
Walter Bolkman
Yalu River Gave Signal for Russo Japanese War In 1904
The Yalu River figured prominently in Western headlines when Japanese forces crossed it to launch a surprise victory campaign against Russia in the Russo Japanese War of 1904 05 according to the National Geographic Society.
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Yalu
Russia
National Geographic Society
Youngest Skipper Plans World Yacht Voyage
James L. Cox, 25, to begin around Aug 15 aboard the Maid of Aspen on a around the world cruise. The Delta Line navigator, son of Ralph and wife near Herrin, holds a potential lieutenant commander rank at 27 after leave granted. Cox describes the Holland built 526 by 134 foot motor sailing yacht under British flag with extensive gear and fuel to span 1300 miles, aided by an African native and the owner W. A. Ellis.
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James L. Cox
Cox
Johnston City High School
Ralph Cox
Death Curve
Herrin
Delta Line
Aspen
Holland
W. A
Steeleville Veteran Escapes Molten Lead Blast at Work
Clint Bud Webster, a Korean War veteran, narrowly escaped when a Linotype molten lead pot slipped, sending hot metal toward water. He fled the Webster Theater and Printing Co basement in Steeleville, preventing serious injury as molten lead sprayed the area and caused cleanup after a small explosion.
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Steeleville
Clint
Bud’ Webster
Webster
Webster Theater and Printing Co
Yegan Steps
Tear Gas Lawsuit Over Taverns In Williamson County
A Hurst coal miner and his wife sue two tavern owners for 15000 each under the Illinois Dram Shop Act. They claim a police tear gas cartridge burned the man’s face after a January 22 fight at a Hurst tavern.
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Hurst
Williamson County
Lillian
Herpins
Roger Buzbee
Nick Arthur Masters
Carbondale
Orval Fulgham
Herpin
Buzbee
Ralph W. Harris
William Jaitt
Bell & Zoller
James Midgett
Carl Dillow
Union County
Dillow
James Pidget
Billy Murray
Marion
Macri
Herrin
Chris Caras
John Meadows
Caras
Thebes School Sustains $200000 Fire Loss
Thebes grade and high school burned after a lightning strike. Superintendent James O Brien says the loss is about 200000 with half insured. Classes will move to the gym and local churches while reconstruction is planned. Both officials escaped serious injury.
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Thebes
James O’brien
O’brien
Anna
O'Brien
Twelve members of Jackson County Share the Fun head to Springfield
Thirteen members of the Jackson County group depart Thursday morning for Springfield to compete in State Fair events, aiming for prizes and recognition.
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Jackson County
Springfield
Walnut Street widening clashes with Murphysboro crowd
William MacLeod of Illinois Highway explains little chance for bargaining on Walnut Street so four lane traffic would require sidewalk cuts. He cites 9,300 vehicles daily and 75 percent regional traffic, while Lions predict dire towns if parking bans occur and urge city leadership.
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William MacLeod
District 9
Illinois Highway Division
Lions Club
Murphysboro
Walnut Street
MacLeod
Charles Keen
Highway Department
Springfield
14Th
Carbondale
Lions
Joe Daniel
E. A. Doerr
Her rin Seaman Joins USS St Paul Aboard
Jack L. Rhyne a seaman apprentice from Herrin has reported aboard the heavy cruiser USS St. Paul for duty. The ship returned to Long Beach California after a seven month tour in the Korean combat area. Rhyne enlisted in the Navy on April 1.
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Jack L. Rhyne
USN
Charles Rudolph
W. Oak St
Herrin
St. Paul
Long Beach
Calif
Rhyne
Navy
Illinois Cafe in Herrin Board Portrait Noted Members
Seated left to right are Joe Somers Zeigler member Louis Moore Herrin member Horace Degnan Herrin vice president Guy Young Herrin president A E Lauder Herrin secretary and Frank Barmin ski Benton member. Standing,
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Illinois
Herrin
Joe Somers
Hole Opens in Christopher Alley After Sewer Break
City officials inspected an alley between the Newsstand and the Woodway Store on Market Street after paving gave way Sunday night. A hole three feet wide and 12 feet deep appeared, three tons of small rocks were dumped in but disappeared. Officials attributed the damage to a sewer break likely caused by a mine collapse.
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Christopher Street
Woodway
Market Street
Wallet returned with note urging vote for Ike
Little Juliann Kaeser of Marion lost a wallet during a summer East trip with her parents. It was returned in a carefully wrapped box by an anonymous sender who left a note reading Vote for Ike. Juliann is cousin to Miss Helen Kilbreth of Herrin.
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Juliann Kaeser
Marion
East
Albert Kaeser
Ike
Juliana
Helen Kilbreth
Herrin
Carbondale Play Day Ping Pong Semifinal
Charles Alexander and Arthur Valent ine from Carbondale faced Terry Thalman and Keith Eicher in a Carbondale Park District Play Day semifinal match. The event featured local players competing in a community setup today.
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Charles Alexander
Terry Thalman
Keith Eicher
Alex
Ander
Arthur Valentine
Carbondale
Carbondale Park Districts
Herrin Youths To See Games In St Louis
Herrin Township Softball League sends two groups to St Louis for Cardinals Pirates game and Reds Cardinals game with trips from Bailie's Bus Station. Mayors and organizers provide passes and bus service as part of a delinquency prevention program praised by Pete Gentry.
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Herrin Township
Bailie’s
St. Louis
Highlands
Sportsman's Park
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburg Pirates
Archione
Stone
Grindle
Hewlett
Cobras
Joe Pollock
Margie Weiland
Don Hargrave
Delores Harris
Vivian Nava
Mrs. Longman
Russell
Oilers
Ed South
Hornets
Harris
Pups
Bolen
Lawwill
Hot Shots
Ross
Cincinnati Reds
Cardinals
Leon Smith
Ted South
Cats
Brandon
Dodgers
Jeffrey
Hudgens
McKinney
Lowman
Joe Pollock Sr
Charles Pike
Raymond Dale
Wilson
Craig
Williams
Fred Schoonover
Schoonover
James Bailie Sr
Pete Gentry
Herrin
Illinois
Murphysboro Municipal Band Concert at Riverside Park
Murphysboro Municipal Band will present a 8 p.m. Thursday concert at Riverside Park featuring a varied program. Selections include popular tunes and marches such as You Made Me Love You, South Rampart Street Parade, Dixie, Malaguena, and a cornet trio piece.
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Murphysboro
Riverside Park
Ringling Bros
Atro
South Rampart Street Parade
Dixie
Malaguena
Invercargill
Herrin Clerks To Vote On New Contract Thursday
Members of the Herrin Retail Clerks Local Union 1130 will vote on a new contract at a meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. in the C. C. Hall. Local president announced today.
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Herrin Retail Clerks Local Union 1130
C. C. Hall
Adet Ail di
Mabber Re Vlige
Bow
New Union School Names Nurse Mrs. Fred Alcorn
Mrs. Fred Alcorn R N was named to succeed Miss Alma Schumacher as Union County school nurse. An Army Nurse Corps veteran, she served in North Africa Italy and France earning two battle stars. She worked at Anna City Hospital prior to the appointment and has two sons and two daughters.
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Fred Alcorn
R.N
Jonesboro
Alma Schumacher
Union County
Schumacher
Alcorn
University of Georgia School of Nursing
Augusta
Army Nurse Corps
Stark General Hospital
Charleston
S.C
U. S. Army
Larkspur
North Africa
France
Italy
Herrin Council Okays Ice Cream Driveway Plan
Herrin city council approves Louie Cremains to build a driveway at Park Avenue and West Van Buren Street for an ice cream drive in store. Mayor Fred Schoonover says the driveway will extend 20 feet on Park Avenue and 70 feet on West Van Buren Street.
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Herrin
Louie Cremeans
Park Avenue
West van Buren Street
Cremeans
Fred Schoonover
Boy S vanity arm fracture after washing machine accident
Bruce Jeralds age 3 son of Mr and Mrs Bob Jeralds of 720 North 7th Herrin suffered a left forearm fracture when his hand was caught in a washing machine wringer. A cast was applied at Herrin Hospital.
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Bruce Jeralds
Bob Jeralds
7Th St
Herrin
Herrin Hospital
Carbondale Council Grants First Reading to Tax Ordinance
The Carbondale City Council gave the annual tax ordinance its first reading at Tuesday’s meeting. The ordinance will lay over for a week at city hall for public inspection.
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Carbondale
Herrin Lions Host Farmers Dinner August 19
The Herrin Lions Club hosts about 45 farmers from south of Crab Orchard Lake for a 7 30 p.m. dinner meeting at Wolf Creek Masonic Lodge on Tuesday August 19 The event aims to improve relations between farmers and Herrin residents Geoffrey Hughes of Southern Illinois Incorporated will be principal speaker The Lions convene at 6 p.m. at H and H Oil Station before the trip Walter Williamson led yesterday's meeting which included a Ford automobile design and testing film
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Herrin
H & H Oil Company
Marlow’s
S. Park Ave
Walter Williamson
Ford
Huffhine Infant Dies in Murphysboro Home
Harold Harvey Huffhine five week old son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Huffhine died at home on rural route 1 Murphysboro Tuesday morning after about a week illness. Born July 6 in Huffhine home. Survived by parents one half sister Irene Huffhine and two half brothers Lawrence Edward and Neil Huffhine. Funeral Thursday 2 p.m. at Meyer Funeral Home Murphysboro with Rev Raymond Wilkerson officiating. Burial in Conner Cemetery.
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Huffhine
Harold Harvey Huffhine
Lawrence Huffhine
Murphysboro
Irene Huffhine
Lawrence Edward
Neil Huffhine
Meyerny
Murpheli
Raymond Wilkerson
Conner Cemetery
Rotary plans visit by district governor in Murphysboro
Murphysboro Rotary Club members discussed the district governor’s visit at the Aug 26 meeting held Tuesday night in the Logan Hotel. Committee chairs will meet to prepare written reports for the officer. New members named include Dr Charles R Wolff apometrist Richard H Carr Penney Store manager and M C Topping of Southern Illinois.
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Murphysboro
Ice Cream Social Planned by Murphysboro Band Mothers
The Murphysboro Grade School Band Mothers Club sponsors an ice cream social at G.M. and O. Park from 5 to 8 p m Thursday. Edward Grizzell, the band director, is fitting uniforms for non vacation members. Twenty more will be fitted August 26 at the junior high. Band enrollment aims to reach 70 or 100 pieces in the coming years, with 58 current members.
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Murphysboro
Mothers’ Club
G.m.&o. Park
Edward Grizzell
Williamson Housing Meeting Set Friday in Herrin
The Williamson County Housing Authority will meet Friday at 1 30 p m at Herrin city hall Secre Herrin announced today The regular meeting was moved from Saturday to Friday because Chairman Albert Storme Herrin cannot attend on that day.
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Williamson
Williamson County Housing Authority
Herrin
Secre- Herrin
Albert Storme
Murphysboro Scouts Seek New Quarters
Murphysboro Sea Scouts need new quarters this fall at Longfellow School in Medboro after using rooms previously occupied by Sea Scouts. The Murphysboro Lions heard the need Tuesday night and noted the group requires space for equipment canoes and tool cabinets. The Lions sponsor the Sea Scouts.
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Murphysboro
Longfellow School
Medboro
Sea Scouts
Murphysboro Lions
Lions
Murphysboro Sea Scouts
Herrin Youth Enlists in Air Force for Four Years
Richard W. Brayfield of Herrin Route 1 has enlisted in the Air Force for four years. Recruiter T Sgt James C Brown announced. Brayfield enlisted August 6 and reports to Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas for basic training.
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Herrin
Richard W. Brayfield
Wayne
Lucill Brayfield
Route 1
Air Force
James C. Brown
Brayfield
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Fire department to recharge 225 extinguishers in Herrin
Herrin fire department will recharge about 225 extinguishers in Herrin businesses churches and schools this week Chief Ed Failing states some persons overlooked to contact the fire department seeking service.
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Herrin
I Mately
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