Marion Unit Audit Shows Net Balance of 29357
An audit for the Marion Unit shows the educational fund in the black at 29357 for the year ending June 30. Total income 1964475 with expenses 31925117, receipts from taxes and government payments listed. Disbursements include administration and instruction, plant operation, lunch, and student services with minor deficits in transportation.
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Marion Unit
Aident Fund Sarmunity Services
Eduialian
Transportation
Gray, Hunter, Stem and Co
Finois
Treasi
Te Irpusurer
Former Area Doctor Dies in Chicago Hospital
Dr. Jesse Shaw, 5 percent, a former Carbondale resident and Holden Hospital physician, died Tuesday in a Chicago hospital after a long illness. He left Carbondale two decades ago and was nephew of Ben Fox of Marion. He is survived by his wife and three children. Services will be held Thursday in Masilawec Wisconsin, where he had served as a doctor. Tex and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jones of Catan dale left today to attend.
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Jesse Shaw
Carbondale
Holden Hospital
Chicago
Shaw
Ben Fox
Marion
Masilawec
Wis
Aid
Tex
Paul Jones
Catandale
Roberta Gordon Dies Former Sparta Resident
Roberta Laura Gordon 41 formerly of Sparta died Tuesday at Scott Air Force Base Hospital near Belleville. Born February 19 123 in Sparks she married Jack Gordon September 17 1980. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. at Lynn HI Funeral Home Sparta rites by Rev. Robert Stewart burial Union Cemetery Sparta.
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Roberta Laura Gordon
Sparta
Scott Air Force Base
Bellevile
Sparks
Jack Gordon
Gordon
Trinity United Presbyterian Church
Stephen Huey
Belleville
W. W. Stephenson
Wilma Clendenin
Whittier
Calif
W. Stephenson
Ogden
Utah
Lynn HI Funeral Home
Spa
Robert Stewart
Union Cemetery
Indiana harness horse breeder Silas Thompson dies at 65
Silas C. Thompson, a New Ross breeder of harness racing horses, died Tuesday night in a Crawfordsville hospital after a long illness. The 65 year old bred Jimmy Creed, the former world champion two year old pacer.
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Indiana
Crawfordsville
Ind
Silas C. Thompson
New Ross
Thompson
Jimmy Creed
Former Area Man Dies After Auto Crash Near St Jacob
Gerald Thomas Barton 24, of St. Louis and former Orient resident, died Monday in St. Luke's Hospital after a Saturday accident on Rt 4 in Madison County. Born May 19, 1940, in West Frankfort, he was married to Sandra Allois. he leaves a wife, a son Gerald Jr., a daughter Terri Lynn, his mother, and a sister. Funeral at Union Funeral Home West Frankfort with burial at Denning Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m.
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Gerald Thomas Barton
St. Louis
Orient
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Jacob
Madison County
Rt. 4
Stig
West Frankfort
Thomas
Lelia Gosnell Barton
Sandra Allois
Sandra
Gerald Jr
Terri Lynn
Union Funeral Home
Charles Donahue
Orient Church
Christ
Rites set for Morte Stafford on Sunday
Morte L Stafford 69 a former Carbondale resident died Monday in a St Petersburg hospital from an apparent heart attack. He was a building contractor born Oct 24 1894 in Union County son of Thomas Jefferson and Harriett Stafford. Survived by wife Lillie Rushing three daughters and two sons. Services 2 PM Sunday Huffman Funeral Home Carbondale with Rev John Lineberry officiating burial Oakland Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 AM Saturday. Services also in St Petersburg Florida.
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Morte L. Stafford
Carbondale
St. Petersburg
I la
Saford
Hix
Florida
Union County
Thomas, Jefferson
Harriett Frances Holland Stafford
Stafford
Central Bible Churel
Lillie Rushing
Voris Sullivan
Margaret Scott
Wheaton
Marjorie Lineberry
Alton
Brown- Lewis
California
Flint
Migh
Huffman Funeral Nome
John Lineberry
Marion Man George C Creager Dies at 55
George C Creager 55 of 608 Hadfield St Marion died at 7 05 am today at Marion Memorial Hospital He was born Lacogne Kansas Dec 17 1407 He married Louise Meeks in 93 He was a Fabick Machinery salesman formerly of Salem and Mt Vernon A Mason Ainad Shrine Scotish Rite East St Louis He leaves wife son George W Creager in Germany mother Rae of Kansas City brothers Walter Kansas City Jack Lebanon Mo sister Mrs Robert Boody Mission Kan and three grandchildren Funeral by Wilton Marion Cross donations requested in lieu of flowers
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George C. Creager
Hadfield St
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Lacogne
Kan
Curtis
Ruth Miler Creager
Louise Meeks
Olathe
Creager
Fabick Machinery Co
Salem
Mt. Vernon
Annexation petitions seek Coello Coello district to join Christopher
Franklin County petitions filed by Christopher grade board and Coello directors ask to annex Coello Grade School District into Christopher Grade District. No decision date set. Christopher would keep Coello building for grades 1 4. grades 5 8 would ride bus to Christopher.
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Coello
Christopher
Franklin County Board of School Trustees
Christopher Grade Board of Education
Coello Board of Directors
J County
Franklin County
H. Lee Browning
Christopher Grade
Coella
Browning
Emma Bauder
Chrisjopher
Coelto
Christopher Schoel
Caello
Anna Fair Extends as Rain Impacts Farm Show
The Anna Fair extended through Sunday after rain forced postponements. about 4 000 to 5 000 attended the fairgrounds Saturday and 50 in the grandstand for the western horse show. livestock events were moved or delayed. tractor pulling winners named for 4000 to 12000 pound classes and twilight races planned. Lazy C rodeo and midway activities scheduled. roughly 750 Anna State Hospital patients attended Tuesday with hospital-sponsored midway tickets.
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Union County
Barney Lence
Lence
Collin Boyd
Anna
Bud Browns
Olmstead
Jerry Sad
Jack Roberts
Earl C. Jones 60 of Anna Dies at Doctors Hospital
Earl C. Jones aged 60 of Anna died Tuesday at Doctors Hospital in Carbondale. Born April 20, 1904 in Union County, he was a psychiatric aide at Anne State Hospital. Survived by wife Gladys, daughter Emma Lourence of Amia, son Billy Gene of Buncombe, four sisters and a brother, plus four grandchildren. Services Friday at 4 p.m. at Crain Norris Funeral Home, Anna, with Rev Glenn Vertle officiating. burial in Aunt Camp Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
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Earl C. Jones
Anna
Doctors Hospital
Carbondale
Union County
B. N. Jon
Fannie Hamms Jones
Jones
Gladys
Emma Lourence
Amuia
Billy Gene
Buncombe
Ruth Howard
Jewel Lowry
Helen File
Hazel
Walter
Janesville
Wis
Anne State Hospital
Crain - Norris
Glenn Vertle
Reynoldsville Baptist Church
Alfred Todd dies in Tilden at 64
Alfred Todd a retired electrician of Tilden died Sunday at Rendoph ey Nursing Home Spar a He was born February 28 1902 in Willisville and married Pearl Davis in Pinckneyville on April 25 1921 Survived by sons William Coulterville Michael O Fallon daughters Pearl Dahl Zaraga Spain Thelma Moore Anna Belie Glasscock brothers John Tilden Lester Columbus Ohio sisters Bleeca Nolan Inglewood Calif Maude Colleeny Glendale Calif and 10 grandchildren Funeral services Thursday at Apo m Lynne ja Funeral Home Tilden with burial in Tilden Cemetery Rev Dennis Saylor officiating
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Apo
Lynne Ja
Tilden
Alfred Todd
Dennis Saylor
Todd
Rendophey
Spara
Willisville
Pinckneyville
Pearl Davis
William
Coulterville
Michael
O'Fallon
Pearl Dahl
Zaraga Spain
Thelma Moore
Anna Belie Glasscock
John
Alamogoredo
N. M
Lesster
Columbus
Ohio
Walter A W Walter Jr 78 Dies in Anna
A W Walter Jr 78 of Anna died at his home 215 W Spring St after a long illness on Tuesday evening. He was a former president of the Anna State Bank the Anna Chamber of Commerce and the Midwest Retail Hardware Association and served on the Anna school board. He belonged to First Methodist Church Anna Masonic Lodge 520 AF AM and Scottish Rite in East St Louis. Founder of Walter Hardware Store he was born July 19 1886 in Waltersburg son of Adolph and Elizabeth Walter. He leaves wife Fan two daughters Mrs J P Holt of Louisville Ky and Mrs Kim Smith of Anna one son Adolph W Walter III of Anna a sister Mrs Sophia Graham of Golconda and seven grandchildren. The family requests contributions to Union County Hospital in Anna in lieu of flowers. Services 2 p m Friday at First Methodist Church with Rev Boyd Wagner. burial in Anna Cemetery with graveside rites by the Masonic Lodge. Friends may call Crain Norris Funeral Home Anna after 11 a m Thursday.
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A. W. Walter Jr
Anna
W.spring SL
Walter
Anna State Bank
Anna Chamber of Commerce
Minois Retail Hardware Association
First Methodist Church
St. Louis
Walter Hardware Store
Waltersburg
Adolph
Elizabeth Wagner Walter
Fan
J. P. Holt
Louisville, Ky
Kim Smith
Adolph W. Walter Ill
Sophia Graham
Union County Hospital
First Methodist
Boyd Wagner
Masonic Lodge
Johnston City approves $103,790 tax levy and city spending
Johnston City officials okayed a tax levy of $103,790, higher than last year by $24,300 to fund expenses including a $12,000 fire truck. An appropriation of $405,190 was set, and Tom Kirkpatrick was named part time policeman helper to the superintendent of streets. The council urged speeding of the Corinth road project and noted some property owners may refuse to sell for right of way, suggesting court action if needed.
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Johnston City
K. Neil Thurmond
Tom Kirkpatrick
County Highway Department
Corinth
Henry Loy Dies in Arizona at 99
Henry Loy 99 former Murphysboro resident died Tuesday at his home in Tumacacori Arizona after a long illness. Born July 17 1905 in Murphysboro he was a service station operator and a member of First Baptist Church and Murphysboro Elks Chub 372. He leaves his wife and sisters scattered in Carterville England and Murphysboro. Services will be Friday in Tucson with burial there.
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Henry Loy
Murphysboro
Tumacacori
Ariz
Loy
Lees
Rebecca Steele Low
Helen Imhoff
First Baptist Church
Murphysboro Lions Honored for Membership Gain
Murphysboro Lions Club received a plaque for the highest percentage increase in district membership for 1963-64. District 7 Deputy Governor Ford Beckman presented the award to President R. G. Crisenberry and Dewey Worthen at a dinner meeting, noting 15 new members raised the total to 45, a 50 percent gain.
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Murphysboro
Olive Higgerson Dies in Sparta at 82
Olive Mae Higgerson, 82, of Sparta, died Tuesday at Sparta Community Hospital. Born August 29, 1881, in Willisville, she married C. E. Higgerson in 1902 in Pinckneyville. he preceded her in death. Survived by brother Donald Lively and sisters Lilie Lively and Eva Monceith. Funeral Thursday at 4 p.m. at Lyon Hill Funeral Home, Sparta, Rev. Robert Stewart officiating. Burial in Caledonia Cemetery. member of Westminster Presbyterian Church and Eastern Star 411.
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Clive Mae Higgerson
Sparta
Sparta Community Hospital
Willisville
Pinckneyville
C. E. Higgerson
Higgerson
Donald — Lively
Lilie Lively
Eva Monceith
Lyon - Hill Funeral Home
Robert Stewart
Caledonia Ceretery
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Order of Eastern Star 411
Sparla
Fires Under Study in Pond Creek Arson Case
Flames destroyed two farm structures in Pond Creek as authorities probe a double slaying and arson. Investigators linked the fires to the dwelling once home to Charles Black Harris, a Prohibition era figure turned farmer, with two bodies found Aug. 16 in a Pond Creek farmhouse believed to be Mrs. Newton and Jerry Meritt. Harris was previously acquitted in a separate murder case.
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Fairfield
Pond Creek
Wayne
Charles Black
Charlie Harris
Charles Newtons
Newton
Jerry Meritt
Meritt
Harris
Howard S. Taylor
Longo becomes secretary general of Italian Communist party
Rome August 26 Luigi Longo veteran Communist leader formally succeeds the late Palmiro Togliatti as secretary general of the Italian Communist party.
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Rome
Luigi Longo
Palmiro Togliatti
Italian Communist Party
False teeth care tips for better bite and odor control
Practical advice promotes firmer dental plates using a toothpaste brand claim. It suggests a product to reduce slipping and dropping dentures, improve comfort, prevent sour breath, and counter odor, with availability mentioned broadly. It reads like an old advertisement advisory embedded in a column.
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Roberta Gordon
Coello School
Anna Fair
A.W. Walter
Crain-Norris
Southern Illinoisan
Souherp Ilinos Publications
West Main Street
North Hith Street
Werrini
South 7Th Street
Murphystora
Corbondale
Diviola
Southupn Mineiseri
Carbondale Free Press
Reclin Thuy Journal
Murphyshare Independens
Twent News
News Warner
AP Tess Dispatches
Arizona
Murphysboro Lions
Olive Higgerson
Conrad Optical
R. Conrad
Monroe Heerrin
Kostin
South Illinois
Varsity Theatre
Plymouths
Eason Motor Co., Inc
Die E. Main
Carbondale, Ill
Plymouth
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler Motors Corporation
Porter Bros. Motor Sales, Inc
14Th & Liberty Sts
Murphyshora
Karr Motor Company
Berrin, Ill
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