Long Year Ahead For Marine Ronnie Beasley In Viet Nam
Ronnie Beasley 20, a Marine radio operator with the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, has been in Viet Nam six weeks and will spend 13 months abroad. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beasley of Marion, keep in touch by mail and box shipments as they await his return.
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Diva Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Viet Nam
Ronnie Beasley
Marine Corps
Robert Beasley
S. Buchanan St
Marion
Marines
3Rd Reconnaisance Battalion
4Th Marine Regiment
United States
Ronnie
Leatherneck
Arthur J. Ludwig 75 Murphysboro pharmacist dies
Arthur J. Ludwig of 2139 Herbert St Murphysboro died Sunday in St Joseph Memorial Hospital. Born June 24 1891 in Belleville he married Edna Sill in Murphysboro June 16 1937. A St Louis School of Pharmacy graduate he worked for St Louis Pharmaceutical Supply Co and Sharpe Dohme. He was a member of Murphysboro Lodge AF and AM East St Louis Rite Ainad Temple and the Presbyterian Church in Belleville. Funeral 2 pm Wednesday Crawshaw Mortuary with Rev Lee Pene Ward. Burial Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery. Visitation after 4 pm Tuesday at the chapel.
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Arthur Ludwig
Arthur J. Ludwig
Herbert St
Murphysboro
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Belleville
August
Wilhelmina Killian Ludwig
Edna Sill
Ludwig
St. Louis, Mo
School of Pharmacy
St. Louis
AF & AM
East St. Louie
East St. Louis
Presbyterian Church
Aurelia Wiechert
Edna Ludwig
Crawshaw Mortuary
Lee Pene Ward
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
Ida Blythe 83 Dies in Vienna at Hillview Nursing Home
Ida A Blythe 83 of Vienna died early today at Hillview Nursing Home Vienna She was born July 16 1883 in Dongola daughter of Nathaniel and Eva Earnhart She married John Sheffer who died in 1923 later married John Blythe who preceded her She was a First Baptist Church Dongola member Survived by sons Aaron William and Carl Sheffer daughters Leona Phillips Helen Villers Gladys Corrad and Mae Sheffer seven stepchildren 18 great grandchildren and 10 grandchildren Funeral arrangements are under Ford Funeral Home Dongola
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Dongola
Nathaniel
Eva Casper Earnhart
John Sheffer
John Blythe
Blythe
First Baptist Church
Aaron Sheffer
William Sheffer
St. Louis
Carl Sheffer
Carrolton
Leona Phillips
Glen
Helen Villers
Pueblo
Colo
Gladys Corrad
Pompano Beach
Fla
Mae Sheffer
Alton
Ford Funeral
Cars Derailed Near Robbs In Pope County Illinois Central Line
Eleven freight cars and eight teahouses derailed at 5 a.m. on the Illinois Central Railroad near Robbs Pope County. No injuries reported per Sheriff Kesner Buchanan. The line Bluford to Fulton Ky will be detoured via Centralia Carbondale Cairo until cleared likely Tuesday. Cause of southbound derailment undetermined this morning.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Robbs
Pope County
Kesner Buchanan
Bluford
Fulton
Illinois Central
Centralia
Carbondale
Cairo
Orville Anderson Dies at 68 in Herrin
Orville Anderson of Rt. 1 Herrin died at 7 45 this morning in Herrin Hospital. Funeral arrangements are with Johnson Funeral Home in Herrin.
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Orville Anderson
Rt. 1
Herrin
Herrin Hospital
Johnson Funeral Home
Police Briefs from Harrisburg Galatia and Marion
Harrisburg Vernon J Ford fined 16 dollars for speeding. Galatia Gladys Williams fined 15 dollars for wrong lane. Marion William Riddle fined 15 dollars for disobeying a stop sign.
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Harrisburg
Vernon J. Ford
Galatia
Gladys Williams
Marion
William Riddle
Onkens Win Best Exhibit at Rock Show
Edwin S Onken and Sons of Manito won first place for best display of artifacts at the Indian Rock Show in Riverside Park Sunday. The Southern Illinois Archaeological Society sponsored the annual event. Second place went to John Musecovalley of Columbus Kentucky and third to James Mason of Paducah Kentucky. Philip Florio of Murphysboro, president, said attendance exceeded 2 000.
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Edwin S. Onken
Zeigler-Royalton Board Allocates Youth Center Space
Zeigler-Royalton Board of Education grants the Zeigler Youth Commission use of the Zeigler Building for a youth center as the high school relocates. Superintendent Ramsey notes upcoming terms of agreement and a special meeting to hire staff at 7 p.m. in the new West Franklin High School.
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Zeigler - Royalton Unit Board of Education
Zeigler Youth Commission
Zeigler
Lavern Higgerson
Youth Commission
William Ramsey
West Franklin High School
Ramsey
Kenneth Culley
Royalton
Anna Fair Closes With Horse Show
The Anna Fair closed its 86th year with a society horse show featuring winners in pony Jerry Snap from Fredricktown Missouri Open three gaited Janet Johnson of Mounds Kentucky amateur walking Jew ell Myatt Fulton Kentucky Open English pleasure A C Farthing Paducah Kentucky and open five gaited Carol Rapp Cape Girardeau Missouri Other winning classes included two year walking horse Sharon Jolly Carbondale Illinois Open English pleasure with English equipment Janet Johnson three year walking horse A H Williams Paducah Kentucky roadster to bike Ralph Vaughn Benton Kentucky and walking horse Darrel Vaughn Benton Kentucky Friday races produced three winners with purses of 225 Chief Lew Hopkinsville Kentucky two year old pace Eyre Navarch Glasgow Kentucky and Silky Pride Henderson Kentucky Final attendance estimates ranged from 28 000 to 30 000 against typical 24 000 turnout.
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Jerry Snap
Fredricktown
Janet Johnson
Mounds
Jewell Myatt
Fulton
A. C. Farthing
Paducah
Carol Rapp
Cape Girardeau
Sharon Jolly
Carbondale
A. H. Williams
Ralph Vaughn
Benton
Darrel Vaughn
Alice
Michael E. Downs
Josephine Corbitt
Lloyd Penny Cape
Hopkinsville
Eyre Navarch
Glenn Eyre
Silky Pride
Robert Jones
Henderson
Barney Lence
Fire damages Du Quoin motel on Route 51 south
Firefighters from Du Quoin Christopher Carbondale and Tamaroa fought a blaze at the Motel Du Quoin Sunday along Route 51 south of Du Quoin. Four units will require major redo with others smoke damaged. no injuries or property loss reported. Cause under inquiry. Fire lasted about 114 hours. equipment breakdown delayed suppression.
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du Quoin
Christopher
Carbondale
Tamaroa
Rt. 51
Leland Henley
Henley
de Soto
Union County Housing Board considers job opening
The Union County Housing Authority may hire a full time maintenance worker. H E Casper currently on call for emergencies could shift to a full-time schedule in October. The authority expects 30 units in Cobden by October and about 24 in Dongola near completion, with 46 more under construction in Jonesboro. Funding approval for elderly and low income projects in Anna and Cobden is not yet received.
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Union County Housing Authority
H. E. Casper
Authority
Ira Casper
H E. Casper
Union County
Cobden
Dongola
Jonesboro
Anna and
Arrive In Style at Du Quoin Fair Stage Show
Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme headlining the seven night Du Quoin Fair Stage Show arrived at the Southern Illinois airport in Carbondale at 8 p.m. Sunday aboard a Learjet owned by Frank Sinatra who sent a pilot to fetch them after hearing they were en route from Las Vegas. Harness driver Stanley Dancer and his wife greeted the pair at the airport.
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Steve Lawrence
Eydie Gorme
Iinois
Carbondale
Frank Sinatra
Las Vegas
Nev
Sinatra
Steve
Eydie
du Quoin
Stanley Dancer
Southern Illinois
Fire Destroys Black Crystal Mine Buildings East of Marion
Firefighters fought a blaze at the Black Crystal coal mine on Route 13 seven miles east of Marion before daybreak. The tipple washhouse and hoist house burned after Marion firemen ran dry once they used 500 gallons of water. Damages and cause remain undetermined. Owner Frank Hilliard of Marion had the mine closed since March and planned to reopen in September.
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Black Crystal
Rt. 13
Marion
Frank Hilliard
Hilliard
Two Williamson youths charged in dual burglaries
Two Williamson County youths Larry Whittington and Bobby Lee Lloyd are jailed after burglaries at Pollack Salvage Yard and the Sealtest dairy products warehouse. Police say both admitted the break ins, with items stolen including batteries gasoline a typewriter dairy products and milk butter and cottage cheese.
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Williamson County
Herrin
Roy Cole
Larry Whittington
N. Park Ave
Bobby Lee Lloyd
Rt. 3
Marion
Pollack
Sealtest Dairy Products
Sealtest
Clyde Shaw Services in Benson Tuesday
Clyde Shaw 81 of 402 E Webster Benton died at home at 9 30 a m Sunday. He was a Franklin County lifelong resident and a member of Mt Etna Methodist Church. He married Vera Tate in 1913. Surviving wife two daughters a son and a sister. Services Tuesday 2 p m Poulson Freeman Funeral Home Benton. Burial in Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery. Friends may call.
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Clyde Shaw
Benson
Webster St
Benton
Franklin County
Mt. Etna Mehodist Church
Vera Tate
Shaw
Henry Galbraith
Martin
Vernon Lewis
Eugene
Raymond
Metamora
Lola Stone
Sil Meeting Canceled for Du Quoin Fair Participation
Southern Illinois Inc will not hold a board of directors meeting this month to permit members to participate in plays and programs at the Du Quoin Fair. Monthly meetings will resume in September.
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Sil
Southern ,Illinois Inc
du Quoin Fair
Former Herrin Man Dies in Belleville
Dave Mitchell 73 formerly of Herrin died 2 05 pm Sunday at St Elizabeth Hospital Belleville after being brought there at 8 am He lived with his daughter in Belleville Born May 15 1893 in Central City Ky he was a retired miner a Local 1776 United Mine Workers member and World War I veteran Survived by wife Beulah Stevens sons Bobby Gene and Dave Mitchell Jr daughters Margaret Shephard Verna Lee Denham and Nancy Scholars eight grandchildren Funeral 1 30 pm Tuesday at George Van Natta Funeral Home Herrin with Rev Ben Stripling Burial Eastlawn Memorial Gardens.
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Dave Mitchell
Herrin
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Belleville
S. 12Th St
Central City
Fred Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Ben Stripling
Herrin First Baptist Church
Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
Man Charged After Crash In Marion
Lawrence R. Ward of 805 W DeYoung St Marion was charged with driving while intoxicated after his car struck Ronald Cameron of East Alton at 1120 p m in the 600 block of North Court street. Neither driver was injured. Assistant Police Chief John Kelley filed the charge.
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Lawrence R. Ward
W. DeYoung St
Marion
Ward
Ronald Cameron
East Alton
North Court Street
John Kelley
Youths Held on Car Theft Charge in Stone Park
Two Chicago area youths, Gary Waddell aged 16 and Charles Peterson aged 91, were arrested Sunday by a Jackson County Sheriff deputy on a car theft charge at Stine Park. They were held overnight in the county jail before transfer to Stone Park police custody early today.
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Chicago
Demonstration Cities Bill Advances in House Panel
Rep Kenneth J Gray says a Johnson proposed demonstration cities plan to rehabilitate slums and residents may move to Banking and Currency committee this week. Southern Illinois officials eye group participation to boost federal aid chances, with Gray predicting a narrow House passage depending on presidential support.
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Johnson
House
Kenneth J. Gray
Dwest
Senate
Civil Defense Boost Planned in Murphysboro Meeting
A public meeting at Murphysboro City Hall at 7:30 p.m. aims to boost Civil Defense efforts. CD director Jack Miller seeks volunteers to expand storm warning programs in the city and nearby rural areas to maintain an excelent workable defense.
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Murphysboro
Jack Miller
Miller
Local Notices and Public Notices Reprint
Fragmented OCR lists addresses and dates for public notices and offices. It notes publication rights and republication restrictions for local news and AP dispatches, mentioning West Main and Walnut Street addresses and various place names.
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Illinois
Ida Blythe
Vienna
Ida A. Blythe
Hillview
Onkens
du Quoin Motel
Union County Housing Board
Man
SAN
le Cerner
Tien
West
Sir Corhoandale
Walnut Street
Neersboro
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