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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1964
Page
2
Public Safety Commissioner William Norris said Marion is negotiating a lease to an abandoned strip mine to serve as a sanitary landfill for at least 30 years. The City Council visited the site and agreed it would be ideal, with a low lease cost and easy access. details, including equipment purchases, remain under negotiation.
Four men in Randolph County were fined on traffic violation charges. Otto A. Penny of Sparta paid 80 dollars for driving without a license, pleading guilty before Judge Carl Becker. Carl R. Boshears of Glencoe was fined 137 dollars for driving while intoxicated. Boshears pleaded guilty before Becker after a ticket on August 17 by State Police Corporal George Rushing. Robert Botsford of Baton Rouge was fined 65 dollars for driving on an expired license and 13 dollars for a second charge, pleading guilty before Judge Becker. Botsford was ticketed August 18 by Chester City Police. Ronald D. Carson of Charlston was fined 65 dollars for having no operator's license, pleading guilty before Magistrate Louis Blechle. Carson was ticketed July 30 in Randolph by State Trooper Olen Lampe.
Griffith G Redfield 77 a Campbell Hill resident and retired Menard Penitentiary officer died Saturday at his home. Born February 10 187, in Campbell Hill he was a son of William J and Mary G Bradie Redfield. He married Mabel Lawder June 21 1911 in Tennessee. A Republican precinct committeeman from Bradley Township he belonged to Chester First Presbyterian Church and Shilo Hill AF&AM Campbell Lodge. He leaves his wife two brothers John East St Louis and Lee San Bernardino and four sisters Ida Medlen Thushire Grace Bowen Sade Carruthers and Marie Satterfield. Funeral 2 pm Monday Wilson Funeral Home Campbell Hill with Rev Frank McLaughley officiating burial in Cal Cemetery Campbell Hill. Friends may call after 1 pm today.
Pivotal services for Mrs At tithansford of Donaston City with her held 40-2 p.m. Monday at the Stansid Wilson Fae noval Home. Mrs Hansford 72 died at 9 am Friday visiting her sister in Greenwood Ky. She leaves son Lennard Hansford Bonita California sister Mrs Louise Helton Greenwood Ky and a granddaughter. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery Johnston City. Friends may call after 4 pm to play at the Tuners home.
Marion firefighters responded to a motor fire at the Pepsi Cola warehouse on Union Street near the elevator. The blaze was confined to the vehicle with damage limited to the motor area.
About 100 Southern Illinois University students and faculty arrived in Carbondale after being stranded in Gander, Newfoundland. Negotiations secured special Teamsters Union permission for a flight, following a 60-strong Capitol Airways International stewardess strike over wages.
Two Junction residents were hurt Friday night in a two car collision on Rt 13 near New Shawneetown. Speer and passenger Capenart were treated at Harrisburg Hospital. Hale not hurt. Murray was struck on Rs 45 north of Stonefort and treated. Barnfield and Lavish had no injuries. Kim mel and Gaither collided near Benton with no injuries. Mileur swerved and hit a parked car on Edith street. driver not identified. No tickets issued.
A convoy of Republican figures joined Bob Dole at the Anna Fairgrounds on Saturday for speeches and meet and greet events. Dole praised the Goldwater ticket, contrasted wealth sources, and highlighted campaign issues while noting Johnson's integrity questions. Also honored was Anna Queen Brenda Smith with a large local turnout and plans for a Miss Illinois County Fair contest.
Republican candidate Charles Percy blasted Democrats in Illinois Friday night, arguing farmers, though 5 percent of the population, receive 22 percent of income and pay 13 percent of property taxes. He warned Washington meddling hurts farmers, urged support for Goldwater and local governance, and attacked Kerner on education funding and public aid while stressing state tax returns and political reform.
Coroner jury in Carbondale ruled that surgeon and former mental patient Dr Henry David Roach, 47, died August 15 from an intentional overdose at the Plaza Motel. Found about 11 am, he left a note naming Texas and California relatives but giving no reason for self harm. Roach had been associated with Union County Hospital and Anna State Hospital after earlier discharges from psychiatric care in Peoria and Chicago.
A Zeigler liquor case against Lance Bier of Lance's Lounge continued in Franklin County Circuit Court. Police say Sutzel bought beer at the lounge for Ronnie Stritzel of Coello, with Stritzel on probation after pleading guilty to a liquor charge. The mayor and liquor control commissioner suspended the lounge license for 15 days, the suspension expiring Wednesday.
Smouldering insulation material in a Murphysboro apartment under construction at 16th and Spruce halted by firefighters around 110 am Saturday. Firemen said hot lead poured by plumbers Friday around a pipe heated insulation beneath the second story joists. Material was fire resistant and did not ignite wooden beams, damage confined to five feet of insulation. Developer Frank Parrish of Murphysboro. Paul Parrish Construction Co. of Carbondale, contractor.
Donald Rye, 17, of Crainville, posted a 2500 bond and was released from Williamson County jail. He faces burglary charges in the Cambria grade school break in where a 175 pound safe containing 175 was removed. Court records show Rodney Rye, a cousin, has a burglary warrant on file and is believed to have left the area. Rye’s brother remains jailed on an aggravated assault case. Deputy Rex Rowland Wellness reported the incident in Carterville.
A Rexall Drugs notice emphasizes friendly courteous service and accurate fair pricing. It stresses the prescription department as the store's focus and invites customers to feel valued as personal patients while visiting the 107 North Pari Ave location.
Republican candidate Charles Percy removed his coat and tie Friday night at the 66th Stonefort reunion. He danced two square dances, his first in 27 years, with a Stonefort woman and an El Dorado high school girl, guiding through occasional turns as the direction changed. He later gave the principal address on Republican Day before the dance.
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