Pastor Declares War Obsolete After Carbondale Marine's Death
The death of Lance Cpl. Wilburn H. Boyd near Phu Bai on June 28 shocks Carbondale where he grew into a proud Marine. His parents Hugh and Lora Boyd, Sewage Plant chief operator and homemaker, cope with grief while seeking meaning in the war. The pastor urged finishing the conflict to save lives, while the mother questions the cost of an only child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Taylor
Carbondale
Viet Nam
U.S
Lance Cpl
Wilburn H. Boyd
Phu Bai
Boyd
St. Louis
San Francisco
Lance Cpl. Boyd
Bruce McNeeley
Lantana Baptist Church
McNeeley
Reader Survey on U S Viet Nam Role in Southern Illinois
Readers are asked to share opinions on U S involvement in Viet Nam as the Southern Illinoisan plans a news story on local reaction. The paper invites coupons or mail submissions from Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and Marion with addresses for response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Nam
Illinois
Southern
U.S
Saigon
Mekong Delta
Highlands
Southeast Asia
U. S
United States
Red China
Washington
Southern Illinoisan
Main St
Carbondale
N. 16Th St
Herrin
Walnut
Murphysboro
Union St
Marion
North Illinois Corporation
West Main Street
North 16Th Street
Walnut Street
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Driver Fined On Violations In Carbondale Case
Willard Drayton, 4, of Murphyshore, was fined in Jackson County Circuit Court Carbondale for driving while intoxicated. He was arrested at 2:30 a.m. August 18 on West Main Street. He also paid a $15 fine for driving without a license by Judge Robert Schwartz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Drayton
Murphyshore
Jackson County
Carbondale
Drayton
West Main Street
Robert Schwartz
Mrs Janet Webb Dies at 64 in Marion
Mrs. Janet Webb 64 of Marion died on arrival at Marion Memorial Hospital Tuesday night. Born May 20 1902 in Buncombe she was the daughter of Levi and Josephine Edmonds. She married William Barton Webb in 1920 at Vienna and is survived by several children and relatives in Marion Cahokia Nashville and Creal Springs. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Friday at Wilson Memorial Chapel Marion with burial in Webb Cemetery Johnson County. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today.
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Janet Webb
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Buncombe
Levi and
Josephine Vinson Edmonds
William Barton Webb
Vienna
Webb
Earl
Woodrow
Seaman
James
del Atwood
Ralph Blue
Cahokia
Oscar Breedlove
Nashville, Tenn
Fire Calls Across Several Towns Reported Tuesday
Fire incidents crowded the day with minor and major blazes. At Marion an electric stove short caused no damage. at Murphysboro a grass fire near the Phelps-Dodge plant was extinguished on arrival. a barn and machine shed at William D. Drone farm sustained about 20000 dollars in losses. a car fire in West Frankfort from a wiring short caused around 50 dollars. a trash fire at Boomer Hall dormitory in Carbondale caused minor damage.
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Marion
C. T. Parks
Murphysboro
Phelps-Dodge
William D. Drone
West Frankfort
Norma Walker
W. Sth St
Carbondale
Boomer Hall
University Park
Yonkers spring meet payoff record totals 1966
The best twin double payoff at Yonkers Raceway during its 1966 spring meeting reached 217,916 dollars. The figure reflects four winners sharing the high payoffs on twin doubles run at the Yonkers track.
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Yonkers, N.Y
GOP Dinner War Called Miscalculation
Sen. Peter Dominick spoke at the Pre-Hambletonian Dinner in Carbondale saying no war under a Republican era is due to miscalculation. He urged clear foreign policy and criticized presidential control, predicting changes in 1968. He highlighted inflation as a top campaign issue and urged tax credits for higher education.
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John C. Taylor
Southern Illinoisan
Peter Dominick
R-Colp
Carbondale
Dominick
21St Congressional District Republican Committee
University Center
United States
Republican Party
GOP
Colorado
Charles Percy
Paul H. Douglas
Washington
Sen. Douglas
Indiana Sand Dunes
Percy
Douglas
Marion youth injured in bicycle collision
Phillip Campbell, 18, of 827 S Virginia Ave Marion sustained a broken and crushed right ankle in a motorcycle car crash at Liberty and College streets at 8 15 a m He was admitted to Marion Memorial Hospital Claude Mays Jr Rt 1 West Frankfort was driving the other vehicle He fled the scene but was charged with failure to yield right of way by Police Chief Charles Edwards
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Campbell
Virginia Ave
Marion
Liberty and
College Streets
Campbell
Marion Memorial Hospital
Claude Mays Jr
Rt. 1
West Frankfort
Mays
Charles Edwards
McVey Elected Chairman of State Housing Board
John McVey of Herrin has been elected chairman of the state Housing Board. He has served on the board since February 18, 1965, and his term runs to January 1969. McVey, 49, heads Sphinx Finance Co. and has held multiple local posts including Herrin Public Building Commission chair. He was active in Democratic politics and ran for mayor in 1965, losing by 33 votes.
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John McVey
Herrin
State Housing Board
Otto Kerner
McVey
Williamson County Housing Authority Board
Williamson County Upgrade Association
Sphinx Finance Co
Herrin Junior Chamber of Commerce
Williamson County Airport Authority Board
Fred A. Henderson
Henderson
Ella Mae Dotson rites in Marion
Funeral services for Ella Mae Dotson aged 71 of 805 S Russell Marion will be at 1 30 p m Friday at Mitchell Funeral Home Marion Rev J W Hogg will officiate Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery Friends may call at 10 a m Thursday Dotson died on arrival at Marion Memorial Hospital at 7 40 p m Tuesday She was born March 16 1895 in Tunnel Hill daughter of Ira and Mary Cavitt Dalton She married George Dotson in 1918 in Vienna She is survived by her husband two children Robert of Marion and Mrs Otto Hoover of Boynton Beach Fla brothers Jesse of Skokie and seven grandchildren She was preceded in death by a brother and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Mae Dotson
S. Russell St
Marion
Mitchell
J. W. Hogg
Rose Hill Cemetery
Dotson
Marion Memorial Hospital
Tunnel Hill
Ira
Mary Cavitt Dalton
George Dotson
Vienna
Robert
Otto Hoover
Boynton Beach
Fla
Jesse
Skokie
Two-Car Crash Injures Six Near Anna
State police report a two car collision on Rt. 146 east of Anna at 2 40 pm injuring six. Thomas Sager 70 of Anna turned left into an oncoming car driven by Paul Barshinger 41 of DeKalb. Sager Barshinger and Barshingers wife and three children treated and released from Union County Hospital. No tickets issued.
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Rt. 146
Anna
Thomas Sager
Lick Creek
Paul Barshinger
DeKalb
Sager
Barshinger
Union County Hospital
Herrin City Editor Fined on Charge
Mike Qualls Herrin city editor of the Southern Illinoisan was fined ten dollars and thirty five dollars and thirty cents in Williamson County Circuit Court on a charge of reckless conduct. He pleaded guilty to the charge filed by Janet Hearn of Taft Street Marion before Judge A R Cagle. Miss Hearn said Qualls forced her automobile partly off the road when he passed on Route 13 between Carbondale and Herrin.
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Mike Qualls
Herrin
Southern Illinoisan
Williamson County
Qualls
Janet Hearn
Taft Street
Marion
A. R. Cagle
Miss Hearn
Rt. 13
Carbondale
Benton approves $706,650 levy for 1966 67 fiscal year
Benton City Council on Monday approved the 1966 67 tax levy ordinance totaling 206,650 up from 195,500 last year. The fiscal year runs May 1 1966 to April 30 1967 with 82,350 for general corporate use 122,200 for special purposes and 2,100 for loss from collection and extension fees.
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Benton
Fire causes $20,000 loss at Murphysboro farm
A short in wiring started a fire on the William D. Drone farm six miles south of Murphysboro on Rt. 127 Tuesday. The blaze began in a farrowing house and spread to a machine shed, with buildings and machinery stored inside total losses. The farrowing house held only hay.
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William D. Drone
Murphysboro
Rt. 127
Horticulturists Display Chrysanthemums at Du Quoin Fair
Eighteen varieties of chrysanthemums are shown by University of Illinois at the Du Quoin State Fair. A lawn weeds and diseases display, staffed by extension horticulture specialists, and a publications section with three free leaflets are featured. The exhibit continues Illinois educational horticulture pride from the 1966 World Flower Show in Chicago where it won the Buckley Medal for excellence.
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University of Illinois
du Quoin
Chicago
McCormick Place
Garden Club of America
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War
America
U. S. Viet Nam
Circle One
Nancy JO
HAM
Wieners
Milnot
Lipton Instant
Big Fellow Peas
Herrin City
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