Odom Closes Sparta Tavern After Turbulent Run
Charlie Odom’s tavern at 109 S Market St in Sparta closes as stock and fixtures are removed. The site faced a bombing attempt in August and past violence linked to Odom’s other ventures in Coulterville, with a prior fire in 1954 and repeated closures amid a lack of business. Mayor J M Burns notes Odom plans to leave the area. Building owned by Lavernie James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Odom
Sparta
J. M. Burns
Odom
S. Market St
Coulterville
Burns
Laverne James
Delay in Jackson County Dental Program Announced
The Jackson County Health Dept says dental services including fluoride treatments and pupil checks will remain inactive due to absence of supervisory personnel. Former county health dentist Dr. Robert Dudenbostel resigned to enter ice, and Dr. R. F. Sondag is on leave for study. filling the position is delayed until spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Health Dept
Robert Dudenbostel
Pinckmeyville
Ice
R. F. Sondag
Eastern University
Sondag
Fred Vidas 68 dies. rites at St. Pauls Church
Fred Vidas of Johnston City died about 5 30 p m Wednesday at Herrin Hospital aged 68. A Yugoslavian native and former coal miner he lived in Johnston City 37 years and belonged to St Pauls Holy Name Society. Survived by wife Eva daughters Mrs Harry Salinger and Mrs Orville Wingate sons John Anthony and Edward sister Mrs Tony Ruzich and 14 grandchildren. Burial will be at Lakeview Cemetery with services at St Pauls Catholic Church under Rev Albert Buratto. Friends may call at Murman and Wilson Funeral Home after 6 p m today. date and time pending.
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Fred Vidas
Barham St
Johnston City
Herrin Hospital
Yugoslavia
Vidas
Holy Name Society
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Eva
Harry Salinger
St. Louis
Orville Wingate
Bensonville
John
Forest Park
Anthony
Addison
Edward
California
Tony Ruzich
Murman and Wilson Funeral
Albert Buratto
Lakeview Cemetery
Police Briefs Report Geese Shooting Fine
Marion Randolph McRoy and Gilbert Sherman were fined 25 dollars plus costs for after hours geese shooting under state ticket in Justice of the Peace Charles Caley court. Murphysboro Bobby Crawshaw and Tom Martin paid 14 dollars plus costs for passing in a no passing zone in Justice C. M. Held court on state ticket.
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Marion
Randolph McRoy
Gilbert Sherman
Vernon
Justice of the Peace
Charles Caley
Murphysboro
Bobby Crawshaw
Carbondale
Court of Justice of Peace C. M
Tom Martin
Mur
Banquet Honors Mississippi Valley 100 Bush El Corn Club
The annual banquet of the Mississippi Valley 100 Bush El Corn Club featured President Walter Guetersloh and Jackson Farm Adviser Eldon Stark among the presentation group along with Secretary Bill Webb.
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Mississippi Valley
Sleet and Snow Disrupt Southern Illinois Roads Today
Weather warnings from the U S Weather Bureau Cairo report freezing rain moving into Southern Illinois from Oklahoma and Arkansas. Snow and sleet expected this afternoon into Friday with 1 3 inches possible in northern Illinois. Hazardous driving conditions cited by the highway department as drivers cope with mixed precipitation.
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Illinois
U. S
Cairo
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Highway Department
Weather Bureau
Carbondale
Sparta
Dallas Price
Southern Illinois University Geography Department
Lieutenant Colonel Robertson to take duties at New York base
Lt Colonel Lyle J. Robertson US Army son of Mrs T A Robertson Carbondale will sail aboard the SS United States on December 12. He will report to First Army Headquarters Governors Island New York for new duties.
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Lyle J. Robertson
US Army
T. A. Robertson
W. Walnut St
Carbondale
Holy
US European Command
United States
Robertson
First Army Hdgs
Governors’ Island
New York
Eight Beat Club Sets 130.3 Bushel Corn Record in 1955
Mississippi Valley 100-Bushel Corn Club of Jackson County beats its goal with a 130.3 bushel per acre record led by William Downen of Cora. Downen’s Keystone 44 seed, June 3 planting, and fertlizer regime yielded the top score and prizes. Other top finishers include Martin Twenhafel, Mitchell Korando, and several growers over 100 bushels. Awards total cash, seed, fuel, oil, and supplies as the banquet notes.
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Grand Tower
Jackson County
Gorham
William Downen
Cora
Martin Twenhafel
Jacob
Mitchell Korando
Aya
Mississippi Valley
Downen
Keystone 44
Twenhafel
Ava
Pioneer
Shoe Shortage Delays Murphysboro Store Opening
A planned December 9 opening for the Famous Shoe Store in Murphysboro is delayed due to shoe stock shortages. Owner J Russell Vaughn cites union strikes against International and Brown Shoe Company causing delayed shipments. The Walnut and 13th Street store was gutted by fire on March 26 and reopening hinges on stock availability.
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Murphysboro
J. Russell Vaughn
St. Louis
International and Brown Shoe Company
Walnut
13Th Streets
Vaughn
Fatal Wreck Claims Ridgway Dealer On Eve Of Safety Day
John M.Holderby 55 Ridgway Ford dealer died when his car went out of control on Rt 13 at Southern Acres near Carterville. The car overturned multiple times, throwing his body about 60 feet. Coroner set an inquest for 5 p.m. at Wilson Frick Funeral Home Marion. Holderby leaves wife Zelah and son Tommy. he was active in local government and church groups. Friends may call at Smith and Edwards Funeral Chapel Ridgway.
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John M. Holderby
Ridgway Ford
Rt. 13
Southrn Acres
Carterville
Holderby
Williamson County
Sam Simmons
Wilson-Frick
Marion
Dean West
Orval Leukering
Simmons
Leukering
Amos Walker
Rt. 3
Carbondale
Kroger
John M. Hiderby
Southern Acres
State Reduces Multiplier For Williamson County
Williamson County residents will see about a seven percent drop in taxes after the state Department of Revenue cut the county multiplier from 4.3478 to 4. The action follows a request by County Board of Commissioners chair John Anderson and county assessor officials citing more equal local assessments. The change lowers the computed full value of a $500 local assessment from 2,173.90 to 2,000, reducing tax bills if rates stay constant. Anderson said officials will push toward a full local value assessment of 1 to simplify the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
State Department of Revenue
John Anderson
County Board of Commissioners
E. L. Maynard
A. N. Nelson
Springfield
Fred Simpson
Anderson
Herrin to Stage First Christmas Lighting Contest in Five Years
Herrin Junior Chamber of Commerce announces Ou brightest Christmas contest with two divisions for homes and apartments. Entry forms run in the Southern Illinoisan through December 21, with blanks also at local businesses. Judges will tour Dec 18 to 23 to pick winners based on artistic merit lighting technique and arrangement. First prizes range from 25 to 15 dollars depending on division.
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Herrin
Stanley
IFC Elects Area Men at 100th Anniversary Convention
Three area men were elected to high posts at the Illinois Horticultural Society and Fruit Growers Council during the 100th anniversary convention in Springfield. Harold Kaser of Carbondale was named to the committee of Illinois Fruit Growers, Harold Hartley of Carbondale was re elected secretary treasurer of the Illinois Fruit Council, and J Ben Hartline of Anna was elected second vice president. Other new officials include Frank Chetten of Quincy as president, Paul Mallison of Geneseo as first vice president, with committee members Curt Eckert of Belleville Paul Larshbough of Hardin and Lester Stone of East Moline.
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Illinois Horticultural Society and Fruit Growers Council
Springfield
Harold Kaser
Carbondale
Illinois Fruit Growers
Harold Hartley
Illinois Fruit Council
J. Ben Hartline
Anna
Frank Chetten
Quincy
Paul Mallison
Geneseo
Curt Eckert
Belleville
Paul Larshbough
Hardin
Lester Stone
East Moline
Murphysboro Repair Program Resumed on Walnut Street
Repair crews returned to Murphysboro's Walnut Street as part of a joint city state plan. Cold weather and sleet limited progress while crews had been idle all week, with temperatures near freezing.
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Murphysboro
Walnut Street
Referee Appointed McCay Gets U. S. Bankruptcy Post
W. P. Pat McCray, 34, named referee in bankruptcy for the southern division of Illinois Eastern Federal District. He will resign as law clerk to Judge Fred L. Wham effective Dec 31. the appointment starts Jan 1 with a $6000 annual salary. The district, now divided, includes 45 counties with Clyde Meachum retaining the eastern portion.
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W. P
Pat) McCray
Clyde Meachum
Danville
Meachum
McCray
Oak Lane
Belleville
Cago Kent College of Law
Taylor Dies From Wound In Apparent Cleaning Accident
Jay Taylor aged 66 of Buncombe died from a head wound after an apparent gun cleaning accident Saturday. He was found on his cabin porch three miles west of Vienna by his stepdaughter Mrs Cora Bell Milham West Frankfort. A .22 rifle and oily rag were nearby and an inquest is set for 2 pm at Norris Funeral Home Anna. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Jay Taylor
Buncombe
West Vienna
Union County Hospital
Henry Hileman
Norris
Anna
Taylor
Vienna
Cora Bell Milham
West Frankfort
Johnson County
Dante
Norris Funeral Home
Indian Relics Donated to SIU Museum by Carbondale Women
Mae Eckhard Jones of Carbondale and her sister Gertrude Bohn of Pittsburgh donated a collection of mainly flint Indian artifacts found 65 years ago on their family farm north of Carbondale. The farm near the Big Muddy River now belongs to Dr. Carl Lindegren, SIU microbiology chair.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University Museum
William Johnson
Mae Eckhard Jones
Gertrude Bohn
Pittsburgh
Penn
Edward B. Eckhard
Big Muddy River
Carl Lindegren
SIU Micr
Pickets Resumed at Murphysboro Brown Shoe Plant
A CIO-AFL strike keeps Cape Girardeau workers at Brown Shoe Co plants across Missouri Illinois Arkansas and Tennessee on picket lines for a third day Murphysboro plant continues production as nonunion workers keep operating. Plant Superintendent Virgil Belton confirmed full production at Murphysboro.
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Brown Shoe Co
Murphysboro
Cape Girardeau
Brown Co
International Shoe Co
Missouri
Illinois
Arkansas
Tennessee
Cio-Afl
Virgil Belton
Owner's Chance Visit Prevents Fire Loss In Murphysboro Store
A Murphysboro merchant, O. J. Trotter of Murphysboro Implement Co., found smoke upon opening his front door at 10 15 p m Wednesday. He alerted the fire department and searched for the fire in the basement where flames were seen among paper boxes and binding. Firefighters arrived quickly and extinguished the blaze with only slight damage reported.
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Murphysboro
O. J. Trotter
Murphysboro Implement Co
11Th St
Tretter
Sachs Backed By Cairo Man Seeks Illinois Governor Nomination
Charles Koehler a Democratic leader in Cairo says he will organize a downstate committee to back Morris B. Sachs for governor. Koehler notes his first choice would be Edward J. Barrett but Barrett plans to seek re election as Cook County Clerk. Sachs, 52, Chicago treasurer, announced his candidacy on November 9 saying the people want him.
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Charles Koehler
Chicago
Morris B. Sachs
Koehler
Alexander County
Cairo
Cook County
Edward J. Barrett
Barrett
Sachs
Henry Horner
Illinois
Downstate
Democratic Organization of
European Look Grabs Town as Slavic Chorus Stops in Murphysboro
Murphysboro woke to a brief European scene when 25 men in overcoats and dark blue berets paused near the Jackson County Courthouse. The Dunkhouse Chorus and dance group of New York, all Slavs, rested here en route to a Chicago area show before departing by chartered bus at 10 15 a m.
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Jackson County
Murphysboro
New York
Chicago
Conflicting Testimony In Priddy Murder Trial
Conflicting testimony on times and Priddy’s alleged drunkenness marked the trial for murder in Williamson County Circuit Court. Witnesses placed Priddy near the scene around 1:07 a.m. and described him as intoxicated, while others said he was not drunk. The case centers on Edmond Smith’s shotgun death at Earl McGowan’s home in Carterville on May 21.
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Albert Priddy
Williamson County
Edmond Smith
Smith
Earl McGowan
Carterville
Priddy
Donald Holmes
Ora Tripp
Holmes
Shelby
Tripp
Bull McGowan
Costello Smith
Betsy
John Calcaterra
Colp
Calcaterra
Atty
Fletcher Lewis
McGowan
Richard Bazzetta
Henrietta Smith
Miss Smith
Bo Dean West
Kenneth Elders
Clarence Wright
Carl Sneed
Mines Working Friday Freeman 4 Buckhorn Zeigler 3
The report lists mine activity with Freeman and Buckhorn Zeigler as results 4 to 3 while other shafts like Old Ben and Orient show varying counts. Fidelity Pyramid and Truax-Tracr No2 are noted as not working with New Kathleen also mentioned.
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Freeman
Buckhorn Zeigler
Old Ben
Orient
Fidelity Pyramid
Kathleen
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Korando
Mark
Harry Heins
Rockwood
George Darnstaedt
Fletcher Chadwick
Melvin Stueve
Haskell Sickler
Joseph Vavra
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois
Walter Guetersloh
Bill Webb
Gorham High School
Jackson Farm
Eldon Starkweather
Raymond Guetersloh
John Holderby
Ridgway
Taylorville
Eastern Star Shriner
White Shriner
Chamber of Commerce and Metho
Williamson
Yale
Jaycees
IFC
McCay
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