Raids on Seven Nightclubs Yield Gambling Item at One Site
State police raided seven nightclubs Saturday night in Dist. 13 with officers finding gambling equipment only at the Thunderbird Club on Rt. 3 south of McClure. Lionel Thornton, operator of Thunderbird, faces a charge of possession of gambling equipment in Alexander County Court Wednesday. A roulette wheel, layout, chips and dice were seized along with a $100 bill and two half dollars, turned over to the county sheriff pending disposal orders. No wagering gear was found at the other six locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dist
Earl Pogue
Dist. 13
Becky
Charming
Rt. 51
Cairo
el Patio
Frog City
Dawn Club
Rt. 3
McClure
Colony Club
Cape Bridge Road
Rt. 146
Cape Bridge
Lt. Pogue
Alexander County Court
Lionel Thornton
Thunderbird Club
Pogue
Thunderbird
Alexander County Sheriff's Office
Lt. P
SIU Considers University Asian Studies Program
Southern Illinois University staff discussed an organized plan to expand Asia related courses and create an Asian studies program. Dean Willis Swartz said many universities have area studies and noted SIU already offers over 35 courses including Comparative Economic Development in Asia. A second meeting will be held after Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Ilinois University
Willis G. Swartz
Asia
Southern Illinois University
D. L. Spencer
SIU Economics
Three Fire Runs Reported in Herrin
The Herrin fire department extinguished a shed fire at 113 North 10th Street owned by Quinton Rose causing about 75 dollars in damage. They then doused a grass fire at Charles Mezo’s home on Route 1 and cleaned up gasoline on Route 148 after a car crash at the south edge of Herrin. State Trooper Walter Lowe, a former Herrin firefighter, summoned the truck to address gasoline flooding the roadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Quinton Rose
N. 10Th St
Ross
Charles Mezo
Rt. 1
Rt. 148
Walter Lowe
Car Recovered After Stolen From Herrin Station
A car stolen from the Martin Oil Station in Herrin was recovered by Johnston City Police Saturday night. Officers found the vehicle abandoned near the east city limits of Johnston City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale Wakefield
E. Cherry St
Herrin
Johnston City
Martin Oil
Pit Fire at 37 Grill Leaves Hams Slightly Overcooked
A barbecue pit fire behind the 37 Grill in West Frankfort Saturday noon drew a passing motorist who alerted owners. Patrons joined a bucket brigade to douse flames and prevent pit damage, while meat in the pit turned out a bit too done for diners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
37 Grill
Supervisors Study Plans For New Jackson County Nursing Home
Jackson County supervisors will review preliminary plans for a proposed nursing home at the December meeting. A board committee has hired an architect and fiscal agent to begin work. The nursing home proposition is slated for a vote in the April primary election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Jackson
Carbondale Boy Hurt In Rt 13 Bicycle Crash
Thirteen year old Aubrey Huskey of Carbondale was admitted to Doctors Hospital for a spine injury after his bicycle was struck by a car on Route 13 west of Carbondale Friday night. The driver was Francis Mayhall of Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Huskey
Carbondale
Doctors Hospital
Rt. 13
West of
Huskey
Laura Elston
Old West Main
Bids Open for Marion School Additions and Boiler
Bids from contractors for five new classrooms and a boiler at Marion Longfellow School will be opened at 8 p m today at the school by the Unit 2 Board of Education. The Board will hold its regular meeting Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Longfellow
Unit 2 Board of Education
Furnace Fire Causes Light Damage in Mt Carbon Home
Fire caused about 50 dollars in damage at a Mt Carbon residence of Edna Wilson on Sunday afternoon. An overheated furnace was listed as the cause of the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carbon
Edna Wilson
Road wrecks injure seven in three counties
Seven people were injured in three related two car crashes Sunday evening on Route 3 north of Grand Tower and Route 148 near Herrin. Cars driven by Rondel Baysden Granite City and William Sisk Anna collided injuring Baysden and four passengers plus Sisks wife Elsa. A Marshalltown Iowa truck driver Mar von Lee Tuttle avoided collision and was uninjured. In Herrin a Carterville car overturned injuring three youths Miss Jean Patrick Miss Jane Ann Richardson and driver David Hadfield. Ida Easter of Grand Chain suffered major injuries near Joppa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 3
Grand Tower
Rondel Baysden
Granite City
William Sisk
Rt. 2
Anna
Baysden
Margie
Thomas
Maureen Etherton
Judith Cochran
Sisk
Elsa
St. Andrew's Hospital
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Marvin Lee Tuttle
Marshalltown
Iowa
Tuttle
Herrin
Carterville
Rt. 148
Jean Patrick
Prosperity St
Jane Ann Richardson
Herrin Hospital
David Jon Hadfield
N. Division St
Walter Lowe
Norman Toney
Lowe
Hertin
Joppa
James Cohoon
Ida Easter
Grand Chain
Massac Memorial Hospital
Wiring Blamed for Harrisburg Auto Showroom Fire
Fire caused by faulty wiring destroyed the Harper and Ashford Edsel Motor Sales Co showroom and garage in downtown Harrisburg. Five new Edsels a DeSoto and three used cars were lost. Damage estimated at 75000 dollars. Townes Chevrolet and adjacent buildings suffered smoke and roof damage. Firefighters from Harrisburg Carrier Mis and Eldorado battled the blaze for about two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edsel Motor Sales
Harrisburg
Chevrolet Agency
DeSoto
Harper & Ashford Edsel Motor Sales Co
L. G. Martin
Harper and Ashford
Townes Chevrolet
Townes
Martin
Chevrolet
Carrier Mis
Eldorado
Floyd Kimbrew
Ulysses Sutton
Edsel Agency
North Mill Street
Saline County Courthouse
Last Cotton Belt wreck victim remaining in hospital
One of 14 patients treated at St Andrew's Hospital Murphysboro after the Cotton Belt train wreck near Gorham on Nov 19 remained in the hospital this week. Mrs Floyd Saul of Stuttgart Ark was released Sunday with a broken left leg and bruised right leg. The last patient is 3 month old Darrie Alene Williams of Flint Michigan who rode with her grandmother Mrs Ossie Nunn of Ret 2 Cotton Plant Ark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Murphysboro
Gorham
Floyd Saul
Stuttgart
Ark
Saul
Darrie Alene Williams
Flint
Mich
Ossie Nunn
Cotton Plant
ICC Will Announce Findings On Cotton Belt Rail Accident
The Interstate Commerce Commission will issue a ruling in the Gorham Missouri rail crash case. A hearing concluded in Illmo with three days of testimony by Cotton Belt crew members. No statement will be made until the commission announces its decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorham
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington, D. C
St. Louis
Illmo
A. G. Baker
Cotton Belt Office
Baker
Commission
Washington
Gorham Yards
Brothers in Row Fined and Treated After Tavern Disturbance
Floyd Yearian of Murphysboro and Gordon Yearian of Detroit were fined 5 each plus 23.30 costs by Justice C M Held for peace disturbance at the Midway Tavern on Rt 51 north of De Soto. Marion Yearian, due for release today from Veterans Hospital at Marion, faced the same charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace C. M
Murphysboro
Floyd Franklin Yearian
Gordon Yearian
Detroit
Mich
Marion Eugene Yearian
Veterans Hospital
Marion
Justice of the Peace
Gene Hines
Midway Tavern
Rt. 51
de Soto
Mines Active Tuesday List of Mines and Tracts
The report lists mines and tracts including Fidelity New Kathleen Burning Star No 1 Pyramid Truax Tract No 2 Old Ben 9 Old Ben 14 Old Ben 22 Orient 2 Orient 3 Freeman 4 Buckhorn Zeigler 3 Zeigler Washer Idie Tuesday Briquet Plant as operating sites for the day. It notes entries across multiple mine names and associated tracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelity
New Kathleen
Burning Star
Pyramid Truax- Tract
Orient
Freeman
Buckhorn Zeigler
Zeigler
Two Die In Head-On Crash Near Springerton
A Mill Shoals couple, Arthur Redman age 51 and Aston Opal Redman 50, died in a two car head-on crash at 12 15 am Sunday on a gravel road two miles west of Springerton. Carroll Savage 20 of Springerton suffered major injuries and was hospitalized. State police cited a hill crest as the collision point and issued no tickets.
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Mill Shoals
Springerton
Arthur Redman
Aston Opal
Carroll Savage
Savage
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Three Hurt In Minor Mishaps
Three Jackson County residents were treated for minor injuries Sunday after home accidents. Michael Myers of Murphysboro suffered a facial laceration from tripping on a porch shrub and hitting a swing. Alberta Canell, foster daughter of the Grays of Jacob, cut her arm on a glass door. Otto F. Frischkorn, a Jacob area farmer, required care after his hand was caught in a corn picker. Frischkorn held for observation. the others were released after treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Michael Myers
Rainbow Drive
Murphysboro
Myers
Alberta Canell
Everett Gray
Jacob
Gray
Otto F. Frischkorn
Jacob Area
Frischkorn
Illinois State Employes Name New Officers
Lewis C. Lence of Chester was re elected president of the Illinois State Employes Assn at Menard in Chester. Other officers are Lt Allen Fransis of Chester vice president Mrs Cora Sams of Pinckneyville secretary and Leslie Hines of Ellis grove treasurer. Special guests included Charles Bohner assistant to L C Cartwright secretary of the Illinois State Retirement System and Russell McClellan newly appointed executive secretary of the State association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis C. Lence
Chester
Illinois State Employes Assn
Menard
Allen Francis
Cora Sams
Pinckneyville
Leslie Hines
Ellisgrove
Charles Bohner
L. C. Cartwright
Illinois State Retirement System
Russell McClellan
State Association
Ball of Fire Sighted North of Carbondale Sunday Night
Mrs. Truman Stearns and her daughter-in-law Roberta Stearns reported hearing a loud explosion and seeing a large ball of fire in the sky to the north of their house on the old airport road east of Carbondale around 10 30 p m Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman Stearns
Roberta Stearns
Airport Road
Carbondale
Illinois Industrial Planning and Development Board Meets in Chicago
The advisory board for the Illinois Division of Industrial Planning and Development schedules a combined November December meeting in Chicago at the Hotel Sherman. A previous dispute over Superintendent Aunt Bishop remains unresolved and Gov Stratton has not acted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Division of Industrial Planning and Development
Chicago
James Stupka
Kankakee
Richard Newinson
Stupka
Bishop
Stratton
Carterville
Department of Registration and Education
Sherman
Painter Seeks Sheriff Post in Williamson County Primary
Minister Lloyd J. Painter 58 of Herrin announced his candidacy for the Republican sheriff nomination in Williamson County April primary. He has 36 years in ministry and 35 years in electrical and civil engineering, and previously served on Herrin’s Fire Department under Mayor Fred Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd J. Painter
S. 18Th St
Herrin
Williamson County
Peabody Coal Co
Painter
Fred Henderson
John Painter
North Carolina
Cambria
Picket Line At CIPS Addition Delays Grand Tower Project
Construction at the Central Illinois Public Service Co. plant in Grand Tower idled for the fifth time in two weeks as a picket line formed over a jurisdiction dispute. Boilermaker and ironworker unions clash over unloading a crane machine delaying the multi million dollar addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Grand Tower
Truck Driver Fined for Spilling Coal
Harry Howerton of 315 N Market St Marion was fined 14 dollars by Justice of the Peace Corbett Edwards for spilling coal on the highway. State Trooper Roy Lane arrested him after coal spilled from his half ton truck on Route 13 a mile east of Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Howerton
N. Market St
Marion
Justice of the Peace
Corbett Edwards
Howerton
Roy Lane
Rt. 13
Probation Terms Set for Illinois Father Over Beer Incident
Carl Underwood of Herrin was placed on one year probation after pleading guilty to contributing to the delinquency of minors. The judge barred him from drinking or possessing intoxicants while his 14 year old son and a 15 year old companion accessed beer from the home icebox on Thanksgiving Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Underwood
Herrin
A. R. Cagle
Underwood
Marion Firemen Report Five Runs Sunday
Marion firefighters responded to five fires Sunday causing only minor damage. Grass fires at 800 N Vicksburg St and 305 N Court St began the day, an auto fire on West College St was extinguished before arrival, a grass fire at Gent City destroyed a shed on the William Emery property, and another grass fire at 901 S Carbon St was put out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
N. Vicksburg St
N. Court St
West College Street
Gent City
William Emery
Carbon Street
Coal Belt Firemen to Elect Officers
Coal Belt Fire Protection Assn members will elect officers for the coming year at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Marion Eagles Club. A general business session is also set for the dinner meeting. Retiring officers include Carl Mayers Herrin president and Herman May Marion vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Belt Fire Protection Assn
Marion Eagles Club
Carl Mayers
Herrin
Herman May
Marion
Workmen lay pipe for SIU Home Economics Building
Workmen line up a 10 inch water main for Southern Illinois University's new Home Economics Building at South University and Grand Avenues in Carbondale. About 600 feet of pipe is being installed by Industrial Contractors, Inc. of Evansville, Indiana. The phase should be completed in about 10 days. Old Main and Altgeld Hall rise in the background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
South University
Grand Avenues
Carbondale
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ICC
East St. Louis
Illinois
Industry Board
Lloyd Painter
Ora Kirby
Lyn Franklin
Kirby
William Upton
Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio Railroad
Baldwin
Kaskaskia
Charles C. Crowder
Belleville
Crowder
Waterloo
Gm&o
Venice
Tamms
Randolph County
Lester Walker
River
Leslie Starr
Kassely Funeral Home
Walker
Cips
Coal Belt Firemen
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