Troopers Win Illinois Safety Award for Driving Record
State Police District 13 officers received driving awards for long and safe records amid a statewide program. The 1959 60 drive period saw 1 075 troopers honored across 14 districts including toll road battalion and central office.
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Sab
Elza Brantley
Wooners
William H. Mortis
Ilinois
Toll Road Battalion
Orris
District 13
H. L. Bramlet
Equality
P. J. Carnaghi
J. §. Garnati
Herrin
W. P Jones
Nashville
R. L. Pautler
Evansville
E. G. Pogue
du Quoin
R. F. Schrader
Okanville
D. T. Shelton
Dahlgren
Stinson
Eldorado
M. L. Trout
Vienna
C. W. Vieregae
Chester
J. C. Boyd
Mt. Vernon
Son of Early Doctor Dies in Evanston Hospital
Dr. John M. Mitchell 78 of Evanston son of late Dr. Henry Clay Mitchell of Carbondale died after a long illness. A pediatrician in Evanston since 1929 he hailed from a family with deep SIU roots. Graveside rites at Oakland Cemetery Carbondale with Huffman Funeral Home in charge. Memorial service set in Evanston.
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John M. Mitchell
Evanston
Henry Clay Mitchell
Carbondale
Evanston Hospital
Corinthas
Illinois Central Railroad
Henry Mitchell
Doctors's Hospital
West Main Street
Edward Clay Mitchell
Memphis
Tenn
John Mitchell
Jennie Montague
Sarah Bayley
Adelia Mills
Beaufort
8. C
Oakland Cemetery
Huffman Funeral Home
Deny Re. Crocker
First Methodist Church
Kiwanis Club Plans Toy Repairs With Youth Groups
The Kiwanis Club with three youth organizations will repair toys for Christmas distribution to needy children. The operation uses the Blind Center at 2066 W Elm St as the toy repair shop and distribution hub for the program.
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Kiwanis Club
W. Elm St
Inquest Reports Deaths From Local Mine and Tree-Log Incident
Two inquests held in Sparta cover Ferdinand Wesselman 43 who died from injuries in a Vinegar Hill Mine accident near St Ola County and Loranze Light 96 who died after a tree limb fell on him in St Clair County near Wendy. Verdicts returned list accidental deaths with details of the mine and crane-related events. Hoy Meyer was present at the inquest as the newly elected coroner.
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Bandoloa County
Sparta
Lester Walker
Ferdinand Wesselman
Sparta Area
Loranze Light
Red Bud
Wesselman
Libory
Vinegar Hill
St. Ola
Henry Mueller
Belleville
St. Clement's Hospital
Randolph County
Light
St.Clement's Hospital
St. Clair County
Wendy
Walker
Hoy Meyer
Steeleville
Du Quoin Votes on 650000 School Bond Issue Again
Du Quoin residents are set to vote on a 650000 school bond issue to rebuild West Park School into a junior high and add eight classrooms at Wheatley School. Officials cite overcrowding with an average of over 30 pupils per room and plan a modernized complex at the West Park site, including library and cafeteria.
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du Quoin
Schior
West Park
Wheatley
du Quein
John B. Ward
New Shopping Center Opens In Carbondale
The House of Militant curio and sportswear shop opens Saturday at University Plaza on South Illinois Avenue Carbondale. Hours 9 am to 5 pm. Owners are Mrs. Bette Miller and Mrs. Jo Jeannine Hunter both of Carbondale. Miller is wife of Mayor Blaney Miller and Hunter is his daughter and James A. Hunter’s wife.
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House of Militant
Curio, Land Ladies
University Plaza
South Illinois Avenue
Carbondale
Bette Miller
Jo Jeannine Hunter
Police Report Documents November Cases in Carbondale
Carbondale police logged 30 offenses in November including one auto theft and an aggravated assault. Robbery reported. a woman's purse was taken. Five burglaries and minor thefts noted. one stabbing in an aggravated assault case. George Daniels, 42, was arrested for stabbing Robert Taylor. Auto theft involved a black 1982 Chevrolet owned by Dale Haed. Reading indicates October had 40 cases.
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Carbondale
Fred Zimmerman
George Daniels
Oak St
Robert Taylor
E. Taylor St
Zimmerman
Federal Bureau of Investigaon
Robert Short Dies Sparta Farm Resident
Robert Shannon Short 74, lifelong Sparta area resident, died Thursday at Sparta Community Hospital after six months illness. Born in 1886 in Sparta area, he married Nancy Houston in 1908, later Nellie Paul in 1931. survivors include son Billy of Percy, stepson Paul Shaw of Sparta, daughter Juanita Theobald of East St. Louis, sister Margaret Hunter of East St. Louis, and three grandchildren. Funeral services Sunday at 2 p.m. at Walker Funeral Home with Rev. W L Hughes officiating. burial in Marissa Cemetery.
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Robert Shannon Short
Ifelong
Sparta Area
Sparta Community Hospital
Sparta
Short
Chester
Nancy Houston
Pinckneyville
Nellie Paul
Billy
Percy
Paul Shaw
Juanita Theobald
East St. Louis
Margaret Hunter
United Presbyterian Cane
Houston
Walker Funeral
W. IL Hughes
Wil
Marissa Cemetery
Rites Set For Gordon P. Cargal In Herrin
Gordon P. Cargal 60 of Palm Springs Calif former Herrin and Johnston City resident dies in Mulvane Ohio. Funeral at Murman and Wilson Funeral Home Johnster City officiated by Rev B L Williams with Masonic rites by Herrin Park Lodge 693. Burial Fountain Cemetery Marion. Ava man dies funeral arrangements pending at Wilson Funeral Home Ava.
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Gorden P. Cargal
Gordon P. Cargal
Palm. Springs
Calif
Herrin and Johnston “City
Murman and Wilson
B. L. Williams
First Baptist Church
Johnster City
Herrin Park
Fountain
Marion
Marion Pastor's Wife Injured in Church Stove Incident
Mrs Dorothy Robey, wife of Rev Melvin Robey of Marion Church of God, burned her hands when a stave pipe elbow fell from a stove at 108 Maplewood. Five men assisted. firemen arrived as she tried to reattach the pipe. no fire damage reported.
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Marion
Marion Church of God
Maplewood
Dorothy Robey
Robey
Children's Play Slated at Southern Playhouse
Five performances of The Emperor's New Clothes adaptation for area school children are planned by Sov with the Anastasia Trivizas cast. The two-weaver plot centers on a child who cannot see his own worth amid a stormy rescue tale on Lake Michigan. Initial efforts to free a grounded freighter may begin today as the ship's 12 crew remains aboard with a captain and pregnant wife aboard.
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New Traverse City
Mich
Sov
Sinoix University
South Shore
Anastisia ‘Trivizas
Carens
Greece
Iondale
Francisco Morazon Association of University
Coast Guard
Ifac
Hans
Manigu Island
Upper Lake Michigan
Kinaw
United
Empress of Britain Delivers Record Mail Load
The liner Empress of Britain arrived in Quebec City with 17419 bags of mail from Britain the largest shipment up the St. Lawrence River. It required 200 men to unload, beating the prior record of 9600 bags.
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Quebec City
Que
St. Lawrence River
Britain
Mrs Carter Heads County Alumni Group
Mrs Ralph Carter of Marian succeeds James Bleyer as president of Williamson County Chapter of the Southern Illinois University Alumni Association. Elected Thursday at the ILY-Mar Hotel Herrin were August Scherer vice president Mrs Wayne Hindman secretary and Kenneth Rushing treasurer. Board members include Herschel Ellis Clay Hunter Wilbern Beatty Marion and Bleyer. Rushing led singing and SIU instructor Fred Culpepper performed as magician.
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Ralph Carter
Marian
James Bleyer
Marion
Williamson County
Southern Ilinois University Alummi Association
iLy-Mar
Herrin
August Scherer
Wayne Hindman
Kenneth Rushing
Carterville
Herscit
Ef Ellis
Clay Hunter J
Johnston City
Wilbern
Bleyer
Rushing
Fred Culpepper
SIU
Franklin CD Showcases Civil Defense Display and Meet
Franklin County Civil Defense plans inspections and a coordination meeting during Civil Defense Week. A caravan will travel from West Frankfort to the Ordill warehouse for a 1 p.m. public meeting at the National Guard Armory. CD units meet 7 p.m. Monday at Benton Fire Dept to inventory gear. On Dec 11 a fall-out shelter at 1802 E Oak St West Frankfort opens for public tour with ribbon cutting by Mayor pro tem Hoy Brown and Auxiliary police on Main Street. The federally built shelter is a demonstration sample in Illinois.
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Franklin County Civil
Defense
National Civil Defense
West Frankfort
Ordill Ware ‘House
Civil
National Guard
Benton Fire Dept
Bob Bowen
E. Oak St
Frankfort
Hoy Brown
Illinois
Police Briefs on Grave Robbing Incident in Carbondale
A garbled report describes a man named Ralph H. Wilmouth accused of grave desecration or body snatching near Carbondale. He faced fines and costs after graves were robbed to obtain corpses, with references to state troopers and preservation measures described in a Britannica entry.
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Farphysbore
Ralph H. Wilmouth
Rt. 4
Carbondale
Graves
Charles Helwig Sr
Olenj
Iron Lampe
Pedia Britannica
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