Eldorado Child Killed Crossing Rt 142 Saturday
A 2 year old Eldorado area boy, Thomas Ray Hector, was struck and killed by an auto while crossing Route 142 about 2 p.m. Saturday five miles north of Eldorado. Charles Mellvoy of Broughton drove the car. Coroner Louis Rodgers said no charges were issued. an inquest is pending. Funeral arrangements are pending in Crossville, Tenn. Donald Compton suffered minor injuries in a separate one car crash near Eddyville early Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldorado Area
Rt 142
Eldorado
Thomas Ray Hector
Avery Rector
Charles Mellvoy
Broughton
Saline County
Louis Rodgers
Mellvoy
Bilbrey
Crossville
Tenn
Rodgar
Donald Compton
Centreville
Eddyville
Compton
Merlyn Bujiak
Belleville
Bujiak
Third Wreck Victim Dies
A third person died from brain injuries after a car fell into a ravine then back onto Rt. 14 east of Benton. Judith Ann Skinner, 19, of West Frankfort, died Friday night in Franklin Hospital. Two men from Thompsonville, William E. Perryman and Jack Lee Melvin, died earlier in the crash. Coroner Eugene Dorris said alcohol was involved and an inquest will be held after a fourth witness testifies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 14
Benton
Judith Ann Skinner
West Frankfort
Franklin Hospital
Franklin County
Skinner
James Perryman
Thompsonville
Jack Lee Melvin
William E. Perryman
Eugene Dorris
Melvin
Clover Club
Dorris
Skinnes
Masterson
Taylorville
Mt. Olive Free Will Baptist Church
Clyde Gulley
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Nealy Melvin
Courtney Funeral Home
Galatia
Bradford
California
van Melvin
Beulah Dunford
Nealy
Edward
Richard
James
Sharon
Sandra
William Perryman
Plasters Grove Church
Plasters Grove Cemetery
Fireman exam deemed invalid by Herrin board
The Herrin Board of Police and Fire Commissioners ruled the November 21 fireman examination invalid for lack of proper notice to the board. Only one candidate, James W. Forbes, 33, participated. A new examination date for police and firemen was requested by Mayor Fred Henderson as officials review relief duties and eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Board of Police and Fire Commissioners
Tommy Colombo
Fire Department
Fire and Police Merit Board
James W. Forbes
W. Harrison Jt
John J. McCarty
Council
Fire and Police Nexit Board
Fred Henderson
Ben Walker
Jenderson
Delinquent tax suits filed in Jackson County courts
State's Ally William Ridgeway announces a broad cleanup of 1958 to 1960 delinquent tax bills. Seventeen suits in Circus Court and thirteen in County Court, targeting small back debts with processing costs potentially multiplying totals. Defendants include Kinkaid John Ponce, Irene Pope, De Soto Gene Wilson, Wilson Bros, and others across townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
William Ridgeway
Ridgeway
Kinkaid
John Ponce
Bradley
Bob Beisner
Presley Brooks
Elmer Eason
Herbert Morgan
Han Vancil
Irene Pope
de Sap
E. R
Edward Holly
Murphysboro
Haskell Sickler
Herrin Plan Report Due
A preliminary report on Herrin's city plan will be presented to the Plan Commission Monday night by Gerwin K. Rohrbach, plan consultant. The document reviews past trends and current problems, cites possible solutions, and outlines housing, land use, transportation, and community facilities chapters to be discussed at 7:30 p.m. at the Herrin City Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Plan Commission
Gerwin K. Rohrbach
Herrin City
Herrin Men Fined For Intoxication
Two Herrin men charged with intoxication were fined 18.90 each by Police Magistrate Earl May. John Clark and Raymond Welty were arrested at 9 15 p m Friday by Assistant Police Chief Calvin Hazel. They pleaded guilty and paid their fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Earl May
John Clark
Raymond Welty
Calvin Hazel
Mail Rush? Business As Usual At Local Post Offices
Post Offices in Carbondale Herrin Marion and Murphysboro will maintain normal one delivery daily during the holiday rush. Murphysboro may hire one temporary worker, while other offices do not plan extra hires. Officials say to use experienced personnel on overtime whenever possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Herrin
Marion
Murphysboro
Thonton Bellm
Southern Illinois Leads Nation In Federal Road Funds
An official from the U S Bureau of Public Roads states Illinois tops the nation for Public Roads Act funds, with two grants totaling 1 27 million for Shawnee National Forest highway widening and resurfacing and another 54 090 grant expected. Ohio is next with 1 045 million.Commerce Department confirms limited program constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Mlinois
Shawnee National Forest
Minois
Dept. of Commerce
Washington
Southern Illinoisan
Ohio
Christmas Tree Lane Complete at Marion Junior High Concert
Marion Junior High School hosts a 7:30 p.m. concert in the gym Monday directed by George Ashley for the A band and James Young for the B band. The program includes special numbers and a fan sing along as the audience joins in Christmas songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Junoir High School
George Ashley
James Young
Seibel Re-Elected to Belleville Bank Board
Belleville area reports Seibel reelected to the bank board amid discussion of federal funding allocations under a new act. The Department of Commerce allocated $9 million in its first program, with Area Redevelopment Administration oversight and a goal of proving permanent employment potential. A high-level meeting discussed highway projects, unemployment relief, and funding limits, with details on loan volumes and local infrastructure plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. of Commerce
Area Redevelopment Administration
Emer
Hat
Belle Isystem
Tolville
Karl Nalho
Chester
Santa
Park Avenue
Cletus Ray
van. Buren Street
Shawnee National Forest
Congress
North Park Avenue
Otto J. Seibel
Murphysboro
Nurses Aide and Trailer Plant Training Planned at SIU
Programs to train nurses aides and trailer assemblers and welders will start at Southern Illinois University Vocational Technical Institute in Anna. Training directors say approvals from federal departments are needed to release funds, with 4 nurses aides and 62 trainees for the trailer-welder track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transcraft Corp
Anna
Southern Ilinois University
Vocational-Technical Institute
William Nagel
Area Redevelopment Administration
Dept. of Labor
Dept.of Health, Education and Welfare
Illinois State Employment Service
Murphysboro
Herrin
West Frankfort
Hillel Site Considered at Southern Illinois University
Rabbi Alfred Jospe, national director of the B'nai Brith Hillel Foundation, will visit Southern Illinois University in Carbondale Tuesday to inspect the campus as a possible site for a Jewish student center. The Jewish Students Association currently meets at Beth Jacobs Temple west of Carbondale, with a reception from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Ballroom A of the University Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Jospe
B'nai Brith Hillel Foundation
Southern Ilinois University
Carbondale
Jewish Students Association
Beth Jacobs Temple
University Center
Elderly Murphysboro women fined for shoplifting
Two women, Clara Moore and Minnie Anderson, both over seventy, were fined 200 each plus court costs after pleading guilty to shoplifting from Murphysboro stores. Police found 3.92 in goods on them and additional items from P N Hirsch, Rechter Bros, and F W Woolworths. City officials note rising shoplifting and plan to prosecute with new laws easing charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Clara Moore
Minnie Anderson
17Th St
Ben Franklin
M. ‘I. Buckler
Toby Berger
P. N. Hirsch Department
Rechter, Bros
F. W. Woolworth
Buckler
Justice of the Peace
Jim Bob
December Day Dispels Early Fog
A foggy morning gave way to a sunny December first as temperatures rose to near 70 in many spots. Carbondale and Murphysboro reached 69, Marion 66 the warmest since 1954 for late November and December. West Frankfort Herrin and Benton posted 65 degree highs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Marion
West Frankfort
Herrin
Benton
Self Defense Ruled In Colp Shooting
Williamson County coroner's jury ruled that the shotgun slaying of Ernest Flippins of Colp was in self defense. Flippins, 40, was shot in the chest by his cousin Rufus Schaffner after Flippins had wounded Schaffner with one shot and fired several that missed. No charges will be filed against Schaffner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Ernest Flippins
Colp
Flippins
Rufus Schafner
Schaffner
Schuifner
Carl Sneed
Paul Litton
Man Fined For Intoxication Pleads Guilty In Perry Hilliard Case
Marion resident Perry Hilliard pleaded guilty Thursday to an intoxication charge and was fined 21 dollars by Police Magistrate James Johnson. He could not pay the fine and was committed to the county jail after the hearing conducted on the ticket issued by Patrolman Jack Stephens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Hilliard
Marion
James Johnson
Jack Stephens
Hilliard
Sit In Protests Eviction In Housing Unit
A sit in demonstration at the Jackson County Housing Authority in Murphysboro protested the eviction of Mrs. Maxine Passmore. SIU students and others demanded lease-termination details and a six week delay while legal counsel is engaged. The authority board, scheduled to meet Monday, must decide on the requests as the eviction proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Housing Authority
Murphysboro
Maxine Passmore
Southern Ilinois University
Gilbert
Housing Authority Board
Bridgewood Homes Housing
SIU
University Center
Carbondale
Passmore
Bridgewood Homes
Federal Housing Development
Murphysboro Non-Violent Freedom Committee
Authority
Bert Swafford
Bute Swafford
Illinois
George N. Graham
John Austin
Swafford
Atty
John Gilbert
Chicago
Graham
Low Flying Jet Skims Over Herrin Sky
Residents on Herrin south side reported a jet plane flew low at 8 15 p m Friday. Neighbors heard a whistle then engines and went outside to look. It was dark. type not identified but described as a jet heading north then northwest near the city limits. The noise was described as terrific. Officials in nearby Belleville said no jets were known to be in the area at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
South Side
Paul Davis
6Th St
Shelton Gannaway
S. 6Th St
Thornton's Market
Stotlar
South 12Th Streets
Williamson County
Scott Air Force Base
Belleville
Tme
Police Brief in Murphysboro Fines Buffum for Speeding
Murphysboro police report Warren B. Buffum of Carbondale was fined ten dollars including costs by Justice Jim Bob Kerley on a speeding ticket issued by State Trooper M. Donahue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Warren B. Buffum
Carbondale
Justices of the Peace
Jim Bob Kerley
M. Donahue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Herrin Plan
Public Works Act
Lance
Secretary of State
Clarence O. Bennett
Marion St
Ida S. Loy
Rt. 2
Ludwig H
Schroeder
David Church
Bob Hardcastle
Sycamore St
Herrin Junior Chamber of Commerce
North
South Park Avenue
Jaycees
East Herrin Street
Seibel
Belleville Bank Board
Cherry
Mouroe
Sandy Hornung
Judy Woodruff
Sun
Man
Murphysboro Non- Violent Freedom Committee
Austin
Southern Ilnois University
Bridgewood St
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