West Frankfort seeks Illinois Central freight station for youth center
West Frankfort plans to acquire the Illinois Central freight station at 504 E Main St to house a future youth center. Mayor Finazzo said IC headquarters is reviewing the request as the station closes for losses. A council meeting urged a temporary location while seeking a permanent site near the high school.
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West Frankfort
Illinois Central Railroad
Lawrence Finazzo
Illinois Central
E. Main St
Illinois
Veteran’s
W. Main St
Finazzo
Sider
G and H
Clement Marchildon
Marchildon
Frankfort Community High School
Marion C of C Ballots Mailed
Ballots for Marion Chamber of Commerce directors were mailed to members for a nine member election with a tenth to be named by the Jaycees. Return deadline is December 10 and a nominating committee listed 18 candidates, six of whom already serve on the board. Directors serve three year terms and the board will elect officers on December 14 1965.
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Marion Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Dee Rodd
George Dodds
Earl Blankenship
H. L. Crisp Jr
James Wilson
Bill Bainbridge
Harold Chase
Wilson
Allen Booten
Jesse Childers
Arthur Bays
Charles Boatright
Robert Rees
W. W. Bowman
Gilbert Smart
Wayne Green
Wayne Hestand
F. E. Holmes
John Kaeser
Charles Richey
Sam Stotlar
James Frick
James Patterson
Mrs Bersche Dies at 91 in Ellis Grove
Mrs. Kerren H. Bersche, 91, of Ellis Grove, died Monday in Three Springs Lodge Chester after a long illness. Born January 4, 1884, in Ellis Grove, she was the daughter of George W. and Sarah Leavitt. She married Charles Bersche and was a member of Ellis Grove Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. in Ellis Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Elbert Elliott officiating. burial in Ellis Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at Schroeder Funeral Chapel in Chester after 4 p.m. today.
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Kerren H. Bersche
Ellis Grove
Three Springs Lodge
Chester
George W
Sarah Gant Leavitt
Charles Bersche
Bersche
Ellis Grove Baptist Church
Elbert Elliott
Ellis Grove Cemetery
Schroeder
Hearing Set On Wreck Charges In Johnson County
A Metropolis man faces DUI and leaving the scene charges after a Nov 19 crash south of Vienna on Rt 45. Bobby R. Jones, 33, was ticketed by State Trooper James Turner. Vernon W. Thomas and family were in the other car. a 7-year-old daughter sustained a lip laceration. A Dec 13 hearing is scheduled in Johnson County Circuit Court.
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Johnson County
Metropolis
James Turner
Bobby R. Jones
Vienna
Rt. 45
Jones
Vernon W. Thomas
Florida
Thomas
Turner
Police Briefs Report Fines For Speeding In Area
Carterville Gerald Saulee fined $18 for speeding. Benton Jewel Lindsey fined $21 for speeding. Carbondale John Holmes fined $17 for speeding. Southern Illinoisan publishes local notices from Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and other area offices.
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Carterville
Gerald Saulee
Benton
Jewel Lindsey
Carbondale
John Holmes
Carbondale Crash Involving Two Minors No Injuries Reported
Police said Clarence Cross 23 of 404 S Lincoln St Carbondale and Bonita Collins 18 of Vienna collided at Marion and Jackson streets Carbondale at 11 am Tuesday. No injuries were reported.
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Clarence Cross
S. Lincoln St
Carbondale
Bonita Collins
Vienna
Marion
Jackson Streets
Former Truck Official Dies at 58 in Murphysboro
John H. Andrews 58 of 725 20th St Murphysboro died Wednesday in St Joseph Memorial Hospital after a short illness. He was a former official of Andrews Industries of St Louis and operated a used car business in Murphysboro. Born December 10 196 in Percy he was survived by his wife Alberta Bean and a sister Mrs Myers Tindall of St Louis. Funeral set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Crawshaw Mortuary Chapel with Rev Elton Hamilton. Burial in Tower Grove Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 today.
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John H. Andrews
Murphysboro
Andrews Industries
St. Louis
St. Joseph Megorial Hospital
Andrews
Percy
Joan and
Maude Steele Andrews
Alberta Bean
Myers Tindall
Crawshaw Mortuary Chapel
Elton Hamilton
Tower Grove Cemetery
SIU Women Invite Public to Dorm Open House
Southern Illinois University women students invite the public to visit their dormitory at 600 W. Freeman St. from 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday to tour facilities and meet residents.
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Southern Illinois University
W. Freeman St
Fantasticks Opens at SIU Carbondale Playhouse
The Fantasticks, an inventive musical about parental influence on young love, opens at 8 p.m. today at Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus theater. The show runs through Sunday this week with four more performances next Thursday to Sunday. Darwin Payne directs the production seen by about 20,000 in Illinois last month. tickets are $1.25.
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Leonard Uilmann
Agriculture Building
SIU Department of
Psychology
The
Rehabilitation Institute
Ullmann
University of Illinois
Southern Illinois University Playhouse
Carbondale
New York
Darwin Payne
Illinois
Playhouse
Fined for Speeding in West Frankfort
Report from West Frankfort shows James McPhail fined $19 for speeding. In Johnston City, Farris Owens is listed with an unclear citation continuation.
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West Frankfort
James McPhail
Johnston City
Farris Owens
Herrin Sophomores Plan Snowball Christmas Dance
Herrin High School sophomore class sponsors a Snowball Christmas dance from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday in the high school gym. The Pharoahs band will play. Admission is 1.50 a couple with formal or semi formal dress.
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Herrin High School
Pharoahs
Police Brief in Royalton
William Wan Royalton was fined 18 dollars for driving too fast for conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royalton
William Wan
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C of C
Southern Illinoisan
North Ilinois Corporation
West Main Street
North 16Th Street
Herrin
South 12Th Street
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysborependent
Associated Press
ARROW
J. V. Walker & Sons
Fantasticks
Regatta
England
Holiday
Orlon
Melton
Benchwarmers
Malden
Orion
Robert Hall
Cologne
Marlyn
N. Park Ave
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