Arson Suspected in Second Carbondale Home Fire
Neighbors report a second blaze in Carbondale within days as arson is suspected after a fire destroyed the home of George Smith on Rt. 2. Mrs Peters’ home burned Thursday nearby and both fires began on back porches with new electric wiring cited. Fire Chief Monk Crawshaw and safety commissioner D Blaney Miller note strong chance of foul play while Smith and neighbors rally to aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Smith, Rt. 2
Gladys Peters
Monk Crawshaw
D. Blaney Miller
Public Safety
Smith
Crawshaw
Rites Thursday for 85 Year Old De Soto Farmer
Fred Jim Mueller 85 died at 3 a m at his De Soto home after a long illness. A retired farmer he belonged to the Masons of De Soto for 50 years and Mt Calvary Lutheran Church. He married Effie Underwood in Pinckneyville in 1923 and is survived by his wife two sons a daughter two brothers two half brothers two half sisters and two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p m at Mt Calvary Lutheran Church De Soto with Rev. William D. West officiating. Burial in De Soto Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p m today at Huffman Funeral Home Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Jim’’ Mueller
de Soto
Mueller
The
Masons
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
Effie Underwood
Pinckneyville
Raymond
Herman
Lillian Higgins
Eskville
Edna Zacher
Mary Snyder
Jake
Chester
Louie
Dietz
Lucy Ebersohl
Matilda Keuhn
William D. West
de Soto Ceme
Mary Singer 88 Dies in Chester Hospital
Miss Mary Singer age 88 of Chester dies after a two week illness in Chester Hospital. She was born in Chester in 1868 and left brothers John Joseph Herman and Edward Singer all in Chester and a sister Mrs Anna Montroy of Chester. She belonged to St Marys Catholic Church. Friends may call at Welge Funeral Home until services Wednesday at 9 am at St Marys with Rev A B Lehmann presiding. Burial will be in St Marys Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Singer
Chester
Senger
John
Joseph
Herman
Edward Singer
Anna Montroy
St. Mary's Catholic Church of Chester
Welge Funeral Home
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
A. B. Lehmann
St. Mary's Cemery
Seven Fire Alarms Set Record in Carbondale
Fire alarms broke the Carbondale daily record with seven calls from 3 am to 1:20 pm on Monday. Most fires were minor grass or trash blazes. a forest fire near Makanda was not fought. Fire Chief Monk Crawshaw called it the busiest day, surpassing the previous six alarms set in 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Makanda
Monk Crawshaw
North Carrie Street
E. Pear St
Red Cross Urges Hungary Relief Drive
The national Red Cross campaign allocates a Jackson County quota of 899 toward a 5 million goal for Hungarian refugees. Donations may be mailed to the Red Cross Murphysboro Jackson County Chairman Urba Hanson said. County gifts will be sent to national headquarters promptly to meet urgent relief needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Urba Hanson
Hanson
Spectacular LP Tank FireTorch Destroys Carbondale Home
Bystanders watched as white-hot flames from two liquid petroleum gas tanks hosed a Carbondale residence owned by George Steamboat Smith Rt. 2. Valves released a 30 foot jet turning the house into an inferno and the blast sounded like an express train as onlookers fled about a quarter mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
George
Rt. 2
Williamson GOP Backs Judges Meet in Illinois Circuit Convention
Williamson County Republicans endorse three First Judicial District judges for selection at the Mt. Vernon convention on December 15. Delegates will vote for H. L. Zimmerman of Marion Clarence Wright of Carbondale and C. Ross Reynolds of Vienna. The committee also named 41 alternate delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Mt. Vernon
Williamson County Republican Central Committee
First Judicial District
Ilinois
H. L. Zimmerman
Marion
Clarence Wright
Carbondale
C. Ross Reynolds
Vienna
Two Lodges Slate Officer Elections
The Herrin Pocahontas Lodge Osceola Council No. 44 will hold an officer election at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Redmen Hall The Herrin Rebekah Lodge No 289 will hold an officer election at 7 30 p m Friday in the OOF Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Pocahontas Lodge
Osceola Council No
Redmen Hall
Herrin Rebekah Lodge
Arms and the Man opens six day run at Southern Illinois University
Virginia Spiller reviews the Southern Players production of Arms and the Man at Southern Playhouse. Cast members Lash Cook Wright McCormick Yates Benner deliver mixed polish with standout turns by Lash and Cook. production cited as good amateur theater despite inexperience. Oscar Strauss later used the play for his operetta The Chocolate Soldier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Spiller
Southern Illinoisan
Arms and the
George Bernard Shaw
Southern Players
Southern Playhouse
Southern Illinois University
Arms
James Lash
Capt
Bluntschli
Victor Cook
Nicola
Sally Wright
Sage
Pat McCormick
Catherine Petkoff
Pat Yates
C. V. Benner
Cobden Man Heads Area Growers Group Formed in Cobden
Ralph Griffith of Cobden was elected first president of the Southern Illinois Vegetable and Small Fruits Growers Assn at Cobden High School. Directors include Roy Schwartz Glenn Stadelbacher M. Hartman Jr R J Baker Lowell Foster Carlos Norton Don Boyd and Luther Hanna with Harold Fingerhut addressing members from East St Louis. The group adopted a constitution began accepting memberships and drew growers from Alto Pass Anna Carterville Cobden DonGola Herrin Jonesboro Mounds Murphysboro Ozark and Pulaski. The association evolved from Cobden’s community development program now in its second year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Griffith
Cobden
Southern Illinois Vegetable and Small Fruits Growers Assn
Growers
Cobden High School
Roy Schwartz
Glenn Stadelbacher
M. M. Hartman
Mounds
R. J. Baker
Jonesboro
Lowell W. Foster
Rt. 1
Dongola
Carlos Norton
Alto Pass
Don Boyd
Anna
Luther Hanna
Murphysboro
Schwartz
Griffith
Harold Fingerhut
East St. St. Louis
Illinois Vegetable Growers Assn
St. Clair-Madison County
Ozark
Pulaski
Alexander Sloan Dies in Murphysboro After Illness
Alexander Monroe Sloan 77 a Murphysboro resident died at home on N 9th street after an extended illness. Born in Pomona in 1879 he lived in Jackson County all his life and was a retired grocery clerk. Survived by wife Belle Ellis a daughter Mrs William Snyder five grandchildren and one great grandson. Funeral services Thursday 2 p m at Meyer Denny Funeral Home with burial in Tower Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Monroe Sloan
Murphysboro
N. 9Th Street
Pomona
Jackson County
Sloan
Belle Ellis
William Snyder
Meyer- Denny
Conrad Ellis
Tower Grove Cemetery
Mines Report and Status of Various Mines
The report lists mines and their status on Wednesday, indicating operations at Old Ben 9 14 22 Orient 2 Owent 3 Zeigler 3 Buckhorn Fidelity New Kathleen Pyramid Burning Star Not Working Truax Tract No 2 Old Ben Briquet Plant No Report Fireman 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient
Owent
Zeigler
Buckhorn Fidelity
New Kathleen Pyramid
Burning Star
Snow Can Joke Fails Injuring Marion Chief
Marion Police Chief Charles Edwards was struck in the eye by an ether based spray of artificial snow from a friend on the Public Square. The spray blinded him briefly and blistered the eyeball during a Monday afternoon incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Charles Edwards
Edwards
Witness Found Who Saw Cairo Death Fall
Alexander County Sheriff Les Chrestman said a witness, Mr. Taylor of Wickliffe Kentucky, saw Donald W. McConachie fall near the El Patio Club in Cairo. An inquest is planned next week, and officials debate whether the death was accidental or caused by blows to the head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander County
Leslie Chrestman
Donald W. McConachie
Sparta
el Patio Club
Cairo
Chrestman
Taylor
Herrin Kiwanis and Legion Sponsor Christmas Toy Drive
Herrin Kiwanis Club and the American Legion again sponsor a toy collection for Christmas gifts. Usable toys for needy families in Herrin and nearby areas should be brought to the police station or arranged for pickup by calling Roy Connaghie Tom Rea gan the American Legion or the police department. Toys must be in by December 14 for distribution under the Christmas tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
SIU student beaten in park attack injures man
A Southern Illinois University student Norman Klaus, 24, was assaulted with a female companion Mary Lou Mann in a car at the city reservoir. Klaus was hospitalized in satisfactory condition with X-rays pending, while Mann escaped serious injury. A car seen near the scene did not belong to the suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
City Reservoir
Norman Klaus
SIU
Doctors Hospital
Klaus
Mary Lou Mann
W. Walkup St
Miss Mann
Irva Chamness Dies Pittsburg Woman 67
Mrs. Irva Chamness 67 of Pittsburg Rt 1 died at 11 45 p m Monday at her home Born Williamson County July 18 1889 she married Jessie Boles January 2 1919 he died 1931 later wed Troy Chamness April 2 1945 Survived by husband children Shirley Norman East Chicago Indiana Natalie Williams West Frankfort Ill Gertrude Tanner Marion Mary Ruth Odum Pittsburg 10 grandchildren sisters Irena Pulley Sylvia Fuller Re 1 Pittsburg Gertrude Owens Marion brother Dudley Groves Marion Services at 2 p m Wednesday Mitchell Funeral Home Marion with Rev Norris Hamlin officiating Burial Maplewood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irva Chamness
Rt. 1
Pittsburg
Williamson County
Jessie Boles
Troy Chamness
Chamness
Shirley Norman
East Chicago
Ind
Natalie Williams
West Frankfort
Gertrude Tanner
Marion
Mary Ruth Odum
Irena Pulley
Sylvia Fuller
Re. 1
Gertrude Owens
Dudley Groves
Mitchell Funeral Home
Norris Hamlin
Maplewood Cemetery
Harris Fined 1000 in Slot Machine Case
E. L. Harris, operator of the Buddy Buddy Cocktail Lounge in Chester, was fined 1000 dollars plus 38 costs after a state police raid found two slot machines in operation Friday. Judge Paul Nehrt assessed 500 dollars for each machine seized in the Randolph County case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Harris
Chester
Randolph County
Paul Nehrt
Nehrt
Harris
Richard Bendorf
Sisters Die Three Hours Apart in Chester Hospital
Mrs. Mary Rose Kalbitz 73 and Mrs. Louise Shuck 86, sisters from Roma Randolph County, died three hours apart at Chester Hospital. Kalbitz died 10:45 p m Monday. Shuck 1:50 a m today, cause shock and stress from her sister’s death. Kalbitz wife of Edward Kalbitz survives. funeral arrangements set through Chester today and Cashner Funeral Home Red Bud with a Thursday church service planned at St. John’s Red Bud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Rose Kalbitz
Louise Shuck
Chester
Chester Hospital
Kalbitz
Shuck
Roma
Randolph County
Louise Heck
Mary Rose Heck
Edward Kalbitz
Welge Funeral Home
Cashner Funeral Home
Red Bud
St. John’s Catholic Church
Name of son omitted in Howell obituary
The name of a son was omitted from J. W. Howell obituary in Murphysboro. Howell died Saturday night and leaves wife Eunice Reeder, a daughter Imogene Cheatham, a son William E. Howell, a brother Sam, a sister Elsie Crittenden, and five grandchildren. Funeral services were to be held today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W
Sheenie” Howell
Murphysboro
Southern Illinoisan
Howell
Eunice Reeder
Imogene Cheatham
William E. “Bud” Howell
Wheaton
Sam
Chester
Elsie Crittenden
Hannibal
Jackson Board Approves Coroner Salary Change in December Meeting
Jackson County Board of Supervisors in Murphysboro approves coroner Gale Williams to remove a full time secretary and switch to salary fee basis at 250 dollars monthly if fees reach that amount. Fees above 250 go to a salary fund. Part time secretary to be paid six dollars per inquest. Nine deputies sworn in without pay. Board to decide on nursing home sale and probation officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Murphysboro
Gale Williams
Carbondale
John Cochran, Murphysboro Miner, Dies at 62
John A Cochran 62 of Murphysboro died at St Andrews Hospital after a months long illness. He was born in Murphysboro in 1894 and worked as a coal miner for Truax Traer Coal Co. Survived by wife Ruby Hart, sons Myron Urbana and Robert Murphysboro, daughters Mrs Edward Kelsey Murphysboro and Mrs James Kelsey Marion, 10 grandchildren, sister Sadie Jolly Chicago and Mrs Earl Lawrence St Louis. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm at First Methodist Church Murphysboro with Rev Gail Hines. burial Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Cochran
Murphysboro
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Truax-Traer Coal Co
Cochran
Ruby Hart
Myron
Urbana
Robert
Edward Kelsey
James Kelsy
Marion
Sadie Jolly
Chicago
Earl Lawrence
St. Louis
First Methodist Church
Crawshaw Mortuary
Gail Hines
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
Two Auto Thefts Reported in Herrin
State Police and county officials chase two stolen cars in Herrin on Monday night. A red and black 1956 Pontiac convertible owned by Leonard Lawrence was taken from in front of the Herrin bus depot at about 8 40 p m. A brown 1950 Chevrolet Club Coupe owned by Harry Thompson was taken from W Monroe Street near the Club Legonnaire around 11 p m with police noting quick alert of the Pontiac theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Leonard Lawrence
West Monroe Street
Harry Thompson
S. 19Th St
W. Monroe St
Club Legionnaire
Roy Cole
Marion Man Charged With DUI After June Patrol Stop
Clyde Culbreth 41 of Marion was arrested by State Patrol trooper Jen Nell on June 5 for intoxicated driving at 10 30 PM five miles north of Marion on Route 37. He is to be arraigned in Williamson County Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Culbreth
Rt. 2
Marion
Jen Nell
Rt. 37
Williamson County
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Bodeck
North Washington Street
Virginia Rogers
Elmer Rogers
Hubert Kelly
N. Bridge St
Ernest Jackson
Smiths
Jim’Mueller
Tery
Huffman Funeral Home
Hungary
Oscar Strauss
Cobden Man Heads
Alexander Sloan
Herrin Plans
Herrin High School
Jim Ottolini
Karen Bartok
Diane Krotz
Beverly Sanders
Kathleen
Iva Chamness
Rt. 13
Vergennes
James Fox
Jackson Board UK
John Cochran
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