New Carbondale Mail Station Opens Friday
Carbondale opens a parcel post substation in the Illinois Central depot to handle local delivery. Postmaster Virgil Brown notes space was leased from the old Interstate Restaurant and outgoing mail remains at the main office. The annex aims to ease crowding and speed service pending an eventual Main Street University Avenue building expansion.
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Ilinois Central
Carbondale
Virgil Brown
Interstate
Brown
Main Street
University Avenue
Southern Illinois
United Fund
Two Republican Incumbents Endorsed in 58th District
Republican leaders of the 58th District in Southern Illinois endorse incumbents W. J. McDonald of Murphysboro and John Miller of Tamms for re nomination in the April primary. The district includes Alexander Pulaski Union Jackson Randolph and Monroe Counties.
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Illinois
W. J. McDonald
Murphysboro
John Miller
Tamms
Republican Representative
GOP
Republican Party
Alexander
Pulaski
Union
Jackson
Randolph
Monroe Counties
Two Democrats Seek Franklin Sheriff Post
Two Democratic candidates seek the Franklin County sheriff nomination in the April primary. Sefton Red Cantrell, a Buckner deputy, and Charles Moleski of Benton, a former deputy fired after announcing his run, both veterans. Cantrell served in World War II. Moleski served 27 years in the Marines. No Republican candidates have been announced.
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Franklin County
Sefton
Red” Cantrell
Buckner
Charles Moleski
Benton
Cantrell
Paul Collins
Moleski
Collins
Singley Withdraws From Sheriff Race in Williamson County
Edward James Singley of Cambria withdraws as a Democratic sheriff candidate in Williamson County. His exit leaves Dean West, Marion, Frank Lockwood, Herrin, and Thomas Shoemake as remaining nominees. The April primary will proceed with the other contenders.
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Edward James Singley
Cambria
Williamson County
Dean West
Marion
Frank Lockwood
Herrin
Thomas Shoemake
Continental Oil sues in Williamson County over promissory note
The Continental Oil Co. files a suit in Williamson County Circuit Court seeking 2745.98 from Scot Wilson Russell Laur and Wayne Atwood of Marion on a 4000 promissory note signed May 20 1955 for a service station at Main Street and Bentley Street.
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Williamson County
Continental Oil Co
Scot. Wilson
Russell Laur
Wayne Atwood
Marion
Est Main
Bentley Streets
Goose Population Holds Steady Across Southern Illinois
The Fish and Wildlife Service counts show about 235 thousand geese in Southern Illinois with 234000 Canada geese and 1000 blue and snow geese. Horseshoe Lake hosts 105000 geese, Union County Refuge 55000, Crab Orchard 52000, Ballard County 12000, and totals reflect slight weekly changes. An estimated 20000 plus geese have been killed since the season began November 8.
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Illinois
Horseshoe Lake
Alexander County
Crab Orchard Lake
Williamson County
Union County
Fish and Wildlife Service
Crab Orchard
Union County Refuge
Horseshoe
Ballard County
Deep Freeze Navy Recruits Ship to California for Training
Navy recruiting drive in Southern Illinois and Paducah mixes with December cold to form Operation Deepfreeze. Recruits join the Golden State Company and depart January 23 for nine weeks of San Diego training, returning home after a 14 day group leave. Details from Marion recruiting station at post office building, phone 1131.
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Navy
Illinois
Paducah
Golden State Company
California
San Diego
Tom Ambrose
Marion
Marion man fined for wrong lane usage in Marion
Marion man O. H. Jones of Rt. 1 Marion was fined 25 dollars and costs by Justice Corbett Edwards for wrong lane usage. Jones was arrested at 12 30 a m by State Trooper Sam Garnall near the Routes 37 13 intersection in Marion after claiming he leaned under the dashboard to check the heater and his car veered across the center line.
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O. H. Jones
Rt. 1
Marion
Justice of the Peace
Corbett Edwards
Jones
Sam Garnall
Final Stages Hospital Fund Drive tops $500000
A $600000 Murphysboro hospital fund drive reached $504264 in pledges led by a $25000 Elks pledge 83 to 2 and a $50000 American Legion post gift. Additional pledges come from residentsEmployesBusinessSchoolsAreaClubs and organizations with a $11000 special gift. The drive aims for $1200000 with federal funds $400000 and a $200000 Sisters grant covering the balance.
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Murphysboro
Murphysboro Elks Lodge
American Legion
Elks Lodge
Paul Stout American Legion
Eagles Aerie 670
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
St. Andrew’s Hospital
CIPS Addition Work Resumes After Brief Halt
Construction on the Central Illinois Public Service Co. addition at Grand Tower faced another stoppage today after a dispute involving boilermakers and iron workers over unloading equipment. Work resumed Tuesday morning but halted again around 10 a.m. when iron workers set up a picket line in a jurisdictional dispute over handling equipment. This marks the sixth such dispute in two weeks, involving five workers.
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Central Illinois Public Service Co
Grand Tower
Chester High School Senior Dies After Scooter Crash
Chester youth Roger Fritz Roth 17 died at Jewish Hospital St. Louis from a brain hemorrhage after a Monday scooter accident in Chester. Charles Hartmann 14 sustained a broken leg as Roth’s scooter collided with Theodore Wilson’s car near the Chester Post Office. Funeral arrangements are pending as an inquest has not been set.
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Chester
Jewish Hospital
St. Louis
Roger “Fritz’’ Roth
W. H
Bud’’ Roth
St. Louis Hospital
Chester Hospital
Hartmann
Roth
Theodore V. Wilson
Rt. 1
Wilson
Schroeder Funeral Home
Dentist Dr Mooreland dies after stroke in Carbondale
W Floyd Mooreland 61 longtime Carbondale dentist died at home 311 N Washington Ave after a stroke. He practiced 38 years and had prior heart ailments. Born October 15 1896 in Carrier Mills he studied at Meharry and began in Chicago before moving to Carbondale. He married Minnie Gerhardt in 1923 and held Masonic offices. He leaves wife son Floyd A in Michigan brother Amos and one granddaughter. Memorial services planned at Bethel AME Church with Masonic rites at Oakland Cemetery.
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W. Floyd Mooreland
Carbondale
Washington Ave
Dr. Mooreland
Carrier Mills
Moses Mooreland
Hasein
Prince Hall
Minnie H
Floyd A
Flint
Mich
Amos
Bethel A. M. E
R. S. Everett
Lenis T
Rock Hill
Bandit Suspects Captured After High Speed Chase
Two robbery suspects, Johnny Worlds and Robert Gillespie, were arrested in Johnson County after wrecking a Cairo police car in a 100 mile per hour chase. They admitted robbing the Metropolis station and a Wyatt, Missouri, station, and were held for grand jury action.
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Cairo
Johnson County
Johnny Worlds
Vienna
Elgin
Robert Gillespie
Karnak
Massac County
Metropolis
Orlan Cox
Cox
World
Worlds
Gillespie
George Krueger
Wyatt
Missouri
James Rickman
Rickman
Itropolis
Missouri Station
Krueger
Wright urges four city projects including traffic fix
Carbondale Mayor John I. Wright outlined four urgent 1958 city projects with top priority on the Illinois avenue and Main street traffic problem. Additional needs include water and sewer expansion, improved street lighting, and modernized garbage collection. He noted public restlessness and Council delays, and proposed traffic lights or a traffic director as options as off street parking is expanded to ease the Main Illinois intersection.
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Carbondale
John I. Wright
Wright
Illinois Avenue
Main Street
State Highway Department
Southern Illinois University
Central Illinois Public Service
West Walnut Street
Illinois Central Railroad
Main
Monroe Streets
Magee-Hale Co
Oklahoma City
Carbondale Finances in Good Shape Says Miller
Carbondale city finances after half the fiscal year appear in very good condition per Finance Commissioner E. V. Miller. He notes possible reductions in warrants if expenditures stay controlled and outlines current spend rates, upcoming parking lot and meter projects, and potential overages in several departments.
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Miller
Carbondale
E. V. Miller
Public Affairs Department
Police Department
Fire Department
Liquor Control Commission
Christmas Rush Begins at Area Post Offices
Area post offices report growing mail and parcel volume as Christmas nears. Postmasters in Carbondale, Marion, Herrin, Murphysboro and Chester plan overtime, temporary workers, extra clerks, and even additional delivery trucks to handle heavier parcel post and extended hours from Dec 14 to Dec 21.
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Carbondale
Virgil J. Brown
West Frankfort
Walter Dimmick
Dimmick
Herrin
Lee Herrin
Marion
J. Paul Smothers
Smothers
Homer Cleland
Murphysboro
Cleland
Chester
Carbondale Parcel Post
Police Auxiliary Seeks Pistol Range Site
A committee was appointed at Herrin Auxiliary Police meeting to locate a site for a pistol range. The reorganized auxiliary group met at the Club Legionnaire Tuesday night.
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Herrin
Auxiliary Police
Club Legionnaire
New Kathleen Mine Resumes Work After Rock Fall
Miners at the New Kathleen mine near Du Quoin restart after a brief shutdown caused by a rock fall. First and second shifts were cancelled. no injuries and light damage reported as third shift begins.
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New Kathleen
du Quoin
Hub caps stolen from 1956 Mercury in Carbondale
Richard McCowen reported to Carbondale police that four hub caps were stolen from his 1956 Mercury Monday night. The incident occurred at 715 S University Ave Carbondale.
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Richard McCowen
S. University Ave
Carbondale
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New Carbondale
Franklin
Singley
Hunter
Elks
CIPS
Charles Hartmann
Paul O. Hall
Walnut Street
Hall
A & P Food Store
Virgil Barringer
Magee-Hale
Delta
James E. Walker
State Department of Health
Jalker
Burlison Ave
Police Auxiliary
Kathleen
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