Warnings Sent On Delinquent Personal Taxes In Jackson County
Jackson County Treasurer Robert Maloney announced start of warning notices to delinquent personal property taxpayers in Carbondale Township. Notices go out around December 18 with 30 days to pay or face seizure or county court suits. Delinquencies for Makanda then Murphysboro to follow. the process could take six months for all 16 townships.
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Jackson County
Robert Maloney
Carbondale
Maloney
Board of Supervisors
Makanda
Murphysboro
Weather hits 70 as December warmth sweeps Southern Illinois
Record December warmth spreads across Southern Illinois with 70 degrees at Carbon Dale and Murphysboro and 69 at Benton Forestry office. Forecasters note the 70 is the highest in a decade per local records. 63 at Marion VA hospital and 67 at Williamson County Airport also logged.
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Southern Illinois
Benton Division of Forestry Office
Marion Veterans Hospital
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Walter King
First National Bank
Marion VA
Williamson County
Youth Jailed For Firing Gun In Carbondale
Severn Wiley, 18, of 501 2 E Birch St, was jailed 24 hours by Police Magistrate Robert Schwartz after police said he fired a gun within Carbondale city limits. Albert Wiley, 24, of 50142 E Birch St, was held for hunting without a license, arrested at 8:24 p.m. at 302 E College St. a state game warden was to sign a complaint later that afternoon.
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Carbondale
Robert Schwartz
Severn Wiley
E. Birch St
Albert Wiley
E. College St
Schwartz
Giant City Park Gains 101 Acres in Land Purchase
Gov Otto Kerner approved 10200 to acquire 101 acres adding to Giant City State Park bringing total to 1675 acres. Property owners identified as Rolla B. Craig and Mr and Mrs William Webb. Land lies in Union and Jackson counties near Little Grassy Lake with no definite plan yet.
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Otto Kerner
Giant City State Park
State Department of Conservation
Rolla B. Craig
Willian Webb
Webb
Craig
Union
Jackson
Little Grassy Lake
Barger Announces Run for Williamson County Treasurer
Rheamon Barger of Johnston City declares candidacy for Williamson County treasurer as a Republican in the April primary. He previously chaired the county board from 1951 to 1955, defeated Floyd E. Smith in 1951, withdrew in 1955, then served as field investigator for the Agriculture Department in 1955.
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Rheamon Barger
Johnston City
Williamson County
Barger
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Floyd E. Smith
Marion
State Department of Agriculture
Dwight Green
Mines Report Shows Several Operations Active Tuesday
Mines working on Tuesday include Old Ben and Orient with multiple entries. Zeigler, Fidelity, and Burning Star show not working, with entries for strip mining. Burned star numbers indicate a split status on site activity.
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Orient
Zeigler
Fidelity Mines
Burning Star
Ellisgrove Man Dies In Rt 3 Crash After Misfortune
Harold Leo Scheltgen 45 of Ellisgrove was killed when his car ran off Route 3 north of Ellisgrove and overturned. Coroner says possible heart attack contributed. He left work at Evansville American Legion Home where he was extra bartender. Burial at St Boniface Church Evansville.
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Ellisgrove
Rt. 3
District 13
du Quoin
Harold Leo Scheltgen
Scheltgen
Chester Hospital
Randolph County
Roy Meyer
American Legion
Evansville
Myer
Mr. Scheltgen
Chester
International Shoe Co
St. Boniface Catholic Church
Legion Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Francis Tecklenberg
Church
Final Exams Start Dec 11 At University
Fall term final exams at Southern Illinois University begin December 11 and run through December 16, marking the end of the quarter. Christmas holidays span December 17 to January 1, with winter term evening classes starting January 2 and the fall day-class schedule resuming January 3.
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Southern Illinois University
Wright Named Chairman Wright Named Chairman
Henry Wright of Herrin was elected temporary chairman of the Williamson County Board for Commissioners. James Dean of Johnston City won a seat in the Nov 7 election and assumed office. Wright will serve until the December board session begins December 18, with Oscar Harris likely to be chairman in 1962. All commissioners are Democrats. Wright has chaired the past year and is in the final year of his second three year term. Earl Long of Johnston City began duties as deputy sheriff under Dean West. Dean, a former deputy, replaces Cecil Martin on the board as Martin moved to Cook County and did not seek re election.
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Henry “Hank” Wright, Herrin
Williamson County Board For Commissioners
James Dean
Johnston City
Wright
Oscar Harris
Marion
Earl Long
Dean West
Dean
Cecil Martin
Martin
Cook County
Democratic Victory Dinner Honors Local Elected Officials
About 300 attendees gathered in Johnston City for a Democratic victory dinner honoring James Dean for Williamson County commissioner win and recognizing justices Olen Ballard and Lacy Lee and constables Ted Martin and Harold Vaughn. State Sen. William Grindle and county chairman Omer Sanders spoke. The event was sponsored by the county women's organization.
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Johnston City
James Dean
Williamson County
Justices of the Peace
Olen Ballard
Lacy Lee
Ted Martin
Harold Vaughn
William Grindle
Herrin
Omer Sanders
County Women's Organization
Five Hurt When Car Slams Into Embankment At Rt 37 I 55 Junction
A crash at the Rt 37 and Interstate 55 junction south of Marion sent an expectant mother and four others to area hospitals. Elsie Wyler 23 suffered a broken leg and hip and is in critical condition. The injured all were Benton Harbor residents.
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Rt. 37
Marion
Elsie Wyler
Marion Memorial Hospital
Benton Harbor
Mich
John Thomas White
Willam Tyler
Chevyl Johnson
Jacobs
Sandra Tyler
White
Dummy Inmate Foiled Escape Attempt At Menard Prison
Wil lam Stewart 50, serving a life term for murder, briefly escaped the yard by using a wooden dummy to pass a prisoner count. He was caught after dark and placed in isolation as investigations continue. Stewart has prior escape incidents and a history of armed robberies, including a 1948 life term for killing a fellow inmate at Menard.
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Menard Penitentiary
Ross Randolph
Willam Stewart
Stewart
Randolph
Menard
Joliet
Ano
Ben Cundiff Dies in Harrisburg Funeral Monday Services
Former Carterville resident Ben Cundiff of Harrisburg died Saturday in Harrisburg. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Gaskins Funeral Home in Harrisburg.
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Schroeder Funeral Home
Chester
Carterville
Ben Cundiff
Harrisburg
Gaskins Funeral Home
Pinckneyville Couple Hurt in Head-On Crash
Mr and Mrs Ted Hubler of Pinckneyville suffered injuries today when two cars collided head on on Route 13 about ten miles northwest of Pinckneyville. Other injured were not immediately named and were taken to Pinckneyville Community Hospital.
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Rt. 37
Bonnie
District 13
du Quoin
Lula Bryant
Julius A. Summers
Ira Ezell
Dexter
Dorothy Quick
Centralia
Elizabeth N. Horton
Mt. Vernon
Florence Ezell
Good Samaritan Hospital
Illinois Central Railroad
Rt. 149
Lillian Myers
Hurst
Wanda George
Cambria
Jimmy
Charles Edward
Patty Ann
Charlotte Hodges
Myers
Herrin Hospital
Hodges
Union County Hospital
Anna
Carol Schreyer
Bennie Smith
Carbondale
Frank L. Trotter
James C. Ellis
Benton
Rt. 14
Ted Hubler
Pinckneyville
Rt. 13
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Record Deer Harvest Sets New Jackson County High
Jackson County hunters killed 109 deer during a three day season ending Sunday, a new record. Ed Bean of Ed's Sport Shop reported 70 bucks and 39 does, with the largest buck at 188 pounds and the largest doe at 116 pounds. Daily totals were 52 Friday, 36 Saturday, 21 Sunday.
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Jackson County
Ed Bean
Jackson Kills
Bean
Daily Kill
Fridey
SIU Ranks 26th in National Full-Time Enrollment
SIU climbs to 26th nationally in full time enrollment with 11,187 students registered for 12 or more hours on both Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses. Total enrollment reaches 14,628 with 10,311 at Carbondale and 4,317 at Edwardsville.
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Edwardsville
SIU
Garland C. Parker
University of Cincinnati
University of Illinois
University of California
Tree falls cuts power in Carbondale area
About 75 Central Illinois Public Service Co. customers lost electricity when a tree fell on primary lines on West Sycamore Street near the Masonic Temple in Carbondale shortly after 10 a.m. Repairs were expected to take two to two and a half hours.
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Sycamore Street
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Carbondale
Mason Parker
Robinson Construction Co
Masonic Temple
Norman Klaus
General Telephone Co
Power Company
Williamson Deer Kill Reaches 164 in County Checkpoint
One hundred sixty four deer were killed at the Williamson County check point in Marion with 111 bucks and 53 does. Totals for the three days were 76 Friday 46 Saturday and 42 Sunday. No hunting accidents were reported.
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Williamson County
Marion
Williamson
Robert Cooksey
Christopher
Cooksey
Johnson County
Massac County
Pope County
Sahara's East West Extension Surpasses 3000 Miles
Britannica notes the Sahara spans over 3000 miles from east to west, marking the greatest desert extension on the continent. The measurement highlights the vast scale of the arid region across Africa.
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Sahara Desert
Britannica
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Giant City Park
Old Ben
Roy Cole
Ruby Cluster
Randall
Marion Hasemeyer
Isabel Bendorf
Herrin Johnston City
Donald Kaye
Ther Menard
Edward Fiddell
Society Magazine
Smith Street
Mardale
Stae Highway
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