Rednour Wins Perry County Seat in Narrow Margin
John Rednour narrowly defeats Ed Lee for county commissioner in Perry County by 53 votes. Lee contemplates a recount for discovery in five precincts but may not challenge the overall result. An organizational meeting for the county board is set for Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Republican Steve Rees remains prior chairman. Otha Williams, 57, of Murphysboro, died Sunday after a brief illness, a WWII veteran, survived by sisters and brothers, with funeral Wednesday in Murphysboro. Mine report notes all mines working Tuesday.
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John Rednour
D-Cutler
Ed Lee
du Quoin
Perry County
Tmes
Lee
Discovery
Steve Rees
Republicans Reels
Pinckneyville
Lawrence Brock
Sunfield
Otha Williams
Walnut St
Murphysboro
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
White County
John
Laura Stallings Williams
Williams
Paul Stout
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dewey Worthen
William Moehlenkamp
St. Charles
Wilbur Jernigan
St. Pedro
Calif
Crawshaw Mortuary Chapel
Harry Chasteen
Oakland Cemetery
Carbondale
Ruby Cherry
Styrest
Cherry
Newton
Isaac Stroll
Richard Cherry
Women Society of Christian Service
Carbondale Garden Club
Gamma Eta
Delta Theta Tau Alumnae Association
First Methodist Church
Betty Raney
Chicago
Glen Stroll
Greenville
Cecil Stroll
Granite City
van Natta Funeral Home
Edward Hoffman
Republicans Take Control as Williamson County Board Gets New Leaders
Homer Askew of Marion elected temporary chairman as Republicans take control. Grover Haynes of Johnston City sworn in for a three year term after defeating Democrat John J. McCarty. Henry Wright remains as Democrat on the board, with a new chairman to be chosen December 18.
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Homer Askew
Marion
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Grover Haynes
Johnston City
John J. McCarty
Herrin
Henry ‘Hank’ Wright
Rt. 1
Askew
Bobbie Swetland
General Assistance Office
Lonnie Priest
Rt. 5
Robert Hofford
Cecil Yost
Carl Kelton
Wendell Burnett
Henry Pulley
Earl Merrow
Elbert Dean Melvin
Wade Rowatt
Carterville
Lou King
Mary Evelyn Newman
Clara Radford
Ray McCluskey
Winifred Perry
Ben Rains
Kathryn Wall
Ethel Powell
Marilyn Clark
Ann Russell
Eloise Radford
Geneva Blankenship
Doyle Atnip
Atnip
Marion Daily Republican
Ben Tanner
George Malone
Ernest Richard
Cloud Copher
Harrisburg Man Killed in Hit-and-Run Collision
Harrisburg man James R. Stangle, 31, died Sunday night in a crash involving a car and his motorcycle. State Police said the driver fled the scene.
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Harrisburg
James R. Stangle
Traffic lights to go live at Rt 13 junction this week
The state division of highways announced that new traffic signals with left turn indicators will be operating at Rt 13 and Reeds Station Road near Saw Mart by Wednesday or Thursday. The project costs are about 15000 dollars with workers Virgil Horman and Cecil White. Improvements on Rt 13 between Carterville and Carbondale have totaled roughly 2.6 million dollars.
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Rt. 13
Reeds Station Road
Sawmart
State Division of Highways
Virgil Horman Front
Metropolis
Cecil White
Carterville
Carbondale
Gwin heads Randolph county board
L W Gwin temporary board chairman as Wilbert Dehne takes seat on Randolph County Board of Commissioners. An organizational meeting set for Dec 18 to elect a permanent chair man. Dehne of Red Bud elected Republican, giving Republicans a 2 1 voting edge over Harold Tillock. Republican control expected to prompt patronage changes.
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L. W. Gwin
D-Percy
Randolph County Board of Commissioners
Wilbert Dehne
Dehne
Red Bud
Harold Tillock
Baldwin
Mayor's shift on Carbondale rail plan stirs debate
In Carbondale Illinois mayor David Keene pushed to ease rail crossing delays by backing the Illinois Central plan to discontinue some passenger trains. IC warns switching cuts could reach 80 percent but impact on gate down time remains unclear as ICC review looms.
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Carbondale
David Keene
Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central
Carbondale-St. Louis
Keene
St. Louis
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
ICC
Commerce Commission
Egyptian Junior College District 530 elects leaders in first board race
Ronnie Odum of West Frankfort tops the unofficial results with 3440 votes as the first Egyptian Junior College District 530 board is chosen. Other winners include James Walker Herrin 3015 Harry Crisp Marion 2957 Clifford Batteau Elkville 2881 and Rev C R Walker Marion 2816. Defeated include Marion Harrison Du Quoin 2351 and Charles May Jr Carterville 1585. Six elected members are state selected by a steering committee. turnout was heavy in West Frankfort with a school bond vote alongside.
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Ronnie L. Odum
West Frankfort
James C. Walker
Herrin
Harry L. Crisp Jr
Marion
Clifford Bat
Marion Harrison
du Quoin
Charles May Jr
Carterville
John Diers
Murphysboro
Ralph Richart
Carbondale
William Maxton
Hurst
Dixie Pflans
H. L. Hester
Mr. Walker
Harrison
Johnston City
Carter
Booth
Batteau
Brush
Crisp
Glenn
Odum
James Walker
Diers
Pflanz
Richart
Maxton
May
Hester
C. R. Walker
Orient — Batteau
de Soto
Mississippi Valley District
East Marion
West Marion
Hurst Bush
Murphysboro Woman Charged With Attempted Murder
A 19 year old Murphysboro woman Susan Marie Smith was charged in Jackson County Circuit Court with attempted murder after a family dispute led to a Sunday night stabbing of D. L. Harrison 42 at his home. Harrison was hospitalized after surgery. Smith, identified as Harrison’s sister in law, was held in the county jail after being picked up by police.
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Jackson County
Murphysboro
D. L. Harrison
Dewey St
Harrison
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Doctors Hospital
Carbondale
Richard Richman
Susan Marie Smith
Bridgewood Homes
Miss Smith
Carbondale districts eye higher educational fund tax
State multiplier rises in Jackson County boosting equalized value by over 17 percent this year. Grade School District 95 and High School District 165 anticipate different outcomes for 1969. high school may see an eight cent drop in rate while grade school could face a shortfall if the ceiling increase is defeated.
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Jackson County
Carbondale
Carbondale Township
John Randall Parrish
Makanda Township
William McBride
Parrish
Laurence Martin
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Rt. 37
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Cleo Escue
Howard Neber
Leonard Malone
Charles Ryan
Edward Richardson
Pete Pasquinto
Homer Davis
Joe Nicholson
Loyce Smith
Charles Samples
Walter Becker
James Schubert
Ralph Hill
Frank James
Harold Lee Baker
Raymond James
J. P. Clark
Claude McRoy
Gwin
Randolph County Board
George Willhite
Carbondale City Editor
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