Illinois truck licensing could cut highway revenue
Illinois new truck licensing law may reduce state highway revenue. At a 1957 meeting in Springfield Attorney Sam Young explained proportional registration requirements for fleets operating in multiple states. If revenue losses occur the act may be amended in 1959.
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O. T. Banton
Springfield
Illinois
Charles F. Carpentier
Sam Young
Carpentier
Chicago
Young
Ilinois
Othr
Pete Castagna Dies Frankfort Joiner School Board President
Pete Castagna 42 of 1209 West Main Street West Frankfort died at 12 30 p m Wednesday at Union Hospital after an 11 day stay following a five year illness He was president of the Joiner Grade School Board of Education and a miner at Orient 3 mine in Waltonville He belonged to St John s Catholic Church and the Holy Name Society He is survived by his wife Katherine son Jim 16 daughter Norma 13 brothers Norman of Iola Kan James of Huntsville Mo mother Mrs Katherine Castagna sisters Mrs W E Bagby Huntsville Mo and Miss Margaret Castagna Kansas City Mo Funeral services 9 a m Saturday at St John s Church Rev Michael Klimas officiating Burial St John s Cemetery Friends may call Union Funeral Home West Frankfort after 7 p m today A Rosary will be recited at 7 30 m Friday
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Pete Castagna
Main St
West Frankfort
Union Hospital
Castagna
Joiner Grade School Board of Education
Orient 3
Waltonville
St. John’s Catholic Church
Holy Name Society
Katherine
Jim
Norma
Norman
Iola
Kan
James
Huntsville
Katherine Castagna
W. E. Bagby
Margaret Castagna
Kansas City
St. John’s Church
Michael Klimas
St. John’s Cemetery
Union Funeral Home
Charles Cornaghie Dies in Herrin at 37
Charles L. Cornaghie 37 of 200 S 13th St Herrin died at 12 45 am Thursday in Veterans Administration Hospital Marion He was born June 11 1920 in Murphysboro son of Roy and Tillie Griffin Cornaghie He married Wanda Horton in Marion on December 3 1955 He worked as a salesman for Fredman Furniture Co and was a member of American Legion Herrin Prairie Post 645 Surviving are his wife and step son Arthur at home parents siblings and other relatives Funeral services set for 2 30 pm Saturday at First Baptist Church Herrin with Rev W A Shoopman officiating Friends may call Johnson Funeral Home after 7 pm today Burial in Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery Benton.
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Charles L. Cornaghie
S. 13Th St
Herrin
Veterans Administration Hospital
Marion
Murphysboro
Roy and
Tillie Griffin Cornaghie
Wanda Horton
Carnaghies’ Furniture Exchange
N. Park Ave
Fredman Furniture Co
American Legion
Herri
Prairie Post
Masonic and Oddfellows Cemetery
Benton
Godfrey Buys Champion U S Steer at Record Price
Chicago December 5 Arthur Godfrey bought Honeymoon the grand champion U S steer from Mrs Sue Secondino for a record 30000 at the Internal Livestock Exposition auction Roy Johnston Belton Missouri led the bidding and tried to push the price higher while Godfrey steadily advanced the bid to the final 30000 aided by the steer weighing about 1000 pounds The Secondinos plan to buy a farm in Indiana with the proceeds.
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John R. Harpster
Southern Illinoisan
Chicago
U. S
Arthur Godfrey
Godfrey
Sue Secondino
Secondino
Peter
Indiana
Roy Johnston
Belton
Bridges Freed After Dropped Charges in Union County
James Bridges, 45, of Jonesboro, was released from Union County Jail after authorities dropped multiple charges following the death of his wife and son-in-law. Prior accusations included abandonment claims, a fraudulent check, and a threat to do bodily harm, all dropped by Judge Paul Reese.
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James Bridges
Jonesboro
Union County
Cae Ea
Charles Russell
Cobden
Paul Reese
Bridges
Russell
Carbondale Man Fined for Speeding on Route Two
Neil Brown, 21, Rt. 2 Sterling, fined $10 plus $5 costs by Carbondale Justice Pat Dwyer after a speeding ticket issued by State Trooper Steve Endicott. Inventor Samuel Morse laid first underwater telegraph line in 1842 on the floor of New York harbor.
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Carbondale
Neil Brown
Rt. 2
Sterling
Justice of the Peace
Pat Dwyer
Steve Endicott
Samuel F. B. Morse
United States
New York Harbor
Shorty Sharp Dies at 55 in Herrin
Volna Shorty Gaither Sharp 55 of 1200 S 14th St Herrin died 10 05 pm Wednesday at Anna State Hospital after two months illness He born January 29 1902 in Luzerne Kentucky son of William and Mary Gaither Sharp married to Blanche Harris in Greenville Kentucky April 30 1936 A construction worker he leaves wife a daughter Mrs Ann Smith of Herrin two sisters Mrs E E Shawn Owensboro Ky and Mrs J T Powers Buffalo Wy and brothers Leonard Detroit Ernest Long Beach William Alameda and John Othello Funeral at 1 pm Saturday at Johnson Funeral Home Herrin with Rev Kenneth McCorkle First Christian Church officiating Burial in Herrin City Cemetery.
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Volna
Shorty
Gaither Sharp
S. 14Th St
Herrin
Anna State Hospital
Luzerne
William
Mary Gaither Sharp
Harris
Greenville
Blanche
Ann Smith
E. E. Shawn
Owensboro
J. T. Powers
Buffalo
Wyo
Leonard
Detroit
Mich
Ernest
Long Beach
Calif
Alameda
John
Othello
Wash
Johnson Funeral Home
Kenneth McCorkle
Astor
The
First Christian Church
Herrin City
Santa to Arrive in Anna Saturday Morning
Santa Claus will arrive in Anna at 10 a.m. Saturday, with the Anna Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee confirming. The Anna fire department will transport him to the West Davie Street parking lot where he will pass out candy to children. Funeral home callouts are noted for friends.
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Santa Claus
Anna
Francis Woesthaus
Anna Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee
Santa
Anna Fire Department
Davie Street
Death of Former Johnson Official Dave George
Funeral services scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday for Dave George 67 of Vienna a former Johnson County sheriff and county commissioner. George died Tuesday night in St Marys Hospital Cairo after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage November 18 and hospitalization since.
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Dave George
Vienna
Johnson County
George
St. Mary's Hospital
Cairo
Local official with long service dies or retires
Readable records note he served two terms as county commissioner and two as sheriff. He was elected justice of the peace in November but was stricken before assuming duties.
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Chenilles
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Hong Kong
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