Christopher Unit Petition Filed For Local School District
A petition to form a Christopher area unit district was filed with Franklin County Schools Supt. H. L. Browning revealing 299 signatures, above the 200 required. The plan involves Christopher Mulkeytown Coello Buckner and Valier areas with about 960 enrolled students and a single board and tax levy if approved.
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Christopher
Franklin County
Supt. of
H.L Browning
Browning
High School Board of Education
Paul Crain
Mulkeytown
Coello
Buckner
Valier
Arthur Lowary
Orland Kelley
Thieves Hit Gurleys Service Station Buncombe
Johnson County Deputy Sheriff Herman McKenzie reported a burglary at Gurleys Service Station in Buncombe. Two or more men broke a grease-room window and left footprints toward the road with batteries cigarettes lighters oils candy a radio and pennies stolen.
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Gurley
Buncombe
Johnson County
Herman McKenzie
McKenzie
KIWANIAN OF YEAR TO BE SELECTED AT MEETING
Herrin Kiwanis to name Kiwanian of the Year Thursday night at the Herrin Coffee Shop. Leon Whitney of Anna will be principal speaker at Ladies Night at 6 30 p.m. Whitney is a past lieutenant governor of Kiwanis District 15.
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Herrin
Leon Whitney
Anna
Whitney
Kiwanis
Lige Anderson Dies In Marion
Elijah B. Lige Anderson, 50, of Marion, died at Marion Memorial Hospital. Born July 17, 1910, in Marion, he was a construction worker and former knuckleball pitcher who played for 31 league teams in Indiana and Illinois. He leaves a wife, several children and stepchildren, plus siblings and extended family. funeral plans are pending.
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Elijah B. ‘Lige’’ Anderson
Union St
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Amos
Ollie Anderson
Iva Smith
Ann Williams
Piggott
Ark
Anderson
Tacoma
Eva Murphy
Carma Ernfelt
Carl Williams
Alven Williams
Saratoga
Naples
Italy
Second Baptist Church
eFriends
Wilson Friends
Wilson
Field Fire Threatens Homes Near Marion
Marion firemen fought four grass fires Sunday including a blaze at 2 p m near the John Wallace farm on North State Street toward Spillertown that threatened four homes but caused no damage. Earlier fires burned near Pauline Morrison at 407 South Carbon Street and another at 4 45 p m.
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Marion
Spillertown
John Wallace
State Street
Pauline Morrison
S. Carbon St
Carbon dale Man’s Auto Recovered in Murphysboro
A black 1949 Chevrolet stolen Tuesday night in Carbondale from Dale Dillard was found Saturday morning in Murphysboro. Joe Vasquez reported the car parked near his Elm Street home and notified police. Police informed the owner Saturday morning.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
Dale Dillard
S. Poplar St
Joe Vasquez
Elm St
Vasquez
Architect to Speak at Carbondale Rotary Meeting
Gyo Obata of Hellmuth Obata Kassabaum will be principal speaker at the Carbondale Rotary Club Wednesday noon. His talk will cover the architecture of Japan and Central America. The club plans a 6:30 p.m. dinner on Dec 14 with 40 foreign women students from Southern Illinois University as guests. students will wear native dress and provide the program.
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Gyo Obata
Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum
St. Louis
Carbondale Rotary Club
Obata
Japan
Central America
Southern Illinois University
Carterville Man Jailed In School Burglary Case
Burke Schack was arrested on charges of obtaining property stolen from Carterville Grade School. Police searched his home with a warrant and found three turkeys and about nine pounds of ground beef stolen from the school freezer. He denied involvement and was jailed.
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Carterville
Louie McNeill
Burke Schack
Justice of the Peace
Lacy Lee
McNeill
Schack
Williamson County
Kiwanis Christmas Toy Drive In Herrin Seeks Donations
Kiwanis Club of Herrin and the American Legion post ask for toy donations to aid needy girls and boys. Toys may be left at Bank of Herrin or Herrin Security Bank on Saturday when Santa will greet children. Gifts distributed December 23 to about 100 youngsters. Gilbert Meracle leads the drive. last year over 500 toys were collected. Call WI 2-5702 to donate or arrange pickup.
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Herrin Kiwanis Club
Bank of Herrin
Herrin Security Bank
Santa Claus
Club
Herrin American Legion Post
The
Legion
Gilbert Meracle
Kiwanis
Few Staff Changes Set In Jackson
Jackson State attorney William Ridgeway starts a new term and will keep John Gilbert as assistant until January. George Twomey remains second assistant. Madeline Pierson stays as secretary. Circuit Clerk James McKay reports no changes with Black as deputy and Rathjen as clerk. Coroner Floyd Crawshaw swore in funeral directors as deputy coroners. Doris Flanigan named part time assistant.
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Jackson State
William Ridgeway
Ridgeway
John Gilbert
Gorge Twomey
Jackson Board of Supervisors
Madeline Pierson
James McKay
L. Kenneth Black
Jane Rathjen
Floyd Crawshaw
Jackson Funeral
Murphysboro
Crawshaw
Doris Flanigan
Hortense St
Sewer System Steps Listed in Carbondale District
Carbondale South Highway Water District outlines a four phase sewer plan. President Ross Priddy said engineer John Blankinship will study feasibility then a survey and specifications before construction. A public meeting will follow a report in about 30 days. Revenue bonds likely finance the project.
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Carbondale South Highway
District Board of Trustees
Ross Priddy
John T. Blankinship
Priddy
Blankinship
Board of Trustees
Santa Marta Founded in 1525 Becomes South America’s Oldest Permanent Settlement
The city of Santa Marta in Colombia traces its founding to 1525, marking it as the oldest permanent settlement in mainland South America. The early spanish outpost established enduring colonial presence along the Caribbean coast.
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South America
Santa Marta
Colombia
Primatene Opens Airways Aid for Asthma Sufferers
New York report says Primatene now available over the counter. The medicine claims to stop attacks in minutes and provide hours of relief from spasms. It combines three prescription strength ingredients to ease breathing and mucus congestion without injections at 98 cents a box.
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New York, N.Y
New Low Cost Hearing Glasses Now Available
Tone master Manufacturing Co of Peoria announces slim hearing aid glasses with 20 color options. Ultra slim temples fit with own fronts and lenses, light weight, easy on and off, powerful for severe losses or occasional use. Write for free illustrated literature from Tonemaster Mfg Co Dept 3003 Peoria.
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Peoria, Ill
Tonemaster Manufacturing Company
Peoria
Ill
Tonemaster Mfg. Co
Petition Seeks Reconsideration of See Transfer at SIU
Harold W. Lee, former SIU vice president, faces a petition from 100 SIU residents in Alton asking him to reconsider his voluntary transfer. Protests by Madison and St Clair county groups followed SIU’s plan to make See a research professor for the Alton and Edwardsville area.
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Harold W. Lee
Southern Illinois University
East St. Louis
SIU
Alton
East St. Louis Journal
See
Madison
St. Clair County
Two Counties
Val Cox
Afl-Cio Community Services
Edwardsville
University of Arizona
Teens Injured In Rural Mt Vernon Wreck
Five teenagers were injured Sunday afternoon in a two car crash two miles east of Bonnie. Drivers Joseph Beckham 17 Bonnie and Martin L Storey 15 Opdyke suffered major injuries along with three passengers Lonnie Clark 16 Bonnie Bobby Fitzferris 15 Bonnie and Donald Hayes 14 Opdyke. State Police Sgt John Boyd is leading the investigation and ticket action is pending.
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Mt. Vernon
District 13
du Quoin
Joseph Beckham
Bonnie
Martin L. Storey
Opdyke
Good Samaritan
Lonnie Clark
Beckman
Bobby Fitzferris
Donald Hayes
John Boyd
Rt. 149
Carterville Crossroad
Lindsay elected regional director of Sigma Chi
Edward E. Lindsay publisher of the Southern Illinoisan and editor of the Lindsay Schaub Newspapers was elected a regional director of Sigma Chi during the fraternity convention held in New York City last week.
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Edward E. Lindsay
Southern Illnoisan
Lindsay-Schaub
Sigma Chi
National Journalism Fraternity
New York City
SIU researchers market US mouse house amid rising projects
SIU research chairman John Anderson spoke to Carbondale Lions Club about a disposable plastic mouse house and the risks of rough spots enabling gnawing. He noted three SIU products with commercial potential along with expanding projects and growing budgets from 1954 to 1959 across four programs.
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Southern Illinois University
California
SIU
John Anderson
Carbondale Lions Club
Anderson
Joe Burnside
School of
Burglar Steals Change From Herrin Market
A burglar pried open the cash register at Per ky's General Market in Herrin, taking an estimated 75 to 100 dollars in change. The thief broke a rear window. owner Perruquet found the scene at 6 a.m. today and police collected fingerprints from the window sill.
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Perky
Herrin
Ernie
Perruquet
Monroe St
Roy Cole
Per- Tuquet
Cole
Reward Offered In Theft Case At Marlow Drive-In Theater
Marlow Enterprises of Herrin offers a $50 reward for information leading to the conviction of burglars who broke into the Marlow Drive-In Theater concession stand. Entry was through a broken window and the cigarette machine front was torn off. Change was stolen. total loss not yet estimated.
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Marlow Enterprises
Herrin
Marlow Drive-In
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Hopkinsville
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Joe Williams
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