Witnesses Refute Priddy Alibi In May 21 Murder Case
Two state witnesses testified for the defense in Williamson County Circuit Court that Al bert Priddy had an alibi around 1:00 a m on May 21 the night Edmond Smith was killed. Bill Day and Barbara Chamness of Carterville placed Priddy near the car at about 1:15 a m after a separate sighting near the bank corner and a gas-stop led to the Corbett station visit. Eugene Cavins of Aurora corroborated a 1:25 a m time and said Priddy directed friends to Sam Corbett's station. The defense called Carterville locals to bolster Priddys character as the day stretched into afternoon court adjourned for jury instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Priddy
Edmond Smith
Bill Day
Barbara Chamness
Carterville
Williamson County
Carbondale
Day
Miss Charness
Herrin
Priddy
Miss Chamness
Corars Cos
Eugene Cavins
Aurora
Granite City
Cavins
Sam Corbett
Corbett
Atty
Carl Sneed
Clarence Wright
Wilme Priddy
Sneed
VFW Club
Ice Skating Rink Opens in Murphysboro
Murphysboro unveils the first outdoor ice rink in Southern Illinois on N 16th Street. J T Purcell and Joe Purcell say a 50 by 130 foot ice surface is ready with free skating at 7 p m Wednesday and rental skates arriving today. Schedules will be announced later and the rink has no official name yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
J. T
Joe Purcell
N. 16Th Street
Illinois
Police Briefs From Murphysboro Court Fines
James Kennedy aged 16 of 8 Grant Street Murphysboro paid nine dollars in a no passing zone charge. Claude Ripley of Route 3 Murphysboro paid twenty nine dollars on a game law charge for hunting from a motor vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
James Kennedy
Grant St
Court of Justice of Peace C. M
Claude Ripley
Rt. 3
Herrin Rotarians Hear Atom Talk
Herrin High School instructor Charles Tripp spoke to the Herrn Rotary Club about his wartime atomic research at Oak Ridge Tennessee. He said atomic energy is the largest business today with capital investment over 7 billion dollars and more than 200000 workers, noting Oak Ridge grew from a mud flat to a city of 25000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Tripp
Herrin
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Errin Rotary Club
Tripp
IAA Backs SIU Home Economics Plans
The Illinois Agriculture Assn supports a new home economics building at Southern Illinois University SIU to improve laboratories and classrooms. The IAA Record calls current facilities grossly inadequate and backs a $25 million General Assembly appropriation urged by SIU Trustees and District 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Agriculture Assn
Southern Illinois University
IAA Record
General Assembly
SIU
IAA
Chicago
District 25
SIU Board of Trustees
69Th General Assembly
Stratton Denies Immunity Talks With Gambler Cassiday
Gov Stratton refutes a Chicago Sun-Times report that he sought immunity from state police actions and received a $5,000 campaign contribution from Harry Cassiday of Spring Valley. Cassiday is suspended and faces a Wednesday hearing by the State Police Merit Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratton
Bureau County
Chicago Sun-Times
Harry A. Cassiday
Spring Valley
Phil M. Brown
Inquest Set For Death Of Virgil Musser
An inquest into the death of Virgil C. Musser of Carbondale, who died November 22, is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday at Huffman Funeral Home in Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil C. Musser
Carbondale
Huffman
Lincol n School students decorate bulletin board for Christmas
Three Lincoln School eighth graders at Carbondale Ann McRoy Diane Senkosky and Rachel Calhoun decorate a Christmas bulletin board after school as part of a home economics class. Gary Kemper designed most of the art work and the project was supervised by Mrs Beulah Crenshaw the home economics teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln School
Carbondale
Ann McRoy
Diane Senkosky
Rachel Calhoun
Gary Kemper
Beulah Crenshaw
Herrin Late Store Opening Called Success
Leon Zwick president of the Herrin Merchants Assn says Monday night's late openings were terrific with higher than expected customer turnout. Stores stayed open to 8 30 p m and some shops doubled December's volume though crowding limited sales teams. Zwick notes the timing avoided conflicts with high school basketball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Zwick
Herrin Merchants Assn
Zwick
Negro Leader Found Slain at West Texas Farm
The beaten and burned body of Herbert Johnson 60 president of the local NAACP chapter and commander of the Schulenburg Negro American Legion Post was found on his farm 20 miles west of Texarkana. Sheriff L O McGinty said no motive could be established and Johnson appeared to have been hit on the head and burned with his car. He had some money with him but the amount and motive remained unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tex
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Here
L. O. McGinty
Herbert Johnson
Schulenburg
Negro American Legion
Johnson
Auich
Dental leader blasts towns for not fluoridating water
In New York on December 6, Dr. Bernard C. Kingsbury of San Francisco urged fluoridation at a New York Dental meeting. He called it simple and inexpensive, noting 22 million people now drink fluoride-treated water and claiming it is the most thoroughly tested health aid in history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bernard C. Kingsbury
San Francisco
Hoff man petition filed for state treasurer candidate
A petition for Elmer J Hoff man of Wheaton the Republican candidate for state treasurer circulated today in the Jackson County Courthouse Murphysboro Illinois as part of the election process
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer J. Hoffman
Wheaton
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Moose Cooperates With Moose Lodges For Toy Drive
Carbondale Moose announces collection points for Operation Santa Clause toys for needy children. Toys may be dropped at Ray and Gene's Auto Repair 667 N Illinois Ave or Moose Lodge 404 N Illinois Ave. Donations must be in good condition. no time to repair. Ray Weiss chairs the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Ray and
Gene
Illinois Ave
Moose Lodge
Ray Weiss
Murphysboro Kiwanis Hear Coach Piccone Talk
Carmen Piccone assistant coach at Southern Illinois University spoke to the Murphysboro Kiwanis Club about growing the SIU football program. He urged area fans to back and promote football and shared a moving picture from a 1955 game. Attendees included Murphysboro Township High School football players from 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmen Piccone
Southern Illinois University
Ema Cies
Tig Murphysboro Kiwanis Club
Piccone
STU
Southern Illinois
Southern
Masterson Off Fund Drive Carbondale United Fund
The executive board allowed campaign manager Chester O Masterson to withdraw, moving $500 from salary expense toward a $31 220 goal. The drive reached $8 702 toward the quarter mark as Philips Stiles treasurer reported. Solicitors finish calls and the second phase begins with employee pledges, including Full National Bank employees pledging full participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
United Fund
Chester O. Masterson
Masterson
Drive
Bill Winstead
Ture
Phillip Stiles
First National Bank
Draft Call Cancelled by Jackson County Selective Service
A December induction call for six men was cancelled by the Jackson County Selective Service Office in Murphysboro. January calls show two for physicals and four for induction to report January 18. The board resigned September 12 over lack of HQ support, leaving the county without a board for nearly three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Selective Service Office
Murphysboro
Board
Jackson
National
Illinois Office of Selective Service
Murphysboro Preacher Receives Death Notice
The Rev A J Collins pastor of First Christian Church Murphysboro received notice of the death of his brother William P Collins in Washington Indiana. He was found dead in a field near his rural home. Poindexter Funeral Home Washington in charge of funeral arrangements held up pending arrival of the Rev Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Collins
First Christian Church of
Murphysboro
William P. Collins
Washington
Ind
Collins
Poindexter Funeral Home
Carbondale Baseball League Officers Meet on Budget Plans
Carbondale City Baseball League officers and directors set a Wednesday 7 30 p m meeting at the Community Center to discuss the 1956 budget. Irvin Peithman of Southern Illinois University will spend holidays in the Florida Everglades studying plant and animal life and Seminole culture, leaving December 17 by canoe and on foot to prepare material for the Illinois State Academy of Science meeting in May and a subsequent Central States Archaeological Journal paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale City Baseball League
Community Center
Irvin Peithman
Southern Illinois University
Peithman
Southern Illinois
Florida Verglades
Florida
Perthman
Bene Seine
Illinois State Academy of Science
Central States Archaeological Journal
Murphysboro Rotarians Plan Mulligan Feed at Riverside Park
Murphysboro Rotarians laid final plans for the annual mulligan feed. Club President Dick Carr said service would begin at 6 30 p m in the Riverside Park mess hall for rural Murphysboro area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro Rotarians
Greenhouse Owner Ed Ridgway Heads to Vegetable Growers Convention
Ed Ridgway of Herrin leaves by air for Washington D C to attend the 49th annual convention of the American Vegetable Growers Association this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Ridgway
Herrin
Washington, D. C
The
American Vegetable Growers Assn
Herrin's Ivan Zwick Wins Weight Lifting Title
Herrin High junior Ivan Zwick, 16, won the 123 pound class in a Missouri weight lifting meet in St Louis. Zwick swept three events with top lifts on first attempts 150 pounds in press 185 in clean and jerk and 140 in snatch as he eyes the 1960 Olympic Games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Ivan Zwick
Missouri
St. Louis
Zwick
Stolen Red Bicycle From Lincoln Junior High Yard
Carbondale police report a red bicycle taken from the Lincoln Junior High School yard in Carbondale after school hours. The owner is Willard Gersbacher, a student at the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Gersbacher
Lincoln Junior High School
Carbondale
Two Held For Safe Burglaries
Carbondale men James W. Green and Delbert Stutler were jailed in Jackson County on charges tied to a safe burglary at Southern Landscape Service on West Main Street. Green faced theft of signed checks and attempted burglary charges, with Stutler accused of cashing two of six checks. Both were transferred to county jail and will face the January grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Harold Peterson
James W. Green
N. Almond St
Green
Delbert Stutler
Makanda
Southern Landscape Service
W. Main Street
Atty
John Gilbert
Stutler
Landscape Service
Peterson
Harvey Hartline
Till case inquiry turned down by U S
Gov. Stratton said federal authorities refused his request for a federal probe into the Emmett Louis Till case in Mississippi. A letter from Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr. said there was no federal jurisdiction. Stratton had sought an investigation after a Leflore County grand jury failed to indict two white men on kidnapping charges in the 14 year old Chicago boy's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Stratton
Emmett Louis Till
Mississippi
Atty
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Leflore County
Miss
Chicago
Carbondale School Receives Flag Ceremony
Carbondale Mayor John I Wright presented the American flag to Winkler School at a Parent Teachers Association meeting in the school gym. The flag, donated by the Carbondale American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, was accepted by Principal Laurence W Martin. It followed Lakeland School's first flag presentation earlier this year. Dr Homer Hansen from the Carbondale Clinic spoke on Children Diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
John I. Wright
Winkler School
Carbondale American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Laurence W. Martin
Lakeland School
Homer Hansen
Carbondale Clinic
Eligibility Test Suit Filed On Young
Jackson County Circuit Court hears a test case over airport board membership. O B Young of Southern Illinois University physics faces challenge as judge Kunce notes a possible split in interpreting state employee status versus university employees under the Airport Authority Act. A board vacancy could await court ruling with a January hearing anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Kunce
Illinois Atty, General's Office
Illinois Airport Authority Act
Young
Gilbert
Mrs Celia Cripps Dies In Murphysboro At 86
Murphysboro resident Mrs Celia Cripps 86 died at her daughter's home on Murphysboro Rt 2 She was born in Pomona and lived in the area about 44 years She was married in 1896 to Marion F Cripps who preceded her in death Surviving daughters Everett Underwood of Murphysboro Mrs Robert Blair and Mrs George Lawson of St Louis six grandchildren four great grandchildren One sister and one brother predeceased her She was a member of Jerusalem Christian Church Friends may call at Crawshaw Funeral Home Murphysboro where funeral arrangements are pending arrival of relatives
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Celia Cripps
Everett Underwood
Murphysboro Rt. 2
Pomona
Murphysboro
Marion F. Cripps
Former Area Cagers Meet in Louisiana
Two Southern Illinois men, Ken Martin of Carbondale a sophomore at LSU and Bob Tindall of Chester a freshman at Louisiana College, faced off in Baton Rouge as their teams played. Tindall's side won 89-84.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Baton Rouge
Ken Martin
Carbondale
Louisiana State University
Bob Tindall
Chester
Louisiana College
Pineville
Tindall
Martin
Miners Seek Food Aid From County Board
A coalition of unemployed Elkville-Dowell coal miners urged the Jackson County Board of Supervisors to request surplus commodity aid. Locals 1002 and 1213 of the United Mine Workers cited 35 to 40 miners cut off from Perry County aid last year. The board planned to act on the resolution after gathering Illinois Public Aid Commission details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Elkville-Dowell
United Mine Workers of America
Brozy Claybrook
Elkville
Perry County
Township Elections May Be Required Under New Law
Chairman Plant told the board township elections next spring may be necessary if the Illinois Supreme Court upholds a law now under test. If constitutional, each township must elect an auditor. no township has budgeted funds for 1956. Mrs Hallie Parrish of Carbondale moved disapproval. the motion carried and the board adjourned for committee work until 1 30 p m Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plant
Board
Illinois Supreme Court
Hallie Parrish
Carbondale
Holiday Closure Set at Murphysboro Center
Murphysboro Youth Center at 111 N 11th St will close during Director Della Roberts's vacation from December 16 to January 3. Commission chair Clara Blanche Diers notes planned Christmas activities will proceed with no substitute director. Junior high and high school Christmas events are scheduled this week, with season decorations already completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
N. 11Th St
Della Roberts
Youth Commission
Clara Blanche Diers
Commission
Mines Report Summary for Wednesday Operations
Mines working Wednesday include Fidelity Pyramid Truax Tract No 2 Freeman 4 Buckhorn Zeigler 3 Old Ben 9 Old Ben 14 Old Ben 22 Orient 2 Orient 3. No report for Kathleen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman
Buckhorn Zeigler
Ben
Orient
Herrin Hires Two Firms for Water and Sewer Preliminary Surveys
Herrin city council approved hiring Williamson and Associates and R W Booker and Associates of St. Louis to prepare competing preliminary water and sewer survey reports. The council will select one firm for final plans, and fees will apply accordingly. Both firms would submit reports after the final choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
St. Louis
State Sanitary Water Board
Williamson and Associates
R. W. Booker
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