Man's House Burns As He Builds In Carbondale
A Carbondale man Joseph Thompson 50 was building a new home when a rented house his family lives in at 314 East Ashley burned at 10 30 a m destroying most possessions. Firefighters contained the blaze by 11. The family came to Carbondale in 1961 after a Pulaski house fire and had no insurance on the East Ashley home. They will likely stay with relatives until the new house is ready.
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Carbondale
Joseph Thompson
East Sycamore St
E. Ashley St
Thompson
Pulaski
Ashley Street
Jackson Officials Weigh Tax Machine Use in McLean County
Jackson County inspectors review the Compu-Tronic electronic billing machine used by McLean County Clerk Paul Morris in Bloomington. The group notes the device can handle 1963 real estate bills with prep work and addressograph support, but initial speed will be slow and some forms remain pending.
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Jackson County
McLean County
Jackson
Paul D. Morris
Bloomington
Delmar Ward
W. L Brandon
Gene LeMarchal
County Board of Supervisors
Ed du Cole
National Cash Register Co
Ward
Morris
Sattkson County Board
NCR
Lean County
Ben
Snawheiuwa
Otto Kerner
Jon Gray
Alli
Congress
Gray
Frank Walker
Mt J
Vernon
Deer Harvest Totals 886 In The Area
The six day shotgun deer season ended Wednesday in Southern Illinois. Reports from four area counties show an overall harvest of 886 deer, surpassing last year's three day total. Union County reported 100, Williamson 226, Johnson 221, and Jackson 19.
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Illinois
Union County
Williamson County
Johnson County
Jackson County
Memory dinner honors Rep. Kenneth J. Gray turnout
About 500 people attended a memory dinner in West Frankfort honoring Rep. Kenneth J. Gray, a Democrat from West Frankfort, on Wednesday. The event highlighted Gray’s public service and local support.
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Kenneth J. Gray
D-West Frankfort
First Arrives More Snow Forecast
Southern Illinois awoke to the season's first snowfall with accumulations from a trace to nearly a quarter inch. The National Weather Service in Cairo warns of more snow flurries tonight and Friday, with lows around 20 to 25 and highs 40 to 45. Fire danger was reduced as the burning index dropped to zero. In Carbondale a light dusting was noted, Marion saw 4 inches at the Veterans Hospital, and Herrin, Murphysboro, and other towns reported hazardous driving on slick streets amid scattered accidents and salt treatments. State Police in Du Quoin logged minor crashes across District 13.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Cairo
Ilinois
State Forestry Service
Benton
Carbondale
Marion
Veterans Hospital
Herrin
Murphysboro
Christopher
Johnston City
West Frankfort
District 13
du Quoin
Derailment scatters Illinois Central coal cars near Heron
Ninety minutes before midnight a Cincinnati area spread in Herrin? No. Fourteen loaded Illinois Central coal cars derailed west of Herrin, ripping up track and scattering cars like toys. One hundred yards of track damaged. no injuries reported. Work crews cleared the line and hoped to reopen by late afternoon.
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Tlinois Central Railroad
Hertin
Carbondale
Centralia
Sunnyside
Snow hits, highway crews ready with salt and cinders
The Illinois Division of Highways mobilized 80 maintenance crews and about 60 trucks after unexpected snow. Salt and cinders were stockpiled in Carbondale Steeleville Harrisburg and Zeigler to treat wet roads. Salt and abrasives costs will be calculated next spring, district engineer W D Mace Leod said.
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Carbondale
Weather Corp. of America
St. Louis
Prairie du Rocher
Waterloo
Randolph County
Steeleville
Harrisburg
Zeigler
W. D. Mace Leod
SIU Receives NSF Grant for Teacher Institutes
The National Science Foundation awarded Southern Illinois University 123 300 dollars to run summer institutes for high school biology and mathematics teachers. This is the sixth year of the programs. Biology institute receives 59 700 dollars for eight weeks led by Isaac Shechmeister. the math institute 63 600 under Morton Kenner. About 50 teachers expected. accepted participants receive up to 75 dollars weekly, plus 15 dollars weekly for dependents and travel.
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Southern Illinois University
NSF
SIU
Isaac Shechmeister
Smath
Morton Kenner
Match Firm Fire Injures Herrin Man
A 25 year old Herrin resident Ken neth R. Mayers was seriously injured in an ignition powder fire at the Universal Match Co plant in the Cardill area He lives at 400 N 28th St and was taken to Herrin Hospital with face and chest burns He is the son of Herrin Fire Chief Carl Mayers He is married with three children Ben Brothers manager of the Ordil plant said the fire started in a blending room There was no explosion and no other workers were injured Plant firefighters and the Crab Orchard Refuge unit fought the blaze and control was achieved within 30 minutes Production in the blending room was expected to resume by noon.
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Kenneth R. Mayers
Universal Match Co
Cardill
Mayers
Ias
Herrin Hospital
Carl Mayers
Ben Brothers
Ordil
Brothers
Hoon
Carbondale Man Is Charged With Robbery and Assault
Donald Crowell a 42 year old Carbondale man faces robbery and deviate sexual assault charges after a Wednesday incident in the Illinois Central parking lot involving an SIU student. He is jailed in Jackson County awaiting actions following arrest by Herrin police at the Liberty Hotel at 11 p.m. Wednesday on a Carter complaint. Carter from Eldorado and resident of Thompson Point provided the report.
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Carbondale
Donald Crowell
Illinois Central
Southern Illinois University
Crowell
South Marion St
Jackson County
William Ridgeway
Herrin
Liberty Hotel
Ronald D. Carter
Thompson Point
Carter
Eldorado
Governor Kerner Freed From Harrisburg Gate Lock
An airport janitor used a metal saw to cut a pad lock and free Gov Otto Kerner whose party landed at Harrisburg Airport en route to Shawneetown but found the gate locked. The incident occurred Wednesday as custody couldn't locate a key.
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Harrisburg
Otto Kerner
Shawneetown
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