Christmas aid drives unite Carbondale and Murphysboro
Community groups from Carbondale and Murphysboro organize toy and food drives to help 300 to 400 children in about 70 families. The neighborhood center coordinates donations while Kiwanis, Alpha Kappa Psi, Lighthouse Skating Rink, and local businesses contribute toys and advertising.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
E. Jackson
Frank Pedersen
Archie Jones
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Park District
W. Elm St
First Christian Church
Welfare Rights Council
Joanne Pitt
Marian Booth
Saw-Mart Store
David Keene
John Bailey
Village Inn Pizza
Marilyn Leady
Driver Hurt as Car Overturns After Barricade Miss
A 23 year old motorist escaped with minor injuries Thursday night when he swerved to miss barricades on Rt. 14 west of West City, left the road and overturned. Louis W. Rose of Galatia avoided hospitalization. Anna Johnson, 73, Thompsonville, was hospitalized after a crash at Rt. 149 and Logan road, riding with Roy A. Johnson, Norman R. Puckett, and others. Joe Huffman, 43, Cahokia, suffered a minor injury in a single vehicle crash near Beaucoup and was taken to Washington County Hospital in Nashville.
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Rt. 14
West City
Louis W. Rose
Galatia
Anna Johnson
Thompsonville
Union Hospital
West Frankfort
Rt. 149
Logan Blacktop
Roy A. Johnson
Norman R. Puckett
Joe Huffman
Cahokia
Beaucoup
Washington County Hospital
Nashville
Yale concert to feature choir and orchestra performances
Southern Illinois University presents its annual Christmas Concert at Shryock Auditorium with two shows on Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m. The Southern Illinois Ori torio Choir and the Southern Illinois Symphonic Orchestra will perform under Robert Kingsbury, featuring Schubert Mass in G and Bach Magnificat in D. General admission is 1 and student tickets 50 cents to support the music scholarship fund.
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Southern Illinois University
SIU
Shryock
Southern Illinois Oratorio Choir
Southern Illinois Symphonic Orchestra
Robert Kingsbury
Services set for Mrs. Daisy Hadfield in Carterville
Funeral services for 89 year old Daisy Hadfield will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Riggin Funeral Home Carterville with Rev. Merle Melton presiding. Burial follows at Hillcrest Cemetery. She died Tuesday in Holden Hospital and leaves daughters, a sister, a brother, seven grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren.
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Daisy Hadfield
Riggin
Carterville
Merle Melton
Hillcrest Cemetery
Hadfield
Stone St
Holden Hospital
Carbondale
Marion
Stephen
Eliza Scurlock Simpson
First Methodist Church
Woman’s Club
Royal Neighbors Lodge
Gay Sherce
Chicago
Ruth Pattavina
Salisbury Beach
Mass
Evown Beckman
Arlington Heights
Alice Shreve
Henry Simpson
San Marino
Calif
Robert
Robert Glen
District 13 reports 73 holiday auto accidents
District 13 State Police report 73 accidents over Thanksgiving. One person died and 48 injured during the holiday period from Wednesday to Sunday. Killed was Robert L. Whiteside, 21, of Mounds, in a two car crash on Rt. 146 near Vienna.
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District 13
Robert L. Whiteside
Mounds
Whiteside
Rt. 146
Vienna
Fred Clark Dies Veteran Character Actor at 54
Hollywood AP reports Fred Clark a veteran character actor died of a liver ailment after a month in hospital. The California native rose to fame as Burns and Allen’s neighbor with a fiery reaction to Gracie Allen antics. Known for Don't Go Near the Water and The Mating Game he appeared as a tall bald figure with a brush mustache. Bea Benaderet who played his wife on Burns and Allen died earlier this year. Carbondale: Sue E Webb 18 $15 failure to yield right of way.
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Hollywood
Fred Clark
Burns and Allen
Gracie Allen
Clark
California
Dramatic Art
Bea Benaderet
Carbondale
Sue E. Webb
Mobile Homes Insurance and Financing Offer
A sales pitch promotes insurance for mobile homes and trailer financing to protect families from fire theft and liability costs. It urges readers to inquire about financing options for trailers.
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Illinois
Louisiana
John Ingram
11Th Place
Mid-America
Illinois Central Railroad
James B. Hewette
S. Univ. Ave
Franklin Bennett
Antioch Church
Richard Cornell
West McKinley Herrin
Capp-Homes
14Th St
Des Moines
Iowa
Amolevere
Nylhill
Walnut ST
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