Union Board Denies Liquor Permit Transfer
Union County Liquor Commissioner Clemon Johnson refused Lawrence Bittle's request to transfer his tavern liquor license to Ray Hileman of Jonesboro. The decision came after letters and calls urging denial. Also reported: 95.48 percent of Union County taxes collected for the year ending Nov. 30, highest in history, with 1,279,921 dollars collected of 1,340,476 assessed. unlitigation 18,208. No action on proposed raises for sheriff, clerk, treasurer, and one commissioner under new state law. architects hired for underground Civil Defense Emergency Operating Center in Jonesboro at six percent of project cost. federal matching funds possible for a $20,000 project.
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Union County
Clemon Johnson
Lawrence Bittle
Jonesboro
Bittle
Douglas St
Anna
Union County Board of Commissioners
Ray Hileman
Market St
Rt. 127
Rt. 146
Hileman
Johnson
Jeap Fullenwider
Ned Foley
Sheriff’s Office
Simon Rettberg and
Garrison
Foley
Woman Dies After Fall in Chester Home
Mrs. Mayme C. Lynn aged 55 died Sunday after a fall at her Chester residence. A coroner inquest is planned. Born Feb 23 1910 on Kaskaskia Island she was the daughter of Freeman and Christine Abbey. She married Oscar Lynn in Chester Aug 10 1929 and is survived by her husband and multiple children, siblings and grandchildren. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Schroeder Funeral Chapel with burial in Evergreen Cemetery.
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Mayme C. Lynn
Chester
Kaskaskia Island
Freeman
Christine Ritchie Abbey
Oscar Lynn
Christine Abbey
Bobby
Delbert
Bethy Miller
Summit
Gladys Toppley
Brenda Lynn
Des Moines
Iowa
William Abbey
Murphysboro
Harry Abbey
Barnhart
Ambrose Abbey
St. Louis
Marie Robinson
Agatha Smith
Royalton
Schroeder Funeral
Charles Lively
Evergreen Cemetery
Minnie Bricker 66 Dies in Granite City Funeral Thursday
Minnie Bricker of Granite City dies at St. Elizabeth Hospital aged 66. Born February 25 1899 in Ora Township Jackson County daughter of James A and Callie Casteel. Survived by sisters Grace Garver Ava Campbell Hill Vida Garver Ava and Bernice Woodward Vergennes and brother William Casteel Ava. Funeral at Wilson Funeral Home Ava p m Thursday with burial Evergreen Cemetery Ava. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Wednesday.
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Minnie Bricker
Granite City
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Ora Township
Jackson County
James A
Callie Manor Casteel
Charles A. Bricker
Grace Garver
Campbell Hill
Vida Garver
Ava
Bernice Woodward
Vergennes
William Casteel
Wilson Funeral Home
Evergreen Cemetery
Police Briefs From Carbondale and Willisville
Carbondale reports Norman R. Lutt fined fifteen dollars for improper passing. Willisville lists George L. Byrd fined fifteen dollars for speeding.
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Carbondale
Norman R. Luttbeg
Willisville
George L. Byrd
Square Decked With Trees and Candles in Marion Square
About $5,000 worth of Christmas decorations are placed on Marion Public Square and West Main Street. Volunteers from the Marion Retail Merchants Association Civil Defense and Jaycees and staff from General Telephone and Central Illinois Public Service Co assisted in the setup. The court
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Marion Public Square
West Main Street
Marion Retail Merchants Association
Civil Defense and Jaycees
General Telephone and
Central Illinois Public Service Co
West Frankfort Considers Utility Tax for city needs
West Frankfort council weighs a five cent per hundred dollar gross receipts tax on telephone electric and gas firms to raise about 55000 yearly. The plan, backed by Mayor Finazzo, faces first reading December 20 with a second reading after 30 days to gauge public reaction.
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West Frankfort
Don Lucas
Lawrence Finazzo
Illinois Central
Finazzo
Leo MacDonald
Harold Wade
Ralph Higgerson
West Frankfort to Seek Urban Renewal Funds
Downtown West Frankfort plans to apply for federal urban renewal funds after council approval to file for planning aid and to meet with Chicago advisers. The move, urged by the Plan Commission and consultant Rohrbach, aims to certify eligibility and support downtown renovation and an industrial park while retaining option to cancel without charge.
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West Frankfort
City Plan Commission
Gerwin K. Rohrbach
General Planning and Resource Consultants, Inc
St. Louis
Rohrbach
City Advisory Council
City Council
Plan Commission
E. R. Brown
Chicago
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Board to buy trash incinerator for Carbondale High
The Carbondale High School District 165 Board approves up to 4000 to install a gas fired trash incinerator in an unused areaway at CCHS Springer street campus with a 35 foot stack. The board also moves toward printing a master plan and hiring architects to prepare bid specs for furnishings for two new buildings.
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Carbondale High School
Board of Education
CCHS
Springer Street
Fischer
Koscher
Hans Fischer
Carbondale
East High School
Fines Rolled for Traffic Offenses in Four Cities
Carbondale records show Reon Fulmer fined 18 dollars for speeding. Murphysboro lists Otis Reiman fined 16 dollars for speeding. Carbondale notes Kwan Chung fined 15 dollars for disobeying a stop sign. Cape Girardeau lists Benjamin E. Sides fined 20 dollars for speeding.
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Carbondale
Reon Fulmer
Murphysboro
Otis Reiman
Kwan Chung
Cape Girardeau
Benjamin E. Sides
Marion Park District explores 5 cent tax for year round program
The Marion Park District discusses a referendum to raise 5 cents per $100 valuation, boosting the corporate rate to 15.6 cents and total to 24.7 cents to fund winter activities and park improvements. A vote could occur in January with potential revenue in 1967 and full effects in 1968.
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Marion Park
Marion Park District Board
Wayland Sims
Park District
Marion Library Board Approves Joining Regional System
Marion Carnegie Library Board votes to join Public Regional Library System 21 covering 15 Southern Illinois counties. The plan includes shared borrowing, professional guidance, centralized library, and state funding of about 200000 with annual 192000 grants. a January Carbondale meeting will appoint directors. Novick notes no cost to local libraries.
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Marion Carnegie Library Board of Directors
Southern Illinois
Perry
Franklin
Hamilton
White
Jackson
Williamson
Saline
Gallatin
Union
Johnson
Pope
Hardie
Alexander
Pulaski
Massac
William Novick
Marion Board
Meoney Novick
Novick
Carbondale
Sparta Man Clarence Leemon dies at 74
Clarence A. Leemon, 74, of Sparta, died Sunday at Sparta Community Hospital after a long illness. He married Elsie Beggs in 1914 and was a member of United Presbyterian Church. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at Walker Colonial Funeral Home, with burial at Caledonia Cemetery.
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Sparta
Clarence Leemon
Petrazio Heads Hospital Staff at St Joseph Memorial
Dr J A Petrazio will be installed Thursday as chief of staff at St Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro succeeding Dr W D Mohlenbrock New officers include Dr H H Rodewald vice president and Dr R M Rodriguez secretary treasurer Sister Clementia administrator will install at a 7 pm Christmas dinner in the hospital dining room The medical staff elects the chief of staff for a one year term
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J. A. Petrazio
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
W. D. Mohlenbrock
H. H. Rodewald
R. M. Rodriguez
Clementia
Guy C Ice Marion Dies. Funeral Wednesday
Funeral services for 75 year old Guy C Ice of 405 S Duncan St Marion will be held at 1 30 p m Wednesday at Mitchell Funeral Home Marion Rev J D McCarty officiating Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home Ice died at 10 10 a m Monday in his home He was born in Marion May 23 1890 and married Maggie Beltz Aug 19 1911 in Mt Vernon He was a retired coal miner and custodian at Marion City Hall He was a member of the Second Baptist Church He leaves his wife two daughters Mrs Lloyd Baily and Mrs Charles Connett both of Marion a brother Aaron of Anna four grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Guy C. Ice
S. Duncan St
Marion
Mitchell Funeral Home
J. D. McCarty
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Mr. Ice
James William
Mary Ann Chamness Ice
Maggie Beltz
Mt. Vernon
Marion City Hall
Second Baptist Church of
Ice
Lloyd Baily
Charles Connett
Aaron
Anna
Local motorists fined for speeding and lane violations
Sparta records Gary W. Ervin fined 15 dollars for driving too fast for conditions. Steeleville lists Jerry L. Moore fined 15 dollars for speeding. Flora shows Charles Grave fined 15 dollars for improper lane usage.
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Sparta
Gary W. Ervin
Steeleville
Jerry L. Moore
Flora
Charles Grave
Du Quoin Votes Down 365000 Building Bond
Du Quoin Community School District 207 voters rejected a 365000 bond proposal to replace West Park Lincoln and McKinley grade schools. Turnout was light after prior defeat of a 650000 reconstruction plan in 1960 and a 295000 12 year addition bond in 1962.
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West Park
John B. Ward
Wheatley
Two Youths Hurt In Wreck Near Harrisburg
Two Chicago area youths were injured when a car ran off Route 34 near Harrisburg at 3:30 p.m. Driver Randal Peek 20 Blue Island and passenger Norma Trexler 19 Blue Island had minor injuries. Two Ky. teens, David Watkins 16 and Kin sington 20, were not hurt. Police cited a blown tire as cause. Lester Bliss 54 of Mr Vernon escaped injury when his car struck a deer on Interstate 57 nine miles south of Marion.
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Chicago
Blanket Sets Mattress Afire at Miss Pillow Home
Miss Lucille Pillow's electric blanket caused a short circuit that set her mattress on fire at 204 N. Bentley St. in Marion. Firemen arrived at 2 30 am and found only slight damage. no injuries were reported.
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Miss Lucille Pillow
Marion
N. Bentley St
Miss Pillow
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James Felts
Henry Burress
Harry Beneke
Atty. J. C. Mitchell
Sims
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City Park
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South Market Street
Longfellow School
Marion Library Board
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Sparta Community Hospital
Mr. Leemon
Randolph County
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Margaret Quail Leemon
Elsie May Beggs
Pinckneyville
Leeman
United Pesbyteran Church
Coulterville
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Collinsville
Eugene
Marissa
Harvey
Vernon
Harry
Vinton
Mabel McIntyre
Sioux City
Jennie Hill
Letitia Booker
Hillsboro
Walker Colonial Funeral Home
Robert W. Stewart
Caledonia Cemetery
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North 16Th Street
Herrin
South 12Th Street
Ilinois
Southern Ilinoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
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Carbondale’s
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du Quoin
Moroni Drugs
KE. A. Kraft Plumbing & Heating, Inc
Clay Murphysboro
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