Gray says fund cuts won’t affect Southern Illinois projects
Congressman Kenneth J. Gray reports that Army Corps of Engineers budget tightening and a review of programs will not hit Southern Illinois projects. He notes survey funds are protected, Devil’s Kitchen Dam work remains funded, and Big Muddy River-Beaucoup Creek canal is in survey stage. He warns against halting domestic development to fund missiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Engineer Corps
Kenneth J. Gray
West Frankfort
Washington
Gray
Congressional Public Works Committee
Corps
Congress
Illinois
Big Muddy River-Beaucoup Creek
Devil’s Kitchen Dam
Benton
Christmas Witty Exchange Frames Family Banter on Time
A humorous Christmas scene shows Mr. and Mrs. Murgatroyd trading quips about procrastination punctuality and meaning as they address holiday tasks. The dialogue touches on gifts stamps and the idea of several Christmases, while a list of birth notices from Carbondale to West Frankport fills the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Murgatroyd
Mrs. Murgatroyd
Mr. Murga
Vital Statistics Hospital Notes Unions Franksfort Admission List
Hospital notes list admitted patients Bays Emma Benton Margelli Margaret Mary Orient Hall Allen MclLeansboro Baker Earl West Frankfort Masonovich Mary discharged Smith Thompsonville Biggs Samuel Orient Munsel Mildred West Frankfort Holland Randall West Frankfort Moore Herman Benton Adkins West Frankfort
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
W Ae Frankfort
Bays
Emma
Benton Margelli
Margaret
West Frankfort
Masonovich
Mary
Orient Hall
Allen
MclLeansboro
Baker
Earl
Smith
Thompsonville
Biggs
Samuel
Orient Munsel
Mildred
Holland
Randall
Moore
Herman
Benton Adkins
Raymond
Marriage Licenses Chester
Chester lists new marriages including Earl G Helmers 23 and Peggy Stirnaman 19 both of Chester. Also Robert Bequette 23 of St Genevieve and Darlene Parker 18 of St Marys. Donald L Schroeder 23 and Dorothy Dildar 16 both of Chester. Donald Dillard 18 and Brenda Laws 17 of Prepotan. John K Baker 21 of Benton and Frances Williams 19 of De Soto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Earl G. Helmers
Peggy Stirnaman
Robert Bequette
St. Genevieve
Darlene Parker
St. Mary’s Mo
Donald L. Schroeder
Dorothy Dildar
Donald Dillard
Brenda Laws
Prepotan
Murphysboro
John K. Baker
Benton
Frances Williams
de Soto
Leon Murray
Beatrice Apple
Carbondale
Kenneth de Rossett
Anna de Burhl
Grand ‘Tower
Gerald Hagler
Marcia Hunt
Pomona
Beulah Rushing Dies in Herrin Hospital
Beulah Rushing 43 of 601 N 1th St Herrin died at 7 30 am Sunday in Herrin Hospital after a five week illness. Born near Creal Springs on August 14 1914 she was a daughter of Mathew and Gertrude Motsinger. She was a member of East Fork Baptist Church West Frankfort. Survived by husband Dolph married 1940 in Jackson Mo mother Gertrude Painter Carterville son Richard at home sister Eunice Blackwell Crab Orchard and brothers Harry James and Eunice Motsinger Pontiac Mich. Funeral 2 pm Tuesday Riggin Funeral Home Carterville burial Hillcrest Cemetery Carterville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Rushing
Herrin
Herrin Hospital
Carterville
Creal Springs
Mathew
Gertrude Motsinger
East Fork Baptist Church of
West Frankfort
Dolph
Jackson
Gertrude Painter
Richard
Eunice Blackwell
Crab Orchard
Harry
James
Eunice Motsinger
Pontiac
Mich
Riggin
W. A. Shoopman
Hillcrest Cemetery
Du Quoin Man Fined for DUI After Accident
Police Magistrate John Ritter fined Carson Brunton 106.40 for driving while intoxicated after Brunton admitted guilt. Brunton was arrested at 8:45 p m Friday when his car struck a parked vehicle owned by Joseph J Cicardi. he spent the night in jail and was released Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ritter
du Quoin
Carson Brunton
Brunton
Joseph J. Cicardi
Murphysboro Names Pairings in Local Listings
In Murphysboro notices Norman Walker aged 47 and Mrs le Randolph 36 are listed alongside Elk Grove pair Wayne La Rue Hurst 40 and Irene Butler 41. Other entries include Richard Patterson 23 and Sue Ann Phillips 19 in Murphysboro. Robert Koepke 21 Elmwood Park and Alice Jean Eddings 22 Carbondale Murphysboro. Clyde Robinson 23 Carbondale and Ruth Ann Parrish 19 Vergennes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Norman Walker
le Randolph
Herring Ro
Wayne la Rue Hurst
Irene Butler
Elkvne
Richard Patterson
Johnston City
Sue Ann Phillips
Carbondale
Robert Koepke
Elmwood Park
Alice Jean Eddings
Carbondale - Murphysboro
Clyde Robinson
Ruth Ann Parrish
Vergennes
Obituaries From Southern Illinois Deaths List
Obituaries from several towns note deaths and funeral details including ages, death dates, and burial sites. Abbie L Hinkley 70 Alma. Florence Juani ta Kraft 44 Anna. Beulah Rushing 43 Herrin. Oswald F Goodlitz Murphysboro. John Pini 78 Anna. Laura Ann Ink am 89 Plumfield. other local deaths with funeral homes and burial places in surrounding communities.
Coral-encrusted Bounty hulk found off Pitcairn Island
Veteran underwater photographer Luis Marden locates the HMS Bounty wreck in Bug Bay near Pitcairn, where the mutiny cove hid its secret in 1790. He surveys the ship’s copper fittings by flashlight as Tom Christian, descendant of the mutineers, assists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luis Marden
Bounty Bay
Pitcairn Island
Pacific
Marden
Tom Christian
Watershed Control Vital To Reservoirs
The American Farm Bureau Federation conference warns that building water and flood reservoirs without watershed protection is folly. Illinois official Ray Hunter cites Lake Decatur's silt problems and supports watershed planning, noting legislative steps since 1954 and a committee to guide agencies and educate the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
Sherman Hotel
Ray Hunter
Division of Natural Resources
Illinois Agricultural Association
Lake Decatur
Decatur
Hunter
Illinois
Ilinois Agricultural Association
IAA
State General Assembly
Soil Conservation Districts
General Assembly
Lincoln Birthday Stamp Question Settled at 1959 Issue
Washington AP report says the Post Office will issue a 150th anniversary Lincoln birth stamp in 1959 with no additional Lincoln stamps in the near term. Officials cite policy against repeating commemorations, leaving the Lincoln-Douglas stamp idea undecided for 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Lincoln
Abe
Bruns
Stamp Advisory Committee
George Washington
Jones Services Set in Johnston City
Funeral services for Mrs. Nannie Jones, former Johnston City resident who died last week in California, will be held Tuesday in Johnston City at Washington Ave. Baptist Church. Burial is in Lake Creek Cemetery. She leaves daughters and sons in Kentucky Indiana Illinois and California. Local funeral director Murman and Wilson is handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Jones
Johnston City
Callifornia
Lucille Draper
Peoria
Thelma Baer
Libertyville
Loren
Paducah
Tom
Gary
Ind
Gordon
Carbondale
Henry Knaube
Washington Ave. Baptist Church
Lake Creek
Murman and Wilson Funeral Home
Lofton Wells Fined for Disturbing the Peace in Carbondale
Lofton Wells aged 29 of 208 E Birch Street Carbondale was fined 15 dollars 40 cents by Carbondale Justice W J Anderson for a Saturday disturbance described as a heated argument with no party named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lofton Wells
E. Birch Sr
Carbondale
Justice of the Peace
W. J. Anderson
Anderson
Wells
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Ed Creagh
The
Associated Press
Hal Boyle
Torrens
Doctors Hospital
Isbell
Paul
Christpher
Gower
Louis E
Miners Hospital
Christopher Christopher
McCray
Bruce
Ann Cordelia
Hialeah
Fla
Betty Bowling
Beulah Iellam
Christopher Johnston
Beaver
Ray Lee
Jefferson Sr
Debra Lee
Marion Memorial Hospital
Jonesboro
Peterman
William
Union County Hospital
Anna Jonesboro
Manus
Lester
Anna Marion
Jennings
Charley
Rt. 4
Donald Eugene
Marion Memorial Hospita
Marion
Murphy
Bradley Patrick
Stroup
Wesley
Dillow
Robert J
Fort Worth
Texas
H. C. Dillow
Nashville
Nehring
Arthur
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Sparta
Baird
Stanley
Sparta Community Hospital
Vienna
Jeffreys
Wayne
Annette Marie
West Frankport
AHLM
C. E
Franklin Hospital
Alma
Hinkley
Abbie L
Alma Methodist Church
Alma Cemetery
Cobden
Kraft
Florence Juanita
Anna Gospel Assembly
Anna Cemetery
Norris and Son Funeral
Rushing
Beulah
Hillcrest
Goodlitz
Oswald F
Crawshaw Mortuary
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
Pfrshing
Pini
John
Anna State Hospital
Walker Funeral
Tower Cemetery
Plumfield
Inkam
Laura Ann
Wallace
Russell
Harrison Cemetery
Willisvill Eeews
Saunieen
Free
Deans
Luther
Steeleville
Percy
Pacific Ocean
Reet
Fletcher Christian
Bounty Mutineers
National Geographic Magazine
Gabriele Wuelker
Dr. Wuelker
Abe Lincoln
Franklin R. Bruns
Department
Maine
Moscow
Jones Services
Coleman Holliday Murphysboro
North 19Th
FORD
Morgan Motors
Ranmar
Standard Tire
North 16Th Street
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