Staindrop Captures 1957 English Springer Spaniel Title
Staindrop Breckenhill Chip won the 1957 English Springer Spaniel National Smenevann Stake at Cra Orchard Lake. Owner Mrs. Roy Chapin of Grosse Pointe Mich. Ludlovian Locks, owned by Edward D. Porges of Highland Park Ill, placed second. Third went to Ludlovian Scamp of Greenwich Conn owned by Joseph C Quirk. Davellis Shot won the amateur trophy, owned and handled by John L Harding of Berwyn.
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Staindrop Breckenhill Chip
English Springer Spaniel
Smenevann
Cra Orchard Lake
Roy Chapin
Grosse Point, Mich
Staindrop
Ludlovian Locks
Edward D. Porges
Highland Park
Ill
Ludlovian Scamp
Greenfair
Joseph C. Quirk
Greenwich, Conn
Phyllis W. Quirk Memorial
Davellis
John L. Harding
Berwyn
John Pini Dies at 78. Funeral Wednesday in West Frankfort
John Pini of Pershing aged 78 died Sunday at Anna State Hospital where he had been a patient five months. He was born in Italy and had no known relatives. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Walker Funeral Home in West Frankfort with calling after 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial will follow at Tower Heights Cemetery.
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John Pini
Pershing
Italy
West Frankfort
Anna State Hospital
Walker
Tower Heights Cemetery
Southern Illinoisan Publisher Notice
The Southern Illinoisan is issued in Carbondale and Herrin with editions in Murphysboro and Herrin. It is entered as second class matter and continues the lineage of several local papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Blications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
Ill
Fosi Gn
Murphys
Southern
Emenrass
Carbon
Murphysboro Man Oswald Gaudlitz Dies at 81
Oswald F. Gaudlitz 81 of 214 N 14th St Murphysboro died Sunday in St Andrews Hospital after a several weeks illness. He was born in Saxon Germany in 1876 and lived in Murphysboro about 10 years. He was a retired Baltimore and Ohio Railroad conductor and a member of St Peters Evangelical and Reformed Church AF and AM 498 Murphysboro Chapter 164 Murphys Council 49. He leaves sons Robert and Ray daughters Edna and Helen Maier sister Minnie Schneider seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p m at Crawshaw Mortuary Chapel with burial in Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery and Masonic rites at the grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswald F. Gaudlitz
14Th St
Murphysboro
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Saxon
Germany
Gaudlitz
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Mary Steve
Robert
Springfield
Ray
Long Beach
Calif
Edna Gaud
Ed Weltge
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
Carbon dale resident sues for damages in car crash
C Glenn Goodman of Carbondale files a $50 000 damage suit in Randolph County Circuit Court against Eldon Anton Reider of Red Bud over an Aug 2 1957 collision on Route 159 north of Red Bud. Goodman says Reider crossed into his lane while passing another vehicle and was intoxicated.
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C. Glenn Goodman
Carbondale
Eldon Anton Reider
Red Bud
Goodman
Randolph County
Rt. 159
Fugitive Schmidt Escapes Jail Then Is Recaptured
Hubert Schmidt, a 20 year old prisoner, escaped the Jefferson County Jail by perching on a vent and searched for an exit. He was recaptured in Mt. Vernon after a police response near the courthouse. Turnkey Burrell Patterson was locked in with him during the escape and later freed by Schmidt. Schmidt faced burglary and larceny charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Schmidt
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson County
Schmidt
Burrell Patterson
Patterson
Robert Dement
Five Hurt In Area Accidents
Five persons were injured in District 13 highway accidents over the weekend. In a two car wreck on Rt. 3 north of Evansville on Sunday at 3 30 p m Earl Gibson 23 Chester and Hugh Berry 53 Paducah Ky collided Gibson seriously injured Berry minor Opal Berry wife of Berry seriously injured All three taken to St Clements Hospital Red Bud In a three car wreck at the junction of Rts 15 460 and 153 west of Nashville Agnes Bradenger 52 Evansville Calvin Meyer Nashville and Edgar Holtren Benedict collided Bradenger and Meyer injured Meyer ticketed for a right of way violation.
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District 13
Rt. 3
Evansville
Earl Gibson
Chester
Hugh Berry
Paducah
Gibson
Berry
Opal Berry
St.Clements Hospital
Red Bud
Rts
Nashville
Agnes Bradenger
Ind
Calvin Meyer
Edgar Holteren
Benedy
Former Murphysboro Woman Dies in Mississippi
Mrs. Frank Bulloch, a former Murphysboro resident, died Friday in Meridian, Mississippi. Funeral services were held Sunday in Rochmart, Georgia. She is survived by her husband, a daughter Mrs. Betty Sarquard, and a son Frank. The Bullochs lived in Murphysboro in the late 1920s when he served as superintendent for the former Mobile & Ohio Railroad.
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Frank Bulloch
Murphysboro
Meridian
Miss
Rochmart
Betty Sarquard
Frank
Bullochs
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Trucker Fined Second Time In Du Quoin Court
Richard A. Woolverton a 51 year old St Louis trucker faced a second fine this year in Du Quoin Police Magistrate John Ritter court. He paid 15 dollars for driving too fast for conditions after his newsprint laden truck overturned on Rt 152 west of Du Quoin. Earlier on March 16 he paid 50 dollars plus 20 60 in costs for reckless driving after an accident that killed Raymond W Felts 41 of Du Bois. Woolverton escaped injury both incidents. He told State Trooper Steve Endicott he lost control and the truck crossed the road before overturning around 2 15 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Woolverton
Steve Endicott
Area prosecutors elected to Illinois State's Attorneys group
Perry County's Loyd Middleton of Pinckneyville was named first vice president and Alexander County's Mike O'Shea of Cairo was elected fourth vice president. Bernard J. Moran of Rock Island County was chosen president at a Friday night meeting in Chicago.
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Illinois Assn
Perry County
Atty
Loyd Middleton
Pinckneyville
Alexander County
Mike O’shea
Cairo
Bernard J. Moran
Rock Island County
Chicago
Was It Stolen Or Borrowed A Murphysboro Truck Case
Clarence Wuest of Wuest Floor Service reported his panel truck stolen from near the Marlow Theater after a 7 to 10 p.m. visit for a show. Police recovered the vehicle at noon on 12th and Chestnut streets with the dented damage suggesting the vehicle may have been driven, but investigators could not tell if it was borrowed or stolen.
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Murphysboro
Clarence Wuest
Wuest
Marlow Theater
12Th
Chestnut Streets
Marion High cheerleaders escape two car wreck near Carbondale
Ten persons including five Marion High School freshmen and sophomore cheerleaders escaped unharmed in a two car crash Saturday near Carbondale. The group rode with William Allaben a Southern Illinois University student from Rockton. Richard Chancey 16 of Murphysboro was ticketed after his car struck the Allaben vehicle while passing Basler of Carbondale who pulled to the shoulder. Chancey and two passengers were unhurt. The cheerleaders Lynn McKenzie Elaine Soldner Paula Smothers Dixie Turner and Becky Moncur and Mrs J W Moncur were en route to a game with Murphysboro about 5 30 p m.
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Marion High School
Carbondale
William Allaben
Southern Illinois University
Rockton
Richard Chancey
Rt. 4
Murphysboro
Chancey
Allaben
B. H. Basler
Cacbondale
Basler
Lynn McKenzie
Elaine Soldner
Paula Smothers
Dixie Turner
Becky Moncur
J. W. Moncur
PTA Meet Set At Harrison Grade School
The Harrison Grade School PTA will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday. Members are urged to attend as plans for upcoming events and activities will be discussed.
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Harrison Grade School
PTA
Obituary Notice for Landon Armstrong
Obituary appears in The Southern Illinoisan on Sunday with survivors omitted. The notice excludes the name of Viola Jenkins of Maywood and omits a daughter in the list of survivors.
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Landon Armstrong
Viola Jenkins
Maywood
Five Die in Sundey Alabama Car Crash
A 22 year old airman from Equality Illinois identified as S Sgt Louis E Couser was among five men killed in a head on collision near Sundey. Couser and three other airmen stationed at Eglin Air Force Base Florida were among the victims.
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Opp
Ala
Equality, Ill
Sundey
Louis E. Couser
Thomas L. Couser
Equality
Couser
Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Commendation Ribbon for Army Recruiting Chief in Korea
Maj. Gen. Willis S. Lee heads the Military Advisory Group in Korea where Sgt. Jim dirate wife Gladys, residing on Route 3, is cited for service as a chief recruiter at the group’s Headquarters.
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Korea
Willis S. Lee
Oom
Jim. ‘Dirate
Gladys
Rt. 3
Inquest Set in Sesser Shooting of 17YearOld Downen
An inquest into the fatal shooting of Fred Dale Downen 17 near Sesser is set for 7 30 p m Tuesday in Mt Vernon with Jefferson County Coroner Ray Hefley The youth was found shot in the heart after a night search party hunted for him a rifle lay by his side and a stick was near the trigger Funeral services were at 2 p m today at Brayfield Funeral Home Lesser with Rev Floyd Hartley officiating Burial followed at Maple Hill Cemetery Downen leaves his mother Mrs Leida Downen four miles north of Lesser father Charles Downen Carbondale brothers Jimmy Ernest Steven and sisters Patsy and Susie.
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Lesser
Floyd Hartley
Maplehill Cemetery
Downen
Leida Downen
Charles Downen
Carbondale
Jimmy
Ernest
Steven
Patsy
Susie
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Nace
Michigan
A Busch Wildlife Area
Crab Orchard
Public Finance Corporation
West Main ST
States
Oswald Gaudlitz
Bradenger
Meyer
South
Yuill Music
Baldwin
Pianos
Christmas Club
Love Weekly
Hove
Son
the Bank of
Herrin, Illinois
Brigitte Bardot
Nice
France
Magnavox
Wiinois Ave
Singer
Singer Sewing Machine
Huffman Furniture
North 14Th
Army
Herman E., Allen
Marion
Limpus
Westinghouse
Herrin Marlyn
Good Housekeeping
Wigton
America
International Geophysical Year
Tom Molicd
Men’s Wear
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