Nashville Area Crash Kills Couple In Head-On Wreck
A Nashville couple, John Brannam 65 and Agnes Brannam 63, died instantly in a head-on collision around 6 15 p.m. Saturday three and a half miles south of Nashville. State police said a vehicle driven by Joseph Mann 28 and Thomas Mann 40 from Pinckneyville suffered minor injuries. Mann was reportedly attempting to pass another car on Rt 127 when the fatal crash occurred.
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Nashville
John Brannam
Agnes
Nashville Clinic
Pinckneyville
Joseph Mann
Thomas Mann
Pinckneyville Hospital
Mann
Rt. 127
Brannam Auto
Francis Miller
du Quoin
Miller
Miner's Hospital
Christopher
John Hurley
Carpenterville
Barbara Hutt
Goreville
Fit
Buncombe
Chester
Hazel Carter
Tamms
Ellisgrove
Ridgway
Richard L. Moye
Rt 1
Way
Robert Logsdon
Moye
Live Nativity Scene Opens in Carbondale
A live Christmas nativity is set for Holden Hospital lawn in Carbondale from 6 to 9 p.m. daily through December 24, with SIU Singing Squadron and local leaders attending. The Theta Xi fraternity built the display, and SIU and Carbondale groups provide music and coordination. A disoriented Johnston City woman wandered into a nearby home earlier, was escorted to a hospital, and found to have no injuries after treatment.
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Holden ‘Hospital
Carbondale
Southern Ilinois University
D. Blaney Miller
Leonard Bening
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
John FE. Grinnell
Carbondale Novenue
SIUT
SIU School of Agriculture
Kenneth Miller
Miller
SIU
Theta Xi Fraternity
Johnston City
Holden Hospital
Oral Carbondale
Anna State Hospital
Saturn
Authorities Student Christian Foundation
Epsilon Tau Sigma Fraternity
Supsaid
Marion Cops Turn Tables On Kops
Marion police nabbed Elks Club members during a staged city hall raid by Keystone Kops. Arrested Kops included Jerry Grace Mike McCluckie Wally Thurgond Harold Manchester Jack Parks and Kenneth Barker. Fines ranged from 2 to 10 dollars with proceeds aiding Elkscrip led children clinic and Christmas baskets.
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Marion
Elks Club
Keystone Kops
Kops
Robert Cooksey
Jerry Grace
Mike McCluckie
Wally Thurgond
Harold Manchester
Jack Parks
Kenneth Barker
EB. E. Weber
William Shannon
Eugene Burkhart
30 Receive Scholarships 30 Receive Scholarships
Unused teacher education scholarships have been reissued to 20 Jackson County high school graduates. County School Supt. Monroe Deming said the grants cover from four year to partial aid for students who started college. The new list of 30 nearly completes the program for every 1002 graduates seeking aid, with only one or two remaining. Awards include multiple students from Garbondale Community High School Dan Merkley Marsha Hartsock and others from Murphysboro Township and Trico High Schools. Southern Illinois University High School Som Selom Susan bk Wiley.
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Jackson County
Monroe Deming
Deming
Garbondale Community High School
William Hayes Jr
Dan Merkley
Marsha Hartsock
Wayne Green
Trico High School
Lawrence Huesman
George Boyenpohl
Clem Quillman
Southern Ulingis University High
Selom
Susan Bk
Wiley
Police Brief Details Fine for Tick et Case
Murphysboro resident Charles Burns of Webster Groves Missouri was fined $15 including costs by Justice of the Peace Jim Bob Kerley on a ticket issued by State Trooper Ralph Hennersneedins.
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Murphysboro
Charles Burns
Webster Groves
Justice of the Peace
Jim Bob Kerley
Ralph Henner
Sneedins
Post Office Hours Extended for Christmas Rush
Post Office windows and hours are being extended across the Murphysboro area and neighboring towns for Christmas mail. Dec 15 and 22 see 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. hours in Murphysboro, with extra parcel post and stamp windows. Carbondale Marion and Herrin offices announce staggered openings and additional Sunday services to handle heavy mail.
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Murphysboro
Thornton Bellm
Carbondale
Christ-or Wie
Marion
Herrin
Furnaces Installed at Marion Youth Center
Two furnaces were installed at the new Marion youth center on Saturday. Placement of partitions was delayed. Concrete blocks for partitions have been delivered and work is expected to be completed soon, according to Youth Inc. officials. Grounds on Boulevard Street were graded this past week and aluminum and glass doors were installed.
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Marion
Youth Inc
Boulevard Street
Two Suits Claim Accident Damages in Jackson County
In Murphysboro Jackson County Circuit Court two lawsuits seek damages from traffic accidents. One suit seeks $30,000 for the death of Charles B. Vanover from injuries after a August 30, 1962 crash on Route 144 near Murphysboro. The other suit, filed by Carmen Lee Browning of Hurst against Frank Borgsmiller of Murphysboro, claims injuries from a October 24, 1962 collision on the Hurst De Soto road with a station wagon driven by Borgsmiller. A related indictment accuses Donald Houston of involuntary manslaughter in Morrison’s death.
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Jackson County Circuit Court
Murphysboro
Rt. 144
Charles A. Vanover
Charles B. Vanover
St. Louis
Donald Houston
Houston
Charles Morrison
Cape Girardeau
Jackson County
Morrison
Carmen Lee Browning
Hurst
Frank Borgsmiller
Hurst-DeSoto
Borgsmiller
Speeding Woman Fined For Wrong Name But Correct Address
Donna Kay Pigg 19 of Johnston City was fined 42.40 after pleading guilty to speeding 79 mph in a 61 mph zone and to not having a driver's license. She had given Trooper William C. Cooper the name Wanda Frey and addressed 701 N Jefferson St Marion. The case revealed Miss Frey attended Marion High School and could not have been in the car. The ticket required appearance by Dec 4.
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Johnston City
Marion
James Johnson
Donna Kay Pigg
WLN
Jefferson St
William C. Cooper
Wanda Frey
Cooper
Miss Frey
Southern Illinoisan
Southernllinois Publications Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
Ilinois
Southern Wlinolsan
Carbondale Free Press
Herr
Benton Girls Camp Out To Hear Jazz
Two 15 year old Benton girls set up camp in an alley beside the Straw Hat Club in Herrin to listen to Dixieland jazz. Police intervened at 11 35 p m and contacted their parents who retrieved them from their homes. The girls had told authorities they planned a slumber party.
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Benton
Straw Hat Club
Herrin
Ly-Mar
Smith Hall Wins First in Christmas Dorm Decoration Contest
Smith Hall, a Southern Illinois University Thompson Point dormitory, won first place in a student house Christmas decoration contest sponsored by the Student Christian Foundation. Stegall Hall took second and Bower Hall third, both at Thompson Point.
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Smith Hall
Southern Ilinois University
Thompson Point
Student Christian Foundation
Steagall Hall
Bowyer Hall
Tenant Gets Court Notice In Hous ing Case at Bridgewood Murphysboro
Mrs Maxine Passmore has been served notice of a police court hearing on a forcible detainer action to evict her from Bridgewood federal housing in Murphysboro The Jackson County Housing Authority filed the case with Police Magistrate Charles Helwig Sr The authority says the move follows lease violations and notes her role as president of the Murphysboro Non Violent Freedom Committee She and her children remain in the dwelling and she says she has no place to go
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Maxine Passmore
Bridgewood Federal Housing Development
Murphysboro
John Gilbert
Jackson County Housing Authority
Charles Helwig
Passmore
Authority
Johnston City infant dies. rites set for today
A two and a half month old boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Pigg, died at 11:55 a.m. Saturday at a Johnston City doctor's office. Coroner Paul Liston will conduct an inquiry pending autopsy results. Survived by sister Cathy Marie Williams and brother Vernon LeRoy Williams, grandparents LeRoy Owens and Clarence Pigg. Funeral at 2 p.m. today at Murman and Wilson Funeral Home with Rev. Herbert Ridlin officiating. burial in Lakeview Cemetery.
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David Pigg
Jefferson St
Johnston City
Williamson County
Paul Liston
David Pigg, Jr
Cathy Marie Williams
Sinking tremors hit Zeigler residents near old mine shaft
Tremors lasting about two weeks rattle Zeigler homes causing water line breaks, cracked driveways, and half inch cracks in Emily Vaccaro's 217 Orchard St basement. Mayor Prudent notes mine-squeeze activity linked to old Zeigler 1 shaft sunk in 1904. Vaccaro reports sleepless nights and ongoing damage while planning to stay in her home.
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Zeigler
Emily Vaccaro
Orchard St
Eugene Prudent
Orchard Street
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S. Wall Sr
John L. Smith
Post Office
Kenova, W. Va
Kentucky
Ohio
West Virginia
Speeder
Weller
America
Redwood
Mrs. Vaccaro
Frigidaire
Roper Gas Ranges
Hardwick Gas Ranges
Sunbeam
General Electric
Glenn's Appliances
Bob Casset
South 10Th Street
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