Former SIU student killed in Effingham wreck
Robert E. Kennedy 21, of Bible Grove, a former Southern Illinois University student and Carbondale worker, died when his car struck a tree near an intersection in Effingham. Born January 10 1942 in East St Louis he was a Effingham High School graduate. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at Centenary Methodist Church Effingham with burial in Oakridge Cemetery.
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Southern Illinois University
Effingham
Robert E. Kennedy
Bible Grove
Mr. Kennedy
Fred
Discount House
Carbondale
Effingham High School
East St. Louis
Edward Kennedy
Gertrude Workman
Ingraham
Centenary Methodist Church
William Bird
Oakridge
Bauer Funeral Home
Southern Illinois highway tolls near record pace this year
Southern Illinois District 13 reports 138 traffic deaths so far this year, nearing the 143 toll in 1953, with 16 counties now in District 13 after Hamilton County moved to District 12. Officials warn holiday traffic could worsen the tally and urge strict adherence to speed limits and safe driving.
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Southern Illinois
Hamilton County
Effingham
Elza Brantley
District 13
Man Threatens To Kill Woman in Carbondale Attack
A 20 year old woman told Carbondale police she was grabbed Sunday night near Lincoln Grade School on South Washington Street. The man threatened to kill her if she screamed and fled after she screamed. She suffered scratches on hands and face. described as about 5 feet 7 inches tall, wearing a stocking cap and Army jacket.
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Carbondale
Lincoln Grade School
South Washington Street
Youths Caught After Chase Across County Lines
Benton police pursued two youths suspected of curfew violations for over 30 miles. Wilbur Vaught 16 and James Cluck were tracked from Benton to Thompsonville Corinth and Johnston City where their car left the road and they were arrested. Prosecutor Joseph Hickman may file reckless driving and illegal liquor possession charges. Oris Hall, Benton officer, issued tickets for curfew delinquency.
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Benton
Johnston City
Franklin County
Joseph Hickman
Wilbur Vaught
Enfield
James Cluck
McLeansboro
Vaught
Cluck
Oris Hall
Hickman
Fromento
Thompsonville
Corinth
Leaves Cause Water Taste In Murphysboro
Leaves falling into the Big Muddy River likely caused the odd taste in Murphysboro water last week. Workers at the filter plant added carbon to absorb tannic acid and expect the taste to clear this week.
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Big Muddy
Murphysboro
Plantopraotrs
Mines Active and Inactive Report for Tuesday
The weekly mine status shows Mines Working on Tuesday including Burning Star 1 and 2 Old Ben 9 and 21 Orient 3 and 5 Zeigler 3 and 4. Mines Not Working list Fidelity and Orient 4 with no report for that period.
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Orient
Zeigler
Diamond Ring and Watch Stolen in Chester Garage Hold Up
Two men and a woman robbed Ray Coleman of a $3,500 diamond ring and a $300 watch in a Chester garage early Sunday after ransacking his apartment. Coleman, bound with wire, freed himself and called police. Cuff links and a .38 pistol were missing. Nearby tenants saw two men and a woman in a meat building. fingerprints found at the scene. Coleman previously ran a music firm in Randolph County and sold it in 1958.
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Chester
Elmer Mehrer
Ray Coleman
State St
Mehrer
Coleman
el Capri
Ray
Randolph
Lloyd Huey
Coleman Music Co
Randolph County
E. L. “Buddy Buddy” Harris
Dryer fire at Dirler Laundry in Du Quoin morning blaze
A dryer fire at Dirler Laundry in Du Quoin damaged clothing and prompted a Sunday morning response at 8 30 am Firefighters also tackled grass fires at the Powell Scott residence 411 West Walnut Street the Norman Melvin home at Franklin and Chestnut and the Charles Meyers home at 2th and Museelman streets during the weekend.
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Dirler
du Quoin
Powell Scott
W. Walnut St
Norman Melvin
Franklin and
Chestnut Streets
Charles Meyers
2Th
Museelman Streets
Murder Trial Starts for Carbondale Man in Galesburg
Louis A. Dilworth, 38, is on trial in Knox County Circuit Court for the July murder of his wife Mary Louise. A six count indictment returned last September named the defendant, who entered a plea of innocent on October 14, as 100 jurors were summoned. State's Attorney Donald C. Woolsay prosecutes, with William H. Henning as counsel for the defense.
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Carbondale
Galesburg
Louis A. Dilworth
Knox County
Dilworth
Donald C. Woolsey
William H. Henning
Mary Louise
Fallen decorations cause crash in Murphysboro street winds
A 9:30 p.m. Saturday collision on Walnut Street near 16th in Murphysboro involved Dallas Chaney, 23, of Murphysboro, and Dennie F. Davis, 21, of Carbondale, after a fallen tinsel rope tied up by Central Illinois Public Service Co. blew down in high winds. Both cars were westbound. Davis stopped to avoid the rope. The debris was cleared about 45 minutes later.
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Murphysboro
Dallas Chaney
North St
Dennie F. Davis
Carbondale
Davis
Walnut Street
16Th Street
Central Illinois Public Service Co
State aid dept to tighten rules on workers political time
Williamson County General Assistance Office workers who take pay for days off to perform political work trigger a strengthened state regulation after year’s start. Gershom Hurwitz of Illinois Public Aid said the rule will bar employees from politics on work time, with payroll entries reflecting true absence reasons. The county board already prohibits workers from voting for pay. corrections to sick leave will be made, but no further state actions planned.
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Brantley
Wekends
State Dept. of Public Safety
Williamson County General Assistance Office
Gershom Hurwitz
Illinois Public Aid Dept
Hurwitz
Williamson
County Board of Commissioners
Rare sugar pala tintose fuels research at SIU lab
The Berlin Institute of Sugar Technology gifts a tiny bottle of pala tinose worth $60,000 to Southern Illinois University researchers. One ounce costs about $17,000 and the sugar fed 100 yeast cultures, consuming it in two weeks. Professor Carl Lindegren explains its unique structure and the high cost justifying the price due to extensive research and processing.
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SIU
Southern Illinois University Biological Research Laboratory
Berlin Institute of Sugar Technology
Carl Lindegren
Lindegren
Plan impacts if outlying districts join Herrin unit
Freeman Spur and nearby boards meet to weigh annexation effects on Herrin High and Herrin Grade School Districts. If approved, outlying districts must map which schools stay open, close, or are consolidated within two years. Critics fear local closures while supporters see potential for improved education and coordinated planning.
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Sunnyside
Herrin
Charles Frost
Freeman Spur
Chittyville
Bandyville
Frost
County Board of School Trustees
Herrin High
Ralph Adelsberger
Fred Claunch
Board of Education
Unit Vote Polls Set for Herrin District Election
Polling places for the Herrin Unit School district election on December 21 were established. Three precincts will be used including Herrin South Side School for Herrin corporate and district residents, Phil Gilbert's home in Energy for Energy residents, and Homer Ridgeway greenhouse for rural voters. Williamson County School Supt. Leslie Stilley noted unit approval requires a majority vote in unincorporated Herrin Grade District areas and in Herrin and Energy corporate zones.
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Herrin Unit
Lished
Williamson County
Leslie Stilley
Herrin
Herrin and
Energy
Herrin South Side
Phil Gilbert
Homer Ridgeway
Rt. 148
Borens Iga Market
Morris credits 10 years for attitude shift in Southern Illinois
SIU President Delyte Morris told area officials at the University Center that a decade has transformed local mood from defeatist to confident, crediting the Community Development Service and SIU agencies for guiding the change. He said the area now seeks ways to improve wellbeing and equality with the rest of Illinois, not questions about possibility. The luncheon marked the Community Development Service's 10th birthday, with about 350 attendees, including mayors and planners.
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Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Delyte W. Morris
SIU
University Center
Morris
Community Development Service
SIU Area Services Division
Southern
Illinois
State of Illinois
Robert Knittel
Knittel
Gene Graves
State Board of Economic Development
Otto Kerner
Graves
The
Europe
Lindell Sturgis
SIU Board of Trustees
Metropolis
Lake Tract Money OK'd for Rend Lake land purchase
Illinois funds amounting to 70000 were approved to acquire 305 acres for Rend Lake in Franklin County. The list includes 29 acres owned by Noma Pierson at 6000 dollars, 131 acres by Faral A Martin at 27000, 80 acres by Neva Robinson at 11000, and 110 acres by William G Tennison at 26000.
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Rend Lake
Franklin County
Noma Pierson
Randolph
Faral A. Martin
Neva Robinson
William G. Tennison
Flurries and Winds Hit Southern Illinois Area
High winds pushed scattered snow across Southern Illinois Sunday night. Carbondale recorded 0.02 inch of snow, with temperatures from 27 to 39 degrees. Murphysboro saw similar ranges, Herrin and Murphysboro reported flurries, and Marion had a trace. A factory steel framework near Centralia was toppled by wind with snowfall. State police reported no other major wind damage.
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Illinois
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Herrin
Marion
Molded Fiber Glass Body Co
Ashtabula
Ohio
Centralia
Liquor Damage Fines Levied in Carbondale
A Southern Illinois University student, Robert E. Cichy, 19, Palatine, was fined 75 by Carbondale Police Magistrate Robert Schwartz for damaging private property and taking liquor as a minor. He admitted throwing a brick through a rear window of the Illinois Brokerage Store on University Avenue and confessed after arrest for intoxication. A manager reported eight electric clocks on the ground and an attempted theft of an auto air cleaner.
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Robert Schwartz
Robert E. Cichy
Palatine
Illinois
S. University Ave
Richard Devin
Devin
Cicky
Murphysboro Driver Charged After Wreck On Sidewalk
Charles J. Oldani, 57, of 1309 South St., Murphysboro, was charged with immoderate driving after his car struck a parked vehicle owned by Betsy Schemonia and careened onto a sidewalk near a vacant building that formerly housed temporary quarters of the F W Woolworth store. The parked car sustained minor damage and the building remained undamaged.
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Murphysboro
Plan Hearing Planned by Carbondale City Commission
The Carbondale Plan Commission will hold public hearings at 7:30 p.m. today on an annexation request and a dormitory construction proposal at City Hall.
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Carbondale Plan Commission
City
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