Marion City Council approves Mule Creek dredge project
The Marion City Council authorized a $3,000 dredging job for Mule Creek to prevent floods. Don Fern will operate a dragline at $19 an hour to deepen and straighten the creek from Scout Cabin Park area to Crab Orchard Creek. The measure aims to reduce back waters flooding nearby residences and speed drainage after Garfield street work.
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Mule Creek
Marion
Robert Cooksey
Don Fern
Cooksey
Scout Cabin Park
Crab Orchard Creek
Garfield Street
South Market Road
Marshall Skelcher
Truck Driver Fined 125 for Driving While Intoxicated
Jessie F. Shipp a Sikeston Missouri truck driver was fined 125 dollars and costs after pleading guilty before Jackson County Judge Peyton H Kunce. He was arrested November 19 by State Trooper William Maurizio after Murphysboro residents complained of erratic driving.
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Jessie F. Shipp
Sikeston
Jackson County
Peyton H Kunce
Shipp
William Maurizio
Murphysboro
Case Reduced Student Fined in Reckless Driving Plea
A Southern Illinois University student, Robert C. Alexenburg, 21, of Carbondale, was fined 150 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to reckless driving. The charge was reduced from driving while intoxicated by Judge Peyton H. Kunce as State's Atty. William Ridgeway said the case was not strong. Alexenburg was arrested Oct 20 by State Trooper John Donahue near Carbondale on Route 13 and was released on 500 dollar bond.
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Robert C. Alexenburg
Carbondale
Jackson County
Peyton H. Kunce
William Ridgeway
Alexenburg
John Donahue
Rt. 13
Marion Board to Discuss Extra Classrooms at High School
Supt Orland Stanley and A C Storme reported after a Champaign study trip that study halls are eliminated and classes run 70 minutes with supervised study. Six classes daily and early morning optional subject. graduation in 3 1 2 years.
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Board of Education
Marion High School
Supt
Orland Stanley
Stanley
A. C. Storme
Champaign
Sawrday
Marier
Marion
Tarion High School
Marion Council Settles Scottsboro Road Names
The Marion City Council reaffirmed Scottsboro road as the main name after residents urged tradition. Names honoring Alex McCluskie and Cooksey Drive were discussed then approved for east west streets and north south streets, with McCluskie Avenue stretching from First Avenue. McCluskie acknowledged the naming but said he did not care about the other street name.
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Marion
McCluskie Road
Alex “Buster
McCluskie
Scottsboro
E. E. Jeter
Bob Yearack
New Rt. 13
First Avenue
Second Avenue
Scottsboro Road
Fourth Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Rt. 37
Johnson Street
Marion Street
Bentley Street
McCuskie
Rt. 13
Lear Street
Russell Street
Fozzard
Kiwanis Club Seeks Toys for Christmas Drive
Herrin Kiwanis Club requests usable or new toys for its annual Christmas project. Donations are collected at local grade schools or by Kiwanis members. Call Starrick at WI 2 5105 to arrange toy pickups for underprivileged children in Herrin.
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Herrin Kiwanis Club
L. D. Starrick
Herrin
Kiwanis
Starrick
Southern Illinoisan Newspaper Details and Offices
The Southern Illinoisan publishes daily except Saturdays and holidays from Carbondale and regional offices in Herrin and Murphysboro. It is the successor to the Carbondale Free Press, Herrin Daily Journal, and Murphysboro Independent. The Associated Press retains exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Publications Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
Ilinois
Southern Illnoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
AP News
Man seeks $6000 from city over pasture damages
Paul Haynes of Marion seeks $6000 from the City of Marion for pasture damages blamed on fires from the city dump. Public Safety Commissioner Bob Yearack presented the claim. fires in 1961 and 1962 damaged 20 acres costing Haynes feed and reseeding. Yearack notes a speeding ticket by Haynes and plans a damages survey before a response.
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Public Safety
Bob Yearack
Gilbert Bratten
Douglas
Cooksey
James Johson
Justices of the Peace
Marion
Haynes
Yearack
Multiple crashes injure nine across three counties near Murphysboro Chester and Harrisburg
A series of crashes left seven injured near Murphysboro on Rt 13 and two others around Harrisburg and Okanyville. At least nine teens were injured in a Chester two car collision on Van Zant and Oak Streets.
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Rt. 13
Murphysboro
District 13
du Quoin
Peter A. Sabella
Elisha C. Jones
Carbondale
Jones
Sabella
Chester
Ronald L. Luckhaupt
Richard Riddle
Rockwood
van Zant
Oak Streets
Luckhaupt
Thomas Wingerter
Robert Heuer
Tom Asner
Riddle
Jerry Miller
Billy Haacke
Richard
Woman Shot in Face in Farmyard Accident Near Pinckneyville
Mrs Gertrude Rogukalski 62 is in serious condition at Pinckneyville Community Hospital after a shotgun discharge struck her right jaw at about 5 PM Monday. Her brother Joe Porter 55 who fired the shot and drove the car to the hospital was unhurt. The car overturned on Rt 154 while Porter was taking her to the hospital. an unidentified passerby aided Rogukalski. Sheriff Perry County John Barber says no charges yet and the investigation continues.
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Pinckneyville
Gertrude Rogukalski
Joe Porter
Porter
Perry County
John Barber
Mike
Rt. 154
New Parking Lot Opens in Herrin
Herrin reveals a 50 car lot at South 14th and East Harrison streets opened for use today. Mayor Fred Henderson says street department workers will supervise. No meters. four hour limit. Grading and surfacing by Mitchell Contracting Co. at an estimated 1436 dollars. Kenneth Granneman donated land rent-free and pays for surfacing.
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Herrin
South 14Th
East Harrison Streets
Fred Henderson
Iity Street Department
Mitchell Contracting Co
Kenneth Granneman
City to Install Four New Street Lights in Herrin
Herrin will install four 2500 lumen street lamps at East Bryan and North 8th, Harrison and South 19th, 800 block North 27th, and East Pine and South 6th streets. Central Illinois Public Service Co will install the lights for the city at 35 dollars per year under the street lighting contract.
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Herrin
Central Illinois Public Service Co
East Bryan
North 8Th Streets
Harrison
South 19Th Streets
North 27Th Street
East Pine
South 6Th Streets
Inquest Set Thursday In Benton Crash Deaths
An inquest into the deaths of three people killed in a one car crash near Benton on November 29 is scheduled for 7 p m Thursday at the courthouse in Lenton. Jack Lee Melvin 23 of Thompsonville and William E Perry 23 of Thompsonville died of brain injuries Judith Ann Skinner 19 of West Frankfort died a day later of injuries. James Perry 20 of Thompsonville survived and has been discharged from Franklin Hospital Benton where he was treated for scalp wounds.
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Benton
Lenton
Jack Lee Melvin
William E. Perryman
Thompsonville
Judith Ann Skinner
West Frankfort
James Perryman
Franklin Hospital
Council Accepts Meadowdale Streets Plat in Housing Project
Williamson County Housing Authority approved the Meadowdale subdivision plat, granting the city access to 26 foot streets and 12 foot rights of way. The pact extends the cooperative agreement to add 100 low rent and elderly units, with PHA surveys to determine need and unit mix.
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Herrin
Meadowdale Homes
Williamson County Housing Authority
Julius Steinmarch
Authority
Public Housing Administration
Steinmarch
Meadowdale
PHA
Police Brief in Murphysboro Fine for Red Light Violation
Clifford A. Myers of Alto Pass was fined 15 dollars including costs by Justice of the Peace Jim Bob Kerley for disobeying a red light on a ticket issued by State Trooper Olen Lampe.
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Murphysboro
Clifford A. Myers
Alto Pass
Justice of the Peace
Jim Bob Kerley
Olen Lampe
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