Explosion Levels Benton Garage on Main Street
A blast at Henry Thomann Garage 1408 S Main Benton destroyed the building and its contents. Firemen estimate damages at 25000 dollars. Off duty state trooper Joseph Dunbar witnessed the explosion from about a half mile away and alerted authorities. Fire crews found several smaller blasts after arrival and could not determine a cause though a cigarette may have ignited oil or gasoline. A trailer truck and a foreign car were inside the building. Thomann, who ran the shop 12 years, may relocate his business.
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Henry Thomann
S. Main St
Benton
Joseph Dunbar
Main Street
Thoman
Thomann
Charles Smith Trucking Co
Old Marlow Fixtures Sold at Herrin Auction
The Marlow Theater fixtures in Herrin brought 2300 dollars at a Saturday auction. George Landfield of Landfield Finance Co. in Chicago said all theater items were sold including the screen four projectors sound lighting and the 2000 seats. The Ly-Mar Hotel and Marlow Theater buildings are owned by the Bank of Herrin which bought them in a tax sale last year.
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Marlow Theater
Herrin
George Landfield
Landfield Finance Co
Chicago
Ly-Mar
Bank of Herrin
Towers Project To Start Soon At Southern Illinois University
SIU trustees authorize immediate start on the Brush Towers dormitory project with two 17 story towers and a smaller commons building. Bonds to cover costs will be sold around Jan 25 with funds likely by March and the university will cover about $10,000 in interest to contractors. Contractors say early excavation can save a year in construction before the $12 million revenue bonds sale funds the project.
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Brush Towers
Southern Illinois University
SIU Board of Trustees
SIU
SIU Scene Children Create Cardboard Creature Menagerie
SIU nursery school children crafted a cardboard animal menagerie for a holiday display. The critters, painted in bright colors and decorated with cereals and yarn, were made by home economics students under Norman Slack in applied design.
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Southern Illinois University School of Home Economics
Norman Slack
Slack
Wildlife Lab staff present papers at Midwest conference
SIU Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory members Klimstra Roseberry and Raveling spoke at the Midwest Wildlife Society meeting in Lansing Michigan. Klimstra was elected president of the North Central section for the society.
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Wildlife Lab
SIU Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory
Midwest Wildlife Society
Lansing
Mich
W. D. Klimstra
John L. Roseberry
Dennis Raveling
Mine Idled Twice During Safety Dispute
United Mine Workers Local 9879 at Freeman Coal Mining Corp Orient 4 walked off the job twice last week over safety in the roof bolter operation. President Zane Powell of Marion said workers returned after brief walkouts and a union meeting, with about 240 miners employed. The dispute centers on whether one or two miners are needed per roof bolter machine, safety concerns cited by the union. No company comment was available.
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United Mine Workers Union
Freeman Coal Mining Corp
Orient 4
Zane Powell
Marion
Powell
SIU English Professor Reads Poetry at Washington U
John C. Gardner associate professor of English at SIU and medieval literature expert read from his poetry on Saturday in a Wash U St. Louis program. He recently authored Theme and Irony in the Wakefield Machado Abel which appeared in the Publications of the Modern Language Association.
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John C. Gardner
SIU
Washington University
St. Louis
Machado Abel
Modern Language Association
Speeding Fines Reported in Murphysboro and Willisville
In Murphysboro Willard A. Cross is fined 25 dollars for speeding. In Willisville Walter W. Wolfe is fined 18 dollars for speeding.
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Murphysboro
Willard A. Cross
Willisville
Walter W. Wolfe
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Benton Garage
Southern Illinoisan
North Illinois Corporation
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Walnut Street
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Rt. 2
Thomann Garage
Olsson
Phillip Olsson
College of Fine Arts
Ball State University
Southern Illinois String Quartet
Lee
J. Murray Lee
Washington, D. C
U. S. Office of Education
Stacy Patterson
University School
Jacqueline Schipke
Daniel Green
Alamo
Tan
Zwick’s Shoes
S. Illinois
Malibu
Gardner
Authors Journal
Christmas
Southern
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