Gunman Steals $700 From Marion Grocery After Hours
At 7 30 p m Thursday an armed robber entered the Jackson Grocery at 908 South Court Street Marion and forced Mrs Leland Jackson into her car taking the day’s receipts in a money bag estimated at 700 dollars. His description is a small man and no vehicle was seen. Police verify the loss and note a prior separate theft of 638 dollars from a counter drawer on June 6 1956 with Elisha Jane 29 Marion indicted for grand larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland Jackson
Jackson
S. Court St
Marion
Elisha Jane
Mrs Pertuset Dies After Five Year Illness
Myrtle Pertuset 56 of West Frankfort died at Union Hospital after a five year illness. She was born August 10 1901 in Grand Chain daughter of Clarence and Laura Culbertson. She leaves husband Raymond sons Edward Pertuset in Japan daughter Mrs Robert Brvan Paducah Ky mother Mrs Laura Culbertson sister Mrs George Carter St Charles and nine grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Friends may call at Van Trease Funeral Home West Frankfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Pertuset
West Frankfort
Union Hospital
Grand Chain
Clarence
Laura Parks Culbertson
First Baptist Church of
Raymond
Edward Pertuset
Japan
Robert Brvan
Paducah
Laura Culbertson
George Carter
St. Charles
Elmer Merritt
Vantrease
Miner Injured at Stil ley Coal Mine
Kenneth Heal of Rt. 1 Vienna suffered a crushed right hand Thursday at the Stil ley Coal Co Mine east of Marion. He caught his hand in years of machinery and is hospitalized at Marion Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Heal
Rt. 1
Vienna
Stilley Coal Co
Marion
Heal
Marion Memorial Hospital
Southern Illinoisan appears as regional newspaper notice
The fragment shows postal and publication details for the Southern Illinoisan, listing offices in Carbondale, Herrin, and Murphysboro. It notes second class mail status and association with The Associated Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
Eas
Murphys
Associated Press
Finney Named Honor Man at San Diego Naval Training Center
Kenneth W. Finney seaman recruit, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Finney of Herrin Illinois, was chosen honor man of recruit company 362 at the U S Naval training center in San Diego. He expects to go to Norman Oklahoma for aviation electronics training after a 14 day leave. A 1956 Herrin Township High School graduate, he was on the state champion basketball squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth W. Finney
Charles Finney
S. 23Rd St
Herrin
U. S. Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
Finney
Norman
Okla
Herrin Township
White Way street lighting approved by Anna Council
Anna passes ordinance 382 renewing the Central Illinois Public Service contract and funding 53 mercury vapor plus 114 incandescent lights on North Green South Green Davie and North Main. Ordinance 384 shifts meetings to Tuesdays from Jan 7 1958. Fire department fights two minor blazes at 218 Williams St and city dump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
White Way
Central Illinois Public Service Company
North Green
South Green
Davie
North Main Streets
Water Department
Mary Bitney
Mary B. Whitney
Williams St
Stolen Floor Mats Reported Near Church in Carbondale
Theft from a car parked in front of First Baptist Church at 302 West Main Street Carbondale was reported to police at 7 30 p m Thursday. Four floor mats were taken in the incident near the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
W. Main St
Carbondale
Two Taverns Named In Suits For $200,000
Estates of Wesley Milligan and Roscoe Van Ausdell sue Randolph County tavern operators Arthur Tuerck and William G. Knowles for $200000 total. They allege driver Leland Schnoeker was intoxicated in a fatal crash near Steeleville on Route 150 north of Chester and fault taverns for contributing to his drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph County
Menard
Wesley Milligan
Cutler
Roscoe George van Ausdell
Campbell Hill
Arthur Tuerck
Belvidere
Leland Schnoeker
Steeleville
Chester
Schnoeker
Mary Milligan
Margaret van Ausdell
Grade Board Reviews SIU Housing Impact Decision
Carbondale Grade School Board heard that SIU trustees see no need for additional family housing to avoid school problems. Superintendent Winkler estimated 470 extra apartments could add 400 students, but Nickell said near-term plans are 160 units with 400 later if needed. Morris believes the new project would add at most 50 school age children. District 95 board members welcomed the consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Clyde V. Winkler
Stu
Winkler
Vernon D. Nickell
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Nickell
D. W. Morris
District 95
Rocky Hearing Set For Jan. 10
An extradition hearing for Charles P. Rocky Rothschild of Cairo was continued to January 10. He faces a $1,500 safe cracking charge at a Franklin County supermarket on Labor Day 1956. Rothschild, a former Cairo policeman, is free on a $5,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P
Rocky” Rothschild
Cairo
Paul Hansen
William Stratton
Rothschild
Stratton
Franklin County
Illinois
Valen Zimmerman Dies Former Area Man
Valen A. Zimmerman 64, a former Murphysboro resident, died in East St. Louis on Thursday. Survived by his wife Jessie Hoosier and a brother Earnest Zimmerman, he held memberships in AF&AM Murphysboro Knights Templars Springfield Mo and the Machinists Union East St. Louis. Graveside Masonic rites will be held Saturday at 1 p m at Tower Grove Cemetery Murphysboro with the casket to be opened at the grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valen A. Zimmerman
Murphysboro
East St. Louis
Laura Gannon
Jessie Hoosier
Earnest Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Af&am
Knight's Templars
Springfield
Machinist’s Union
Anna Parking Meter Collections Rise in Week
Anna city official Mary B. Whiney said collections for the week rose by 35.20 to totals around 465 dollars. The last collection on November 26 yielded 463.51 dollars, with Tuesday’s haul at 465.71 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Anna City
Mary B. Whiney
Johnston City Plans Blood Drive Under Rotary Oversight
Johnston City announces a Rotary led blood drive with committee members named across departments and groups. The next Bloodmobile visit is March 27 and may be the last unless donors respond. hospitals in Williamson County have used 1,487 pints since June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Norman Albert
Harry Friedlander
Eugene Burwell
K. Neil Thurmond
Glen Eberhardt
James Parker
John Kee
Peggy Pearce
Bill Kendrick
Charles Gamble
Carl Planine
Weldon Kindrick
Laverne Hinckle
Francis Studer
Roy Li
SITTERS RIGHTS Ada Man Defends Family Duties
Police visited Ada Oklahoma to arrest Smithy Lewis for not riding with his family of five. He refused citing he must stay home to take care of the children while his wife works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada, Okla
Smithy Lewis
Dog obedience school planned for Southern Illinois area
A group of Southern Illinois dog owners aims to craft a dog obedience school. A meeting at 1 30 p m in the Studio Theater will feature Dave Williamson of the Mound City Obedience Training Club showing a graduate dog to illustrate expected results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binet Bs
Cohendale
Bernard Ross
Carbondale
Menvit Wola
Ross
Dave Williamson
Mound City Obedience Training Club
St. Louis
Williamson
Vermont Tops U S In Granite And Marble Production
Vermont emerges as the leading producer of granite and marble in the United States, surpassing other states with its quarry industry. The report highlights abundant quarries, steady output, and regional economic impact driven by mining and related processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
U. S
Gaillard Becomes France’s Youngest Premier Since Napoleon
Premier Felix Gaillard at 38 leads France's government as the youngest since Napoleon, who was 30 when he assumed power in 1799.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Gaillard
France
Napoleon
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Anna Council
SIU Housing
Frost Furniture
Carterville
Rocky
Valen Zimmerman
Johnston City
Sitter’s
RCA Victor
A Hee
Jim Scarlett
South Side Television
South Park
Walcrest
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Walker
Bootie
Coleman Holliday Murphysboro
North 19Th
Fountain
Moroni
W. Monroe
Maureen
Dorene
Dinah
Marthe
Zwice
Herrin, Carbondale
Cape Girardeau, MO
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