Conductor Dies In Phone Booth Near Chester
Harrison Haverstick 49 of De Soto Missouri died of an apparent heart attack Tuesday in a phone booth by the Missouri Pacific railroad track half a mile south of Chester. He was conductor on a northbound extra train engine 4364 with orders and fusees. Coroner Roy Meyer called at 4:35 PM said death likely due to heart attack and will check medical history. Brakeman Charles S Wall charged the train. Engineer C I Hammon of St Louis and fireman H E Schemp of Poplar Bluff assisted. Train delayed about one hour. Body taken to De Soto by ambulance, an inquest pending.
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Harrison Haverstick
de Soto
Missouri-Pacific
Chester
Haverstick
Missouri - Pacific
Roy Meyer
Charles S. Wall
DeSoto
C. I. Hamnon
St. Louis
H. £. Schemp
Poplar Bluff
Wellgate
Chapel of
Herrin School Board Hires Stoddard Replacement
Herrin Grade School board voted to hire Mrs Lester Smith as junior high science and social studies teacher replacing Mrs Betty Neill Stoddard who resigns effective Dec 27. The board also approved six school ceiling repairs and repainting during holidays and asked Supt Booth to obtain prices for new ceiling panels with committee approval. An inspection of Lincoln wiring was requested and ceiling tiles at North Side School were reported damaged by weather with replacements due this week.
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Betty Neill
Dugger
Herrin
South Side
West Side
Lincoln
Lee Booth
Dayton Franklin
Jin Cox
S. E. Lacey
Wes
Tschool
Booth
New North Side
Maryland Casualty Co
Probation Granted in Check Defraud Case
William Joe Rush 21 of DeSoto received one year probation and a $5 fine plus costs in Jackson County Court for writing a check with intent to defraud. He must make good the $10.25 check, which was issued at Pick's Food Market in Carbondale.
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William Joe. Rush
DeSoto
Jackson County
Rush
Pick’s Food Market
Carbondale
George Walker Dies in Murphysboro at 83
George Walker 83 of Murphysboro died today in St Joseph Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born in Jackson Missouri in 1878 he was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Aldridge Walker. He married Maude Sandusky in 1923 who survives along with foster son James York and foster daughter Audrey Gasaway and sister Ella Swafford. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday Crawshaw Funeral Home Murphysboro with Rev A J Collins officiating. Burial Tower Grave Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Thursday.
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George Walker
Murphysboro
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Mr. Walker
Jackson
Thomas
Elizabeth Aldridge Walker
Maude Sandusky
James
York
Pam Thompson
Peoria
Audrey Gasaway
Carbondale
Ella Swafford
Crawshaw Funeral Home
A. J. Collins
Tower Grave Cemetery
Funeral
Marion Man Sentenced for Malicious Mischief
Orval McKane of Rt. 5 Marion received a one year sentence at Vandalia State Penal Farm for malicious mischief. Judge John Clayton presided in Williamson County Court. McKane was found with a large hunting knife during the incident.
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Orval
McKane
Rt. 5
Marion
John Clayton
Williamson County
Asi
Mrs Curry Dies at 68 in Murphysboro
Florence Curry age 68 of 2213 Lindell Ave Murphysboro died Wednesday morning at Dillon Nursing Home after a long illness Funeral arrangements are pending at Meyer Demy Funeral Home
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Florence Curry
Lindell Ave
Murphysboro
Dillon Nursing Home
Meyer-Demy Funeral Home
Local optimism and business hopes lift Sangamon County
Thanks to Guy, Kerner and officials for unemployment relief efforts. Community morale rises as Sangamo Electric plans expansion and a $200,000 county boost spurs economic hope. Real estate improves. a Bellaire home change and Federal Prison completion anticipate regional growth. Advent worship urged.
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Guy
Kerner
Herrin
Marion C. of
Sanguno Electric
Marion
Walter
Rankin
Frederick Street
Bellaire
Federal
Mis- Pacific plans depot closures and continued freight service
The Missouri Pacific Railroad plans to close its Herrin and Murphysboro depots and require request stops to be arranged through an agent in another town. Freight service will continue to Herrin and Murphysboro with about three daily stops at Herrin and two at Murphysboro. The hearing on the office closure will proceed in Herrin. The Social Security office in Harrisburg will remain open this evening for the final session of three.
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Mis- Pacific
Herrin
Missouri-Pacific
Murphysboro
Harrisburg
Nine member Junior Chamber erects large greeting sign
A nine member Junior Chamber completes a 24 foot fluorescent Greetings sign at the east entrance to Herrin on East Herrin Street. A similar sign will be erected Thursday night at Taylor Crossing Road east of North Park.
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Herrin
East Herrin Street
Taylor Crossing Road
North Park
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Holden Hospital
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
Wesley Foundation Choir
North Side
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Fitness Publications Inc
Main Street
16Th
Thea
Murphyshoro
Ilinois
Southern Mindsan
Murphystors
Yadro
Yadro East Main
Auto Parts
Rankfort
General Telephone
America
Marion Man
By Floyd P. Bracy
Sangamo
Willl
Evers Heart
Christ
Floyd P. Bracy
Bracy Realty Company
Herrin Street
Westinghouse
Rochdale
Weller
West Main
Walnut
Monroe
Rambler
Hunter Mota Co
N. Tinels Ave
Carbondate
Spezia's Motors
Medison St
Mervin
Jackson County Motors
Murphyshors
Bockhor Motor
Sales, Inc
Broadway
Steelevill, IM
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