Blaze Destroys Part Of Johnston City Home After Heat From Stove
A house at 4th Street Johnston City was damaged when an overheated coal stove or heater caused a fire at 4:20 p.m. Wednesday. James Atkins and his wife escaped with neighbors aid. Atkins was taken to hospital but not injured. Firefighters used 500 gallons of water due to a broken hydrant. a second flare was quickly put out by 6:30 p.m. Estimated damage not yet set. Marion and West Frankfort units assisted. crews found smoldering shingles under an asbestos roof.
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James Atkins
4Th St
Johnston City
John Filko
Elko
Atkins
Marion
West Frankfort
Stepchildren Omitted in Zimmerman Obituary
Five stepchildren were omitted from an obituary notice for Harrigan Zimmerman, 88, who died at his Murphysboro home. The obituary lists surviving step-daughters Laura Grammer Granite City Ella Arnold East St. Louis Bya Pool West Frankfort Alma Day Detroit Mich and a step-son Harvin Arnold Elgin.
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Harrigan Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Murphysboro
Laura Grammer
Granite City
Ella Arnold
East St. Louis
Bya Pool
West Frankfort
Alma Day
Detroit
Mich
Harvin Arnold
Elgin
SIU Hosts State Psychologists Meeting On Education Needs
About 100 state employed psychologists are expected to attend sessions today and Friday at Southern Illinois University to discuss Illinois special education growth. Sam Thornton and staff host at SIU Carbondale with Dr. Virginia Harris as principal speaker. The four area offices fall under the Office of Public Instruction and assist public schools in establishing and maintaining programs for slow learners and gifted students.
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Southern Ilinois University
Illinois
Sam Thornton
Southern Illinois Office
Area’ Psychologists
Carbondale
Virginia Harris
Cora
State Psychological Servic3
Ihe
SIU Agriculture Sem
State Office of Public Instruction
Fires Strike In Frankfort
West Frankfort sees multiple fires Wednesday and today causing over 3000 dollars in damage. A 10:45 a.m. blaze at 210 N Jackson St damaged a dwelling and contents. a 1:30 a.m. fire at 130 a.m. today damaged 714 N Lath St. 9:30 a.m. blaze at 309 N Mulberry St caused no damage. 4:40 p.m. false alarm at 1713 E Poplar St found no fire. 4:16 a.m. faulty gas furnace at 413 N Douglas St prompted no injuries.
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West Frankfort
Fred Harkins
Sheme
Say Heard
N. Jackson St
Blarry Riddle
N. Lath St
Bill Darnell
N. Mulberry SL
Howard Dial
E. Poplar St
Mary Harper
N. Douglas St
Deer Hunter Fined $110 in Closed Refuge Area
Willie Beasley, 44, Benton, Franklin County, pleaded guilty to hunting inside the closed Ural Orchard Refuge area. He was fined $110 including costs by Justice of Peace Lacy Lee and jailed in Williams County after arrest by refuge management agent Gordon Tripp, unable to pay the fine.
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Franklin County
Williamson County
Ural Orchard
Willie Beasley
Benton
Justice of Peace
Lacy Lee
Gordon Tripp
Beasley
Fire Damage Hurts Home Near Memorial Ball Park
Firefighters reported a 9:44 p.m. blaze caused an estimated 25 damage to the home of Horace Mezo on Route 1 in Herrin. Mezo resides across from Memorial Ball Park.
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Horace Mezo
Rt. 1
Herrin
Mezo
Memorial Ball Park
Board rejects liquor license increase in Grand Tower Township
Jackson County Board of Supervisors rejected a resolution to raise liquor licenses in Grand Tower Township from one to two by a 19 to 5 vote. Proponents Park Jarrett Masters Albert McBride Herbert Rathjen and Reginald Stearns supported the measure. The sole current tavern license is held by White Rose Tavern on Rt. 5 near Grand Tower Road.
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Grand Tower Township
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Grand Tower
Robert Masters
Park Jarrett
Masters
Albert McBride
Herbert Rathjen
Reginald Stearns
Township
White Rose
Rt. 5
Grand Tower Road
County Board Okays Budgets for Health and Highway
Jackson County Board of Supervisors approved budgets for the Health Department and tuberculosis care program, and for the Highway Department. The Health budget totals 103,636 with 50,000 from local taxes and 59,636 from state and private subsidies. The TB program budgets 60,000, all from local taxes for sanitarium care and follow up. The Highway budget totals 275,000 including 223,000 for general highway purposes and 50,000 for county share of federal aid secondary roads.
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Highway Dept
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Health’ Dept
Crash Injures Three Persons In Rt 149 Collision
Three people were seriously or moderately injured in a two car crash on Rt 149 one mile north of Cambria at 5:20 p.m. Frederick B. Dunning 61 of Cambria sustained cuts and bruises and was treated at Herrin Hospital. Ardell Yoast and Linda Harrison both of Carbondale were treated at Doctors Hospital Carbondale with Harrison in fair condition and Yoast in satisfactory condition. In a separate crashes, Anna Jonesboro area teens were injured when their car skidded off Rt 146 near Jonesboro. Linda Kay Keller 18 was hospitalized with serious back injuries, Peggy Metzger 18 was sedated, and Kay Yates 14 was treated and released. Mary Lamphere 35 of Creal Springs had minor injuries after running off Rt 166 near Creal Springs. A Johnston City couple, Robert Curry 23 and Jesse Bryant 65, were in a collision on a rural road with no injuries reported. A Goreville school bus collision with Delmar McNeil 33 produced no injuries. One minor rear collision in Murphysboro reported with Dorothy Welch and Roger Rains involved.
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Dunning
Herrin Hospital
Yoast
Linda Harrison
Rt. 2
Carbondale
Doctors Hospital
Marion Memorial Hospital
Rt. 166
Creal Springs
Robert Curry
Johnston City
Jesse Bryant
Virgil Craig
Goreville
Delmar McNeil
Steel
Gartside Street
Murphysboro
Dorothy B. Welch
Fire destroys Herrin home damaging rooms and belongings
Douglas Bryant home south of Herrin suffered a total loss when fire swept through two rooms and damaged the rest of the two story house built two years ago. Mrs Serena, alone in the house, escaped unharmed as fire destroyed the family room adjoining kitchen and melted a metal ventilating fixture. Insurance adjusters investigated. Bryant declined to estimate damage but said the house is insured.
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Douglas Bryant
Herrin
Bryant
Charles Serena
Serena
Flue Fire Damages Marion Residence
Firefighters were called to the Charles Eldridge home on Rt. 1 at 12:30 a.m. as a faulty flue sparked a fire in the four room house. Damage limited to the front room and attic with heavy smoke. Family remained in the dwelling.
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Marion
Charles Eldridge
Rt. 1
Southern Qinols Publications Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
Herrin
Southwath Street
Murphyshoro
Ulinois
Southern Indian
Carbondale Free Press
Herrby Daily Journal
Murphysboro
Associated Presa
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Blaze Routs
Siu
Frankfort
Deer Hunter
Ardell Yoast
Rt. 149
Cambria
District 13
du Quoin
Frederick B. Dunning
Carterville
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Murray State College
Kentucky
Flue
Chuck Wagon
Zwick’s In
Jersey
DuPont Nylon
Zwick’s Ladies’ Store
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