Bridge Safety Check On Rural Creek Bridge North Of Carbondale
Jackson County will inspect the Crab Orchard Creek bridge two miles northeast of Carbondale to decide on possible closure or light load posting. Glendale Grade School District 160 protested alleged unsafe conditions, citing its bus route use. Replacement cost is estimated at about $200.
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Crab Orchard Creek
Carbondale
Jackson County
County Board of Supervisors
Glendale Grade School Dist
Water main upgrade nears completion in Carbondale
A 12 inch water line along South Wall street in Carbondale is nearly complete and in use replacing the 8 inch line from the filter plant to Pleasant Hill Road. The project, by South Highway Water District, includes storm sewer work and street grading to follow after utility adjustments and spring weather.
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South Wall Street
Carbondale
South Highway
South Wall
Park Streets
Pleasant Hill Road
Wall Street
Mitchell Construction Co
Herrin
Arnold Lenzini
State Division of Highways
Lenzini
Tion
Water District
Howard Derossett
J. T. Blankinship and Associates
Wall and
Park Street
Pyles Fork Creek
Derossett
The
Plains Development Co
John W. Crenshaw Sr
Charles McCaughan
McCaughan
Carbondale Water Dept
Marion Wrecks Injure Three
Three people were hospitalized with minor injuries after separate crashes in Marion over the weekend. Merle McDaniel, 56, El dorado, suffered injuries in a collision involving Robert G. Moore and Reed Turner at Russell and De Young Streets Saturday night. Grace McCosky, 74, Herrin, and Leon Thompson, Marion, were hurt in a Sunday collision at the same intersection. all three were listed in good condition. Turner and McCosky received tickets for failure to yield right of way.
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Marion
Merle McDaniel
Rt. 1
Eldorado
Robert G. Moore
Locust St
Reed Turner
Rt. 4
Russell and
de Young
Grace McCosky
N. 12Th St
Herrin
Leon Thompson
N. Logan St
McDaniel
Fire damages powder plant at Trojan Powder Co
A Sunday blaze at the Trojan Powder Co in Wolf Lake damaged two buildings used for explosive material production. No injuries were reported. Origin undetermined, starting about 9 a.m. Two fire trucks from Anna and Jonesboro battled the two hour fire. finished products were not at risk. No damage estimate available. Buildings were burned out and ruined for use.
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Trojan Powder Co
Wolf Lake
Anna Fire Department
Jonesboro Fire Company
Fire at South Side Tavern damages neon sign
Fire crews were called to the South Side Tavern at 112 S. Park Ave. at 3:15 p m Sunday to tackle a fire sparked by electrical wiring in a neon sign. No damage estimate was provided.
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Herrin
South Side Tavern
S. Park Ave
Three Hurt In Pinckneyville Car-Truck Collision
State Police report three people injured in a collision south of Pinckneyville on Rt 13. Roy Clark 56 of Swanwick and James Propes 45 of Herrin drove cars, with two passengers Anthony Gresham 14 and James Gresham 48 of Winkler treated for minor injuries. Propes unharmed.
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Pinckneyville
Roy Clark
Swanwick
James Propes
Herrin
Rt. 13
Clark
Pinckneyville Memorial Hospital
Anthony Gresham
James Gresham
Winkle
Propes
Mt. Vernon
New Rt. 15
Warren Wimmer Fined $15 for Liquor Possession
In Herrin, Warren Wimmer received a $15 fine for illegal possession of liquor. He was cited by local police after a routine check. The incident adds to the city’s ongoing enforcement of liquor regulations.
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Herrin
Warren Wimmer
Skinner Says Programmed Learning Key to Efficient Teaching
Harvard psychologist B. F. Skinner told Southern Illinois University that programmed teaching machines offer efficient learning across subjects. He described reinforcement for step by step progress, instant feedback, and broader use from handwriting to crystallography, arguing programming can compress and speed knowledge transfer.
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Harvard
B. F. Skinner
Skinner
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Organization
Train Hits Stalled Auto Near Mounds Delays City of New Orleans
The Illinois Central passenger train City of New Orleans was delayed over two hours after striking a stalled automobile at Mounds. The auto, driven by Amos Coleman, 71, Tamms, was found lodged in the locomotive pilot after being dragged a mile and a half. Coleman, jailed for driving without a license, said the car stalled and he could not push it off. Engineer Floyd Boyles of Centralia handled the incident.
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Illinois Central Railroad
New Orleans
Mounds
Cairo
Amos Coleman
Tamms
Coleman
Floyd Boyles
Centralia
Mirl R Sheaffer 69 West Frankfort Resident Dies
Mirl R. Sheaffer 69 of 501 E Elm St West Frankfort died 12 45 am Sunday at home after illness. World War I veteran, self employed refrigerator repair, he served 17 months overseas. Survived by wife Tillie daughter Elsie Reinhardt Tucson brother David Sheaffer Tucson sister Maude Fairbanks Scottsdale. Funeral 2 pm Tuesday Stone Funeral Home West Frankfort with Charles Donahue officiating. burial Denning Cemetery.
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Mirl R. Sheaffer
E. Elm St
West Frankfo
Shaeffer
Des Moines
Iowa
Sam
Sarah Myers Sheaffer
West Frankfort
Mental Health Meeting Set in Williamson County
The Williamson County Mental Health Association will hold its annual meeting at 6 p m Tuesday at Farris Steak House south of Johnston City. R C Steck director of the Southern Illinois zone of the Illinois Department of Mental Health will speak. The public may attend the speech free of charge Tickets for the dinner are 2 50.
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Williamson County Mental Health Association
Farris Steak House
Johnston City
R. C. Steck
Southern Illinois
Illinois Department of Mental Health
Anna State Hospital
Steck
Teck
Mrs. Marlene Lindsey Rites Set in Marion
Mrs. Marlene Lindsey 26 of Oak Park formerly Paul ton died at Cook County Hospital from peritonitis after a ruptured appendix. Born Williamson County Oct 11 1939 she was daughter of Wayman and Alma Bratten Graves. She is survived by Everett Lindsey husband children Everett Jr Jimmy Kimberly her parents and sisters Mrs Norman Hinckle ton Johnston City and Mrs Barbara Stucker Valparaiso Ind. Services 1:30 p.m. Tuesday Mitchell Funeral Home Marion officiated by Rev Cecil Gibbons and Rev James Swafford. Burial Zion Cemetery near Ozark. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today.
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Marlene Lindsey
Oak Park
Paulton
Cook County Hospital
Williamson County
Wayman
Alma Bratten Graves
Everett Lindsey
Lindsey
Everett Jr
Jimmy
Kimberly
Norman Hinckle
Johnston City
Barbara Stucker
Valparaiso
Ind
Mitchell Funeral Home
Marion
Cecil Gibbons
James Swafford
Zion Cemetery
Ozark
Poverty War Programs Seek More Information for Carbondale Plans
The regional Office of Economic Opportunity in Chicago asks Carbondale agencies to provide more information on two federal grant proposals worth 63170 for a child day care center and a job development center. A 7 20 p m Friday meeting at Carbondale City Hall invites county participation while aiming to file a Head Start project by year end. The Carbondale Human Relations Commission backs the job center and the Carbondale Commission for Economic Opportunity backs the day care and Head Start efforts.
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Office of Economic Opportunity
Chicago
Carbondale
David Moore
Jackson County Coordinating Agency For the War On Poverty
Carbondale City Hall
Moore
Carbondale Human Relations Commission
Carbondale Commission For Economic Opportunity
Roy Jasper Boyd Dies at 64 in Jonesboro
Roy Jasper Boyd 64 of Jonesboro carpenters union member and First Baptist Church died Saturday at Doctors Hospital Carbondale after a long illness. Born December 5 1901 in Union County he married Imogene Byrd January 12 1924. He leaves a wife four daughters a son a brother and seven grandchildren. Services at Norris and Son Chapel Tuesday 2 p m with burial in Jonesboro Cemetery.
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Roy Jasper Boyd
Jonesboro
Doctor’s Hospital
Carbondale
Union County
Charles
Daisy Brooks Boyd
Imogene Byrd
Mounds
Boyd
Carpenters’ Union
Anna
First Baptist Church
Earlene Sauerbrunn
Seaford
Del
Dorothy Ann Kelley
Pauline Bauer
Richard
James
Indianapolis
Ind
Norris and Son
H. P. Venear
Jonesboro Cemetery
James H. Lamer 56 of Globe dies after long illness
James Herbert Lamer, 56, of Globe Arizona, died Friday at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born November 27, 1909, in East St. Louis to Herbert and Lena Blankenship Lamer. Survived by his mother in Webster Groves Missouri and two sisters Virginia Mills Webster Groves and Dorothy Marsden Hillsboro. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Broadway McCarty Funeral Home Cobden with Rev. Donald Wideman of St Louis officiating. Burial in Cobden Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today.
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James Herbert Lamer
Globe, Ariz
East St. Louis
Herbert
Lena Blankenship Lamer
Webster Groves
Virginia Mills
Dorothy Marsden
Hillsboro
Broadway- McCarty
Cobden
Donald Wideman
Kroger Store Schedules Updated for Mardale Center
The Kroger store in Mardale Shopping Center will be open 9 a m to 9 p m Monday through Saturday and 10 a m to 7 p m on Sundays. The hours were listed incorrectly in Sunday's Southern Illinois edition.
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Kroger
Mardale
Charles Franklin Dies at 85 in Marion
Charles Franklin 85 of 302% W Main St Marion died at 7 40 am today in Creal Springs Nursing Home He leaves a son Earl of Marion Mitchell Funeral Home Marion is in charge of arrangements.
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Charles Franklin
Main St
Marion
Creal Springs
Earl of Marion
Mitchell Funeral Home
Police Briefs from Chester and Sparta
Chester report records Thomas Buretta fined $20 for speeding. Sparta entry notes Ervin W. Jones fined for unspecified offense.
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Chester
Thomas Buretta
Sparta
Ervin W. Jones
Southern Illinoisan Publisher and Mailing Details
The Southern Illinoisan operates Sundays and daily except Saturdays and holidays from Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro offices. It notes its status as successor to several local papers and credits the Associated Press for local and AP dispatch republications.
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Southern Illinoisan
North Illinois Corporation
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
Walnut Street
Murphysboro
Illinois
Southern Illinoiisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
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Carl Worthen
Hhlscore
Zeigler
Russell Martin Jr
Lee Berry Jones
Good Samaritan Hospital
Larry Fox
Snider Hill Road
William Paden
Clinton
S.C
Norma Sanders
Joseph Racey
Philip Smith
Crab Orchard Lake
Mirl Sheaffer
Stone Funeral Home
Charles Donahue
Denning Cemetery
W. C. McGregor, M. D
Chicago, Ill
LaClede Hotel
Murphysboro, Ill
Nature
Brown
Tommy Davis
Carbondale, Ill
Arizona
Pete Epps
Epps Motors
Hwy
East
Volkswagen
Murdock
Murdale Shopping Center
Carbondale, Ilineis
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