SIU Roommates Death Referred To Grand Jury
Jackson County coroner's jury urged holding Fred Sinroll for grand jury action in the shotgun killing of his SIU roommate Robert Batura. Eyewitnesses described the 12 gauge gun discharge during a prank gone wrong in a Carbondale room on 713 S Illinois Ave. The inquest noted Sinroll declined to testify citing constitutional rights. grand jury convenes Jan 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Fred Sinroll
Robert Batura
Southern Illinois University
S. Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Batura
Danvers
Mass
SIU
Sinroll
Sterling
Murphysboro
Gale Williams
Fletcher Lewis
Frank Sinroll
William Ridgeway
Fred Sinrol
John Abramovitch
Haverhill
Henry Hillman
Park Ridge
Ill
Abramovitch
Ed Knowles
Massachusetts
Fred
Hillman
Singoll
Simron
Henry Hale
Carbondale Asst
Dennis Perry
Howard
Joe van Natta
Ridgeway
SIU Reviews Central Armory Plan After Student Death
SIU officials study a central armory for firearms owned by students who hunt as they weigh policy changes following the death of football letterman Robert Batura. Asst. Dean Robert Etheridge notes current rules apply only in dorms and cites enforcement limits for off campus housing. The shooting involved Batura and roommate Fred Sinroll after a prank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Robert Etheridge
Robert Batura
Etheridge
Central Armory
Batura
Fred Sinroll
Sinroll
Gunner's Mate Gordon L Brown Receives Good Conduct Medal
Gordon L Brown chief gunner’s mate USN and son of Edith Brown of Herrin was awarded the Good Conduct Medal while serving aboard the Atlantic Fleet docking ship USS Fort Mandan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon L. Brown
USN
Edith Brown
S. 25Th St
Herrin
Atlantic Fleet
Fort Mandan
Preliminary hearing set for Sinroll in Carbondale case
The jury included Ed Knowles from Elkville and Kenneth Eberle of Murphysboro with Roy Bain Carbondale police chief among jurors. A preliminary hearing for Sinroll was scheduled for 1 p.m. today in Carbondale Police Magistrate Roy Hall's court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Knowles
Elkville
Kenneth Eberle
Murphysboro
Roy Bain
Carbondale
Marvin Muckelroy
Ike Brandon
Sinroll
Trap Happy Duck Caught Fourth Year at Refuge
Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge reports a banded male duck captured for the fourth year running. Refuge Manager Harry Stiles notes the bird was first banded in 1954 and has consistently returned each year, prompting officials to consider the nickname Old Reliable or lud as. The bird is known for leading other waterfowl into the corn baited trap.
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Crab Orchard Wildlife
Harry Stiles
Ludas
New Route Threatens 148 Extension Sparks Lick Creek Meeting
A mass meeting at Lick Creek school east of Anna discussed a new proposal to extend Rt. 148 southeast from Ordill toward Pulley's Mill on Rt. 37 south of Marion, which critics say would end hopes for Dongola. Over 100 residents signed petitions backing the Dongola extension.
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Lick Creek
Anna
A. D. Morgan
Dongola
Morgan
Ordill
Pulley’s Mill
Rt. 37
Marion
Herrin
Union County
Rt. 13
Orcill
Illinois
Henry Horner
Adlai Stevenson
William Stratton
Mount Pleasant
Springfield
Williamson
Union Counties
Ray Hubbs
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
Goffrey Hughes
Southern Illinois, Inc
Hughes
Clyde Choate
Paul Powell
Vienna
Chester Woman Dies at 60 in Chester Hospital
Jeanne Colvis 60 of Route 1 Chester died this morning at Chester Hospital born in Chaumont sur Tharone France January 26 1896 She was a member of St Marys Catholic Church and Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality She leaves a son Louis Jr of St Louis two daughters Therese Summers Chester and Paulette Leadbetter Walsh and 11 grandchildren Services at 9 am Monday in St Marys Catholic Church Chester with Rev A B Lehmen officiating Burial in church cemetery Friends may call Welge Funeral Home after 3 pm Saturday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne Colvis
Rt. 1
Chester
Chaumont-sur- Tharone
France
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality
Louis Jr
St. Louis
Therese Summers
Paulette Leadbetter
Walsh
A. B. Lehmen
Church
Welge Funeral Home
Mrs Absher Dies at West Frankfort
Mrs Dillie Absher, 69, died suddenly Thursday night at her home in West Frankfort. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Friends may call at Walker Funeral Home in West Frankfort after noon Saturday.
Carbondale Jaycees Jaycettes Announce Christmas Party
The Carbondale Jaycees and Jaycettes will hold their annual joint Christmas party this Saturday night at 7 pm. The event will take place at the Jackson County Country Club, announced Jaycees President Larry Doyle.
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Carbondale Jaycees
Jaycettes
Jaycees
Larry Doyle
Jackson County Country Club
Mines Not Working Saturday Report Listing Sites
A terse notice lists several mining sites with no work scheduled for Saturday. The entries include Old Ben numbers 9 14 and 22 along with Briquet Plant Orient Buch om Zeigler Freeman Fidelity Kathleen Pyramid Truax Tract No 2 Burning Star No 1 and note no report available for some locations. Specific activity details or dates are not provided beyond the Saturday work halt.
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Ben
Orient
Buch Om Zeigler
Freeman
Fidelity
Kathleen Pyramid Truax-Tract
Burning Star
Carbondale Ag Class May Have Own Crop Field
Carbondale District 165 high school board rejects farmer proposal to rent and plant crops on five acres across Smith street from CCHS athletic field. Members oppose corn or similar crops citing reduced future use, but consider alfalfa or pasture crop as a potential agriculture class project.
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Carbondale
Smith Street
CCHS
Kunce Heads Group For The Retarded
Judge Peyton Kunce was elected president of the Egyptian Association for Mentally Retarded Children at the Du Quoin annual meeting. W. A. Howell and Ewald Pyle were named vice presidents with other officers named. funds raised amount to 4200 dollars for Southern Illinois 1957 camping program. Next meeting set for January 10 at Lincoln School in Murphysboro.
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Jackson County
Peyton Kunce
Illinois County and Probate Judges Assn
Chicago
Kunce
Cook County
Illinois
Lincoln
Dixon
Southern Illinois
Association
Howell
Pyle
Lincoln School
Murphysboro
Jamison Graduates From Signal School Course
Pvt. James A. Jamison son of Mr and Mrs James A Jamison of 110 S Fourth St Murphysboro graduated from the lineman course at the Army Southeast Signal School Fort Gordon Ga.
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James A. Jamison
S. Fourth St
Murphysboro
Army
Southeastern Signal School
Fort Gordon
District 165 Board Rejects Janitors Union Recognition
Carbondale District 165 High School Board voted unanimously in executive session to not recognize Local 316 Building Service Employees as the bargaining agent for custodians. The labor group had sought recognition and a wage hike, but the board tabled the matter for study after reviewing area wage comparisons and pending legal review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale District 165
N. A. Rosan
Building Service
Supply Clerk Pvt Thomas D Schwartz Graduates at Fort Knox
Supply Clerk Pvt Thomas D Schwartz son of Mr and Mrs Walker Schwartz of Rt 1 Makanda completed a supply clerk course at the Army General Supply School Fort Knox Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas D. Schwartz
Walker Schwartz
Rt. 1
Makanda
Army’s General Supply School
Fort Knox
Prowler Reported in Carbondale Neighborhood
Carbondale police investigated a prowler report in the 400 block of South Poplar Street Thursday night. No suspect was found.
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Carbondale
South Poplar Street
Murphysboro students collect clothes for Hungary aid
Joan Boatman Jama Brantley and Eddie Fisher of Murphysboro High School package donated garments for shipment to Hungary. The drive at the school gathered clothing to help needy Hungarian children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Boatman
Jama Brantley
Eddie Fisher
Murphysboro High School
Hungary
Two Small Fires Hit Marion Causing Minor Damage
Two fires in Marion caused slight damage Thursday. A tool shed at Odd Fellows Cemetery caught fire at noon damaging the roof interior. A pile of junked refrigerators at Biggs Iron and Metal Works 603 North Monroe Street burned at 8 40 p m confined to the scrap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Biggs Iron and Metal Works
N. Monroe St
Improvements For Science Classrooms At Car bondale High
District 165 High School Board approved a revamping program for Carbondale Community High School science spaces after a report by H. E. Perkins and W. G. Hoover. Perkins urged four student tables, new lighting, exhaust, heating, disposal unit, and safety upgrades. Hoover called for two added tables and a fume hood plus a safer demonstration room and guard rail for north classroom windows. The project aims to improve biology and chemistry physics labs with better space and equipment, estimated at about 8500 dollars plus labor.
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Carbondale Community High School
District 165 High School
H. E. Perkins
W. G. Hoover
Perkins
Hoover
Citizens Back New Bank For De Soto
De Soto residents pledged 50000 dollars to buy the stock of Alban State Bank after its liquidation. Attorney Haynes Reese led the effort with about 30 local citizens, aiming to keep a local bank in operation at the current location while new quarters are arranged.
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de Soto
Jackson County
Alban State Bank
Haynes Reese
Carbondale
Reese
National Stock Yards National Bank
Promoted Richard Booth to boilerman third class USN
Richard I Booth son of Irvin Booth of Rushville was promoted to boilerman third class in the United States Navy while serving aboard the battleship USS New Jersey.
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Richard I. Booth
Irvin Booth
Rushville
USN
New Jersey
School lab upgrade eyed to fix safety issues
Board members discussed improving a school room with better lighting plaster repairs and new lab equipment. Hoover estimated materials at about 11000 with Perkins adding 20000 in materials. Labor would cost around 5000 more. Improvements would proceed as funds permit.
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Hoover
Perkins
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Williams
Robert
Armory Proposed
SIU Firearms Plan
Duck
Carbondale Ag
Arthur Albon Jr
Albon State Bank
George N. Albon Sr
Albon
Ben Harrison
Prowler Reported
Citizens Back New Bank
Arthur Alben Jr
Alben
Jim West
Southwestern Illinois Supply Co
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