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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1961
Page
15
Policyholders find help with claims wherever they drive in this notice listing a local State Farm agent. Dulphi H Bush is named with phone GL 7 4108 and location Carbondale.
Two traffic accidents in Southern Illinois left no serious injuries. Emil Philipack, 56, and passenger Emely Carpenter, 23, escaped harm when his truck overturned on Rt. 18 near Coulterville after a wheel fell off. A separate collision on Rt. 146 near Simpson involved Harry Schuer Mann, 59, and Ross Long, 59, with minor damage reported.
A public hearing approved by Browning Franklin, school official, sets February 3 as the election date for consolidating Royalton and Zeigler districts into a single unit. The plan requires 200 signers from three-fourths of districts and would create a new unit with valuation of 6,762,766 and 850 students. If approved, a new board of education would be elected to govern the unit.
Emil Krump 75 of 906 N High land Marion died at home at 2 15 p m Thursday after three years ill health He was born March 92 1886 in St Clair county son of Fritz and Kattie Krump He married Lizzie Schafale in Marion Sept 22 1912 He worked for Schafale Brothers Implement Co later at Sangamo Electric Co retired 1988 He was a United Church of Christ member Survived by wife a son Mellyin Harrisburg a daughter Geneva Evans Marion a half brother Carlos Krump Overland Mo a half sister Lizzie Frien Overland Mo three grandchildren three great grandchildren Funeral at 3 p m Sunday Wilson Funeral Home Rev Everett Lynch officiating Burial Rose Hill Cemetery Friends may call Assigned to Training Pvt John A McNeal Zeigler is at Fort Chaffee Ark for eight weeks basic training His wife Barbara lives at 212 N Main Zeigler
Kenneth M Hill 45 of 213 West McDonald Marion died at 11 am Thursday in Veterans Hospital Marion He was admitted Sept 5 readmitted Nov 2 born March 25 1916 Williamson County son of John and Martha Grisham Hill married Janette Purnell Tripp in 1935 served in South Pacific World War II 1941 to 1945 member of Paint ers Union Local 431 American Legion Post 147 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Heyde Pillow Post 1304 survived by wife father Johnston City stepson Lawrence Tripp Johnston City brothers Lucian and James Marion Lester Marion sister Ethel Ma Jones Waukegan half brothers Warble Barnett Delbert Barnett Marion half sisters Lucille Simmons Marion Notra Ferguson Newark N J three step grandchildren funeral 1 pm Sunday Wilson Funeral Home officiated by Rev J D Pett Carty burial details not shown callers may visit the funeral home
A public sale is scheduled Saturday to dispose of machinery and equipment for Dean Mc Mullin near Rt 3 one mile west of Sand Ridge in Jackson County. Auctioneers H B Vancil and C J Bollinger will oversee the event starting at 9 20 a m. The sale includes 32 mixed steers, 20 farm machines including three tractors, and a complete line of shop tools.
A fragmented report notes students will be transported and polls at the school run from noon to 7 pm. The readable portions reference attendance figures and a schedule for the day.
Scattered readable words mention a trooper and individuals Thompson and Rieh, with unclear context around a location near Rumby State. The fragmentary text provides no coherent events or dates to define a fuller item.
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