Marion coroner Samuel H. Simmons dies at 80
Samuel Houston Simmons 80 longtime Williamson County coroner since 1944 died at 12 51 a m in Marion Memorial Hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage complicated by double pneumonia He leaves a wife six children nine grandchildren and one great grandchild services are Sunday at Mitchell Funeral Home with Cana Cemetery burial A board member said six have applied for the vacancy and no appointment date is set.
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Samuel Houston Simmons
S. Court St
Marion
Williamson County
Marion Memorial Hospital
Simmons
Tunnel Hill
Tunnel Hill Central School
Lee Kelley
Hubert
Manchester
Iowa
Thomas Lynn
Lake Zurich
Donald
Chicago
Aston Travillion
Dora Sutton
Allin
Latter Day Saints Church
Mitchell Funeral
Cana
Goreville
Wilhoit Rites Held For Murphysboro Woman
Private funeral services were held for Mrs. Bessie Wilhoit 63 of Murphysboro who died suddenly Tuesday Burial was in Tower Grove Cemetery She was born in Murphysboro and lived there most of her life She was married to Raymond Wilhoit who died in 1953 She is survived by daughter Mrs Marguerite Munson of Fort Campbell Kentucky son Capt John Loy of Fort Belvoir Virginia six grandchildren and siblings Mrs Joe King and James Hamson of Murphysboro
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Bessie Wilhoit
Tower Grove
Joe King
James Hamson
Murphysboro
Pannell Faces Special Grand Jury Request in Dongola Shooting
Union County State's Atty John Paul Davis asked Circuit Judge Clarence Wright to convene a special grand jury to seek a murder indictment against Bevie Parnell of Dongola. Parnell, 59, is jailed in Anna without bond for fatally shooting Andy Littleton and wounding his wife on November 21. The shootings left Littleton with a head wound and hospital treatment ongoing.
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Union County
Atty
John Paul Davis
Clarence Wright
Bevie Pannell
Dongola
Davis
Wright
Ross Reynolds
Reynolds
Parnell
Anna
Andy Littleton
Littleton
Union County Hospital
Mines Working Saturday Freeman Old Ben Orient Not Working
Miners report activity Saturday at Freeman 4 Old Ben 9 Old Ben 14 Orient 2 Orient 3 Buckhorn Old Ben 22 Fidelity New Kathleen Pyramid Truax Traer No. 2 No Report.
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Freeman
Old Ben
Orient
Fidelity
Truax-Traer No
Alleged $50,000 Fraud Reported in London Case
A federal trial in Kentucky centers on Kenneth Close and his brother Robert accused of taking $50,000 to London airport to swap for supposed $100,000 in large bills but receiving newspaper clippings. Witness James Minnex of Piedmont Airlines testified he reported the incident to police. The group faced conspiracy and fraud charges related to a Mississippi man in slot machine dealings.
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London-Corbin
Toledo
Ohio
James Minnex
Piedmont Airlines
Kenneth Close
Robert
Charles Paul
Rocky) Rothschild
Mounds
Close
Mississippi
Simpson Bryan Cross
Clennie Joe Buchanan
Jackson, Miss
Jack Hutchinson
Louisyt
George Henson
Lon
Carbondale Chamber Seeks Hall Successor
The Carbondale Chamber is screening applicants for the executive secretary post left vacant by Matt Hall who resigned December 31 to take a job with Southern Illinois. President William Tudor reports several candidates have applied and he has notified the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. Hall served about five years as secretary.
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Carbondale Chamber of Is
Chamber
William Tudor
Tudor
Matt Hall
Hall
Southern Illinois
Chicago
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Illinois 7
Ition
Thaenen
Election Set On Union Vote In Murphysboro
An NLRB hearing in St Louis led to a union election at Brown Shoe Co in Murphysboro for over 600 employees on December 28. CIO petitioners and Brown Shoe reps presented their cases with local union officials and NLRB staff in attendance.
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Murphysboro
Brown Shoe Co
National Labor Relations Board
St. Louis
CIO
Dist
United Mine Workers of America
Gene
Beckmeyer Pushes Call for Korean War Bonus Session
Springfield lawmakers study a Korean War veteran bonus and may need a special session. Rep. C. R. Beckmeyer notes a 1957 regular session would delay a statewide referendum until 1958. Commission estimates cost between 85 and 100 million dollars.
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C. R. Beckmeyer
Nashville
Beckmeyer
Gas main leak frees several area cities from supply
Victims of a gas main leak cut off supply to multiple cities including Hermann. Some of Hermann’s bread and pies were ruined but a rush to the icebox saved part of the raw material for baked goods.
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Hermann
Frank Hermann
Gas main breaks near Marion disrupts four towns
A 6 inch main of the Illinois Electric and Gas Co. broke west of Scottsboro near Marion at 7 05 am halting gas to Herrin Carterville part of Carbondale and Murphysboro. Repair completed by 10 am but full service restoration timed for the day. Authorities blamed extreme cold and ground freezing. Allen Industries and the International Staple and Machine Co in Herrin were not affected as they use bottle gas.
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Illinois Electric and Gas Co
Scottsboro
Marion
Herrin
Carterville
Carbondale
Murphysbroro
Murphysboro
Hertin
Allen Industries
International Staple and Machine Co
Modern Laundry Plans Yule Party and Activities
Modern Launderers and Cleaners owner Joseph S. Coughlin announces a Christmas party for 56 employees and spouses in the Ly-Mar Hotel gold room in Herrin Thursday night. The Modern Laundry Booster club sang carols at area orphanages and rest homes Thursday. The club will gift fruit baskets and hold its annual covered dish party at the plant Monday night.
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Ly-Mar
Herrin
Joseph S. Coughlin
Modern Laundry Booster Club
Postal workers face daily parcel post surge in Carbondale
Gene Chamness, a Carbondale post office employee, tosses a bag of parcel post toward a sack pile at 8 30 p m as outbound mail awaits the next rush. More than 4000 parcel post items and over 200 900 letters move through Carbondale daily.
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Gene Chamness
Carbondale
Ture
Egyptian Lines Announces New 75000 Sq Ft Herrin Truck Terminal
Clell Hindman and Meredith Wyatt of Egyptian Lines Inc announce a 75000 square foot concrete and steel truck terminal to be built between 30th and 31st streets south of Herrin Corp road. The facility will have 20 loading doors, a 1600 square foot office, and a parking area on the current lot. The firm, with 41 employees and about $5000 weekly payroll, hopes to move by March 1 after weather breaks.
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Herrin
Clell Hindman
Meredith Wyatt
Egyptian Lines, Inc
N. Park Ave
Wyatt
30Th
31St Streets
Herrin Corp
George H. Anderson
Comore Wyatt
Chicago
Final Holiday Program Set in Murphysboro
Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce announces final holiday activities. Santa Claus will arrive on the city fire engine at 6 p.m. and appear downtown Friday 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Christmas carols will be broadcast from the Elks Lodge balcony and stores will stay open until 8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and until 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
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Santa Claus
Murphysboro
Huffman
Elks Lodge
Chamber of Commerce
80 Vets Join Marion Group
More than 80 charter members joined the Marion Barracks of Veterans of World War I at a charter meeting Thursday night in the Marion Hod Carriers hall. Officers installed included Guy Jones commander Roscoe Johns senior vice commander Lloyd Edwards junior vice commander Aud Moore judge advocate Bill Cable chaplain G. E. McNary quartermaster Horace McNeely adjutant Herman Graves trustees Lewis Brake and Floyd Cornwell. National junior vice commander spoke on objectives to aid veterans widows and orphans secure federal pensions and hospital care in Veterans Administration facilities. The Marion will meet the first Tuesday a month.
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Marion Barracks
Marion
Area Youth Enlists at Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Thomas LeRoy Bastien, 17, son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Bastien of 436 Murphy St Murphysboro is in recruit training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center according to word received today by Recruiter Joe Aleksick.
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Thomas LeRoy Bastien
Alfred Bastien
Murphy St
Murphysboro
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Joe Aleksick
Minor damage in Carbondale fires reported
Only slight damage was reported in two Carbondale fires on Thursday morning. Firemen said a wall caught fire from a stove pipe at 413 S. Graham and a trash fire was extinguished at the Illinois Brokerage store on S. Illinois Avenue.
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Carbondale
S. Graham
Illinois Brokerage
S. Illinois Avenue
Carbondale Wreck Involves Front Leach And Carterville Cars
A Thursday collision on Illinois Avenue in Carbondale damaged three cars driven by Front Leach Carterville and John M Shep Chicago. Estimated damage totals 150 dollars. No injuries reported by Carbondale police.
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Front Leach
Rt. 1
Carterville
John M. Sheppe
Chicago
Illinois Avenue
Carbondale
Paper Collection by Sea Scouts in Carbondale
Sea Scouts of Ship 37 plan a paper drive in Carbondale on Saturday starting at 1 p m. Nine scouts will load three trucks to collect paper left on curbstones for pickup.
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Sea Scouts of Ship 37
Carbondale
State office relieves Jackson candidate Gale Williams
Gale Williams, Murphysboro resident seeking the Republican nomination for Jackson County coroner, was relieved this week from duties as a state license investigator. He will remain on the department payroll through Dec 24 for vacation pay. Williams had requested a leave of absence to campaign before the April primary.
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Gale Williams
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Williams
Santa Claus Day comes to Carbondale this Saturday
A mechanized Santa on a fire truck visits Carbondale on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Community Center. About 1,200 area children are expected from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to receive a toy, candy, and an orange, as part of the annual Christmas program sponsored by the Carbondale Clotlinea.
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Santa Claus
Carbondale
Don Lemasters
Lemasters
New Rulings Meeting On Unemployment Benefits Jan 11
An Illinois unemployment compensation update will be explained to employers and officials at a January 11 meeting in Herrin's Ly-Mar Hotel Gold Room. Speakers Samuel C Bernstein and Mischa Rubin will discuss changes in benefit and base years with a Q A session following. Dinner precedes talks at 6 30 p m with attendance open to businessmen Chambers of Commerce and union officials.
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Ly-Mar
Herrin
Samuel C. Bernstein
Illinois Dept. of Lebor
Mischa Rubin
Ed Aken
Illinois State Employment Service Office
Chambers of Commerce
Southern Illinois, Inc
Aken
Flue Fire Damages Home in Bush
A flue fire at the Bush residence of Tom Donaldson was fought by Hurst firefighters at 1 am. The living room sustained about 150 dollars in damage, but the family returned home after the event. Fire Chief Eugene Shafer provided the report.
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Bush
Hurst
Tom Donaldson
Eugene Shafer
Williamson Falls From Top In State Coal Production
Fulton County led state coal output with 562 040 tons from 15 mines in November while Williamson slipped to fourth place after a 69 000 ton drop from October. Christian County held second with 549 332 tons. Franklin led Southern Illinois with 500 880 tons. Total state production reached 4 202 517 tons from 137 mines employing 11 465 miners.
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Fulton County
Williamson
Fulton
Christian County
Franklin
Illinois
Perry
Perry County
Tig
Will County
Santa Appears in Creal Springs at Hardware Store
Santa Claus made his first appearance this year in Creal Springs today. He appeared at the Moroni Hardware store at 1 p.m. and will remain there until 8 p.m.
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Santa Claus
Creal Springs
Moroni Hardware
School Official urges tax collection improvements in Williamson County
Russell Emery the Williamson County superintendent of schools asked the Southern Illinois Mayors Association for help to force payment of personal property taxes. He said only 70 percent of taxes are collected this year, causing revenue losses that hinder relieving bonded indebtedness. He cited Herrin districts receiving per $100 collected and noted delinquent lists published this year for the first time since 1937. No action was taken.
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Russell Emery
Williamson County
Southern Illinois Mayors Assn
Emery
Herrin
Schoo
Franklin
Perry
Mayors Association
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