Six Boxcars Derailment Blocks GM&O Track Near Jonesboro
Six boxcars derailed near Jonesboro on the Gulf Mobile & Ohio line four miles south of town Friday night blocking a single track. Debris cleared and track replacement finished by Monday morning. Two cars carried meat, two wheat, and two new cars and trucks. no injuries reported.
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Gulf Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Jonesboro
Jones McGraw
Gm&o
Murphysboro
C. A. Payne
Morris to Speak at Shawnee Meet in Vienna
Dr. D W Morris president of Southern Illinois University will discuss the university activities toward a regional tourist industry at a Shawnee Hills Recreation Association meeting tonight in Vienna. The group formed by six southeastern counties plans to boost tourist development and will present its new constitution and by laws along with project and membership reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Morris
Southern Illinois University
Vienna
Shawnee Hills Recreation Assn
American Legion
Marion Board Seeks Bids for 300 Parking Meters
The Marion Parking Commission will take bids tonight at City Hall for 300 parking meters. Off street parking work starts December 26 with a $43,309 contract awarded in November to Thomas Harris of Marion. Harris will start on all four lots, totaling space for 246 cars.
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Marion
Four Injured In Two Williamson County Auto Accidents
Four people were injured in two area crashes near Carbondale early Sunday. Norman Brown and John Jackson remained in fair condition with facial injuries, while Robert Shoffer suffered head and chest injuries and was released after treatment. The first crash occurred at 4 15 a m on Route 13 near Cambria Cross Road. In a second crash at 2 30 a m Edward Bigelow reported being forced off the road on a Williamson County road between Herrin and Route 37. police said he was not seriously hurt and did not require hospital care.
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Williamson County
Doctors Hospital
Carbondale
Norman Eugene Brown
Rt. 2
John W. Jackson
E. Walnut St
Brown
Jackson
Rt. 13
Cambria Crossroad
Edward L. Bigelow
Monroe St
Bigelow
Herrin
Rt. 37
Carbondale Hospital
Thomas School to Present Christmas Program
Pupils from Thomas School Carbondale will present a Christmas program in the school auditorium at 7 30 p m Thursday The event features a play by the kin first and second grades and a pageant by the upper grades.
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Thomas School
Carbondale
Marion
Creal Springs
Pittsburg
George Ashley
James Young
Troy Sims
Food Infection Report Studied
Jackson County Health Department investigates a food infection case after 47 of 78 diners at Jackson County Club on December 8 fall ill. Health officers await lab results from Chicago and review foods beyond steak, including turkey and dressing, to identify the cause.
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Jackson County Health Department
Murphysboro
Jackson Country Club
R. F. Sondag
Southern Illinois University Vocational Technical Institute
Murphysboro High School Band Concert Tonight
Murphysboro Township High School band and Meistersingers present a Christmas selections concert at 8 pm in the high school auditorium. Admission 50 and 25 cents, proceeds fund new instruments. Director William Etherington notes seasonal pieces and plans for spring contests without a trip this year.
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Murphysboro Township
Meistersingers
William Etherington
Wetherington
Carbondale Firemen Respond to Two Alarms
A bucket of hot ashes and an outside toilet caused two fire alarms in Carbondale Sunday. The ashes prompted a scare at Louis Petroff’s home while smoke filled the basement. firefighters arrived at 1 p.m. and extinguished the blaze. They also put out the burning toilet at J Howard’s home, 401 Larch Street, at 5:30 p.m.
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Carbondale
Louis Petroff
Southern Illinois University
The Joke's On Thieves Wire Is Not Metal
Jackson County authorities in Murphysboro recovered a reel of plastic coated telephone cable near Makanda after it was stolen near Southern Illinois University last week. The thieves sought metal in the cable but discarded it when they found no valuable lead or copper.
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Jackson County
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois University
Makanda
New Charge Filed In Raid At Frog City Club
Alexander County State's Attorney Michael O'Shea filed charges in Cairo court after a state police raid on the Frog City Club Inc. A. W. Dansom of Cairo faced gaming related charges while Elmer Terrell of Mounds was charged with operating a gaming device. Hearing set for January 14 with both men free on $100 bonds. Officers were told to file the club's charter with the circuit clerk. The incorporation charter reportedly was never filed.
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Sone
Alexander County
Cairo
A. W. Dansom
Frog City Club, Inc
Michael O'Shea
Ransom
Elmer Terrell
Mounds
O'Shea
Frog City Club
Circuit Clerk’s
Funeral Wednesday for Chicago Woman Tutkus 57
Funeral services for Kathryn Tutkus aged 57 of Chicago are set for 9 a.m. Wednesday at St Marys Church of Herrin with Msgr. Robert deGasperi officiating. Burial will follow in St Carlo Cemetery. She died in Chicago early Saturday and leaves siblings William Tutkus Herrin Eva Tutkus Chicago and Ann Rimkus Falls Church. Rosary will be recited at 7 15 p.m. Tuesday at Johnson Funeral Home Herrin.
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Kathryn Tutkus
Chicago
St. Mary’s Church of
Herrin
Msgr
Robert deGasperi
St. Carlo Cemetery
Scranton
Miss Tutkus
William Tutkus
Eva Tutkus
Ann Rimkus
Falls Church
Johnson Funeral Home
Shovels Fly Over School Furnace Duties
Royalton police reported two janitors Tim Trigg and Johnnie Jones engaged in a shovel swinging brawl over furnace lighting duties at the school. One man received a stitched arm wound and the other a cut above the eye. A special school board meeting is planned for Tuesday night.
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Royalton School
Tim Trigg
Johnnie Jones
Royalton
Bond Rate Disputed by Murphysboro Officials
Murphysboro officials challenged a 5.75 percent bond rate cited by Ern est Bell of Barcus Kindred & Co for a proposed sewage project. Mayor Joe Williams stressed no rate has been set and the plan remains in preliminary survey with costs undetermined. The council hired a fiscal agent to secure best possible terms amid an inflated bond market.
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Murphysboro
Ernest E. Bell
Barcus, Kindred & Co
Chicago
Herrin
Bell
Herrin Council
Joe Williams
Williams
Willaims
Brokerage Employees Attend Firm's Christmas Party
An Illinois Brokerage Company event in St Louis Missouri includes a dinner and talks by executives. Mrs Lucille Reffner from Overland gives a lecture on shoplifting. Twenty two employees work at the Herrin and Carbondale stores.
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Ilinois Brokerage
Hotel
Sheraton-Jefferson
St. Louis
Lucille Reffner
Overland
Herrin
Carbondale
Police Briefs from Marion Herrin and Murphysboro
Marion resident Bill Buckner fined 15 dollars plus costs for intoxication by Police Magistrate L B Long. In Herrin Bobby Joe Pippin fined 15 dollars plus costs for intoxication by Police Magistrate Earl May. In Murphysboro Montha Henry of 635 North 16th Street fined 17 dollars including costs in Murphysboro Police Court for disturbing the peace.
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Marion
Bill Buckner
L B. Long
Herrin
Pippin
Bobby Joe
Earl May
Murphysboro
Henry
Montha
16Th St
Burglary at Dolph Waters Grocery in Creal Springs
Burglars pried open the front door of Dolph Waters Grocery in Creal Springs Sunday night and stole about $10 in cigarettes and coffee. Marshal Jack Parker reported no other items disturbed.
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Dolph Waters
Creal Springs
Jack Parker
Shurtleff College Closing Up For SIU Talks
The Southern Illinois University Board considers leasing Shurtleff College in Alton with option to buy after the Shurtleff trustees voted to close the 130 year old institution. SIU plans include a possible residence center and expansion in the two county area amid debates with the University of Illinois.
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Shurtleff
Board UK
SIU
Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
Shurtleff College
Alton
Shurtlef College
Delyte W. Morris
St. Clair-Madison County
Southwestern Council On Higher Education
STU
Martin W. Swain
Shurlieff Board
Church
The
American Baptist Convention
University of Illinois
Signals on Park Avenue Blink Then Stop in Herrin
Park Avenue traffic signals at Monroe Street began blinking Saturday night and failed to start due to rewiring issues, state approval delays, and a control mechanism bug. Police shut them off before major confusion arose.
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Herrin
Park Avenue
Monroe Street
Hardin County Woman Killed In Auto Mishap
A 26 year old Hardin County woman, Irma B. Sevier of Hicks Branch near Herod, died Saturday when her car struck a post and overturned on Route 34 seven miles south of Harrisburg. The Saline County sheriff said she apparently lost control, the car veered onto the road, hit a guard rail post, and overturned in the highway center. She was pinned beneath the wreckage with no witnesses. She leaves her husband Billy and an eight year old son and funeral services were held today.
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Hardin County
Rt. 34
Harrisburg
Irma B. Sevier
Hicks Branch
Herod
Saline County Sheriff's Office
Crash Claims Two Du Quoin Men Near Pana
A Saturday night Route 5 crash near Oconee killed Marvin Stroud 24 and his brother Lyle 39 of Du Quoin. Walter Cook 37, another passenger, remains seriously ill in Huber Memorial Hospital. The trio rode behind Charles Gatewood of Herrick whose turnoff caused the wreck.
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Oconee
du Quoin
Marvin Stroud
Huber Memorial Hospital
Pana
Lyle
Walter Cook
Strouds
DuQuoin
Charles Gatewood
Herrick
Gatewood
Two Marion Fires Cause Little Damage
Marion firemen answered two alarms Sunday. A stovepipe fell at Genevieve James's home at 605 S. Vicksburg St. causing smoke and minimal damage. A flue fire at Newsome Hudgens's home at 1205 W. Goodall St. produced only slight damage.
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Marion
Genevieve James
S. Vicksburg St
Newsome Hudgens
W. Goodall St
Supreme Court Nomination Quietly Gains Bipartisan Support
Byron O. House, Nashville attorney, faces a possible Democratic backing as Republicans in 17 southern Illinois counties endorse his bid for a First Supreme Court seat in a Feb. 25 special election to replace the late Justice Ralph Maxwell. House, born 1902 in St. Louis, a veteran Illinois lawyer, has been active in education and oil and gas law and recently served as circuit judge nominee for a Stratton appointment.
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Byron O. House
Nashville
Southern Illinois
Mt. Vernon
House
Ralph Maxwell
Belleville
William Stratton
Supreme Court
St. Clair County
Jackson County
Peyton Kunce
Murphysboro
Kance
Ralph Walker
East St. Louis
Carl Sneed
Marion
Peyton Bergling
Cairo
Serial Thompson
Harrisburg
Illinois
Charles Carpentier
St. Louis
Nashville Area
University of Illinois College of Law
H. H. House
Wilbert J. Hohlt
Washington County State’s
House & House
Judge House
Washington County Bar Assn
Illinois State Bar Assn
American Bar Assn
Illinois State Bar Assa
Washington County
Hohst
U.S. Navy
William G. Juergens
Maxwell
Hunters Fined In Marion Court
Four hunters faced charges in Marion after geese violations in the Crab Orchard Refuge. Carbondale men Thomas H. Mofield and Lewis Mofield each paid 25 dollars for over the limit possession of geese, with John Boone of Mt. Zion fined 100 dollars for over possession, and Sherman Berry of Mt. Zion fined 25 dollars for unlawful transport of Canada geese. State game warden Reid Troutman assisted in the arrests.
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Carbondale
Crab Orchard
Thomas H. Mofield
Rt. 2
Lewis Mofield
E. Stoker St
Justice of the Peace
Corbett Edwards
Marion
John Boone
Mt. Zion
Sherman Berry
Reid Troutman
Three Minor Auto Accidents Reported in Marion
No injuries were reported in three weekend automobile accidents in Marion. At 5:25 p.m. Saturday a collision involved Marylin Leyman of South Thirtieth Street and Luther Furlong of 221 West Lincoln Street at 400 North Court Street. Early Sunday at 1:50 a.m. Richard Gooch Russell of Joliet struck a power pole after being blinded by oncoming lights on South Court Street. At 9:30 a.m. Sunday Marie Wicks of 703 South Russell Street and Anna Norris of 528 East Thorn Street, both Marion residents, collided at East Main and Eskew Streets.
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Marion
Marylin Leyman
South Thirt Street
Luther Furlong
Lincoln St
Harrisburg
N. Court St
Richard Gooch Russell
Joliet
South Court Street
Russell
Marie Wicks
S. Russell St
Anna Norris
E. Thorn St
East Main
Eskew Streets
Ex Marion Woman Dies in St Louis
Funeral services set for Agnes M. Johnson 86 formerly of Marion. She died Saturday at a St Louis nursing home where she had lived the past year. She is the mother of Don Johnson of 506 Bainbridge Road Marion.
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Marion
ST. Louis
Agnes M. Johnson
George Washington Dies at 64 in Mt. Carbon Store
George Washington 64 of Rt 2 Murphysboro died suddenly at 4 pm Saturday in Kennedy Grocery Mt Carbon He was a World War veteran and is survived by wife Annie and daughters Frances Sarah and Georgia all of Chicago Jackson Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
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George Washington
Rt. 2
Murphysboro
Kennedy
Mt. Carbon
Annie
Frances
Sarah
Georgia
Chicago
Jackson Funeral Home
Mines Working Tuesday Buckhorn Zeigler and Others
Report lists mines active Tuesday including Buckhorn Zeigler 3 Freeman 4 Old Ben 9 Old Ben 14 Old Ben 22 Old Ben Briquet Plant Orient 2 Orient 3 Fidelity New Kathleen Pyramid Burning Star No 1 Truax Traer No 2.
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Buckhorn Zeigler
Freeman
Ben
Orient
Fidelity
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Morris
Robert B. Shoffner
Marion St
Carbondale Firemen
East St. Louis Senior High
A. H. Pauli
Southwestern Council
David Dobbs Henry
U of I
State Higher Education Commission
Pauli
Dolland
Frank Chiodini
N. 12Th St
Velerie
Santa
Claus
Pole
Jaycees Santa Land
South Park Avenue
Shutin
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