Births in Southern Illinois reveal several newborns
A batch of birth notices lists SIMS Vernon and Mrs Vernon, a daughter, at Franklin Hospital in Benton, Newman, Mr. and Mrs. Dire, a son also in Franklin Hospital, plus SCHWARTZ Thomas and a son in Holden Hospital Carbondale. Other entries include SLMS Charles and Mrs, a son in Holden Hospital Carbondale, WORRELL George Lee and a daughter at Doctors Hospital, Pierce Kenmeth a son at Marshall Brown ing Hospital Du Quoin, CLOVER Larry and Mrs, a daughter in Union County Hospital Anna, PHILLIPS Wendell and Mrs, two sons in Marion Memorial Hospital, HARRELL Dokn and Mrs, a son in Marion Memorial, GUNN Devan Jr, a daughter in Marion Memorial, VERNON Harry and Mrs Sauth a daughter in Franklin Hospital Benton, and BORGRA Joseph and Mrs a son in Miners Hospital Christopher. Southern Illinois Deaths report VEGH Theresa, 69, of 2a Prairie Street, died at 10 a.m. Friday at her daughter’s home in Troy. funeral 10 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Zeigler, burial Zeigler Cemetery, visitation at Vanheuse Funeral Home with Rosary at 2:20 p.m. today.
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Benton
Newman
Dire
Franklin Hos
Carbondale
Schwartz
Thomas
Holden Hospital
Cand
Charles
Doctors Hospitals
DU Quoin
Pierce
Ken
Mashall
Browning Hospital
Kanda
Clover
Larry
Union County Hospital
Anna
Marion
Phillips
Wendell
Me_morial Hospital
Harrell
Dokn
Christmas Vacation Dates in Area Schools Begin
Most area schools dismiss for Christmas next week with resume set for January 2. University School at Carbondale dismissed last Friday while other Carbondale schools begin holidays Saturday. Murphysboro, Trico High, and Williamson County districts also announce early breaks with varied start days.
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University School
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Trico High
Campbell Hill
Williamson County
Chittyville
Colp
Crainville
Energy
Herrin
Johnston
City Unit One
Stonefort
Sunnyside
Attucks Grade School Christmas Program Set
The Attucks Grade School will present its all school Christmas program at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the school gymnasium The program consists of Christmas music and a play The Case of the Silent Caroler Miss Blanche Thomas music instructor is in charge The Eastern Hotel in Boston was the United States first steam heated building in 1843
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Attucks
Blanche Thomas
Eastern Hotel
Boston
United States
Public Aid Totals for Area Counties Across Illinois
Public Aid totals across Illinois and individual county breakdowns show ADC payments, general assistance, disability and old age benefits. Cook County leads ADC with 7.56 million and 160,504 recipients. statewide totals reach millions across five categories and numerous counties. Jackson Williamson Franklin Randolph Johnson Parry Union counties receive varied ADC and support payments for thousands of residents.
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Cook County
Illinois
Jackson County
Williamson County
Williamson
Franklin County
Randolph County
Johnson County
ADC
Parry County
Union County
Rites Planned for Zeigler Woman Theresa Vegh
Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Church Zeigler for Theresa Vegh 69 of 128 Prairie Street. She died Friday morning at her daughter's home in Troy. Monsignor Louis Fellner will officiate burial in Zeigler Cemetery. Vegh lived in Zeigler 40 years and recently with her daughter Irene Maden. She also leaves daughter Betty Jureka of St. Louis. Rosary at 2:30 p.m. today at Vantrease Funeral Home. friends may call.
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Zeigler
Theresa Vegh
Prairie St. Zeigler
Irene Maden
Troy
Louis Fellner
Zeigler Cemetery
Vegh
Betty Jureka
St. Louis
Vantrease
Mrs. Dunn Dies Sparta Woman At 69
Grace Dunn 69 of Sparta died Saturday in Sparta Community Hospital. Survived by son Kenneth Lynn of Paducah Ky. five grandchildren. sisters Mrs Frank Palmer Coulterville and Mrs Homer Kelso Sparta. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday Lynn Hill Funeral Home Sparta. Rev. George Barnhart officiating. Burial Caledonia Cemetery.
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Grace Dunn
Sparta
Sparta Community Hospital
Kenneth Lynn
Paducah
Frank Palmer
Coulterville
Homer Kelso
Lynn-Hill Funeral
George Barnhart
Caledonia Cemetery
Burnice Hayes Rites Set 2 P.M. Today
Funeral services for Burnice Hayes 41 of Stiritz set for 2 p.m. today at Murman and Wilson Funeral Home Johnston City. Rev Elmer Tice to officiate. Burial in Lakeview Cemetery Johnston City. Hayes died from smoke inhalation in a Thursday night fire. he was found in the burning house and died en route to Herrin Hospital. Birth Nov 30 1920 Abernant Alabama. Survived by wife Audrey Koonce Hayes and parents Oscar and Lou Nealson Hayes. Also survived by son Burnice Jr and daughter Sherri, sisters Lona Mae Ernhart Violet Summers Blaine Lyell Roma Rowland Helen Phipps Ozella Seagle. Friends may call at funeral home.
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Burnice Hayes
Stiritz
Murman and
Herrin Hospital
Abernant
Ala
Oscar
Lou Nealson Hayes
Audrey Koonce
Johnston City
Hayes
Painters’ ‘Union
Carbondale
Burnice
Edward Kinley Dies Freeman Spur Miner 65
Edward Kinley, 65, of Freeman Spur, died at 7:30 a.m. Saturday in Union Hospital West Frankfort after two weeks there. Born March 10, 1896 in Kentucky, he moved to Freeman Spur 38 years ago and retired as a miner in 1952 from Peabody 14 in Du Quoin. He belonged to Local 1716 United Mine Workers. He is survived by his wife Eva, sons Ed Jr Robert and Michael of Freeman Spur, daughter Mrs. Robert Crespi of West Frankfort, brother Sam of Town Falls Iowa, sisters Mrs. Martha Slynn of Terre Haute Ind and Mrs. Eva Dunn of Detroit, and six grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at Union Funeral Home West Frankfort with Rev. Percy Jent officiating. Burial Tower Heights Cemetery West Frankfort.
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Edward Kinley
Freeman Spur
Union Hospital
West Frankfort
Kentucky
Peabody 14
du Quoin
United Mine Workers of America
Kinley
Eva
Ed Jr
Robert
Michael
Robert Crespi
Sam
Town Falls
Iowa
Martha Slynn
Terre Haute
Ind
Eva Dunn
Detroit
Union Funeral Home
Percy Jent
Energy Baptist Church
Tower ‘Heights
Fire through water sparks car blaze in Wellington
In Wellington Kansas water in a glass bottle on a car seat focused sun rays and lit the seat cushion. The blaze started in a car owned by John Allan and firefighters reported the incident as the source of the fire.
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Wellington
Kan
John Allan
Coker Forms County Training Committee Leaders Named
Coker will chair a new county training committee with Monroe Deming Eldon Starkweather and others from Murphysboro Carbondale and Pinckneyville. The group will study occupational training needs facilities and services for the unemployed and advise on programs and identifications of area training requirements. Similar committees will be formed for Perry and Union counties to support the new metal industry and local plants in Carbondale.
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Coker
Will
Monroe
Deming
Eldon
Carbondale Industrial Corp. S
Carl
P. Martin
Murphysboro
Raymond W. Davis
Bircau of
Aman
Perry
Union
Perry County
Pinckneyville
Jackson County Committee
Carbondale
John L Prahin of Zeigler Dies
John L Prahin of Zeigler a retired miner and World War I veteran died at 7 15 am Saturday in Herrin Hospital. A Yugoslav native, he belonged to Local 38 United Mine Workers Zeigler American Legion Cratin Fraternal Union and Zeigler SNIP Society. He leaves wife Dora daughters Mrs Richard Alger San Antonio Texas and Mrs Frank Zafforano Cleveland Ohio a brother Charles Glenhaven Michigan and son John V wounded in Battle of the Bulge died in a prison camp. Friends may call after 6 pm today at Vantrease Funeral Home Zeigler where funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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John Lt.Prahin
Maple St
Zeigler
Herrin
Yugoslavia
Oriently
United “Mine “Worker's
Zeigler’ American Legion Post
Cratin-Fraternal Union
Zeigler Snip Society
Dora
Richard D. Alger
San Antonio
Tex
Frank .P. Zafforano
Cleveland
Ohio
Charles
Glenhaven
Mich
John” V
Vantrease
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