Robbery at Colp service station nets $340
Colp area robber struck Arthur Williams as he left his garage late Saturday, dragging him about 25 feet and taking about $340 in cash and checks from his overcoat. Williams, 69, and his wife Opal, 53, plus granddaughter Pamela, were startled by two men. one fled with the money while the other did not touch him. Police searched the area with no immediate arrests.
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Colp
Calp
Arthur Williams
Rt 1
Carterville
Opil
Pamela
Williams
Wiliams
Willams
Charles
Hogg
Colphors
Scully
Herrin
Cies
Woman Hurt In Crash Near Murphysboro on Ava Road
A 60 year old Murphysboro area woman, Mrs. Herbert Marshall, in fair condition at St Joseph Memorial after a truck car collision on a blind curve five miles north of Murphysboro on the Ava blacktop. She suffered cuts and bruises when thrown from her truck. James Allen, 21, Ava, driving the car, was treated for cuts and released. The accident occurred at 11 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
St. Joseph Memorial
Ava
Herbert Marshall
Rt. 4
Marshall
James Allen
Allen
Inmates Found Dead At Menard Prison
Inquests into the deaths of two Menard Prison inmates are delayed pending a pathologist report. John Van Buren Nutter, 40, serving burglary and larceny time, was found dead in his cell at 4 20 a m Saturday, with death attributed to natural causes. John Francis Willis, 44, was found dead in the psychiatric wing early Friday. autopsy pending. Funeral services for Nutter planned at Welge Funeral Chapel Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menard Prison
Randolph County
Roy Meyer
Meyer
John van Buren Nutter
John. Francis Willis
Nutter
Sangamon County
Samurday
Menard
Welge Funeral Chapel
Chester
John Francis Willis
SIU Buys Midwestern Aero Service Airport Facility
Southern Illinois University has acquired Midwestern Aero Service Inc assets at Southern Illinois Airport, taking over an operation grossing about 200000 annually. SIU gains full management of 24 hour airport use, a lighted runway system, multiple hangars and a shop, with 17 aircrafts in hangars and several area tenants. The purchase includes charter flight rights and staff details, while property remains with the Airport Authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwestern Aero Service, Inc
Southern Ilinois
Midwestern
Southern Ilinis
SIU
Airport Authority
Industries
Government
Agen’cies
State Department of Conservation
State Highway Police
New Era Dairy Company
Wallace Chevrolet
Southern Sinois. Hospital Corp
Carbondale
Sawyer's TV
Murphysboro
Dunn Brothers Supply Company
Madisonville
Evansville
Ind
Springfield
St. Louis
Missour
The
University
Gene Seibert
Elliott Kerring
Dowell Man Arrested After Gas Thief Incident
A Dowell man, 24, Jes se Baxter, was arrested near the Walter Taylor home two miles south of Carbondale after allegedly attempting to steal gas from a tank. The Taylor boys, ages 11 and 12, confronted him with a shotgun and damaged Baxter's car. Baxter reportedly fled as authorities, including SIU police, searched Farm area. he is charged with attempting to steal gas. Baxter previously served time at Menard Penitentiary for a Murphysboro tavern burglary. The father is SIU anthropology department chair.
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Carhiondale
Jesse Baxter
Dowell
Walter Taylor
Carbondale
Jackson County
Raymond Pillinger
Baxter
Dillinger
Taylor
Gordon
Peter
Sity
Southern Illinois University
John Hale
Buster
Menard Penitentiary
Roscoe Vaughn Dies Arrangements Pending
Roscoe Rick Vaughn 72 of Rt 1 Hervin died at Herrin Hospital at 8 10 p m Saturday after a heart attack five days earlier Funeral arrangements are pending George Van Natta Funeral Home in charge He was a retired miner and Energy Baptist Church member He is survived by wife Ethel sons Harold Musses George Troy and Robert and daughters Violet McNelly Eleanor Gentry Hazel Small 24 grandchildren and four great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe
Rick” Vaughn
Rt. 1
Hervin
Herrin Hospital
George van Natta
Robert
Wood River
Violet McNelly
Eleanor Gentry
Herrin
Hazel Small
Murphyssboro
Production Resumed At Orient Mine near Waltonville
Miners at Orient near Waltonville returned to work after the elimination of combustible gas in a 100 acre section. Sixty two tons of carbon dioxide were injected to neutralize the danger and the second shift started at 4 pm after inspectors deemed the mine safe. A wildcat strike by first shift over transfer of five workers disrupted operations until classifications were restored. Officials said a final settlement of the dispute could be negotiated after work resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient
Waltonsville
Pam
Helt Maintenance
$30 000 Suit Follows Wreck
Bert Jordan of West Frankfort files an $80,000 damage suit in Williamson County Circuit Court against Aubrey E. Neeley of Montgomery Alabama. Neeley, a blind courses counselor at Southern Illinois University, was driving the car involved in a fatal collision west of Carterville on Rt 43 that killed Timothy Lawrence Jordan, 21, and injured four passengers in Jordan's car. Neeley is hospitalized in Carbondale in good condition. The suit claims Neeley was intoxicated and sleepy before crossing the centerline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Bert Jordan
West Frankfort
Williamson County
Timothy Lawrence Jordan
Aubrey E. Neeley
Montgomery
Ala Neeley
Southern Tlingit University
Jordan
SIU
Neeley
Carterville
Rt 43
Judy Willis
Roxana
Katherine Stastny
Riverside
Sandra Giamanco
Caseyville
Richard Gilbert
Belleville
Doctors Hospital
Carbondale
Eight Apply For Post At Nursing Home
Eight applications have been filed for the Jackson County Nursing Home administrator post in Murphysboro. The nursing home committee will review all applications at its Jan 18 regular meeting after setting Jan 16 as the deadline. Mrs Janice Mann has been named temporary administrator since Dec 3. The committee plans further screenings and interviews, with input from the Jackson County Medical Society and Dr Willam Cassel. The home, expected to reach 100 patients by year start and 130 capacity by late January or early February, shows operating costs aligning with estimates.
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Jackson County
Murphysboro
Nursing Home Committee
George Role
Rollo
Lloyd Hewitt
Jackson State
William Ridgeway
Ridgeway
Herwitt
Janice Mann
Willam J. Cassel
Hewitt
Murphysbors
Archie Stroup
Hallie Parrish
Carbondale
Roy Gilbert
Somerset
Reginald Stearns
Pomona
Jackson Board
W. I. “Ike” Brandon
Cassel
Ilinois Public Aid Commission
Stroup
Mines Report: Working and Not Working Sites Listed
The report lists mines working on Monday including Burning Star No 4 Burning Star No 2L Fidelity Old Ben 9 Old Ben 2L Orient 4 Freeman 4 Zeigler 3. Zeigler 4 and others noted as not working.
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Burning Star No
Fidelity
Old Ben
Trustees OK Sought on High School Oil Rights
West Frankfort unit district trustees consider a Dec 12 board resolution granting drilling rights to Ross Bartimes on the high school block to secure oil revenue. The plan includes an eighth royalty plus a sixteenth override, with underground pumping and flared gas safeguards to keep the operation discreet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Franklin County
Ross Bartmes
D. C. Ross
Barimes
Robert McClement
Basil Killion
R. A. Bonifield
Bartmes
Onty
Bonifield
Murphysboro Crash Injures Youths and Siblings
In Murphysboro a two car crash Friday night seriously injured Fred Wehmeyer Jr. 17 and his sister Sharon 15 and companion Prank Stokes 18. Ray Cleiman 40 of Chester was uninjured. The Wehmeyers suffered internal injuries and facial fractures, with Stokes hurt as well.
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Murphysboro
Fred Wehmeyer Jr
Sharon Wehmeyer
Rt. 4
Carbondale
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Prank Stokes
Wehmeyer
William Stokes
Lef
Wehmeyers
Fred Wehmeyer
Ray R. Cleiman
Henrietta St. Chester
Roeland H. Snider
Sand Ridge
Walnut Street
Dist Street
Cieiman
Walnut
Stokes
Missing Drugs Valued Under Fifteen Dollars
Former Jackson County administrator George Rallo faced five years probation after pleading guilty to a drug addiction charge. An Illinois Narcotics Division report states four small bottles of demerol were misused, with restitution required as a probation condition. The exact narcotics value is undetermined, pending calculation by Dr. William Cassel at Jackson County health office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
George Rallo
Jackson State
William Ridgeway
Ridgeway
Illinois Narcotics Division
Rollo
Jackson
Jefferson Barracks Hospital
St. Louis
William Cassel
Rolla
Marion Man Plea Denied by Pardons Board
James Leon Travelstead of Marion had a clemency petition denied by the Illinois Board of Pardons and Paroles. He was sentenced to life in 1954 for shooting his wife, Kathryn Gene, to death in a Marion tavern in May 1954. Travelstead claimed fatigue and benzedrine use affected his memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Leon
Travelstead
Mariion
Mlindig Board of Pardons and Paroles
Williamson County
Dayton
Ohio
Energy Police Ticket Manners in Suburban Fire Brief
Arsen Webb and Marion Grass were cited by Energy police for speeding in the Bellaire subdivision on Friday. The incident involved a grass fire extinguished by the Herrin fire department. Webb paid a fine of 10 dollars and 5 dollars in costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arsen Webb
Marion
Energy Police
Herrin
Bellaire
Pat Ballard
Sion
Herrin High Teachers Vote On Bonus Amid Raises Hopes
Herrin High School Board approved a $350 bonus for teachers, with three payouts totaling 1050, while union leaders seek a $400 raise. Federation president John Dohanich said members accepted the bonus by a slim margin after turnout. The board shifted funds from the building fund to cover part of the cost, freeing 4100 for the bonus. The union, down to 16 members from 20, seeks a meeting with the board to discuss higher salaries. Julius Swayne became union vice president, replacing Anthony Venegoni who resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Teachers Federation
Herrin Township
Jalm Dahgnich
Ebrysnt
Dohanich
Ior
Federation
Julius Swayne
Anthony Venegoni
Venegomi
Iroc Woe Sro
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Ray Warner
Ilinois Univer
Roscoe Vaughn
Frankfort
Miss Wehmeyer
Old Rt. 13
Moose Club
Bill Weatherly
N. Mth St
Danny
James Givens
Cleiman
Intersecton
Patnage
Murphysboro Township
MTHS
Mise Wehmeyas
Murphyshorn
Weft
Herrin High
Teachers UK
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