Park Board Eyes Liability Rule Change and Youth Crew Work
The Murphysboro Park District weighs liability coverage after a state Supreme Court ruling in Harvey v Clyde Park District held park districts liable for negligence. The board seeks a tax levy power to cover judgments and increases in personal liability insurance. Illinois Youth Commission will provide a labor crew to clear 45 acres in Riverside Park, enabling topo mapping as an early reclaim step. Commissioner Joe Grace is appointed to organize baseball activities for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro Park District Board
Supreme Court
Harvey Vs
Clyde Park District
Harvey
Park
Illinois Association of Park Districts
Park Board
Robert Wheeler
Illinois Youth Commission
Riverside Park
Wheeler
Youth Commission
Joe Grace
Grace
Fire destroys barbecue pit at Marion home
A barbecue pit at 601 W. Boyton St Marion was destroyed by fire at 9 p.m. Thursday. The blaze originated in the pit's firebox and ruined meats in progress.
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Andy North
Boyton St
Marion
Carbondale Seeks State Aid for Drainage Upgrades
Carbondale officials plan a two to three week push to obtain up to 250000 from the state Legislature for storm drainage work in the city and nearby areas. City officials cite rapid population growth from SIU as driving the need, naming channels such as Freeman Street ditch, Pyles Fork Creek, Little Crab Orchard Creek and a northeast Carbondale ditch as priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Dept. of Public Works and
John ¢. Gillou
State Department
Division of Waterways
Frank Kirk
Gillou
Kirk
Southern Illinois University
Freeman Street
Fyles Fork Creek
Little Crab Orchard Creek
Eldon Gosnell
Pyles Fork Creek
Truck Fire Near University Avenue and Monroe Street
Firefighters responded to a 3 am truck fire on University Avenue near Monroe Street. The truck, owned by Bentfield Brothers Trucking Service of West Frankfort, suffered a motor fire with no further details available.
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Carbondale
University Avenue
Monroe Street
Bentfield Brothers Trucking Service
West Frankfort
Water Lines Lakeside Plans Okayed
Lakeside Water District plans to bid in February on constructing water lines east of Carbondale. The $170,000 project, designed by R.A. Nack and Associates, received board approval and will go to the state Public Health Department in Springfield for final approval. An eight inch main with a six inch alternate is planned if funds allow. bids cover 62,000 feet of lines with diameters of eight six four and three inches.
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Lakeside Water District
Carbondale
R.A. Nack and Associates
State Dept. of Public Health
Springfield
Witnesses For Hatchet Trial Listed
Nearly forty two possible witnesses were listed by Assistant State's Attorney in Williamson County Circuit Court for the arson case against William Hatchett Jr. Names include Frank Caliper, Norman Hilton, Roy Cole, Fred Henderson, William McKenzie, John Cagle, Stella Henry, George Webb, Lola Caliper, and others from Colp, Carterville, Du Quoin, Murphysboro, Marion, and nearby towns. Trial date to be set for January 15.
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William Hatchett Jr
Corp
Arthur Melvin
Williamson County
Hatchett
Melvin
Colp
Coly
Frank Caliper
Carl Miller
Earl Long
Frank Jeter
Rex Rowland
Norman Hilton
al Phillips
Jesse Litterly
Dwight Whitlock
Illinois Crime Laboratory
Herrin
Roy Cole
Fred Henderson
Carterville
William McKenzie
John Cagle
Stella Henry
Robert Webb
George Webb
Lola Caliper
Calp
Robert Prosise
Charles Brantley
du Quoin
Lloyd McRoberts
Murphysboro
Jesse Banter
Marion
Grover Hogue
Joe Baxter
David Davenport
Don Baxter
Rollan
Tango" Coulter
Leslie Higgins
Carbondale
Charles Bennett
Johnson City
Samuel Knight
West Frankfort
Carl Kirk
Tom Tregoning
Tommy Caliper
Earl
Shepherd
Alexander County
Don Ragsdale
Southern Illinois University Security Police
Harley Meers
Dyer
Ind
Dantie Caliper
Lonnie Cook Herrin
Roland Restle
Frank Miller
Albert Hicks
Wilma McInire
Gypsy
Benton Fire Extinguished at East Spant Street Tanks
Firefighters used carbon dioxide to battle a blaze at two metal asphalt tanks east of the Franklin Asphalt Co plant on East Spant Street at 22 15 Wednesday. Wiring and hoses around the tanks were burned and company employees tried to control the fire with a hand extinguisher before it roared out of control and crews arrived.
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Benton
Franklin Asphalt Co
East Spant Street
Queen Contest at Steeleville Pep Club Dance
Steeleville High School hosts a pep club dance Saturday in the school gym. Candidate list includes Sharon Weder meyer Rosalie Ruehmkorff and Kathy Randolph with attendants Bar bara Walter and Sandra Runge. Dick Ward band provides music from 7 to midnight coronation at 11 pm. Admission 7 cents. Loretta Eggemeyer is retiring queen.
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Steeleville
Steeleville High School
Sharon Wedermeyer
Rosalie Ruehmkorff
Kathy Randolph
Barbara Walter
Sandra Runge
Dick Ward
Loretta Eggemeyer
Vandals overturn vending machine in Carbondale laundry
Police reported vandals overturned a vending machine at Speedy Wash Laundry in the Mardale Shopping Center Carbondale early today. No injuries reported and investigation ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speedy Wash
Mardale
Carbondale
Mines Working Saturday Fidelity Burning Star and Zeigler
A mine report lists shifts and statuses for Saturday. Fidelity and Burning Star number one and two show work, while Old Ben Orient Zeigler units appear with varying outputs and downtime notes.
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Fidelity Burning Star
Minex
Burning Star
Orient
Zeigler
Zero Readings Forecast Cold Night in Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois endures a bitter cold with overnight lows from two to seven degrees above zero. Arctic air drags temps to near zero in Anna, Benton, West Frankfort, Carbondale, Johnston City, Murphysboro, and Marion. Officials warn of frozen pipes and potential line trouble if cold persists. The Weather Bureau forecasts continued cold today and tonight, warmer Saturday, with lows zero to 12 and highs 25 to 30.
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Southern Illinois
Arctic
Weather Bureau
Anna
Benton
West Frankfort
Carbondale
Johnston City
Murphyscore
Marion
Herm
Williamson County
Ilinois
Southern Illinois University
Post Office Keeps Mail Moving Amid Heating Work
In Marion the post office operated without heat as a contractor installed a new furnace. The renovation includes air conditioning and improved lighting. Postmaster J Paul Smothers said gas space heaters were used upstairs and in the basement while work continued as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
J. Paul Smothers
Calcaterra Is Charged After Hit and Run in Herrin
John Calcaterra 43 of Herrin is charged after leaving the scene of a hit and run that damaged Doc Tate’s car on 424 8th Street. Police say a water leak from the damaged radiator and chrome fragment tied to Calcaterra’s red car led to his arrest. He posted a $190 bond. He previously was convicted April 24 of offering to sell narcotics and delivering a non narcotic, with a 3 to 10 year sentence appealed to the state Supreme Court.
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John Calcaterra
Herrin
Calcaterra
Jack Ingram
Bellaire
Caleaterra
Doc Tate
Ingram
Tate
Roy Cole
Fate
State Supreme Court
Man Accused Of Car Theft In Herrin Incident
Larry Dean Johnson, 22, of Marion, is charged with auto theft and driving without a license. Police say he was given permission to test drive a Baudino Buick at 221 W 18th St Herrin around 9 am Wednesday and was captured Wednesday night by the car dealer’s employee on West Monroe Street in Herrin. He was in Williamson County jail.
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Marion
Herrin
Larry Dean Johnson
Rt. 4
Wiliamson County
Johnston
Baudino Buick
Johnson
West Monroe Street
Gene Graul
Cold snap spares area from tornadoes after 1957 outbreak
The Southern Illinois University Climatology Laboratory notes that today's cold weather reduces tornado risk, contrasting with the 1957 Dec 18 outbreak when 14 tornadoes hit Southern Illinois. The 1957 event, marked by warm Gulf air meeting cold air, caused 33 deaths and extensive damage in Murphysboro and nearby towns.
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Ilinois
Southern Illinois University Climatology Laboratory
Gulf of Mexico
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois
Johnston City Home Damaged by Bow Torch Fire
Firemen extinguished a blaze at the Joe Cilona residence 1108 Market St shortly after noon Thursday. Fire Chief John Elko Jr said Cilona was thawing water pipes under the house with a bow torch when the underside caught fire causing slight floor damage. Alarm sounded at 12:35 p.m.
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Johnston City
Joe Cilona
Market St
John Elko Jr
Cilona
SIU Distances Rt. 51 Route View Not Official
SIU Vice President John Rendleman says a suggested rerouting of Route 51 presented to the Carbondale Plan Commission does not reflect the university view. The plan would divert the highway around the SIU campus, possibly erase Illinois Avenue, and create a mall area if rail tracks move, but the proposal lacks approval from the university architect and SIU administration and has not reached the Board of Trustees.
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Rt. 51
Carbondale
Carbondale Plan Commission
Southern Linois University
John
Rendleman
SIU
John Londergan
City Commission
Stu Arena
Wall Street
Willow Street
Southern Hills
Lonergan
Illinois Avenue
University Avenue
Mill Street
Washington Avenue
Ilinois Central Railroad
Iinois Avenue
University
Washington Avenues
Rendieman
Charles Pulley
Mrs Lillian Gibson Dies at 74 in Marion Memorial
Mrs Lillian Gibson 74 of 703 s Buchanan St Marion died 6 50 p m Thursday at Marion Memorial Hospital Born Marion Ky March 5 1890 She married Randolph Gibson in Marion Oct 27 1910 He died June 21 Survived by daughter Geraldine Dawson Marion brother Clyde Gibson Houston Texas sisters Nina Murphy Jacksonville Fla Edna Japps and Dora Butts St Louis Mo and one granddaughter Member Vienna Christian Church Services 130 pm Sunday Mitchell Funeral Home Marion Rev C R Walker will officiate Burial Cana Cemetery Friends may call after 1 pm Saturday
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Lillian Gibson
Buchanan St
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Lindolph Gibson
Gibson
Geraldine Dawson
Clyde Gibson
Houston
Texas
Nina Murphy
Dacksonville
Edna Japps
Dora Butt
Student Hurt When Car Overturns on Rt 13
Katherine Guscott 22 a Southern Illinois University student was injured when her automobile overturned on Route 13 between Marion and Harrisburg Thursday. The Westchester resident was en route to Harrisburg where she is a practice teacher. She was admitted to Marion Memorial Hospital for head and leg injuries. Her condition is satisfactory.
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Katherine Guscott
Southern Illinois University
Marion
Harrisburg
Miss Guscott
Westchester
Marion Memorial Hospital
AJ Club Raises 125 Dollars for School Programs
The Anna Jonesboro Community High School Boosters Club raised about 125 dollars at a pancake and sausage fry. The money will go to the athletics department to help complete the new first aid room, according to John Lipe. Maude Bittle, 87, of Alto Pass, died at 3 p.m. Thursday in the Jackson County Nursing Home Murphysboro. She was a Congregational Church member and had a Royal Neighbors 11 year pin. Born December 27, 1876, she was the daughter of John and Isabelle Rendleman Rendleman. She married Ed Bittle in April 1902 in Alto Pass. he died in April 1964. Surviving are two sons Moris and Arthur, a sister Dfa mie Rendleman, two brothers Grover, and one granddaughter, all of Alto Pass. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at McCarty Funeral Home Alto Pass with Rev. Lloyd Crain officiating. Burial in Alto Pass Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today.
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Anna Jonesboro Community High School Boosters Club
Athleti
John Lipe
Maude Bittle
Alto Pass
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Moris
Arthur
Dfamie Rendleman
Grover
McCarty
Lloyd Crain
Congregational Church
SIU Suspends Student Over Unreasonable Driving Charge
Thomas P. Young, 21, an Illinois University student from Aurora, was suspended after last month’s charge of unreasonable driving. He may reenter SIU in January and did not have a valid operator's license or identification at arrest.
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Thomas P. Young
Southern Illinois University
Aurora
Young
SIU
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Freeman
Washington
Wall Streets
Gillon
D. Blaney Miller
Lakeside
Illinois
Harvard Sohn
Karl Goerke
AJ Club
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