Herrin Traffic Lights Put In Operation
Traffic signals on Park Avenue at Madison and Monroe streets began operation Tuesday after state inspectors approved the system. A third set at Cherry Street is expected to start soon though a malfunction affects the Cherry Street signal with the Illinois Central Railroad. Mayor Miller noted a new Cherry Street coupling is on order and a protected red-all-clear fire station emergency button is part of the system.
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Kerrin
Park Avenue
Partic
Madison
Monroe Streets
Cherry St
Cherry Street
Illinois Central Railroad
Dave H. Miller
Library closed until New Year in Murphysboro
Murphysboro library suffered heavy fire damage Thanksgiving night from a defective chimney pipe. Board President Hunter Price said repair work in progress should stretch into January with floor and wall renovations and furniture reconditioning. The board asked patrons to keep borrowed books until reopening.
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Murphysboro
Sally Logan
Hunter Price
Price
Marion youth injured in hunting accident
Billy Dalton age 21 of Marion suffered the loss of the last joint of the second finger of his right hand when his shotgun accidentally discharged Tuesday afternoon. He was preparing to return from a hunting trip and leaned the gun against an object, causing the discharge. Dalton is under treatment at Marion Memorial Hospital.
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Billy Dalton
Marion
Dalton
Marion Memorial Hospital
Mines Work Thursday Report At Fidelity New Kathleen Pyramid
A brief miners' report notes activity on Thursday at Fidelity New Kathleen Pyramid and Burning Star mines including Trvax Traer No 1 and No 2. Local crews advance extraction developments with no injuries reported.
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Fidelity New Kathleen Pyramid Burning Star
Trvax-Traer
Driver Tunes In On Trouble In Carbondale
Tom Rogers aged 21 of Rt 1 Mt Vernon said he glanced at his radio while driving in Carbondale and struck a tree. His car knocked down a telephone pole disrupting service in the 200 block of South Poplar Street. No injuries or charges were filed and service was restored quickly.
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Tom Rogers
Rt. 1
Mt Vernon
Carbondale
Rogers
South Poplar Street
Carbondale approves option on West Walnut site for fire station
City Atty. J Edward Helton may secure an option for 300 block West Walnut Street at 15 500 dollars for an indefinite period as a potential site for a new west side fire station. The council also approved minor repairs at W R Greens house and noted state motor fuel tax funds. City clerk Elisabeth Leighty announced Christmas Eve office closure at noon December 24 with normal hours December 26.
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Carbondale
J. Edward Helton
West Walnut Street
D. Blaney Miller
Commissioner of Public Safety
Helton
W. R. Green
E. Willow St
Green
Elisabeth Leighty
E. V. Miller
Kroger Names Carbondale Division Vice President
W. L. Engle, long time Kroger executive and Carbondale Branch Manager, is promoted to Vice President of the Carbondale Division. The 60-store division marks Kroger’s decentralization step, with Engle’s career spanning Peoria Madison Fort Wayne Toledo Milwaukee before moving to Carbondale last year. The Engles reside on West Freeman Street.
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W. L. Engle
Carbondale
Kroger Co
Joseph B. Hall
Hall
Kroger
Engle
Peoria
Madison
Wis
Fort Wayne
Ind
Toledo
Ohio
Cooperations
Milwaukee
Engles
West Freeman Street
Mine Board Schedules Six Area Meets
Six area cities will host the State Miners Examining Board on its January rounds. Du Quoin hosts January 14 followed by Benton January 15 West Frankfort January 16 Eldorado January 17 Herrin January 18 and Sparta January 19.
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Mine Board Slates
State Miners’ Examining Board
du Quoin
Benton
West Frankfort
Eldorado
Herrin
Sparta
Bond Set at 5000 for Marion Bank Fraud Suspect
Irving Hudes 43 is held in East St Louis federal custody after a hearing in which a $5,000 bond was set. He is accused of involvement in check cashing schemes at the First National Bank of East St Louis and banks in Marion and Manchester Missouri. He was arrested in Boston December 12 and returned to East St Louis.
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Marion
East St. Louis
Irving Hudes
Hudes
First National Bank of
Manchester
Boston
Mass
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U. S. Atty
Edward
Maag
Hades
William Juergens
Bank of Manon
Harrisburg Junior Chamber of Commerce
Harrisburg
White Named Herrin JP to Succeed George Woods
JP Bob White appointed justice of the peace in Herrin by Williamson County Board of Commissioners after Woods moved to Florida and refused to resign. White, manager of Walgreens in Herrin, takes over as vacancy declared under township move statute.
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Bob White
George Woods
Herrin
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Woods
Florida
New Mercury Vapor Lights Begin On Murphysboro Route
Seven new mercury vapor street lamps on the Rt 13 approach to East Walnut Street in Murphysboro are to be turned on tonight. Ted Powers of the Illinois Electric and Gas Co. said completion was expected this afternoon. The lamps, installed jointly by the electric company and Murphysboro City Council, will extend the Walnut Street white way the full length of the street. Mayor Joe Williams notes state highways is studying further lighting. Lights removed for the new system will be reused in residential areas. The city first used mercury vapor lights two years ago.
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Walnut Street
Joe Williams
State Department of Highways
Williams
Mrs House 87 Dies in East St Louis
Mrs. Rebecca Jane House 87 of 636 N 33rd St East St Louis died at 6 p m Tuesday in Herpin Nursing Home O Fallon after six months illness She is survived by daughter Harriet R House sister Rex Louden Carbondale brother C L Louden St Petersburg Fla sister Mrs Nell Neff Toledo Ohio two grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral services Friday 1 p m Huffman Funeral Home Carbondale Rev John R Canedy officiating Burial Oakland Cemetery Carbondale Friends may call after 11 a m Friday
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Rebecca Jane House
33Rd St
East St. Louis
Teesday
Herpin Nursing Home
O'Fallon
House
Rex Louden
Carbondale
Illinois Central Railroad
Jounes Fair
Royal Neighbors of America
Daughters of Union Veterans and Ladies Society
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
First Christian Church
Harriet R. House
C. L. Louden
St. Petersburg
Fla
Nell Neff
Toledo
Ohio
Huffman
John R. Canedy
Oakland Cemetery
Training Exercise Highlights Pvt Thomas L Moulton in Pendleton Landing
Pvt Thomas L Moulton son of Dir and Mrs John L Moulton of Herrin participated in a major amphibious landing exercise from November 28 to December 6 at Camp Pendleton California.
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Flarine
Thomas L. Moaulee
John L. Moulton
Herrin
Camp Pendleton
Calif
No Progress Reported In Olin Work Halt
A week-old jurisdictional dispute stalls construction at the Olin-Mathison plant in Ordill as carpenters walk off over steel form work with ironworkers. Carpenters and ironworkers are laid off amid ongoing talks with the National Construction Industry board. Plant manager Arthur Swanson says the company is not involved but concerned about delays.
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Olin-Mathison
Ordill
Lou Behnken
Frazier-Davis Construction Co
Behnken
Joint Board
Washington, D. C
Horace Dagnan
Herrin
Carpenters
Ralph Cooksey
Ironworkers
Carbondale
Arthur Swanson
Olin
Wiring Seen As Fire Cause At Hill Street Home
Firefighters battled toxic smoke and sparking wiring while saving 1211 West Hill Street home. William Lewis, SIU zoology professor, lost basement and kitchen to heavy fire and smoke with water damage. cause attributed to wiring defect. Firefighter Elmer Rodgers credited with saving house. family members safe. Earlier grass fire caused no damage. roofing firm tar pot inspected and found safe.
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Carbondale
W. Hill St
William Lewis
Monk Crawshaw
Crawshaw
Elmer Rodgers
Rodgers
Lewis
Southern Illinois University
W. Jackson St
West Main Street
Jonesboro Man Faces Trial On Intoxication
A Jonesboro man, Carroll Link, 52, faces driving while intoxicated charges after reportedly crowding a state police car off Rt. 146 between Anna and Jonesboro at 7 30 pm Tuesday. The car was owned by Adam Spurlock and passenger Freddie Ashley, both of Jonesboro, were fined $20 plus costs for drunkenness earlier in court.
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Jonesboro
Carroll Link
Rt. 146
Anna
Sink
Adam Spurlock
Spurlock
Freddie Ashley
Link
Union County
Ashley
Claude Williams
Fifty Arrested in Camaguey Plot to Attack Army Bar
About 50 persons were arrested Tuesday in Camaguey 320 miles southeast of Havana after police said they were plotting an attack on an army bar.
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Havana
Cubs
Camaguey
Inquest Details Adapted From Sparta Case Testimony
Witnesses describe events at the club night scene. Murden and McConachie talked with a woman before the ambulance moved McConachie. Ambulance driver Hugh Watkins testified a rock lay under McConachie’s head. other witnesses saw no rock. Becker, McConachie’s aide, said his belongings included seven dollars and a deputy badge. Goose-hunting party members referenced include Brown Grigg Conn Bowles Hill and others.
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Ransom
Murden
McConachie
Hugh Watkins
Bertling Funeral Home
Cairo
Jack Becker
Sparta
First
Federal Savings and Loan’ Assn
Becker
Paul J. Brown
Carbondale
George
Cardondale Woman Receives 4-H Gold Clover Pin
Mrs. Glenn Waller of Route 4 Cardondale was awarded a gold Clover Pin by the University of Illinois for 10 years as a 4-H leader. She led the Pleasant Grove Club for nine of those years. Earlier this year other awards were given to Mrs. Donald Lively and Edmund Cochran.
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Glenn Waller
Rt. 4
Carbondale
University of Illinois
Waller
Pleasant Grove Club
Donald Lively
Campbell Hill
Edmund Cochran
Elkville
Christopher Man Dies In Accident In California
A former Christopher man Norman H. Ogden 35 died in Los Angeles California when his car slipped off a jack crushing his neck. He lived in Christopher before moving to California four years ago and worked as an inspector for Zila Mfg Co. He leaves wife Beverly Coven Ogden of Christopher father Earl and brothers Earl Jr Chicago and Stanley Christopher mother Mrs Clara Ogden. Funeral services set for 11 a m Thursday at Gilbert Funeral Home. Burial in Heberon Cemetery Hamilton County.
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Christopher
Los Angeles
Cal
Norman H. Ogden
California
Zila Mfg. Co
Beverly Coven
Ogden
Earl
Elaine Carole
Sandra Lynne
Earl Jr
Chicago
Stanley
Clara Ogden
Gilbert
Charles E. Hedges
Heberon Cemetery
Hamilton County
Carbondale Hunters Fined in Overlimit Goose Case
Two Carbondale hunters Thomas H. Mofield and Lewis Mofield were fined $25 each for overlimit possession of geese. They were arrested by Wesley Newcomb of the U S Fish and Wildlife Service, not by Reid Troutman. The report notes Troutman was incorrectly credited.
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Mofield
U. S
Troutman
Carbondale
Wesley Newcomb
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Reid Troutman
Thomas H. Mofield
Rt. 2
Lewis Mofield
E. Stoker St
Southern Illinoisan
Massac County Men Paroled
Two Massac County convicts were paroled from Illinois State Penitentiaries. Casper Smith Jr. was released after serving a year nine months and eighteen days of a two to four year sentence in the Pontiac Division. Maurice Mitchell was freed after serving a year nine months and nineteen days of a two to five year sentence in the Menard Division.
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Massac County
Illinois
Casper Smith, Jr
Pontiac
Illinois State Penitentiary
Maurice Mitchell
Menard
County Seizes Two Slot Machines in Chester Raid
In Randolph County a judge ordered the destruction of two slot machines seized from Buddy Buddy Cocktail Lounge at 630 State St Chester. Operator F L Harris was fined 1000 dollars plus 38 costs for possession of gaming equipment and faces IRS tax stamp and liquor license considerations.
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Chester
Randolph
Paul Nehrt
Randolph State
William Schuwerk
Nehrt
Randolph County General Fund
State St
F. L. Harris
Harris
Internal Revenue Service
Harry Katz
Murphysboro bids for new federal prison site
Murphysboro Chamber submits a detailed bid to the U S Justice Department for a federal prison to be placed near Murphysboro Illinois. The plan covers a 950 acre site near Big Muddy River with rail access airports and utility support plus community facilities and union backing. Bids are due Thursday.
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Murphysboro
Chamber of Commerce
United States Department of Justice
Midwest
Murphysoro
Big Muddy
Carbondale
Murdale
Williamson County
Rtment of Justice
Illinois
Kentucky
Missouri
Tennessee
Sinroll Bond Set At 15 000 In Murphysboro Court
Bond set at 15 000 in Jackson Circuit Court in Murphysboro for Fred Sinroll 20 a Southern Illinois University student charged with murder in the Dec 11 shotgun shooting of roommate Robert Batura 19 Danvers Mass Sinroll held in Jackson County jail bond denied previously by Carbondale Police Magistrate Roy Hall Prosecutor opposed bond citing capital offense charge resulting from shooting near the SIU campus
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Jackson
Murphysboro
Fred Sinroll
Southern Ilinois University
Clarence Wright
Sinroll
Fletcher Lewis
Jackson County
Carbondale
Roy Hall
Atty
William Ridgeway
Robert Batura
Danvers
Mass
STU
Former Murphysboro Residents Die in West
Word of the deaths of former Murphysboro residents Mr and Mrs Richard L Wiseman in Superior Arizona has reached Murphysboro relatives Wiseman died in August after a major operation and his wife in November They left a son Julian of Silver City NM and several grandchildren A son Kenneth and a daughter Winifred preceded them in death Wiseman was a brother of Ham Wiseman and Mrs Lucille Gregory and Mrs Maggie Samuels all of Murphysboro Mrs Wiseman was the former Candace Kelley a cousin of Josie Reeder Wayman of Murphysboro She leaves brothers John and Loyd Kelley of Peterson Iowa
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Murphysboro
Richard L. Wiseman
Superior
Ariz
Wiseman
Wisemans
Julian
Silver City
N. M
Kenneth
Winifred
Ham Wiseman
Lucille Gregory
Maggie Samuels
Candace Kelley
Josie Reeder Wayman
John and
Loyd Kelley
Peterson
Iowa
Council Meet Changes to Wednesday Session
The council will meet on Wednesday, December 26, at 7 30 p m instead of the usual Tuesday night schedule.
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Carbondale
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Library Board
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Charles Murden
Donald W. McConachie
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Newcomb
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