Fire damages at General Telephone Co. office in Carbondale
A blaze in the employes lounge at 206 W. Monroe St. Carbondale caused about 4000 dollars in building damage and 2500 dollars in contents damage around 2 pm Thursday. Cause unknown, no one was present on the first floor lounge. Auto alarm linked to the fire station alerted responders and firefighters arrived quickly.
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General Telephone Co
Monroe St
Carbondale
Bill Johnson
Carbondale Fire Department
Fie
Johnson
Herrin Girl Injured In Two Vehicle Crash
A 16 year old Herrin girl Glenda Tippy sustained minor injuries when her car collided with a 49 year old Marion driver Lesley Brown at the junction of Routes 148 and 13 Thursday evening. Both vehicles were heavily damaged. Garland Lewis 33 New Athens received very minor injuries in a county road crash north of Benton while Virgil Pyle 63 Sparta turned into the path of a pickup driven by Archie Carron 47 Smithton. West Frankfort resident W Berfered Ice Sr 77 died at Franklin Hospital Benton after months in ill health born July 10 1892 in Franklin County he was a coal miner and farmer affiliated with United Mine Workers Local 8317 and Second Baptist Church. Funeral arrangements set for 2 pm Sunday at Reedy Funeral Home West Frankfort.
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Herrin
Glenda Tippy
Rts
Linda L. Tippy
Lesley Brown
Marion
Garland Lewis
New Athens
Benton
Lewis
Archie Carron
Smithton
Virgil Pyle
Sparta
W. Berfered Ice
RE. 2
West Frankfort
Franklin Hospital
Franklin County
J. Ailes
Harriet Galbraith Ice
United Mine Workers
Second Baptist Church of
Elsie Batts
William
Rt 2
Robert Werle
Downers Grove
Bob Follewell
Harrisburg
Frank
Rt. 2
Jack Cook
Reedy Funeral Home
Arthur Williams
Tower Heights
Firemen plan treat for children at city hall station
Fire Chief Chester Steele announced a Christmas party for children up to 11 at 1 p.m. Saturday. The event at the fire station city hall will feature treats and a brief tour of the station for attendees.
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City Hall
Chester Steele
Toin's
Witness painting Oh Calcutta plan as great happy party
Chicago AP report says Jacques Levy testified in U S District Court that demonstrations during the week of the 1968 Democratic National Convention were to be a joyous festival for a large group not violent. Levy described festival planning as a joyous event, while officials reportedly would not issue permits for a park gathering. Judge Julius Hoffman repeatedly admonished Levy for his remarks.
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Chicago
Calcutta
U.S. District Court
Jacques Levy
Abbott
Abbie
Hoffman
Jerry Rubin
Cite
Levy
Rubin
Thomas A. Foran
U.S
Julius Hoffman Ber
Marion man granted continuance on battery charge
John McCree of Marion was granted a continuance Thursday in a battery case to January 6 after a Dec. 11 fight involving two Marion police officers. Gary Hastings suffered a broken finger. officer Bob Barnett was also on scene. Police were called to a family dispute between McCree and his wife Shirley.
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John MecCree
Marion
McCree
Mar [Ion City
Gary Hastings
Bob Barnett
Shirley
Car overturns injure two SIU students
Two Southern Illinois University students were treated and released at the SIU Health Service after a one car accident about 11 15 Thursday night. The car driven by Charles Culkins 19 of 609 Poplar Street reportedly overturned on Crab Orchard Lake Road about three miles southeast of the spillway. A passenger, Charles Busse 19 of 516 S Rawlings Street, sustained minor head injuries. Culkins received a ticket from Illinois State Police for driving too fast for conditions.
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Southern Illinois University
SIU Health Service
Charles Culkins
Poplar St
Crab Orchard Lake Road
Charles Busse
S. Rawlings St
Ilinois
Culkins
Senator Smith to address Jackson County Republicans
Senator Ralph Smith of Alabama will attend a breakfast with the Jackson County Republican Organization this Saturday. County chair Ray Doerr says Smith will meet with county party leaders at 9 am at the Holiday Inn in Carbondale, and the event will be a dutch treat breakfast.
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Ralph Smith
R-Alton
Jackson County Republican Organization
Ray Doerr
Smith
Holiday Inn
Carbondale
Doerr
Woman Found Safe After Herrin Missing Person Alert
A 59-year-old Herrin woman reported missing at 11 a.m. was found safe in St. Louis by a sister as a search party prepared to depart. The ill woman reportedly hitchhiked to the city with police confirming the safe location. James Ford Thornton, 79, of Pinckneyville, died Thursday at Pinckneyville Community Hospital. Funeral services announced for Sunday at First Baptist Church Pinckneyville with burial at TOOF Cemetery.
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Herrin
St. Louis
James Thornton
James Ford Thornton
Pinckneyville
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
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Sen. Smith
Grandpa John
Murphysboro
Santa Claus
Santa
DI Murphy Loro
Walnut Street
R. Brown Furn
Brown’s
Maple House
B.F.J. Furniture
West Frankfort House
Peaks Furniture
Coatel
Savelin
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