Fire destroys Carbondale apartment house injures none
A blaze at 500 S University Ave Carbondale razed a coal heated apartment building and damaged adjacent structure at 502 S University Ave. Fire Chief Almont Crawshaw estimated 75 000 dollars in damage with more losses likely. About 20 residents mostly SIU students became homeless as 40 firefighters battled strong winds.
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Carbondale
Almont Crawshaw
S. University Ave
Kurt Kucik
Carbondale Fire Department
Kucik
Rucik
Crawshaw
de Soto
Joe O’rourke
Coal Belt Fire Protective Association
du Quoin
Carterville
Lesser
Herrin
Murphysboro
Chris Molnar
Bob Piper
SIU
Piper
Martha McCord
Hewette
Abraham Garremarian
Warrants Issued In Carbondale Store Robbery Case
Carbondale police issued warrants for four suspects in the November 12 armed robbery at Kelley Big Star Food Center in East Gate Shopping Center. Eddie Smith Lucius Donaby Charles Degunya and James Mason are charged with armed robbery. Mason Degunya and Smith are jailed in Clinton County on other charges while Donaby is at large.
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Carol Alexander
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Kelley Big Star Food Center
East Gate Shopping Center
Eddie Smith
Lucius Donaby
East St. Louis
Charles Degunya
James Mason
Smith
Mason
Degunya
Clinton County
Carlyle
Donaby
E. J. Hogan
Centralia
Hogan
Jackson County
Kelley
Herbert Speller
Danny Adams
Danny Speller
Wides
Rex Loan Co
Burger Chef
Phillips 66
Western Union
Howard Jackson
Murphysboro
Shell
East Main Street
Chuck Glover
Martin Oil Co
Murphysboro Trims Street Decor After Severe Winter
Murphysboro faces a rough holiday season with decorations damaged by two wind storms. Chamber of Commerce Retail Interest Committee reports six hangers damaged this year.
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Murphysboro
Chamber of the Commerce
Carbondale Wins Area Holiday Speech Meet
Carbondale Community High School won the Holiday Speech Tournament at John A. Logan Junior College. Sparta, Marion, and five other schools competed. Individual winners included Shawna Colvin and Paul Matthews of Carbondale, Ver Nell Joiner of Murphysboro, and others across prose, poetry, and oration events. Police briefs list speeding and license violations in Harrisburg Carbondale Murphysboro Crainville with penalties.
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Carbondale Community High School
John A. Logan Junior College
Sparta
Marion
Murphysboro
Carterville
Red Bud
West Frankfort
Shawna Colvin
Carbondale
Paul Matthews
Vernell Joiner
Brian Baggett
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Garremarian
Steve Miller
S. University
Mike Richter
Richard Carter
de Sote
Spanish Key
East Wain Street
Walnut Street
Cedarview Street
Harrisburg
Carl D. Griffith
Helen M. Huffman
Glendale
F. Needham
Crainville
Gary Stephen Todoroff
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