Robbers steal about $80 from Spillertown Rex's Grocery
Three armed men tied up Mrs. Eve lyn Rex and looted Rex's Grocery in Spillertown at 6:30 p.m. They ransacked living quarters, searched every drawer, and escaped with about $80. Sheriff Farner noted local suspects familiar with rural roads. a 1963 1964 Ford with one headlight was seen nearby.
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Spillertown
Rex
Williamson County
Harold Farner
Evelyn Rex
Mrs. Rex
Farner
Marion Man Killed in Head On Rt. 13 Crash
A Marion man, 68 year old Harry A. Ohms, was killed in a head on collision on Rt. 13 west of Harrisburg at 1 50 p m. Vernon D Patterson 38 of Carbondale a U S Air Force major at Langley AFB Virginia suffered minor injuries The eastbound lane was closed for repair work The other injury crash occurred on Rt 149 near Zeigler when Leonar Jourdain 63 and George Star 77 both of Zeigler were involved Star had minor injuries Jourdain was not hurt The report notes a car struck a stopped car behind a Zeigler school bus The article also covers Ohms family funeral plans and his prior jobs and affiliations
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Marion
Rt. 13
Harrisburg
Harry A. Ohms
Ohms
Vernon Dean Patterson
Carbondale
Patterson
Langley Air Force Base
Virginia
Maj. Patterson
Rt. 149
Zeigler
Leonar Jourdain
George Star
Star
Jourdain
Mark W. Drake
Illinois Central Railroad
Johnston City
Fire at Charles Vansaghi home sparks local call
Fire department reports a television set fire at 509 North 21st Street in Herrin at 2 p m Wednesday. Doctors Memorial Hospital limits each patient to one visitor per period to curb respiratory illness spread. visitors must be immediate relatives. Burning Star 2 notes all other mines report work Friday.
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Herrin
Charles Vansaghi
N. 21St St
Doctors Memorial Hospital
Council meets CD prospect in Carbondale briefing
The Carbondale City Council met Robert Alexander a potential civil defense director. Mayor David Keene introduced Alexander a former Army officer on the staff of Southern Illinois University. Alexander said he previously served as operations officer for the American Red Cross in Milwaukee metro area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Robert Alexander
David Keene
Alexander
Southern Illinois University
American Red Cross
Milwaukee
West Frankfort Miner Dies After Electrical Incident
James C. Bowman 23 of West Frankfort collapsed while leaving Old Ben Coal Corp mine No 21 near Lesser after a shuttle car lost power. Officials suspect an electric shock as cause. inquest pending. Bowman, a mining machine operator, was 0working underground and was to be lifted to surface. Funeral plans set for St. Mark's Episcopal Church with burial in Maple Wood Cemetery. Bowman is survived by his wife Judy, a daughter Peri, parents Harold and Opal Bowman, and sister Mrs Herman Garrett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Bowman
West Frankfort
Old Ben
Bowman
Mr. Bowman
Judy Bartoni
Ther
Benton
Stone Funeral Home
Carbondale
Harold and
Opal South Bowman
Johnston City High School
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Judy
Peri
Herman Garrett
Daniel Clark
Maple Wood Cemetery
Marion
Council sets closed session on contracts
Carbondale city council schedules Friday morning closed meeting to discuss contracts with Paul O Hall consulting engineer. The city now employs its own engineer for future work and City Manager Norman will present a report on existing contracts for the Friday session. Any contract decisions must be approved at an open council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Paul O. Hall
C. William Norman
Hall
Husband dies one day after wife's funeral
A retired Illinois Central Railroad section employee, Dewey Lampley, 64, died of a heart attack one day after his wife was buried in Mounds. His funeral is set for Friday at 3 p.m. at Ryan Funeral Home with burial in Spencer Heights Cemetery.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Dewey Lampley
Mounds
Mr. Lampley
Styrest Nursing Home
Carbondale
Makanda
Nellie Edmundson Anderson
Doctors Memorial Hospital
Jack Edmundson
Lucy Roach
St. Louis
Cora Holder
Carterville
Dora Sexton
Indianapolis
Ind
Hubert Lampley
Cambria
Mary Rohrbacher
Frances McCollum
Kay Denson
San Antonio
Tex
Ryan
W.C. Ward
First Baptist Church
Spencer Heights
Lampley
Rohrbacher
McCollum
Denson
George Denson
Morris Boyd
Fiona Shaw
Ryan Funeral Home
Mr. Ward
Spencer Heights Cemetery
Explosion Ends Christmas Eve Shift At Orient No 2 Mine
Sixteen years ago tonight the Orient No 2 mine near Benton and West Frankfort suffered a devastating explosion. About 7:30 p.m. 119 miners diedDeep below the surface 550 feet. Federal authorities cited possible methane ignition from electricity or a lighted cigarette as a probable cause.
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Orient No
Benton
West Frankfort
Illinois
Cherry
Federal Bureau of Mines
Two Men Escape After Car Plunge Drowns Youth in Creek
An 18 year old Murphysboro youth, Tucker, drowned after a car with two state officials aboard veered off Rt. 149 near Beaucoup Creek. The two passengers, Walter Ducey and John Cheeks, escaped. $17 was found on Tucker, who reportedly took money from the pair. Cheeks and Ducey, registered in a Carbondale motel, escaped with injuries from exposure. funeral plans for Tucker are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Steve Wayne Tucker
Clement Tucker
Rt. 2
Beaucoup Creek
Rt. 149
State Fair Employment Practices Commission
Walter Ducey
Chicago
John G. Cheeks
Decatur
Ducey
Cleatus Zimmerman
Dale Johnson
Carbondale
Jackson County
Harry Flynn
Tucker
Flynn
Cheeks
Raymond Dillinger
Deer
Colp
North 9Th Street
de Soto
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Meyer-Denny Funeral Home
Former Herrin Man’s Watercolor Featured on WE Magazine Cover
James W. Marlow of Herrin appears on the cover of The Amplifier a Western Electric employee magazine. Marlow son of Louis J. and Mrs. Marlow of 1500 North 14th Street Herrin works as staff coordinator for Western Electric in the Winston Salem Greensboro and Burlington NC region of the Bell System.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Ihe
Employes
Western Electric Co
James W. Marlow
Louis J. Marlow
14Th St
Marlow
Statfs
Winston-Slalem
Greensboro
Burlington
N.C
Western Electric
Bell Telephone System
Policeman Rescues Drowning Man From Submerged Car
In a dramatic early morning incident two Murphysboro officers Cleatus Zimmerman and Larry Tincher, aided by bystander Dale Johnson, pulled Walter J. Ducey from a nearly submerged car along Route 149. The car contained a second man, Steve Tucker, who later died at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hagen
Southern Illinois
Murphysboro
Cleatus Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Dale Johnson
Carbondale
Rt. 149
Larry Tincher
Leroy Brooks
Walter J. Ducey
Chicago
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Steve Tucker
Rt. 2
Asbestos roof test ends with complete burn down of garage
Carbondale firefighters burn an old garage at 607 S Washington in a staged demonstration by Red Cedar Shingle and Handsplit Shake Bureau and Southwest Wholesale. The test compares asbestos underlay with wooden shingles to treated shingles and ends with ashes and a cloud burst helping extinguish the blaze. Chief Crawshaw backs the asbestos roof system pending ordinance changes.
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Carbondale Fire Department
S. Washington
Seattle
Wash
Southwest Wholesale Co
St. Louis
Carbondale
Almont Crawshaw
Crawshaw
Mother Nature
Fourth Time Marion UF Tops Goal in 1967 Drive
Marion United Fund finished its 1967 campaign at $514 over goal with total receipts of $25,124. The 14 agencies had a $24,600 goal, marking the fourth straight year the drive topped its goal. Thomas Mayfield joined the board to replace Robert Reel. Harry Beneke named 1968 campaign chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion United Fund
C. Leo Cox
Thomas Mayfield
Also Mentioned on This Page
Food Distributing Service
Bowen Children’s Center
Southern Illinois Normal University
Masonic Lodge
Marion Ellis Lodge
Williamson County Farm Bureau
Ellis Grove
Mr. Ohms
Harry Jr
Bud
Bloomington
Mary Alice
Harry Ohms
S. Virginia St
Wilson Funeral Home
Bruce Patton
Rose Hill
Fairfield
Litchfield
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Burning Star
Glenn Smith
O. T. McKinney
Porter Leslie
Herrin Man Paints
By Stander
Tincher
By Jim Hatton
Marion UF
Serres
Robert Reel
Harry Beneke
Cox
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