Joinston Man Found Dead in Johnston City
Ash year old Johnston City man Joe V. Micheli was found dead of a bullet wound in the head near his home. Mrs. Mary Micheli said she discovered the body about 9:55 a.m. and removed a .22 pistol from his hand. A note in his pocket will be read at the coroner's inquest set for 2 p.m. today. Micheli, born January 4, 1902 in Torrento Italy, had been despondent and ill, a retired miner previously at the Black Crystal Mine near Marion. He belonged to several local organizations and leaves a wife, daughter, and four step-children. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Johnston City
Mary Micheli
Grand] Avé
Joe
Bam
Luther Wiseman
Michell
Williamson County
Paul Litton
Litton
Murman and Wilson
Micheli
Wise
A. m
Murphysboro
Floyd Crawshaw
Wynn
Griffin
Downey Funeral Home
McGahee
Ark
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Lake Village
Crawshaw Mortuary
Cashner Funeral Home
Cape Wednesday
Arkansas
Margaret Jndy
Ray
Kenneth Ray
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Benton
Marion Veterans Hospital
First National Bank
Cairo
Winois
Highway Department
Carmi
Ilinois
Houston
Taras
Carmi Tavern
Abe
Iva
John Licos Jr Dies Restaurant Operator Near Carbondale
John Licos Jr 31 operator of The Gardens restaurant east of Carbondale on Rt 18 died at 1145 am today in Holden Hospital Carbondale after admission Tuesday for non infectious pneumococcal meningitis possibly linked to prior pneumonia He and his father once ran the Grean Mill cafe in Carbondale Funeral arrangements are pending at Huffman Funeral Home in Carbondale.
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John Licos Jr
Carbondale
Rt.18
Holden Hospital
Licos
Grean Mill Cafe
Huffman Funeral Home
Curry Seeks New License For Tavern
Amos Curry, owner of the Green Lantern Tavern on Route 148 north of Herrin, seeks a new Willi am son County liquor license after the tavern has been closed since June 26, 1955, following a court order labeling it a threat to the community. State's Attorney Carl Sneed opposed the license, citing after hours sales and sales to minors, and Lonnie Priest scheduled a hearing for July 2, 1959.
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Amos Curry
Green Lantern
Rt. 148
Herrin
Williarmson County
Lonnie Priest
Priest
Curry
Mounds
Sneed
Henry Weight
Slippery Streets Blamed For Carbondale Wrecks
Slippery streets on North Oakland avenue and High street in Carbondale caused two auto crashes on Wednesday. Vehicles failed to stop at the High street sign before entering Oakland, hitting cars on Oakland. First crash occurred about 12 35 p m and the second at 9 18 p m.
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North
Oakland Avenue
High Street
Carbondale
Oakland
Roads Delay Lie Test For Merchant Cop
Merchant Patrolman Joe Reed was to take a polygraph test in Murphysboro but icy roads halted arrival of the machine from Springfield. Reed, arrested after shots were fired at a house and car, agreed to appear again next week as another test date is set with the Illinois Division of Criminal Investigation. He was found asleep in a parked car near the scene, carrying an empty .45 revolver and faces city charges for illegal weapon carrying and intoxication. Reed says he cannot recall the shooting and denies drunkenness, free on a $100 recognizance bond since Sunday night.
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Reed
Murphysboro
Jackson State
William Ridgeway
Ilmois
Charles Helwig Sr
Trucker Arraignment Set After Fatal Illinois Crash
Edward Wynn, 32, of Starkville Miss driving a tractor trailer overturned on Rt 8 near Grand Tower Illinois, killing 16 year old Kenneth Griffin of Dupo. Wynn jailed in Murphysboro on reckless homicide charge. bond set at 1500 likely. preliminary hearing planned. inquest scheduled with three witnesses. Griffin funeral planned in McGehee Arkansas. wife and child treated for minor injuries.
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Edward Wynn
Starkville
Miss
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Jackson State
William Ridgeway
Wynn
Carbondale
Robert Schwartz
Rt. 8
Grand Tower Road
Kenneth R. Griffin
Dupo
Arkansas
Berdel Hasemeyer
Man and Wife Hurt In Wreck Near De Soto
Mr and Mrs Lewis Ross of Milwaukee Wisconsin were admitted to Doctors Hospital in Carbondale at 11 am with injuries from a crash on Route 51 near De Soto when their car left the road and struck a tree. Ross, 45, had hip injuries while Mrs Ross, driving, was treated for internal injuries and listed in fair condition. The couple was en route to Mississippi.
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Lewis Rose
Milwaukee
Wis
Doctor's Hospital
Carbondale
de Soto
Ross
Mississippi
Cold Snap Hits Carbondale As Temps Dip Below Zero
Temperatures in the Carbondale area plunged below zero to as low as one degree below, with readings at 9 p.m. Wednesday showing a swift drop after 6 p.m. The day’s high reached 23 degrees around noon, as Southern Illinois University officials logged the chill and forecasters warned of possible record lows for the date.
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Sity
Illinois
Carbondale
Floyd Cunningham
Southern Illnois Univer
Illinois Forestry Division of
Reed Released After Paying Fine in Johnson City
Layelle Reed, 37, of Johnson City, was released from jail after paying a $100 fine and $7.90 costs levied by Herrin Police Magistrate Earl May. Earlier Monday, May sentenced Reed to six months for non payment of the fine. Reed had been ticketed for driving while intoxicated. A cold snap continued in Southern Illinois with record lows and hazardous roads due to packed snow and ice.
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Layelle Reed
Johnson City
Herrin
Earl May
May
Reed
Williamson County
Herring Po Itee
Frankfort Unit Studies New Oil Revenue Proposal
A proposal to provide oil royalty income to West Frankfort unit school district will be considered by the Board of Education at 9 a.m. Friday. Promoters Ross Bartmes D C Ross Robert McClement and Basil Killion propose sharing wells near the high school in lieu of Bartmes drilling on the school block. The district may receive about 17 000 annually if the two new wells perform as the first two. The West Frankfort board previously approved a lease with Bartmes for one eighth plus one sixteenth of the remainder in royalties.
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West Frantkfort
Board of Education
Franklin County Board of School Trustees
Ross Bartmes
D. C. Ross
Robert MiClement
Basil Killion
Bartmes
West Frankfort
West Frankfort Board
Killion
McClement
Ross
Gymrezsium
R. A Bonifield
Bohifield
Wallace Springer Sr. Herrin Man Dies
Wallace Franklin Springer Sr. of Herrin, 76, retired bottling plant owner, died April 20 1958 at the Herrin Elks Club after a heart attack. He operated the Herrin Nehi Bottling plant for 20 years and later with his son Wallace Jr. He previously ran a bottling plant in Pinckneyville and owned the Red Top liquor store. Survived by son Wallace Jr., daughter Kathryn Sherwood, brother William Springer, sister Addie Cornell, and four grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 2 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Home with Revs. John Harris and Frank E. Davis officiating. burial East Lawn Memorial Gardens. He was born May 28, 1964, in Palmyra Missouri.
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Wallace Franklin
Frank
Gertrude Hocking
Springer Sr
Butte
Mont
Springer
Jack
Herrin Elks Club
S. Park
Herrin Nehi
Wallace Springer Jr
Red Top
Herrin
Pinck
Neyville
Springer Eaves
Wallace Jr
Kathryn Sherwood
San Mateo
Calif
William M. Springer
Evanston
Addie Cornell
Winchester
Johnson
John Harris
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Frank E. Davis
Herrin First Christian Church
East Lawn Memorial Gardens
Four Injured As Slippery Highways Trigger Crash
Ice packed highways across Southern Illinois caused a three vehicle crash near Dowell on Rt 31 injuring four. Edward Rogers and his wife Wilma were uninjured while Maurice W. Thing of Du Quoin was hospitalized with bruises and cuts. Three children Deanna 4 Mark 5 were treated for minor injuries at Marshall Browning Hospital. Police attributed the accident to Rogers loss of control while en route to Florida.
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Clivois
District 13
du Quoin
Springfield
Rt. 31
Dowell
Bobbie J Cobin
Edward Rogers
Maurice W. Thing
Thing
Cohn
Rogers
Wilma
Deanna
Angels
Mark
Marshall Browning Hospital
du Hquoin
Lee Rogers
Florida
Dog Reunited After 90 Mile Return to Prison Farm
A mongrel named Mike walked over 90 miles back to Menard Prison honor farm to reunite with Flicka the work horse. Warden Ross Randolph said an official order allows Mike to stay with Flicka permanently, after the dog’s long trek from Bond County and a prior separation. The two bonded during three years on the farm, sharing stalls and companionship despite separation attempts and parole disruptions.
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Menard
Ross Randolph
Mike
Flicka
Honor Farm
Poeshontas
Rt. 40
Greenville
Bond County
Randolph
Mississippi Bottoms
Prigan Grounds
Mines Report Fragmentary Friday Operations Mixed
Mines Working Friday at Burning Star No 1 Drift 2nd Shift Orient 3 Freeman 4 Zeigler Zeigler 4. Mines Not Working Old Ben 9 Old Ben 21 Burning Star No 1 Drift and related notes show intermittent activity and gaps in reports.
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Burning Star No. 1
Orient
Freeman
Zeigler & Zeigler
Old Ben
Burning Star
Lstrip
Burning Star No
Drift
Ie Oigt
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Claude “Williams
Michael Meith Francis
Jackson County Health Department
Joinston
John Licos
Fie
Carbordale
Joe ‘Reed
Ben Gelman
Charles Hurst
Frankfort
Wallace Springer Sr
Arm Sae
Palmyra, MO
Anthony B
Kathryn Mason! Springer
Wisinney
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