Pannell Pleads Guilty to Life Sentence in Triple Shooting
Pannell of Dongola admitted killing foreman Andy Littleton and wounding his wife Jewell in a November 21 triple shooting. Circuit Judge C. Ross Reynolds sentenced him to life in Menard Prison. Public and court details described the motive over furniture and a ham, with Mrs. Littleton testifying earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bevie Pannell
Dongola
Menard
Chester
C. Ross Reynolds
Andy Littleton
Littleton
Jewell
Littletons
Revie
Pannell
Cig
Eeeran H . 2
Union
Magpie
Marion Man Dies After Heart Attack at 75
J M Wilkinson 75 of 912 W Chestnut Marion died at 8 Thursday at home of a heart attack. He was born Feb 13 1880 in Johnson County and married Maude Gatlin in Charleston Mo in 1908. He was chief tie inspector for the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad for 41 years and leaves a wife son J M Jr of Easton Pa two grandchildren and several siblings. Mitchell Funeral Home Marion is in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Wilkinson
Chestnut St
Marion
Johnson County
Maude Gatlin
Charleston
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Wilkinson
J. M. Jr
Easton
Rufus
Anna
Cathy Cook
Karnak
Pearl Carlock
Ota Wilkinson
Jacksonville
Leo
Larkie Wilkinson
Milan
Mich
Christian O. Fu
Mitchell Funeral Home
Stonefort Driver Fined in Marion Case
Xeltho Yahne of Stonefort was fined 150 dollars and costs by Marion justice of the peace Charles Gilley for driving while intoxicated. He was arrested after a 730 p m accident at West Main and Monroe streets when his car crossed the center line and struck Henry Hans’s vehicle. Mrs Hans and her daughter suffered cuts and bruises. Yahne and the Hanses were not injured in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xeltho Yahne
Stonefore
Charles Gilley
Marion
Yahne
W. Main
Monroe Streets
Henry Hans
S. Aikman St
Main Street
Hans
Town Main Production Halted for Employee Christmas Potlucks
Production at the Herrin Allen Industries plant paused at 11 a m today as workers held a company wide get together and Christmas potluck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Allen Industries
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce Evening Meeting
The Illinois State Chamber of Commerce held an evening meeting in Herrin at the God-of the Ly-Mar Hotel in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
Herrin
Ly-Mar Hotel
Moore announces two more grandchildren for deputy clerk
Harry L. Moore, deputy Jackson County Clerk, reported Thursday the arrival of twins a boy and a girl in Storrs Connecticut. The children are his fifth and sixth grandchildren born to his daughter Mrs Orville K Larson formerly Mary Moore of Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Moore
Jackson County
Storrs
Conn
Orville K. Larson
Mary Moore
Carbondale
Moore
Cops suspended in Tilden as mayor denies speed trap claims
Two Tilden ice officers Wilbur Hood and Gobel Thompson were placed on indefinite suspension amid larceny charges filed last week by Roy Mullholland. Mayor Walter Burt said a new officer would begin after Jan 1 and arrests of speeding motorists would continue while denying the town runs a speed trap. He defended village finances, noting the hall was donated and the fire truck bought on a payment plan from a special tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilden Ice
Tilden
Walter Burt
Wilbur Hood
Gobel Thompson
Roy Mulholland
Randolph County
Burt
Five men face jury in Ohio swindle case in Kentucky
The federal case accusing five men of conspiring to swindle the Close brothers of Toledo out of 50000 in a big money for little money scheme went to a London Kentucky jury early today. Names include Rothschild of Mounds Illinois Henson of London Hutchinson of Louisville Buchanan and Cross of Jackson Mississippi. Grover Peterson testified Rothschilds wife Wanda was not at work on two dates while Rothschild claimed they were in Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
London
Robert
Kenneth Close
Toledo
Mississippi
Internal Revenue Service
Charles Paul
Rocky) Rothschild
Mounds
Ill
George Henson
George Jack Hutchinson
Louisville
Clennie Joe Buchanan
Simpson Bryan Cross
Jackson
Miss
Grover Peterson
Chicago
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Rothschild
Wanda
Memphis
Trucker Fined for Intoxication in Marion Court
Robert Langmeyer of Cleveland was fined 120.40 on intoxication and disorderly conduct charges by Marion justice Charles Giliey. Police found him in the Haskell Beauty Shop after entry through a broken back door to seek warmth. he was later found seated with nothing disturbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Court
Robert Langmeyer
Cleveland
Ohio
Charles Giliey
Marion
Justice of the Peace
Langmeyer
Haskell
City Hall
Herrin Eagles Lodge Hosts Christmas Party for 500 Kids
About 500 children of Herrin Eagles Lodge members were treated to their annual Christmas party at the lodge. Special prizes were awarded and each child received a treat while Thomas Bracken of Hurst presented a musical program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Eagles Lodge
Thomas Bracken
Hurst
Mary Fox Dies In Carbondale At 75
Mary Fox 75 of 314 East Jackson Street Carbondale died at Holden Hospital of pneumonia after a two day illness. She was a member of the Christ Tabernacle and lived much of her life in Carbondale. She leaves a sister Ida Cochren of St. Louis. Funeral services 2 p.m. Saturday at Van Natta Funeral Home Carbondale with Rev. Ogle Cook Tabernacle pastor officiating. Burial Oakland Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Fox
E. Jackson St
Carbondale
Holden Hospital
Christ Tabernacle
Ida Cochren
St. Louis
van Natta Funeral Home
Ogle Cook
The
Tabern
Democrats file single nominating notice in 58th district
Officials in Southern Illinois 58th Representative District announce only one Democratic candidate for the April primary. Randolph County Clerk J Clyde Hamilton says the district committee led by Lloyd Austin of Murphysboro filed the notice in Carbondale after a Dec 14 meeting. A Republican committee filed for two candidates. The district spans Monroe Randolph Jackson Union Pulaski and Alexander counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Randolph County
J. Clyde Hamilton
Lloyd Austin
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Hamilton
Republican Party
Monroe
Randolph
Jackson
Union
Pulaski
Alexander
Firemen Set Christmas Party in Murphysboro
Murphysboro Fire Department plans its annual Christmas Eve visit by Santa Claus at 3 pm. Chief Urba Hanson said the Christmas party for local children will be held at the firehouse if weather permits, around the department’s Christmas tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Murphysboro Fire Dept
Urba Hanson
Murphysboro
Herrin Junior Chamber to judge Our Brightest Christmas contest
Val Stanley, Jaycees Christmas activities chairman, said the Herrin Junior Chamber of Commerce will judge the Our Brightest Christmas home decorating contest tonight. Winners will be announced Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Junior Chamber of Commerce
Val Stanley
Jaycees Christmas Activities
Man Surrenders $18 for United Fund Drive In Town
O F Libbey of Festus Missouri claimed to solicit for the USA Missionary Group and handed $18 04 to Police Officer Roy Bain before being escorted to the town limits. Chamber of Commerce confirmed no such group existed and Libbey’s car needed a push to depart after the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondaale
United Fund
Roy Bain
O. F. Libbey
Festus
USA
Roup
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Ss, Illinois Avenue
Bain
Illinois and
Monroe
Matt Hall
Libbey
Fund Officials Give New Pledge Total
Fund Secretary Mrs De Bowles announced the total pledge reached 26943 dollars toward a 31000 dollar goal. She noted several reports from group chairmen are still outstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fund Secy
de Bowles
Jackson Dental Health Program To Be Resumed
Jackson County will resume the dental health program once a dentist is hired and the lapsed state grant for the post is renewed. The County Board of Health authorized Dr. R F Sondag to negotiate grant renewal and pursue a dentist, following a consensus from the Jackson County Dental Association to continue the program. The five year effort has raised public awareness of children dental needs and the grant funds salary had lapsed after Dr R E Dudenbostel resigned. The board also approved financial reports showing year ending Dec 1 with income 42323 expenses 30891 and area balance 11432. New cases 1955 tuberculosis sanatorium costs fell about 5000 from 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
County Board of Health
Murphysboro
R. F. Sondag
Sonday
E. R. Rosenberger
Jackson County Dental Assn
Rosenberger
R. E. Dudenbostel
Sondag
Chicago
Jackson County Tuberculosis Board
North Carolina
Mt. Vernon
Walter King
David McIntosh
E. & Ellis
Mines Report From Saturday Work and Defects
The report lists several mines and statuses including Fidelity not working on Saturday. Entries show Kathleen Pyramid Truax-Tract No 2 Freeman Buckhorn Zeigler Old Ben numbers and no report for Orient 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Pyramid
Freeman
Buckhorn Zeigler
Ben
Fire cleanup underway after Herrin district blaze destroys several stores
Debris and smoldering ruins from Thursday morning fire in Herrin's business district continue to slow operations. Rechter Department Store and Yuill's Music Store were leveled or damaged, with temporary offices opened for customers and crews beginning street clearance. Rebuilding plans and insurance adjustments loom as officials target reopening by mid next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Rechter
Yuill’s
Gradyce Co
Sohn Clothing
Carl Mavers
Yuill
Harvey Yuill
S. 10Th St
Mildred Yuill
Sohn
Harvard Sohn
Dick Peters
Grady Plumbing Co
Degognia Township Gets Farm Bureau Seat On Jackson Board
Raymond Leinicke of Rockwood Rt 2 has been named Degognia Township representative on the Jackson County Farm Bureau Board of Directors. He will take his seat at the next regular meeting January 6 at the Farm Bureau office in Murphysboro. The 1955 plan expanded the board to 16 members, one per township, with Degognia previously vacant. The board’s officers were reelected: Bill Sauer president, Harold Kuehn vice president, Ivan Lively secretary, and Clifton Wolfe treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Leinicke
Rt. 2
Rockwood
Degognia Township
Jackson County Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Farm Bureau Organization
H. J. Struck
Leinicke
Farm Bureau
Murphysboro
Farm Bureau Unit
Degognia
Ere
Bill Sauer
Murphysboro Rt. 2
Harold Kuehn
Elkville
Ivan Lively
Clifton Wolfe
Carelessness Hinted in Makanda Fire at Farm Tenant House
A Wednesday afternoon fire at a vacant four room frame house on the W. R. Vance farm in Makanda caused by possible careless hunter smoking. Sheriff Howard Cheatham noted the rabbit hunting area as a likely site. Arson remains a possible cause as investigators, led by Deputy Ray Dillinger, search the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Makanda Farm
Jackson County
Howard Cheatham
W. R. Vance
Cheatham
Ray Dillinger
Herrin Elks Hold Teenage Christmas Dance
The Herrin Elks Lodge hosted its annual teenage Christmas dance in the Elk ballroom. About 300 teenagers attended the event from 8 30 p m to midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Elks Lodge
Elk Ballroom
Herrin Teens Released From Jail For Holidays
Two 15 year old Herrin youths held in Williamson County jail were released today to spend the holidays at home. Judge A R Cagle ordered them to return to custody January 7 after a delinquency hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Williamson County
A. R. Cagle
Teen Town Sno Ball Queen Crowned at Elks Club
Carbondale Community High School senior Pat Lindsay was crowned Teen Town Sno Ball queen at the Elks Club. Exalted Ruler Eddie Vogeler Jr. crowned her as about 250 teenagers attended with last year’s queen Dixie Wells in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Lindsay
Carbondale
Carbonfdale
Elks Club
Elks
Eddie Vogeler Jr
Dixie Wells
Blood Drive Urged For A N egative Father Of Five
The Red Cross seeks A Negative blood for Charles Von Rider, 33, of Carbondale, hospitalized in Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, with acute leukemia. He is married with five children. Donations accepted 12:30–3 p.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m.–2 p.m. weekdays. Call Adams Furniture Sparta for transport and leave names with The Southern Illinoisan Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Carbondale
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Techarles von Rider
Southern Illinois University
Adams Furniture Store
Sparta
Southern Illinoisan
Ten Winners Named For Free Ozark Flight
Williamson County Airport Authority sponsors a free round trip to Nashville for ten essay winners. Participants from Carbondale, Du Quoin, Harrisburg, Herrin, Johnston City, Marion, Murphysboro, West Frankfort and others will fly with chaperons on Ozark Airlines on December 28. The Nashville Chamber tour includes a visit to The Hermitage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Ozark Airlines
Board of Commissioners
Williamson County Airport Authority
Egypt
Ilinois
Benton
Oveda Ingram
Alan Willis
Carbondale
Rosemary Hughes
Larry Berger
Stanley Strusz
Carterville
Darryl Crain
Jim Priddy
Vivian Bledsoe
du Quoin
Donald Gene Ford
John Philip Kowzan
Tim Gregory Riead
Harrisburg
Judy Franks
Marilyn Geliosky
Herrin
Jacqueline West
Bob Goldsmith
Tom Popham
Johnston City
Mary Adele Hughes
Marilyn Donatt
Carol Oliver
Marion
Caroline Bearden
Robert Coonce
Brenda Bowen
Murphysboro
Shiela Greenberg
Jim Palmer
Wayne Larsen
West Frankfort
Carol Hengst
Michael B. Marchildon
Bill Barnett
Williamson County
St. Louis
Julia Gibbon
Nashville, Tenn
Hit and Run Death Prompted Insurance Suit in Jackson County
James J. Smith of Murphysboro was fatally injured in a July hit and run. Glenn Smith, his son and plaintiff, seeks $500 plus costs from Combined Insurance Co of America for two life policies of $250 each, refused after his father’s May 22 accident and July 30 death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Smith
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Glenn Smith
The
Combined Insurance Co. of America
Woman killed by falling snow in England shopping area
Snow from a shop roof buried and killed Mrs. Mary Whitwam 39 as she shopped for Christmas in Slaithwaite England December 23 AP report says.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Mary Whitwam
Marion fire destroys home and damages neighbor's garage
Rob ert McRoy and family lose their home and contents valued at 6500 dollars after a Thursday night blaze started in the kitchen oil stove. Firemen battled flames by 6 50 P M and an explosion knocked a mask off firefighter Jack Whiting but caused only minor injuries. The fire spread to the attic and scorched Webb Burlison's home next door where a trailer and garage were destroyed. The McRoys, uninsured, sheltered at John McAnelly's house with two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McRoy
E. de Young
Webb Burlison
Soda Bottles Burst In Murphysboro Fire
About 50 bottles of soda pop burst from a heat fire at the home of Mary Davite in Murphysboro. The blaze began in a canvas covered garage floor and spread to five or six cases of soft drinks. Damage was about 50 dollars. the garage escaped. A separate trash fire at the old foundry site caused negligible loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Davite
Lindell St
Murphysboro
South 17the Street
Carbondale Moose Lodge Checks Toys for Needy Children
Members of Carbondale Moose Lodge 1108 examine bundles of toys before distribution to local children in need. Lodge volunteers contributed and repaired many toys, with Barton Webb Jeff and Roy Bain assisting on the toy committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Moose Lodge
Barton Webb
Jeff
Roy Bain
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Marion Man Dies
J. M. Wilkinson
C&ei
Stonefort
Hood
EAGLE
Demos
Herrin Decorations
Eli Borken
Mary Slechticky
E. A. Kraft
Arnold Kaitschuk
Mildred Benz
Jackson Dental
Orient
Lester Jordan
Rechter Brothers
Finney
Custo
Jackson Board
Makanda
Herrin Elks
Free Ozark Flight
Smith
Bridge Street
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Herman May
Jack Whiting
McRoy
Sangamo
Mrs. McRoy
John McAnelly
Ray Weiss
Darwin Thornton
Troutt
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