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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1955
Page
8
France orders 60 000 additional troops to Algeria after urgent request from resident general in North Africa amid rising nationalist violence during the Christmas season. Officials note 170 000 to 200 000 already coping with deadly outbreaks as Catholic bishops adjust Nativity Mass times.
James Morgan Woodall 55 of Storm Lake Iowa died at Swallum Hospital in Storm Lake. He was born March 13 1900 in Portland Tennessee and was a member of Zeigler Baptist Church and Marion Carpenters Local Union. Funeral services are set for 1 30 p m Monday at Mitchell Funeral Home Marion with burial in Old Rosehill Cemetery.
FBI arrested Joe Nighten a 28 year old former Rockford Illinois policeman on a charge of unlawful flight to avoid indentified in a Illinois burglary warrant. Agents seized him in San Jose California where he was visiting relatives with his wife and seven year old daughter and will be returned to Illinois under the Freeport warrant issued January thirteen.
The forecast shows temperatures averaging 3 to 6 degrees below normal with north and south normal highs of 32 and 43 and lows of 16 and 25 respectively. Colder Sunday and again midweek, warmer trend Monday through Tuesday, with rain expected Saturday and Tuesday nights totaling about half an inch.
Ex prisoners of war describe voluntary stays in China to The Associated Press. Seven U S ex GIs and one Briton, staying in Peiping, study Chinese history while eyeing a possible return home “sometime.” They cite experiences with Chinese guards, germ warfare charges, and motives centered on race, poverty, and Marxist philosophy with several professing sympathy for Communist ideas.
Discussions on purchasing the Botentree right of way to relieve traffic in north suburban Chicago are underway. Officials from North Shore & Milwaukee Railway Lake County and the state will hire an independent survey to appraise the 23 mile Shore Line route from Wilmette to Waukegan.
Robert Eugene Moll stationed at Williams Air Force Base Arizona was promoted to staff sergeant. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Moll of Vergennes.
Adlai E Stevenson Jr and his son John Fell were in Passavant Hospital after a Goshen Indiana crash that killed two Harvard classmates William C Boyden Jr and William Stanley North II. The driver Frederick Gill was indicted for involuntary manslaughter. John Fell Stevenson, 19, sustained a shattered knee jaw fracture and other injuries.
An excited elephant at a 400 child Elks Lodge circus kicked Renee Lister six and Phillis Lister thirteen as the crowd shouted and toy gliders were thrown. Both girls escaped with severe bruises and were treated at the scene.
Russell Peacock of 602 W Main St and David Thompson of 103% W Monroe St were drivers in a minor collision on West Main Street Carbondale Thursday morning. Police reported no injuries and only slight vehicle damage.
Drummond C. Bell of Montgomery Ward and Co is named state chairman of the 1956 Crusade for the American Cancer Society in Illinois. He will lead more than 60,000 volunteers in an April fundraising drive aiming to boost research education and service. Last year Illinois raised $1,258,738 for cancer programs.
Witnesses report Gill attempted to pass another truck in a left hand lane and struck the Stevenson vehicle at the crest of an overpass causing injuries.
Funeral services for Ernest S. Stratton, 63, of 115 N. Pine St Zeigler, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church Zeigler with Rev Albert Moore officiating. He died about midnight Wednesday at Miners Hospital Christopher. Burial follows in Zeigler Cemetery. Friends may call at Vantrease Funeral Home Zeigler.
Funeral services for Delia Mowery Miller 64 Riverside California formerly Carbondale will be held at 2 30 p m Monday at the First Baptist Church Dongola with Rev Steel officiating Burial will follow in IOOF Cemetery Dongola Ford Funeral Home Dongola in charge of arrangements
Carbondale firefighters investigated a grass fire on Freeman Street Thursday morning and reported no damage to buildings or amenities. Local crews contained the blaze with no injuries or evacuations.
The district reports a balance of 665.97 on November 1, 1954, receipts from taxes 881.32, and total disbursements 1,052.45 for the period ending November 30, 1955. Disbursements include labor spraying by Jesse Childers and supplies from Standard Oil Co and Herrin Feed Store plus a Bank of Herrin service charge and Southern Illinoisan publishing fee. Signed by treasurer J. W. Walker.
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