SIU Moves Three Communications Departments to New 3.2 Million Building
The SIU School of Communications will relocate the speech correction theater and radio and television departments to a new 3.2 million building on Campus Drive next week. WSIU radio will move in immediately and broadcasting may begin soon from the new site. The project includes a 70 foot stage and a long front with two stories of offices and classrooms.
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Southern Illinois University
School of Communications
C. Horton Talley
Talley
Campus
Chautauqua
Department of Speech
University
Sean O’casey
WSIU
SIU FM
SIU
Illinois Universities
Park District Offers Saturday Art Classes in Carbondale
Carbondale Park District will run Saturday art classes for grades 2 to 5 from Jan 8 to March 26 at the Community Center 208 W Elm St. Registration is at the park district office 206 W Elm St with a $3 materials fee. Classes capped at 20 students per session and cover painting drawing sculpture casting mosaics and puppetry.
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Carbondale
Carbondale Park District
W. Elm St
Park District
Albert A. Allen rites in Marion
Albert Asbury Allen 90 died 1 45 p.m. Thursday at Creal Springs Nursing Home. He formerly lived at 410 S First St Marion born March 10 1875 in Williamson County son of John and Caroline Allen. He was married to Dora Swafford died Sept 13 1961 and was a retired farmer and deacon of Second Baptist Church Marion. Survived by sons Ray and Lloyd Marion a daughter Mrs Joe Hall Highland Mich a sister Mrs Bell Opie West Frankfort nine grandchildren 26 great grandchildren. Services 1 30 p.m. Sunday at Second Baptist Church Marion with Rev J D McCarty. burial Coal Bank Cemetery. Friends may call Mitchell Funeral Home Marion after 2 p.m. Saturday.
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Albert Asbury Allen
Creal Springs
S. First St
Marion
Mr. Allen
Williamson County
John
Caroline Cline Allen
Dora Swafford
Second Baptist Church
Ray
Lloyd
Joe Hall
Highland
Mich
Bell Opie
West Frankfort
Second Baptist Church of
J. D. McCarty
Coal Bank Cemetery
Mitchell Funeral Home
Letter to Sohn family turns up at post office
The Harvard Sohn family of Herrin received a letter addressed to Barry Nancy and Bruce Herrin Ill. from their grandmother Mrs Bobbye Sarasohn on a trip to Nassau Bahamas. Postman Howard Wiseman said I know your children.
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Harvard Sohn
Herrin
Barry
Nancy
Bruce
Ill
Bobbye Sarasohn
Nassau
Bahamas
Sohn
Howard Wiseman
Bert Hart longtime Waltonville resident dies at 72
Bert Andrew Hart 72 of Waltonville died today in Anna after a lengthy illness. He formerly owned a Waltonville grocery. Born October 28, 1893 in Jefferson County, he is survived by his wife Mary Lou, daughters Mrs. Freda Poropat and Mrs. Thelma Gulley, son Oscar Hart, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Brayfield with Daryl Busby officiating. Burial Maple Hill Cemetery Lesser. Visitation after 4 p.m. Saturday.
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Bert Hart
Waltonville
Bert Andrew Hart
Anna
Jefferson County
Mary Lou
Freda Poropat
Madison
Thelma Gulley
Garden City
Mich
Oscar Hart
Brayfield
Daryl Busby
Maple Hill Cemetery
Lesser
State Takes License Action in Illinois
Illinois Secretary of State Paul Powell revoked the license of Rawleigh L. Beers of Pittsburg for driving while intoxicated. He suspended the licenses of Donald E. Johnson and Jesse L. Scott of Benton and Thomas J. Oliver of Carbondale for three violations. Lenders Bradley S. Jolley of Lesser, Paul E. Hopper and Jerome F. Kania of Carbondale faced suspensions for causing or contributing to an accident resulting in death or injury.
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Illinois
Paul Powell
Rawleigh L. Beers
Pittsburg
Donald E. Johnson
Jesse L. Scott
Benton
Thomas J. Oliva
Carbondale
Bradley S. Jolley
Lesser
Paul E. Hopper
Jerome F. Kania
Red Bud Man Hurt In Wreck
A Red Bud man, Robert Y. Braun, 27, was treated for minor injuries after his car ran off Rt. 159 near Red Bud at 2 a.m. No hospitalization. In a separate crash on Rt. 13 127 near Pinckneyville, John H. Wesseln, 47, was not injured while David M. Norton, 36, and Marie Gallmeister, 63, were treated for minor injuries at Pinckneyville Community Hospital.
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Red Bud
Robert Y. Braun
John H. Wesseln
Pinckneyville
David M. Norton
Cahokia
Norton
Marie Gallmeister
du Quoin
Wesseln
Rites Monday For Man Shot While Hunting
Funeral services for Charles Andrew Gillooly 46 of Murphysboro will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Meyer Denny Funeral Home. Gillooly died after a hunting accident Thursday on his brother’s farm when a rifle fired hitting him in the chest. Burial is in St Andrew's Cemetery. He leaves his wife Ruby and two daughters, plus siblings and a grandson. Gillooly a WWII veteran and construction worker was a member of St Andrew's Church and area labor unions.
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Meyer - Denny Funeral Home
Murphysboro
Charles Andrew Gillooly
St. Andrew’s
Gillooly
William
Jackson County
Harry Flynn
Charles Gillooly
William Gillooly
Charles
Flynn
Mr. Gillooly
James
Katherine Puttman Gillooly
Ruby G. Beasley
Katherine Koenig
Thelma Huppert
Mary King
Carbondale
Bill
Gene
Robert
Jim
Police Briefs From Carterville Herrin and Eldorado Fines Issued
Carterville issued a $15 fine to James Hunt for failure to yield. Herrin fined Arthur Johnson $15 for no registration. Carterville also fined Danny Josten $15 for speeding. Ewing fined Roger Le Gendre $15 for speeding. Eldorado reported a $15 fine for Jerry Robinson on an incomplete entry.
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Carterville
James Hunt
Herrin
Arthur Johnson
Danny Josten
Ewing
Roger le Gendre
Eldorado
Jerry Robinson
Southern Illinoisan Publication Details and History
The Southern Illinoisan, published daily except Saturdays and holidays, operates from multiple Illinois addresses in Carbondale, Herrin, and Murphysboro. It is the successor to the Carbondale Free Press, Herrin Daily Journal, and Murphysboro Independent with AP news dispatches exclusive to local republications.
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Southern Illinoisan
North Illinois Corporation
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Light Touch Ad Pokes Fun As VW Repair Prompt
An ad humorously targets readers with jokes about aging dreams and modern marriages while promoting EPPS MOTORS in Carbonale on HWY 13 East. It invites customers to visit for Volkswagen repairs and lists two contact numbers.
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Epps Motors
Hwy. 13
Carbondale
Carbondale Fire Destroys Car Near Crab Orchard Lake
Fire at Crab Orchard Lake spillway causes total loss of vehicle owned by Tom Mason Jr. in Carbondale. Additional grass fires at 527 E Green St and E Gate St near Walker Dr show no damage. Fines issued in Royalton Cambria and for speeding in Marion for listed individuals.
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Carbondale
Crab Orchard Lake Spillway
Tom Mason Jr
E. Green St
E. Gate Street
Walker Drive
Holiday decoration hazards warn parents by public health chief
Dr Franklin D. Yoder warns parents to keep poisonous materials away from children during holidays. He cites fireplace colors snow sprays methylene chloride tree light bubbling fluid and toxic plants plus chemistry sets and urges close supervision and safe storage to prevent accidental poisonings in Illinois.
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Franklin D. Yoder
Yoder
Hos
Illinois
Dr. Yoder
U.S. Public Health Service
County boards discuss U S Forest Service land buys in two counties
Johnson and Pope County boards met in Vienna to review potential U S Forest Service land acquisitions. They aim to block further taxable lands while supporting regional recreation and tourism, with discussions on funding shares and county notification expectations.
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Johnson County
Pope County
Vienna
U.S. Forest Service
James Walker
Leslie Hogshead
Forest Service
Hogshead
Dallas Munter
Shawnee National Forest
Munter
National Forest
Southern Illinois University
Johnson County Board
Courthouse
C. C. McCuan
McCuan
Engineers Take Dike Bids
The U S Army Engineer District St Louis accepts a joint bid totaling 1 986 000 for stone fill dikes along the Mississippi River. Bidders Massman Construction Co Kansas City Eugene Luhr and Co Columbia and Patton Tully Co Memphis will build in Illinois Jackson Randolph counties and Missouri Scott Cape Girardeau Perry counties as part of River Regulating Works to create a nine foot deep navigation channel between the Ohio and Mississippi mouths.
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U.S. Army Engineer District
St. Louis
Illinois
Missouri
Tennessee
Mississippi River
Massman Construction Co
Kansas City
Eugene Luhr and Co
Columbia
Patton Tully Co
Memphis, Tenn
Jackson
Randolph
Scott, Cape Girardeau
Perry
Ohio River
Carterville Officer Fines James Hunt for Speeding
Carterville police ticketed James Hunt for speeding, imposing a $16 fine.
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Southern Playhouse
Albert A. Allen
Bevis Cafeteria
Pete Epps
Warren Buescher
Steeleville
Chester
Buecher
James Howell
Ginn Book Co
Royalton
James O. Young
Charles Robinson
Cambria
Harold Storme
Otha Harper
U.S
Sporting Goods
Mardale Shopping Center
Olin
Model Shop Machinist
L.D. Hall P
Marion, III
Opportunity Knocks
P. O. Box
Super Cinerama
Warner Bros. Presents
Henry Fonda
Robert Shaw
Robert Ryan
Dana Andrews
Pier Angel
Barbara Werle
George Montgomery
TY Hardin
Charles Bronson
Hans Christian Blech
Werner Peters
James MacArthur
Tely Savalas
Abe
Orch
Sun, & Mel
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