Truck Overturns to Avoid Crash at Murphysboro Intersection
A southbound truck swerved to avoid two cars colliding on New Rt. 13 near the De Soto blacktop, overturning and blocking both lanes. Driver Donald Baker 27 of Chicago and relief driver James Scofield 30 of Cicero were injured while passengers in the other vehicles included Cahoon and Ridlen families. State police and local officials opened a wide traffic safety survey of the De Soto blacktop crossing to curb a series of crashes with no fatalities reported to date.
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Murphysboro
New Rt. 13
Donald Baker
Chicago
William Ridlen
St. Louis
Joseph Cahoon
Rt. 1
Waterloo
DeSoto Blacktop Road
Baker
James Scofield
Cicero
Roger Cahoon
Warren Grammer
de Soto Blacktop
Cahoon
Grammer
Ridlen
Rt. 13
Murphysboro Justice of the Peace C. M. Held
Southern Plaza Express Co
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Memphis
Tenn
Jackson
Arch Edwards
Gale Willams
de Soto Blacktop Crossing
Vern Kupel
Bureau of Traffic of Dist. 9
Illinois State Highway Division
Carbondale
Jackson County
Howard Cheatham
Lawrence Benedict
Highway Division
Kupel
Blacktop
de Soto Road
de Soto
Trucker Learns Wife Burned in Grease Fire After Crash
Cairo truck driver James Scofield, 30, was injured Thursday when his truck jack-knifed on new Route 13 near Murphysboro. He called home to Cicero and learned his wife had suffered severe burns from a frying pan grease fire while she prepared supper.
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Cairo
Murphysboro
James Scofield
New Rt. 13
Cicero
Trial Continued in Rolling View Night Club Case
Hubert Sipe operator of the Rolling View Night Club near Marion faces assault and battery charges. Justice Corbett Edwards set the trial for January 11 after Bob Short filed the complaint on December 10 alleging Sipe beat him and ejected him from the club on December 9.
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Hubert Sipe
Rolling View
Marion
Justice of the Peace
Corbett Edwards
Edwards
Bob Short
Short
Sipe
Former Colp Resident McDonald Dies in St Louis
W. M. McDonald a former Colp resident and retired coal miner died December 23 in St. Louis. His body was returned to Keathly Funeral Home in Colp with arrangements incomplete.
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COLP
ST. Louis
W. M. McDonald
Keathly
Ex-Postmaster Faces Charges in Embezzlement Case
Ex postmaster Elza E Dudenbostel of Houston Randolph County faces charges of embezzling 1224 dollars in postal funds. He is free on a 1000 dollar bond awaiting a hearing date in U S District Court East St Louis. The case was filed December 18 by Postal Inspector R C Coleman after an office inspection.
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Elza E. Dudenbostel
Houston
Randolph County
U. S. District Court
East St. Louis
Dudenbostel
R. C. Coleman
Coleman
Percy Houston
Sparta
Red Bud
Rt. 154
William Barwick Rites Set Sunday
Funeral services for William Barwick 80 of Rt 2 Creal Springs will be held at 2 pm Sunday at Indian Camp Baptist Church. Burial follows at Coal Bank Springs Cemetery. He died Thursday at Marion Memorial Hospital. He was born Sept 14 1876 near Marion and leaves multiple children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and a brother Charles of Elkville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Barwick
Rt. 2
Creal Springs
Indian Camp Baptist Church
Lloyd Frey
Ray Beasley
Coal Bank Springs
Wilson-Frick Funeral
Marion
Barwick
Marion Memorial Hospital
John
Mary Shadowens
Pittsburg
Myrtle Boyd
Elsie Davis
Charles
Elkville
Questionnaires Set Area Groups To Survey Fruit Plant Interest
Questionnaires will mail to area growers this week to gauge interest in a $200000 fruit processing plant. The form, drawn by Southern Illinois Inc Illinois Fruit Council and the Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce, asks about cash stock purchases and annual fruit supply contracts.
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Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois, Inc
Ilinois Fruit Council
Murphysboro
Cf Mmerce
Eckert Orchards Associates
Belleville
Eckerts
Southern
Illinois
Harold Hartley
Jury rules burns caused man’s death in Illinois
Jackson County coroner ruled that Frank Highland, 76, of Anna died from burns suffered while burning leaves. He died at St. Andrew's Hospital in Murphysboro on a Saturday after his clothing was ignited from a leaf fire at his home on November 19.
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Jackson County
Frank Highland
Anna
Ighland
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Murphysboro
Herrin Council Rejects New Bond Proposal Amid Debate
Herrin Illinois officials split 4 to 3 on a plan to have Lewis & Co. take over $627,088 water and sewer bonds from Barcus Kindred. The council urged competitive bids while weighing a potential higher offer from another bond house and debated costs and timing.
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Herrin Council
Herrin
Benjamin Lewis & Co
Chicago
Lewis Firm
Barcus, Kindred & Co
del Rutherford
Bonding House
Lewis
Paul Davis
William Grindle
Lezerne Saylor
Myrell Griffen
Bill Drake
Mario Miriani
Tom Shoemake
Dave H. Miller
Fern Lee Cox
Rutherford
Barcis, Kindred & Co
Barcus
Kindred
Scouts Plan January Fund Drive for Southern Illinois
Col. A. R. MacMillan of the AFROTC detachment at Southern Illinois University leads a January fund drive for the Egyptian Council. Co chairs August H. Leu and Warren Engle report last year's $63,000 total and urge more funds to expand scouting among 27,000 area youths. Needs include three full time executives, $3,000 for office remodel, $1,000 for training gear, and $25,000 for camp operations at Little Grassy Lake.
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Boy Scout Fund
Col
A. R. MacMillan
Southern Illinois University
Egyptian Council
August H. Leu
Marion
Warren Engle
Carbondale
Leu
MacMillan
Southern Illinois
Little Grassy Lake
Hearing Delayed Over Missing Parents For St Louis Teens
A Perry County Court in Pinckneyville postponed a hearing for four St. Louis teenagers charged with auto theft and robbery until two parents can be located. Authorities will publish a notice under the Illinois Delinquency Act, giving 20 days to respond, after the youths were seized in Greenville following the cab theft near East St. Louis.
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Perry
Pinckneyville
St. Louis
Joe Shirk
Patricia Winnie
Thomas G. Adams
Carl Arnold
Norma Clark
Lloyd Middleton
East St. Louis
Greenville
Stop Sign Approved at East Madison and 17th
The Herrin City Council approved a stop sign on East Madison Street at its intersection with 17th Street. The ordinance sets fines from 1 to 200 dollars for violations.
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Madison Street
17Th Street
Herrin
Mines Active on Saturday Include Several Working Shafts
Report lists mines operating on Saturday including Old Ben 9 Old Ben 14 Old Ben 22 still in operation. Several shafts like Old Ben Briquet Plant Orient 2 Buckhorn Zeigler 3 Freeman 4 Fidelity Burning Star No 1 Pyramid New Kathleen Truax Traer show activity while others remain not working.
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Orient
Buckhorn Zeigler
Freeman
Fidelity
Burning Star No
Pyramid
Christmas Eve Bad Check Passer Targets Carbondale Stores
Police seek a man who cashed two payroll checks for 84.25 at Western Auto and Tots & Teens on Christmas Eve. The checks bore the name George R. Hunter and a Mt. Vernon address that does not exist. Witnesses describe him as tall, gray haired, balding, about 40, with heavy identification.
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Carbondale
Roy Bain
D.X. Sun Ray Oil Co
Main St
Mt. Vernon
George R. Hunter
Illinois Ave
Western Auto Store
Washington Ave
Tots & Teens
Monroe St
Wilson Memorial Meeting Slated Tonight in Anna
The Union County Wood Row Wilson Memorial Association will hold its 28th annual service at 6 30 pm today in the Community center in Anna. Rev John Burhorn of Millikin University Decatur will be the main speaker. Frank Hanagan Democratic nominee for Supreme Court Justice of Illinois will also speak. Rep Kenneth Gray and State Rep Clyde Choate will attend. Union County has held a memorial service every year since 1928.
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Union County
Woodrow Wilson Memorial Association
Wilson
John Burhorn
Millikin University
Decatur
Anna
Frank Hanagan
Supreme Court Justice of
Funeral services set for Fred Rathert Campbell Hill resident
Fred Henry Rathert 80 of Campbell Hill died in Chester Hospital after a three week illness. Born in Red Bud in 1876 he married Lena Vogt in 1903. Survived by wife and eight children, two daughters in Steeleville, several sons and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements moved from Schroeder Funeral Home to the family home for viewing then to St Peter’s Lutheran Church for services at 2 p.m. with Rev H C Welp officiating. burial in St Peter's Lutheran Cemetery.
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Fred Henry Rathert
Campbell Hill
Chester Hospital
Red Bud
Lena Vogt
Rathert
Edwin
Herbert
Campbell
Schroeder
Chester
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
H.C. Welp
St. Peter’s Lutheran Cemetery
Steel dominates U S auto industry demand
The United States automobile industry consumes about 19 million tons of steel each year, representing about 23 percent of all steel produced domestically.
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United States
Murphysboro Board Opposes Pleasant Grove School Shift
Murphysboro Township High School District 100 board voted against a petition to transfer Pleasant Grove District 102 to Carbondale Community High School District 165. A Jan. 17 hearing before Jackson County Board of School Trustees will consider the petition that would move most of Pleasant Grove to Carbondale, risking tax and financial impact. District 100 estimates a $4,000 annual loss if granted, and current attendance patterns show Pleasant Grove students choosing Carbonale or Murphysboro High Schools.
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Murphysboro Township High School
Pleasant Grove
Carbondale Community High School
Jackson County Board of School Trustees
W. N. Wheeles
Carbondale
Dist. 100
District 100
Murphysboro
Five Percy Residents Injured in Highway Crash
Five residents of the Five Percy area sustained injuries in a Wednesday night collision on Route 43 near the strip mine switch road between Percy and Steeleville. Louis Nagel, his wife, and their son Terry suffered facial and head injuries including broken teeth. Raymond Williams and Homer Hornbostel in the other car also had facial cuts.
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Percy Area
Louis Nagel
Terry
Raymond Williams
Homer Hornbostel
Rt. 43
Percy
Steeleville
Nagel
Williams
Hornbostel
Officials Warn Taverns On Liquor and Gambling Rules
Jackson County tavern owners faced a stern briefing from State's Attorney William G. Ridgeway Sheriff Howard Cheatham and Liquor Control Commissioner James Gillmore. They warned no gambling or late breaking rules will be tolerated with license suspension possible after hearings. The trio conducted unannounced checks including Club 77 near Ava and Campbell Hill and reminded owners to renew county liquor licenses by Monday.
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Jackson County
Howard Cheatham
William Ridgeway
Mississippi Bottom Roads
James Gillmore
de Soto
Jackson State
William G. Ridgeway
Joe
Rt. 144
Murphysboro
Cheatham
Ava
Campbell Hill
Ridgeway
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de Soto Blacktop Road
Trucker
Selves
Own County
Miller
Drake
Brindle
Grindle
Neit
Shoemake
Kathleen Truax
Fred Rathert
Murphysboro Board
Jackson Tavern
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