Murphysboro Debates Mt Carbon Water Plan Offer
The Murphysboro City Council reviews a Mt Carbon water service proposal by Murphysboro Water Co. The plan calls for extending a 6 inch line from D Street to the railroad, then east to schoolhouse hill and a 2 inch line up Fiddlers Ridge. A minimum 35 users would pay a $100 tap fee and dig from property lines. The action hinges on Illinois Commerce Commission approval of a 33 1/3 percent rate increase.
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Mt. Carbon
Murphysboro
Murphysboro Water Co
Joe Williams
L. R. Howson
Chicago, Water Company
D Street
Illinois Central Railroad
Schoolhouse Hill
Fiddlers’ Ridge
Ilinois Commerce Commission
Howson
Nina Tweedy
School House
Second Ridge Road
Unce
Wales
Vi. Carbon
Tweedy
Washington
Mt. Carbon School
Williams
Cit
Illinois Commerce Commission
Rickodil Jones
Ring Those Bells Prayer for New Year Echoes in Carterville
Carterville bell enthusiasts Joe Scoby and his mother Mrs. Roy Scoby plan a New Year celebration by ringing bells at midnight Monday. They own about 15 bells including a 150 year old Golconda bell and invite all residents to join in, including church bells. Meanwhile Murphysboro council reviewed 1956 gains with Mayor Joe Williams noting no major incidents, city hall work on schedule, street and lighting upgrades, and a February 25 primary election set with filings through January 12.
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Carterville
Joe Scoby
Roy Scoby
Joe
Allen Industries
Herrin
Scobys
Golconda
Ohio River
St. Andrew's Hospital
21St Street
Walnut Street
Williams
Three Drivers Unhurt In Rt 3 Crash At Gorham Overhead
Three drivers escaped injury Friday night when their cars piled up on the Gorham overhead on Rt 3 in Jackson County. The drivers identified by state police were Lewis Gordon 27 Jackson Tenn Earl Taylor Rt 1 Mounds and Gus Schilling of Jacob. State Patrolman Bill Maurizio ticketed Gordon for driving too fast for conditions. Gordon was to appear before a Murphysboro Justice of the Peace Saturday morning.
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Gorham
Rt. 3
Jackson County
Lewis Gordon
Jackson, Tenn
Earl Taylor
Rt. 1
Mounds
Gus Schilling
Jacob
Bill Maurizio
Carbondale
Gordon
Murphysboro
Justice of the Peace
Murphysboro Man Draws Six Months Probation
James Parker of Murphysboro was released on six months probation after pleading guilty to a charge of intoxication and disturbing the peace. He made the plea in county court before Judge Pyton Kunce after a Murphysboro Cir Police arrest earlier in the week.
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James Parker
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Parker
Pyton Kunce
Lawsuit Over Crab Orchard Lake Boat Wreck
Williamson County Circuit Court heard a $2,500 claim after a boat wreck on Crab Orchard Lake. Clyde Shelton and Troy Vaughn of Belleville sue Charles Petit and Richard Koderhandt over a Sept. 2 incident that overturned a 21‑foot cabin cruiser and sank. Shelton operated the cruiser at the time.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Williamson County
Clyde Shelton
Rt. 2
Carbondale
Troy Vaughn
Carterville
Charles Petit
Richard Koderhandt
Belleville
Petri
Koderhandt
Shelton
Vaughn
Open Verdict In Marine Case
A Clay County coroner's jury ruled death by a gunshot wound to the back in a case near Xenia. The victim Olvis Kirk, reportedly carrying $500, left Camp Elliot California December 21 for an Indiana ammo depot with two companions. A $100 watch pocket clue and a possible robbery motive emerged as investigators reopen Camp Elliott inquiries for new leads.
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Clay County
Kirk
Camp Elliot
Calif
Indiana
Olvis Kirk
Winston
Ind
Leon E. Bee
Harry Sproat
Camp Elliott
Service return of Cpl Charlet from Cher ry Point leave
Home on leave Corporal W G Charlet of Herrin returns to the Marine base at Cherry Point North Carolina Wednesday night with three St Louis servicemen after a 10 day leave spent with his mother Mrs Alene Charlet 200 South 18th Street
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W. G. Charlet
Herrin
Marine
Cherry Point
N. C
St. Louis
Alene Charlet
S. 18Th St
Line Break Puts Randolph Towns In Old Times
A broken line at the Percy substation cut power to Percy Curler Willisville Campbell Hill and Steeleville for about two hours Thursday night. An Illinois Power Co official said the cause is unknown sparking nostalgia as residents recalled life without electricity.
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Randolph
Percy
The
Illinois Power Co
Percy, Curler
Willisville
Campbell Hill
Steeleville
Oldster
Salem Man Dies In Car Wreck Near Salem
James Robertson aged 23 of Salem died Friday night when his car overturned on a road four miles southeast of Salem. Six others were injured including Dudley Stephens 16 the driver George Morris 21 Larry Stormer 18 William Sapp 19 Jerry Kenney 19 and Estell Blackburn 24, all of Salem.
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James Robertson
Salem
Dudley Stephens
George Morris
Larry Stormer
William Sapp
Jerry Kenney
Estell Blackburn
Thief Steals Spares From Willisville Car at Club 77
A thief rifled the unlocked trunk of Arthur Bierman's car parked at Club 77 between Ava and Campbell Hill Friday night in Jackson County. The thief took a spare tire a wheel and a jack, leaving a box of tools and an air pump untouched.
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Jackson County
Arthur Bierman
Willisville
Club 77
Ava
Campbell Hill
Tax drivers ticketed in Herrin
Herrin police cracked down on traffic obstruction on Park avenue. Two Serv-A cabs were ticketed for leaving their vehicles unattended on busy streets and charged with blocking traffic.
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Herrin
Park Avenue
Marion Woman Injured in North Marion Crash
Helen Haley of Marion sustained bruised ribs and leg as a passenger in a two car collision on Rt. 37 at 12:30 a.m. Saturday at the north Marion limits. Lowell Craig of Creal Springs and Roy Kelton of Marion drove the other vehicle. Craig had a cut chin and Kelton a bruised head. Haley was treated at Marion Memorial Hospital.
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Helen Haley
Marion
Rt. 37
Lowell Craig
Creal Springs
Roy Kelton
Craig
Kelton
Marion Memorial Hospital
Truck Overturns on Rt 3 Near Grand Tower
A truck overturned on Route 3 near Grand Tower Friday night. The cab and trailer sustained heavy damage while no other vehicle was involved.
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Tatoes
Rt. 3
Grand Tower
Jackson Officials Clarify Tavern Closing Hours
Jackson County officials on Saturday clarified a Friday report about tavern violations. Sheriff Howard Cheatham and State's Attorney William Ridgeway said the 2 a.m. closing applies to Saturdays only, while weeknights close at 1 a.m.
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Jackson County
Southern Illinoisan
Howard Cheatham
William Ridgeway
Ridgeway
SIU Proposes Holiday Trees as Bird Feeders
Southern Illinois University urges using old Christmas trees as bird feeders for safety. The plan calls for anchoring the tree in a yard or sand bucket and attaching suet or peanut butter to branches to provide food for birds while reducing fire hazards.
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Southern Ilinois University
SIU
Driver Held for Mental Tests in Michigan Man
Hugh Mason a 40 year old Plymouth resident faced mental examinations ordered Friday by Williamson County authorities after a dispute over who would drive led to his wife and 10 month old child leaving Marion. Mason was detained, released without charge, then arrested in Johnston City after causing damage in a city jail. The exam results will determine his further detention while Mrs Mason and the child continued their bus trip.
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Hugh Mason
Plymouth
Mich
Williamson County
Mason
Marion
Johnston City
Child
Jackson Officials Check Abandoned Car
Jackson County authorities checked Saturday on an abandoned car found off a road near Little Grassy Lake. Deputy Ray Dillinger said the car had no plates and appeared to have been left about two weeks ago. Investigators are reading the motor numbers to determine ownership.
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Jackson County
Little Grassy Lake
Ray Dillinger
Police Briefs Tally Fines In Carbondale And Murphysboro
Carbondale fined 14 dollars and 40 cents for intoxication. Gilbert Warner 41 of 510 East Fisher Street appeared before Police Magistrate Roy Hall with arrest by Police Chief Roy Bain and Officer P P Cooper. In Murphysboro a driver named Lewis Gordon Jackson from Tennessee was fined two dollars in Murphysboro Police Court for driving too fast for conditions.
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Carbondale
Gilbert Warner
E. Fisher St
Roy Hall
Roy Bain
P. P. Cooper
Murphysboro
Lewis
Gordon
Jackson
Tenn
Menard prison blaze shows convict firemen rush riskily ahead
A Friday fire at Menard State Penitentiary drew Chester and inmate fire crews into the ruins, saving hundreds of thousands in taxpayer costs while guards and warden watched. The scene featured burned hands of Chief Hobart Stoffel and a tense near‑escape around power lines as prisoners helped evacuate and return goods.
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Menard State Penitentiary
Chester
Menard Educational System
Hobart Stoffel
Menard
Menard Time
Time
Dave Saunders
Edward A. Epping
Orville E. Hodge
Hodge
Two Firemen Burned By Blast In Chester Garage
Fire Chief Hobart Stoffle and Fireman William Knowles were knocked down and burned when a gasoline explosion ripped through a garage workshop in Chester. Both men sustained facial and hand burns. injuries not serious. Two passenger cars and a Col Milling Co tractor truck were damaged, with the latter a total loss awaiting insurance appraisal.
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Chester
Hobart Stoffle
William Knowles
Coil
Soot Fire at Marion Home Suppressed by Firemen
Firemen were called to the home of William Eveland at 708 S Aikman St at 11 10 p m Friday when soot in a stovepipe caught fire. The blaze was out when they arrived.
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Marion
William Eveland
S. Aikman St
Caroline Beck Dies Former Jackson County Resident
Caroline Beck 87 a former Jackson County resident died in St Elizabeth s Hospital Belleville. She lived in the Jacob area in western Jackson County in the early 1920s. The former Caroline Schmidt she was married to Louis Beck who preceded her in death. She leaves sons Ernest Belleville Mike New Athens and Alvin Belleville daughters Mrs Henry Sauerhage Mascoutah Mrs Edgar Heise Murphysboro and Mrs Gus Rodewald Chester 23 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren brothers Adolph Schmidt Caseyville and Fred Schmidt Fults sisters Mrs William Henerfauth Tucson and Mrs Hattie Hergenroeder East St Louis. Friends may call at Gaertner Funeral Home Belleville until services Monday at 1 30 p m Burial will be in Dutch Hill Cemetery near New Athens.
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Caroline Beck
Jackson County
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Belleville
Chester
Adolph Schmidt
Caseyville
Fred Schmidt
Fults
William Henerfauth
Tucson
Ariz
Hattie Hergenroeder
East St. Louis
Gaertner
Dutch Hill Cemetery
New Athens
Former Johnston City Resident Dies in Chicago
George L. Ozment, 56, a former Johnston City resident, died at 9 p.m. Friday in Chicago. He lived in Johnston City 35 years before moving to Chicago 10 years ago. The body is being returned to Murman-Wilson Funeral Home of Johnston City, where funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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George L. Ozment
Johnston City
Chicago
Murman-Wilson Funeral Home
Menard Inmate Crews Tackle Fire Cleanup At Prison
Inmate crews at Menard Penitentiary worked on demolition after a $55,000 fire gutted a brick warehouse. Warden Ross Randolph said normal routines resumed by 1 p.m. Friday as firefighters and inmate volunteers aided repairs and salvage.
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Menard Penitentiary
Ross Randolph
Randolph
Menard
Chester Fire Department
Louie Gudder Dies In Marion
Louie Gudder age about 72 of 604 N Monroe St Marion died at 3 p m Friday in Marion Memorial Hospital after a heart attack. He formerly ran a scrap metal business and Nations Oil Co in Marion. Survived by daughter Mrs Anna Ruth Burstein Marion brothers Ben and Allie sisters Mrs Jennie Wright and Mrs Lena Tanner. Services at 1 p m Sunday Bergert Memorial Mortuary 4715 McPherson Ave St Louis. Burial at Bnai Amoona Cemetery St Louis.
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Louie Gudder
Monroe St
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Guddar
Nations Oil Co
Gudder
Anna Ruth Burstein
Ben and
Allie
Jennie Wright
Lena Tanner
Bergert Memorial Mortuary
McPherson Ave
St. Louis
Joy Grant Sues for 10000 Over Marion Collision
Joy Grant of Marion filed a $10,000 suit in Williamson County Circuit Court against William Peacock of Franklin County after a Dec 17 1955 collision at West Boulevard and North Court in Marion. She alleges being dragged by a foot after being thrown from the car and suffered neck spine left arm and kidney injuries.
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Joy Grant
Marion
Williamson County
William Peacock
Franklin County
Herrin Couple File $20,500 Lawsuit in Williamson Circuit
Kent and Wilma June Hunter of Herrin file a $20,500 suit in Williamson County Circuit Court against T. K. Hamlin of Johnston City. The husband seeks $500 for damage to his car and the wife seeks $20,000 for spinal injuries from an auto accident at the Bryan and 12th streets intersection in Johnston City.
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Williamson Count
Kent
Wilma June Hunter
Herrin
T. K. Hamlin
Johnston City
Hunter
Damagze
Bryan
12Th Streets
Johnston
Naval Academy Class of 1960 includes 273 enlisted men
The class of 1960 at the U. S. Naval Academy in Annapolis will include 273 enlisted men from Navy and Marine Corps.
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U. S. Naval Academy In
Annapolis
Navy
Marine Corps
Mines Not Working Monday Report
A brief note lists several sites including Old Ben mines numbers 9 14 22 Briquet Plant Orient 2 3 Buckhorn Zeigler Freeman and Fidelity New Kathlee Pyramid Burning Sat No TenaxTrset No 2 as not operating on Monday. The fragment mentions Orient and Buckhorn among others in an old mining record.
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Ben
Orient
Buckhorn Zeigler
Freeman
Fidelity
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Council
Mt. Carbon Water Plan
Jerry Golliber
Murphy St
Golliher
6Th Street
Washington and St. Andrew's
State Highway Division
Ozburn
Blair
Rt. 50
Xenia
Randolph D. Keller
Conchatta, Miss
Michigan
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