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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1963
Page
2
About 11 a.m. 5000 board feet of lumber slid from a Raymond Stotlar Lumber Co. truck at Main street and Illinois avenue in Carbondale. The truck driven by W. R. Benton halted traffic for about 45 minutes while workers and police cleared the scene. no injuries were reported.
Miss Darla Cook 17 of Thompsonville was listed in satisfactory condition at Marion Memorial Hospital after head injuries from a Sunday wreck near Pittsburg. She was a passenger with Beverly Parton 16 of West Frankfort, who had minor injuries. the mishap occurred as the car overturned when the road narrows. The same day Eddie Edwards 67 of Pittsburg received a chest injury and was treated at Marion Memorial Hospital following a collision with a bridge abutment. State Police reported two other Sunday incidents with no injuries. Seaman Ringer 52 of Overland Missouri and Donald Toler 24 of Pinckneyville collided on Rt. 13 west of Pinckneyville. Another crash on a rock road north of Ruma involved Lloyd Roscow 19 of Red Bud and Otto Ottiger 15 of Red Bud. Ottiger was ticketed for driving without an operator's license.
Dick Groat, St. Louis Cardinals shortstop, plated 43 doubles during the 1963 Major League Baseball campaign, highlighting a standout power streak for the club.
Funeral services for 58 year old Mrs Guy Moore of Rt 3 Thompsonville were held at 2 pm at Union Baptist Church with Rev Elmer Grisham of Harrisburg officiating. Burial followed in McCann Cemetery. She was among three killed in a two car crash east of Benton early Saturday. John Douglas Price and his son George G of Logan also died in the crash. Mrs Moore is survived by her husband two sons Clarence and Joe of Blue Island two sisters Helen Gettings of Thompsonville and Ethel Boyer of West Frankfort and one brother Walter Odum of St Charles.
A former convict, Gerald Rieken, 23, was fatally shot by off duty St Louis patrolman Charles Perkins, 27, after Rieken allegedly pointed a pistol. Perkins said he fired five times while serving to collect his wife and two sons who had been living with Rieken. Authorities noted Perkins and his wife had been separated two months.
A Brant, a smaller relative of the Canada goose, was seen at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge on December 19 and 22 but did not appear for the weekly Christmas census. The census logged 56 species, tied with last year, with 35,000 Canada geese and about 10,000 ducks counted. Three bald eagles were spotted in the refuge, and three unidentified black and white ducks were photographed for study.
Jackson County Republicans plan a Lincoln Day dinner on February 4 at Southern Illinois University main ballroom. U S Senator Everett Dirksen is invited to speak and candidates for state offices and for district and county posts are expected to attend, with dinner at 6 30 p m. Reservations via the Murphysboro Republican office.
Ruth Ditzler of 519 Murphy St in Murphysboro was charged with immoderate driving after her car struck a parked vehicle owned by Clarence Perschbacher on 824 Illinois Ave. The impact knocked the car 10 feet. no injuries were reported.
Roger Staubach of Navy completed 104 passes in 157 attempts during the football season, recording a high efficiency figure for the team and signaling a strong passing game development.
The annual Theta Xi Variety Show at Southern Illinois University is scheduled for February 28 and 29, 1964, in Shryock Auditorium. Jim Rogers and Ned Coulson cochair the event with acts from Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses. Proceeds fund scholarships and campus equipment. Auditions in February will select solo, small group, and large group acts, with trophies awarded to winners.
The ban applies to new water taps outside Herrin city limits as of Wednesday. The ordinance passed by the City Council prohibits new taps by residents, businesses, or industries outside the city, including Energy Corp and Freeman Spur, which buy Herrin water. Present users outside the four towns remain served, while the city loses tax revenue from nonresident customers.
The third annual Christmas Nativity Scene on Holden Hospital lawn was most successful says the chairman. Kenneth Miller general chairman of the Chamber of Commerce project recommends the chamber sponsor it again next year. Miller noted ideas to improve the project were received and will be considered.
Ronald Hurley of 1300 West Madison Street Herrin and Hubert Wallace of Creal Springs were fined 19.20 dollars each including costs by Justice of Peace Pat Ballard for disorderly conduct charged by Herrin police.
The Southern Illinoisan is published daily except Saturdays and holidays by Southern Illinois Publications Inc. with offices in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro. It is the successor to the Carbondale Free Press Herrin Daily Journal and Murphysboro Independent. The Associated Press retains exclusive rights to local news republication.
Sen Dirksen R Pe kin and Sen Douglas D Chicago decline the Herrin Chamber annual dinner debate citing time constraints and wish to avoid old clashes over the Area Redevelopment Administration. They note they would attend future events. Chamber president says ARA could have been a topic.
Herrin City Clerk Charles W. Campbell who suffered a mild heart attack Friday will return to work this afternoon. He was discharged from Herrin Hospital Sunday and his wife said he was "just fine" this morning. His physician advised rest if fatigue returns.
Two car crashes in Carbondale Saturday left drivers uninjured. Carl Jones Jr., 38, of 715 N Bridge Street, collided with Elmer Duschl, 47, of Jonesboro at the corner of North Davis and West Sycamore streets at 10 40 a m. Audra Givens, 51, of 605 S Logan Street, struck John Shaw, 19, of Elkville, on East Main Street.
St. Joseph's Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro receives a three year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals after a November 11 survey led by Dr. William Cochrum. Dr. Kenneth Babcock, director of the joint commission, commends the staff and administration for maintaining high patient care standards. The commission includes members from AMA, American College of Surgeons, American College of Physicians and American Hospital Association. Sister Mary Jerome serves as hospital administrator.
Leroy Neal of Murphysboro was fined 55 dollars including costs and sentenced to three days in county jail by Justice of the Peace Jim Bob Kerley. The case stemmed from a ticket issued by Assistant Police Chief James Hiller and Officer Russell Wingerter for driving without an operator's license.
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