Johnston City Crash Trapped Driver Rescued From Wreck
A Johnston City man, Matt Stritzel, 47, was trapped nearly an hour after a tractor trailer laden with steel struck his car at Broadway and Route 37. He was in satisfactory condition with possible ankle fracture and chest injuries. The driver of the truck, Jack Pletz, 25, of Reading, Pa, was fined for running a stop sign.
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Johnston City
Broadway
Rt. 37
Matt Stritzel
Burgess St
Herri
Stritzel
Jack Pletz
Reading
Pletz
Justice of Peace
Olen Ballard
Ballard
Luther Wiseman
Walter Williams
Marion
Williams
Marion Memorial Hospital
Rt. 13
Louis Mockerman
Scottsboro
Williamson County
Mockerman
Main St
Expert criticizes overuse of parks and refuges
SIU wildlife expert W D Klimstra urged restraint in expanding public recreation in national parks and wildlife refuges. He warned that multiple use has become abuse and urged managers to prioritize conservation, improve long term planning, and limit openings to hunting where it does not harm core objectives.
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Southern Illinois University Wildlife Management
W. D. Klimstra
SIU Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Shawnee National Forest
Klimstra
Treasurer To Move From Courthouse
Williamson County Treasurer Harold Farner will relocate from the courthouse to the little courthouse in Marion to free space for Circuit Clerk James Basler. Basler will take Farner’s first floor northeast corner office, and the tax collector’s office will remain next door. The move, approved by county officials and Circuit Judge Zimmerman, is temporary with further relocations planned for other offices.
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Williamson
Harold Farner
James Basler
Farner
Public Square
Marion
Fred Thane
Carl Sneel
Leslie Stilley
Basley
Lawrence Feurer
Basler
Feurer
Farner’s
Grand Jury Room
Oscar Harris
Tuberculosis Sanitorium Board
County Board
H. L. Zimmerman
Fellowships Available at Southern Illinois University
SIU has new NDEA graduate fellowships in philosophy and psychology for 1964-65. Three philosophy and two psychology fellowships last three years offer 2000 in year one 2200 in year two and 2400 in year three plus 400 per dependent. Eligible are seniors or those not yet started on graduate work. Applications may be made during winter term to either department.
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Southern Ilinois University
David Kenney
SIU
NDEA
Kenney
Christopher Grade School Board Meeting Tonight
The Christopher Grade School Board of Education will meet at 7 30 p m today to discuss agenda items.
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Christopher Grade School Board of Education
Water Supply Crisis Hits Chester and Menard Prison
A dangerously low Mississippi River level cuts supply to Chester and the Menard Penitentiary. The prison intake is exposed, emergency conservation orders are in effect, and city and prison systems brace for no near relief as upriver reports show little water.
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Chester
Menard Penitentiary
Menard
Ross Randolph
Randolph
City Water Department
Illinois Security Hospital
Forest Jobs Meet Deadline at Shawnee National Forest
The Public Works Acceler ation Act funds Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois to expand tourism facilities. The U S Forest Service said 660000 will create or improve 133 picnic units and 213 camping sites, plus road and trail work, wildlife habitat facilities, and 3500 acres of new timber, with all projects under contract by January 31.
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Southern
Illinois
Shawnee National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
Williamson County Clerk Seeks $25 Monthly Raise for Secretaries
County Clerk Charles Harris asked the Board of Commissioners to approve a $25 a month raise for his secretaries to align with a $325 to $350 monthly range for other offices. He cited state motor fuel tax funding and past agreements, while County Chairman Oscar Harris warned finances are tight and no increase could be approved this year. The board will reconvene with Circuit Clerk Basler to reexamine the request.
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Williamson
Charles Harris
Harris
Lucille Cosgrove
Fred Thane
Thane
Cosgrove
Board of Commissioners
James Basler
Secre
Taries
Basler
Oscar Harris
General Treasury
Highway Department
Jonesboro Youth Ticketed After Crash
Ernest Newton age 19 of Jonesboro was ticketed for following too closely after a minor collision on Rt 51 in Cobden. He struck Louie Kelley 67, also of Cobden, from the rear. No injuries and minor vehicle damage reported.
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Ernest Newton
Jonesboro
Cobden
District 13
Newton
Louie Kelley
Rt. 51
Donald Saylor Fined for Disturbing the Peace in Murphysboro
Murphysboro resident Donald Saylor was fined $10 plus costs by Justice of the Peace Jim Bob Kerley on a disturbance of the peace complaint filed by his wife Mrs. Saylor.
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Mark Cowan
Carterville
Delores Mockerman
Mockerman
Murphysboro
Donald Saylor
Justice of the Peace
Jim Bob Kerley
Saylor
Lake Water Talk Planned for Rend Lake System
Herrin City Council sets 7 p.m. January 6 for a special session to discuss joining the Rend Lake inter city water system. Officials from Rend Lake Conservancy District the Area Redevelopment Administration and engineers who prepared the study will attend.
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Herrin
Rend Lake
Rend Lake Conservancy District
Area Redevelopment Administration
West Frankfort Fire Destroys Elderly Couple’s Home
An elderly West Frankfort couple lost their home to a morning fire at 508 N Palmer St. Firemen arrived after a 6:30 a.m. call. Henry Hayse, 83, tried buckets of water before firefighters. the blaze began in the chimney area of the 32 room frame house. The estimated loss is $3,000. the couple Dora, 83, and Henry escaped unharmed.
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Mockerman
Somme
Newton Perry
W. Maplewood St
Wilbur Griffin
W. Simmons St
Griffin
West Frankfort
Henry Hayse
N. Palmer St
Hayse
Fred Harkins
Dora
Harkins
Parsonage Fire Damages Ware Methodist Parsonage
A fire at the Ware Methodist parsonage early today damaged the building but saved the church. Fire crews from Anna, Jonesboro, and Cairo responded after the 12:30 a.m. call, with Union County Deputy Clyde Stokes noting only slight damage to the church.
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Ware
Anna
Jonesboro
Cairo
Union County
Clyde Stokes
Mines Working Tuesday Burning Star and Orient notes
Mines are reported active on Tuesday with Burning Star 1 and 2, Fidelity, Old Ben 9 and 21, Orient 3 to 5, and Zeigler 3 and 4 listed among working sites. Details reference multiple mine names and numbers in a concise status brief.
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Fidelity
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K. Neil Thurmond
State Division of Highways
BOARD
Orient
Zeigler
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