Jackson Liquor Licenses Paid For 1966 in Jackson County
State’s Ally Richard Richman reports all Jackson County liquor license fees for 1966 have been paid. The county issued 22 licenses for Class A service of all drinks, Class B beer only, and three Class C clubs with annual fees of 230, 150, and 75 dollars respectively. Several operators and locations are listed, noting licenses issued to many establishments and clubs, including Lavern, Midway Tavern, club names, and operators. Also reporting the death of William H. Irvin, 73, retired coal miner of Jonesboro, with funeral plans set in Jonesboro.
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Jackson County
Richard Richman
Richman
Lavern
Midway Tavern
de Soto
Lcense
la Volney Parrish
Carbondale
Club 77
Ava
Campbell Hill
Oo Rt
Harold Hogrefe
Saddie Club, Inc
The
Hilltop
Murphysvore
Billy K. Jones
Bird Cage Inc
Jobe X. Johnson
Old Rt
Murphysboro
Stella Provenzane Norman
Midland Inn Tavern
Carl and
Ray Butcher
Joe's Place
Joe Sciaies
Rendezvous
City
Tony Stagno
Suchman
Jones Ridge
John Suchman
Grand Tower Road
Ralph King
Ralph Parrish
Carrie Baines
de Soto Blacktop
Jackson Country Club
Carlop Lake Club
Rt. 51
Russell Branch
Services changed for Mrs Shetler of West Frankfort
Services for Mrs Hester Shetler of 705 East Clark Street West Frankfort are moved to 2 pm Friday at Grace Methodist Church Carbondale. Visitation begins after 4 pm today at Stone Funeral Home West Frankfort and after 2 pm Friday at the church. Burial follows at Oaklawn Cemetery Carbondale. Shetler 63 died Wednesday.
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Shetler
Hester Shetler
Clark St
West Frenidort
Fridey
Grace Methodist Church
Carbondale
Stone Funeral Home
West Frankfort
Oaklawn
Evening noncredit courses offered by SIU this winter
SIU Division of Technical and Adult Education offers 32 courses on the Carbondale campus and 17 at the Vocational Technical Institute this winter. Registration begins 7 p.m. Tuesday for Carbondale courses in room 41 University School and 7 p.m. Wednesday in room 6 Building C at VT I. Classes start week of Jan 20, meet weekly for 10 weeks, with high school review classes meeting twice weekly for eight weeks. Tuition ranges 3 to 12 dollars. textbooks extra. Pre-registration available at 403 W Mill St. in Carbondale.
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Southern Illinois University
Division of Technical and
SIU
Carbondale
University School
Vocational Technical Institute
Building C
Water system pressure triggers fire alarm at Selmier-Peerless Tower
Low pressure in Carbondale caused an automatic fire alert at the Selmier Peerless Tower and Linen Service on 902 Washington Ave. Three fire trucks, police cars, and chiefs responded as sprinklers were not operating. Officials could not determine the pressure drop. Rail vibrations were ruled out as the cause.
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Carbondale
Selmier-Peerless Tower
Linen Service
Washington Ave
Tllinois Central
Selmier - Peerless
Mt Vernon Woman Hurt in Route 1460 Crash
Laura B. Leffler, 29, of Mt. Vernon, was treated at Good Samaritan Hospital after her car skidded off Route 1460 near Mt. Vernon. Ronnie Borum, Creal Springs, escaped injury when he swerved to avoid a deer at mile 166 north of Creal Springs around 1:01 PM Wednesday.
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Mt. Vernon
Laura B. Leffler
Rt. 3
Good Samaritan Hospital
Ronnie Borum
Creal Springs
Funeral services for Emil Brusati in Herrin Illinois
Emil Brusati 84 of 312 North 24th Street Herrin died Tuesday at Hampton Nursing Home Herrin. He was a retired miner and member of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Church and Herrin Eagles Lodge. Funeral Friday at 9 am at Our Lady of Mt Carmel with burial in St Carlos Cemetery. Rosary tonight at 7 15 at Johnsons Funeral Home. He was born September 1 1881 in Cuggi... to Jo John and Louise Brusati. He married Caroline Carneght in 1907. He leaves sons Louis Frank and John, a brother Louis and a sister in Italy.
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Emil Brusati
Herrin
Hampton Nursiing
Chicago
Frank Brusati
Elmhurst
John Brusati
van Nuys
Calif
Louis Brussti
Tayloryille
Italy
Police Brief from Murphysboro Man Fined for Flasher Incident
David R Cox of Murphysboro was fined 15 dollars after a court found him involved in a school flasher incident. The brief notes the adjournment of further action and outlines the fine amount.
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Murphysboro
David R Cox
Menard Uprising Guards Families Get Help
Families of three Menard Penitentiary guards killed in the November uprising at the prison received about 3000 in total contributions from fellow guards. Each family got slightly more than 1000 from the Menard Guard With Club, plus a 1.00 donation from other state penitentiary employees. The deceased were TaT Lewis Paul Kisro from Chester and Arthur Kisro, and Officer George Wilson from West Frankfort.
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Menard
Menard Cond
Old Plans Show Five Cisterns Two Privies
Workmen uncover a large cistern under the drive west of Old Main and a second at the drive’s far end on the Southern Illinois University campus. Plans show five cisterns and two privies used to supply water to Old Main before city water arrived, with sod and wider sidewalks planned for the drive.
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Ilinois University
Old Main
Robert A. Sproat
SIU Physical Plant
Carbondale Officials Eye Unified Government Office Center
Carbondale city and state federal leaders consider a pre chamber of commerce talk on January 26 about a combined government office center. Mayor Miller said a letter from Congressman Gray could trigger a meeting with Governor Kerner. Gray wants a new postal and office building planned by General Services Administration and Carbondale is noted as a possible regional state office site.
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Carbondale
Chamber of Commerce
D. Blaney Miller
Kenneth J. Gray
D -Llinois
Chamber
Miller
Otto Kerner
Kerner
Sffair
Gray
General Services Administration
Former Jonesboro Resident Dies at 73 in California
Ivy D. Watkins 73 formerly of Jonesboro died Monday at Veterans Hospital Long Beach California He was living in Colton Calif a retired electrician a World War I veteran and member of Albert Picks Masonic Lodge in Little Rock Ark Born March 6 1892 in Jonesboro he was son of Terry and Alice Williams Watkins Survived by wife Minnie a daughter Mrs Joe Brase Colton Calif brother Cecil Watkins Orlando Ma sister Mrs Ora Bass Jonesboro and five grandchildren Funeral services by Jones Ware Lodge 11 at the Pine Wriday at Nora and Son Funeral Home in Jonesboro 3 p m Saturday Rev Roger Callins will officiate Burial in Anna Cemetery
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Jonesboro
Ivy D. Watkins
Veterans Hospital
Long Beach
Calif
Colton
Albert Picks
Little Rock
Ark
Terry
Alice Williams Watkins
Minnie
Joe Brase
Cecil Watkins
Orlando
Ora Bass
Musonic
Jones- Ware Lodge
Pine
Wriday
Nora and Son Buneral
Jonespato
Roger Callins
Janeslora Methodist Church
Anna Cemetery
Fire damages student home near Brush Tower dormitory
A fire caused by sparks from burning brush damaged the roof and gas line at 120 E Park St Carbondale on Wednesday afternoon. No occupants were injured. Owner John Lennin rents to Southern Illinois University students. Water damage spread on the second floor as the blaze burned about 15 feet of roof. Workmen burning brush across the street for the Brush Tower dormitory complex sparked the blaze. Firemen extinguished all fires.
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E. Park St
Carbondale
John Lennin
Southern Illiois University
Southern Ilinois University
Brush Tower
Accidental Death Rulings Pad Murphysboro Area
Jackson County coroner juries ruled accidental deaths in two pre Christmas inquests near Murphysboro. Charles Andrew Gillooly 46 shot in a hunting accident on his brother William Gillooly’s farm while a .22 was handed to him. Rev Snell Fowler 75 died from burns suffered in a fire at Tyler Nursing Home after smoking in bed.
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Jackson County
Murphysboro
Charles Andrew Gillooly
Snell Fowler
Tyler Nursing Home
Mr. Gillooly
William
Avs
Blacktop
Murphyshoro
Charles Gillooly
William Gillooly
Mr. Fowler
Tennessee
Funeral Services Friday for Du Quoin Woman
Mrs Mary Cecil Pyle 72 of Du Quoin died Wednesday at Jacksonville hospital after a long illness. Widow of former Du Quoin mayor and police chief Lloyd E Pyle, who served 27 years and died in office in 1954. Born March 23 1893 in Pinckneyville she married Pyle in 1916. Member of Eastern Star Royal Neighbors First Methodist Church. Survives daughter Mrs Charles C Ross Springfield son Richard Du Quoin brother George Hamin Pinckneyville sister Mrs Lillie Dearing Centralia and six grandchildren. Funeral Friday 2 30 pm at First Methodist Church Du Quoin. burial Sunset Memorial Park. Friends may call Near Funeral Home after 6 p m today. Contributions to First Methodist Church material fund requested.
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Mary Cecil Pyle
du Quoin
Jacksonville Hospital
Pyle
Lloyd E. Pyle
Pinckneyville
John Christian Peter
Mary Jacobs Hamm
Order of the Eastern Star
Royal Neighbors
Lillie Dearing
Centralia
First Methodist Church
du Quoia
John O. Turner
Sunset Memorial Park
Bei
Flowers
Murphysboro Man Promoted to Major in Air Force
Charles Richard Copin of 838 Division Street Murphysboro rises to major in the United States Air Force serving in Southeast Asia. A jet fighter pilot on F-105 Thunder chief, he receives two Distinguished Flying Crosses and two Air Medals for heroism. Copin, in the Air Force 14 years, is stationed in Okinawa with wife Jayne Roberts and their three children. Address: Major Charles R. Copin 12th TFS APO San Francisco Calif 96239.
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Charles Richard Copin
C. J. Copin
Division
Murphysboro
United States Air Force
Southeast Asia
Copin
Air Force
Okinawa
Jayne Roberts
Charles R. Copin
TFS
APO
San Francisco
Calif
Carter Re-elected President of County Tuberculosis Board
Mark Carter of Carterville was re-elected president of Williamson County tuberculosis sanatorium board on Wednesday. Robert Howerton of Carterville was re-elected secretary-treasurer, with Dr. Robert Wallace of Creal Springs as the third member. Carter, a Herrin drugstore employee, previously served as board president in 1962 and 1965.
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Mark Carter
Carterville
Williamson County
Robert Howerton
Robert Wallace
Creal Springs
Carter
Herrin
Historical Society to Meet Sunday in Marion Carnegie Library
Williamson County Historical Society will hold a 2:30 p.m. Sunday meeting at the Marion Carnegie Library. Olene Wiseman announces Orin Drew of West Frankfort will speak on Our Heritage Southern Illinois with slides to be shown. Members and interested persons are invited.
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Williamson County Historical Society
Marion Carnegie Library
Orin Drew
West Frankfort
Olene Wiseman
Olson to Speak in Highland on Dairy Problems
Southern Illinois University associate professor Olson will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday at Highland High School about 1966 dairy problems. Event arranged by R. D. Hiller with Carbondale vocational agriculture instructor Sung Kee Fark. Police brief notes fined for disobeying stop sign and speeding in Du Quoin.
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R. D. Hiller
Land High School Vocational Ag
Carbondale
Sung Kee Fark
Viculture
du Quoin
Franklin L. Eaton
Two Murphysboro Postal Workers Retire After 81 Years
Veteran clerks Bernice Baumgartner and Elmer Boucher retire after 28 and 43 years with the Post Office. Baumgartner, a window clerk, plans to catch up on home tasks. Boucher, a rural mail carrier, will stay in the area with no special plans.
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Bernice Baumgartner
Gear shift knob thefts target Carbondale spots
Ronnie Black’s car in the post office parking lot lost a brown walnut gear shift knob while he worked at the post office. Earlier this week several gear shift knobs were stolen at Southern Illinois University Arena during a high school basketball tournament.
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Carbondale
Ronnie Black
Black
Southern Illinois University
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William H. Irvin
Union County Hospital
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Raleigh
Loren
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Cobden
Wilma Boshera
Norris and Son Funeral Home
Donald Childress
Eugene Williams
Alto Pass
Robert Sproat
Willard Hart
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WIT
W. Mill St
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