New Highway Plan Aims for Toll-Free Interstate Route
A $22 million Southern Illinois highway project slated to begin in spring aims to create a 100 percent controlled access interstate from New Orleans to Milwaukee. The plan features a toll free route with no services along the right of way, five cloverleaf interchanges in Williamson County, and gradual construction over five to ten years with extensive planning this winter.
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Southern Illinois
W. D. MacLeod
Marion Area
Chicago
Williamson County
Fred Thane
Marion
Williamson-Johnson County
Thane
New Orleans
Milwaukee
Wis
Williamson
Area
Johnson County
Rt. 146
Orchill
Herrin
Chinese Student Reports Car Theft at SIU
A foreign student from Taipei named Douglas Fu Yuan reported his 1949 Ford missing from campus at 11 33 p m on Saturday night. He told police the vehicle was taken from the Southern Illinois University area.
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Southern Ilinois University
Douglas Fu Yuan
Taipei
Formosa
Driver fined in Jackson County Court
Kenneth Shepard 40 of Elkville pleaded guilty to reckless driving in Murphysboro court. He was fined 50 dollars plus costs and placed on 30 days probation.
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Kenneth Shepard
Elkville
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Third Bad Check Case Probed in Carbondale
Carbondale police probe a third worthless check in a week. The latest check to the Prince Hotel for 20.50 was signed William Walters. Earlier checks for 84.25 were from a fictitious firm and cashed by a man who used the name George R. Hunter. Walters was sentenced to one year at Vandalia Penal Farm after a December arrest in Pinckneyville. Authorities consider possible Walters Hunter partnership in the racket and will question a payroll clerk helper at Tots and Teens and Western Auto for identification.
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Carbondale
Roy Bain
Prince Hotel
William Walters
George R. Hunter
Pinckneyville
Vandalia
Tots & Teens
Western Auto
Carbondale Firemen Extinguish Auto Blaze Sunday
Carbondale firemen put out an automobile fire at 8 a m Sunday morning. The front seat of a car owned by A M Mitchell 710 W Mill St burned with little other damage. Fire Chief Monk Crawshaw said the cause is not known.
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Carbondale
A. M. Mitchell
W. Mill St
Monk Crawshaw
Two Marion Residents Injured in Chase Hotel Fire
In St Louis on Sunday two Marion residents sustained smoke related injuries in a Chase Hotel blaze. Mrs Anna Burnstein 49 inhaled smoke and her son Stuart 18 suffered asthma aggravated by smoke inhalation during their visit to attend their fathers funeral.
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Marion
St. Louis
Anna Burnstein
Stuart
Burnsteins
Louis Gudder
Carruthers Receives Nomination for State Teaching Board
William Carruthers, superintendent of Murphysboro city schools, was nominated by the Southern Illinois Division of the Illinois Education Association for a seat on the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Teacher Retirement System. The board manages retirement funds and guides teacher policy.
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William Carruthers
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois Division
Illinois Education Assn
Carruthers
Southern Division
Illinois Teacher Retirement System
Rude C Bauer Rites Set In Jonesboro
Funeral services are planned for Rude C. Bauer 59 of Jonesboro who died Saturday after a short illness. Born July 25 1897 in Union County he worked as a night watchman at the Anna Heel factory. Survived by wife Essie two daughters Eloise Whitlock Alton and Jeanne Vick Cairo two sons Roy Jonesboro and Johnny Elgin his mother Mrs Theresia Bauer Jonesboro a sister Esther Schaeffer a brother Fred and five grandchildren. Services to be held today at 2 p m at Norris Son Funeral chapel Jonesboro with Rev Wm Lyerla of Goreville officiating burial in Jonesboro Cemetery.
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Rude C. Bauer
Jonesboro
St. John’s Sanitarium
Springfield
Bauer
Union County
Essie
Eloise Whitlock
Alton
Jeanne Vick
Cairo
Roy
Johnny
Elgin
Theresia Bauer
Esther Schaeffer
Fred
Norris & Son Funeral
Wm. Lyerla
First Baptist Church
Goreville
Woodrow Pylant Held on Fines In Carbondale
Carbondale police arrest Woodrow Pylant 38 from New Orleans for intoxication and disturbing the peace. He is held in lieu of payment of a 17 40 dollar fine plus costs by Police Magistrate Roy Hall. arrest made by Asst. Chief Henry Hale.
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Carbondale
Woodrow Pylant
New Orleans
Roy Hall
Henry Hale
Mining update from Fidelity, Buckhorn, and Old Ben workings
A terse mine report lists working Wednesday sites including Fidelity New Kathleen Pyramid Burning Star No 1 Truax Tracr No 2 Buckhorn Zeigler 3 Freeman 4 Orient 2 Orient 3 Old Ben 9 Old Ben 14 Old Ben 22 with brief status mentions. The fragment suggests active shifts or production notes across multiple mines.
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Fidelity
New Kathleen Pyramid
Burning Star
Truax-Tracr
Buckhorn Zeigler
Freeman
Orient
Ben
Texas Travellers Return Hope Lies In Warm New Year
Dallas police report two Benton youths, Larry Eubanks 15 and Marshall Bingham 16, reached Dallas after a desert trip to see rattlesnakes. They had ten dollars, food, two dogs, and no meals in 24 hours. Father Kerby Eubanks drives to fetch them. parents refuse comment on reception.
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Benton
Texas
Larry Eubanks
Marshall Bingham
Dallas
Tex
Eubank
Kerby Eubanks
Larry
James W. Rea dies at 84 in Mulkeytown
James W. Rea 84 of Mulkeytown died Sunday at home after a long illness. A retired farmer raised in Franklin County and member of Free Will Baptist Church. Survived by wife Belle Rogers died 1952, son Marion, daughters Hallie and Pearl. Funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Southside Baptist Church Christopher. burial Mulkeytown Cemetery. Friends may call Gilbert Funeral Home Christopher.
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James
Christopher
W. D. Berry
Mulkeytown
Gilbert Funeral
Former Marion Resident Emma Lindsey Dies at 78
Emma Lindsey 78 a former Marion resident died at 3 30 pm Saturday at her home 5331 Easton Ave St Louis She was born in Williamson County on November 2 1878 a daughter of William and Eveline McDonald Summerset She leaves a brother Edgar Summerset of St Louis The body will be returned to Mitchell Funeral Home of Marion where friends may call after 6 pm today Funeral arrangements are incomplete
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Emma Lindsey
Marion
Easton Ave
St. Louis
Williamson County
William and
Eveline McDonald Summerset
Edgar Summerset
St. 1S
Mitchell Funeral
Jackson Raid Tavern Owner Fined For Sales To Minors
Warren Dale operator of Club 77 north of Ava in Jackson County paid a $100 fine and costs after pleading guilty to illegal liquor sales to minors. A Saturday raid by county authorities found underage patrons and led to pending action before the County Liquor Commissioner. The license expires tonight and the tavern will close at midnight pending a hearing.
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Warren Dale
Club 77
Ava
Jackson County
Dale
Peae
Jackson
William Ridgeway
James Gillmore
County Board of Supervisors
Ridgeway
Gillmore
Peyton Kunce
Howard Cheatham
Cheatham
Beer Whisky Burglars Hit Two Taverns on New Year Eve
Herrin police report thefts at Jimmy's Cocktail Lounge and Palm Tavern in Carbondale. In Herrin the robbers entered via a broken skylight and pried hinges to escape with 363 dollars and 15 fifths of whiskey. In Carbondale about 18 cases of beer were taken from the Palm Tavern with tire and foot prints observed.
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Herrin
Carbondale
N. 16Th St
Roy Cole
Frank Denny
Cole
Palm Tavern
Washington St
Jack Hazel
Citizen arrests man in Marion for suspected DUI
A Marion man Herman Ollis was arrested after a citizen detained him following a collision with a parked car on North Madison Street. Ollis pleaded not guilty and a trial was set for January 7 by Police Magistrate B. Long. John Vancil of Goreville pleaded guilty to a similar charge and was fined $110.20.
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Herman Ollis
Marion
Ollis
Madison Street
B. Long
John Vancil
Goreville
Long
Vancil
Tire Blows Out Two Injured at Burnside Intersection
A 1956 Ford driven by Max Simmons, 19, of Ozark, flipped after a tire blew out at the Rt 43 166 intersection near Burnside at 11 30 a m Sunday. Passenger Lewis Blessing, 19, of Dyer Indiana, was seriously injured. Both passengers were taken to Harrisburg Medical Foundation. Blessing reported fair and Simmons in good condition.
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Burnside
Max Simmons
Ozark
Lewis Blessing
Dyer
Ind
Harrisburg Medical Foundation
Blessing
Fair
Simmons
Death of David M. Graham at 2:15 p m in Herrin Hospital
David M. Graham aged 65 of 612 South 22nd Street Herrin died Saturday at Herrin Hospital after a 24 day confinement. He was a retired coal miner born August 6 1891 in Alabama. Survived by wife Rose Ridings Graham six children Visitation at Storme Funeral Home Herrin until 2:30 p m Tuesday Apostolic Church service Rev Anderson officiating burial in city cemetery.
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David M. Graham
S. 22Nd St
Herrin
Herrin Hospital
Havis
Hortence Graham
Alabama
Graham
Rose Ridings Graham
Harvis
Kenneth
Bush
Raymond
U. S. Army
Chicago
Juanita Forbes
Carbondale Driver Ticketed After Weekend Crash
Frank E. Abbott 22 of 1328 S Thompson St Carbondale was ticketed for speeding after his car struck a parked wrecker at Smith Motor Sales 1206 W Main St at 1 30 a m Sunday Officers James Stearns and Harold Peterson stopped him following the collision. A separate Saturday night crash on West Main and South Forest streets involved Edward M Alford 17 of Dearborn Michigan and John Cary Davis 51. no injuries and neither was held.
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Carbondale
Frank E. Abbott
S. Thompson St
James Stearns
Harold Peterson
Smith Motor Sales Co
W. Main St
Abbott
Edward M. Alford
Port St
Dearborn
Mich
John Cary Davis
West Main
South Forest Streets
Murphysboro Primary Sets Stage for Republican Sweep
Murphysboro voters face a lively city primary on February 25 for mayor city clerk city treasurer and ward aldermen. New Democratic petitioners include Kenneth Taylor for treasurer and Bill Haury for Ward 3. Incumbents and other Democrats push for nomination as petitions open January 12.
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Murphysboro
Delmar Ward
Kenneth “‘Kie” Taylor
N. 16Th St
Bill Haury
N. 15Th St
Joe Williams
Delmar
Tom Stevens
L. E. File
W. Hardy Crews
John Kimpall
Ward
Robert Fitzpatrick
La Guiannee Folk Song Echoes From Prairie du Rocher Traditions
At Prairie du Rocher Illinois the ancient La Guiannee song marks year end. A group of masked beggars sings door to door seeking gifts and forgiveness, distributing food. The custom survives in a few places with aging participants like Charles Clerc and his son Perc.
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John W. Allen
Prairie du Rocher
Illinois
Ste. Genevieve
Missouri
Vincennes
Indiana
America
Charles Clerc
Perc
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Rt. 13
Carterville Crossroads
Rt. 148
Dongola
Orcill
Pulley’s Mill
Lick Creek
Carterville
Energy
Lake Murphysboro
Big Muddy
Old Rt. 13
Lake
Chase Hotel
Texas Travellers
Lively City
Bruce Richmond
Dale Peters
Peters
Mardale
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