Du Quoin jurors rule homicide in Koerber shooting
A Perry County coroner's jury rules the death of Raymond Koerber in Du Quoin a homicide from two .25 caliber gunshots. E. L. Allery, Mallory plant manager, is charged with voluntary manslaughter. police found a .38 revolver but not the .25 pistol. The incident occurred outside the Du Quoin Elks Club during a Mallory party.
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Bob Hagen
Southern Illinoisan
du Quoin City Hall
Raymond E. Koerber
du Quoin
Perry County
Robert N. Gandy
E. L. Allery
Rt. 6
Carbondale
Ullery
P. R. Mallory & Co., Inc
Koerber
Hickory St
Carbonale
Marshall Browning Hospital
West
Koer
Cook
Lee Ahery
Carbondale Plan defers action on Quinn's membership proposal
The Carbondale Plan Commission deferred reducing its size from 22 to 11 members until about October when it will set a policy before officer elections. The panel also reviewed Quinns staff expansion ideas and asked the city manager to clarify planning versus building functions.
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John Quinn
Carbondale Plan Commission
Quinn
Charles Goss
Norman
Thomas Easterly
Plan Commission
Commission
Goss
Robert Cline
Greater Egypt
C. William Norman
Robert McGrath
Citizens Advisory Committee
CAC
Frank Kirk
Planning Department
Board of Appeals
Du Quoin Man Killed, Wife Injured in Washington Street Crash
Du Quoin resident Du Frazier Graham 67 died at Marshall Browning Hospital at 1 09 a m after being struck by a car driven by Barbara E Fann Rt 3 Du Quoin His wife Stella 61 was listed in satisfactory condition with major injuries including fractures of both legs An autopsy was to be performed Funeral services set for Dowell Baptist Church with burial in 100F Cemetery Survivors include daughters Clarence McMillan J L Kronk and George Rolando plus a sister and five brothers The incident occurred near the intersection of Washington and Franklin streets at about 955 p m Wednesday. no charges filed
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du Quoin
South Washington Street
Frazier Graham
S. Division St
Marshall Browning Hospital
Stella
Grahams
Barbara E. Fann
Rt. 3
Washington
Franklin Streets
Washington Street
Rt. 51
Graham
Ralph Wiggins
Keeling Funeral Home
Wiggins
Perry County
E. W. West
Dowell Baptist Church
Obion County
Tennessee
Pinckneyville
Stella Gilliam
Clarence McMillan
Dowell
J. L. Kronk
St. Louis
George Rolando
Keith David
Murphysboro Woman Dead After Apartment Fire
An elderly Murphysboro resident Maude Bain 76 was found dead in her two room apartment at 1501 Grace Street from smoke inhalation and burns. Coroner Harry Flynn said inquest pending and no foul play suspected though blood stains were found on furniture and surfaces. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Murphysboro
Grace St
Maude Bain
Jackson County
Harry Flynn
Flynn
Meyer-Denny Funeral Home
Russell Wingerter
Don Castelberry
Saluki Currency Exchange Robbery Under Investigation
Carbondale police pursue a lead after a white unnamed woman, about 5 feet 4 inches, 130 pounds, visible with a hooded green jacket, robbed Saluki Currency Exchange in Campus Shopping Center of 1600 dollars using a note. Two employees and a customer were present. escape was on foot. A separate theft of 65 dollars from First Christian Church in Marion was reported by Pastor Bruce Patton.
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Carbondale
Saluki
Carol Holt
William Budslick Jr
Currency Exchange
First Christian Church of
Marion
John Kelly
Bruce Patton
McDowell ruled incompetent to assist in defense
William H. McDowell 38 and companion Albert Walker 44 were arrested in December and charged with robberies of service stations in Mount Vernon Mount Carmel and Fairfield. An associate judge found McDowell incompetent to cooperate with his lawyer after a psychiatrist's report and ordered transfer to the Illinois Department of Mental Health. They remain jailed in Wayne County on $10 000 bond each and had been ordered bound over for grand jury action.
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Cambria
Menard Penitentiary
William H. McDowell
Albert Walker
Carterville
Mount Vernon
Mount Carmel
Fairfield
McDowell
Illinois Department of Mental Health
Bruce Fox
Albion
Walker
Wayne County
Three Vehicle Crash Kills Missouri Man on Rt 146
A Missouri man, Dewey Edwin Chambers 42 of Chaffee, died in a dense fog two car collision with a semi on Rt 146 east of the Cape Girardeau bridge. Glenn T. Waggoner 46 of Jackson was uninjured. Ira C. Dodd 47 of Sikeston had minor injuries. A pickup driven by Dodd also involved. Eight more injured in separate Rt 154 crash near Pinckneyville. Funeral rites set for Murphysboro woman Gertrude Hammerschmidt 79 with services Friday at St Andrews Church Murphysboro. Burial in church cemetery.
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Missouri
Rt. 146
Cape Girardeau Bridge
Dewey Edwin Chambers
Chaffee
Chambers
Glenn T. Waggoner
Jackson Mo
Waggoner
Ira C. Dodd
Sikeston
Dodd
Murphysboro
Gertrude Hammerschmidt
South 14Th St
Styrest
Carbondale
Hammerschmidt
Freemont
Ohio
James
Nora Scanlon Hennessy
Earl Hammerschmidt
Russell
Belleville
Margaret McGurk
Meyer- Denny Funeral Home
Fire damages apartment in West Frankfort incident
Firefighters were called to a two story building at the corner of St. Louis and Douglas streets in West Frankfort around 2 10 p m when owner William D Rogers attempted to thaw a gas meter in the storage room on the east side using burning newspapers A furniture store near the building was also impacted by the blaze and no injuries were reported Mine Not Working Friday Old Ben 21 All other mines reported working Friday.
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Koerber
West
Ullery
Richard White
Murphysboro
Delores Koerber
E. Main St
du Quoin
White
Gandy
William D. Rogers
West Frankfort
St. Louis
Douglas
Fred Harkins
Rogers
Judge warns on marijuana as SIU narcotics cases rise
Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Peyton Kunce used a marijuana sentencing to highlight rising use at Southern Illinois University. Christopher Tullier, 18, Park Forest, pleaded guilty to illegal possession of narcotics and was fined 500 dollars, placed on three years probation, and restricted to stay with his parents. Similar charges face nine other SIU students. court records show many more pending.
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Jackson County
Southern Illinois University
Peyton Kunce
Christopher Tullier
Park Forest
Tullier
SIU
Boomer Hall
Kunce
Tulner
Jackson Court
Shawnee Junior College District names chosen and offices planned
The Shawnee Junior College District 531 board unanimously selects Shawnee as district name and approves a temporary office at the Shawnee Development Council building in Karnak. It will seek applications for top administrator, secretary book keeper, and treasurer while reviewing more candidates on Feb. 12.
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Junior College
Shawnee
George Otrich
Union County
Derrell Ferguson
Pulaski County
Otrich
Union
Johnson
Pulaski
Alexander
Massac
Karnak
Grand Chain
Century School Board
Development Council
Junior College Board
Wendell Keith
Grand Tower
Louis G. Horman
Market St
Metropolis
State Junior College Board
Gerald K. Smith
Smith
Five SIU coeds vie for Aerospace Queen title
Five Southern Illinois University Angel Flight members are finalists for Aerospace Queen. The winner will be crowned at the Aerospace Ball, an Air Force ROTC event, in the University Center ballroom on February 10. Pictured left to right are Robyn Benton West Frankfort Patricia Ward Murphysboro Marilyn Chamness Herrin Janice Seibert Mr Carmel and Linda Whiteside Fairborn Ohio.
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Southern Illinois University
Nual Aerospace
University Center
Robyn Benton
West Frank
Du Quoin Driver Hits Police Car in City Crash
A Du Quoin police car received minor damage when a car driven by Jerry W. Wilderman struck the left rear door at 619 W. McKinley St. Wilderman of 353 N. Maple St. was ticketed. No injuries were reported. Fire crew cooled a plugged flue with minor smoke damage.
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du Quoin
W. McKinley St
Jerry W. Wilderman
N. Maple St
Wilderman
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Rt. 154
Danny Ginn
Vestal Bird
Bird
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Allan James
State
Atty
Richard Richman
Shawnee Junior College
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