Four-County Junior College Petition Delayed by Study
Gerald Smith of the State Junior College Board told four superintendents the Four-County petition is paused pending a feasibility survey. The survey, led by Leslie Stilley with Southern Illinois University and Dr. Kenneth Brunner, should be finished by Aug. 15 and reviewed by the state board. Smith did not commit to a completion date and promised rapid action after the survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Smith
State Junior College Board
Williamson County
Leslie Stilley
Southern Illinois University
Kenneth Brunner
Smith
Stilley
Monroe Deming
Jackson County
Phillip Provart
Perry County
Lee Browning
Franklin County
Metropolis
Massac County
Massac
Harrisburg
Break-In Interrupted at Bolaps Food Mart West Frankfort
A would be burglar fled after jumping from the roof of Bolaps Food Mart at 230 W Cleveland St West Frankfort at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday. Police from West Frankfort and the sheriff’s office searched the area near the abandoned Old Bend mine but found no one. tools left on the roof are being checked for fingerprints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolap’s Food Mart
Cleveland St
West Frankfort
John Bryant
Old Bend
Bryant
Sheriff’s Office
Cobden Woman In Critical Condition After Rural Collision
Violet Shingleton, 23, was airlifted to Barnes Hospital in St Louis after a head on crash near Anna with Patti Rohman 44 of Tunnel Hill. Six year old Jonathan Shingleton and two other victims were listed in fair condition at Union County Hospital.
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Cobden
Anna
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Violet Shingleton
Union County Hospital
Joyce Coats
Inmate Frederick Wittke Dies at Menard Penitentiary
Frederick Wittke, 48, an inmate at Menard Penitentiary in Chester, was found dead in his cell and officials say he died in his sleep of natural causes. He came to Menard from Christian County on July 29, 1954, serving a 99 year murder sentence. Funeral arrangements are pending at Welge Funeral Home in Chester. He worked as a clerk at the honor farm dormitory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Wittke
Menard Penitentiary
Chester
Wittke
Menard
Christian County
Welge Funeral Home
Honor Farm
Franklin Board Authorizes Election Judges Pay In June Primary
The Franklin County Board of Supervisors approved paying 175 election judges for the June 14 primary. Each earns $17 base plus $1 per 100 votes, rounded. ballots and returning ballots incur $5. travel 10 cents per mile. Vote totals were 8 542 Democratic and 3 727 Republican. The board also allowed the Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission steering authority to County Historical Society for 1968 activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Board of Supervisors
Rue Starr
Carbondale
Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission
County Historical Society
Junior Miss chosen tonight in Carbondale
Six area high school seniors compete at 7 45 p m in the Carbondale Community High School auditorium for the local Junior Miss title. The winner earns a scholarship and advances to the Illinois Junior Miss state pageant with over five thousand dollars in state scholarships offered. Sponsor Don Hudson of the Carbondale American Legion Post notes the event is open to girls 16 to 18. judges include Gladys McVey Russell Oakes and Charles Boudreau.
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Southern Illinois
Illinois
Mobile
Ala
Carbondale Community
Carbondale
Don Hudson
The
Carbondale American Legion Post
Gladys McVey
Southern Illinois University Vocational Technical Institute Cosmetology
Russell Oakes
Charles Boudreau
Carbondale and nearby towns issue traffic fines
Bonnie Gwaltney of Carbondale fined $15 for no valid registration. Jesse Howerton of Johnston City fined $16 for speeding. Charles Phillips of Creal Springs fined $15 for driving too fast for conditions.
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Carbondale
Bonnie Gwaltney
Johnston City
Jesse Howerton
Creal Springs
Charles Phillips
Juries Find Three Deaths Accidental in Two Inquests
Williamson County coroner juries ruled three deaths accidental in two inquests. Rob ert Emery 58 of Herrin died June 21 when bed and clothing reportedly caught fire after a cigarette. The wreck victims were Robert Rollins 20 and Billy Joe Reynolds 18 in a June 26 Rt. 148 crash near Herrin.
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Williamson County
Paul Litton
Robert Emery
W. Adams
St., Herrin
Emery
Litton
Herrin
Rt. 148
Robert Rollins
Madison St
Billy Joe Reynolds
Cherokee
Ala
Mona Brayfield
Rollins
Robert Maze
Carterville
Miss Rose Harvey 82 Murphysboro nurse served WWI
Miss Rose E Harvey 82 of 502 South 17th Murphysboro died Thursday night after a long illness. Born February 25, 1884 in Murphysboro daughter of John and Sarah Harvey she served with the US Army Nurse Corps in World War I and had 43 years nursing experience. Survives brother Robert Harvey Murphysboro a sister Mrs Edward Monahan Granite City and a sister-in-law Mrs James W Harvey. Services 10 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church with Rev Lee Pope Ward officiating burial Tower Grove Cemetery Murphysboro. Friends may call Crawshaw Mortuary after 4 p.m. today.
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Rose E. Harvey
S. 17Th St
Murphysboro
Jackson County
John
Sarah Waite Harvey
First Presbyterian Church
Miss Harvey
US. Army Nurse Corps
Robert Harvey
Edward Monahan
Granite City
James W. Harvey
Lee Pope Ward
Tower Grove Cemetery
Crawshaw Mortuary
Eddleman to Direct Union County Special Projects
Loren Eddleman of Dongola named director of a Union County cooperative for special projects under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. He will oversee nine districts with federal funds, while Kerry McClain becomes assistant county superintendent. The Shawnee Unit District will administer funds. salary is flexible and not yet set.
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Loren Eddleman
Dongola
Union County
Eddleman
George Otrich
Jonesboro
Kerry McClain
Shawnee
Donald Coleman
Grand Chain High School
Century District
Pulaski County
McClain
Tennessee
Obituary: Frank L. Boucher 81 De Soto Dies in Anna State
Frank L. Boucher 81 of De Soto died Thursday at Anna State Hospital. Funeral at 2 p.m. today Huffman Funeral Home Carbondale with Rev Don Witlock officiating. Burial De Soto Cemetery. Survived by wife Pearl. step children Frank Zimmerman and Dorothy Dean. sisters Thelma Robertson and Ruth Boucher. five step-grandchildren. Born April 19, 1885 in De Soto. son of Logan and Minnie Harris Boucher. Married Pearl Heiple Zimmerman May 10 1910 in Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Boucher
de Soto
Anna State Hospital
Huffman Funeral Home
Carbondale
Don Witlock
Boucher
Pearl Boucher
Frank Zimmerman
St. Louis
Dorothy Dean
Thelma Robertson
Okhumpka
Fla
Ruth Boucher
Los Angeles
Calif
Logan
Minnie Harris Boucher
Pearl Heiple Zimmerman
Oklahoma
Shawnee Council to Offer Free Legal Aid in Five Counties
Attorney Ernest Aydt will tour five southern Illinois counties each week providing free legal advice to the poor under the War on Poverty funded Shawnee Development Council program. Sessions run in Union Jonesboro Vienna Metropolis Mound City Karnak and Cairo with hours and locations listed.
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Illinois
Shawnee Development Council
Ernest Aydt
Alexander County
Aydt
Shawnee Council
Union County
W. Market St
Audt
Jonesboro
Johnson County
Massac County
Metropolis
Washington Ave
Pulaski County
Mound City
Karnak
Cairo
David Lansden
Edward Taylor
Golden Age Senior Project seeks federal funds in Shawnee plan
The Shawnee Development Council asks for 199266 dollars in federal funds to run the Golden Age Senior Citizen Project for 12 months across Union, Johnson, Pulaski, Massac and Alexander counties. It would hire 200 elderly workers to assist 1,200 peers, visiting five seniors daily and performing errands.
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Shawnee Development Council
Union
Johnson
Pulaski
Massac
Alexander
Social Security Administration
Edward Taylor
Shawnee Council
Taylor
Counil
Federal Office of Economic Opportunity
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Vicki Smith
Tammy Bogley
Attucks School
Vicki
Pearl Foster
Burel St
Tammy
Roger Bogley
E. Walnut St
Franklin Board
Gwen Wynn
Health Department
Ruth Reagan
Tuerculosis Sanatorium
Bill LaMont
Jerome Rea
John D. Douglass
Welfare Service Committee
Frank Hayse
Rose Harvey
Loren Eddieman
Frank Boucher
Southern Illinoisan
North Ilinois Corporation
West Main Street
North 16Th Street
Walnut Street
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
AP News
Vienna
A & P Food Stores
Calverts
Maar
Sunnybrook
Southern
Walnut
Glenmore
Gilbeys Gin
Lee
Drewrys
Mattingly & Moore
Maneschewitz
Windsor
Mackintosh
Meister Bray
Burgemeister
Electric Cooperatives OF
Carbondale Industrial Park
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