Cairo distributor killed in ambush linked to legal cases
Howard Baker 43, a Cairo beer and vending machine distributor, was shot five times near his home and died at St Francis Hospital. Coroner Donald Kramer placed the time around 6 50 p m. Alexander County States Attorney Peyton Berbling noted the incident occurred on RE 3 south of Rt 146 while Baker was heading north in his pickup. Baker faced prior indictments for conspiracy theft and battery, and Downstate Vendors Inc. ran coin machines across Southern Illinois. Several related confrontations and a 1965 dispute with Buddy Buddy Enterprises preceded further investigations and a 1968 jail break charge later dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kim Hatton
Howard Baker
Cairo
Cape Girardeau County
Donald Kramer
Baker
Berbling
Cape Girardeau
Borbling
Alexander County
Downstate Vendors Inc
Ilinois
Downstate
Jackson
Williamson Counties
Murphysboro Fire Plug Rental Could Rise
Murphysboro may raise fire plug rentals as costs rise. Alderman McCormack cited a plan to charge at least 25 dollars per plug to cover replacement and maintenance costs. The Water and Sewer Commission also seeks HUD funds for sewage plant improvements and a new storage tank near Tower Grove Cemetery. The council approved police and Civil Defense aid for the Festival and Welcome Float, and referred traffic control zone requests on Ridge Road and North 16th Street to August study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Robert McCormack
Water and Sewer Commission
McCormack
Ed McDowell
Commission
Bill Wolff
Blankinship
HUD
Tower Grove Cemetery
Civil Defense
Ridge Road
Mt. Carbon
North 16Th Street
Nicknames in Southern Illinois Trades and Tales
Benedict's album of nicknames explores how a region's names reflect trades and stories from Carbondale to Marion. It recalls examples like Karr Motor Co. and Local doctors, bankers, and postmasters with colorful monikers such as Pete River and Beans Troutman, plus how local lore turns names into memorable tales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Gelman
Edward E
Karr
Herrin
Karr Motor Co
Dwayne Karr
Carbondale
Western Auto
J.C. Ford
Marion
Coopers
Taylors
Germany
Schneiders
Schneider
Snider
Snyder
Iinois
B. E. Snow
J. ¥. Walker and Sons
Adler
Carterville
Herbert Fine
J. W. McKinney
Pete
W. D. Carter
Crab Orchard Refuge
L. D. Norman
Public Welfare
Jack
Cambria
Bush
Shaker
Lee
Beans” Troutman
Illinois Central Railroad
Troubman
Lorenzi
Beattie
Beans
John Page Wham
Centralia
Southern Tinois University Board of Trustees
Hewitt
Wham
Francis M. Hewitt
Rexall
Tom
Dean George D. Wham
SIU
Francois
Francis
John
Suwanee River
Johnson's Standard
Ralph
Accidents injure six in multiple late night crashes
A Pope County man was seriously injured in a car truck collision on Rt 34 near Michellsville south of Harrisburg. Ronald Thompson 21 Brownfield received major injuries at Doctors Hospital Harrisburg. A second crash on Rt 149 near Elkville road Raoy alton left Sam Arnone 46 Herrin with minor injuries. Ramona Sanders 16 Hanover Park and Martha Hilton 17 Makaztda collided. Tammy Sanders 6 was treated and released from Doctors Hospital Carbondale. Hilton and Donna 9 were also treated as hospitalized later. Nellie Ratliff 89 Tuscumbia Mo was treated for minor injuries after her car ran off Rt 3 near Red Bud into a ditch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pope County
Michellsville
Harrisburg
Ronald Thompson
Brownfield
Doctors Hospital
Thompson
Bob Evans
Sam Arnone
Herrin
Herrin Hospital
Elkville Road
Raoyalton
Ramona Sanders
Hanover Park
Martha Hilton
Makaztda
Tammy Sanders
Carbondle
Miss Hilton
Donna
Nellie Ratliff
Tuscumbia
Rt. 3
Red Bud
Jackson County Taverns cited for after hours check
Operators of Shu 77 Judy's Place and Polly's Place face appearance before State's Atty. Richard Richman Monday morning to discuss alleged after hour operating violations. Deputies from Sheriff Raymond Dillinger’s office issued notices after a county tavern check found the three venues open past 2am on Saturday.
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Jackson County
Richard Richman
Shu 77
Rt. 4
Ava
Campbell Hill
Harold Hogrefe
Judy
Raymond Dillinger
Dillinger
Jacob Day Festival liquor question spurs probe
State's Attorney Richard Richman said a multi party inquiry is under way into the Jacob Day Festival in Western Jackson County. The beer stand appears not to use the festival licensed by county and state authorities but a temporary state license, with no confirmed permit from the county. The probe follows six youths cited for underage drinking after the event, two guilty, others set for Aug. 20 court dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Richard Richman
Richman
Jacos
Jacob Day Association
Murphysboro
Four Job Corps trainees get suspended sentences
Four Job Corps trainees charged with reckless conduct in the death of fellow corpsman Charles McAllister were given suspended sentences and placed on one year probation by Judge Woodrow Frailey in Kentucky's circuit court. William Caul of Virginia, Robert Solis of Ohio, and two Chicago youths, all 19 or 16 years old, pleaded guilty and waived a jury trial. They must also pay court costs after McAllister jumped from a moving bus on a Golconda center access road during a trainee outing and died later in Evansville Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tn Circuit Court
Elizabethtown
Woodrow Frailey
William J. Caul
Waynesboro
Robert B. Solis
Lorain
Ohio
Chicago
Charles A. MeAllister
Barnesville
McAllister
Golconda
Jab Corps Center
Lake Glendale
Evansville
Ind
Goldwater Plans Brief Convention Speech
Goldwater aims for a tight convention role in Miami Beach. He will fly in Monday, August 5, deliver a 20 minute speech, then depart for Arizona if plans hold. He credits Nixon with the nomination and says his own effort ends on first ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldwater
Talic Phoenix
Ariz
Barry Goldwater
Miami Beach
Arizona
Dick Nixon
Nixon
State GOP unit to meet in Carbondale
The Illinois Republican state platform drafting committee will meet from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday in City Hall at Carbondale to seek public testimony before drafting a platform. Appointments are not necessary to speak. The committee will move to Harrisburg in the afternoon. Michael D. Allen, 23. $15, improper left turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Joe Hale
Shawneetown
Harrisburg
Central School Plan would group sixth grades in Carbondale
The Carbondale Grade School District considers three integration plans for all elementary schools. The central plan would place all sixth grades at Thomas and Attucks, transport of about 350 more students and costs estimated at 13 000 to 18 010 dollars, with expansion at Thomas and possible repurposing of Attucks.
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Carbondale
Thomas
John C. Taylor
Cairo
Parrish, Brush and Lewis
Buildigs
Winkler
Springmore
Thomas and
Lake
Land
Central School
Thomas and Attucks
Attucks
Brush
Lakeland
Parrish
Lewis
Winkler and Lewis
Lewis School
Winklee
Linco Junior High
Hood
Committee studies re appraisal plan for Jackson County
A Jackson County committee proposes re appraising real estate to ease inequities under township government. Study topics include outside firm costs, maps, property cards, and county help for township assessors. A 1971 effective date is discussed with hearings planned and expert input from the state Revenue Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Williamson County
James Gillmore
Gillmore
Gilmore
Board of Review
Delmar Ward
State Department of Revenue
Board of Supervisors
Carbondale ‘High
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
W. S. Brandon
Brandon
Hines
Gillnore
Carbondale
David Keene
Eden sentenced for obstructing justice in Murphysboro case
James B. Eden 51 also known as Nelson Eveland appeared in Murphysboro court after a May 14 jury conviction for obstructing justice. Circuit Judge Ross Reynolds imposed a one to three year prison term and ordered bond adjustments and a motion for probation denied. Eden was seized while attempting to remove clothing and items from a trailer at 2119 Lindell Ave. Meanwhile associates Edward Sarver and Ernest C. Bailey face armed robbery charges related to a Holiday Inn Motel incident in Carbondale in March. Bond for Eden was raised to 10,000 with a 250 cash addition. a new appeal bond was approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowsman
Murphysboroom
Ross Reynolds
Vienna
James B. Eden
Nelson
Eveland
Eden
Lindell Ave
Murphysboro
Edward Sarver
Robert Ray Smith
Sarver
Ernest C. Bailey
Ralph Ray Sigman
Holiday Inn
Carbondale
State seeks unemployment claims aides
Illinois Department of Labor seeks part time professional aides for the Division of Unemployment Compensation. Pay is 33.53 per hour. Open to men and women with four years of college or equivalent. Civil service exam required. Call Mrs. Drennan at 942-2137.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division of Unemployment Compensation
Illinois Department of Labor
W. B. Drennan
Herrin
Drennan
New committee appoints two members to review county assessments
Jackson County Board of Supervisors adds Hugh Stearns Makanda Township and Park Jarret Degognia Township to a 22 member panel charged with examining assessment procedures and proposing reforms. Former member John Rendleman resigns after being named Chancellor of Edwardsville campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Hugh Stearns
Makanda
Park Jarret
Degognia Township
John Rendleman
Carbondale
Edwardsville
Southern Hlinvis University
Charles Hines
State
Atty
Richard Richman
Delmar Ward
James Gilmore
John I. Wright
George’ Borgsmiller
Murphysboro
David Keene
Joe Williams
Harold Dycus
Bill McBride
W. A. Beadle
Bob Fingar
W. R. Collins
Ernie Miller
Louis Wides
W. Ray Heeler
Paul Ruble
Somerset Township
Dwight Burns
Elkville
Wendell Keith
Grand Tower
William H. Sauer
Pomona
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David Coughline
Benedict
Rebecca Cook
Doctors Hospital Corp
Ronald Flowers
First National Bank
Cobden
Charles Dickeng
G. Wel- Tace Rich
Southern
Illinois
Laura Mangano
Laura
Ronald Mangano
100 W
Walnut Sh
Jacob Day
Job Corpsman
Jarbondale
Michael D. Allen
Imnroper
Carbonale
Reynolds
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