Fog Shrouds Rt 51 Wrecks Near Cobden Five Vehicles
Heavy fog on Route 51 north of Cobden caused five-vehicle pileups with no injuries reported. Drivers named include Hellen Musgraves and Delbert Kanerdy of Cobden, Russell McCure and Paul Bohannon of Anna, and Robert Aldridge of Carbondale. Additional crashes listed on Route 37 near Harrisburg and Goreville with minor injuries and multiple drivers named.
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Rt. 51
Cobden
District 13
du Quoin
Hellen M. Musgraves
Delbert Kanerdy
Russell McCure
Anna
Paul L. Bohan
Route Still Under Study in Four-State Interstate Plan
Illinois Missouri Kentucky and Tennessee highway officials continue talks on Interstate 24 location. A Wilbur Smith and Associates report hints at alternate routes with a $7 million higher cost if routed through Missouri. Cairo interests favor a Metropolis entry to connect with I 57 at Pulley’s Mill, while others oppose.
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Highway Commissioners
Ilinois
Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
Theodore Morf
Virden Staff
State Division of Highways
Wilbur Smith
Columbia
S. C
New Haven
Cairo
Illinois
Metropolis
Pulley's Mill
Peyton Berbling
Cairo Chamber of Commerce
Nashville
St. Louis
Youth Turned Over To Police On Charge
Richard Gable 19 held in Perry County jail for auto theft was turned over to East St. Louis authorities today on parole violation. Gable was apprehended last week in Steeleville in a car stolen from Ralph Carter of Swanwick. He was on parole in St. Clair County for a previous auto theft.
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Richard Gable
Perry County
East St. Louis
Gable
Steeleville
Ralph Carter
Swanwick
St. Clair County
Mrs Lula Keeling dies at 56 in Herrin
Mrs Lula Keeling 56 of Herrin died at 3 05 pm Monday at her home. Born March 15 1908 in Springlake Kentucky to Thomas and Cynthia Booth Smith she married Robert M Keeling in 1923 in Marion. Survived by husband daughters Lucille Clendenin and Margaret Arnemeyer both Freeman Spur and Ruby Irene at home sons William and Earl Herrin David Denver Cole Los Angeles Frank at home 82 grandchildren. Funeral 2 pm Wednesday George Van Natta Herrin with Rev Ben R Stripling officiating burial Herrin City Cemetery after 4 pm today calls.
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Lula Keeling
17Th St
Herrin
Springlake
Thomas
Cynthia Booth ‘Smith
Robert M. Keeling
Marion
Keeling
Lucille Clendenin
Margaret Arnemeyer
Freeman Spur
Ruby
Irene
William
Earl
David
Denver
Cole
Leon
Los Angeles
Calif
Frank
George van Natta
Ben R. Stripling
Herrin City Cemetery
Williams County approves total claims of 7219 dollars
Claims totaling 7219 dollars were approved Monday by the Williams County Board of Commissioners. County claims were 1495 dollars. Claims against the county highway general fund were 5723 dollars.
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Williamson County Board of Commissioners
County Highway General Fund
Elkville Truck Skids Into Warehouse. No Injuries Reported
A rain slicked street in Elkville caused a semi to skid into Schwartz Lumber Co warehouse. Marvin Miller, 43, of Charlotte North Carolina, said he braked when a car pulled onto Rt. 51 causing the collision. No tickets issued. no one was inside the warehouse at the time. The hit damaged a 25 by 42 foot hole and merchandise. estimated damage at least 1,000 dollars. Charles Valerius, 85, Elkville, was the other driver of the car involved. The warehouse had been closed since the death of A L Montroy earlier this year.
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Elkville
District 13
du Quoin
Marvin Miller
Charlotte
N. C
Miler
Schwartz Lumber
Yaivess Miller
Rt. 51
Charles Valerius
A. L. Montroy
Funeral Rites Set for Mrs Bradley
Funeral services for Mrs. Adah Mae Bradley age 56 of Carbondale will be at 2 p m Wednesday at Huffman Funeral Home She died Monday at Doctors Hospital after a 15 month illness Her husband Earl B Bradley SIU speech department assistant chair and two daughters Jeannine Volz of Washington DC and Yvonne E Bradley of Carbondale survive She was a League of Women Voters member and SIU Women’s Faculty Club Born 1906 in Wapanucka Oklahoma burial will be in Oakland Cemetery
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Adah Mae Bradley
Carbondale
Huffman Funeral Home
University of Denver
Colorado
Wapanucka
Okla
Murphysboro Apple Festival Queen Candidate Named
Festival candidate Tammie Williamson a 17 year old senior at Murphysboro Township High School is sponsored by the Murphysboro Rotary Club. Williamson daughter of Mrs Helen Williamson resides at 726 S 20th St is a cheerleader and former freshman homecoming attendant.
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Tammie Williamson
Murphysboro Township High School
Murphysboro
Miss Williamson
Helen Williamson
20Th St
Opening Day Fair Plans Plane Crash Stunt Highlight
A pilot will crash a PT-19 trainer into a house on the Du Quoin fair infield to open the event. Stunt flyer Dick Boyd, 87, says he has done this seven times and last in 1954. The Aug 25 air show runs two hours with free gate, grandstand seats $1.50 adults and 75 cents children.
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du Quoin
Dick Boyd
Boyd
Ilinois
City License Fees Studied by SIU Bureau
The Southern Illinois University Public Affairs Research Bureau examines licensing as a municipal revenue source in Evanston and beyond. Evanston City Manager Wayne F. Anderson notes license fees contributed $549,746 or over 11 percent of city income in 1962. The study includes 31 tables with fees for restaurants, movie theaters, taxis, trucks, autos, barber shops, and other venues, with editor William Winter noting value for revising ordinances. Publications cost $2 and are available through the bureau.
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Southern Illinois University Public Affairs Research Bureau
Evanston
Wayne F. Anderson
Anderson
Illinois
William ©. Winter
SIU
Government Department
SIU Public Affairs Research Bureau
Kennedy to hold news conference Thursday at White House
The White House announced President Kennedy will hold a news conference at 3 p.m. CDT Thursday at the White House. The event will be broadcast on WE.
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Wasminbion
Kennedy
White House
Two Building Plans Offered In Carbondale Hearings
Public hearings on two building projects are set for 7 30 p m Wednesday at Carbondale city hall. Ralph Gray seeks an eight unit shopping center on West Main street with 186 foot frontage and 300 foot depth plus 9 500 square feet of floor space. A 10 unit apartment at 1210 West Freeman Street would require a special exception for single family zoned land. John Stoltar is the applicant. Objections and discussion will be heard.
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Carbondale City Hall
Plan Commission
Ralph Gray
Carbondale
West Main Street
Main Street
Freeman St
John Stot
Lar
W. Main St
Life Saving Classes Planned at Marion Pool
Red Cross will offer senior and junior life saving courses at the Marion pool from August 12 to 23. Classes run 4 30 to 6 30 p m Monday through Friday with an advanced swimmers class at 10 15 a m. Registrants must meet grade requirements 16 or higher for seniors and 12 or higher for juniors. Contact the pool office or call WY 39 2757.
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Red Cross
Marion
Noel Smith
Smith
Chester Woman Dies, Rena Marshall obituary
Mrs. Rena Gertrude Marshall 1 of Rt. 1 Chester died today at Chester Memorial Hospital after six months illness. Born Oct 16 1886 in Steeleville daughter of John and Edith Meyer married April 25 1909 to Fred Marshall. Member New Palestine Methodist Church. Survived by husband a son Wilfred Chester daughters Kathryn and Gertrude Meyer brother John Meyer Colorado Springs sister Edith Meyer Granite City. one sister Belle Zang preceded. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday Schroeder Funeral Home Chester with Rev Louis Mitchell. burial New Palestine Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Wednesday.
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Chester
Rena Marshall
Rena Gertrude Marshall
Rt. 1
Chester Memorial
Steeleville
John
Edith Gant Meyer
Fred Marshall
John Meyer
Colorado Springs
Colo
Edith Meyer
Granite City
Belle Zang
Schroeder
Louis Mitchell
New Palestine Cemetery
Vandals Hit Pumps Near Carterville Water Station
Carterville cleans up after vandals damaged a water pump station flooding basements and harming two electric pumps. Mayor Sherman Spiller said one motor burned out and is being repaired by Giles Electric Co. A second electric pump and an emergency gas pump were used to maintain supply, with adequate water for low areas but five to six hours without water in higher parts. Police have no leads. the site is three miles east of Carterville near Hurricane Cemetery.
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Carterville
Sherman Spiller
Giles Electric Co
Marion
Spiller
Jens
Social Security tips from Carbondale district manager
Nancy Hodges reports Orland Zajicek District Manager of the Carbondale Social Security Office outlines key public knowledge gaps. He cites issues from the $1200 law to filing delays changes of address and earnings limits for domestic workers and farm laborers.
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Nancy Hodges
Carbondale
Social Security Office
Post Office
Zajicek
Orland Zajir
Zancek
Library Opens Stamp Exhibit in Carbondale
The Carbondale Library unveiled a stamp exhibit on Monday showing requirements for Boy Scout merit badges. Joseph Wilson of the Jackson County Stamp Society will display society members' collections in a new display case, with a new exhibit every two weeks. The first display defines 21 terms used by Boy Scouts collecting stamps. The second exhibit will feature early American stamps from Clyde Smith of Carbondale.
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Carbondale
Library Board
Joseph Wilson
Jackson County Stamp Society
Wilson
Clyde Smith
Sparta Man Dies James B Henry 70 Funeral Set
Funeral services will be at 1 p m Wednesday at Walker Colonial Funeral Home in Sparta for James B Henry 70 of Sparta Burial will be in Thompsonville Cemetery He died Saturday after a year long illness He was a retired coal miner born October 12 1692 in the Sparta area He married Franie Walker He leaves sons William B Clyde HR Leonard E a daughter Genevieve LaFleur sisters Cecile Roberts and Mabel Wright four grandchildren and five great grandchildren
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Walker Colonial
Sparta
James B. Henry
Thompsonville
Sparta Community Hospital
Henry
Sparta Area
Jellica
Tenn
Louis
Fannie Henry
Franie Walker
Henry Jeaves
William B
Clyde HR
Pontiac
Mich
Leonard E
St. Louis
Genevieve LaFleur
Rock Springs
Wyo
Cecile Roberts
Burgettstown
Mabel Wright
Springfield
Rescue system outlined for Crab Orchard area
Area agencies outlined a coordinated rescue plan with 12 trained divers and a three-unit on-call structure. Representatives from Crab Orchard Refuge, state conservation, Williamson County sheriff, and Marion Civil Defense attended. Divers will patrol Crab Orchard Lake Sundays 1 to 6 pm and be available for nearby lakes. private boats will be used until equipment is provided. Public education on water safety and emergency communication was discussed.
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Frank Jeter
Williamson County Sheriff's Office
Ed Nichols
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
John Yates
State Dept of Conservation
Tom Redickas
Marion Civil Defense
Blankenship
Crab Orchard Lake
Devil's Kitchen
Little Grassy
Crab Orchard Refuge
State Dept. of Conservation
Carbondale
Carterville
Refuge
Bill Blankenship
Marion
Ben Walker
Herrin
Johnston City
Civil Defense
Or 4Ill
Hays Rites Funeral Services Today For Herrin Man
Funeral services were held today in Herrin for Okley Hays 38 an auto dealer and horseman who died Saturday night after a stroke. He led the Hays Chevrolet Co and Hays Insurance Agency and owned Okley Hays Stables. He held posts as president of First Federal Savings and Loan Association Herrin and directed the Bank of Herrin and the Herrin Chamber of Commerce.
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Okley Hays
Herrin
Hays
Herrin Hospital
Hays Chevrolet Co
Hays Insurance Agency
Hays Loar Co
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Bank of Herrin
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
Correction on Herrin Obituary In includes Perrine Qualls
Mrs Minnie Howell a former Herrin resident died Saturday in Odessa Texas Jeaves sisters Mrs Bishem Perrine and Mrs Anna Qualls both of Herrin Perrine's name was omitted in Monday's Southern Illinois Chronicle obituary notice.
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Minnie Howell
Herrin
Odessa
Tex
Jeaves
Bishem Perrine
Anna Qualls
Perrine
Woman Freed After Paying Check Restitution
Helen Loggins of Clarksville Tennessee was released Saturday from Marion city jail after making restitution of 76.20 for a cashed check with no funds in a bank. She was arraigned before Marion Magistrate William Shannon on a charge of recept ive practice.
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Helen Loggins
Clarksville
Tenn
Marion City
Marion Kroger Sie
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John L. Boswell
Champaign
Ed E. Boyd
Lesser
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Harrisburg
Fred Neal
Orlando
Fla
Robert J. Stevens
Mattoon
Rt. 183
Roy Eastwood
Zion
Donald Pyland
Goreville
Betty L. Johnston
Ina
Alvis L. Williams
Benton
Elkville Firm
Mrs. Bradley
Ron Absher
Herrin’s Park Ave
Park Ave
Jaycee
Gary Wade
Fair Plans
Southfirn Illingisan
Southern Ilinois Publication, Inc
16Th Street
Murphysporo
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Carbondale Free Press
Jerrin Daily Journal
Murphyrborendependent
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Union
Ander
Perry
Pulaski
Ran
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Williamson County
Jim Martin
James Henry
Hays Rites
Durant
Pir
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South 10Th
du Quoin State Fair
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Hambletonian
Red Skelton
Call du Quoin State
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Pu Quoin
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