State Chief Of Insurance Under Fire
A Senate Anti trust Subcommittee aide said Illinois Insurance Commissioner Joseph Gerber may testify if he wishes after a witness alleged he aided a Tangiers firm and Mercury Mutual. The testimony links Gerber to favors, cash deposits, and control of Mercury Mutual prior to his tenure.
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Washington (Ap
Senate Antitrust Subcommittee
Joseph Gerber
Illinois
Donald P. McHugh
Subcommittee
Herber
McHugh
Hopps
Gerber
International Guaranty & Insurance Co
Tangiers
Morocco
Mercury Mutual Insurance Co
W. D. Corbett
Baltimore
Joe
Mercury
Mercury Mutual
Joe Gerber
Corbett
Southern Illinois Symphony closes season with mixed program
A 150 voice chorus and a supplementary band join the Southern Illinois Symphony Sunday at 4 p m in Shryock Auditorium for a season finale conducted by Carmine Ficocelli. Pavel Israeli Rhapsody returns with excerpts from Cavalleria Rusticana and Glory. Robert Hines leads the choral groups as Bizet Carmen and 1812 Overture finish the program. The band under Philip Olsson will perform the 1812. Admission is free.
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Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Shryock Auditorium
Carmine Ficocelli
Zamir Bav 'el
Mascagni
Rimski-Korsakoff
Robert Hines
Bizet
Tschaikowsky
Philip Olsson
DiPietro Takes Over Marion Veterans Hospital Post
Joseph DiPietro, a Boston native from Syracuse New York, began as Marion veterans hospital manager on Tuesday. He succeeds Dr Chalmer Davee who moved to Columbia South Carolina VA hospital. DiPietro and his wife have six children aged six months to fourteen years.
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Joseph DiPietro
Marion Veterans Hospital
Boston
Marion
Syracuse
N. Y
Chalmer Davee
Columbia, S. C
Back Scratching In Politics Cited By Hopps Remark
Hopps says politics runs on mutual favors with back scratching. The piece notes past favors granted to former insurance commissioner Gerber and references Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and Murphysboro post office class matter details. The Southern Illinoisan is the successor to three local papers and AP news is exclusive for republication.
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Stewart B. Hopps
Belevedere
Calif
Gerber
Illinois
Hopps
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Ill
Herrin
Ilinois
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Four Named For Scholarships in Illinois State Pool
Four Southern Illinois graduates were named winners of scholarships from the Illinois State Scholarship Commission. They are Charles Payne of Murphysboro, Bennie Darrow of Cairo, Louise Eisenhauer of Waterloo, and Lillian Siegfried of Prairie du Rocher. The awards come from a state pool in which each State Representative names two district students. The new winners replaced first round selections who withdrew.
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Southern Illinois High School
Illinois State Scholarship Commission
Charles Payne
Logan St
Murphysboro
Bennie Darrow
36Th St
Cairo
Louise Eisenhauer
Park St
Waterloo
Lillian Siegfried
Market St
Prairie du Rocher
Marlows Graduate. Army Reserve Second Lieutenant
Herman F. Marlow Jr. of 217 W Herrin Sr Herrin Mo graduated from the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy in Rolla Mo. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Reserve.
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Herman F. Marlow Jr
W. Herrin Sr
Herrin
Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy
Rolla
Army
Newcomb Cundiffs Move to Bell Aire Residence
Mr and Mrs Wm Cundiff and family relocate from Carterville to 200 Circle Drive Bell Aire. Mr Cundiff becomes Associate Professor of Accounting at SIU and is a Certified Public Accountant and attorney. They have four children.
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Wm. Cundiff
Carterville
Egyptian Council of Boy Scouts barbecue for exec board
Dr. Steck of Anna State Hospital hosted a chicken barbecue at Twin Lakes Club for the Executive Board of the Egyptian Council of Boy Scouts. The board motioned to repeat the event next year and praised the gathering as delightful.
Randolph Grads Win Scholarships to University of Illinois
Four Randolph County High School graduates earned full four year scholarships to the University of Illinois in a set of competitive exams. Recipients include Roger Lauterjung for the County General Scholarship Edward Schmitt for Agriculture Mary Hogrefe for Home Economics and Phillip Beers as Child of Veteran of World War II. Tests held in March.
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Randolph County High School
University of Illinois
Randolph School
Ned Carlton
Roger L. Lauterjung
Edward Lauterjung
Chester
Edward J. Schmitt
Alfred Schmitt
Steeleville
Mary J. Hogrefe
Fred Hogrefe
Phillip G. Beers
Gordon Beers
Carlton
Job Petitions To Be Viewed By West Frankfort Board
The West Frankfort Unit Board of Education will meet Thursday night to discuss applications for its unit superintendent position vacated by L Goebel Patton. Several applications were received by Tuesday night and area administrators are reportedly interested. Action may not occur at the meeting.
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West Frankfort
Jesse Hubert Lilley Rites Held in Alto Pass
Jesse Hubert Lilley 58 of Alto Pass died at 7 30 p m Tuesday in Union County Hospital after about three months illness. He was a farmer born October 12 1901 at Alto Pass son of Martin and Elizabeth Lilley. Survived by wife Mary Ann Milton Lilley and two sons James Hubert Lilley Marion Thomas Glen Lilley, seven grandchildren and brothers Lee Lilley Lester Lilley of Alto Pass and Fred Lilley Tucson Ariz. Funeral arrangements at Walker Funeral Home Alto Pass with services at Congregational Church Alto Pass at 2 p m Friday conducted by Revs Loree Harper and L E Louingnot. Burial in Alto Pass cemetery.
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Jesse Hubert Lilley
Alto Pass
Union County Hospital
Anna
Martin
Elizabeth Chapman Lilley
Mary Ann Milton Lilley
James Hubert Lilley
Marion
Thomas Glen Lilley
Sandwich
Lee Lilley
Lester Lilley
Fred Lilley
Tucson
Ariz
Walker Funeral Home
Congregational Church
Loree Harper
L.E. Louingnot
Alto Pass Cemetery
Rohrbach to Address Carbondale Plan Commission
Gerwin Rohrbach of Layton and Rohrbach will speak at a 7:30 p.m. meeting at Carbondale City Hall to report on the planning commission's functions before the Carbondale City Planning Commission.
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C of C. Board of Directors
Duracrate
Rohrbach
Plan Commission
Carbondale City
Williamson County Criminal Docket Set for June 20
Circuit Judge C Ross Reynolds set the Williamson County Circuit Court criminal docket for June 20 replacing the earlier June 13 date. Defendants include Audie Rains charged with reckless homicide after a wreck that killed Carole Beal of Johnston City, Ronald Baker charged with stealing copper wire, and Clifford Boyd indicted on narcotics charges.
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C. Ross Reynolds
Williamson County Circuit Court
Audie Rains
Ronald Baker
Clifford Boyd
Rains
Carole Beal
Johnston City
Baker
Rohrbach
Marion
Carbondale
Boyd
Outdoor Living Show at SIU draws 25000 visitors
The second annual Family Outdoor Living Show at McAndrew Stadium SIU features a water show with canoe races water skiing and swimming displays from noon to 2 pm on Campus Lake. At 2 pm Jean Hoxie of Hamtramck Mich will host a free tennis clinic with her high school squad vs SIU champions and a 12 year old star. Thirty three exhibitors present educational and commercial displays of outdoor living ideas and equipment.
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McAndrew Stadium
Southern Illinois University
Southern
Jean Hoxie
Hamtramck
Mich
SIU
Eighteen Graduate Commencement at Walter Grade School
Eighteen Walter Grade School graduates completed commencement Thursday. American Legion awards went to Lee Bartolotti and Sandra Griffin, with Bartolotti serving as class valedictorian and Janis Dehnbostel named salutatorian.
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Walter
American Legion
Lee Bartolotti
Sandra Griffin
Bartolotti
Janis Dehnbostel
Former Chester Man Dies in California
Charles Mansker, a former Chester resident, died in California Saturday. Funeral services were held Monday there. He is survived by brothers Wilmer of Rockwood, Jesse of St. Louis and Murray, and three sisters Mrs. Claudia Grugett Mrs. Nora Crisler and Mrs. Ethel Yackey.
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Charles Mansker
Chester
California
Mansker
Wilmer
Rockwood
Jesse
St. Louis
Murray
Claudia Grugett
Nora Crisler
Ethel Yackey
Auto parts theft report from Carbondale
Robert L. Austin told Carbondale police that two fender skirts were stolen from his car on Friday in Carbondale.
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Robert L. Austin
Carbondale
Carter appointed to Jackson County Board of Review
A R Carter of Elkville is re appointed to a new term on the Jackson County Board of Review as the 1960 session opens. Judge Peyton Kunce announced the appointment while Carter completes his fourth term, first appointed in 1952. Holdover member is A B Vancil of Carbondale with Ike Brandon of Carbondale as ex officio chair, James Lawder as clerk. organization expected around June 15 16 with summer work to begin June 20.
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A. R. Carter
Elkville
Jackson County Board of Review
Carter
Jackson County
Peyton Kunce
A. B. Vancil
Carbondale
W. S. “Ike” Brandon
County Board of Supervisors
Board of Review
Jackson
James Lawder
Lawder
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