Memorial Day weekend crashes report in Southern Illinois
State Police tracked two accidents Monday with six minor injuries, while Sunday saw one pedestrian killed and seven injured. A Carbondale man died early Saturday and four Benton residents were hurt in a Monday car truck crash near Benton's Rt 37 Rt 183 junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Benton
Rt. 37- 183
James O. Green
Bernadine Chwascinski
Richview
Green
Mary Green
Nobel Risley
Persilla Risley
Jeffrey Ryan
Rt. 13
Crab Orchard Lake
Ryan
Mary A. Busch
Makanda
Doctors Hospital
Owen Brill
Eldorado
Junction
Brill
Jane Lavender
Harrisburg
Roy W. Carney
Thompsonville
Dayton Stinnett
Madisonville
Stinnett
Galatia
Gabriel J. Payne
Ridgway
Robert England
Marion
John Howell
Johnston City
England
Dorothy
Marion Memorial Hospital
Howell
Services for Mrs. Gosnell Held in Blairsville
Funeral services for Mrs. Lou Gosnell 86 of Blairsville were held at 1 30 p m in the George Van Natta Funeral Home Herrin with Rev Boyd Cubbage officiating Burial followed at Blairsville Cemetery She died in Herrin Hospital after a month long illness She lived at Ernfelt Sheltered Care Home Johnston City and was a Presbyterian Church member She is survived by a sister Mrs Eunice Perkins of East St Louis and several nieces and nephews from Chicago Traverse City East Moline Bensonville Lincoln Herrin and Fort Lauderdale Florida
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Gosnell
Blairsville
George van Natta
Herrin
Boyd Cubbage
Chicago
Maxine Woodward
Traverse City
Mich
Vera Allen
East Moline
Dora Upchurch
Bensonville
Anna Carlisle
Lincoln
James Gosnell
Alvin Gosnell
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Nursing Unit Hirings Due at Union County Hospital Anna
An activities coordinator and a part time pharmacist will be hired for a 30 room nursing home added to Union County Hospital in Anna. Roy T. Shoemaker, superintendent, is authorized to fill these positions. Resignations have been accepted from Mrs. M. L. West director of nurses and from Mrs. Elizabeth Pickett operating room supervisor. No dedication or occupancy date yet due to half of built in furniture not arrived. Metal Fabricators Co. of St. Louis supplies the furniture and expects the remainder this week. occupancy pushed to late June.
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Union County Hospital
Anna
Roy T. Shoemaker
Shoemaker
M. L. West
Elizabeth Pickett
Metal Fabricators Co
St. Louis
Joseph Martin dies at 62 in Murphysboro obituary
Joseph J. Martin 62 of 714 Mulberry St Murphysboro died Monday at St Joseph Memorial Hospital after a five week illness. He was a bartender and former county constable born November 23 1902 in Metropolis. He married Helen Freeman April 26 1934 in Murphysboro and leaves wife a daughter in San Diego two grandsons and siblings N E Martin Ted Martin Mae Sutter Alice Barker Hazel Stankard Reba Sullivan. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday Roberts Residence Funeral Home Murphysboro with Rev Gene McIntyre officiating burial Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph J. Martin
Mulberry St
Murphysboro
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Martin
Metropolis
Perry
Martha Farmer Martin
Helen Freeman
Mary Brunkhorst
San Diego
Calif
N.E. Martin
Fulton
Ted Martin
San Francisco
Mae Sutter
St. Louis
Alice Barker
Hazel Stankard
Reba Sullivan
Vergennes
Roberts
Gene McIntyre
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
Marion Barbecue Raises Funds For Baseball Program
At Marion City Park the seventh annual baseball league barbecue fed over 2,100 people and turned away about 50. President J Paul Smothers said gross receipts were around 3,000 with roughly 2,000 net for the program, funding a busy summer for 650 boys. Volunteers from league officials and the Mothers Auxiliary helped as thousands attended the opening play days and pool events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Baseball League
City Park
J. Paul Smothers
Smothers
Mothers Auxiliary
Jackson County Names New Health Officer Dr Harold Rohrer
Dr Harold H Rohrer 30 began work today as health officer of the Jackson County Public Health Dept in Murphysboro He is administrative head after the department had no health officer for almost three years A Junction City Kansas native he studied at St Louis University and earned a 1960 medical degree He did a year at Walter Reed and served as a medical officer in the Army then earned a Master of Public Health at the University of Michigan He is a member of Delta Omega and lives in Carbondale with his wife and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold H. Rohrer
Jackson County Public Health Dept
Murphysboro
Rohrer
Junction City
Kan
St. Louis University
St. Louis
Walter Reed General Hospital
Washington, D
University of Michigan
Delta Omega
Dr. Rohrer
Carbondale
Harvey Cook Sesser Dies at 73 in Mt Vernon Hospital
Harvey A Cook age 73 of Rt 1 Sesser died at 530 PM Sunday in Good Samaritan Hospital Mt Vernon after one day hospital stay. He was a Franklin County farmer born March 4 1892 to Jasper N and Nettie May Allen Cook. He leaves wife Mable Kelley mother Nettie May Cook sister Lillian Lowe brothers Charley Harry Lyle son Harvey Carlyle Cook daughter Nettie Wooters three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral p.m. Wednesday at Horse Prairie Baptist Church Sesser with Rev Wayne Thomas officiating burial in Horse Prairie Cemetery. Friends may call Brayfield Funeral Home Sesser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey A. Cook
Rt. 1
Sesser
Good Samaritan
Mt. Vernon
Franklin County
Jasper N
Nettie May Allen Cook
Mable Kelley
Nettie May Cook
Lillian Lowe
Licenses Suspended For Multiple Violations In Southern Illinois
Secretary of State Paul Powell reports actions against drivers in Southern Illinois. Henry M. Gass Frank J. Silvania Jr and Keith D. Moore had licenses suspended for three violations in one year. Licenses for Louis E. Wildermuth and Jerry R. Anderson were suspended for causing or contributing to an accident. Probationary permits issued to James R. Hastings Kenneth R. Hillebrand David L. Anderson and Ronald C. Metcalf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Powell
Southern Illinois
Henry M. Gass
Rt. 3
Murphysboro
Frank J. Silvania Jr
Walnut St
Carbondale
Keith D. Moore
Red Bud
Louis E. Wildermuth
Pinckneyville
Jerry R. Anderson
Rt. 1
Herrin
James R. Hastings
Rt. 2
Mulkeytown
Kenneth R. Hillebrand
Rt. 4
Metropolis
David L. Anderson
Ronald C. Metcalf
Sparta
20 Graduate At St. Mary's In Herrin
Ten boys and ten girls graduated from St. Mary's Grade School in Herrin during Sunday Mass at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. Lenzini and Ferrari received American Legion awards for leadership and scholarship. Lenzini and Hostetler earned Knights of the Altar for altar service. Venegoni, a Herrin High School teacher, spoke. The seventh and eighth graders sang. A breakfast followed. The school picnic is planned for 9 a.m. Thursday at Herrin City Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Grade School
Herrin
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church
Mark Lenzini
Gayle Ferrari
American Legion
Lenzini
Kevin Hostetler
Anthony Venegoni
Herrin High School
B. P. Mongan
St. Mary’s School
Former Murphysboro Woman Dies at 79
Mrs. Cassie Batty, 79, formerly of Murphysboro, died this morning at St. Mary's Hospital in Evansville Indiana. She is a sister of Claude Reeder of Murphysboro. Funeral services are tentatively set for Thursday afternoon at the Crawshaw Mortuary Chapel in Murphysboro.
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Cassie Batty
Murphysboro
St. Mary’s Hospital
Evansville
Ind
Rabies Shots Offered Across Franklin County
Dr. R J Wells, Franklin County veterinarian and rabies inspector, will tour the county through June 9 to inoculate dogs allowed to run at large. The service follows the Illinois Rabies Control Act of 1953 with a $2 fee and a $25 to $100 fine for violations. Schedule covers Wingo, Ewing, Macedonia, Whittington, Coello, Christopher, Benton, Buckner, Mulkeytown, Orient, Frankfort Heights, West Frankfort, Royalton, Zeigler, Walier, Akin, and Bolen stores and city halls with times listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Wells
Franklin County
Johnson
Whittington
van Castern
Coello
Christopher City Hall
Benton City Hall
Buckner City Hall
Mulkeytown
Orient City Hall
Frankfort Heights Town Hall
West Frankfort City Hall
Baggott’s Station
Royalton
Zeigler City Hall
Walier City Hall
Bolen Store
Akin
SIU Official Checks Corps Progress in Africa
Herbert Portz assistant dean of the School of Agriculture at Southern Illinois University is on a two week trip to Africa to review Peace Corps volunteers trained at SIU. He will visit Niger and Senegal to assess training effectiveness and gather ideas for a similar program this summer. A Peace Corps contingent arrives July 1 at SIU for training and will be sent to Niger and Senegal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Portz
School of Agriculture
Southern Illinois University
Africa
Peace Corps
SIU
Niger
Senegal
Portz
Clifford Smith
Jeannie Turton
Sandra Redding
Caroline Busch
Kessel
Longfellow School
Funeral held for Chester penetentiary official Jack Thomas
Funeral services were set for 2 p m in Chester at the Methodist Church for Jack Thomas 57 of Chester a chief steward at Menard Penitentiary He died Sunday in Memorial Hospital Vienna born Aug 19 1907 He married Mary Wickham July 1 1934 He belonged to VFW Lions Masonic Lodge Illinois Police Shrine and Consistory He is survived by wife a son Jack Jr of Tampa Fla daughters Elizabeth Greenwood Collinsville Carolyn Rhyne of Collinsville a brother James of Peoria a sister Clarice Leonard Pinckneyville and four grandchildren
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Chester
Jack Thomas
Memorial Hospital
Dwain McKien
New Rose Hill
Marion
Thomas
Menard Penitentiary
Vienna
Robert Wesley
Carrie Oliver Thomas
Mary Gladys Wickham
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lions and Masonic Lodge
Illinois Police Association
Shrine and Consistory
East St. Louis
Jack Jr
Tampa
Fla
Elizabeth Louise Greenwood
Milan
Carolyn Lucille Rhyne
Collinsville
James
Peoria
Clarice Leonard
Pinckneyville
Murphysboro Camp Registration Sets Summer Sessions
Murphysboro Park District invites registrations for four two week camp sessions at the Recreation Center from 8 a.m. to noon and then 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Tuesdays through Saturdays. Fees are 6 dollars per session, 7 dollars for out of district children. equipment provided except for bathing suits caps and towels.
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Murphysboro
Murphysboro Park District
N. 14Th St
Chester Kessel
Allene Kessel
Southern Illinoisian Publication Note and Addresses
The Southern Illinoisian is published daily except Saturdays and holidays by Southern Illinois Publications Inc. at multiple Illinois offices. It is the successor to the Carbondale Free Press Herrin Daily Journal and Murphysboro Independent. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news republication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Ilinois Publications Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
Illinois
Southern Mlinoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Hathaway Jr. to Receive Bachelors at Bob Jones University
Vaughn Edward Hathaway Jr. of Chester will receive his bachelor’s degree Wednesday from Bob Jones University Greenville South Carolina. His major is the Bible in the School of Religion. Hathaway is the grandson of Mrs. Alice Hathaway of Chester.
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Vaughn Edward Hathaway Jr
Chester
Bob Jones University
Greenville
S. C
School of Religion
Hathaway
Alice Hathaway
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Southern Ilinois University
Vancye Aikens
Miss Dunham
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University School
Joseph Martin
Jackson County
Harold Rohrer
Harvey Cook
St. Mary’s
Grace
Murphysboro Jaycees
Melissa Ann Stanes
Mary Brenda Stanes
Murphysboro Township
Joe Stanes
Ill
Lloyd E. Sitter
Luke Lee Gayle
Springfield
Ora Trego
Kankakee, Ill
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Modern Woodmen
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Moodern
Home Office
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Carbondale Lumber CO
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Cambria
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