Halliday murder case faces sanity hearing Oct one
Norman Halliday of Cairo pleads not guilty to murder of Clare Adams owner of Olmsted tavern. Sanity hearing set for Oct 1 with possible commitment to Menard Hospital if insane. trial or murder if sane. Case continued at defendant request amid defense delay and jury concerns. Adams was killed Feb 23.
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Norman Halliday
Cairo
Clare Adams
Menard Security
Chester
Zimmerman
Joe Crain
Mound City
John Holland
Pulaski County
Haliday
Adams
Murphysboro to Register Youth for Summer Play Plan
Murphysboro invites youth from third grade to high school Ee to join an organized summer recreation program. Registrations are 1 to 3 p.m. Monday to Thursday at the present youth center building 111 N 11th St. Outdoor activities will be sized by registration totals and use Riverside Park and city facilities. Indoor activities run July 1 at 18 S 10th St with the Murphysboro Youth Commission and Park Board, featuring games movies crafts dancing and parent events. The five mile recreational tax funds the program.
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Murphysboro
Chester Kessel
11Th St
Kessel Sai
Hetes
Riverside Park
Church Bible Schools
S. 10Th St
Murphysboro Youth Commission
Murphysboro Park Board
Knights of Pythias
Murphysboro Park District
Schroeder fined for reckless driving in Carbondale
Charles H. Schroeder of Carbondale was fined nine dollars plus costs by Police Magistrate Charles Helwig Sr. for reckless driving in Murphysboro.
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Murphysboro
Charles H. Schroeder
Carbondale
Charles Helwig Sr
Man Cleared Of Crime Dies In Transit After Exoneration
Chicago man Lonnie Lenzy 34, freed after Mississippi Supreme Court exonerated him for a 1955 liquor store holdup, died en route home in Marion. Lenzy, a railroad worker, had served a year in jail and was deemed asleep in his car during the crime. An inquest is pending.
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Chicago
Marion
Lonnie Lenry
Mississippi
Cleveland, Miss
Lenzy
Mississippi Supreme Court
Cleveland
Mar
Murphysboro Boy Ends 12 Years Of Perfect Attendance
Murphysboro Township High School senior Bill Pierson has completed 12 years of perfect attendance across grade school and high school. He received a minute man award for four years of unexcused-absence and tardiness free attendance, despite living four miles from Murphysboro. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Pierson.
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Bill Pierson
Murphysboro Township
Pierson
Worthen
Murphysboro
Pierson Is
Bert Pierson
Auto Collision In Carbondale Hurts No One
Two cars driven by Jerry Lane 23 Rt. 2 Carbondale and Mrs. Richard Jaraski Apt R-1 Southern Acres collided on Rt. 13 near the east city limits at 7 30 this morning. No injuries were reported.
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Jerry Lane
Rt. 2
Carbondale
Richard Jaraski
Apt. R-1
Southern Acres
Rt. 13
Rabies Control Session Planned in Jackson County
A rabies control meeting will be held Monday at the Jackson County Health Department in Murphysboro with county health officer Dr. R F Sondag, city officials from Murphysboro and Carbondale, and county veterinarians. Topics include appointing a county dog warden and enforcing annual canine rabies inoculations. In 1954 Jackson County logged 27 active rabies cases, then contained the outbreak with 4000 dogs inoculated. no human cases in 1954 or 1955.
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Jackson County
Jackson County Health Department
Murphysboro
R. F. Sondag
Carbondale
Sondag
Leon Striegel
May parking receipts total $2440 in Carbondale
Parking meter revenue in Carbondale rose to 2440 for May covering five weeks, up from 1888 in April which spanned four weeks. The figures reflect period lengths rather than per week trends and highlight month to month change.
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Carbondale
Sewer Extension Work In Herrin Ordered Stopped
Herrin mayor says sewer extension program halted after Sanitary Water Board signals delays. Extensions cover about 22 blocks as state seeks assurances on treatment works. City election on water and sewer improvements set for June 18.
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Herrin
Dave H. Miller
Miller
State Sanitary Water Board
M. R. Golly
Murphysboro Industry Inc expands board at annual meeting
Two new directors join the Murphysboro Industry Inc board: Don Slaven of Cal Crest Outerwear and Carl Hardy of City National Bank. Five incumbents win new terms as the group plans expansion and a production survey.
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Murphysboro Industry, Inc
Murphysboro
Don Slaven
Cal-Crest Outerwear, Inc
Carl Hardy
City National Bank
S. J. Bronstein
Lester Handelman
St. Louis
W. Ray Hagler
Harold Grob
Elmer Ward
MII
Cal-Crest
Bronstein
Cal- Crest Co
Slaven
Fenced In Jackson County Sheriff Office Changes
Jackson County Sheriff Howard Cheatham this week changed his office to resemble a sheriff s office with a fence to close off the radio area. The radio was moved to create an interrogation room. Cheatham inspects the swinging gate while Arch Edwards stands nearby.
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Jackson County
Howard Cheatham
Sheriff's Office
Cheatham
Cheat
Ham
Arch Edwards
Dial Telephone System Due In Grand Tower
The Grand Tower area will get a new dial telephone exchange with a small aluminum building housing switchboards and power units. Installation completes by July with about 210 phones affected under Leich Electric Co. plans to expand Southern Illinois dial service.
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Grand Tower
Howardton- Gorham
Aldrich
General Telephone Co
Illinois
Murphysboro
du Quoin
Eldorado
Carbondale
L. D. Goss
Herrin
Goss
Leich Electric Co
Chicago
Grand Tower Area
James Dare dies. Marion man, 46, funeral Monday
James L. Dare 46 of 906 W Henderickson St Marion died at 8 10 am Saturday in Marion Memorial Hospital He was born in Hunter Arkansas married Lola Cutrell June 16 1944 in Marion He leaves wife and three sons Michael Patrick and Stanley at home He worked 15 years as a coin maker at Giles Armature and Electrical Works He belonged to First Methodist Church Services are 3 pm Monday at Mitchell Funeral Home Marion with visitation after 7 pm Saturday Rev S M Foulon will officiate Burial will be at New Rosehill Cemetery.
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James L. Dare
Mitchell Funeral
Marion
S. M. Foulon
New Rosehill Cemetery
Murphysboro OKs City Hall Plans and Bonds Vote
Murphysboro City Council approved final H shaped City Hall plans by architects Hans Fischer Bob Simon and engineer John Blankinship. Plans include jail access basement and fire department quarters with living space. A June 19 special election will authorize $80000 in bonds, backed by sales tax revenue to start construction with total project cost around 120000.
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Murphysboro Ed
Hans Fischer
Bob Simon
John Blankinship
Fire Department
Seven hurt in Carbondale May auto accidents
Seven persons injured in Carbondale during May accidents. One woman seriously hurt and hospitalized. Twenty two two car crashes noted. incidents include a vehicle through a detour barrier and a truck on rail tracks struck by an Illinois Central locomotive.
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Carbondale
Illinois Central
Mines Report Shows Working and Not Working Tracts
A mining report lists working sections on Monday including Old Ben 14 Old Ben 22 Orient 2 Buckhorn Freeman 4 Fidelity New Kathleen Pyramid and Burning Star. Not working entries include Truax Tract No 2 Old Ben 9 Zeigler 3 and Orient 3 with No Report noted for several tracts.
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Ben
Orient
Buckhorn Freeman
Fidelity
Kathleen
Burning Star
Truax-Tract
Zeigler
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G. W. Bay
Les
Hew
William Burks
Bayles
Halliday
Harold Zimmer
Day
Tiew Attorn
Loren Boyd
Ion
Paducah
Bernard Mongan
St. Joseph’s Church
Wilson- Frick
Williamson County
Ernestine
Hagler Pees Grobe
Handelman
Ward
Randal Stoda
Stoda
James Dare
City Hall
Commercial
St. and
Walnut Streets
North 11Th Street
Wisely Florist
Walnut St
Elmore
Logan
21St Streets
Councikmen
Blankinship
Stud
Edward Fulton
Fulton
Illinois Sanitary Water Board
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