Missing Johnston City man sought in forest search
A 60 year old Johnston City man Herman Eberhardt has been missing since Monday. Civil Defense police and volunteers including 200 personnel searched a 200 acre woods southeast of town. Footprints and matted grass were the only clues as crews dragged a pond and checked a well. Eberhardt a WWII veteran and unemployed worker had told a brother not to pay taxes this year. He was last seen near a trestle by a railroad track and may have headed north or south along the tracks.
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Johnston City
Herman Eberhardt
Eberhardt
Luther Wiseman
Marion
Charles Edwards
Wiseman
Federal Housing Project
Harry
East Side
Herman
Harry Eberhardt
Myrtle Grant
Broadway
Eberhard
John Elko
Williamson County
Hardy Grisham
CD Control Center
Herrin
West Frankfort
Zeigler
Carbondale
Benton
Carterville
Jackson County Sheriff's Office
Herrin High Board weighs gym lighting and heating repairs
Herrin Township High School Board discussed upgrading gym lighting from about 20 to 73 foot candles using three plans. The $4,000 to $5,500 project includes replacing boilers and steam traps, with Brown and Colombo to submit an additional plan for a June 17 meeting.
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Herrin Township High School
Haley Davis
D. White
Herrin
White
Brown and
Colombo
A. T. Brown
Athletic General Fund
Davis
Herrin Painting and Decorating ‘Co
Herrin Township High School Teachers Get $300 Raise
A $300 across the board pay raise for Herrin Township High School teachers was announced. The boost applies to 32 teachers and staff, with no changes to salary scales, and ardından adds about $11,000 to next year’s expenses.
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Herrin Township
Douglas Bryant
Board of Education
Bryant
Yar
Franklin County Seeks state school site for mentally retarded children
Franklin County officials claim readiness to supply staff and facilities if chosen for a proposed state school for mentally retarded children. State's Attorney Joe Hickman of Benton cites the West Frankfort psychology office and local teachers as proof of capacity, while Jackson County Judge Boson Kunce argues for a site near Southern Illinois University. Kunce notes SIU facilities, Hickman notes a 80 acre land offer from farmer L. F. Tomlinson and the county's long record in education and care.
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Franklin County
Joe Hickman
Benton
Hickman
Jackson County
Boson Kunce
Southern Illinois University
Kunce
SIU
Stu
Franklin
L. F. Tomlinson
Police Briefs Murphysboro Fines Driver for Speeding
Leslie R. Wilson of 2135 Pine Street Murphysboro was fined 15 dollars and costs for speeding and five dollars and costs for running a stop sign by Police Magistrate Charles Helwig Sr.
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Murphysboro
Leslie R. Wilson
Pine St
Charles Helwig Sr
Carbondale appeals for state sewer aid in expansion plan
Carbondale seeks 251 500 in state aid for a 1 315 million sewer expansion prompted by rapid growth and university overload. Mayor Miller leads the local delegation to the Senate Appropriations Committee with Crisenberry and Stindle sponsoring the measure. Federal aid may follow pending Congressional action.
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Carbondale
Senate
R. G. Crisenberry
R. Mu Vhysboro
William L Stindle
Herrin
D. Blaney Miller
Miller
Southern Illinois University
Clarence W. Klassen
Klassen
Congress
Registration for Camp At Murphysboro
Murphysboro recreation department opens registration for a summer day camp for children over six and a half. Enrollment runs June 6 to 13 from 10 am to noon at Camp Director Chester Kessells home 2033 Elm Street. Three sessions at Riverside Park run June 22 July 10 July 13 31 and August 3 21 with a 5 dollar fee and a 60 person limit per session. Activities include arts crafts hiking swimming dramatics and games 9 am to noon and beginners archery golf and tennis 1 pm to 5 pm.
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Murphysboro
Chester Kessell
Elm St
Riverside Park
Otto Bluege Scout for Senators Recalled as Reds Infielder
Otto Sparky Bluege formerly with the 1933 Cincinnati Reds is now a scout for the Washington Senators. He played infield then moved into scouting duties for the American League club.
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Otto
Sparky) Bluege
Cincinnati Reds
Washington Senators
Brick masons up on first walls of new Murphysboro nursing home
Foundation work for the 130 bed Jackson County Nursing Home in Murphysboro began in April and masons are erecting the first walls on the wing as construction progresses.
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Jackson County
Murphysboro
Illinois hearing probes worse service from General Telephone
At an Illinois Commerce Commission hearing in Marion several Johnston City witnesses urged improved service and lower charges amid a proposed rate hike. They cited operator shortages, stale equipment, and long delays reporting issues, while officials defended aging Western Electric gear and old lines as obstacles to modern service.
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Southern Illinois
Illinois Commerce Commission
Marion
Johnston City
General Telephone Co
K. Neil Thurmond
Thurmond
Orcill
Don Lamb
William Travelstead
Travelstead
Lamb
Vernon Norris
District 50
United Mine Workers of America
Herrin
D. W. Eberhardt
General Telephone Exchange
Western Electric
Eberhardt
Art Hamilton
West Frankfort
Illinois
Sturgeon
Jerry Bailey
Hone
Mines Working Friday Across Several Sites
The report lists multiple mines operating on Friday including Old Ben units 9 14 22 Orient 2 3 Freeman 4 Zeigler 3 Buckhorn Pyramid Burning Star No 1 and notes some sites such as Old Ben Briquet Plant Fidelity Truax Traer No 2 are not working.
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Orient
Freeman
Zeigler
Buckhorn Pyramid
Burning Star
Fidelity Truax-Traer
Second Jackson County polio clinics target repeat vaccinations
More than 1 500 residents who received free polio shots last week in Jackson County are slated to return for a second shot on June 25. About 68 percent were first doses. pediatric and age group participation varied, with Carbondale yielding 915 shots and Murphysboro 777.
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Jackson County
Jackson County Health Council
Jackson County Medical Society
Jackson County Health Dept
Jhealth Department
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Grand Tower
de Soto
Williamson County Democrat Debuts With Homespun News Tone
The New Weekly First issue of the Williamson County Democrat edited and published by William F. Bridges in Marion appears today. It will be printed on Carterville Herald presses and emphasizes more homespun type news.
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Williamson County Democrat
William F. Bridges
Marion
Carterville
Bridges
Non Voters To Be Taken Off Poll Books
Williamson County officials to remove residents who have not voted in four years from registration rolls. County Clerk Charles E. Harris sent suspension notices to Blairsville Carterville and Grassy Townships advising reinstatement within 30 days.
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Williamson County
Charles E. Harris
Harris
Blairsville
Carterville
Grassy
Stolen boat found as youth missing near Kaskaskia River
Randolph County authorities search for a 17 year old youth who may have drowned after a boat loaded with loot was found abandoned along the Kaskaskia River two miles north of Baldwin. The boat had been stolen from New Athens and gear including two rifles a mattress six beer cans and an Air Force rain coat were inside. Sheriff John Sams said evidence tracks pointed to the youth drifting downstream from Hecker but the youth claimed New Athens as his origin. Authorities plan further checks in New Athens and have alerted St. Clair County. The missing boy is described as five feet two inches tall about 140 pounds about 17 years old.
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Jansco
Freda Mize
Herrin
New York
West Frankfort
Frank Russell
Benton
Christopher
Randolph County
Kaskaskia
Baldwin
Randolph
John Sams
Hecker
New Athens
Sams
St. Clair County
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Joe Jansco
Visis Commerce Commission
Em Co
Southern Illinois Mayors Assn
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