Choate Seeks 11th Term To End Southern Illinois Unemployment
Clyde L Choate of Anna seeks the Democratic nomination in the 59th District for the June 14 primary. He pledges to work toward eliminating unemployment in Southern Illinois and cites his long legislative record including leadership roles and key commissions. He faces Raymond Montgomery Howard Howell and Omer Sanders in a race shaped by his prior service and national wartime heroism.
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John C. Taylor
Clyde L. Choate
Anna
Illinois
House of Representatives
Choate
Raymond Montgomery
Carbondale
Howard Howell
Omer Sanders
Carterville
Sanders
Central Committee
Anna Jonesboro High School
General Assembly
Europe
Legislative Audit Commission
Department of Children and Family Services
Department of Business and Economic Development
Southern Illinois
Illinois University
Southern Illinois University
Choate Eyes Re election In Illinois 59th District
Pre election Roundup notes Rep Choate drawing 900 plus Democrats at event. He cites district includes Jackson Williamson Union Johnson Pulaski Massac Pope Gallatin Alexander Hardin counties. He supports lower voting age to 18, more SIU funding, faster road building, better tourism and recreation, and consumer credit reform. He defends ethics push and tax increases for education and health. He is married to Mabel Madonna Rose with two daughters and resides in Anna.
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Illinois
Choate
59Th
Cho
Jackson
Williamson
Union
Johnson
Pulaski
Massac
Pope
Gallatin
Alexander
Hardin
SIU
Senate
Mabel Madonna Rose
Carbondale
Elizabeth Ellen
Madonna Kin
Sanborn Dr
Anna
Zella Cash Rites in Creal Springs
Zella Cash 78 of Creal Springs Nursing Home died 9 30 a m Sunday at Doctors Hospital Harrisburg She was born near Corinth Williamson County widow of Yeona Cash and member of Corinth Methodist Church She leaves Lawrence Mt Vernon Iowa Mable Sharpe Mt Pleasant Iowa and Carmen Hansen El Paso Texas eight grandchildren and great grandchildren Services 2 p m Tuesday Cosby Funeral Home Creal Springs Rev Kenneth Bissey officiating Burial Pleasant Grove Cemetery near Corinth Friends may call after 6 p m today
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Zella Cash
Creal Springs
Harrisburg
Doctors Hospital
Corinth
Williamson County
Yeona Cash
Cosby Funeral Home
Kenneth Bissey
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Rites Tuesday for Mrs Murray in Johnston City
Funeral services for Ina Dillard Murray 71 a former Johnston City resident will be held 3 p m Tuesday at Murman and Wilson Funeral Home Johnston City with Rev Tom Adams of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery. Murray died May 31 in Echo Oregon.
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Ina Dillard Murray
Johnston City
Murman and Wilson
Murray
Echo
Ore
Tom Adams
First Baptist Church
Lakeview Cemetery
Three Killed in Panama Colón Clash Between Students and Guard
In Colon Panama 50 miles north of here three people were reported dead and at least twenty injured as student demonstrators clashed with Panama National Guard troops. A witness said demonstrators set fire to the post office, attacked firemen, and stormed public buildings while overturning vehicles on main streets.
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Panama National Guard
Colon
Here
Lizzie Garten Dies at 89 in Spokane Former Chester Resident
Lizzie Koeneman Garten 89 of Spokane Washington died Friday after an eight month illness. Born March 26 1877 in Welge she was daughter of Henry and Louise Koeneman. She married Dr. R B Garten and was a United Lutheran Church of America member. Funeral 2 p m Wednesday Schroeder Funeral Chapel Chester Rev Roger Treadway officiating. Burial St John Lutheran Cemetery Bremen. Friends may call after 5 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel.
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Lizzie Koeneman Garten
Spokane
Wash
Chester
Welge
Henry and
Louise Droege Koeneman
R. B. Garten
Garten
United Lutheran Church of America
Schroeder Funeral
Marion natives Brenda Wimberly and Vicki Storme to graduate
Brenda Kay Wimberly and Vicki Storme of Marion will graduate from Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing in St. Louis Missouri on June 18. Wimberly is daughter of Mr and Mrs John T Wimberly of 702 Dogwood Lane Marion Storme is daughter of Mr and Mrs A C Storme of 1701 Redbud Lane Marion.
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Brenda Kay Wimberly
Vicki Storme
Marion
Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing
St. Louis
Miss Wimberly
John T. Wimberly
Dogwood Lane
Miss Storme
A. C. Storme
Redbud Lane
Abduction Report Ties Mounds Man to Effingham Drive
Pulaski County man says five attackers abducted him from a Mounds area tavern, forced him into his car and drove 160 miles toward a rural area near Effingham. Police in Mattoon recovered the car and questioned two occupants, including Isham Johnson 21 of Villa Ridge. Tim Ridgeway 56 of Mounds reported being overpowered as he left the tavern. The robbers took a watch, billfold and other belongings.
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Pulaski County
Effingham
Mattoon
Isham Johnson
Villa Ridge
Mounds
Tim Ridgeway
Mound City
Glenn Miller Widow Buried in California
Pasadena report says Mrs Glenn Miller widow of band leader died after brief illness at Huntington hospital aged 64. She lived in San Marino and burial held in private ceremony. She married Glenn Miller on Oct 6 1928 after meeting at the University of Colorado where he played trombone in the college band.
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Pasadena
Calif
Glenn Miller
Huntington
San Marino
Miller
Army Air Corps
London
France
University of Colorado
Monmouth Names Bill Reichow as New Head Coach
Bill Reichow, former Town football star, named head football coach at Monmouth College today. He succeeds Norm Ellenberger who will continue as basketball and baseball coach.
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Monmouth
Bill Reichow
Monmouth College Today
Norm Ellenberger
Four Injured in Two-Car Crash Near Harrisburg
A Sunday morning two-vehicle collision on Route 34 south of Harrisburg near Rudemont left four people injured. Drivers Jack Moyers and Earl Partain, both 19, and two passengers, Michael Griffith 19 and Teresa Partain 17, were treated for major injuries at Doctors Hospital in Harrisburg. Police attributed the crash to Moyers leaving the roadway and swerving back onto the highway.
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Rt. 34
Harrisburg
Rudemont
Jack Moyers
Earl Partain
Rossclare
Doctors Hospital
Michael Griffith
Teresa Partain
Griffith
Moyers
Partain
Christopher Area
Mulkeytown
Charles Tieman
Christopher
Larry Reaney
Arthur Lambert
Florence Dudek
Pinckneyville
Lambert
Cheryl
Vienna Prison Hosts 15th Annual Regional Education Conference
More than 200 attendees expected as the National Correctional Education Association holds its 15th regional conference at the new state minimum security penitentiary near Vienna on Tuesday afternoon. Inmates present a five act variety show on a Southern Illinois University show wagon, sponsored by the SIU Department of Outdoor Recreation and the Carbondale Park District.
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National Correctional Education Association
New State
Vienna
Southern Illinois University
Department of Outdoor Recreation
Carbondale Park
Henry Isiah Gibbs, 88, White Ash, dies
Henry Isiah Gibbs of White Ash died at 8 15 a.m. Sunday at Marion Memorial He was born November 12 1877 in Rossclare son of James Gibbs and wife He was a retired farmer and lived in White Ash 65 years His wife Julia Harris Gibbs died in 1944 He leaves two sons John and Ezra both of White Ash 15 grandchildren 24 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild Funeral services held 4 30 p.m. Wednesday at Murman and Wilson Funeral Home Johnston City Rev Wayne Warren officiating Burial in Stonefort Cemetery Friends may call after 6 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Isiah Gibbs
White Ash
Marion Memorial Hospital
Rossclare
James Gibbs
Julia Harris
John
Ezra
Murman and Wilson Funeral Home
Johnston City
Wayne Warren
Stonefort
Anna Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday in Anna Ohio
Mrs Blanche Casper of the Union County Nursing Home Anna observed her 100th birthday with a greeting from President Lyndon B Johnson. Born June 3 1866 in Hinckley County Ohio she moved to Anna in 1883 and is the oldest living First Presbyterian Church member. She is mother of seven with 5 surviving children and has 16 grandchildren 34 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
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Blanche Casper
Union County
Anna
Lyndon B. Johnson
Casper
Hinckley County
Ohio
First Presbyterian Church
Adviser Promotes Child Poisoning Prevention Steps
Illinois health data from poison control centers shows medicines cause 57.5 percent of cases among children under 12 in Southern Illinois. Williamson County Farm Adviser Vic Smith urges four actions: store paints, moth balls, pesticides securely, burn or dispose of containers, and avoid smoke exposure to protect kids.
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Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois
Williamson County Farm
Vic Smith
Smith
Chester Man Rylan James Sr. Dies at 60 in Chester
Rylan D. James Sr., 60, of Chester, died Sunday after a five year illness. Born January 30 1906 in Malden Missouri, he married Marcella Kerkhover in 1946. A retired shoe worker, he belonged to the Masonic Lodge in Chester and First Baptist Church in Malden. He is survived by his wife and four sons Tru man, Kenneth, Lawrence, and Rylan Jr. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Schroeder Funeral Chapel with Rev. Charles Lively officiating. burial at Evergreen Cemetery in Chester.
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Rylan D. James Sr
Chester
Malden
William James
Marcella Kerkhover
James
Masonic Lodge
First Baptist Church
Truman
Long Beach
Calif
Kenneth
Lawrence
Rylan Jr
Austin
East St. Louis
C. A. Depey
Sikeston
Rena Goodnight
Flint
Mich
Schroeder
Charles Lively
Evergreen Cemeter
West Frankfort celebrates third annual Homecoming Festival
Four days of rides and entertainment mark West Frankfort’s Homecoming Festival. The midway opens Wednesday at 1 p.m. on East Main Street with Yabroady Rides and eight rides. Thursday features square dancing and Hank Wright and his band. Queen contest Friday selects one of ten seniors with a cash prize and gifts. Saturday parade at 7 p.m. features military bands, riding clubs, Shriner units, and floats. SIU gymnastics team may appear. Merchants extend store hours during the festival.
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West Frankfort
East Main Street
Yabroady Rides
Evansville
Ind
Bob Bowen
Army 101St Airborne
Screaming Eagles
Ft. Campbell
Farmers Rural
Hank Wright
Herrin
Frankfort Community High School
Area Services Office
Southern Illinois University
Chester Razor
Bowen
National Guard
Shriner
Ex School and City Official Ross Swofford Dies
R A Ross Swofford 77 of 211 W Poplar St West Frankfort former city and school official died at 2 20 p m Sunday at home He operated Swofford Hardware Store served on high and grade school boards was district treasurer Born 1889 in Denning Township son of James C and Effie Swofford Member of West Frankfort Christian Church elder and former trustee Survived by wife Beulah sons LaVern and John daughters Bernice Thorpe and Jane Hedmay sister Mrs Roscoe Collins Fairfield four grandchildren and one great grand Funeral services 2 30 p m Wednesday at Christian Church with Francis Hamilton and Charles Donahue officiating Burial in Denning Cemetery Calling hours 7 00 p m today at Stone Funeral Home West Frankfort and after 1 p m Wednesday at church
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R.A
Ross’ Swofford
W. Poplar St
West Frankfort
Swofford Hardware
Denning Township
James C
Effie Deason Swofford
Charles Donahue
Denning Cemetery
Stone Funeral Home
Ava Resident J Fred Williamson Dies at 74
J Fred Williamson 74 of Rt 1 Ava died Sunday in St Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro He born Nov 26 1892 in Ora Township Jackson County son of John B and Melissa Easterly Williamson He married Elda Graff on Nov 17 1914 in Murphysboro A farmer He was a member of State Baptist Church and Dean Lodge 833 AF and AM He survived by his wife a brother Samuel O of Herrin and two sisters Mrs Etta McDaniel and Mrs Nora Tischhouser Carbondale Three brothers and one sister preceded him in death Funeral arrangements are with Wilson Funeral Home Ava.
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J. Fred Williamson
Rt. 1
Ava
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Ora Township
John B
Melissa Easterly Williamson
Elda Graff
Williamson
Sate Battist Church
Dean Lodge
AF & AM
Samuel O
Herrin
Etta McDaniel
Nora Tischhouser
Carbondale
Wilson Funeral Home
Carterville Fire Response Notes Two House Incidents
A short circuit at 11 15 a m Sunday caused no damage at Kenneth Gentry residence Route 1 Carterville. Earlier at 8 20 a m John Johnson Dowell reported a house fire in Du Quoin with heavy damage.
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Carterville
Kenneth Gentry
du Quoin
John Johnson
Dowell
William Jeffrey of Herrin Dies at 63
William Jeffrey aged 63 of 1221 North 9th Street Herrin died at 1 25 a m Sunday in Herrin Hospital He was born January 1 1903 in Bloomingdale Indiana married Ethel Goldy in 1922 and was a Bryan Street Baptist Church member He leaves a large family including wife daughters sons and siblings Funeral services set for 1 30 p m Friday at Johnson Funeral Home Herrin with burial at Herrin City Cemetery
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William Jeffrey
Herrin
9Th St
Herrin Hospital
Bloomingdale
Ind
Thomas
Elizabeth Harrison Jeffrey
Ethel Goldy
Bryan Street
Louise Pike
West Frankfort
Eileen Bright
Maxine Wilkie
Sophia Biggs
Woodland
Calif
Joann Poritt
Billie
Marion
Willie
Merle Cooper
Oakland City
Millie Joes
Coffeeville
Kan
Betty Hall
Tom Boland
Terre Haute
Nailor
Chicago
Jasper
Joe
Oney
Henry
Johnson Funeral Home
Floyd Lacy
Bryan Street Baptist Church
Herrin City Cemetery
Death ruled own action in Paul Hubbs death
Union County Coroner’s jury reports Paul Hubbs 40 of 136 E Davie St Anna died by an overdose of pills. He passed at 12 30 p m Friday. He was a farm laborer and a VFW member. Born March 25 1925 in Anna he is survived by daughters Elizabeth Ann and Sandra sons Paul Tommy and Buddy all of Marion sisters Mildred Hartline and Edna Chandler brothers Edward and Robert. Funeral services were Sunday at Crain Norris Funeral Home Anna with Rev W Earl Asley officiating. Burial at Jonesboro Cemetery.
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Union County
Paul Hubbs
E. Davie St
Anna
Hubbs
Carol Foster
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Mr. Hubbs
Anna Day Hubbs
Elizabeth Ann
Sandra
Paul
Tommy
Buddy
Marion
Mildred Hartline
Edna Chandler
Grand Tower
Edward Hubbs
Florida
Robert Hubbs
Aurora
Crain-Norris Funeral
W. Earl Asley
Anna Height Baptist Church
Jonesboro
Cemtery
Sparta Man Dies at 61 in Local Hospital
Francis James LaVerne James 61 of Sparta died Saturday in Sparta Community Hospital. Born April 29 1905 in Sparta to Lee and Rosa Hager James he married Sophia Wohlers May 9 1936. Survivors include wife a son William Wohlers Atlanta and a daughter Mrs John L Marshall Santa Ana. Funeral 10 a.m. Tuesday at Walker Colonial Funeral Home Sparta with Rev Raymond Malec. Burial Union Cemetery.
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Sparta
Francis James Francis LaVerne James
Sparta Community Hospital
Lee
Rosa Hager James
Sophia Wohlers
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
William H. Wohlers
Atlanta
John L. Marshall
Santa Ana
Calif
Walker Colonial Funeral Home
Raymond Malec
Union Cemetery
William Huffman of Zeigler Dies at 81
William W Red Huffman 81 of 211 Railroad St Zeigler died at 7 40 am in Anna State Hospital after six weeks as a patient. A Zeigler resident 17 years he was born May 29 1885 near Lesser. He was a retired CBQ railroad switchman and long time member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. He leaves Irene his wife son Gene of San Jose Calif daughters Madena Catron Santa Clara Calif Gloria DeSimone Detroit Mich a brother John Christopher five grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending after 2 pm Tuesday viewing at Vantrease Funeral Home Zeigler.
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William W. “Red’’ Huffman
Railroad St
Zeigler
Anna State Hospital
Christopher and Mulkeytown
Lesser
Huffman
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Brotherhood of Railroad
First Christian Church of
Irene
Gene
San Jose
Calif
Madeana Catron
Santa Clara
Gloria DeSimone
Detroit
Mich
John
Christopher
Vantrease
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Mrs. Murray
Southern Illinoisan
North Illinois Corporation
West Main Street
North 16Th Street
Walnut Street
Tllinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Panama
Lizzie Garten
Eaton & Brown Television
California
Iron & Metal CO
LBJ
Chester Man
Rylan James
East Gate Cleaners
Wall & Walnut
William Huffman
Herrin Rexall
Department OF Music
School OF Fine Arts
Summer Music Theatre
Muckelroy
University Center
Student Activities Office
Southern Illinois University Music
Shryock Auditorium
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