Murphysboro Youth Killed In One Car Crash
Phillip Hart 17 died when a car skidded off Route 3 south of Murphysboro near the 144 junction. Four teens were in the vehicle with three injured at St. Andrew's Hospital. Pulcher 16 drove north. all four allegedly drank earlier at the Dawn Club. Hart was an MYF officer and junior at Murphysboro High. Funeral set at First Methodist Church.
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Murphysboro
Rt. 3
Phillip Hart
Floyd H. Hart
S. 15Th St
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Gilbert Pulcher
Dawn Club
Harold Hand
McClure
Rt. 146
Cheatham
Pulcher
Stevens
Edward Knowles
Hart
Rae
Acee Township
MYF
Carole
William Terrence
John S. Moulton
Craws Mortuary
First Methodist Church
Gail Hines
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
Carrie Wright Dies in West Frankfort at 71
Carrie Lee Wright 71 of 1905 East B Street West Frankfort died 9 10 p m Wednesday at Union Hospital West Frankfort after a brief admission She leaves daughters Ernestine Wall Glonnie Miller sons Lannie Leon Benny a sister 13 grandchildren eight great grandchildren and reared grandson Wayne Waller Funeral set for Saturday at 2 p m at Calvary Apostolic Church with Rev Clarence E Nelson and Rev Paul Dickson officiating Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p m today
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Carrie Lee Wright
West Frankfort
Union Hospital
Wright
White County
Ernestine Wall
Glonnie Miller
Skokie
Lannie and
Leon
Benny
Kanakee
Ella Gill
Wayne Waller
Louisville
Bob
Calvaryist Church
Clarence E. Nelson
Pinckneyville
Paul Dickson
Peeper Reported On Pout Rawlings Street
A “peeper” was reported on Pout Rawlings Street Wednesday night but no person was found in the area.
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Rts
Pout Rawlings Street
Driver Charged In Fatal Crash Near Evansville LunAe
Donald O. Schicker 25 of East leeton Mo faces reckless homicide charges after a head on collision on Rt 3 near Evansville LunAe. LunAe and Mrs. John Collins of Lutesville were killed, Homer Collins and Mrs. Collins injured. State patrolman says Schicker tried to pass cars and struck the Collins vehicle.
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Donald O. Schicker
Eastleton
Randolph County
Schicker
Scheicher
Rt. 3
Evansville
Lunae
John Collins
Lutesville
Homer Collins
Collins
No Major Injuries in Chester Wreck
Six members of a Chester family were injured in a Wednesday morning accident on Route 3 six miles north of town but were not seriously hurt. Clifton Bierman Irma Bierman and their four children were hospitalized with lacerations and abrasions. the children were later released while the parents remained for treatment as their conditions improved.
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Chester
Clifton
Irma Bierman
Jimmy
Jerry
Larry
Susan
Biermans
Rt. 3
Chester Hospital
Dawn Club Probe Ordered Over Illegal Drinking Suspected
Alexander County authorities opened a full investigation into alleged underage drinking at the Dawn Club on Rt 3 at the request of Sheriff Howard Cheat ham and Coroner Edward Knowles. The inquiry follows the death of 17 year old Philip Hart of Murphysboro who had been served drinks there with three fellow students before a one car crash.
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Alexander County
Dawn Club
Rt. 3
Jackson County
Howard Cheatham
Edward Knowles
Knowles
Phillip Hart
Murphysboro
Alexander State
Mike O’shea
Hart
O'Shea
Illinois Youth Commission
James Hendrix
Cairo
Snake Draws Murphysboro Fire Crews To Backyard Scene
Fire Chief Arba Hanson says a snake sighting led Mrs. Bertha Trigg to set a backyard tree on fire on 2313 Commercial St. The fire damage was minimal and the snake was not located. No injuries reported.
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Murphysboro
Arba Hanson
Bertha Trigg
Commercial St
Hanson
Johnston City Mayor backs protest to Illinois Commerce Commission
Mayor K Neil Thurmond says City Council will join a formal protest to the Illinois Commerce Commission over telephone service after a fatal fire where alarms failed. A Jansco home burned about 9 30 p m Tuesday. residents reported busy lines and disputed outages as emergency calls failed. Thurmond sought 24 hour complaint access and noted limited local repair personnel from General Telephone Co with Marion office routing.
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Johnston City
K. Neil Thurmond
Illinois Commerce Commission
Thurmond
Joe Paul Jansco
Napensand
John Elko Jr
Marion
D. W. Eberhardt
Janscos
Bill Shelton
5Th St
John Gustat
General Telephone Co
Marion Man Is Held For Theft
Elisha Jones, 28, of 1102 S. Holland St Marion, was charged with theft of 600 dollars from Leland Jackson Grocery at 908 S Court St. He allegedly took a bank bag with bills and checks at 11 30 a m Wednesday. $80 was recovered and returned. A second man, who helped, was not held. Jones denied the charge and was jailed.
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Elisha Jones
S. Holland Se
Marion
Leland Jackson
S. Court St
Rt. 13
Jones
Charles Edwards
Ada Corgan Dies Former Murphysboro Resident in Denver
Ada Corgan 73, born 1883 in Virginia, died in Denver after months of illness. She lived in Jackson County from 1893 to 1915 before moving to Colorado. Survived by son Bert of Denver and sisters in Florida Murphysboro East St. Louis and Washington DC, with funeral Saturday at Olinger Mortuary Denver and burial Crown Hill Cemetery.
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Ada Corgan
Murphysboro
Denver
Colo
Virginia
Jackson County
Colorado
Ralph Corgan
Corgan
Bert
Robert Atkins
Ft. Pierce
Fla
Charles Brust
Jewell Cornett
East St. Louis
Maurine Tauber
Washington, D. C
William Cornett
Philadelphia
Simpson Methodist Church
Olinger Mortuary
Crown Hill Cemetery
Union In NLRB Charges Against 2 Ward Stores
The Retail Clerks International Assn. filed charges with the NLRB in St. Louis against two Montgomery Ward stores, one in Carbondale and one in Mt. Vernon, alleging lack of local negotiating authority and a one sided stance on job classifications pay and other negotiable matters. Mt. Vernon manager Lefebbre and assistant store manager Broadway declined further comment. Carbondale personnel were said to be paid above union scale while negotiations were reportedly ongoing in Carbondale. Union officials said the charges were filed about three weeks ago by Jack Falk and Edna Clark called it a serious negotiation problem.
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Retail Clerks International Assn
Ward
National Labor Relations Board
St. Louis
Carbondale
Mt. Vernon
Harold Norman
NLRB
Montgomery Ward
Eileen Broadway
L. R. Lefebbre
Broadway
Edna Clark
Jack Falk
Caseyville
Illinois
Clark
Mines Working Friday Report Summary
The mine report lists working units Old Ben and Orient with shifts on Friday. Mines Buckhorn Zeigler Freeman Fidelity Kathleen and Burning Star show mixed status. Notable tallies include Old Ben 9 2 and 14 22 across several entries.
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Old Ben
Orient
Buckhorn Zeigler
Freeman
Fidelity
Kathleen
Burning Star
Frankfort Man Burned as Fire Destroys Home
Lowell Smith 53 of 508 W. 9th St. West Frankfort was listed in critical condition at Union Hospital after a 1:30 a m fire gutted his four room frame home. Chief Harkins said 85 percent of contents were lost and damage was about 5000 dollars. Doctors sought A positive blood donors and planned further investigation.
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West Frankfort
Union Hospital
Lowell Smith
W. 9Th St
Smith
Fred Harkins
Harkins
Red Cross
Randolph Taxpayers Get Month's Extension
Sheriff Richard E. Bendorf, Randolph County ex-officio tax collector, announced a one month extension for personal property taxes and first real estate installments from June 1 to July 1 due to delays in tax statements reaching taxpayers. Second real estate installments are due September 1.
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Randolph County
Richard E. Bendorf
Bendorff
Shawnee High Grants Largest Graduation Class in History
Shawnee high school held its fourth graduation exercise Monday evening. The class of 50 graduates marked the largest graduating group in the school's history as a community unit.
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Shawnee
Shawnee High School
First hot oil street program begins in Carbondale
The initial hot oil application on eight streets in Carbondale used a $20 000 budget. Crushed rock was laid after the oil and streets are open. Crews in other areas prepared unimproved roads for future bituminous surfacing with work planned for the south side Friday on East Oak Street.
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Carbondale
Virgil Barringer
East Oak Street
CORA LAWSON DIES AT 88 IN CHRISTOPHER
Mrs. Cora Lawson 88 of 701 S Church St Christopher died Wednesday at her daughter Lizzie Derrington's home. She belonged to Christopher Apostolic Church. Her husband William died in 1932. She leaves three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral Saturday at 2 p m at Russell Funeral Home Christopher with Rev Luther Hudson officiating. Burial in Harrison Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 p m today.
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Cora Lawson
S. Church St
Christopher
Lizzie Derrington
Lawson
Christopher Apostolic Church
William
Russell Funeral Home
Luther Hudson
Harrison Cemetery
Jackson County Board Meets for June Sessions
Jackson County Supervisors convene Monday at 10 a.m. in Murphysboro to handle routine correspondence. Committee work occupies Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning with a closing session Tuesday afternoon. Annual Mine Examiner appointment on the agenda, current appointee C. D. Ragsdale.
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Jackson County
Murphysboro
Boyd Thorp
C. D. Ragsdale
Mary Fowler dies at 73 in Marion
Mary Effie Fowler 73 of 1300 E Parham St Marion died at 7 a m in Marion Memorial Hospital born Creal Springs Dec 19 1882 widow of Ivan Simpson Fowler who died in 1945 She leaves children Elbert and Eldon Gary Ind Mrs Effie Evans Dalton Mrs Elvie Robertson Fulton Mo Mrs Eva Snider Chicago brothers Elmer Howerton Crab Orchard sisters Bertha Hutchins Josie Arnold Maude Starrick Lizzie Henson Marion Mrs Fannie Lingle Creal Springs Mrs Della Sutton Hurst Mrs Alma Hudgens Marion Services 2 p m Saturday Mitchell Funeral Home Marion Rev A D Corder Burial Odd Fellows Cemetery
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Creal Springs
Ivan Simpson Fowler
Third Baptist Church
Fowler
Elbert
Eldon
Gary
Ind
Effie Evans
Dalton
Elvie Robertson
Fulton, Mo
Eva Snider
Chicago
Elmer Howerton
Crab Orchard
Bertha Hutchins
Josie Arnold
Maude Starrick
Lizzie Henson
Marion
Fannie Lingle
Della Sutton
Hurst
Alma Hudgens
Mitchell Funeral Home
A. D. Corder
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Carbondale Nazarene to Build First Church on Vacant Lots
The Church of the Nazarene in Springfield plans a new small church at 109-111 S Poplar St Carbondale. Rev Harry Olin of Anna will be first pastor and live at 107 S Poplar St. The three houses on the Otis B Phillips estate will be torn down to make way for the church.
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Carbondale
Church of the Nazarene
Springfield
S. Poplar St
Harry Olin
Anna
Otis B. Phillips
O. B. Phillips
Frances K. Phillips
Southern Illinois University
W. H. Phillips
Alton
Robert B. Phillips
Murphysboro
Otis D. Phillips
Monterey
Calif
Illinois
Milby
W. S. Puritan
Spingue
Ilinois
AWOL Air Force serviceman picked up in Herrin
Herrin authorities nabbed Penland Lewis of Carbondale an Air Force member held as absent without leave about five days. Police Chief Roy Cole said Lewis was located and picked up today by Scott Air Force Base authorities.
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Herrin
Penland Lewis
Carbondale
Air Force
Roy Cole
Scott Air Force Base
Cole
Lewis
Carbondale Drivers Fined in Four-Way Stop Case
In Carbondale Justice Henry Bennieham fined E Cannon of Mississippi nine dollars and forty cents including costs for running a four way stop. Mervin Bryan of Herring was fined ten dollars and forty cents including costs for speeding on East Main Street.
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Carbondale
E. Cannon
Mississippi
Justice of the
Henry Bennieham
Mervin Bryan
Herrin
East Main Street
Thieves Strike Jim and Ruths IGA in Broad Daylight
Two youths robbed Jim and Ruths IGA at 601 N Bridge St Carbondale taking 35 dollars from a cash register. Their cantankerous 1938 vintage car stalled in front as police and state authorities hunted the suspects. A prior six month break in attempt had occurred at the store.
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Jim and Ruth
IGA
N. Bridge St
Carbondale
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Lar St
Rt. 4
Carrie Wright
Frankfort
Peeper
Union
Randolph
Jackson Board
Mary Fowler
Mary Effie Fowler
E. Parham St
Marion Memorial Hospital
Jack Haze
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