Docket Ready In Williamson County Court Trials
Williamson County Circuit Court will start jury trials Monday for criminal and traffic cases. John Harry LaBotte faces two criminal charges for unlawful escape and soliciting for a prostitute. The escape occurred November 27, 1961, while LaBotte was held for attempted robbery. He was recaptured and returned to Menard prison to serve auto theft sentence after parole. Pauline Mees pleaded guilty March 25 to prostitution and was placed on one year probation. The Top Cat Club liquor license was revoked for 20 days. The docket includes forty-two traffic cases through Friday, with continued cases to be heard by a jury summoned July 13. Jury calls occur the first week of each month starting September. civil cases next docketed in October.
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Williamson County
John Harry LaBotte
Johnston City
LaBotte
Menard
Rt. 37
Marion
Pauline Mees
West
Frankfort
Wny
Tire Taken From Guest Car At Holiday Inn Carbondale
Stan Hoye manager of the Holiday Inn at Carbondale reported police were told a tire was forced from a guest car. Wilbur Wasson, owner of the car, was identified by Hoye as the owner.
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Stan Hoye
Holiday Inn
Carbondale
Hoye
Wilbur Wasson
YMCA Camp Opens Monday for Carbondale youths
Forty youngsters signed up for the first session of the Carbondale YMCA day camp starting Monday. A second session begins June 15 with thirty seven enrolled. At the Little Grassy Lake camp children from first to fourth grade will hike, boat, swim, ride, sing and play, departing from the Southern Illinois University bus lot and returning by 4 54 p m.
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Carbondale Young Men's Christian Association
Kinois University
Darwood Avenue
Washington Street
BSC Aim
Marion Summer Study Starts Monday At 7 30 A M
The first Marion High School summer classes begin Monday at 7 30 A M with a 7 20 A M student meeting in the new gym. Enrollment stands at 352 for courses including algebra 1 driver training typing American history biology civics and government. The first term ends July 3 with a second from July 6 to 21 and a $7 50 material fee with driver training at $3.
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Marion High School
A. C. Storme
Storme
Billy Rushing
Dick Jones
Jim Reid
Cleta Whitacre
Gary Noles
Gerald Cotway
Leroy Anderson
Vernell Burns
Jack Michels
Nichals
Disorderly Conduct Charges Brought in West Frankfort
Two West Frankfort area men were arrested on disorderly conduct charges Friday. Mike Berto and Francis Beavers, both of West Frankfort, were held overnight in the West Frankfort city jail and were to appear in Franklin County Circuit Court, Benton.
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West Frankfort
Mike Berto
Francis Beavers
West Frankfort Heights
Franklin County
Bentar
Herrin Man Fined For Driving While Intoxicated
Larry Shadowens, 24, of 1509 N Park Ave Herrin was fined 155 in Williamson County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. Shadowens was arrested by Herrin police officer on Ash Street at 2 a.m. Monday.
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Larry Shadowens
N. Park Ave
Herrin
Williamson County
Shadowens
Elmer Farmer
Jack Engrem
Ash Street
Playwriting Contest Winners Announced
Max Golightly of Provo Utah won first prize in the SIU Southern Players sponsored one act play writing contest for students. His comedy A Little Matter of We earned $25 and production rights next fall. Cliff Haislip Carbondale took $15 for The Unclean. Honorable mentions went to Louis Catron Springfield for A Nice Day for 2 Garden Party and David Shafer Alva Ohio for Tennessee's Partner adaptation.
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Max Golightly
Provo
Utah
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Southern Players
Golightly
Cliff Haislip
Carbondale
Louis Catron
Springfield
Garden Party
David Shafer
Alva
Ohio
Bret Harte
Tennessee
Patner
Car fire at Priddy home limited to wiring damage
Firemen from Herrin extinguished a blaze Friday at a car owned by James Priddy of 506 North 5th Street. The wiring in the automobile was damaged but the Priddy residence escaped flames.
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Herrin
James Priddy
N. 5Th St
Priddy
Summer Class Registration Opens Monday at Murphysboro High
About 140 students enrolled for the summer session at Murphysboro Township High School. Registration and full payment are due Monday, with courses in U.S. history World history Algebra I and English 4 costing $10 each. Classes run 7 20 a m to 10 30 a m through July 34. Driver education continues as usual with teachers Bob Graeff and Charles Valier.
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Murphysboro Township
Christina Aiassi
Warren Collins
Jerry Hartley
Mary Sauer
Bob Graeff
Charles Valier
Driver Ticketed After West Frankfort Collision
Peter J. Konersky, 56, of 602 & Short St, West Frankfort, was ticketed for failure to yield after his car collided with a vehicle driven by Henry Crow, 44, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, at Logan and Oak Streets around 3 30 p m Friday.
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Peter J. Konersky
Short St
West Frakfort
West Frankfort
Konersky
Henry Crow
Kalamazoo
Mich
Logan
Oak Streets
Illinois firemen attend four day university school
Carbondale fire chief 47 a wo firemen will attend the Illinois firemen school at the University of Illinois starting Monday. Chief Almont Crawshaw along with Wayne Brooks Bob Biggs and 500 firemen will join. Bud Gillooly also will attend. Classes include lectures demonstrations of techniques first aid arson detection and more. City pays $75 each. The school runs through Thursday.
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Carbondale
Champaign
Ilinois
University of Illinois
Almont Crawshaw
Wayne Brooks
Bobby Biggs
Murphysboro
Bud Gillooly
Crawshaw
Gremen
Car Stolen From Holiday Inn In Carbondale Recovered
Police traced a car stolen from a Holiday Inn parking lot in Carbondale to Carterville where it was found abandoned about three hours later. The owner, John R. Davis of St. Louis, reported the loss at 10:35 a.m. Authorities have not identified the thief.
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Carterville
Holiday Inn
Carbondale
John R. Davis
St. Louis
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