Sanders Seeks renomination in 59th District primary
Democratic candidate Omer Sanders campaigns for a June 14 primary in Williamson County seeking one of two nominations in the 59th Representative District. He cites a two-thirds House network and a 1964 record poll of 2,287,000 votes, plus his role as precinct committeeman and county party chair since 1956.
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Diva Walley
Southern Illinois
Omer Sanders
Sanders
Williamson County
Clyde Choate
Anna
William Raymond Montgomery
Carbondale
Howard D. Howell
Carterville
Law College
Herrin
17Th Street
Otto Kerner
Sanders’s Political Route and Industry Ties Highlight Pre Election Roundup
The article profiles Sanders a Johnston City graduate on state tourism and fast rail commissions. It notes plans for 200 mph train service in Illinois within three years, tourism-driven district development, and highway completions on I-57 24 and 64. It recounts endorsements from labor groups and education associations, loyalty to the administration, and Sanders’s varied work history from miner to stockbroker.
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Illinois
Sanders
Johnston City
Kerner
Brotherhood of Railway
Marion Man Arrested For Driving While Intoxicated
Ola Tanner, 62, of 1208 N Garfield St Marion was arrested at 11 30 p m Monday on a charge of driving while intoxicated He was picked up in the 300 block of North Market Street by Policeman Herman Burnett Arraignment is set in Williamson County Circuit Court June 17.
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Ola Tanner
N. Garfield St
Marion
Tanner
North Market Street
Herman Burnett
Williamson County
Inquest Set on Death of Union County Man
A death in Union County prompts an inquest on May 28 at 2 p m in the county courthouse Jonesboro. Swaney Angell of Rt. 1 Anna is the decedent found at home with a bullet wound in the head.
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Union County
Jonesboro
Swaney Angell
Rt. 1
Anna
Absentee Vote Deadlines Set for This Week
Absentee voting deadlines approach for next week's primary with mail requests due by Thursday and in person applications by Saturday. Jackson and Williamson County Clerk offices in Murphysboro and Marion stay open until noon Saturday. county clerks report unusually light absentee participation compared with prior years.
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Jackson and Williamson County
Murphysboro
Marion
Jackson County
Delmar Ward
Williamson County
Robert Howell
Marion Park District Forecasts 24,106 Budget and Re-elected Officers
Marion Park District tentatively approves a 24,106 budget for 1966 67 with board officers re elected: Dr James Felts president C F Totsch vice president and Harry Beneke secretary treasurer. The plan increases salaries and park maintenance and includes utility and equipment costs. The district will vote final action at the July meeting and returns a mosquito spray machine to the city sewer department.
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Marion Park District Board
James Felts
C. F. Totsch
Harry Beneke
Gene McNeely
Park Board
Collision Injures Three in Two Separate Crashes
Three people were injured when a panel truck driven by Joe Adamo and a car driven by Gary Koontz collided east of Carterville. The truck passenger Sampinella, 38, also injured and treated at Herrin Hospital. In a second crash on Rt 45 near Rt 13 in Harrisburg four people were hurt. Emilia Fox and Thelma Cantrell drove, with Eva Mugge and Gertrude Hutchinson as passengers treated at Pearce Hospital.
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Carterville
Joe Adamo
Hazelwood
Gary Koontz
Sampinella
St. Louis
Herrin Hospital
Rt. 13
Carbondale Township Board Advances Only Routine Bills
Carbondale Township Board of Auditors met Friday and transacted no business beyond paying monthly bills, according to Supervisor W I Brandon.
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Carbondale Township Board of Auditors
W. I. Brandon
Marion Parks Name Oasis and Pyramid Park Winners
Marion park board approved Oasis Park for the DeYoung Street city park and Pyramid Park for the southwestern new park after a naming contest. Winner Oasis Park was Mrs. Stanley Bednar now in South Dakota. Pyramid Park won by pupil Cheryl Pfifer of 1709 Julianne Drive. Judges were August Fowler Charles Winters and Oscar Schafale.
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Oasis
Marion
Park District Board
DeYoung Street
Stanley Bednar
South Dakota
Oasis Park
Cheryl Pfifer
Julianne Drive
Pyramid Park
Little
Egypt
August Fowler
Charles Winters
Oscar Schafale
Pinckneyville Man Killed In Crash
A 22 year old Pinckneyville man Russell L Woodside died when his car struck a concrete bridge abutment on Rt 13 127 south of Pinckneyville near Pyatt Junction at 1250 am State Police said he was killed outright Funeral arrangements are pending at Doerr Funeral Home Pinckneyville
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Pinckneyville
Russell L. Woodside
Pyatt Junction
Doerr
Johnston City Area Man Dies
Alvin Matt Thornton former Springfield electrician and Iron workers union member died at 3 30 p m Monday at his home northeast of Johnston City He operated a grain and cattle farm and leaves a wife step sons brothers sisters and a brother in law Funeral arrangements are at Murman and Wilson Funeral Home Johnston City with calling after 6 p m Wednesday
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Alvin Matt Thornton
Johnston City
Mr. Thornton
Springfield
Electricians Union 193
Goreville
John L. Thornton
Eva Marie
Arthur M. Jordan
John Gold
Everett Gold
Manuel Gold
Sandusky
Ohio
Everett
Tunnel Hill
Moses
Anna
F.Y
Harry
Vienna
Earl
Thompsonville
Earl Smith
Florida
Jennie Pritchett
Ann McCarver
Detroit
Mich
Ethel Gray
Pekin
Leah Doyle
Michigan
Leonard J. Desper
Willis, Mich
Murman and Wilson Funeral Home
Percy man dies funeral services Thursday for Gerald Jeremiah
Gerald Jeremiah 47 of Percy died Monday in Firmin Desloge Hospital St Louis after months illness. Born Willisville July 20 1918 to John and Daisy Jeremiah he married Delvin Tosh March 4 1943. Truck driver for Shell Oil Mascoutah and member of First Baptist Percy. Survived by wife daughter Susan sons John James Tim, brothers Glendon Clifton Morris. Funeral 2 PM Thursday at First Baptist Percy Rev Leland Boergadine. burial 100F Cemetery. Calling after 7 PM today Schaack Funeral Home Steeleville.
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Gerald Victor Jeremiah
Percy
Firmin Desloge
St. Louis
Willisville
John
Daisy Hodson Jeremiah
Delvin Tosh
Perryville
Jeremiah
Shell Oil Company
Mascoutah
First Baptist Church
Susan
Carbondale
James
Tim
Glendon
Clifton
Phoenix
Ariz
Morris
Steeleville
Leland Boergadine
Schaack Funeral Home
Clarence B. Odum
Church St
Benton
Franklin County
Benton First Christian Church
Benton Masonic Lodge
Brit
Myrtle Powell Odum
Lillian Kirkpatrick
Kenneth Odum
Orville Odum
Glendale
Calif
Reather Odum
Washington, D.C
Pauline Davis
Christopher
Hobbs- Johnson
Pete Moon
First Christian Church
Masonic
Odd Fellow
Adventuresome ideas urged in prison education
Walter Dunbar of California corrections urged new approaches at Southern Illinois University regional conference. He urged collaboration among educators and officials to reform inmate behavior, cautioned against easy classes, and suggested educational furloughs and targeted programs for nonconformists. He noted a Ford Foundation funded study of prison college versus educational furloughs and discussed contract programming for repeaters. Clarence B Odum of Benton dies at 60. services planned at Hobbs Johnson Funeral Home with burial in Benton cemetery.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
California
Walter Dunbar
California Department of Corrections
American Correctional Association
Southern Illinois University
Dunbar
Ford Foundation
Brother of Rev Mongan Dies in Indiana Hospital
Thomas G Mongan 59 brother of Father Bernard B Mongan pastor of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church Herrin died Monday night at St Margaret's Hospital Hammond Indiana after a two month illness. Survived by Virginia Rogers sons Thomas of Houston and Michael with the Air Force in England four grandchildren four brothers and one sister. Kurras Undertakers Hammond in charge. Burial in Mt Carmel Cemetery Belleville.
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Thomas G Mongan
Bernard B. Mongan
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church
Herrin
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Hammond
Ind
Virginia Rogers
Thomas
Houston
Tex
Michael
Air Force
England
Kurras
Marion Planning Commission Eyes Zoning Revisions
The Marion Planning Commission discussed revising the zoning ordinance and plans to propose changes in six to eight weeks. After New Route 13 completes, commercial activity shifts to the highway and the panel seeks to reduce downtown commercial zones while designating highway business areas.
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Marion
Marion Planning Commission
Rt. 13
George Dobbs
West Main Street
Dodd
Marion's Pool Opens For Season At Marion Park
Marion Park District opens its pool Friday with hours 1 30 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm weekdays, 1 to 3 pm 3 30 to 5 30 pm and 7 to 9 pm Saturdays, 1 to 3 pm and 3 30 to 5 30 pm Sundays. Admission 30 cents children 60 cents adults. Season tickets 17 50. Noel Smith named manager for sixth year at 100 weekly. Rodger Dodson named assistant. Sand blasting and painting delayed by rain. first year pool not opening Memorial Day.
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Marion Park District
Noel Smith
Park District Board
Rodger Dodson
Southern Illinoisan Newspaper Composition Notes
Publication details list the Southern Illinoisan as a daily except Saturdays and holidays with office addresses in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro. It notes AP exclusive rights to local news republication and AP dispatches.
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Southern Illinoisan
North Ilinois Corporation
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
Walnut Street
Murphysboro
Illinois
Southern Ilinoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Beltone Utopian Ear Capsule Hear Clearly Now
Discover how the Beltone Utopian ear capsule fits naturally in the ear and amplifies sound twenty two times. No cords tubes or wires. tiny as a thimble and weighs percent of an ounce. Write for a free descriptive book from Beltone Electronics Corp Dept 29 Chicago Ill.
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Beltone
Beltone Electronics Corporation
Victoria St
Chicago
Ill
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