Toll of Death Curve crash rises to two deaths
Harvey Houston 21 of Grand Tower dies at St Andrew's Hospital in Murphysboro after sustaining critical injuries in the Route 3 death curve crash that also killed Eugene Cooper 18. The two youths were in a single vehicle that left the road early Sunday. Coroner Roy Huffman to hold a joint inquest.
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Harvey Houston
Grand Tower
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Murphysboro
Houston
Jackson County
Big Muddy River
Eugene Cooper
Cooper
Crawshaw Funeral
Edward Brown
St. Louis
Brown
Roy Huffman
Murphysboro Druggist Noah Nunley in Critical Condition
Noah Nunley a Murphysboro druggist remained in critical condition Thursday at St. John’s Hospital St. Louis. His wife Mrs Nunley had returned home Wednesday night planning to return to his side today. Relatives said a blood transfusion was planned for today and the doctor would decide after the specialist’s call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Nunley
Murphysboro
St. John’s Hospital
St. Louis
Carbondale Man Fined $25 For Drunkenness
Bob Flanigan of Carbondale was fined $25 by Murphysboro Police Magistrate George Ozburn for drunkenness. The fine was suspended upon his promise to leave Murphysboro and not return. He was picked up on South Seventeenth street after a complaint by Everett Murray of Murphysboro.
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Carbondale
Bob Flanigan
Murphysboro
George Ozburn
Flanigan
Ozburn
South Seventeenth Street
Everett Murray
Commercial Avenue
The Daily Independent Murphysboro Publication Details
The item lists publication details for The Daily Independent of Murphysboro Illinois including address 12th Street Murphysboro MI, printing evenings except Sundays and holidays, established 1891, weekly edition 1873, publisher Edward Lindsay, post office filing, subscription rates for carrier and mail, and Associated Press affiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Independent
Southern Illinoisan
12Th
Murphysboro
Edward Lindsay
Illinois
Associatedress
Associated Press
Alll
Nance Promoted to Assistant Manager for Jewel Tea Unit
Richard Nance of Murphysboro is promoted to assistant manager for the Jewel Tea company’s Indiana Western Kentucky and Illinois branches. Herb Dougan will take Nance’s route salesman duties across Murphysboro Carbondale De Soto Cobden and Anna Jonesboro. Dougan to visit Evansville offices. previously with Metcalf clothing and longtime funeral director in Murphysboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Nance
South Fifteenth Street
Murphysboro
Jewel Tea Company
Indiana, Western Kentucky
Southern Illinois
Nance
Carbondale
de Soto
Cobden
Anna Jonesboro
Herb Dougan
Spruce Street
Dougan
Jewel Company
Evansville
Ind
Metcalf
Praise Safety At Truax-Tracr Mine No 22 Elkville
Federal Mine Safety inspectors commended Truax-Tracr Coal's Burning Star Drift mine No 22 near Elkville for compliance with the Federal Mine Safety code. Inspector W R Chick noted recommendations including heavier rock dusting, frame grounding of equipment, and portable ID for underground workers. Almost a dozen safety upgrades were urged, such as posts and timbers, fixing loose roof conditions, keeping shuttle-car loading points dust free, and improving escapeways and lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Truax-Tracr Coal Company
Burning Star
Elkville
Teachers Turn Pupils For Examination Friday
A number of Jackson county teachers shift their status temporarily to that of students tomorrow to participate in the regular teacher advancement test at the county superintendent's office in Murphysboro. The regular June session opens at 9 00 a m in Superintendent Wheeles office. The advancement tests follow the normal schedule for those seeking to improve their ratings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Murphysboro
W. N. Wheeles
Darius Talbott 71 Found Dead Near Bakery
Darius Talbott 71 died suddenly yesterday afternoon near the former Hrabik bakery on South Eleventh Street. A heart attack is listed as the probable cause. a Coroner’s inquest ruled natural death. He leaves two brothers and a sister. wife Nora preceded him in death. Funeral services Friday at 1:00 p.m. at Roberts Residence Funeral Chapel with burial at Crain Cemetery.
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Darius Talbott
Hrabik
South Eleventh Street
Talbott
St. Andrew's
Roy Huffman
Murphysboro
Kinkaid
Jackson County
E. A. Talbott
Belleville
W. E. Talbott
East St. Louis
W. C. Whitson
Caseyville
Nora
Masonic Lodge
Roberts Residence
H. T. Rafael
Crain Cemetery
Grand Tower Names New Street Grammer Street
Grand Tower officials vote to name a new gravel street Grammer Street in honor of Mayor Jesse Grammer. The road will run from the mayor’s northeast subdivision to the Route 3 connector, paralleling the Illinois Central tracks and bypassing the high school block. Preliminary work has begun near the Route 3 junction. Mayor Grammer leads civic projects including his adjacent subdivision with four homes completed and more in planning.
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Grand Tower
Jackson County
Grammer
Jesse Grammer
Blacktop
Illinois Central Railroad
Grand Tower High School
Warrant Issued for Man Over Bodily Harm Threat
Police Magistrate George Oz burn issued a warrant for Thomas Bond route 4 Murphysboro on charges of threatening to do bodily harm. Martha Grammer alleges Bond threatened her Wednesday afternoon and disturbed her peace.
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George Ozburn
Murphysboro
Justice of the Peace
Thomas Bond
Route 4
Martha Grammer
Bond
Farmers Tell Tall Tales in County Notes on Ladino Clover
W C Anderson reports Perry and Jackson county farmers discuss Ladino clover growth patterns from a slow start to vigorous levels. A Dixon Springs silage effort yields about four tons per acre with 75 percent moisture and Wood molasses used at six gallons per ton. Reader notes multiflora rose fences, crab orchard plant spreads, hop clover early growth, and red sorrel control through competition and soil phosphate.
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W. C. Anderson
Allen Roundtree
Perry County
Dixon Springs
Jackson County
Webb
Forest Products Research Lab
McCall
Ed Dietz
Brouillette
Dee Wilmouth
LCS
Carbondale Boy Tops 4-H Dairy Judging Meet
Dickie Etherton of Carbondale won the Southern Illinois district 4-H dairy judging contest with 332.5 points, besting 67 youths from 10 counties including Jackson, Union, Perry, Pulaski, Alexander, Franklin, Williamson, Massac, Saline, and Johnson. Judges from the Southern Illinois Breeders Association explained scoring as rings evaluated Guernseys, Holsteins, and Jerseys at local farms, with finals set for September 1 at the University of Illinois Champaign campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickie Etherton
Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Jackson County
Etherton
Jackson
Union
Perry
Pulaski
Alexander
Franklin
Williamson
Massac
Saline
Johnson
F. G. Stevenson
Southern Illinois Breeders’ Association
Wilson-Quernheim
Murphysboro
Ava Blacktop
Lester Turner
Fred Bigler
Crab Orchard Lake
University of Iainois
Champaign
Mary Choate
Robert Wolfe
Lawrence Dietz
Bob Blakely
Robert Choate
Robert Adams
Bobby Spencer
Wayne Provart
James Turner
Jim Gibbs
Doris Hartman
Ed Ebersohl
Bill McKee
Sister of Murphysboro Woman Dies in Tenn
Mrs. Myrtle Bessie Capps, 54, died suddenly June 3 in Waverly Tennessee. A Camden Tennessee resident, she leaves a husband D M Capps a daughter Mrs C G Watkins of Cairo two sisters and six brothers plus two nieces. Funeral services were held Monday at the Methodist church in Camden with burial in Fairview Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Bessie Capps
Waverly
Tenn
Hospital Notes Admissions and Dismissals Log
Admissions list includes Billie Sandra Calavena Julia Stein R E Judy Pearl Snider Sylvia Fingar. Dismissals show Marie Smith Phillip Shores Master Glenn Tucker and Della Baker. Addresses provided for several patients in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Sandra Calavena
Hickory Street
Julia Stein
Wall Street
R. E
Commencement Week Activities At Southern Illinois University
Commencement Week at Southern Illinois University opens with a senior women’s tea hosted by the AAUW, a senior banquet, and a free afternoon movie at the Varsity. The main graduation exercises follow tonight at Shryock Auditorium with 41 diplomas and a keynote by Dr. Douglas Lawson. The day also features class reunions, alumni meetings, and an upcoming alumni banquet.
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Southern Illinois University
American Association of University Women
Leo J. Brown
West Walnut Street
Julia Neely
Southern
Eli Gilbert Lentz
S. IL. U
Joanne Ing
Pat Patton
Sylvia
Varsity
University
Shryock
Douglas Lawson
College of Education
DP Arrivals in Carbondale Bring Displaced Persons to Illinois
A special Illinois Central train passed Carbondale at 11 45 a m with displaced persons from Poland and Ukraine. Sponsors greeted families including Jozef Mackow and relatives who will live and work on a Harrisburg farm. Other travelers head to Chicago or St Louis for work or training. sponsors and background details are named.
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Illinois Central
Carbondale
Howard James
E. Poplar Street
Harrisburg
Jozef Mackow
Poland
James
Mr. Mackow
Antonio
Helena
Sophie
National Catholic Welfare
Jerzy Gnat
Chicago
St. Louis
Germany
Julius Lezdins
F. Smith Shapleigh
Kirkwood
Mr. Lezdins
Flag Day Reflections and Local Notes From St Louis Era
A look back at Fort Stanwix flag raising on August 3 1777 and the June 14 flag tradition. St Louis Aldermen demand invitations to Truman Farm reception amid party chatter. Brown Shoe adds overtime at four plants. Grassy Lake eyed for bass and bluegill fishing while Horse Shoe Lake reports muddy water and rough fish seining issues.
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Fort Stanwix
Betty Ross
Philadelphia
George Washington
Continental Congress
America
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Little Grassy Lake
Crab Orchard
Grassy
Horse Shoe Lake
Oil Men Elect Paul A Ebbs Jackson County Committee Chair
Paul A Ebbs area representative of Shell Oil in Murphysboro was named chairman of the Jackson County Petroleum Industries committee at a regular meeting in Murphysboro County Courthouse. Clarence Speith was named vice chairman and Max Cremeens secretary. The group adopted a resolution opposing a state gasoline tax increase and another urging Congress to repeal federal taxes on gasoline and lubricating oils as temporary emergency measures from 18 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul A. Ebbs
Shell Oil Company
Murphysboro
Jackson County Petroleum Industries Committee
Clarence Speith
Max Cremeens
Carbondale
Jackson County 4-H Winners Go to State Dairy Judging Finals
Five Jackson County youths earned top scores at Wednesday district dairy judging at three farms to advance to the September 1 state finals in Champaign. District leaders include Dickie Etherton first among 67 entrants, with Robert Wolfe Lawrence Dietz Robert Adams James Turner and Ed Ebersohl among Jackson top scorers. Alternates Gibbs and Ebersohl may join Champaign if spots open. Adams Wolfe and Dietz face dairy or beef judging choices at Champaign. Continuous conflict with beef and sheep events noted.
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Jackson County
Champaign
Dickie Etherton
Carbondale
Robert Wolfe
Lawrence Dietz
de Soto
Robert Adams
Murphysboro
James Turner
Jim Gibbs
Jacob
Ed Ebersohl
Bill McKee
Gibbs
Ebersohl
Adams
Wolfe
Dietz
Dixon Springs
Jerry Gilmore
Elvin
Glenn Gentry
Wilson-Quernheim
Ava Blacktop
Lester Turner
Fred Bigler
President Morris to confer degrees at Carmdale ceremony
President Morris will confer the degrees. Rev Will iam Janssen president of the Car bondale Ministerial association will deliver the benediction. The recessional by the symphony orchestra will close the exercises.
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S. I. U. Symphony Orchestra
George W. Schroeder
The
Baptist Brotherhood of the South
Memphis
Tenn
Ernestine Cox Taylor
Carbondale
Lord
Cesar Franck
W W. Vandeveer
D. W. Morris
William Janssen
Carbondale Ministerial Association
Symphony
County 4-H Members To Test Camp Friday
Almost 300 Jackson county 4-H members and about 100 from Williamson county will use West Frankfort district 4-H camp for a day camp test Friday. Activities include camp tour, swims, meals, softball and other games, with vespers by Martha Carlisle to close. Each member pays one dollar for meals.
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4-H
Jackson County
Williamson County
West Frankfort
Martha Carlisle
University of Illinois Department of Rural Sociology
Quiet June Term of Court Heads for Routine Sessions
Circuit Court in Jackson county plans a quiet June term with only routine chancery and minor civil hearings. No criminal cases or grand jury are anticipated unless a major crime occurs. Judge Loyd Bradley will set the docket June 17 in Murphysboro, with hearings starting June 26.
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Jackson County
James McRoy
John Gilbert
Loyd Bradley
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Sheriff’s Office
Eagles Install New Officers at Murphysboro Aerie
Murphysboro Eagles' Aerie No. 670 installed its new officers for the coming year at a Wednesday night meeting. Charles H. Glasser was installed as president, succeeding Joe Melvin. New officers include Roy Sheldon vice president Kenneth Sullivan chaplain James E. McCoskey treasurer Lloyd Hewitt conductor William Brooks inside guard Connie Ray Sullivan outside guard W. E. Sullivan trustee and Joe Melvin trustee. Only McCoskey and W E Sullivan retained their prior offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro Eagles’ Aerie No. 670
Charles H. Glasser
Joe Melvin
Roy Sheldon
Kenneth Sullivan
James E. McCoskey
Lloyd Hewitt
Wliam Brooks
Connie Ray Sullivan
W. E. Sullivan
Connie Sullivan
James EB. McCoskey
Services For 4-Day-Old Steeleville Child
Funeral services were held in Steeleville Wednesday at 3 p m for Daniel Lee Wedemeyer four day old son of Mr and Mrs Alvin Wedemeyer of Steeleville The child died Tuesday evening at St Andrew s hospital in Murphysboro The services were held at Schaack s Funeral Parlor by Rev H C Welp of Campbell Hill Burial was in the Lutheran cemetery at Campbell Hill Besides his parents he leaves a three year old sister Sharon Kay and his grandparents Mr and Mrs Christ Wedemeyer and Mr and Mrs Henry Hornbostel Campbell Hill.
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Steeleville
Daniel Lee Wedemeyer
Alvin Wedemeyer
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Murphysborpe
Schaack’s
H. C. Welp
Campbell Hill
Sharon Kay
Christ Wedemeyer
Henry Hornbostel
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Federal
W. R. Chick
Chick
Bakery
Charles Parrish
Vergennes
F .H. Beckman
Russell A. Grantham
Margaret Campbell
North Fifteenth Street
St. Louis University
Kiel Auditorium
Physicians Life and Casualty Company
Grantham
Betty Reynolds
Murphy Street
Russell Alan
S. L. U. Alumni Association
S. L. U. Foundation
Board of Trustees
Foundation
W. C. Fly
Bertha Spence
West College
Lettie Hughes Alvis
Washington
St. St. Louis
Pearl Thompson
University Avenue
Lawrence M. Helton
Mirth Allen
Travelstead McIntosh
West
Walnut Street
Ralph E. Norman
Myrtle Patrick
Olive Street
Robert L. Morgan
Elsie Fulenweider
Webb Gram
Box
Hilda A. Stein
South Forest
Roye R. Bryant
South Oakland
Lynn Holder
Bill Marberry
South Elizabeth
Donald L. Bryant
Schwartz
Pat Stahlheber
Harold Taylor
Ernestine Cox
Lake Street
Science Building
W. W. Vandeveer
McAndrew Stadium
Shank
College of Vocations and Professions
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Ivan Liszczuk
Ukraine
California
Lezdins
W. Haan
Latvia
University of Riga
Central Union of Latvian Dairy Societies
Central Union of Latvian Consumers Cooperative
Turiba
Olga
Riga
Latvian University
Odds and Ends
Betsy Ross
Congress
Bill Pigott
Mr. Truman
Busch Estate
Brown Shoe Company
International Shoe Company
Quincy, Ill
Hannibal
St. Charles
Paducah
Oil
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