Murphysboro Man Killed as Power Line Contacts Telephone Crew
Karl Eisenhauer of Murphysboro died after a telephone line he helped string touched a live high voltage line. Five coworkers suffered burns. one, Vernon Sanders, survived with limited injuries. The accident occurred about 11:30 a.m. near Christopher as General Telephone workers pulled a line between Lesser and an area contractor assisted with artificial respiration. Eisenhauer, a six-year Murphysboro resident and line foreman, was born in Vergennes in 1922 and was a WWII veteran. He is survived by his wife Catherine Summers, a son Larry Allen, a daughter Joan, his parents, siblings, and several relatives. Funeral arrangements set at St. Andrew's Catholic Church with services Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Sanders
Johnston City
Donald Hardin
Pinckneyville
Claude Beasley
Murphysboro
Layne
William D. Fletcher
Murphysro
Compan
Lesser
Aaner
Christopher
Harlan Eldridge
Eugene Basso
Eldridge
Gilbert and Union Funeral Homes
Loren Love
Eisenhauer
Cee
Ugene Vancil
William Emery
Carterville
Emery
Basso
Vancil
Ejisnehauer
Fletcher
Vergennnes
General Telephone Company of
Illinois
Catherine Summers
Larry Allen
Joan
Karl Eisenhauer
Vergennes
Josephine Eisenhauer
Leonard
William
Gene
du Quoin
Helen Williams
Pauline Eisenhauer
U. S. Air Force
Europe
St. Andrew’s Catholic
Paul Stout
The
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Knights of Columbus
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union
Meyer- Denny Funeral
St. Andrew’s Catholic Church
J. J. Taggart
Murder Charge Filed Against Saline Farmer
Raymond Williams, 44, of Saline County, is charged with murder after a Sunday shooting that killed Elbert Sherfield, 20, of Carrier Mills. Williams says he fired to defend his son during a dispute. an inquest is due at 6:30 p.m. in the Saline County courthouse. Funeral services for Sherfield are set for Wednesday in Carrier Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Williams
Saline County
Glen Jones
Verner Joyner, Jr
Harrisburg
Williams
Elbert Sherfield
Carrier Mills
Sherfield
Charles
Eldorado Hospital
Eldorado
Bonnie Williams
Billy Ray Williams
Poppy Sale Nets $80 in Creal Springs Drive
Post 9763 reports a local poppy sale in Creal Springs raising 80 dollars. Chairman Minnie Chamness led the effort with seven salesmen assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creal Springs
Minnie Chamness
Lutheran Church to Be Dedicated in Anna Illinois
Mt. Moriah Lutheran Church in Anna will host a dedication service led by Dr. Harmon J. McGuire of the Illinois Synod. The event marks completion of the new addition and interior fittings including the altar cross and library in memory of Dr. H. L. McGill. Ground breaking occurred July 16, 1953 with the addition finished January 1, 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon J. McGuire
Illinois Synod of the United Lutheran Church
Mt. Moriah Lutheran Church
Anna
H. L. McGill
Vivian Smith
Alan Koehn
Shirley Davis
William A. Reindl
St. Louis
Women’s Missionary Society
Men’s Brotherhood
Young People’s Service Club
Two Murphysboro Workers Released After Crane Boom Accident
Paul Calandro was discharged from St. Andrew's Hospital Murphysboro after a crane boom fell on two workers. Robert Gardner remains in good condition with a minor back fracture and soon to be released. They were repairing an anchor pier for a natural gas pipeline bridge at Grand Tower on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Calandro
Murphysboro
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Robert Gardner
Gardner
Illinois
Mississippi River
Grand Tower
Levee District Seeks Property for Flood Control Near Grimsby School
Jurors visited the Homer and Mary McNeill property west of Murphysboro as the Degogia and Ft. Bluff Levee and Drainage District opens a condemnation case in Jackson County Court. The panel of 12 jurors will hear the only issue: damages for the public taking to build levee works protecting the Big Muddy River and Kinkaid Creek area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Degognia
Ft. Bluff
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Homer
Mary McNeill
Rt. 144
Big Muddy River
Kinkaid Creek
McNeill
Samuel Dickerson Claudean Grammer
Lola Bev
Patricia Brunner
John Bodeck Della Berry
Harriett Roberst
John Bodeck
Della Berry
Harriett Roberts
Ray Bush
Cecil Bradley
Pauline Lipe
Charles Price
Helen Whitson
Council Fair After Shooting in Kentucky
Jack Council, 36, of Metropolis, remains in fair condition at Riverside Hospital after two bullets struck him Saturday. Larry Conley, 22, confessed to shooting Council claiming the man attacked Conley’s mother Bertha Karnes at her home. Conley is jailed on a $10,000 bond and faces a grand jury on an assault with intent to murder charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Council
Metropolis
Paducah’s_ Riverside Hospital
Massac County
Leonard Devers
Devers
Larry Conley
Council
Conley
Bertha Karnes
Karnes
Garbage Cookery Site Planned in Murphysboro
Murphysboro plans a garbage cookery to process waste for hog feed under Illinois law. Bob Underwood will operate on Rt. 2 and work with the City Council to establish a concrete cooking base and a garbage collection program aligned with city collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Bob Underwood
Rt. 2
Murphysboro
Joe Williams
Underwood
Illinois
N. 2Nd Street
Williams
Cigarette Sparks Murphysboro Fire at Front of Store
Murphysboro fire crews responded to a 10 p m alarm at a variety stage on 14th and Walnut Streets where an awning blaze burned a foot diameter hole. Fire Chief Urba Hanson said a flipped cigarette started the fire and caused about $5 in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
14Th
Walnut Streets
Urba Hanson
Herrin Power Restored After Elm Tree Falls Across Line
A large elm fell onto a power line in Herrin's southwest section between Park Avenue and 16th Street on West Maple Street. Crews removed the tree and restored power by 7:30 a.m. after an outage starting about 5:30 a.m. by CIPS workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Park Avenue
16Th Street
West Maple Street
CIPS
Spur of moment escape at Menard frees for 27 hours
Thomas Taylor 25 of West Frankfort fled Menard State Penitentiary Honor Farm on Saturday aided by a slow freight train. He was recaptured in St Louis Sunday afternoon and returned to Menard Monday. Taylor signed an honor pledge four days before and faces extra time and new charges for escaping confinement. He had been paroled twice before in 1947 and 1952 and was serving 1 to 20 years for automobile larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Taylor
Menard State Penitentiary
Taylor
West Frankfort
Liberty
St. Louis
Menard Penitentiary
Thomas
Cupo
Ross V. Randolph
Randolph County
John A. Heuer
Randolph
License Fines To Start Today In Murphysboro
Murphysboro motorists without city stickers face arrest tickets and fines from 4 p.m. today as the city enforces wheel tax compliance. Mayor Joe Williams noted a late registration rush and limited clerk hours, with about 1,700 stickers issued. Magistrate Charles Ebersohl will hear violators, fines set at $2 costs unless flagrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Joe Williams
Williams
Delmar Ward
Charles Ebersohl
Ebersohl
Carbondale Man Held on Disturbing the Peace and Vagrancy
Harrison Absher, 64, of Carbondale, was taken to Jackson County jail in Murphysboro after police arrest for disturbing the peace and intoxication. He has 14 prior pickups since March 1951 on the same vagrancy charge and owes part of a $29 fine from May 29. Deputy Wright transferred him from Carbondale police to the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison (Dink) Absher
Carbondale
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Absher
Robert Wright
Sunset Haven Death Services for Amy Dodd
Amy Dodd 54 died at Sunset Haven after a long illness. She is survived by sister Lara Botley of Anna and a nephew. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Jackson Funeral Home with Rev. L. D. Parker officiating. Burial follows at Oakland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Dodd
Sunset Haven
Lara Botley
Anna
Jackson Funeral Home
L. D. Parker
Free-Will Baptist Church
Carbondale
Oakland Cemetery
Infant's Death in Jackson County Declared Accidental
A coroner's jury in Jackson County found 23 month old Kathy Stanley's death accidental after a truck strike near Carbondale. Witnesses included the girl's father Jim Stanley and Ralph Williams the truck driver. neighbor Guy Jones saw the child enter the truck's path and she died at Doctors Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Kathy Stanley
Carbondale
Pleasant Hill Road
Jim Stanley
Bill Maurizio
Joe van Natta
Carl Allen
Kathy
Ralph Williams
Guy Jones
Doctor’s Hospital
Williams
Jones
Freeman Spur approves water bonds in landslide vote
Freeman Spur residents voted 141 for to 4 against a 15000 general obligation bond to fund a water system. The village of 452 will issue 115000 in water revenue bonds after printing and selling, then tap Herrin water via a pipeline contract awarded to Frank Reed Construction of Quincy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman Spur
Herrin
Frank Reed Construction Company
Quincy
E. N. Bowen
Joe Restivo
Evans Sentencing Set For Wednesday In Parental Slaying
Ophus Evans Jr. faces sentencing by Circuit Judge Clarence E. Wright in Metropolis for the fatal shooting of his father nearly a year ago. Depending on the court, he may be sent to the Illinois Youth Commission or Sheridan Reformatory for one to 14 years. he had pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter after juror searches delayed trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ophus Evans, Jr
Metropolis High School
Clarence E. Wright
Carbondale
Evans
Young Evans
Illinois Youth Commission
Sheriden Reformatory
Massac
Lloyd Armstrong
Sheriden
Wright
Youth Commission
Metropolis
Energy Man Falls In Fire At Morgan Mines
Earl Riggs, 33, of Energy, suffered first second and third degree burns Monday after he fell into burning coal at Morgan Mines. He is treated at Herrin Hospital for burns on hands arms knees legs and abdomen and is in fair condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Riggs
Morgan Mines
Herrin Hospital
Zeigler Man Joe Yesulevich Dies at 67
Joe Yesulevich 67 was found dead Monday at his Zeigler home on Pine Street and Herrin Road. Coroner ruled death from coronary occlusion at inquest. Born in Lithuania he came to the United States in 1913 and left no known relatives. Services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Vantrease Funeral Home with Rev. John Bryant officiating. Burial in Miners Cemetery, Royalton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Yesulevich
Pine Street
Herrin Road
Zeigler
Barney Browning
Yesulevich
Lithuania
United States
Vantrease
John Bryant
Methodist Church
Miners Cemetery
Royalton
Rabies scare as Murphysboro dog destroyed after symptoms
A Murphysboro dog was destroyed Monday after showing signs of dumb rabies and tested positive at the state lab in Carbondale. Owner Wayne Smith of 608 N. 9th St. reported the animal refused food, could not stand, and attempted to bite the sanitarian. A second dog head test was negative. Rabies warden John Reichrath outlined new dog pickup and quarantine procedures at Dr Albers hospital, as 12 rabies cases and 91 bites have been reported in three weeks in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
State Health Department
Carbondale
Roy McGee
Wayne Smith
N. 9Th St
Sanitarian McGee
McGee
Ray Corbin
John Reichrath
East St. Louis
Reichrath
Jackson County Health Department
Dr. Albers’ Hospital
Health Department
Five Chamber Directors Named for Carbondale Board
Election by mail ballots announced at the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce meeting to fill five director seats. New directors are Paul McRoy WCIL TM E R Fichtel Carbondale National Cash Register Dr John S Lewis Doctors Hospital Nyle Huffman Huffman Funeral Sam Hunter Hunter Owens Motor Co. Officers to be chosen June 22, year-end close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Paul McRoy
WCIL
E. R. Fichtel
Carbondale National Cash Register Co
John S. Lewis
Doctor’s Hospital
Carbondale
Nyle Huffman
Huffman Funeral Home
Sam Hunter
Hunter - Owens Motor Co
Carbondale Couple Fined for Assault in Market Dispute
In Carbondale, Wanda Linton filed charges against Katherine Baysinger, who then pressed the same charge against her husband Robert Baysinger. The trio, including the couple, reside in Carbondale. Magistrate W G Carter presided as both husband and wife were found guilty and fined 13.40 dollars plus costs for the assault charges stemming from a dispute at the Carbon dale Village Market on a Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
W. G. Carter
Wanda Linton
Katherine Baysinger
Robert Baysinger
Murphysboro Road Work Delayed by Weekend Rain
Heavy weekend rains halted resurfacing on N 8th and Dewey Streets in Murphysboro. Mayor Joe Williams said the projects, aimed to finish last week, were stalled as water entered base layers, preventing application of top materials which won’t adhere to wet bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. 8Th
Dewey
Murphysboro
Joe Williams
Marion Man Suffers Hand Injury From Electric Motor
Marion man Thomas Spangler of Rt 1 hurt his right hand Monday when his hand got caught in an electric motor. He sustained broken fingers and a severe cut and was treated at Herrin Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Spangler
Rt. 1
Marion
Herrin
Bloodmobile to Visit Three Towns in Williamson County
Ameri can Red Cross Bloodmobile visits Marion Johnston City and Herrin Thursday through Saturday to collect 175 pints per town. Registrations lag in Marion and Johnston City. totals show 127 donated so far with 60 in Johnston City and 0 in Marion. Donations support Herrin Hospital with history of 447 pints since July 1953 and 130 pints this year to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross Bloodmobile
Marion
Johnston City
Herrin
Elks Club
J. M. Gillespie
E. Broadway
Eugene Burwell
St. Mary's
Phil Gilbert
Joan Koen
Williamson County
ARC
Herrin Hospital
Korea
Koen
Washington School
Murphysboro Man Pays Three Violation Fines
Thomas Hickman of Murphysboro was released from the city jail after paying fines and costs totaling 109 dollars on three charges from a collision on N. 8th Street. He pleaded guilty to running through a street barricade leaving the scene and illegal transportation of liquor. A whiskey bottle with the seal broken was found in his car. Eugene Selby of Du Quoin was fined 100 dollars plus 9 dollars costs for reckless driving under the influence and remains in custody awaiting payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Thomas Hickman
Charles Ebersohl
Hickman
N. 8Th Street
Eugene Selby
du Quoin
Union Hospital District election passes in Union County
More than 3 000 voters cast ballots to approve the Union County Hospital District issue by 2 125 to 1 421. The next step is appointing nine directors to the county board to manage the project with staggered terms of three directors for one, two, and three years respective to the canvass of votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
Union County Hospital District
Ital
Paul
Mines Report Focuses on Wednesday Work at Buckner and Orient
The report lists active mining sites including Buckner Zeigler 3 Old Ben 9 New Kathleen Burning Star No 1 and Net Working Fidelity Pyramid Truax Tract No 2 Old Ben 22 Orient 1 Orient 2 Orient 3 Freeburn washer and shaft Freeman 4 with no additional reports filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckner Zeigler
New Kathleen
Burning Star
Fidelity
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Miners Hospital
Menard
Wee Cohie Li
Ed Knowles
D. W. Entsminger
June Clark
Mary Ann Davison
Gwalia Roberts
Frank Wilson
Ulmont Crawshaw
Energy Man
Eagles
Eagles Auxilaries
N. 16Th St
Alma Sadler
Inez Miller
Lucy Murphy O Herrin
Ly-Mar
Aerie
St. Mary’s School
Tommy Lawson
Juanita Garagiola
Maude Vogel
Ola Mason
Ruby Benitone
Mrs. Alma Saddler
Bloodmobile
Williamson
Union Hospital
Orient
Freeburn
Washer
Shaft Freeman
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