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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1959
Page
2
Mamie Alice Peniman 38 of Sun Valley Calif died when a 9 year old boy shot during a frontier village exhibit at Point Park. The boy believed the rifle was a prop and was under his mother’s watch. Police detained the boy for questioning.
Salem Indiana June 8 AP a 4 year old deaf boy Troy Hoggatt found a loaded pistol and shot three neighbors Saturday night Randy Hinton 5 Ricky 6 and Dawn Short 10 were hit two in critical condition Curtis Hammond 12 said the boy held the pistol in both hands thinking it was a cap pistol police chief Pennington said no further action would be taken due to the boy's age.
Dietrich Eggemeyer age 90 of Rt. 1 Sparta died Sunday at his daughter’s home in Sparta. Born 1868 in Blair he was a retired farmer. Survived by sons Carl and Eddie daughter Mrs. Freda Kohrs of Sparta brother Alex Walsh sister Mrs. Minnie Runge Walsh and three grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at Zion Lutheran Church Walsh with Rev August Suechting. burial in Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
Tra E Holden Sr 77 of 112 S 11th St Murphysboro died at Tyler Nursing Home after two years illness born in Baldwin 1882 lived Murphysboro since 1904 retired Gulf Mobile and Ohio Railroad engineer survived by wife Cora A Gordon children Ira Jr Blossom Madden Layton Myra Brawdy brother Guy Holden sister Iva Baden four grandchildren member of Eagles Aerie 670 services Wednesday at 2 p m Rob erts Residence Funeral Home officiated by Rev William J Boatman burial Tower Grove Cemetery
Louie Mabro, 25, of 501 S Illinois Ave Carbondale, held in county jail for failure to pay a fine. Arrested Friday by Carbondale Police at home after a disturbance complaint. Fined $33 including costs by Carbondale Police Magistrate Robert Schwartz.
Professor Herbert N. Couch 59 longtime chairman of Brown University classics department died Saturday after a heart attack earlier in the week. He joined Brown in 1930 and previously taught at the University of Illinois.
In a timber lot eight miles southeast of Macon a 70 year old farmer, Mike Kordash, fatally shot two neighbors, Claude Inman and Charles Hermi, as a third neighbor narrowly escaped a bullet. Despondent after his wife's death two weeks earlier, Kordash then killed himself. Sheriff Claude Bloomberg identified the suspect.
In Greenwich Village the Beatniks read poetry in coffee houses sparking a dispute with police over entertainment without a cabaret license. Owners protest the crackdown as Beatniks back them up in a clash over arts versus law.
A car stolen in Carbondale was found around 9 a.m. Sunday on a country road near Old Route 13 between Carbondale and Murphysboro. Deputy Sheriff Ray Warner said the vehicle, owned by Fred Dingledein, was parked near a church south of Esterly Corner. Dingledein, a Southern Illinois University student and part time Southern Illinoisan employee, had reported the loss from the 100 block of South University Avenue around 3:30 a.m. Sunday.
Paramount Studios announces a seven year, fourteen film deal with Jerry Lewis worth ten million dollars the largest price ever paid for a single star in Hollywood.
Murphysboro residents aided the nine member James T. Johnson family burned from their home at 449 North 8th Street. Fire Chief Ray Prather said clothing and furniture have poured in since the fire department appeal. The family is staying temporarily with the John Malone family at 2127 Alexander Street while seeking a permanent home. They have declined some offers due to lack of storage. Donated items include a table, four chairs, a double bed and mattress. Over six boxes of clothing have been received.
Herrin dogs are to receive rabies inoculations scheduled for Wednesday. Marion veterinarian Dr. G W Bayles will administer the shots to protect against rabies. The program, arranged by Herrin Police Chief Roy Cole, costs $2 and will be offered in the 100 block of South 17th Street from 10 a.m. to p.m.
An auto accident on a Sunday drive from a wedding celebration killed Marilyn Delattre, 21, and left William J. Tremain, 24, seriously hurt in Lake County near Antioch Illinois. Tremain survived a sinking car rescued by fisherman W G Stynoski Jr who did not know the passenger was in the vehicle until later. Tremain and Delattre had planned to marry on August 8.
Graduation for Carbondale University High School students will be June 12 at 7 30 p m in the school auditorium Professor Ted R Ragsdale of Southern Illinois University elementary education will deliver commencement on the topic Little Is Big The graduating class includes Meredith Allen Arnold Jerry Baine Jim Barrett John Bauernfeind John Beimfehr Barbara Belford Ruth Benton Anthony Bianchi Bruce Bruinsma Paul Buff Susan Caldwell David Caster Glenda Cecil Sandra Crenshaw Bonita Danby Clyde De Witt William Ecker Jr Connie Elder Larry Etherton George Fisher Betty Frakes Susan Frields Richard Fulkerson James Gumm Charles Hartwig Lester Holder Pete Homoya Beverly Howell Linda Hunsaker Roger Keepper Jerry Kline Joseph Kovar Daniel Lewis John Lobenstein Judith Luckenbach Bessie Martin Karla Meyer Jerry Millette Carolyn Myers Ann McDaniel James McLafferty Arvel Nance Maria Osorio Gregory Parran David Rector Charles Reinhardt Wayne Robison Charles Ross Bill Schoolcraft Mary Shryock Shannon Sims Arthur Swanson III Lovia Valentine Ronald Wimmer Charles Wright Jr Darwin Wright Patricia Wycock.
Burial for Robert B. Browne 65 longtime dean of extension services at the University of Illinois. Services in Carbondale Presbyterian Church with Rev C E F Howe officiating at 3 p m. Burial in Oakland Cemetery. Survivors include wife and sons Mervin and Robert. Funeral arrangements by Huffman Funeral Home Carbondale. Funeral services held earlier in Urbana.
Rene LesCombe, 24, of France, intends a 55 day solo voyage from Las Palmas across the Atlantic to the French West Indies aboard a metallic craft. He will rely entirely on fishing for food during the voyage and leaves in a few days with no provisions.
The Carbondale Park District sponsors the next in a six tour series of Southern Illinois scenic spots on June 20. Norman Moore leads the program with guides from Lincoln Junior High School. The route includes Ozark Village Belle Smith Springs Camp Pakentuck Natural Bridge Sand Cave Burden Falls Lake Glendale Dixon Springs State Park and an experimental station. Reservations via Carbondale Community Center or Lincoln School.
Murphysboro firemen participate in a four day fire fighting school at the University of Illinois campus this week. Lloyd Moore and Chester Steele left today and will return late Tuesday night. Fire Chief Ray Prather and Bill Wheatley attend Wednesday and Thursday sessions. Thomas Stevenson Jr. works at the department during the period.
Robert Gardner 37 of 200 N 13th St Herrin improved today at Herrin Hospital after a 2:45 am crash on the Herrin Johnston City blacktop. Larry Bryn Mann 25, driver and a Southern Illinois University student and Herrin office worker, was killed when the car overturned. Gardner suffered severe cuts and chest injuries.
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