Williamson County Awards $119325 Road Material Contracts
The Williamson County Board of Commissioners awarded contracts totaling 119325 for material work on primary motor fuel tax roads. Wilson Asphalt Co. received 94548 for 245238 gallons of oil and 11675 tons of rock. Herrell Asphalt Co. won 2534 for 256 tons of patch mix. Denny and Simpson got 21816 for 6611 tons of crushed stone. Egyptian Concrete Co. secured 427 for 216 feet of pipe. Works start immediately on multiple roads including Crab Orchard Lake and Devil's Kitchen routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Board of Commissioners
Wilson Asphalt Co
Marion
Herrell Asphalt Co
Denny and Simpson
Harrisburg
Egyptian Concrete Co
Salem
Fred Thane
Crab Orchard Lake
Rt. 37
Rt. 13
Devil’s Kitchen
Little Grassy Lake
Pittsburg
Saline County
Blacktop
Carterville
Rt. 148
Crab Orchard
Creal Springs
Stonefort
Corinth
Cap and Gown Time for SIU Commencement and Alumni Day
Cap and gown time centers on Southern Illinois University with about 2000 degrees to be awarded at Carbondale 7 30 p.m. in McAndrew Stadium. Harlan H. Hatcher will speak. 1700 undergraduates and 24 doctorates to be conferred. Alumni events include board meetings, campus tours, reunions, and an alumni banquet. SIU Edwardsville breaks for commencement at 7 p.m. with Morris delivering the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
McAndrew
SIU
Harlan H. Hatcher
University of Michigan
Delyte W. Morris
Kenneth L. Davis
Harrisburg
SIU Board of Trustees
Morris
Ross J. Fitger
Ruby Kerley
Grace E. Kite
Elizabeth C. Meehan
William N. Phelps
Burnett H. Shryock
T. W. Abbott
George Bracewell
Irvin Peithmann
Charles D. Tenney
Kenneth A. VanLente
SIU University FM
Wsiu-Tv
Channel 8
SIU Founda
Tion Board of Directors
University Center
Harold K. Graves
Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary
Mill Valley
Calif
Virginia Lee Marmaduke
Pinckneyville
Land of Lincoln
Curtis W. Smith
Shell Chemical Co. Industrial Chemicals Division
New York
N.Y
Norman W. Beck
Monroe County
John Page Wham
Centralia
Pulliam Hall
University School
Pulliam
Roscoe M. Pulliam
Farr
SIU Edwardsville
Alma Heads For Florida
Hurricane Alma battered Key West with winds up to 110 mph as it moved toward the Florida mainland after hitting Cuba. A 60 mph gale lashed the island city. the eye remained hours away. Gales reached Miami as Alma headed to the southwest coast with streets deserted and rising water.
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Miami
Fla
Alma
Key West
Florida
Cuba
Former Union Official Dies in Illinois
Albert J. Benson Sr. 69 of Du Quoin died on arrival at Marshall Browning Hospital after falling ill at work. Born July 3 1896 in Waxahachie Texas he led United Mine Workers Local 12 13 for 22 years and later worked as a retired coal mine electrician. He leaves a wife Mollie and children and grandchildren. services set for Thursday at Keeling Funeral Home with Masonic rites tonight by De Soto Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert J. Benson Sr
du Quoin
Marshall Browning Hospital
Mr. Benson
Waxahachie
Tex
Frank
Elizabeth Benson
Mollie Walters
St. Louis
United Mine Workers
First Baptist Church
de Soto Masonic Lodge
AF & AM
Benson
Virgil
Hillsboro
Albert Jr
Clyde
White Pigeon
Mich
Norman Kimmel
Moab
Utah
John Anderson
Kunkletown
Fred Geistdorfer
Funeral Home
No Injuries Tornado Hits Massac County Home
A small tornado struck Massac County at 12 45 p m Monday damaging a house two cabins a trailer a barn and a car near Harold Huner koch s private lake development ten miles northeast of Metropolis No injuries were reported though Hunerkoch described the approach and the twister s growth as it passed through the area damaging several structures and a vehicle
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massac County
Harold Hunerkoch
Metropolis
Hunerkoch
Earl Hunnicutt
Curt Frazine
Devil Beckman
Clyde Smith
March on Mississippi Stalls in Memphis Amid Planning
Civil rights march through Mississippi paused in Memphis as Dr. Martin Luther King meets with James Meredith in his hospital room. Troopers guard the area while organizers plan supplies and a larger push promised to surpass Selma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Martin Luther King
James Meredith
Memphis
Here
Meredith
New York
Oakland
Calif
King
Selma
Rain and Wind Flood Southern Illinois Tuesday
Wind and rain swept Southern Illinois Tuesday night with shear accumulations in Marion 1.3 inches Carbondale 0.34 inch Herrin 0.7 inch. Murphysboro gauge was covered by repairs to the basin and produced no reading. A downed tree limb cut power to about 100 homes in Marion for 30 minutes with longer outages in Thebes and McClure. No other damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Marion
Carbondale
Herrin
Murphysboro
Thebes
McClure
Electrical inventor Dent Ferrell dies at 76 in Indiana
Dent Ferrell an electrical engineer and inventor of Cardox died at 12 03 p m Tuesday at St Marys Hospital Evansville Indiana He pioneered compressed gas for coal blasting and held patent rights praised by the Bureau of Mines He served as a World War I pilot and was active in the Williamson American Legion Marion Elks and First Christian Church He is survived by his wife a son Dr Denton Ferrell and sister Kate Ferrell Funeral services set for Thursday at Mitchell Funeral Home with cremation and private burial to follow at Odd Fellows Cemetery Du Quoin
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dent Ferrell
E. Boulevard
Marion
St. Marys Hospital
Evansville
Ind
Ferrell
U.S. Bureau of Mines and Minerals
Crainville
University of Illinois
Charles P.steinmetz
General Electric Co
Harvard University
Frrell
Southern Illinois
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Denton Ferrell
Eldorado
Kate Ferrell
Mitchell Funeral Home
Bruce Patton
Thomas Morton
Odd Fellows
du Quoin
Asphalt Spreader At Work In Carbondale
A Carbondale Street and Sanitation Department crew operates a newly purchased asphalt spreader for the city’s street improvement program. From left are G. C. Tillman Harold Hill supervisor and Andrew Wakefield working on East Elm Street. City streets previously surfaced with oil and chips cost less but are less durable. paving will cost about twice last year while resurfacing fewer streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Street and Sanitation Department
G. C. Tillman
Harold Hill
Drew Wakefield
Elm Street
J Russell Vaughn Dies Owner of the Famous Shoe Store
J Russell Vaughn owner of the Famous Shoe Store at 1302 Walnut Murphysboro died this morning in St Joseph Memorial Hospital. Born in Tuscola he moved to Murphysboro in 1935 to take over Central Shoe Store. He led the retail division of the Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce for 15 years and helped found the Apple Festival. He was active in Eagles Rotary Masonic Lodge and First Methodist Church choir. He leaves wife and one daughter. Services pending at Crawshaw Mortuary Chapel Murphysboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Russell Vaughn
Walnut St
Murphysboro
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Mr. Vaughn
Tuscola
Central Shoe Store
Murphysboro Eagles
Rotary Club
Masonic Lodge
First Methodist Church
Crawshaw Mortuary Chapel
SIU Students Chart Three-State Dairy Tour
Nineteen members of a Southern Illinois University dairy production class toured dairy farms breeding services and feed industry plants in Missouri Illinois and Wisconsin last week. The trip included students Lawrence Huseman John A Kibler Arthur M Podgorski Daniel McCance Floyd Stremming Harry Fohrman Karl Newell Jr Aleck L Biehl Rhondal G Claypool Phillip McKenna David Tomlin Phil H Scheidenheim Leroy K Plummer David W Seibert Gary R Johnson Stephen P Huber R Keith McGill Harley W Foutch and Alfredo Peralta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Missouri
Illinois
Wisconsin
Lawrence Huseman
John A. Kibler
Arthur M. Podgorski
Daniel McCance
Floyd Stremming
Harry Fohrman
Karl Newell Jr
Aleck L. Biehl
Rhondal G. Claypool
Phillip McKenna
David Tomlin
Phil H. Scheidenheim
Leroy K. Plummer
David W. Seibert
Gary R. Johnson
Stephen P. Huber
R. Keith McGill
Harley W. Foutch
Alfredo Peralta
Police Briefs Roundup From Prairie Du Rocher and Nearby
Prairie du Rocher reports Ronald L. Bievenue fined $30 for leaving the scene of a property damage accident. Red Bud lists Herman F. Stamm fined $15 for a right of way violation. Pinckneyville notes John L. Ruffino fined $20 for speeding. Prairie du Rocher shows Russell A. Deterding fined $15 for violation of right of way. Cutler lists Wanda H. Rednour fined $22 for speeding.
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Prairie du Rocher
Ronald L. Bievenue
Red Bud
Herman F. Stamm
Pinckneyville
John L. Ruffino
Russell A. Deterding
Cutler
Wanda H. Rednour
Trustee Election Tuesday Voters choose two for six-year terms
Jackson County voters will elect two members to the county Board of School Trustees. Incumbents Robert Thomas of Carbondale and Walter King of Murphysboro are unopposed on the non political ticket. Candidates appear on a separate ballot in both party primaries. Williamson County also sees two incumbents seek re election George Cox of Herrin and Bill Jordan of Johnston City. Both are unopposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Robert Thomas
Carbondale
Walter King
Murphysboro
Williamson County Board of School Trustees
George Cox
Herrin
Bill Jordan
Johnston City
Local speeders cited in Murphysboro Zeigler and Du Quoin
In Murphysboro Charles R Roberts was fined 20 for speeding and 15 for driving without a license. In Zeigler Erma T Weaver paid 18 for speeding. In Du Quoin William D ONeil fined 24 for speeding. In Murphysboro Edward L Worthen fined 18 for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Charles R. Roberts
Zeigler
Erma TI. Weaver
du Quoin
William D. O’neil
Edward L. Worthen
Crash of XB70A research bomber near Barstow injures pilots
An XB70A research bomber crashed in the desert near Barstow California while Edwards Air Force Base officials searched for the two pilots aboard. A helicopter spotted a man in a green flight suit near the wreckage possibly one of the crew, possibly including Al White or Maj. Carl S. Cross. The 185 foot long plane carried encapsulated ejection seats for both crew members and had recently flown at high speeds and altitudes. Paramedics and smoke were seen at the scene about 45 miles east and 15 miles north of the desert test center 100 miles north of Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al White
North American Aviation, Inc
Air Force
Carl S. Cross
Desert Test Center
Los Angeles
Two Men Die From Gas Fumes Near Pleasant Plains
Carbondale man William Arvin 24 and co worker Sam Stout 22 died while draining a well on a Pleasant Plains farm. Coroner says carbon monoxide seeped into the well from a motor. Arvin, SIU senior in animal industries, is survived by wife Judith and daughter Jennifer Ann. Services set at Huffman Funeral Home Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
William Arvin
Sam R. Stout
Pleasant Plains
W.C. Telford
Telford
Stout
Arvin
SIU
Quarter B
University High School
Chicago
Martin Joseph Arvin
Margaret Rowland Arvin
Judith Anne Reed
Deerfield
Jennifer Ann
Ann
Providence
R.I
Jane
Oberlin
Ohio
Frank Arvin
Loogootee
Ind
Huffman Funeral Home
Don Crocker
Methodist Church
Mt. Vernon
Stock Prices Rise Modestly Amid Mixed Market
New York stocks edged higher in thin trading as airlines and aerospace shares led a small overall advance. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 1.90 to 879.23 by noon, with brokers calling the move a tentative base‑building phase before a possible summer rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dow Jones
Contested Herrin Audit Sparks Bond Handling Debate
Herrin City Clerk Mrs Bernita Beers challenged CPA Jack D Huggins’s audit, noting he relied on prior reports and did not review special assessment records. She questions three recommendations on bond settlements, fund deposits, and distributions among unknown bondholders in a long standing city financed public works program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Bernita Beers
Jack D. Huggins
Huggins
Huggin
Carbondale
Horwath and
Horwath
Belleville
Beers
Funeral services set for Ray Holder 64 Pinckneyville
Ray Holder of Pinckneyville 64 found dead Tuesday in his car in the garage. Coroner says exhaust hose inserted in rear window, ignition on, death estimated eight to ten hours earlier. Funeral 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Doerr Chapel with burial Sunset Memorial Park Du Quoin. Holder automotive mechanic, Baptist and IOOF member. Survived by son Loy Gene and daughter Frankie Mahl both of Ohio and brothers Harry Fred Chick Floyd. Inquest pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Holder
Pinckneyville
Doerr
Morris Swinford
Sunset Memorial Park
du Quoin
Holder
Perry County
E.W. West
West
George Hammack
Mr. Holder
Jackson County
Manuel
Maggie Twombly Holder
The
Baptist Church
IOOF
Loy Gene
Ohio
Frankie Mahl
Harry
Gorham
Fred
Memphis
Tenn
Chick
Monroe
Neb
Floyd
Former Ora supervisor dies at 72 in Vergennes
Edward H. Sherrmann 72 of Vergennes died on arrival at Pinckneyville Community Hospital after a heart attack. Born December 18 1893 in Ora Township he married Elizabeth Rath in Murphysboro on May 5 1915. He leaves his wife two daughters two grandchildren and several siblings. Funeral 2 p m Friday at St Luke's Lutheran Campbell Hill with burial in church cemetery. viewing at Wilson Funeral Home Ava after 7 30 p m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward H. Sherrmann
Vergennes
Ora Township
Pinckneyville
Jackson County
Frank
Anna Birkner Sherrmann
Elizabeth Rath
Murphysboro
Eagles
St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Campbell Hill
Sherrmann
Norma Lipe
Lenzburg
Nadine Phoenix
Columbia
John
Chicago
Raymond
Morris
Louis
Crescent City
Emma Gaertner
William Alstat
Ava
Arthur Manor
Ellsworth Bechlofft
Oak Lawn
A. H. Kaitschuk
Wilson Funeral Home
Mines and shifts listed for Thursday work
The report shows mines working Thursday with names Fidelity Burning Star 1 Burning Star 2 Old Ben Orient Zeigler and others scheduled for first and second shifts. Some mines listed as idle include Burning Star 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelity
Burning Star
Orient
Zeigler
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Massac
Coldwater
Miss
Cox
Jordan
Williamson
Ora
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