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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1959
Page
14
Reads like a 1959 death and admission notice column listing numerous individuals by name and town. Includes Carbonale Albert A. Greathouse death. Herrin Ollie Mae Simmons and Charles E. Gibson deaths. Johnston City Eva Emma Williams. Murphysboro Everett N. Welch death. Sparta Dietrich Eggemeyer death. Wolf Lake Otto Weber death. plus hospital admit lists and service details for multiple communities.
A long list of names appears in a memorial notice from Johnston City and Marion linking Burns Don Williams Mercer McAnelly Almaroad Pollock Jaurer Jerrells Kelley and others to a local observance or fund. The grouping includes residents and spouses with titles such as Mrs. and Miss, across several Marion area locations. The notice cites many names without detailed action or dates.
A discharge list from Union and surrounding counties includes many individuals such as Mrs. Fileen Tregoning, Mrs. Lily Kemnetz, Mrs. Bertha Lipe, Jim Ramsey, and Ava McIntyre, with wide coverage across Pinckneyville Sparta Murphysboro and surrounding towns. The document records discharged names and locations, reflecting local civic records.
Anna Winters Ms Anna William welcome a son Monday at Doctors Hospital Carbondale. Smith Mr and Mrs John welcome a son Monday Union County Hospital Anna Cypress Weldon Treat a son Monday Union County Hospital Anna EWING Orville Denham a son Monday Franklin Hospital Benton Kelley Chestley daughter Tuesday Marion Memorial Hospital Murphysboro Stewart Gilbert a son Monday St Andrews Hospital Murphysboro Schemontia Glenn a son Monday St Andrews Hospital Murphysboro Pomona Cauble Robert Tee Jr and wife report a son Monde
Indiana reformatory officials report an informal inmate poll rejected integration in a new dormitory. Of 60 white inmates only four would move to an integrated unit while 20 of 40 Negro inmates favored it. The facility houses about 2,900 inmates with over 600 Black inmates.
Funeral services for Willis A. Webb 60 of West Frankfort will be held at 2 p m Wednesday at Union Funeral Home officiated by Rev. Edgar Purdy. Burial in Creek Cemetery with American Legion military rites. Webb WWI veteran former restaurant owner survived by Grace wife son William Long foster daughter Mrs Robert Bellnap brothers Corum Charles and sister Mrs Arthur Ice.
A 10 member joint committee of five senators and five representatives led by Rep. Edward C. Eberspacher works to draft a revenue amendment plan. They aim to report by June 23 and will summarize key provisions from several revenue proposals with input from the Taxpayers Federation and State Chamber of Commerce. The panel discusses potential income tax authorization and hopes broader group representation.
Everett N. Welch 74 of 523 N 22nd St Murphysboro died Monday after a six month illness in Tyler Nursing Home Born 1885 in Nashville Tennessee he lived in Murphysboro 45 years and was a retired railroad fireman He married Jessie Wood in 1912 who preceded him in death He leaves three daughters and siblings In Murphysboro he was a member of First Baptist Church Friends may call Crawshaw Mortuary Chapel before 2 p m Wednesday services with Rev H T Rafael burial Tower Grove Cemetery
New York June 9 AP reports a tentative stock rebound fading into irregular trading. Major names fluctuated with small gains and losses as Reynolds Metals rose over 2 due to boosted aluminum capacity while Zenith erased an early 4 point rally.
Hog and cattle bids from the sale show bulk hogs 180 260 pounds mostly 16.75 to 17.25 with variation by grade and weight. Cattle and calves include slaughter steers 26.50 to 27.25, choice 28.25 to 28.50, Holstein stock 24.00, cows 19.50 to 21.50, bulls 24.50, feeders 25.00 to 28.00, calves 26.00 to 30.00 with high end 33.00 for prime stock.
Chicago market notes show butter prices steady with receipts at 1,532,000 pounds and wholesale bids unchanged with a 93 score AA 57 percent, 92 A 57 percent, 90 B 56 percent, 89 C 55 percent. Eggs unsettled with 21,700 receipts and wholesale bids unchanged. grade A whites 24 percent, mixed 24 percent, mediums 21, standards 23, dirties 21, checks 20. Live poultry receipts 107,000 pounds and bids unchanged. caponettes under 4 percent at 23 percent to 24 percent for over 4% pounds, 1914-20 range 23-24 percent, mostly 23 percent.
In St. Petersburg on Monday a man smashed into a closed Sereno Hotel, flinging furniture from six of seven floors. Teenagers outside shouted encouragement as police arrested him on the fifth floor.
Pianist Liberace told a London jury that two 1956 Daily Mirror articles implying he is homosexual have caused him years of professional damage and ridicule. He described the columnist Connor's remarks as urging that he is not a normal man and denied seeking sex appeal like Marilyn Monroe or Brigitte Bardot.
The Pan American 707 flying London to Garner Minnesota Feb 3 nosedived from 35000 feet with 114 passengers aboard. Captain W Waldo Lynch was in the passenger section when the jet dived and returned to the cockpit to regain control. Lynch faces no suspension, while copilot S T Peters is under review for a six month captaincy suspension. Pan American was fined for failing to keep the flight recorder operating.
Ollie Mae Simmons 84 of 1301 S Park Ave Herrin died at 7 pm Monday at her daughter's home 1301 S 14th St Herrin She was born October 7 1874 in Hamilton County to Sam and Betsy Bales She married George Margrave in 1891 later to Haywood Simmons in 1920 He died in 1932 Surviving children Wilford Margrave Carrie Stutsman Barbara Rains Gertie Daniels 19 grandchildren 40 great grandchildren 13 great great grandchildren Funeral services 2 pm Wednesday at Johnson Funeral Home with Rev J R Mann of Herrin First Pentecostal Church officiating Burial East Lawn Memorial Gardens
The State Teachers College Board approves a merit based pay plan for four state colleges. Increases range from 10 to 100 dollars monthly and depend on legislative budget approval. Total faculty and staff number about 1,080.
The Houston school board voted 4-1 to call an election on desegregation after advice from Board Attorney Joe Reynolds. Texas law requires an affirmative integration vote or the district risks losing state aid, estimated at five million dollars annually, which could affect salaries and operation.
Canton Ohio June 9 AP The United Rubber Workers and B F Goodrich Co reach agreement to end a 55 day strike of 14 000 Goodrich workers in eight cities. Agreement subject to ratification by local unions. No details available. The settlement may hasten end to Firestone strike.
Charles E Gibson 78 of 809 South 14th Street Herrin died at 545 AM in Herrin Hospital after a two year illness. A retired Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad switch man born February 27 1881 in Goreville he married Ruth Denison in 1902. Survived by Dolly McCormick his wife, sons Noel Marvin and Ogal, daughter Edith Brash er seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at Johnson Funeral Home Herrin with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
The NAACP board suspended Robert F. Williams, president of the Union County NC branch, for advocating that Southern Negroes meet violence with violence. The action extends a temporary suspension ordered May 6 by Roy Wilkins as Williams argued the remark was spoken under stress after a string of court losses.
Earthmen in the latest space-pilot attire could play ball on the moon. The Mark IV suit by B F Goodrich shows mobility even when pressurized at the U S Naval Air Material Center in Philadelphia. On the moon a home run would travel about half a mile.
Sun blinded 22 year old Thelma Shirley in San Jose area as her foreign sedan struck the side of a school bus. Thelma and three relatives died including two children Ronald 2 months and Leona 4. Millie Shirley 71 of Tranquility also perished. Cathy survived with minor injuries. three bus youths treated for minor cuts.
Before moving to Washington, D. C., Congress had convened in eight different cities. The note outlines the historical journey of the legislature across multiple capitals.
Savings tip promises up to 20 percent by combining all home protection into one policy. Hardware Mutuals dividends are pitched as an added benefit. Call for all the facts.
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