SIU to Honor Hayes and Mylonas at 85th Commencement
Southern Illinois University will confer an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts on actress and humanitarian Miss Katharine Hayes and Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters on archaeologist Dr George Mylonas at the 85th commencement. Hayes, famed for films and stage work, is connected with American theatre groups and serves on multiple arts organizations. Mylonas, a Smyrna native, led Greek excavations and taught at Washington University and other institutions, earning international honors.
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Southern Illinois University
America
George Mylonas
Washington University
Miss Hayes
Nyack
N. Y
Lew Fields
John Drew
Clarence
Bab
Cleopatra
Madelon Claudet
U. S
SIU
Mylonas
Smyrna
Turkey
Greece
Olynthus
Haghios
Kosmas
Eleusis
Akropotamos
Mycenae
University of Athens
John Hopkins University
University of Chicago
University of Illinois
American School of Classical Studies
Athens
Paul
George I
Five Family Members Hurt In Olmsted Crash
Five members of a Pulaski County family were hospitalized after a two car crash on Rt. 37 in Olmsted near 7:45 p.m. George Richards and his wife Ellamae and their children Linda Kay Johnny and George Jr. were among those treated at St. Marys Hospital Cairo with major and minor injuries. Jonny Richards reported major injuries. Denver Lang and his wife suffered minor injuries. A separate Rt. 142 collision near Eldorado sent Dennis Robert and Jerry Hart to Pearce Hospital with major and minor injuries respectively.
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Pulaski County
Rt. 37
Olmsted
District 13
du Quoin
Denver Lang
Cairo
George Richards
Richards
St. Mary’s Hospital
Ellamae
Linda Kay
Johnny
George Jr
Johnny Richards
Lang
Indiana
Eldorado
Rt. 142
Dennis Robert
Newburgh
Ind
Denzil Porter
Robert
Pearce Hospital
Jerry Hart
Evansville
Hospitalizes Carterville Police Chief for acute pains
Carterville Police Chief Louie McNeill was admitted to Herrin Hospital early today with acute abdominal pains and undergoing treatment.
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Carterville
Louie McNeill
Herrin Hospital
Herrin Man Dies Of Heart Attack While Fishing
Herbert A. McNeill a 70 year old Herrin resident died of a heart attack early today while fishing on Horseshoe Lake. Coroner Roy Keith ruled the death occurred around 6 am after a 5:30 am outing with Rommie Cronin. Funeral arrangements are pending at Johnson Funeral Home Herrin.
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Herrin
Horseshoe Lake
Herbert A
McNeill
S. 11Th St
Rommie Cronin
Alexander County
Roy Keith
Keith
Karcher
Cairo
Mr. McNeill
Williamson County
James
Elmira Copher McNeill
Eddie Yancey
Ruth Foster
Carterville
Ethel Cole
McNeill Electric Co
Masonic Lodge
Aline Rice
Verba Burks
Leroy
Roy Cole
Kenneth Foster
Louisville
Fay Foster
Port Arthur
Tex
Claude
Elgin
Lillie Lee
Springfield
Johnson Funeral Home
New Mosquito Abatement Board Slated for Williamson County
Williamson County Judge John Clayton will appoint five new members to the Herrin Mosquito Abatement District Board within a month to replace four resignations and a deceased member. All current members joined in 1942. terms will be set by drawing straws. The district, organized in 1930, fights mosquito infestation.
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Williamson County
John Clayton
Herrin Mosquito
Clayton
Link Perrine
Jo W. Walker
George Otey
Floyd P. Bracy
Thieves Loot Dowell Tavern Burglary Report
Thieves stole liquor stock and cash from the Tin Building Tavern in Dowell. The break in occurred at about 5 a.m. with a side door forced and loot carried to a waiting car. Deputies investigated and a full inventory was pending.
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Dowell
Jackson County
Raymond Dillinger
Tin Building
Dewey Higgins
Bill Maurizio
Sheriff Dillinger
Bicycle Stolen From Carbondale Resident
Jim Burns of 304 S Dixon St Carbondale reported a bicycle theft to police at 9 p m on Wednesday. The incident involved a bicycle owned by Burns and occurred in Carbondale.
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Jim Burns
S. Dixon St
Carbondale
Fire District Vote Sought for Somerset Area
A petition to form the Somerset Fire Protection District north of Murphysboro was approved by Jackson County Judge Peyton Kunce. A public hearing is set for 4 p m July 6 in the county courthouse with notices posted in 10 locations. The district would cover rural areas north of Murphysboro including Vergennes and parts of Vergennes Ora Townships, with headquarters at the Somerset Fire Station and a maximum tax rate of 12.5 cents.
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Somerset
Murphysboro
Somerset Volunteer Fire Dept
Jackson County
Peyton Kunce
Kunce
Somerset Fire Protection District
Vergennes Township
Vergennes
Ora Township
Somerset Fire Station
Plant Workers Continue Strike at Herrin Plant
The International Staple and Machine Co. plant in Herrin remains strikebound as 71 production workers of the International Association of Machinists walk out early Wednesday. Federal mediator Edward Windes will meet both sides to arrange new discussions after talks prior to the expiration date. Pickets received salary checks for last week.
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International Staple and Machine Co
Herrin
International Assn. of
Edward Windes
Windes
John Morgando
Grand Lodge
Carterville Woman Hurt in Car Near High School
Mrs. Mary Jane Reinheimer of Prentice Avenue is in fair condition at Doctors Hospital after a Carterville emergency response found her in a car near the high school and transported her to the facility.
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Carterville
Doctors Hospital
Mary Jane Reinheimer
Prentice Avenue
Major Fire Averted On SIU Campus
University Police Officer John Robinson Jr. spotted a ground floor gymnasium fire at SIU early today. He joined fighting the flames with a wall mounted hose until the fire department arrived, preventing further damage to athletic equipment storage and towels with only smoke damage noted. The cause remained undetermined.
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Southern Illinois University
University
John Robinson Jr
Carl Kirk
Robinson
Jackson County to trim 2000 to 3000 outdated registrations
Jackson County will remove an estimated 2000 to 3000 outdated names from poll books after judges of polls submitted lists for removal. Clerk Delmar Ward said removals will occur before the November general election, with all precincts providing lists of moved or deceased voters. Ward noted low Monday turnout allowed more time for review, and that total registrations run about 28,000 with 5,000 to 6,000 possibly outdated.
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Jackson County
Delmar Ward
Ward
Board to consider coaching positions at Murphysboro 186
Murphysboro Unit 186 board weighs coaching assignments including baseball head coach and assistant posts for football basketball and track. Meeting set for 7 30 p m at Carruthers Junior High School. Bob Hardy resigned as baseball coach to take a Rochelle post. Ernest Bozarth, former SIU star, named head basketball coach in May.
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Murphysboro
Carruthers Junior High School
Bob Hardy
Rochelle
Ernest Bozarth
Southern Illinois University
Greed Doesn’t Pay Jewelry Store Robbery Arrests duo held
Saline County Sheriff H. B. Tanner said burglary and larceny charges will be filed against Jerry Sullivan 31 and Leroy Pritchett 23 in Eldorado after $5000 to $7000 in watches and jewelry were stolen from Hobbs Jewelry Store. Sullivan was captured in an alley behind the store and Pritchett was seized at his father’s Wasson home. Loot hidden in a sofa bed near Pritchett’s residence. Pritchett paroled from Menard Prison in January. Sullivan alleged to have returned to collect dropped loot.
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Eldorado
Saline County
H. B. Tanner
Jerry Sullivan
Leroy Pritchett
Sullivan
Hobbs Jewelry
Wasson
Pritchett
Menard
Tanner
Core Drilling At Plant Site Near Marion
Core drilling for a 99 000 kilowatt steam plant is under way five miles south of Marion. The project is a joint venture of Egyptian in Steeleville Southeastern Illinois in Eldorado and Southern Illinois in Dongola with a 25.6 million loan from the Rural Electrification Administration. A lake of 200 to 2500 acres will form, 13 miles long, all in Williamson county, with land options being secured and county roads to be relocated during construction. A temporary office opens in Marion in the Winters Building with T L Clevenger as coordinator.
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Southern Illinois Electric Co-op
Marion
Steeleville
Southeastern Illinois
Eldorado
Southern Illinois
Dongola
Co-Op
W. Main St
T. L. Clevenger
Rural Electrification Administration
Williamson County
SIU Plans Police Training Course At Carbondale
SIU intends to launch a year round police training program this fall or early next year. An advisory committee approved the plan and will reconvene next Tuesday. Members include SIU officials, Illinois State Police personnel, local police chiefs, a state's attorney and a FBI agent.
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Southern Illinois University
SIU
James E. Aaron
Aaron
Don Ragsdale
Elza Brantley
Earl Pogue
Len Rockwell
Illinois State Police
William Ridgeway
Jackson County
John Wielt
Mt. Vernon
Fred Graper
Carbondale
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Charles Edwards
Marion
Burglar Steals $199 From Carbondale City Dairy
Police report a thief hid inside the City Dairy in Carbondale Wednesday night and stole about $199.62 discovered by owner Jim Morris at 4 a.m. The money was kept in the basement and nothing else was disturbed as the intruder exited via a back door. Officer Wayne Booker noted the suspect appeared to know the location of the cash.
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City Dairy
Carbondale
Wayne Booker
Booker
Jim Morris
Two Murphysboro Men Escape Injury in City Crash
Two Murphysboro drivers escaped injury in a Tuesday 4 15 p m collision at 14th and Walnut Streets. The motorists were Ray L Cooper 26 of 604 Bridge Street and B Claude Hiser 58 of 913 Illinois Avenue.
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Murphysboro
14Th
Walnut Streets
Ray L. Cooper
Bridge St
B. Claude Hiser
Illinois Ave
Mines Restart Friday with Multiple Working Names
The report lists several mines and shafts including Old Ben 9 14 21 22 Orient 2 3 Freeman 4 Zeigler 3 4 and Fidelity Burning Star 1 2 in operation Friday. Details indicate active status across multiple mine sites with varied shaft numbers.
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Washer Orient
Orient
Freeman
Zeigler
Fidelity
Burning Star No
Herrin High Action Teachers Defer Pay Request
The Herrin Teachers Federation asked for unspecified raises after tax income becomes known and urged using delinquent tax collections and funds from various sources to support salaries. The board discussed budget deficits, potential hiring, and a new bus garage while delaying some actions.
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Herrin Teachers Federation
Wallace Baker
Herrin Township
Baker
Eckert
Federation
Board
Dean West
Douglas Bryant
Story Hour at Carbondale Library With Girl Scouts Narrators
Girl Scouts Mary Alice Brown and Susan Pearce led a children's story hour at the Carbondale Public Library on Wednesday afternoon. After the program, games were played on the lawn. Five more programs are planned for this summer.
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Mary Alice Brown
Susan Pearce
Carbondale Public Library
Herrin Board Assigns Athletic Director For Policy Enforcement
The Herrin Township High School Board designated athletic director Charles Jack to enforce revised sports policies after concerns of mistreatment and rule deviations. The committee urged equal participation across sports, closer practice supervision, and a non punitive approach emphasizing authentic effort and cooperation among coaches, students, and the public.
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Herrin Township
Board of Edu
Herrin Township High
Charles Jack
Jack
T. J. Creek
Creek
Douglas Bryanti
Bryant
Bob Hutchison
Courage
Prima Donnas
Wendell Kane
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H. A. McNeill
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Haley Davies
Davis
JRT
Odum Concrete
Odum
Tom Kilpatrick
Cation
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