Judge Denies Dismissal Move In Recount Suit
Randolph Circuit Court denied motions by W J McDonald and Dr T J Thornton to dismiss Beckmeyer's petition for a recount of Republican State Representative votes in Illinois 44th District. Thornton must answer within 10 days. Ballots and equipment are impounded in Chester as a full recount is anticipated across 134 precincts in five counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Bareis
East St. Louis
W. J. McDonald
Murphysboro
T. J. Thornton
Chester
Illinois
Randolph
Harold Hahn
Bareis
Dr. Thornton
G. R. Beckmeyer
Nashville
Beckmeyer
McDonald
State Canvass Board
Jackson County
Sand Ridge 2
Elbert Waller
Carbondale
Joppa District Boundary Set
A three judge panel ruled the Joppa sanitary sewage district would include only 500 000 of the steam plant land. Circuit Judge C E Wright and C Ross Reynolds with Massac County Judge Carl Smith announced the decision in Murphysboro. Wright said the steam plant would not use a proposed disposal plant and that 80 percent of the plant cost would be borne by the steam plant if taxed. The decision ends any plan for a bond election and is not subject to appeal. Wright remained in Murphysboro to set the June circuit docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joppa Sanitary Sewage District
Joppa
C. E. Wright
C. Ross Reynolds
Massac County
Carl Smith
Murphysboro
Wright
Barmac Construction to Start Moves for Carbondale Schools
Clyde V Winkler of Barmac Construction says equipment will begin moving into Carbondale around June 15 for three new Carbondale District 95 grade schools. The formal contract remains unsigned but is to be signed within days. the delay will not affect the project start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barmac Construction Co
Chester
Carbondale
Sheik Not So Chic Files For Divorce
Salem Al-Jaryan, son of a titled Iraqi sheik and a SIU student, files for divorce from Helen in Carbondale City Court. The petition alleges he was struck and kicked on June 1 and June 6 and that her father damaged him with a shovel at the daughter's urging. The couple married Sept 19, 1953, and separated Tuesday. they have no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iraq
Salem Al-Jaryan
Southern Illinois University
Helen
Carbondale
Al-Jaryan
Rabies Cases In Murphysboro Area Prompt Warden Action
Rabies activity continues with a farm hog on the Ava blacktop road testing positive. Rabies Warden John Reichrath collected dogs lacking inoculation records, while a local resident faced a charge that was dismissed after presenting a tag. County health officials report ongoing surveillance and several dog pickups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Ava Blacktop
John Reichrath
Roy McGee
Health Department
Ben Smith
N. 9Th Street
Reichrath
Smith
Charles Ebersohl
McGee
R. F. Sondag
Roland Gerler
State Health Laboratory
Carbondale
Sondag
Gerler Farm
Thompson Farm
Murphysboro Area
Fire Victim Improves After Morgan Mine Burn Incident
Earl Riggs of Energy remains in satisfactory condition at Herrin Hospital after falling into burning refuse at the Morgan Mine on Monday. He suffered first to third degree burns on his hands arms knees and abdomen as he escaped the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Hospital
Earl Riggs
Morgan Mine
Riggs
Carterville Brothers Home on 20-Day Leave
Robert R. and James E. Venable brothers stationed on the USS Byess arrived in Carterville to spend a 20 day leave with their parents Mr and Mrs Ray Venable. They will return to Norfolk Va on June 28. The USS Byers recently docked at Norfolk after returning from the Mediterranean Sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R. and
James E. Venable
Byess
Carterville
Ray Venable
South Division Street
Norfolk
USS
Byers
Mediterranean Sea
Strong Storms Clip Southern Illinois Towns
High winds and heavy rain struck Southern Illinois on Wednesday afternoon causing tree damage and roof injuries in Anna. Bell Hill Cobden power lines fell briefly cutting electric service. CPs workers restored power, with 40 mph winds at Williamson County Airport and 0.75 inches rain at Marion station. Carbondale saw 6.0 inches of rain in the same window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Anna
Bell Hill
Cobden
Central Illinois Public Service Company
Williamson County
Veterans Hospital
Marion
Carbondale
Four Auto Crashes Reported In 24 Hours Carbondale
Four minor automobile accidents and one traffic injury were reported to Carbondale police between 1 p m Wednesday and 1 a m today. The 1:45 p m collision on Rt 13 involved Gary Shaw and Robert C Donarski. A 3:30 p m head on crash on University Avenue between Garland McGarvey and Mannis E Lingle caused damage to two vehicles. A 6:30 p m collision at Cherry Street and University involved Henley Walker and Stanton Hudgins with minor damages. At about 1 a m Elmer F Howard lost control on Rt 13 west of Carbondale and his wife was treated for minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Rt. 13
Gary Shaw
Mr. Carmel
Robert C. Donarski
University Avenue
Nash
Garland McGarvey
Madison
Ford
Mannis E. Lingle
W. Pecan
Cherry Street
Henley Walker
Hurst
Stanton Hudgins
S. University, Carbondale
Elmer F. Howard
Pittsburg
Ill
Trobaugh
Howard
Holden Hospital
Father of Carbondale Woman Killed
Darrell E. Butler aged 74 of Greenville died in Greenville Hospital from injuries after being struck by a car on Wednesday. He is the father of Mrs. P. D. Beck of 202 N Poplar Carbondale. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell E. Butler
Greenville
Butler
P. D. Beck
N. Poplar
Carbondale
Du Quoin Queen Name Revealed At Tonight's Coronation
Du Quoin residents will learn the name of Miss Du Quoin of 1954 at tonight’s Lions Carnival coronation in Du Quoin City Park. Rain delayed rides and the event was postponed a day, with finalists Kay Bottomley, Shirley Harvey, Wilma Hottes, Joan Ozburn, and Pat Ross. A baby contest also postponed will be held tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Rice
Kay Bottomley
Shirley Harvey
Wilma Hottes
Joan Ozburn
Pat Ross
Rice
Area Youth In Stage Show Feature Role for Hollywood
Vernon Smith of Murphysboro selected as one of 25 younger actors for the new stage musical Going Up. Debut set June 30 at the Troupers Theater in Hollywood as producers showcase young talent to agents critics and studio executives. Smith a 1950 Murphysboro Township High School graduate served with the Illinois National Guard at Camp Cooke Calif and studied at the Geller School of the Theater in Hollywood. He has appeared in Little Theater productions and on television and in Hollywood shows such as Brother Rat and Tin Pan Alley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Smith
Glenn M. Smith
Rt. 2
Murphysboro
Hollywood
Smith
Troupers
Murphysboro Township
Illinois National Guard
Camp Cooke
Calif
Geller School of the Theater
Murphysboro High School
Gerald Smith Named Paducah Drug Manager
Gerald J. Smith, formerly assistant manager at Hewitt's Rexall Drug Store in Carbondale, is named manager of Hewitt's new Paducah store and will start in three weeks as the store plans to open July 20. Ray C. Charles of Carbondale is named to fill Smith's former post as Carbondale assistant manager after earning a B S in pharmacy from the University of Kansas in 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald J. Smith
Hewitt’s Rexall Drug
Carbondale
Hewitt’s
Paducah
Ray C. Charles
W. Pecan St
Smith
Leonard Charles
University of Kansas
Donors Sign For Bloodmobile Visit In Marion Area
About 300 people registered to donate as the American Red Cross Bloodmobile visited Marion at the Elks Home. It will next stop in Johnston City Friday from noon to 6 pm at 200 E Broadway and in Herrin Saturday at St Marys School gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Elks Home
Marion
Johnston City
E. Broadway
Daniel’s
Herrin
St. Mary’s School
Marion Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
J. M. Gillespie
Eugene T. Burwell
Johnston City Woman's Club
Levee Suit Trial Near Completion in Murphysboro
Jury trial in western Jackson County nears end over a condemnation suit filed by DeGolgnia and Ft Bluff Levee District against Homer and Mary McNeill. The case concerns land near the Grimsby School along Rt 144 west of Murphysboro and a levee link to protect the area from Big Muddy River and Kinkaid Creek floodwaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Degognia and
Ft. Bluff Levee
Homer
Mary McNeill
Grimsby School
Rt. 144
Big Muddy River
Kinkaid Creek
Theft Reported After Carbondale Lake Auto Break In
Bill Corbitt reported to Carbondale police Thursday that $11 in cash and a $70 camera were stolen from his car while he was swimming at Crab Orchard Lake. He said the vehicle was left unlocked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Corbitt
Anna
Carbondale
Crab Orchard Lake
Smoke but No Fire in Herrin Apartment
Firefighters responded to a smoke incident at Carl Neilson’s putty explosion in Neilson Apartments Herrin at 10 50 am. No blaze occurred though Gene Draper suffered a slight burn on his arm from the exploding putty. Firemen John Strodick and Joe De Sett used a wet rag to clear the smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Neilson
Neilson
13Th St
Herrin
John Strodick
Joe de- Sett
Gene Draper
Murphysboro Student Graduates At Beloit
Robert G. Jewell son of Mr and Mrs E G Jewell of 2134 Elm St Murphysboro earned a bachelor of arts degree at Beloit College Beloit Wisconsin this week He belonged to Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity the college band the basketball squad B Club and the Choraliers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G. Jewell
E. G. Jewell
Elm St
Murphysboro
Beloit College
Beloit
Wisc
Jewell
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Station WINI to Open July 1 in Murphysboro
Partners Don Ritter and Evers Mick plan July 1 as the first broadcast date for Station WINI in Murphysboro. The studio is at 1416 Walnut St above Sawyer Television and Radio, with seven rooms nearly ready and a remote controlled transmitter near the Rt. 13 underpass two miles north of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WINI
Mureo
Deays
Don Ritter
Evers Mick
Walnut St
Sawyer Television and Radio
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Murphysboro
Walnut Street
Ritter
Mick
N. 15Th Se
Marion
WGGH
Madisonville
Four Area Youths Enlist in Military Service
Four area youths enlisted for service at the Herrin Army and Air Force Recruiting Station. Michael Don Grove, 19, Carterville, Army, three years with 36 weeks of guided missile school at Ft. Bliss Texas. William T. Turley, 18, Rosiclare, Air Force, four years. Larry G. Yates, 17, Carrier Mills, Air Force, four years. Charles G. Lotton, 18, Elizabeth town, Air Force, four years. All enlisted Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Coroner Sets Inquest Date for Elevator Line Crew Death
An inquest into Karl Eisenhauer 32 Murphysboro electrocuted near Christopher is set for 7 p.m. today in Christopher City Hall. Coroner Barney Browning postponed to allow five other men injured when their telephone line touched a high voltage line to testify. The five men Vernon Sanders Johnston City Donald Hardin Pinckneyville Claude Beasley Murphysboro Richard Layne Muboro and William D Fletcher Murphysboro were released from Miners Hospital in Christopher Tuesday. William Emery Carterville, the seventh crew member, escaped injury by releasing the line before contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Eisenhauer
Murphysboro
Christopher
Barney Browning
Christopher City
Browning
Miners Hospital
Vernon Sanders
Johnston City
Donald Hardin
Pinckneyville
Claude Beasley
Richard Layne
Muboro
William D. Fletcher
William Emery
Carterville
Trash Fire Quelled by Herrin Fire Crew
Herrin firemen Carl Mayers and Harry Forbes extinguished a trash blaze in the South 100 block between 10th and 11th Streets at 3 15 p m just before a wind storm that could have carried flames along the railroad tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Carl Mayers
Harry Forbes
Youth Hooked While Fishing at Crab Orchard Lake
Tommy McCuen a 12 year old boy was hooked by a misfired fishing cast during a Percy Bible Explorers Class outing at Crab Orchard Lake. He was treated at Herrin Hospital for barb removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy McCuen
Percy
Crab Orchard Lake
McCuen
Herrin Hospital
Bible Explorers
Percy Baptist Church
Action Expected On 1952 Charge In Area School
The case of former Lovejoy Carver Elementary School principal Carola Green of Mound City is to be reopened after dissension on the local Board of Education. State's Attorney Loren Boyd said embezzlement charges for unlawfully taking lunch money will go before a hearing and not long after a fiery board meeting that drew 100 protesters for Superintendent W. F. Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovejoy Carver
Mound City
Carola Green
Loren Boyd
Burglars Enter Carbondale Coca Cola Bottling Plant
Thieves broke into the Carbondale Coca Cola Bottling Co plant on N Washington Street Thursday night but took only a money changer and a small lock box that contained no money. Manager Cliff Baggett noted a $150 safe was untouched and entry was via a rear window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Coca- Cola Bottling Co
N. Washington Street
Cliff Baggett
Baggett
Carterville to name new policeman by Monday morning
Mayor Matt Steffes stated a new Carterville policeman will be appointed by Monday morning after interviewing 12 applicants for the vacancy created when Ab Priddy resigned on June 1. Priddy served about four years as day policeman. Harold Peterson is the night officer. The position will be temporary until the City Council officially selects at the July 6 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville
Matt Steffes
Ab Priddy
Priddy
Harold Peterson
Local 227 Holds Election Of Officers In Carbondale
Local 227 AFL Carriers and Common Laborers Union held its annual officer election at Carbondale Union Hall. All current officers were reelected for a one year term: Harold Pflaster president Harold Mansfield vice president C E DuBull secretary treasurer Charles Hunter recording secretary Robert Holder guard Delmar Shackleton business agent Clinton Cox trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AFL
Carriers and Common Laborers Union
Carbondale Union Hall
South
Graham
Harold Pflaster
Harold Mansfield
C. E. DuBull
Charles Hunter
Robert Holder
Delmar Shackleton
Clinton Cox
Three Dead Twigs in Mail Fraud Trial Testimony
Government set to call Dr. J R Magness as witness in day three of the mail fraud trial of James W Owen Bloomington nursery owner Indictments allege he defrauded customers with false ads broken promises and poor guarantees Testimony shows four trees arriving as three dead twigs and a dead dogwood with other damaged plants and refunds disputed Postal workers testified buying plants from Owen under assumed names and forwarding shipments to Washington
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
J. R. Magness
U. S
James W. Owen
Bloomington
John M. Morgan
Murphysboro
Owen
Morgan
George W Hendricks
Rock Island
Magness
U.S. Dept of Agriculture Research
Post Office Department
Washington
Thief Steals Policeman’s Car in Herrin
Herrin merchant policeman Raymond Smith left his car running at Brewster's Garage during a door check. The car was found abandoned in a ditch on Mine B road at 12th Street. Mayor Miller plans to test a walkie talkie for Smith to contact the city police station, with merchants potentially funding purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Raymond Smith
Brewster’s
Mine B
12Th Street
Smith
Dave Miller
Tudor’s
Sporting Goods
Container Stapling Corporation
Stapling Company
N. Park Yi
Theurglar
Miller
Carbondale Teen Town Names Committees for Year
The Carbondale Teen Town board met Wednesday to appoint committees for the year. Officers are Mrs. Charles Smith president and others. Committees include Recreation and Publicity. Discussed obtaining a television set. no action taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Jack McCrary
Rotary
John
Herrin Church Class to Sponsor Picnic for Men
The Ninety and Nine Class of the Christian Church of Herrin will sponsor a church picnic for all men Friday at 6 30 p m at City Lake. Men are urged to bring sons or other boys as guests. Soft drinks will be provided by the class led by president Floyd Jennings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
The
Christian Church of
City Lake
Floyd Jennings
Mines Working Friday Report
Mines working Friday list many shafts and names including Old Ben Buckhorn Fidelity Kathleen Thain Freeman Zeigler Orient and No Report. Entries note working or not with counts and shaft numbers such as Old Ben 9 22 and Orient 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Buckhorn Fidelity
Kathleen Thain
Freeman
Zeigler
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Ava
Carterville Brothers
Lorene L. Erwin
St. Louis
Erwin
L. Erwin
Pisa
Gerald Smith
Davis
Orient Orient
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