Complete Integration Planned for Colp Grade Schools
Colp grade schools will consolidate under one roof next year with full integration of students and teachers. The all white Standard and all black Attucks schools will be merged. about 62 Attucks pupils and 45 Standard pupils attended previously. The five member school board includes four African American and three white members. Board members to receive NAACP citations of merit at Rock Hill Baptist Church.
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Colp
Cop
Attucks
Standard
Herrin
Ne ‘O
William “Junior” Hatchett
Abel Williams
Clarence Kincaid
Frank Powers
Elmer Kerley
Wade Rowatt
Raymond Romines
Jackson County
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Rock Hill Baptist Church
Sparta Man Sought In Tavern Murder During Robbery
Ray mond Stone, 30 to 35, 5 ft 9 in, 140 pounds, with crew cut and tortoise shell glasses, is sought by local and state police in connection with a murder at the Midway Bar during a robbery that netted $60. Off duty bartender Robert Emster 52 died after being shot while pursuing the robber. A late model car fled the scene as two witnesses saw the gunman escape. Authorities warn Stone is very dangerous and may carry a revolver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta Area
St. Louis
Raymond Stone
Robert Emster
Emster
Midway Bar
Stone
$20 000 Award To Herrin Girl
A Williamson County Circuit Court jury awarded Jane Gamble of Herrin $20 000 for injuries from a Feb 20, 1954 wreck when L G Bertane Jr driver of the car she rode in lost control while adjusting a heater and struck the Doughboy statue at Park Avenue and Monroe Street. Gamble, SIU sophomore, sustained brain concussion broken jaw displaced teeth facial scars and a hip dislocation. Litigation followed until adjournment after a settlement was reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Gamble
Herrin
Williamson County
L. G. Bertane Jr
Bertane
Park Avenue
Monroe Street
Miss Gamble
Southern Illinois University
C. Ross Reynolds
Marion Council Okays 3036 Bid for 1 Ton Truck
The Marion City Council approved a bid of 3036 dollars from J. C. Ford Inc for a 1 1/2 ton truck for the street department, the only bid. The council tabled plans to move the city dog kennel from Dogcatcher Ab Curry’s home to a site at the sewer plant, with Commissioner Raymond McCormick objecting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
J. C. Ford Inc
Ab Curry
Raymond McCormick
Franklin Asphalt Co
Buncombe
Inmate at Menard Assigns Toy Patent Rights
Menard prisoner Clyde Wagner 41 assigns design patent applications for a Puppy Choo Choo pull toy dog to Wilkening Manufacturing Co of Philadelphia. Warden says Wagner, serving 100 years for murder, designed the toy in prison starting in 1937, with potential full manufacture and royalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Wagner
Wilkening Manufacturing Co
Philadelphia
W. S. Loeb
Wilkening
Ross Randolph
Wagner
Menard
Kids To Benefit From Menard Model Program
A Menard Penitentiary program will supply plastic and balsa kits for a Toys for Tots effort. Monogam Models Inc of Chicago donates 50 to 60 kits. two model shops will operate for occupational and recreational therapy. Inmates will build models to supplement Toys for Tots distributions at Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menard Penitentiary
Ross Randolph
Chicago
Monogam Models, Inc
Randolph
Marion Warrants for May Total 14 243
Marion warrants for May total 14 243 as city council heard on Monday. City clerk receipts were 1 120. Ten fires caused a 1 275 loss. Street commissioner William Dungey said eight bridges washed out by recent rains have been replaced. Twenty four blocks are ready for oiling to begin Thursday and 22 more will be ready shortly after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
William Dungey
Stolen Boat and Motor Taint Crab Orchard Lake Area
A 14 foot Penn York cruiser and a Mark 25 Mercury engine were reported missing from Crab Orchard Playport between Wednesday and Sunday. A second motor was loosened but not removed from another boat. A vandal damaged a lake shelter by tearing shingles and ceiling planks for firewood. Fish and Wildlife crews cleaned up trash as police patrols increased amid ongoing enforcement challenges at the refuge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crab Orchard Lake
Fred Scott
Division Ave
Carterville
Penn-Yan
Crab Orchard Playport
Scott
Fish and Wildlife Service
Illinois
Larry Sheffield
Fish and Wildlife
Park Service
Congress
Oakland Bids Due Tonight for Street Improvement
Bids on paving work in South Oakland, Carbondale, to widen to 32 feet with asphalt, curbs, gutters, and four foot sidewalks from Freeman to Walnut will be read at the City Council meeting. Oakland arterial project funded by motor fuel tax. bids open until June 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland Street
Carbondale
Freeman
Walnut Street
Oakland
Chautauqua
Freeman Street
Pirates Get 15 Years For Mounds Bank Robbery Case
Arthur Kerner and Robert Serrise, both of St Paul Minnesota, were sentenced to 15 years each for armed bank robbery with five year terms for conspiracy and possession of an unregistered sawed off shotgun. The sentences run concurrently. They pleaded guilty May 28 in U S District Court East St Louis. They planned a river chase after stealing about 36000 from First State Bank of Mounds on May 21 and were captured on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River an hour later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mounds
Arthur Kerner
Robert Serrise
St. Paul
Minn
William Juergens
U. S. District Court
East St. Louis
New Orleans
Cairo
Kentucky
Ohio River
Marion Council Renames North Market Street to Courtney Street
The Marion City Council renamed a section of North Market Street to Courtney Street to honor the late Bill Courtney. The west division already has Post Office delivery, while the east division lacked mail service due to postal rules on multiple streets with the same name. Courtney Street will now be eligible for mail delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Market Street
Courtney Street
Marion
Courtney
E Lawrence Corder
Bill Courtney
Devoung Street
Coal Belt Railroad
Post Office
West Division
East Division
Two Drivers Escaped Injury in Rt 3 Accident
State Patrolman Warren Grammer reported no injuries after a Rt 3 collision two miles north of the Rt 144 junction. Drivers George Bergman 46 of Chester and George Schneider 66 of Ava were identified. Schneider was ticketed for an improper turn and scheduled to appear before Justice C M Held in Murphyboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 144 Junction
Warren Grammer
George Bergman
Swanwick
St., Chester
George Schneider
Ava
Grammer
Schneider
Justice of the Peace C. M
Murphysboro
Parking Meters Knocked Down in Carbondale Incident
Two meters were toppled by vehicles in Carbondale on Monday. Al James of Cincinnati backed his truck into a meter at Illinois Avenue and Main Street. Joseph Mills, 24, of De Soto knocked down another meter in the 100 block of North Illinois Avenue. Both men will pay for replacements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
al James
Cincinnati
Ohio
Illinois Avenue
Main Street
Joseph Mills
de Soto
James
Mills
Fines for Minors Buying Alcohol in Randolph Case
A Randolph County judge fined Noah Crowder operator of Landmark Inn in Chester $50 plus costs for illegal sales to minors. Three underage patrons Richard Sauer Monte Tindall and Edwin Smith were each fined $40, with payment due by September 1. The 1953 law allows up to a $50 fine or jail from 10 days to one year for minors who falsify ages to buy intoxicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilegal
Cheteer Taver
Paul Nehrt
Noah Crowder
Landmark Inn
Chester
Richard Sauer
Monte Tindall
Edwin Smith
Browning Grand Jury Postponed
Chicago ist Browning and jailed former Illinois Auditor Orville Hodge figure in a grand jury probe delayed to Friday. The Browning case ties to embezzlement and payments from Hodge. Albert E. Jenner Jr. will testify. Browning resigns as Fox Lake State Bank chairman amid ongoing scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. Roy Browning
Illinois
Orville E. Hodge
Browning
Williamson County
Albert E. Jenner Jr
Hodge
Benjamin Adamowski
Jenner
Chicago Bar Assa
Fox Lake State Bank
Albert E. Hoffmeyer
Southmoor Bank and Trust Co
Edward A. Hintz
SIU Wins 94 Acres at Little Grassy Lake Area
Southern Illinois University received title to 94 acres near Little Grassy Lake from Ons H. Miller of O'Fallon after a condemnation suit filed in June 1956. Miller protested the action, and the case was settled out of court for 17 500 on April 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Little Grassy Lake
Ons H. Miller, O'Fallon
SIU Board of Trustees
Miller
Mines Working Wednesday Report
Mines listed as working include Old Ben 9 14 22 Orient 2 3 Freeman 4 Buckner Zeigler 3 Fidelity New Kathleen Pyramid Truax Tract 2 while Old Ben Briquet Plant Burning Star is not working. The document catalogs active and inactive mines for the period identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Orient
Freeman
Buckner Zeigler
Fidelity
Kathleen
Truax-Tract No
Three Funds In Red Bring Call For Economy In Herrin
Herrin city officials heard a plea for economy as the treasurer reported May deficits in payroll 306.35 office 37.88 and election 319.92. May receipts 40959.08 disbursements 21645.19 left 104861.62. Bonds 20000 work cash for sewer projects questioned tax levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Fred Henderson
Henderson
William Drake
Drake
Snyder Herrin
George Anderson Engineering
Committee studies leases on Herrin lake cabin sites
Mayor Fred Henderson appoints a committee to study leasing half acre cabin sites around Herrin’s water supply lake No. 2. Aldermen Davis opposed. Miriani Shoemake Bradshaw prefer limited to Herrin residents. Griffin Drake Snyder Herrin Jordan named to assess grounds finances legality sanitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Henderson
Herrin
Paul Davis
Mario Miriani
Tom Shoemake
Dolph Bradshaw
Myrell Griffin
Ardell Grimes
Alderman Griffin
William Drake
Elmer Snyder
Snyder Herrin
Lester Jordan
Atterbury Wins Herrin Garbage Hauling Bid
Herrin city council awarded the garbage hauling contract to George Atterbury, the low bidder at 195 dollars per month for biweekly pickups. Everett Platter bid 215 dollars monthly while council member Paul Davis urged accepting the low bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Atterbury
Herrin
Everett Platter
Paul Davis
Atterbury
Carbondale Worker Wins Bet By Carrying Railroad Tie
Albert Howe, a 39 year old laborer from 305 East Elm Street, carried a full size railroad tie about a mile and a quarter from the Koppers Co plant to the union hall to win a bet. Onlookers noted the weight around 200 pounds and Hoyt lifted the tie again for a photographer before dropping it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Hoyt
Carbondale
Pers Co
Union Hall
Albert Howe
E. Elm St
Koppers Co
Graham Street
Hoyt
It's Official Parking Meter Tickets Are Due
The Herrin City Council reversed a May 27 resolution that disregarded delinquent parking tickets issued before May 13. About 1000 tickets, up to 3000 dollars, will be collected as notices go out from City Clerk Charles Campbell and Police Chief Roy Cole. Mayor Fred Henderson noted the lone no vote came from Alderman Tom Shoemake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Tom Shoemake
Energy
Freeman Spur
Colp
Lester Jordan
Shoemake
W. T. Kitchen
Herrin Water Department
Fred Henderson
Kitchen
Jordan
Water Department
Sewer Department
Mario Miriani
Baccus Roofing & Siding Co
Bowen’s Ice Cream Co
West Frankfort
William Grindle
Lezern Saylor
Asken
Charles Campbell
Roy Cole
Henderson
Creal Springs Council Considers Three Ordinances
Creal Springs Village Council gave first readings to three ordinances. A 10 ton load limit on all motor fuel tax streets. a 25 mph village speed limit. and closing hours of 10 p m on weekdays and 11 p m on Saturdays for businesses. Sam Taylor named deputy to Officer Lester Lawrence. Fire Chief Everett Rich reports $5,000 in losses across eight fires this year with $10,009 estimated property saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creal Springs
Sam Taylor
Lester Lawrence
Everett Rich
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Marion Council
Oscar Blue
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Crab
Mnterial
Pirates
RT. 3
Browning Grand
SIU
Uraes
City Lake
Creal Springs Council
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