Sangamo Plans Move of Electrolytic Capacitor Division
Sangamo Electric Co. will shift the electrolytic capacitor division from its Ordill plant to a new factory in Pickens South Carolina. The move starts this fall with full relocation within a year. 126 employees will transfer or be absorbed into other divisions. W G Dorsett will become manager of the new plant and H L Kunz notes consolidation will boost Ordill operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sangamo Electric Co
Ordil
Pickens
C. H. Lanphier
Sangamo
Ordill
H. L. Kunz
Frankfort Prepares Bomb Attack Drill On Wednesday
West Frankfort Civil Defense plans a two hour exercise simulating St. Louis bombing. A 10 truck convoy will mobilize at Frank Russell and Son Transfer Co with 50 more available for real emergencies. Radios link taxis and two schools become emergency hospitals. About 100 participants, plus potential 15 000 more, are anticipated. Max Chamberlain and Bob Bowen assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Fire Department
E. B.rown
St. Louis
Frank Russell and Son Transfer Co
Brown
Emerars Agency
Frankfort
Max Chamberlain
Bob Bowen
Marion Man Dies John Lasley 84 Service Wednesday
Frank S. Lasley aged 84 of 208 East Boulevard Marion died at Marion Memorial Hospital at 6 40 am He was born October 7 1871 in Williamson County son of John A Lasley and Lee Ann Williams He married Sally Harris in 1892 who died in 1949 He leaves two daughters Stella McCarthy Marion and Mary Martin Webster Groves Missouri one grandchild and two great grandchildren A coal miner and member of UMWA Local 8889 Royal Neighbors Modern Woodmen of America and First Methodist Church Services are set for Wednesday at 2 pm at Mitchell Funeral Home with calling after 7 pm tonight Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank S. Lasley
E. Boulevard
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Williamson County
John A
Lee Ann Williams Lasley
Sally Harris
Lasley
Stella McCarthy
Mary Martin
Webster Groves
UMWA
Royal Neighbors
Modern Woodmen of America
First Methodist Church
Mitchell Funeral Home
Rosehill Cemetery
Vaughn Arrives in Japan With Marine Air Group 1
1st Lt. Thomas A. Vaughn son of Mr and Mrs Glenn M Vaughn of Carbondale has arrived in Japan for duty with Marine Air Group 1 a unit of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Thomas A. Vaughn
Glenn M. Vaughn
S. Oakland
Carbondale
Japan
Marine Air Group 1
1St Marine Aircraft Wing
Police Briefs from Carbondale and Murphysboro Disturbances
Carbondale Luther Hogue age 42 of 520 East Fisher Street cited for intoxication and disturbance by Police Magistrate Roy Hall. Carbondale Joseph Cooney age 35 of 423 West Monne Street cited for disturbance by Police Magistrate Roy Hall. Murphysboro Ben McAllister age 50 cited for liquor influence, fined with costs $12 by Police Magistrate Charles Helwig Sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garbondale
Luther — Hogue
E. Fisher
Copper Theft Ring Suspected in Illinois Tennessee Arrests
James T. Dickson of Nashville and Goebel Baker of Festus were arrested in the copper thefts that cost about 100000 in Illinois Kentucky and Tennessee. The gang allegedly stole wire from mines utilities and oil fields with a Missouri processing farm suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
Missouri
Devil's Kitchen Back To Work Fete Planned
Rep. Kenneth J. Gray announces a June 25 celebration at the Devil's Kitchen Dam site to mark resumption of work. Speakers include John L. Farley and Col. George White. D. W. Morris and Mayor Dave Miller also attend. An Air Force band is expected. An interior department appropriation of 1 million dollars supports the project. Army engineers plan the next steps with 300 workers over 30 to 36 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devil's Kitchen Dam
Kenneth J. Gray
Southern Illinois Democrat
John L. Farley
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Col
George White
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
St. Louis
White
Farley
D. W. Morris
Southern Illinois University
Herrin
Dave Miller
Southern Illinois
Gray
U. S. Air Force Band
Chanute Field Air Force Base
Rantoul
House
Senate
Interior Department
Army
Eldorado Texas Co Plans Gasoline Plant
Eldorado Texas Company plans a $1,000,000 cracking gasoline plant in the Eldorado Raleigh area with Butler Brown Associates Houston Texas. Ralph Choisser of Stelle Associates says three sites on the Eldorado Raleigh road are under consideration and construction could begin soon. The plant will process about 15 million cubic feet of gas daily and produce gasoline butane propane and dry natural gas using gas from South Raleigh fields. John Stelle, McLeansboro oil man, is negotiating with Butler Brown in Chicago. Similar plants exist in Salem and Crossville. Construction time is three months per H D Armitage Butler Brown area consulting engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler-Brown Associates
Houston
Tex
Eldorado-Raleigh
Ralph Choisser
Stelle Associates
Southern Illinois
Choisser
Eldorado-Raleigh Road
Raleigh
John Stelle
McLeansboro
Butler-Brown
Chicago
Salem
Crossville
H. D. Armitage
Butler Brown Associates
Herrin Legion Votes on Purchase of Building
Herrin Legion members will meet at 7 p m Tuesday to vote on purchasing a building for club use. Legionnaire Paul Jones said the voting will last only a few minutes so members can attend the Shrine Circus in Herrin. At least 10 percent of the club's membership must vote to make the result legal.
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Herrin Nee
the Legion Here
Club Legionnaire
Paul Jones
Jones
Shrine Circus
Herrin
Herrin boy suffers broken arm in fall
Ricky Linton nine year old son of Mr and Mrs Dwayne Linton 521 N 10th St Herrin suffered a broken arm Sunday when he fell from a farm loft at a relative home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricky Linton
Dwayne Linton
10Th St
Herrin
Band Concerts Planned for Carbondale Park Board
Carbondale Park Board will sponsor a community band program this summer featuring 35 or more hired musicians with Don Lemasters directing. John Moake said the first such program in Carbondale in 10 years will rehearse Thursdays 7 to 9 p m with preregistration not required and concerts planned twice monthly at locations to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Park Board
Don Lemasters
John Moake
Moake
Semasters
Herrin Fire Chief In And Out Of Chicken Business
Fire Chief Carl Mayers dabbled in chicken farming in a single day. Police Chief Fred Henderson reported a mongrel dog jumped a 5 foot fence at Mayers home and killed 49 flyer chickens. Henderson shot the dog with a shotgun as it ate a chicken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Carl Mayers
Fred Henderson
Mayers
Henderson
Herrin Pool Funds Discussed by City Committee
Herrin swimming pool committee chaired by Bill Ran will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in city hall to decide funding methods either by public subscription or park district formation. A special meeting is set for June 30 to appoint working committees with all represented groups urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Bill Ran
Fawcett
Naval Reserve promotes Jacob O. Bach to commander
Jacob O. Bach an assistant professor of education at Southern Illinois University and director of the SIU Educational Research Services is promoted to commander in the U S Naval Reserve. He serves as executive officer of a volunteer aviation unit at Cape Girardeau Missouri and has been in the reserves since August 1951. Bach served four and a half years in World War II as a patrol plane commander in South America and the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob O. Bach
Southern Ilinois University
SIU Educational Research Services
U. S. Naval Reserve
Bach
Cape Girardeau Mo
Navy
Pacific
Odum Murder Trial Moves Forward In Williamson County
Circuit Judge Clarence Wright overruled motions for continuance and jury selection challenge in the Odum murder case. Fletcher Lewis argued venue and jury pool issues regarding representation and 750 added names. Jury selection to begin at 1 p m after a three hour closed session with local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Wright
Fletcher Lewis
Fred Odum
Marion
Williamson County
Odum
Lorin Norman
Crab Orchard Lake
Lewis
Wright
Burl Turner
C. E. Harris
John Anderson
Marion Man's Mother Killed in Auto Crash
The mother of Russell Ingram of Marion died at 8 20 a m Sunday in Union hospital Terre Haute Indiana from injuries in an auto wreck near Clinton Saturday night His parents Roy and Mrs Ingram were en route to Newport Indiana when the accident occurred Mrs Ingram was conscious when her son arrived at the hospital at 1 a m Ingram suffered cuts and bruises His condition was not serious Besides her son in Marion she leaves her husband another son Ora of Gary Ind and two sisters Mrs Mary Belle Swayze of New and Mrs Martha Sollars of Georgetown
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Ingram
Marion
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Ind
Ingram
Roy Ingram
Newport
Clinton
Ora
Gary
Mary Belle Swayze
New
Martha Sollars
Georgetown
Carbondale Manager Edward Cripps Dies at 29
Edward E Cripps 29 manager of the Goodstein Shoe Store in Carbondale died at 3 p m in Carbondale Doctors Hospital after a six week illness He was born December 23 1925 in Sand Ridge He served in the US Navy in World War II and belonged to the American Legion Donald Forsythe Post the Carbondale Elks Lodge the Carbondale Veterans of Foreign Wars post Murphysboro Masonic Lodge and the Makanda Eastern Star He leaves a wife Dorothy Logan and a son Edward E aged 7 both of Carbondale his mother and a sister Nadine Trexler of Murphysboro a brother Delmar Cripps in the US Air Force at Scott Field Illinois Services will be held Wednesday at 2 p m at Huffman funeral home with burial in Pleasant Grove Memorial cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p m Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward E. Cripps
Goodstein
Carbondale
Doctors Hosital
Old Rt. 13
U. S. Navy
American Legion
Donald Forsythe Post
Carbondale Elks Lodge
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Murphysboro
Funeral Services Tuesday For William Norkus 70
William Norkus age 70 of 701 Belleville Ave Christopher died at home Saturday. He leaves wife Mildred a son Tony Norkaitis of Mt Clemens Mich a daughter Mrs Marcella Wright of Madison Ind three granddaughters and a sister Mrs Marcella Shinkus of Beald. Services Tuesday at St Andrew's Catholic Church with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call Union Funeral Home West Frankfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Norkus
Belleville Ave
Christopher
Mildred
Tony Norkaitis
Mt. Clemons
Mich
Marcella Wright
Madison, Ind
Marcella Shinkus
Beald
St. Andrew's Catholic Church
Church
Union Funeral Home
West Frankfort
Henry Niemann Named Head of Kroger Chicago Branch
Henry H. Niemann, former Carbondale Kroger manager 1948 to 1951, is appointed Chicago branch manager. He previously led the Kroger store in Louisville, Ky. In Chicago he will oversee 103 Kroger retail stores plus branch offices and a warehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Niemann
Carbondale
Kroger Co
Chicago
Joseph B. Hall
Cubendale
Niemann
Kroger
Louisville
Jaycee Jaycette Shelter Dedication in City Lake Park
The Carbondale Park Board assumed control of the Jaycette Memorial Shelter at City Lake during Sunday ceremonies. Attendees included Jaycette president Betty J. Rasche and park district officials. the shelter cost 250 dollars funded by the Jaycette style show and honors Marilyn Hamsiker and all deceased Jaycettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Park Board
Jaycette Memorial
City Lake Pack
Betty J. Rasche
Jaycette
Tom Langdon
Jaycee Construction Group
S. E. Smith
John Moake
Park District
Frank Bridges
Jaycee and Park District Mem
Bers
Marilyn Hamsiker
Uranium Prospects Suspected On Williamson County Farm
Farmer Throgmorton near Marion reports unusual activity and a scintillator reading on his 80 acre farm with a helicopter overhead and well dressed men in Cadillacs visiting. Al Hayner corroborates readings while noting possible mineral interest and oil company attention in the area.
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Williamson County
Arthur W. Throgmorton
Throgmorton
Marion Rt. 5
Marion
Ordill
Orton
Dwayne
al Hayner
Carterville
Hayner
Broken Wrist Claims Miner in Freeburn Mine Incident
John I. Patterson twenty five of Harrisbourg suffered a broken right wrist Friday while cranking a tractor at the Freeman Coal Mining Corporation Freeburn Mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John I. Patterson
Rt. 1
Harrisbourg
Freeman Coal Mining Corporation
Freeburn
Shrine Circus Brings Novelty Acts to Herrin Field
The 1955 Southern Illinois Shrine circus sponsored by Ainad Temple and Shrine clubs trains at Her tin High School athletic field Tuesday from 3:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. General admission is 1.50 for adults and 0.75 for children. Reserved seats may be bought for 1 extra dollar at local drug stores and service stations. Acts include Marcelli and Janus on a slack wire, Mayand and Jeanette on 10 foot mono cycles, the Radictons on a rolling cylinder, Labelle Norma the Viennese wire walker, a double cannon act, six aerial acts, five animal features, and other novelty acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois Shrine Circus
Ainad Temple
Order of the Noble Mystic Shrine
Shrine Clubs
Southern Illinois
Hertin High School
Cairo
Herrin
Shrine
Walgreen
Herrin Rexall Drugs
Robbs Bros
Europe
Marcelli
Janus
Mayand
Jeanette
Radictons
Labelle Norma
Eldorado Man Dies In Mishap At Gypsy Crossing
Claude A. Brown 27 a Eldorado hardware merchant died from injuries after his car was struck by a freight train on the L N line near Deulah Heights crossing two miles southwest of Eldorado. He died at Peace Hospital about 6 45 pm Saturday. He was alone in the car survived by a wife and one child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude A
Little Red) Brown
Eldorado
Brown
Peace Hospital
Eldorado City
L&n
Deulah Heights
Van Doren Invites SIU Grads To A World That Is Neither Hell Nor Heaven
Pulitzer winner Mark Van Doren told about 5,000 graduates at SIU McAndrew Stadium that the world they enter is worldly, not heaven or hell. He urged serious thinking, warned against overchanging the world, and noted evil is simple while good is hard to grasp. He closed on listening for what is not heard but understood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark van Doren
Southern Illinois University
McAndrew
Siu
van Doren
Stratton Lays Cornerstone for SIU Library in Rain
Governor Stratton spoke to nearly 400 people amid a driving rain as he laid the cornerstone of Southern Illinois University's new library, a $2 00,000 project described as prophetic of regional growth. He credited SIU with helping revive local industry and meeting future educational needs. The ceremony, Alumni Day events, and a banquet featured state officials and SIU leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
William Stratton
Southern Illinois University
The
University
Southern
Stratton
R. G. Crisenberry
Murphysboro
Paul Powell
Vienna
John Page Wham
Centralia
SIU Board of Trustees
Charles F. Carpentier
SIU Foundation Board of Directors
Alumni Association Legislative Council
Aubrey J. Holmes
Springfield
Illinois Teacher Retirement System
SIU Alumni Association
Edward E. Curtis
Pana
Guy Lambert
West Frankfort
Donald Bryant
Ladue
John Lewis
William Davis
Tensa
Lewis
Davis
Carbondale
James E. Miller
East St. Louis
Murphysboro Police Tag 25 For Licenses
Fifteen Murphysboro motorists have paid 5 for windshield auto license stickers since June 1, Police Magistrate Charles Helwig Sr. said today. Ten other tickets issued last week for not having current license stickers have not been paid. Court costs of 2 are added to the 3 fee when auto licenses are issued through the police court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Charles Helwig Sr
Mines Working Tuesday Report
Mines active and idle listed for Tuesday show Freeburn, Washer and shaft Freeman, Buckhorn, Old Ben numbers 4 14 2. Orient 2 3 and Wilkinson Coal Co. Fidelity New Kathleen Burning Star No 2 idle Zeigler 3 Old Ben 9 Old Ben 22 Pyramid Burning Star No 1 Active sites include Burns Star and Old Ben shafts with varied status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeburn
Freeman
Buckhorn Old Ben
Orient
Wilkinson Coal Co
Fidelity New Kathleen
Zeigler
Old Ben
Pyramid Burning Star
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Marion Man
John Lasley
Vaughn
Jackson
James T. Dickson
Nashville
Tenn
Tiss Teer
St. Clair County
Dickson
Harry Moore
Joe Reeves
Auto
Howard Cheatham
Goebel Baker
Festus
Baker
Belleville
Moore
Reeves
Cheatham
Jackson County
Wides
Walnut Street
Phillips 66
20Th and
Spruce Streets
Waring Drive- In
Rt. 13
Lorentz
New Hill
Herrin Legion
Arthur W
Southern Illinoisan
Earl West
Huffman Funeral Home
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
Henry Niemann
New World
Stratton Lands Siu
SIU Foundation
Claude Vick
Illinois Education Association
John K. Feirich
J. Lester Buford
Mt. Vernon
Edward V. Miles
Lois Nelson
Winton Walkup
G. Warren Gladders
Glen D. Brasel
Hoopeston
John Leonard East
Harvey Felts
George Land
LaGrange Park
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