Old Ben coal mine tour aims to boost Southern Illinois output
Old Ben Coal Corp will host about 150 steel executives and newsmen Tuesday for a tour and dedication of the Old Ben 21 mine at Lesser. George Strunck says success could lift the Southern Illinois coking coal market. John L. Lewis may attend. tour from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. will showcase surface and underground equipment and a 30-ton continuous mining machine.
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Old Ben Coal Corp
Southern Illinois
Old Ben Corp
Lesser
George Strunck
Benton
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Springfield
Strunck
Lewis
Illinois Central
Chicago
Old Ben
D. W. Buchanan Sr
D. W. Buchanan Jr
William Campbell
Woman Hurt In Accident Near Anna
A Kansas resident, Carmille Quinto of Topeka, suffered major injuries and was admitted to Union County Hospital after a one car crash on Route 3 south of Ware at 1 45 a m. Burton Smith of Knoxville Tennessee and Loraine Sweet of Topeka also involved sustained injuries with varying severity.
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Kansas
Anna
Rt. 3
Ware
District 13
du Quoin
Burton Smith
Knoxville
Term
Carmille Quinto
Topeka
Kans
Union County
Loraine Sweet
Rt. 146
Former Murphysboro Woman Dies in California
Mrs. M. N. Todd, a former Murphysboro resident and widow of M. N. Todd former principal of Murphysboro Township High School, died in Long Beach California Saturday. She leaves sons Dr. Malcolm Todd and Dr. William Todd both of Long Beach and a daughter. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 4 30 p m in Lawrenceville with burial there.
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M. N.todd
Murphysboro
Long Beach
Calif
Todd
M. N. Todd
Murphysboro Township
Malcom Todd
William Todd
Lawrenceville
Mines Not Working and Working on Tuesday Report
The report lists mines with activity on Tuesday including Old Ben 9 Old Ben 14 Old Ben 21 Orient 2 Orient 3 Freeman 4 Zeigler 3 Zeigler 4 Fidelity Burning Star No 1 Burning Star No 2 and Washer as not active Old Ben 22.
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Orient
Freeman
Zeigler
Fidelity
Burning Star No
Burning Star
West Frankfort Man Dies From Suspected Personal Kept Note
Charles Bauer 56 of Rt 1 West Frankfort died Sunday morning from a gunshot wound to the upper abdomen. Coroner Jess Britton said the wound appeared self inflicted in a personal safety case. A note found on Bauer’s kitchen table urged contact with his estranged wife. An inquest is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday at West Frankfort City Hall.
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Charles Bauer
Rt. 1
West Frankfort
Franklin County
Jess Britton
Britton
Bauer
Clarence Rutledge
Rutledge
Franklin County Circuit Court
West Frankfort City Hall
Alexander County
Detroit
Mich
Flora
Wes
Frankfort
Paul
Lloyd
Asa
Chicago
Sarah Vaughn
Outbuilding Fire Damages Roof Near Herrin Home
A fire at an outbuilding near Mary Marlow's home at 405 N 18th St Herrin caused slight roof damage around 3 15 p m Sunday. The cause is unknown.
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Aire
Mary Marlow
18Th St
Herrin
4 000 Award Ends Long Sewage Suit in Herrin
Leonard Pope wins four thousand dollars in Williamson County Circuit Court for damages from sewage overflows near Herrin in the late 1930s. Judge C Ross Reynolds approved the verdict after the city’s out of court settlement attempt was blocked by city treasurer F F Lyday. Pope testified raw sewage contaminated his land and water. cattle were lost as the disposal plant near his farm began in the 1940s.
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Leonard
Pope
Herrin
Williamson County
C. Ross Reynolds
F. F. Lyday
Carbondale Doctor Dr. W. A. Brandon Dies at 79
Dr. W A Brandon a Carbondale physician for 47 years died at 1030 a m Sunday after a months long illness. He began practice in 1908 at Carrier Mills later in Carlyle and Beckmeyer. He taught at Southern Illinois University and served as principal of Harrisburg High School. He held many memberships and earned a 50 year Medical Society pin in 1958. He was born March 18 1881 at Makanda leaves a wife a daughter a sister and a grandchild. Funeral 3 pm Tuesday Van Natta Funeral Home Carbondale with burial Oakland Cemetery
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W. A. Brandon
Carbondale
Brandon
Carrier Mills
Carlyle and Beckmeyer
The
Medical Society
Harrisburg
Southern Illinois University
Illinois Central Railroad
Southern Illinois Normal University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Chicago
Carbondale Rotary Club
Ainad Temple
Shekinah Lodge
Bensuscant Commandery
Sword of Bunker Hill
Sphinx Shrine Club
Elks Lodge
Illinois State Medical Society
Southern Illinois Medical Assn
Woodman of the World
Reynolds
First Methodist Church
Makanda
Henry A. Brandon
Dorothy Brandon
Judy Sturm
Carmi
Grace Jordon
Jerry Stumdale
Jerry Strum
van ‘Natta
Don R. Crocker
Oakland Cemetery
Fire damages motorcycle at Ward Park Tavern
A Gene Schroeder owned motorcycle from Dupo was nearly destroyed by a Saturday night fire at Ward Park Tavern near Murphysboro about 9 25 p m The cause remains undetermined and Murphysboro fire department responded to the blaze.
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Gene Schroeder
Dupo
Ward Park Tavern
Murphysboro
Williamson County Blood Program Faces Possible Red Cross Withdrawal
Williamson County nears loss of its Red Cross Blood Program as quotas lag. Red Cross Coordinating Council in St Louis to decide next week whether to drop the county. Bloodmobile visits in Herrin and public meetings aim to boost donations and meet a 2,400 pint annual quota.
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Williamson County
Red Cross
Red Cross Coordinating Council
St. Louis
Lawrence Neville
Herrin
iTeamsters’ Union
Herrin Trades Council
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
Neville
Ly-Mar
Coordinating Council
Art Hamilton
Missouri
Illinois
Dinner Fire Damages No One as Pastor Leads Service
A house at 813 S 14th St where Rev. Carl Lee of Herrin Church of the Nazarene pastors saw smoke as Mrs. Lee left a pot roast cooking. Firefighter Laverne Kerley moved the roast to stop the blaze. No damage reported.
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Carl Lee
Herrin Church of the Nazarene
Mr. Lee
S. 14Th St
Laverne Kerley
Jackson County JP districts set. vacancies debated
Jackson County Board of Supervisors delayed filling two Justice of the Peace vacancies in Murphysboro and Carbondale Townships after reading letters and applications. A four-district JP plan for the April 1961 election was approved, with each district to elect one JP and one constable. The board also discussed a pinball license fee and authorized a $100 grant to the Soil Conservation Service.
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Justice of the Peace
Jackson County
Jackson Board of Supervisors
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Delmar Ward
Jack Davis
C. M Held
Eunice Renfro
Pat Dwyer Rodd
Ward
Sam Plant
Roy Hall
Vergennes
Joe Moll
George Borgsmiller
Plant
Hallie Parrish
Carbondale Township
Rodd
Judicial Committee of the Board
Elk
de Soto
Makanda
Somerset
Pomona
Ora
Bradley
Levan
Kinkaid
Degognia
Ft. Bluff
Sand Ridge
Grand Tower
William Ridgeway
Jp’s
Judicial Committee
Finance Committee
Jackson County Soil Conservation Service
C. D. Ragsdale
People’s Gulf Coast Natural Gas Pipeline Co
Board of Supervisors
People’s Gulf Coast Co
Texas-Illinois Natural Gas Pipeline Co
North County
Ora Township
Atty
John Stewart
Mississippi River
Fr Lenzini Named Pastor Shifting Marion Parish
The Rev Donald Lenzini administrator of St Josephs Marion is named pastor at Todds Mill and mission at Tamaroa replacing the late Rev Stephen Kraus. The appointment by Bishop Albert Zuro west serves Marion Veterans Hospital chaplaincy and a new federal prison site with Trinitarian order to provide the parish in Johnston City and Herrin connections noted.
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St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Marion
Todd's Mill
Father Lenzini
Tamaroa
Stephen Kraus
Kraus
Albert R. Zuroweste
Belleville
Trinitarian
Marion Veterans Hospital
New
Federal Prison
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Johnston City
Albert Buratto
Marion Parish
Bernard Mongan
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Herrin
Death of Grenville Beardsley Delays Land Condemnations
Condemnation suits against five Williamson County landowners were continued after the death of Illinois Attorney General Grenville Beardsley. Property takings near Marion for federal Interstate 57 totaled about 35 acres. Assistant AG James Sanders requested the continuance, arguing the suits lack authority. A murder indictment against Glenn Dawson, charged in Ron Hall’s death, will be heard in July.
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Marion Area
Williamson County
Illinois
Grenville Beardsley
Beardsley
James Sanders
Marion
Ernest Chamness
Harry Crisp
Emily McLaren
William Cain
Sara Greathouse
State Division of Highways
Reynolds
Glenn Dawson
Benton
Dawson
Ron Hall
Rt. 1
Thompsonville
Former West Frankfort Girl Dies in Indiana
Lana Fae Marvel 14 of Plainfield Indiana and West Frankfort native died Sunday at Riley Children’s Hospital Indianapolis after surgery. She was a Plainfield High School sophomore and Plainfield First Baptist Church member. She is survived by her parents Oscar DePreist Jr and Robert Marvil, siblings, grandfather Charles Marvel Sr, and grandmother Mrs Oscar DePreist Sr. Friends may call at Stone Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Tuesday.
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Lana Fae Marvel
Plainfield
Ind
West Frankfort
Riley Children’s Hospital
Indianapolis
Oscar DePreist Jr
Robert Marvil
Oklahoma City
Okla
Thompsonville
Oscar DePreist Sr
Stone Funeral Home
Murphysboro Firemen Attend Illinois Fire College
Two Murphysboro Fire Department members attend the 36th Annual Illinois Fire College at the University of Illinois Urbana campus this week. Assistant Chief Chester Steele travels Wednesday and Tuesday, while Chief Ray Prather and Dr Arthur Lenzini attend on other days.
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Murphysboro
Murphysboro Fire Dept
Illinois Fire College
University of Illinois, Urbana
Chester Steele
Zeigler
Arthur Lenzini
Ray Prather
Herrin
Escapee from Maryland captured during Harrisburg break in
Walter Riggs of Cleveland was arrested at 1 a m in Harrisburg after a break in at Ashland Oil Co. Police say he posed as a coin collector while casing sites. A motel room held coins totaling 126.86 and Riggs faces breaking and entering charges while under oncelling questioning.
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Maryland
Carbondale
Ashland Oil Co
Harrisburg
Walter Riggs
Cleveland
Ohio
Riggs
Plaza
Shawneetown
Maryland Penitentiary
Christopher Prater Dies After Home Incident
Christopher Roy Prater aged 46 of Christopher was dead on arrival at Miners Hospital after being found unconscious in his yard by his wife Mollie. Officials attributed death to a heart attack linked to a long term blood clot, with services pending at Gilbert Funeral Home. He was a railroad employee, a member of the Christopher AF and AM lodge, and survived by his wife and three children.
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William Roy Prater
Sylvester Ave
Christopher
Miners Hospital
Franklin County
Jess Britton
Prater
Mollie
Russell Funeral Home
Britton
Mr. Prater
Bales
Car Seat Fire Strikes Marion Vehicle
Firemen were called at 1 30 p m Saturday to extinguish a blaze in the automobile of Phil Woodruff 804 S Duncan St The rear seat was destroyed and damage is confined to the rear of the car.
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Marion
Phil Woodruff
S. Duncan St
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Amelia Thomas
Robert O. Vincent
Vincent
Shirley Williams
John Nolen
Williams
Harold Hagel
Wayne City
Rt. 51
Ashley
Hagel
Charles Pauza
Pauza
West
Frankfort Area
Bertling Funeral Home
Cairo
Baumgarte Cemetery
Miller City
Union Funeral Home
Ridgeway
Fr. Lenzini
Rev
Donald Lenzini
Msgr
Robert DeGasperi
St. Andrew’s Parish
Belleville Cathedral
Indiana
Christopher Man
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