Board Faces Contested School Boundaries and Budget Stand
District 95 Board of Education received a 149 signature petition opposing a Winkler to Brush School move in Carbondale as parents decry potential student transfers. Board plans surveys, discusses westward expansion and a Winkler expansion funded by a bond. A separate vote approved moving lunchroom to a cottage at Springmore to relieve music room shortages and approved staffing and salary raises. A $569,880 tentative budget for the grade schools was approved with public hearing set for August 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Southwest
Chote Ikea
District 95 Board of Education
Ralph Bedwell
S. Elizabeth Sr
Winkler School
Brush School
Forest and
Oakland Avenue
Cherry Street
Chautauqua Street
Springmore School
Supt
Clyde V. Winkler
Winkler
Norma Wright
SIU
Patsy June Bruce
Fairfield
Shirley Acuff
Benton
June Siu
Robert Crowder
Rt. 2
June J. Roosevelt
Hartline and
Flamm
Cook
Puttman
Holliday
Hunter
Horstman
Cleaners
Todd’s Cleaners
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Lincoln Junior High
Educational Fund
Special
Jackson County
Benjamin Wells Dies at 93 Pioneer of Six Mile Township
Benjamin J. Wells 93 of Royalton died Wednesday at Eldorado Nursing Home. A lifelong Six Mile Township farmer and First Christian Church member, he leaves sons W E Wells Las Vegas NV Aaron Wells Joliet Isaac N Wells Danville and Harvey Wells Royal UT daughters Effie Rooney Royalton Florence Wright St Louis 12 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p m Sunday at First Christian Church with Rev Lester Euerl pastor. Burial Wells Cemetery Royalton. Rodenberg Funeral Home Royalton, calling hours available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin J. Wells
Rovalton
Eldorado
Wells
Six Mile Township
First Christian Church
W. E. Wells
Las Vegas
Nev
Aaron Wells
Joliet
Isaac N. Wells
Danville
Harvey Wells
Royal
Utah
Effie Rooney
Royalton
Florence Wright
St. Louis
Lester Euerl
Astor
Wells Cemetery
Rodenberg Funeral Home
Marion Man Dempsey Dies at 72 in Marion
Frank Dempsey aged 72 of 607 E Carter St Marion died at 2 20 am at his home He was born February 7 1885 in Hardin County He married Euna Hendrickson in 1908 and was a retired miner Surviving are his wife two daughters Edna Norman and Ivan Dempsey a son Jack Waldo who was killed in 1944 three grandchildren a brother and a sister Services are at 2 pm Sunday at Mitchell Funeral Home Marion Burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery Friends may call after 10 am Saturday at the funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Dempsey
E. Carter St
Marion
Hardin County
Euna Hendrickson
Dempsey
Edna Norman
Ivan
Roswell
N. M
Logan
Carrier Mills
Margaret Harris
Jack Waldo
Mitchell Funeral Home
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Six Herrin Clubs Launch Red Cross Drive for Funds
Six Herrin organizations will begin a week long drive Saturday to raise four thousand five hundred dollars for the American Red Cross. Chairmen include Jim Bracy Alec Peak Lan Haney Dolph Bradshaw Mrs Phyllis Neuman and Bob Jeralds. Each club covers a specific area and industrial plants are contacted by mail. The downtown area is excluded as business men donate at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
American Red Cross
Chet Townsend
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jim Bracy
Lions
Alec Peak
Redmen
Lan Haney
Rotary
Dolph Bradshaw
Business
Phyllis Neuman
Kiwanis
Bob Jeralds
Townsend
Red Cross
Fire chief aims to be seen in college group photo
Eugene Shafer, Hurst fire chief, stood at one end of a crowd of about 800 firefighters at the Illinois Fire College. A photographer captured the group in sections and formed a composite picture. Shafer then moved to the opposite end to ensure his wife could spot him in the final image. Each firefighter receives a copy of the composite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Shafer
Hurst
Illinois Fire College
University of Illinois
Shafer
Baldwin Man Sentenced in Perry County Court
A 22 year old Baldwin man received a two to five year prison term after pleading guilty to a charge involving a Randolph County teen. Judge Joseph Fleming also sentenced 38 year old Isadore Osowski to three to five years for forgery and bad checks. Osowski and two other prisoners escaped Perry County jail on May 16 and were recaptured two days later. State's Attorney Lloyd Middleton said both men will be sent to Menard Prison. A preliminary hearing for Wayne McBride is set for June 17. A trial date for Billy Bunton, charged with murder, was moved to June 24 after a defense objection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Perry County
Randolph County
Joseph Fleming
Bob Deech
Isadore Osowski
Southern Illinois
Atty
Lloyd Middleton
Menard
Chester
Osowski
Middleton
Fleming
Donald Whittington
Oroville
Pinckneyville
Whittington
Billy Bunton
John Hunter
du Quoin
Bunton
Fletcher Lewis
Murphysboro
Increased Refuge Staff Sought for Crab Orchard
Crab Orchard Refuge seeks additional staff including a park ranger aide and maintenance man to boost protection amid high summer visitation. The move is in a 10 year improvement plan with potential funding from the House Appropriations Committee. effective July 1, 1958, if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crab Orchard
Fish and Wildlife Service
Harry Stiles
U. S
Kenneth J. Gray
West Frankfort
House Appropriations Committee
Sheffield
Stiles
Eugene Crawford
Strom
Illinois State Museum to dig two Jackson County mounds
Archaeological summer work at two Jackson County sites led by Melvin L. Fowler will begin early in the week at a Hopewellian mound on the Weber farm near Gorham and a late archaic camp site north of Grand Tower. Excavations aimed to reveal connections to related cultures across Illinois Indiana and Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois State Museum
Jackson County
Thorne Deuel
Deuel
Weber Farm
Gorham
Grand Tower
Smithsonian Institute
Washington, D. C
Illinois Museum
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
United States
Hopewillian Mound
Tiss
Fulton
Hardin
White Counties
Melvin L. Fowler
State Museum
Accident Claims Second Victim in Missouri Crash
Elsie Welge age 65 of Bremen near Chester died in Perryville Hospital five days after a crash on Rt. 51 near McBride when her car struck a bridge abutment while passing a truck. Her husband Henry C. Welge 74 died in Perryville Hospital Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Welge
Bremen
Chester
Perryville
Henry C. Welge
Carbondale Teens Face Reckless Driving Charges
Two Carbondale youths, Stanton Hudgins 19 and James Neely 18, are to appear in Jackson County Court in Murphysboro Saturday on charges of reckless driving. State Patrolman Don Ragsdale said they were arrested earlier for drag racing from Rt. 51 on the south edge of Carbondale to Thompson Lake road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Don Ragsdale
Stanton Hudgins
James Neely
Illinois Ave
Ragsdale
Rt. 51
Thompson Lake Road
Herrin Street Signs Fund Drive Moves Ahead
The Herrin street sign campaign needs 200 more dollars to order 100 signs at 10 dollars each. Committee chair Robert Atess notes about 800 dollars has been raised by civic groups, and funds will restore Park Avenue and Monroe street markers stored after removal for widening last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Robert Atess
Atess
Park Avenue
James Bochinsky Funeral Monday
James Bochinsky 79 of Royalton died at home Thursday. A Wisconsin native and retired steel mill molder he lived in Royalton five years and was a member of St Aloysius Church. Survived by five daughters four sons 29 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren. Mansfield Funeral Home Brookfield will conduct services Monday at 10 a.m. Burial in Queen of Heaven Cemetery Hillside. Friends may call at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bochinsky
Royalton
Bochinsky
Wisconsin
St. Aloysius Catholic Church
Mansfield Funeral Home
Brookfield
Queen of Heaven
Hillside
Funeral services pending for two Chester women
Funeral services are pending at Welge Funeral Home for two Chester women who died early today. Mrs. Mary Green, 63, died at Chester Hospital and Miss Dora Neimeyer died at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashe
Miss Alberta Gibbons Dies at Metropolis Hospital
Alberta Gibbons, former University School faculty member, died today at Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis. She left Carbondale about five years ago after retiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta Gibbons
University School
Massac Memorial Hospital
Metropolis
Carbondale
Fredarica Yankey Dies at 58 in Chester
Mrs. Fredarica Dunnerman Yankey 58 of Chester died Thursday at St. Clement's Hospital Red Bud after a weeklong illness. Born in Swifton Arkansas in 1899 she cooked at the Royal Hotel Chester. Survived by husband John W Yankey. mother Mrs Caroline Dunnerman. children Lester Menke John Yankey Viola Bayer Pauline Bond Hope Jane Yankey. siblings Fred Dunnerman Kate Bigham. Funeral Sunday 2 pm at Schroeder Funeral Home Chester with Rev O M Meyer. burial Chester Evergreen Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredarica Dunnerman Yankey
Chester
St. Clement’s Hospital
Red Bud
Swifton
Ark
Royal Hotel
Fredarica Dunnerman
William Menke
John W. Yankey
Caroline Dunnerman
Hecker
Lester Menke
Pompano
Fla
John Yankey
Viola Bayer
Percy
Pauline Bond
Chicago
Miss Hope
Jane Yankey
Fred Dunnerman
Kate Bigham
Yankey
Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Friends
Schroeder
Funeral Home
O. M.meyer
Chester Evergreen Cemetery
Census Moots 15 534 In Carbondale Area For Two Weeks
Carbondale area census totals 15 534 persons per John Moake president of the Community Council. SIU statistics service will tabulate results with publication planned in about two weeks. The area includes Carbondale township and parts of Makanda and De Soto townships. The council discusses plans for use and publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Area
Carbondale
John Moake
Community Council
Moake
Southern Illinois University Statistical Service
Makanoa
de Soto
Carbondale League of Women Voters
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Bedwell
Archie Stroup
Stroup
Elizabeth Krusher Dickson
Makanda
Alma Pearce
Benjamin Wells
Muskopf
Wayne McBride
Marissa
Sparta
McBride
Community High School
Ilinois
Lynda Lu Love
Miss Christopher
Peggy McSpadden
Christopher
Centralia
Miss Love
Miss McSpadden
Jackson
Fredarica Yankey
Maude Reynolds
Arkelle Parrish
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
John Grinnell
County Humane Society
Frank Lehnert
SIU Community Service
Pope County
Lehnert
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