Energy Operation Strip Mining Set At Powder Plant Site
Peabody Energy Mine extends stripping into adjoining coal reserves within three to four months. Lease covers 605 acres owned by OL in Mathieson ChemicalCorp near Energy. Egyptian Powder plant idle site to be dismantled. no job losses, as workers and equipment move to new reserves lasting three to four years.
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Peabody Energy
Peabody
Mathieson Chemical Corp
Energy
F. S. Peabody
Peabody Coal Co
Powder Company
Ustable Powder Manufacturing Co
C. F. Olin
Gene Stokes
St. Louis
Olin
Otis English
Priest Dies Of Auto Crash Injuries in Illinois
The Rev. Ronald J. Glennon rector of the Newman Club at Southern Illinois University died Friday after injuries from an auto crash Thursday near Percy. A coroner's jury ruled accidental death. Born 1918 in West New York New Jersey he was ordained 1949 and served at several parishes. Funeral at Immaculate Conception Church Columbia with burial in the church cemetery.
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Ronald J. Glennon
Newman Club
Southern Illinois University
Father Glennon
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Belleville
Spartan Community Hospital
Carbondale
Rt. 43
Percy
Glennon
Herrin
Centralia
East St. Louis
Breese
Columbia
St Mary’s Hospital
West New York
N. J
New York
New Jersey
Wisconsin
St. Bede Seminary
Peru
Albert R. Zuroweste
Daniel J. Glennon
North Bergen
Thomas Ender
Ridgefield
Immaculate Conception Church
Zuroweste
Meyer Funeral Home
S. Main St
Bartender To Be Arraigned For Liquor Sale To Minor
Paul Sadler a bartender at the Green Lantern Tavern Herrin will be arraigned Monday on a charge of selling liquor to a minor. Sheriff Dean West filed the information in Williamson County Court. Larry Ray Jackson 19 said he bought a half pint of whiskey and six cans of beer at the tavern May 23. Authorities found the liquor after stopping Jackson and other Herrin youths for a traffic violation. The tavern is owned by Amos Curry and operated by Mrs Ruth French.
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Paul Sadler
Green Lantern
Herrin
Dean West
Sadler
Williamson
West
Larry Ray Jackson
Jackson
Amos Curry
Ruth French
Barn Fire Halts in Carbondale on East Burke Street
Firemen extinguished a barn blaze on East Burke Street around 9 23 p m Saturday. Damage to the barn owned by Tom Mason was estimated at 100 dollars after sparks from nearby burning boxes set hay on fire.
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Carbondale
Burke Street
Tom Mason
Fire alarm at Carbondale patrols Varsity Fountain site
Carbondale firemen were called to the Varsity Fountain at 418 S. Illinois Ave. about 7 30 p m Saturday where an electric motor overheated. There was no damage.
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Carbondale
Illinois Ave
Romania's pottery roots reach Greco Roman origins
Pottery is Romania's oldest craft with design links to Greco Roman times. Some wares are decorative while others serve practical kitchen uses.
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Romania
Pair of shoplifters take $372 from Murphysboro store
A bank deposit bag containing $372.32 disappeared from Pautler's Red and White Store at 10 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Pautler described two Negro women, one 5'7" 130 pounds in a brown plaid skirt and the other 5'5" 180 pounds in a dark dress, who fled within minutes while the son placed the bag under the counter and went to the rear. Deputies searched the area for about 45 minutes with no trace found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie Pautler
Pautler
Red & White
Murphysboro
Chestnut St
Royalton Welcomes New Doctor to Clinic
Royalton will have a practicing physician in about three weeks. Dr. S. R. Roya, 45, from Chicago, agreed to start at the air conditioned Royalton clinic built eight months ago. Roya, on staff at four Chicago hospitals, came from Munich and licensed in Illinois in 1955. He will replace Dr. Miguel Gomez who left Royalton recently for Alton State Hospital. The clinic cost 6500 to attract a doctor.
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Royalton
Lester Perrin
S. R. Roya
Chicago
Royalton Clinic
Roya
Perrin
Joe Findley
Mike Akulow
Royalton Community Development Assn
Association
United States
Munich
Germany
Illinois
Perron
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Miguel Gomez
Alton State Hospital
Gomez
Stolen 1949 Panel Truck Recovered By Police
A 1949 panel truck from the Honker Hill Hunting Club was stolen on South Illinois Avenue in Carbondale Thursday night while the driver phoned for aid. Patrolman Chester Lacy found it at 4 pm Saturday on South University Avenue between Mill Street and Grand Avenue. the vehicle was not damaged.
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South Illinois Avenue
Carbondale
Chester Lacy
Honker Hill Hunting Club
Lacy
South University Avenue
Milltreet
Grand Avenue
Mines Working Monday Shift Report
Mines working including Old Ben Orient Freeman Zeigler Buckhorn Fidelity Pyramid Burning Star No 1 Truax Tract No 2 not working list. Old Ben Briquet Plant and Orient 2 show activity, with several counts noted for each site.
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Orient
Freeman
Zeigler
Buckhorn Fidelity Pyramid
Burning Star No
Records Yield Wrong Notice For Motorist
A Marion officer arrested Tom White of St. Louis for expired licenses found in his car. White and his wife said new licenses were stolen and their renewal had not been filed. They searched three boxes of papers for over an hour and a half and only found a notice of expiration. They paid a $16.20 fine to Justice Elmer Farmer.
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Marion
Jerry Grace
Tom White
St. Louis
White
Justice of the Peace
Elmer Farmer
SIU student killed in Carbondale head on crash
Two Carbondale residents Denise Zaslawski and Edith Krappe will testify today about the collision that killed James Daniels of Kankakee in a three mile east of Carbondale head on crash. Emil Zaslawski remains in poor condition while Denise and Edith are in fair condition in local hospitals.
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Carbondale
Jackson County
Gale Williams
Southern Illinois University
James Daniels
Kankakee
Williams
Denise Zaslawski
Skyline Dr
Edith
Krappe
W. Monroe St
Zaslawski
Emil Zaslawski
Doctors Hospital
Holden Hospital
SIU
Witnesess
Daniels
Zaslawski Auto
District 13
Wastella Haden
Walnut St
Carbondale Man Fined for Assault and Reckless Boating
A Carbondale man F. M. Holland was fined by Cambria Po lice Magistrate Byron Spencer for assault and reckless boating. Warrants signed June 5 by Army Capt. Edward Betts and Crab Orchard Refuge Ranger Larry Sheffield named Holland after he allegedly struck Betts from a docked boat. He paid $25 and court costs on the assault with suspension pending Betts hospital bill payment, plus $24 in costs for reckless boating.
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Carbondale
Cambria
Byron Spencer
F. M. Holland
Army
Edward Betts
Crab Orchard Refuge
Larry Sheffield
Betts
Spencer
Holland
The Canary Islands Off the African Coast
The Canary Islands belong to Spain and lie off the coast of what is now called Spanish West Africa. There are seven islands in the group.
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Canary Islands
Spain
Spanish West Africa
Indian Day At Johnston City Draws 3000 Scouts and Residents
More than 3000 Southern Illinois residents attended Indian Day at Johnston City Park. Cub Scouts ages 8 to 12 pitched twelve teepees and depicted tribes, with Tsun Ga Ni dancers providing special entertainment. The event, sponsored by Egyptian Boy Scout Council, marked Johnston City Pack 69’s first hosting.
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Southern Illinois
Johnston City
West Frankfort
Herrin
Christopher
Carterville
Lesser
Boy Scout Council
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Murphysboro Council Plans Investment of Idle Funds
Murphysboro city officials vote to invest idle accounts in interest bearing government securities with funds from a cemetery perpetual care, street sewer and water accounts. The council backs urban renewal housing plans and a county wide zoning study while progressing lake street drainage work and preparations for the annual appropriations ordinance.
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Murphysboro Council
Murphysboro
Kenneth Taylor
Thornton Bellm
Joe Williams
Williams
Lake Street
William Wolff
Bridge Street
Jackson County Housing Authority
Bridgewood Homes
John Blankinship
Appropriations Committee
Police Seek Two Herrin Boys Missing Since Friday
Police search for Danny Ray Croslin 15 and George Stearns 17 who disappeared from Herrin after midnight. Croslin, tall with blond hair and blue eyes, was last seen in light blue trousers and a red striped tee. Stearns, 17, reddish hair, blue eyes, wore dark grey slacks and a light green sweater and had spoken of joining the Navy.
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Herrin
Danny Ray Croslin
Herrin Township
George Stearns
Croslin
Fred Simmons
10Th St
Stearns
Grove
Egyptian Heights
Kenneth Stearns
Dead Sea Scrolls date from 1947 discovery
The Dead Sea Scrolls, found in 1947, are about 1,900 years old and are believed to antedate the Old Testament by about 1,000 years.
Two Franklin County Men Die Suddenly in Suspected Heart Attacks
Franklin County coroner reported two men died suddenly on Saturday. George Peterson aged 70 of Macedonia was found in a barn by his daughter Mrs. Charles Batton of East St. Louis, and Henry Lipe age 58 of Benton collapsed while mowing near Lake Benton. An inquiry is scheduled for Monday. funeral plans are incomplete.
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Franklin County
George Peterson
Rt. 1
Macedonia
Henry Lipe
Rt. 2
Benton
Peterson
Charles Batton
East St. Louis
Sipe
Lake Benton
Britton
W. R. Simpson
Lipe
Drake
Virginia Browning
Mitchell
Batton
Edward Peterson
St. Louis
Denmark's bacon and egg trade share contrasts with Maine size
Denmark, roughly half Maine’s size, produces about half the bacon and a quarter the eggs and butter moved in world trade, illustrating a small nation's meat and dairy output relative to its land area.
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Denmark
Maine
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Idle Near Energy
The
English
Stokes
Morgan Coal Co
Morgan
Priest
Bruce Townsend
Johnston City Park
Riverside Park
Triangle Construction Co
Council
Aversige Park
Franklin
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