Youth Killed When Truck Overturns Near Prairie du Rocher
A 15 year old Prairie du Rocher youth, Mark A. Matthews, died when a pickup truck overturned on a levee road near Prairie du Rocher. Dennis R. Barbeau, 16, of Prairie du Rocher, drove the truck. Barbeau and three other passengers were treated for minor injuries at St. Clement's Hospital Red Bud. The deceased was a student at Red Bud Community High School and member of St. Joseph Church. Burial at St. Joseph Cemetery follows a service at Cashner Funeral Home Red Bud and church ceremonies in Prairie du Rocher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie du Rocher
Mark A. Matthews
Dennis R. Barbeau
Rt. 155
Barbeau
Lloyd Brown
James Pautler
David Barbeau
St. Clement’s Hospital
Red Bud
Joseph
Carmialen
Pattie Matthews
Red Bud Community High School
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Pattie
Elaine
Lyle
John
Terry
Cashner Funeral Home
Redbud
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Theodore Siekmann
Brothers Held In Theft Of Tractor
Williamson County deputy Earl Long arrested Luther Leaman and Ronald Leaman of Johnston City on charges linked to a tractor theft from a Hamilton County farm on May 24. The brothers, held on 5000 bond, are also under Williamson County indictment for January 1964 soybean theft from Harry Jent in the Johnston City area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Earl Long
Johnston City
Hamilton County
Luther Leaman
Ronald Leaman
Long
Norman McFarland
Dale
McFarland
Seaman Farm
Harry Jent
Cyclist Hits Parked Truck in Carterville
A 13 year old boy on a bike with a water jug and folding chair on the handlebars rode into a parked truck at 7 30 a m today in Carterville He Bobby Abbott of 417 Forest Street was treated at Herrin Hospital for a bruised leg after the bicycle hit the truck at 204 N Division St He told police he looked behind to see if a car was coming and his bike swerved into the parked truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville
Bobby Abbott
Forest Street
Herrin Hospital
N. Division St
Man Arrested In Mug Theft In Carbondale
Stanley R. Petzoldt nineteen of Frohna Missouri was ordered to appear in Jackson County Circuit Court in the alleged taking of two root beer mugs at Dog and Suds Drive In Carbondale police said they arrested him after a description of a car seen leaving the restaurant and the theft reported at 639 p m Sunday no charges filed yet
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley R. Petzoldt
Frohna
Jackson County
Crcuit
Carbondale
Petzoldt
Carbondale First Param Vehicle Crash No Injuries
Carbondale police report a backing collision at 1 55 a m near Mill and Thompson streets involving Howard V Bell 19 of Centralia and Leonard Kelley 22 of Chicago with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Howard V. Bell
Centralia
Leonard Kelley
Chicago
Mill and
Thompson Streets
SIU students to dance in Paris show by Katherine Dunham
Three Southern Illinois University students along with Anne McLeod daughter of Prof Archibald McLeod will spend a year in Paris as dancers and actors in the musical Two Angels in Paris under Katherine Dunham. They trained in New York before joining the Paris cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Paris
France
Katherine Dunham
Melvin Taylor
Carbondale
Samuel James
Memphis
Tenn
Anne McLeod
Miss McLeod
Archibald McLeod
SIU Theater
Bard College
New York
Miss Dunham
Humphrey Bogart
Peter Ustinov
Theatre de Paris
Jean Maubaut
Roger Pierre
Aznavour
Gavarentz
Carbon
Six Injured In Murphysboro Weekend Accidents
Six people sustained injuries in two Murphysboro crashes Saturday and Sunday. At 11 10 p m Saturday the Morrison car collided with James B Howard s vehicle at 22nd and Walnut, sending David Morrison age 9 and Ruby Morrison to St Joseph Memorial Hospital, while Howard s party was treated and released. A separate 745 p m Sunday crash at 16th and Liberty injured Mrs Charlotte McNeill as her husband Charles McNeill drove through the intersection. both drivers were not ticketed and were treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
22Nd
Walnut Streets
Hugh Morrison
S. 9Th St
Walnut Street
Morrison
22Nd Street
James B. Howard
16Th St
Howard
Howard Morrison
Ruby
David
Walley Herron
Minton Street
Mrphysboro
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Herron
David Morrison
Charlotte McNeill
Rt. 3
Carbondale
North 16Th
Liberty Streets
McNeill
Charles O. McNeill
16Th Street
Lloyd L. Stuart
Rt. 2
Elkville
Liberty Street
Two Boys Questioned In Cobden Burglaries
Two youths held in Union County jail are being questioned about burglaries at Basler's Standard Service Station Roots Furniture Store and the Ideal Cafe in Cobden on June 6. A rifle disappeared from the service station was later found at the furniture store and a vending machine was broken into at the cafe. The sheriff also tied them to a Tamms Alton Boxboard Co. plant burglary the same night. No charges yet. names not released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
Cobden
Jean Fullenwider
Basler
Standard
Roots Furniture Store
Ideal Cafe
Fullenwider
Sam
Alton Boxboard Co
Tamms
Bee provokes crash injuring parked car owner in Carbondale
A bee caused Janis L. Hargrave to swat while driving and crash into a parked car owned by Joe L. Duncan on Crestview Lane at 5 40 p m. Hargrave, 19, of Carbondale Rt 2, was not injured and police were informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janis L. Hargrave
Rt. 2
Carbondale
Joe L. Duncan
Crestview Lane
Skeleton Found In Mississippi River Near Genevieve Ferry
A male skeleton about 30 years old and five feet six inches was recovered Sunday from the Mississippi River one mile north of the 7 Genevieve Missouri ferry landing. Coroner Vernon Dashner estimates the body had been in the river six to eight months and will seek missing person records upstream for identification. William Butler of Red Bud reported sighting the skeleton among driftwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
7 Genevieve
Randolph County
Vernon Dashner
Dashner
William Butler
Red Bud
City Workable Plan Approved for Murphysboro
Murphysboro's 1965 workable plan for community improvements has been approved by the federal Housing and Home Finance Agency. The plan is required for federal financial aid in various projects, including public housing development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
James Walker Wins Rodeo Event in Herrin
James Walker, 16, won the rodeo sponsored by the Herrin Junior Chamber of Commerce in Herrin. Jimmy Kirk placed second among entrants Robert Oland, Brad Grimes, and Bill Bauman in youth 16 to 18. Walker advances to the state Jaycee rodeo June 27 in Waukegan after judging on 50 written questions and four obstacle-course divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Walker
Herrin
Jaycees Seek Building Funds for Teen Town Center
Johnston City Jaycees plan a citywide comb sale to raise up to $1,000 for two Teen Town centers. Each 14 comb package sells for $1 and will be sold at Mitchell Appliance Co. High school youths earned over $100 by washing 47 cars and waxing four this Saturday, per Jaycee President Vernon Kee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston City
Jaycees
Mitchell Appliance Co
Jaycee
Vernon Kee
Engineers Meet at Du Quoin
The Egyptian Chapter of the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers will gather at the Perfection Club on Rt. 51 one mile south of Du Quoin. A cocktail hour starts at 6 30 p m followed by dinner at 7 p m and a business meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Society of Professional Engineers
Perfection Club
Rt. 51
du Quoin
They Just Dropped In On Carterville
Two Southern Illinois University students James Hall of Carterville and Al Slowick of Chicago parachuted into a field northeast of Carterville about 7 30 p m Saturday. Hall said it was a regular weekly jump but planning close to town was unusual. They then returned to Hall s home nearby with their gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Carterville
James Hall
al Slowick
Chicago
Southern Illinois Sports Parachute Club
Hall
Driver Hogue Fined for Reckless Driving in Carbondale
Luther W. Hogue, 51, of 215 E Freeman St, Carbondale, pled guilty and paid 125 fine plus costs after being arrested at 8:45 am May 30 on North Oakland Avenue. He skidded toward police, who swerved to avoid collision, in Jackson County Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther W. Hogue
E. Freeman St
Carbondale
Robert Schwartz
Jackson County
Hogue
North Oakland Avenue
School Sold For 2250 At Marion Auction
A father and son two churches and two brothers bid at the Douglas School auction in Marion conducted by the Williamson County Board of School Trustees. Attorney James Sanders, auctioneer, tentatively sold the building to Wilbur Griffin for 2250, pending Marion Unit Two Board approval. Other bidders included Wealthy Griffin John Jones Israel Jones and local church groups. The crafts class house on Julianne Drive drew no bids and will be decided by the school board. The minimum price for the house was 18500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Marion
Williamson County Board of School Trustees
James Sanders
Wilbur Griffin
Sanders
Marion Unit
Board of Educaton Whch
Griffin
Wealthy Griffin
John Jones
Israel Jones
African Methodist Church
Paul’s Chapel Baptist Church
Jay Griffin
Marion High School
Julianne Drive
Probation Given to Carterville Man in Theft Plea
Allen E. Griessel nineteen of Carterville received six months probation in Williamson County Circuit Court after pleading guilty to theft. Prosecutor Terrence Murphy said Griessel removed two tires tubes and wheels from a wrecked car in Murphy's yard and placed them on his own vehicle. Griessel, a New York native staying in Carterville for a summer session at Southern Illinois University, paid thirty five dollars and thirty cents in court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen E. Griessel
Carterville
Williamson County
Terrence Murphy
Griessel
Murphy
New York
Southern Illinois Univer
Cecil Powell Dies In Marion
Cecil William Powell 51 of 1804 West Warren Street Marion died at 11 a m Sunday in Marion Memorial Hospital He owned Fair Furniture Store Route 13 east of Marion Powell born Johnston City July 2 1913 son of Dennis and Stella Follis Powell married Mary Moore in Johnston City in 1939 Army veteran of World War II member of First Baptist Church He leaves wife children Mrs Russell Mitchell of Carbondale Cecil and Curtis at home mother of Chicago brother Earl Johnston City sisters Mrs Marie Camden Johnston City and Mrs Irene Long Carpentersville and one grandchild Services 2 p m Tuesday Mitchell Funeral Home Marion Rev C R Walker Burial Marion City Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil William Powell
W. Warren St
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Fair
Rt. 13
Mr. Powell
Johnston City
Dennis
Stella Follis Powell
Mary Moore
First Baptist Church
Russell Mitchell
Two Hurt In Crash In Carbondale
Two people suffered minor injuries after a Carbondale crash at Illinois avenue and Elm street near 10 10 p m. Douglas M Sabina 21 and Rodger Krumphardt 18 were treated at Doctors Hospital and released. William Jottesen 26 and James E Tally 22 were not hurt. Sabina was charged with following too closely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas M. Sabina
Rodger Krumphardt
Doctors Hospital
Carbondale
E. College St
Sabina
William Jottesen
S. Marion St
Jottesen
James E. Tally
N. Allyn St
Tally
Illinois Avenue
Elm Street
Carbondale Man Injured in Early Morning Fight
A Carbondale man was treated at Doctors Hospital for facial cuts from a fight in a public housing unit on East Chestnut Street at 1 50 a m. A neighbor called police. The man lives at 425A East Oak Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Doctors Hospital
East Chestnut Street
Morrison
Oak St
Southern Illinoisan Publisher Notes
The Southern Illinoisian is a daily and Sunday newspaper published by Southern Illinois Publications Inc at Carbondale with additional offices in Berlin and Murphysboro. It is the successor to local titles and carries AP news dispatches for republication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Publications Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Berlin
South 18Th Street
Murphysboro
Illinois
Southern Minnessan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Also Mentioned on This Page
E-O
Cecil Powell
United States Steel
U. S. Steel
P. O. Box
Newburgh, Ind
Stucco
Asbestostrons
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!