Four Pass Herrin Merit Board Exams
Four of 10 applicants passed the Herrin police force examination on Thursday Merit Board Secretary Tommy Colombo said Herbert Long also passed the fireman test and will be considered for the fire department only Police candidates in order of grades were Loren Denham William Ashley and Marion Long Officials will receive the passing names and final choices hinge on interviews by department chiefs and Mayor Fred Henderson
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Herrin
Merit Board
Tommy Colombo
Herbert Long
Long
Colombo
Loren Denham
William Ashley
Marion Long
Fred Henderson
East Germany Rejects Plea In Helicopter Case
East Germany refused to negotiate the release of nine U.S. Army prisoners in a second contact at East Berlin. Col Robeert B McQuail presented credentials and sought government level talks, while East Germany demanded diplomatic accreditation and rejected a technical protocol. The prisoners, eight officers and a sergeant from the 3d Armored Division, were seized June 7 after a helicopter strayed into East German airspace.
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Berlin
United States
East Germany
Foreign Ministry
Robeert B. McQuail
Bluefield W. Va
East Berlin
McQuail
H. I. Hodes
U.S
Europe
State Department
3D Armored Division
West Germany
Reds
Iron Curtain
Royalton Boy Missing Sparks Community Search
A Royalton family seeks 14-year-old James Moletski who vanished Friday. Police Chief Joe Finney notes no contact since, as residents and authorities comb country roads Sunday. A Johnston City station operator reported a boy matching the description sought farm work Friday evening. He has brown hair and eyes, wore a black and tan plaid shirt, blue jeans, black shoes, and rode an orange and white bicycle.
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Royalton
Joe Moletski
James
Joe Finney
Finney
Johnston City
Moleski
Bell's Quiet Measure: Bell Wrapped Towels for Peace
Alexander Graham Bell sought peace and quiet and once wrapped a large towel around his own telephone to muffle sound and create a calmer environment. The anecdote highlights his practical approach to managing noise while pursuing innovation.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Small Auto Units Sign Contracts With Chrysler and Ford
Detroit June 16 AP Unions for small auto groups signed two year extensions with Chrysler and Ford after rejecting a wage formula in deadlocked UAW talks. Chrysler struck with an independent plant guards union for 1,000 workers and Ford with nine unions totaling 800 workers. Eight unions accepted two year extensions. one year with the national maritime union followed an industry pattern for Great Lakes vessels. Ford and GM resumed bargaining with the UAW with no settlement in sight.
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Detroit
Chrysler
Ford
United Auto Workers
UAW
National Maritime Union
Great Lakes
General Motors Corp
Retired Pastor Ora Davis Dies at Anna
The Rev Ora Davis 82 of 207 W Jefferson St Anna died 1158 p m Saturday in Union County Hospital Anna after a long illness He pastored 25 years at Evangelical Church south of Jonesboro retiring in 1948 Born Marshall Sept 10 1875 He leaves wife Ida May a brother Charles F Davis Terre Haute Ind a sister Mrs Emma Kelly Farmersburg Ind a foster daughter Mrs Roy R Bauer Jonesboro and three grandchildren four great grandchildren Services 230 pm today Ebenezer Methodist Church south of Jonesboro with Rev C H Leslie and Rev Bennie Edwards officiating Burial Ebenezer Cemetery south of Jonesboro
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Ora Davis
Jefferson St
Anna
Union County Hospital
Evangelical Church
Jonesboro
Ida May
Charles F. Davis
Terre Haute
Ind
Emma Kelly
Farmersburg, Ind
Roy R. Bauer
Ebenezer Methodist Church
C. H. Leslie
Bennie Edwards
United Brethern Church of
Moneaqua
Ebenezer Cemetery
Correction: Accident Involving Mrs Viola Leathers
Correction to Thursday's Southern Illinoisan reports an accident involving Mrs Viola Leathers Rt 3 Collanthe. Her car was parked and she was in a store when a truck struck the vehicle at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
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Viola Leathers
Rt. 3
Collanthe
Southern Illinoisan
Army PFC Turley in Germany Field Training Exercise
Army PFC William H. Turley 24 wife Betty lives in De Soto Rt. 2 took part in a field training exercise with the 8th Infantry Division 8th Cavalry in Germany. Turley a scout entered the Army last June and arrived in Europe last January. He is a 1951 graduate of Hurst-Bush High School.
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Army
William H. Turley
Betty
Rt. 2
de Soto
8Th Infantry Division
8Th Cavalry
Germany
Turley
Europe
Hurst - Bush High School
Burglars Fail To Open Safe At Benton Tractor Co
Burglars pried open a rear window to gain entry at Benton Tractor Co at 214 S Main St. They used a cutting torch but failed to open the safe. Kenneth B Taylor reported to the Franklin County Sheriff's office that the safe was blackened but not damaged and only a few tools were taken. Entry occurred between 5 p m Saturday and 8 a m today.
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Benton Tractor Co
S. Main St
Benton
Kenneth B. Taylor
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
Murphysboro Names Inspector for housing project work
Murphysboro City Council began forming a city inspection force for the housing program. Fred Armin, building inspector, was named first inspector after a mayoral recommendation. The council plans to add a general inspector and plumbing and electrical inspectors to enforce the building code.
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Murphysboro
Fred Armin
Alexander Sr
Armin
Williams
In City
Federal Public Housing Authority
Willaims
Water and Sewer
Police and Fire Merit
Police Pension Fund
Civil Defense
Ed Harbauer
Carruthers Junior High School
Jackson County Nursing Home
More Troops Reach Cyprus
British jet transports with paratroopers began arriving in Cyprus as the second phase of a buildup to keep peace. About 3,000 paratroopers will bolster the 25,000 British soldiers on the island amid Greek and Turkish Cypriot tensions. Reports from Ankara and Nicosia noted fears that fighting could widen and pull NATO allies into conflict. Turkey voiced strong opposition to any plan to hand the island to Greece as Britain prepared a future policy announcement in London.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Mediterranean
North Atlantic Alliance
Turkey
Britain
Greece
London
Water main break on Oakland Avenue disrupts supply
Carbondale water department workers repaired a six inch main on Oakland Avenue near Main Street. The break was reported about 5 30 p m. today. Cause unknown. Residents between Main and Walnut Streets were without water during the repairs.
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Carbondale Water Department
Oakland Avenue
Main Street
Main
Walnut Streets
Southern Illinoisan Newspaper Header Fragment
Fragmentary OCR shows imprint for Southern Illinoisan published in Carbondale Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro with Second Class Matter marks and misread lines implying carrier locations and masthead notes.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Lllinois Publicaions, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
Murphyse
Ily Journa
Travels In Mongolia Tall Tale Recalled By Ben Gelman
A Nepal tale reports the killing of a creature linked to the abominable snowman. The Mustang Raja’s man allegedly shot the beast and will send its hide and skull for scientific study. The description cites bearlike face and feet of a child, height about four and a half feet.
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Ben Gelman
Asia
Europe
Nepal
Central Asia
Mustang
A. Flapjaw
Wilds
Graveside rites held for Choate infant
A graveside service was held Sunday at 2 15 p m at Buchanan Cemetery for the stillborn infant of Mr and Mrs Robert Choate of Cora The infant was born at St Clement s Hospital Red Bud The baby is survived by the parents and grandparents Mrs Lela Choate of Chester and Walter Cohen of Ava Funeral arrangements were handled by Schroeder Funeral Chapel
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Buchanan Cemetery
Robert Choate
Cora
St. Clement's Hospital
Red Bud
Lela Choate
Chester
Walter Cohen
Ava
Schroeder
Local Soldier Finishes Basic Training in Missouri
Pvt. Joe L. Glover 22 of Carterville completed eight weeks of basic combat training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. A 1953 Carbondale Community High School graduate he is the son of Mr and Mrs William H Oliver Ret 3 Carbondale. Chester led services with Rev Frank McLaughen officiating.
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Joe L. Glover
Winona
Stotlar St
Carterville
Fort Leonard Wood
Carbondale Community High School
William H. Oliver
Carbondale
Former area teacher dies in California
W. G. Will Ferges 89 a former Williamson County grocer and teacher died Thursday at his home in Tujunga California where he lived 25 years Services and burial were in California Ferges taught in North Bend and Hurst Bush Blairsville Cambria and Herrin He was tax assessor in Herrin Township 1930 1932 Born October 20 1863 in Williamson County son of James M and Lydia Mitchell Ferges His wife Martha Rawls died in 1941 A son Ray is dead He leaves a son the Rev Mark Ferges of Corning Arkansas brothers Edmund of Fergestown and George of Herrin sister Mrs Lydia Henderson Johnston City a grandson and four great grandchildren
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Williamson County
W. G
Ferges
Tujunga
Calif
California
Johnston City
North Bend
Hurst Bush
Blairsville
Cambria
Herrin
Herrin Township
James M
Lydia Mitchell Ferges
Martha Rawls
Ray
Mark Ferges
Corning
Ark
Edmund
Fergestown
George
Lydia Henderson
Funeral Rites Today For Jackson Reed
Funeral services were held at 1 p m today for Jackson Reed aged 88 of Rt. 1 Mulkeytown who died at 10 p m Friday in Miners Hospital. The Rev W D Berry officiated at Gilbert Funeral Home Christopher with burial in Herrin City Cemetery. Reed a retired farmer had lived in Franklin County 15 years and is survived by his wife Dallas Garner and several nieces and nephews.
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Jackson Reed
Rt. 1
Mulkeytown
Miners Hospital
W. D. Berry
Gilbert Funera
Christopher
Herrin City Cemetery
Reed
Franklin County
Dallas Garner
Severa
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