Three Men Held After Mt Carbon Fight
Three Murphysboro area men George Higgins Mackie B Hopkins and Leroy Johnson were arrested on aggravated battery charges in Mt Carbon after a Saturday fight on D street. Roy Allen of Carbondale filed the charges. Allen suffered a knife slash and was treated at Doctors Hospital in Carbondale. Higgins Hopkins and Johnson were in jail or released on bond as the case proceeds.
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Murphysboro
D Street
Mt. Carbon
Jackson County
Arch Edwards
George Higgins
Mackie B. Hopkins
Leroy Johnson
Joe Mifflin
Roy Allen
E. Sycamore S&t
Carbondale
Allen
Doctors Hospital
Edwards
Higgins
Ned Higgins
George
Mifflin
Johnson
Hopkins
Richard Richman
Marion Man Hurt In Crash
Marion man Robert S. Purnell 1211 W White admitted to Marion Memorial Hospital for observation after an auto crash Thursday at 11 04 p m. Police say Purnell failed to yield causing a collision with Charles R Fleming 808 Davis St Johnston City. Fleming car was west on Rt 13 while Purnell was south on North Russell Street. Purnell pulled in front of Fleming and the impact sent his car into a ditch. a ticket was issued to Purnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Purnell
W. White
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Purnell
Charles R. Fleming
Davis St
Johnston City
Fleming
Rt. 13
Russell Street
Fire extinguishers stolen from Carbondale hotel and lot
Police reported that William Cox of 311 West Walnut Street Carbondale said two fire extinguishers were stolen from his hotel at the corner of West Walnut Street and South Illinois Avenue. He also said two manhole covers were taken from a lot he owns west of the Mur dale Shopping Center in Carbondale.
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William Cox
Walnut St
Carbondale
West Walnut Street
South Illinois Avenue
Cox
Murdale
Cornerstone Laying Ceremony at SIU Board Event
Delyte W Morris president and John Page Wham board chairman lay the cornerstone as dignitaries participate in the ceremonial event. The scene features the two leaders wielding a trowel amid the formal proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delyte W Morris
John Page Wham
SIU
Downtown Marion merchants maintain current store hours
Retail Clerks Local Union 896 and Marion merchants agree to keep existing hours under the current contract extending to August 31, 1966. Downtown stores operate 8:30 or 9 a.m. to 5:29 p.m. weekdays, with Friday nights closing earlier. West More Plaza Center shops open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.
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Marion
Union
Guy Price
Price
West More Plaza
Grocers
SIU faculty produce 470 writings in a year
SIU Carbondale faculty authored 470 items including books articles and pamphlets tied to research projects in the past year. Edwardsville campus faculty added 81 pieces during the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
SIU Research and Project Office
SIU
Edwardsville
Chamber Seeks Lights For Downtown Parking Lots
Carbon Dale chamber adopts a resolution urging lighting for existing and proposed downtown parking facilities and to send it to the City Council. It argues lit lots will attract shoppers at night and urges action soon as part of the 1965 program of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Car Hits Car and Truck at Carbondale Intersection
A truck driven by 17 year old Joe A. Ward of Murphysboro and a car driven by 58 year old Nannie E. Johnson of Carbondale collided at 9 15 a m Thursday at the Oakland avenue and Linden street corner in Carbondale. No injuries resulted.
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Joe A. Ward
Rt. 3
Murphysboro
Nannie E. Johnson
Oakland Ave
Carbondale
Oakland Avenue
Linden Street
Two Charged In Burglary In Illinois Towns
Donald Hammond age 23 and Everett Roe age 21 both of Dongola are jailed in Alexander County on burglary charges stemming from a June 6 break in at the Alton Boxboard Co plant in Tamms. Roe bond is 2000 dollars. Hammond bonds total 6000 dollars with a 1000 dollar trespass bond. They also faced possible charges for three Cobden burglaries the same night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander County
Cairo
Donald Hammond
Everett W. Roe
Dongola
Alton Boxboard Co
Tamms
Roe
Hammond
Union County
Cobden
Jean Fullenwider
Basler
Roots Furniture
Fullenwider
Christopher Plan Commission Terms Clarified for Reappointments
The Christopher Plan Commission seeks City Council reappointments to all nine terms. Senior planner Frank Moreno cites confusion over appointment dates and term lengths. New appointments aim to resolve this, as the commission drafts zoning ordinances, maps, subdivision rules, and a park recreation study. Walter Hawkins resigned as secretary. Duane Tackitt is now secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Plan Commission
Commission
Frank Moreno
Greater Egypt
Walter Hawkins
Duane Tackitt
Hawkins
Boy Hurt In Crash In Carbondale
An 8-year-old Carbondale boy was injured when his bicycle struck a car on Donna Drive at 1 20 p m Police say Gary Henderson 8 of 302 Gray Drive rode the bicycle Beatrice Robinson 46 of Cape Girardeau Missouri drove the other car The boy is in good condition at Doctors Hospital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Doctors Hospital
Gary D. Henderson
Gray Dr
Beatrice C. Robinson
Cape Girardeau
Donna Drive
Herrin Water Lines To Be Flushed This Weekend
Herrin officials announce flushing of main water lines after 6 p.m. today and again after 6 p.m. Saturday to remove loose material. Water from taps may appear rusty immediately following the flushing.
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Herrin
Water Department
Lottmann Elected President of Southern Illinois Park Group
Jerry Lottmann Carbondale Park District superintendent was elected president of the Southern Illinois Park and Recreation Association succeeding Leroy Emerick Wood River. Lottmann previously served as vice president. Other officers include Jerome Zobrist Highland as vice president and Lyle Dona Roxana as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Lottmann
Carbondale Park
Southern Illinois Park and Recreation Association
Leroy Emerick
Wood River
Lottmann
Jerome Zobrist
Highland
Lyle Dona
Roxana
Wallace Named Executive Vice President of Carbondale Chamber
Orlen Wallace was named executive vice president of Carbondale Chamber of Commerce Thursday night to replace Charles Stein who resigned for health reasons. Harry Weeks said a renewed application for a regional state office building in Carbondale is nearly complete with seven zone buildings proposed statewide and several Southern Illinois cities bidding for this area. The annual membership drive is lagging with 19 new members added and many prospects not yet contacted. Weeks urged drive workers to call promptly as a brochure on Carbondale is in development and welcome signs for the four major city entrances were reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlen Wallace
Carbondale
Chamber of Commerce
Charles Steinmarch
Chamber
Harry Weeks
Illinois
Weeks
Sently
Davie
Anna
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Verble
Illinois Youth Commission
Metropolis
Board of Education
Thomas A. Graman
Graman
Simon, Rettberg and Garrison Architects
Margarett Ann Bartles
Etoile Casper
Shivelbines Music Store
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Cook
Justin Singers to Appear on TV Sunday
The Justin Singers from Southern Illinois University will perform 3 30 to 4 p m Sunday on Repertoire Workshop On Campus over KMOX TV Channel 4. They will also appear on CBS stations in New York Philadelphia Chicago and Los Angeles. The folk group features Larry Jackson Wanda Jones Bill Hayes Jr Patti Aubuohon and Chuck Trentham.
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Justin Singers
Southern Illinois University
Kmox-Tv
Channel 4
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Los Angeles
Carbondale
Theta Xi
Larry Jackson
Wanda Jones
Centralia
Bill Hayes Jr
Southern Illinois Publicaton addresses and history note
A newspaper notice lists publication details for the Southern Illinoisan with addresses in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro. It notes second class postage and its successor relationships to local papers and AP content rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southernllinoisan
Southern Ilinois Publications Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
South 13Th Street
Murphysboro
Ilinois
Southern I Ilinoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Associated Press
AP News
Anna School District Names Verble as New Superintendent
Anna Grade School District 37 selects Loel Verble Jr. 36 currently at Davie School as its new superintendent replacing resigning Gene Goforth. Verble will start July 1 after earning degrees at Southern Illinois University and pursuing a doctorate.
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Loel Verble Jr
Anna
Two Injured In Highway Crash Near Sparta
Two elderly women suffered minor injuries Thursday afternoon in a crash on Route 154 two miles west of Sparta. Bee Fischer age 78 and Mildred Fischer age 76, both from Florida and Missouri respectively, were treated at Sparta Community Hospital. The other driver Samuel Weintrub 37 of Springfield was not hurt. The 12 05 p m collision involved a pickup driven by Gino Cassarelli 41 of Lesser and a car driven by John Soma 45 of Columbia near the Route 37 1 junction north of Benton. Police also reported a later collision at Route 51 near St John s north of Du Quoin involving Lyle Wertz 18 of Grand Island Neb and Tom Mofield 57 of Carbondale with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 154
Sparta
Bee Fischer
Jacksonville
Fla
Mildred Fischer
Chesterfield Mo
Sparta Community Hospital
Samuel H. Weintrub
Springfield
Gino Cassarelli
Lesser
John Soma
Columbia
SIU Workshops Start Monday
Southern Illinois University begins a five day Photography for Teachers workshop Monday under Paul Wendt with William Horrell teaching. The course runs 7 30 a m to 4 30 p m and carries two hours credit.
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Southern Illinois University
Paul Wendt
College of Education
William Horrell
SIU Department of Printing and Photography
Wendt
Paul Scholl
Lee Campion
Abany
N.Y
Correction on Public Works bill passage report
A corrected item notes that the Public Works and Economic Development Act advanced in the House Committee on Public Works. The $3.3 billion measure would replace the Area Redevelopment Act and the Public Works Acceleration Act with full House approval anticipated within a month. Senator Paul Douglas’s companion bill passed the Senate on June 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
House of Representatives
House Committee On Public Works
Paul Douglas
D-Ill
Senate
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Harrisburg
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Wallace
Justins
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Gene Goforth
North Park
Chapman-Rollo
Fender
Yuill Music CO
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