July Grand Jury Drawn for Williamson County Court
A grand jury has been drawn for the July term of Williamson County Circuit Court and will convene July 9. Five robbery burglary and larceny cases will be presented with the Sept. 24 docket. Twenty-two jurors and alternates were selected from area towns including Walter Beasley Mildred Hurley Carl Johns Joe Hartwell Charlesee W H Talley Laura Norman Edith Parent Marion Webb Mary Jones Marion Ira Harris Pittsburg Jesse Jackson Ray Dare Walter Moseley Johnston City Leon Poteete Thomas Woodhouse Marion Anderson Ed Failing L C Keen Aubie Jones Herrin Harry Robertson Lloyd Russell Carterville Alternates include M J Marlow Frank Felts George Parks Hester Ray Powell Cambria E T Hudgens Robert Pulley Dick Poe Loy Smith Dan Cael S E Bourland Herbert Brown George Coleman Joe Phillips Rex Gray Cy Moore Kenneth Summer Louis Moroni Dennis Murphy Seal Noble Beers.
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Carl Sneed
Walter Beasley
Mildred Hurley
Stonefort
Carl Johns
Joe Hartwell
Creal Sprin
Charlesee
W. H. Talley
Laura Norman
Edith Parent
Marion Webb
Mary Jones
Marion
Ira Harris
Pittsburg
Jesse Jackson
Ray Dare
Walter Moseley
Johnston City
Leon Poteete
Thomas Woodhouse
Marion Anderson
Ed Failing
L. C. Keen
Aubie Jones
Herrin
Harry Robertson
Lloyd Russell
Carterville
M. J. Marlow
Frank Felts
George Parks
Hester Ray
Pittsbur
Herbert Brown
George Coleman
Marion Joe Phillips
Rex Gray
Cy Moore
Kenneth Summer
Thompsonville
Louis Moroni
Creal
Dennis Murphy
Seal
Noble Beers
Curriculum changes due at Anna-Jonesboro High School
English department faculty from Anna-Jonesboro Community High School will work with Southern Illinois University specialists this summer to revise the English curriculum. The effort follows the school's curriculum evaluation, the first in a series of course reviews. The board urged broader focus on correcting errors across all classes and anticipated minor changes after SIU input.
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Anna-Jonesboro Community High School
Southern Illinois University
Paul J. Houghton
Houghton
SIU
Illinois
Ruel Hindman
Jchs Board
Hindman
Tim O’brien
Pope County Community High School
Bracy Newsette Bracy Newsette Life Award honors service focus
Southern Illinois Association of Life Underwriters presents the National Quality Award for Life Underwriting. The honor emphasizes service to clients and long term stewardship over sheer sales volume. Vacation season prompts reflections on busy town life and local ads crediting Jim Walker. Families move: Lesta Calhoun and Dean relocate to Waukegan. Fred Stanton relocates to Nokomis. Wm. E. Forrester moves to Columbus, Nebraska. Bill Forrester leaves for Reynolds Aluminum as plans to grow industry in the Midwest unfold.
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Southern Illinois Association of Life Underwriters
National Life Underwriter’s Association
Lesta Calhoun
Dean
Waukegan
Illinois
Fred Stanton
South 13Th Street
Nokomis
Ilinois
Herrin
Fred
Geo. Anderson Engineering
Bertha
Wm. E. Forrester
Columbus
Nebraska
Bill
Reynolds Aluminum
International Staple and Machine
Sangamo Electric
Midwest
South
Charges Dropped in Gorham Peace Disturbance Case
Leonard Stone of Gorham had charges dismissed by Tillman Schneider operator of the Y Tavern west of Murphysboro. Stone was bound over to a Justice of the Peace C M Held in Murphysboro on the Monday before.
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Leonard Stone
Gorham
Tillman Schneider
Murphysboro
Stone
Justice of the Peace
C. M
Southern Illinoisan Publisher Notes and Second Class Matter
The Southern Illinoisan lists publisher information and post office classifications. It notes second class matter status at Carbondale and Herrin and references succession from the Carbondale Ge Herrin Daily Journal. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news.
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Southern Illinoisan
Gridsay
Southern Illinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
Carbondale I
Otic
Linoisan
Doctor Issued Anna Physician Named In $25,000 Lawsuit
A malpractice suit seeks 25000 damages in Union County Circuit Court against Anna physician Dr Walter A Schroeder. Plaintiff Mrs Lona McCarver of near Anna alleges negligent treatment after a January 26 accident left her left leg broken in two places and claims the leg did not knit properly causing permanent disability.
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Union County
Anna
Walter A. Schroeder
Lona McCarver
Near Anna
McCarver
Robert Lansdon
Cairo
Schroeder
Reds Congratulate Nasser on Suez Troop Exit
Premier Chou En-lai of Red China cabled congratulations to Egyptian Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser on the departure of the last British troops from the Suez Canal zone Peiping radio said Monday The withdrawal was hailed by Communist China as a sign of the further disintegration of the imperialist colonial system.
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Nasser
Hong Kong
Chou En-lai
Red
China
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Suez Canal Zone
Peiping
Della Pillow Rites Wednesday in Marion
Funeral services for Mrs. Della Pillow 75 of 1010 W Boulevard Marion will be at 10 am Wednesday at Wilson Frick Funeral Home Marion. Rev Lee Swope will officiate burial in Maplewood Cemetery. She died Sunday night in Marion Memorial Hospital after admission that morning. She was born Shawneetown Jan 27 1881 and lived in Marion 40 years. Her husband George W Pillow died in 1938. She leaves a brother Frank Thornton of St Louis. Friends may call after 4 pm today. Easter Island is 14 miles long and 7 miles wide.
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Della Pillow
Marion
Wilson-Frick
Lee Swope
Bunal
Maplewood
Manager Claims Club Slots Were Sanctioned
Springfield private club manager testified that county officials long allowed slot machines in clubs. Richard Rees, president of Sand Prairie Hunting and Fishing Club, said county officials sanctioned three slots. Troopers raided the club last March, seizing machines. The club sits on Rt. 35, five miles east of Granite City. Madison County Liquor Commission refused to renew the liquor license. Rees testified at the appeal hearing. four County Commission members did not testify. Rees faces charges of possessing gambling devices. He lives near the club.
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Springfield
Modisaes Cateeny
Sand Prairie Hunting and Fishing Club
Richard Rees
Illinois Liquor Commission
Illinois
Rt. 35
Granite City
Madison County Liquor Commission
Rees
County Commission
Intoxicated driving hearings postponed for two Carbondale men
Jackson County court hearings for Leonard Harris and Max Robertson, both Carbondale residents, charged with intoxicated driving, were postponed until June 25. Harris, 58, of 304 N Washington St, and Robertson, 51, of 506 N Walnut St, were arrested Sunday by state police and released under $750 bond.
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Leonard Harris
Washington St
Max T. Robertson
Walnut St
Harris
Robertson
Man Hurt In June Crash Is Sued For October Accident
An Anna man recovering from a June auto mishap faces a $30,000 damage suit in Union County Circuit Court. Virgil and Arvil Womick of Jonesboro seek damages for injuries from a collision last Oct. 11 on Route 146 about a half mile west of Jonesboro. Huber, hospitalized in Anna in fair condition, is also described as recovering from the June 11 Limestone Church crash.
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Union County
Virgil
Arvil Womick
Jonesboro
Huber
Womick
Rt. 146
Anna
Limestone Church
Funeral services for Johnston City woman Josephine Fink
Mrs Josephine Fink 63 of 905 West 9th Johnston City died Monday at 9 30 am at home from a cerebral hemorrhage She born Austria March 28 1893 daughter of Joseph and Catherine Pronk HravatichHer husband Andy died October 15 1955 She was a member of S N P J and St Pauls Catholic Church She leaves a daughter Mrs Donnie Barnes Hammond Ind three grandchildren and a brother Frank Yugoslavia Funeral services Thursday at 9 am in St Pauls Church Rev Albert Burnto will officiate Burial Lakeview Cemetery Friends may call at Murman Wilson Funeral
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Josephine Fink
9Th St
Johnston City
Austria
Joseph
Catherine Pronk Hravatich
Andy
Fink
S.N.P.J
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Donnie Barnes
Hammond, Lad
Frank
Yugoslavia
St. Paul’s Cathlic Church
Albert Burn
Lakeview Cemetery
Murman & Wilson
Pennsylvania Prison Under Investigation
State police began an on the spot investigation at Western State Penitentiary after reports guards smuggling liquor narcotics and contraband to prisoners. Deputy Warden James H. Flliott reported two guards suspended and several prisoners disciplined.
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Pittsburgh
Western State Penitentiary
James H. Filiott
Funeral details follow rosary at 8 p.m. Wednesday
A rosary will be recited at the funeral home at 8 p.m. Wednesday after services earlier in the day.
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Eral
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