Rothschild Pleads Guilty in Conspiracy Case
Rothschild admitted conspiracy in an attempted safecracking and received a five year prison term. He began serving Tuesday after slashing his arm in a suicide attempt while being driven to prison by Spartanburg authorities. Special to Southern Illinois.
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Hoodlum
Spartanburg
Rothschild
Southern Illinois
Charles P
Rocky” Rothschild
Spartanburg,$. C
Journal
SCHOOL HEAD QUITS Oren McClure moves to Millikin
Du Quoin school superintendent Dr Oren D McClure 51 resigns after 20 years heading the elementary system to join Millikin University Decatur as an instructor in the education department He will teach and train elementary teachers beginning early September and depart August 31 end of term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oren McClure
du Quoin
Millikin
Oren D. McClure
Millikin University
Decatur
Board of Education
McClure
Department of Education
Herrin Cancer Clinic Faces State Aid Curtailment
State officials announced plans to limit aid to the Herrin Cancer Clinic after July 1 1959 unless a full time local health department covers the area. Drs Cross Church and Brown defended the clinic noting historical support and outlining possible patient charges for exams and biopsies while stressing ongoing operation despite potential funding changes. The clinic, started in 1947, serves about 12 Southern Illinois counties and has treated thousands of cancer patients with state aid mainly for diagnostic work not treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Illinois Dept. of Public Health
Roland R. Cross
Ruth Church
Benton
Carbondale
Fairfield
Leo J. Brown
State Department
Williamson
Franklin
Jackson County
Jackson
Herrin Hospital
American College of Surgeons
Illinois
State Eagles Meeting Set
Area Eagles attend the annual state convention of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Rock Island from today through Sunday. Delegates include M J Marlow Pete Gregori Tom Frattini H errin Olin Berry John Hoey Zeigler C H Witcomb H G Blackburn Marion Floyd Crawshaw Paul Mann Louis Brewer Maryl Willoughby Floyd Dean Joe E Hopp Carbondale Wayne Rodman Amile Bovetdi Courtland Brooks L J Murphy Eldon Boyer Murphysboro. Herrin ritualistic team members John Rice Melton Louis H Gall Doni John Little Joe Sollami Stephen Hamilton will compete for state honors in ritual degree work Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles
Order of Eagles
Rock Island
M. J. Marlow
Pete Gregori
Tom Frattini
Herrin
Olin Berry
John Hoey
Zeigler
C. H. Witcomb
H. G. Blackburn
Marion
Floyd Crawshaw
Paul Mann
Louis Brewer
Maryl Willoughby
Floyd Dean
Joe E. Hopp
Carbondale
Wayne Rodman
Amile Bo
Southern Illinois News Publisher and History Note
A fragmentary historical notice lists the Southern Illinois newspaper chain offices in Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and Carbondale as second class matter under federal postal rules from 1879 and references to predecessors the Carbondale Free Press Herrin Journal and Marphrs Sap with Associated Press affiliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Journa
Marphrs Sap
Endopentene
Associated Press
Excia
Nine Area Drivers Lose Driving Rights
Nine area residents had licenses revoked and four more suspended, announced Secretary of State Charles F. Carpentier. Revocations were for driving while intoxicated, including George Walls of Cairo and John Smetana of Duncin. Suspensions for drunken driving included Farl J. Smith of Thebes and Thomas J. Malinski of Du Quoin. additional suspensions were for causing or contributing to an accident resulting in death or injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Carpentier
George Walls
Cairo
Alvie Fred
Rt. 2
Elkville
Carter Jones
Murphysboro
Cris G. Overturt
Vienna
Russell Lawton
Coulterville
Carol R. Bukter
E. Chestnut
Anna
Russell Rodgers
Alto Pass
Robert J. Tish
E. 4Th St
Johnston City
John Smetana
Duncin
Farl J. Smith
Thebes
Thomas J. Malinski
du Quoin
Harold R. Morgan
Elm St
Charles J. Morgan
E. Park
Carbondale
Herrin Man Hurt In Motorcycle Crash Near Cemetery
William Laffoon, 39, of Herrin Route 1, was injured at 1 30 p m Tuesday when his motorcycle skidded off the road into a ditch by Herrin City Cemetery He was admitted to Herrin Hospital with a knee cut and a broken leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Laffoon
Rt. 1
Herrin
Herrin City Cemetery
Laffoon
Herrin Hospital
Young Democrats to Meet in Jonesboro Courthouse
The Union County Young Democrats will meet at 7 30 p m tonight in the Jonesboro courthouse. Committee chairmen are to provide reports on their committees. This is a regular monthly gathering.
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Union County
Jonesboro
Herrin School Board Seeks Stoker and Bus Bids
The Herrin School Board seeks bids to install two new bia sed stokers at Herrin Township High School and awarded a bus contract to Allied School Equipment with a low bid of 5326.80 for a 52 passenger bus. bids were also taken for a glass door and lighting work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Township
Norge
Allied School Equipment Co
Frank Shelby
Herrin
Allied
Wayne
Chevrolet
Dodge
Allied School
Ford
Hays Chevrolet Co
Brewster Motors Inc
Marion Plate Glass Co
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
St. Louis
Venetian Glass Co
Eldorado
White Electric Co
Herrin and Frankfort Men Take Training
James A Burgess of Herrin completed recruit training in San Diego California. Marion G Wagner of Herrin is training with the 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii. Wagner, 24, is son of Mr and Mrs Jesse Wagner of West Frankfort. He entered the Army in October 1956 and did basic at Fort Leonard Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Burgess
James W. Burgess
Ninth St
Herrin
San Diego
Calif
Marion G. Wagner
Geraldine
25Th Infantry
Hawaii
Wagner
Ft. Leonard Wood
Jesse Wagner
Lindell St
West Frankfort
Sil Board Plans Coal Meeting Monday
Two State Geological Survey coal experts will speak at the Southern Illinois, Inc. board of directors meeting at 6:30 p m Monday in the Franklin Hotel Benton. Walter H. Voskuil and Hubert E. Risser will present data on coal reserves by counties and seams transportation ratios costs of competitive fuels and changes in coal markets to promote a coal comeback for the area's future. Representatives of coal companies labor unions and civic groups are invited reservations are necessary through SII or local chambers of commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Geological Survey
Board of Directors
Southern Illinois, Inc
Franklin Hotel
Benton
Walter H. Voskuil
Hubert E. Risser
Godfrey Hughes
SII
Chambers of Commerce
Herrin Man Injured as Car Hits Sheep on Highway
Dan Miriani, 59, of Herrin was hurt and his car damaged after swerving to avoid a pet sheep on the Hurst De Soto road. The animal was killed. the sheep’s owners were identified as the Ike Hicks family near Hurst. He was treated at Herrin Hospital for minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurst de Soto
Herrin
Dan Miriani
S. 12Th St
Herrin Hospital
Miriam
Ike Hicks
Hurst
Goodwill Outlet to Open in Herrin Next Month
Goodwill Industries plans a Herrin store at 301 N Park Ave in a building owned by Dr. C. O. Lane West Frankfort. The first floor is being remodeled. The outlet will collect discarded items repaired by the handicapped for resale in their retail stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodwill Industries
Herrin
N. Park Ave
Bids Opened On Five Area Road Projects
The Illinois Division of Highways announced apparent low bidders on five area road projects. Mitchell Contracting Co. of Herrin led at $699,789 for Rt. 148 widening south of Herrin. Maclair Asphalt Co. of East St. Louis bid $108,186 for resurfacing from Herrin to Rt. 13. Triangle Construction Co. of Kankakee bid $173,492 for base work and bridge on Old Rt. 13. Gilmore Asphalt Products of Anna bid $142,690 for resurfacing. Triangle also bid $332,688 for two bridges and a grade separation on Interstate Rt. 4 near Dongola. Howell Construction Co. of Carbondale bid $172,331 for a Clear Creek bridge over federal aid route 945. Vierling Steel Works of Chicago bid $49,930 for bridge steel. J. D. Barter Construction Co. of Harrisburg bid $239,180 for a reinforced deck bridge over Saline River. Division engineers will review bids before awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell Contracting Co
Herrin
Maclair Asphalt Co., Inc
East St. Louis
Rt. 13
Triangle Construction Co
Kankakee
Gilmore Asphalt Products, Inc
Anna
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Chicago To
Cairo Superhighway
Dongola
Howell Construction Co
Carbon
Saline River
Carrier Mills
Energy School Work Planned
A $30,000 building and remodeling project begins this week at Energy School. A new classroom, office and cafeteria will be added to the brick building. Principal Guy Peterson says the cafeteria will hold all pupils and serve as a general purpose room. The bond issue to finance the work was approved 59-19 in a June 7 election. A new gym floor and ceiling will be installed to improve appearance and reduce heating costs. The rear play area will be surfaced and new play equipment added. Work will continue through the summer with completion hoped for the fall term. Enrollment last year was 143 with an additional teacher added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Energy School
Guy Peterson
Edward F Blomeyer Rail Pioneer Dies at 95
Peoria June 19 Edward F Blomeyer a railroad pioneer who began his career in 1880 died Wednesday at age 95 He retired in 1927 as vice president of the Ann Arbor Railroad and Steam Ship Line at Toledo Ohio Blomeyer helped open Southeast Missouri swamps and served as superintendent of the Houck Railway until 1899 He lived in Cape Girardeau Missouri in later years
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Peoria
Edward F. Blomeyer
Blomeyer
Ann Arbor Railroad and Steamship Line
Toledo
Ohio
Missouri
Houck Railway
Cape Girardeau
Police Briefs in Jonesboro Fines Issued by Magistrate
Louis Anno of St. Louis and Donald Munz of Wolf Lake were each fined $10 and costs by Police Magistrate L F Pearson for improper and speeding state tickets issued by state troopers Fred Stilley and Robert T Perry respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesboro
Louis Anno
St. Louis
L. F. Pearson
Fred Stilley
Donald Munz
W Olf Lake
Robert T. Perry
Iroquois County’s oldest resident dies at 102
Mrs Sylvia Burnham, Iroquois County’s oldest resident, died Tuesday night at age 102 in Watseka. Her death marks the passing of a long lived local figure. Funeral details were not immediately available.
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Watseka
Iroquois County
Sylvia Burnham
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Bellaire No. 2
Mitchell
Herrin School Board
Stoker
Herrin, Frankfort
Sil Board
Illinois Division of Highways
Energy
Specials
Patttesy
Elas
Family Weekly
Calvert Distillers CO
Philco
Aluminum
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