Murphysboro Hotel Owner Odum Found Shot Dead
Joe H Odum Jr 37 owner of the Logan House Hotel Murphysboro was found shot to death at his home on Tina Drive early Sunday The 12 gauge shotgun found beside the body has been sent to a state lab for fingerprint tests Authorities say the cause is unknown and the investigation continues with statements restricted The funeral is set for Tuesday at Murphysboro Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe H. Odum Jr
Logan House
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Harry Flynn
Odum
Flynn
Mr. Odum
Tina Dr
Harrisburg
Joe H
Hattie Tarrant Odum
Alton
Delores Annette Grisham
Elks Lodge
Metropolis
Jolene
Hattie Odum
Dorothy Simpson
Tucson
Ariz
Frieda Lovett
Arnold Mo
Edna Willison
Evansville
Ind
Nadine Peters
Plant City
Fla
Ruby McPhail
Carbondale
Opal Dunn
Thelma Weaver
Walter
Marion
Everett Jefferson
Murphysboro Methodist Church
William B. Lewis
Murdale Gardens
Memory Cemetery
Meyer-Denny Funeral Home
Park to be Dedicated at Washington and Main
Carbondale residents are invited to attend a dedication ceremony for Central Plaza Tuesday at 7 30 p m. The park on Washington and Main is funded by the Lions Club Illinois Central Railroad City of Carbondale and the Carbon dale Park District. Representatives from the four agencies will attend. A carillon concert by Raymond Keldermans of Springfield will follow the ceremony and he will also give a children's concert Tuesday at Winkler School at 3 30 p m.
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Carbondale
Central Plaza
Washington and
Main Streets
Lions Club
Illinois Central Railroad
City of Carbondale
Carbondale Park District
Raymond Keldermans
Springfield
Winkler School
Carbondale man released on bond in aggravated battery case
Charles Moore, 20, of Carbondale, posted a 2000 bond today in Jackson County Circuit Court on two counts of aggravated battery. Public Defender William Ridgeway was appointed. Moore was arrested after a Friday night fight in which James Chappell was shot and seriously wounded. Chappell said Moore was involved in the incident. The small caliber firearm used was not recovered.
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Charles Moore
Oak St
Carbondale
Jackson County
William Ridgeway
Moore
James Chappell
N. Wall St
Chappell
McCormick Family Tours New Press Room
In Vienna Representative C. L. McCormick and his wife with two boys tour the Southern Illinois press plant. Press foreman Bill Snider demonstrates a curved cylinder plate router in the new press room as Mrs. McCormick stands nearby with Richard Richman observing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rep
C. L. McCormick
Vienna
Bill Snider
Router
Southern Illinoisan
16 year old crowned Queen at Bend Lake Days
Karen Basso, age 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald R Basso of Sesser, was crowned Homecoming Queen during Sesser's Bend Lake Days. The event featured a parade drill team demo and an old car show with 25 cars from Missouri Indiana and Illinois. The oldest car was a 1913 Studebaker and the farthest traveling car was from Alton. About 8000 people attended over two days. Homecoming Chairman Frank Shelton called the program a very big success.
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Karen Basso
Donald R. Basso
Sesser
Bend Lake
Missouri
Indiana
Illinois
Studebaker
Alton
Frank Shelton
Contractor Hurt in Spill at Lake of Egypt Cabin
Arvel Mohler 459 of 1516 N State St was riding a lawnmower at his cabin on the Lake of Egypt when it overturned. He is in fair condition at Marion Memorial Hospital with a broken leg and bruised ribs.
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Arvel Mohler
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Mohler
N. State St
Lake of Egypt
Wheat, tools wallet, truck found in Harrisburg
A truck load of wheat and items belonging to Atwood Head were found in Harrisburg. The theft occurred Friday night from Head’s home in Anna, and the truck, tools, wallet, and Head’s toolbox were recovered on the Veterans of Foreign Wars club parking lot. Union County Sheriff Hewitt Lamer provided the statement. Joe Walker of Bunny Bread Co. located the vehicle.
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Atwood Head
Anna
Harrisburg
Head
Union County
Hewitt Lamer
Veterans of Foreign Wars Club
Joe Walker
The
Bunny Bread Co
Lamer
Williamson County Public Housing Projects Advance Ahead of Schedule
Williamson County public housing efforts move ahead with key projects in Herrin and Johnston City. A 76 unit Herrin site targets occupancy July mid month with 55 units already fully inspected and paving underway. Johnston City 27 unit plan now 15 to 20 percent ahead, with August occupancy, includes 14 regular and 13 elderly units.
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Williamson County
Herrin
Williamson County Housing Authority
Julius Steinmarch
North 23Rd
Tyler
Johnston City
Steinmarch
Chicago
Ject
Colp
Marion
Du Quoin Man Kinslow Shot In Pinckneyville Area
John Kinslow, operator of a tavern and night club in St. John, was killed in an early morning shooting at the Giacomo home seven miles east of Pinckneyville. Carl Giacomo, in protective custody in Pinckneyville, was injured. Authorities say an argument preceded the shooting. no charges filed as state police and the Bureau of Criminal Identification assist.
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du Quoin
Pinckneyville
Perry County
John Kinslow
Kinslow
St. John
Carl Giacomo
Giacomo
State Police
State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
Carbondale mobilizes volunteers for city clean up
Carbondale launches a citywide beautification and mosquito control drive with volunteers urged for Saturday. Clark Vineyard notes stagnant water and high weeds feed mosquitos, as 140 abandoned cars and 250 weeded lots threaten the area. Equipment and crews from multiple firms, the Teamsters Union, and local organizations are mobilized. more operators and machinery are requested with meetings planned Thursday and Friday.
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Carbondale
Clark Vineyard
Vineyard
City to study three sites for new garage and service facility
Herrin's Public Building Commission identifies three potential locations for a new city garage and service facility with the 16th and Walnut site ruled out for insufficient square footage. A Clark Altay and Associates contract was signed for plans including a cemetery maintenance building and a new city hall. An appropriation of 7240 dollars for Dist 13 State Police radio tower lights is signed by Gov. Kerner from the road fund.
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Herrin
Public Building Commission
John McVey
16Th and
Walnut Streets
Urbana
Clark Altay and Associates
District 13
du Quoin
Otto Kerner
Department of Public Safety
Carbondale Housing Inspection Enters Second Phase
Carbondale’s two year housing inspection program moves to phase two covering Tract B while Tract A nears completion. HUD directs the effort with city officials planning summer meetings to choose future areas as 373 structures were inspected in 1966 and 199 are non compliant.
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Carbondale
College
Willow Street
Thomas Easterly
West Main Street
Oakland Avenue
Illinois Central Railroad
Federal Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Tract B
Easterly
Housing Code Enforcement Authority
Auto Hits Deer Near Marion In Interstate 57 Crash
Marion Ind motorists car was badly damaged when Jackie C McRoy struck a deer south of Marion on Interstate 57 in the Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge area. The deer penetrated the grille and hood but McRoy was not hurt. Passersby found another dead deer along Rt 57 a mile south of Marion reporting to deputies at 8 a.m. today.
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Marion
Ind
Jackie C. McRoy
Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge
Williamson County
Audie Gower
Gower
McRoy
Rt. 57
Fire and vehicle blazes report across Illinois towns
Sunday and Friday fires hit Carbondale wasting a waste basket and destroying a 1966 auto after an accident. A University City dorm false alarm followed by a barn fire on Giant City Road destroying buildings and livestock. Smaller blazes include trash burn near Russell Thompson, weed fires at Herrin, a Royalton truck blaze from a wheat field spark, a car fire in Royalton, and a condemned house in West Frankfort burned to the ground with no further losses.
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Carbondale
Walnut St
Crab Orchard Lake
University City
Giant City Road
James Hubbard
W. Pecan St
Russell Thompson
Herrin
Water Tower
South Seventh
Royalton
Harry Richardson
Gene Hall
John Cobin
West Frankfort
Jess Abrams
8Th St
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Joe Odum
Carbondale Man
Rep. McCormick
Dean Eaton
New
Illinois Ave
D. G. Schumacher
J. T. Evanson
New Press
Perry
Park District
Attucks Park
F. S. Ran
Dall
North Marion Street
League of Women Voters
Nelson
City Hall
Radio Tower Light
D. Blaney Miller
Miller
American Association of Retired Persons
Community Center
W. Elm St
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