ICC Orders Three Carbondale Crossings Closed
The Illinois Commerce Commission ordered the Illinois Central Railroad to close three Carbondale crossings at Hickory Walnut and Harwood and install flashing signals and short arm gates at Oak College and Grand avenues. The 75,000 program will be funded 55 percent by state funds and 45 percent by the railroad, with no city cost. Henry L Wilson died May 4 at Grand avenue crossing. The work is expected within six months and prompted SIU and Carbondale Chamber concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Commerce Commission
Walnut and
Hickory Streets
Harwood Avenue
Grand Avenue
Oak and
College Street
Illinois Central Railroad
Carbondale
ICC
John Leisenring
Springfield
Hickory and
Walnut Streets
Oak and College Streets
Southern Illinois University
Henry L. Wilson
St. Louis
Harry R. Koonce
Koonce
SIU Board of Trustees
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
Leisenring
Cal-Crest Employees Plan Picnic Break For Pickets
Cal-Crest Outerwear in Murphysboro will pause picketing for a Sunday picnic for 160 employees and their families at Riverside Park starting 11 a.m. Union president Mrs Delta Lindsey said production has been halted since noon June 6 over contract terms and union representation. Picketing had advertised the plant as a lockout since June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cal - Crest Outerwear, Inc
Murphysboro
Delta Lindsey
Employes’ Union
Riverside Park
Ing
Big Muddy Canalization Survey Fund Approved
The House passed an appropriation of 120000 for a survey of the Big Muddy and Beaucoup Creek canalization as part of a 1756000 package for flood control and navigation in Southern Illinois. Rep. Kenneth J. Gray said the amount covers about half of a full survey, with total costs estimated at 240000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Big Muddy
Beaucoup Creek
Kenneth J. Gray
West
Frankfort
Gray
Illinois
Corps of Engineers
Carbondale Breaks Water Mains Prompt Repairs
Carbondale water department crews repaired two broken mains today. A 10 inch split main on Walnut street near Springer street prompted shutoffs for homes on South Springer and Walnut from Springer to Forest. an eight foot section was replaced. Afterward workers planned to fix a four inch main on North Washington avenue in the 700 block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Water Department
Walnut Street
Springer Street
Forest Avenue
Washington Avenue
Mines Not Working Saturday Report
A brief item lists multiple mine names including Fidelity Kathleen Pyramid Burning Star No 1 Truax Inner No 2 Old Ben 22 Old Ben Briquet Plant Orient 2 Orient 3 Freeman 4 Ruckhorn Zeigler 3 Zeigler Washer with no activity reported for Saturday. No additional details or dates provided.
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Fidelity New Kathleen Pyramid Burning Star
Truax- Inner
Old Ben
Old Ben Briquet
Orient
Freeman
Cal-Crest Employees Await NLRB Certification
Mrs Delta Lindsey, president of the Cal Crest employees local, stated that workers are waiting for NLRB certification before negotiations. She said once certified they will negotiate a contract and return to work, thanking supporters and union members for their cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Lindsey
Cal-Crest
NLRB
Union switch eyed in garment plant talks in St Louis
National Labor Relations Board expected to certify a national union representing employees who voted last week to leave United Garment Workers of America for Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America both AFL CIO. An informal conference in St Louis with NLRB officials company reps and union reps aims to reach agreement without a formal hearing as negotiations resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Labor Relations Board
United Garment Workers of America
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Afl-Cio
St. Louis
NLRB
Harry G. Carrlson
Sarah Johnson Dies One Of Union County's Oldest Residents
Mrs. Sarah A. Johnson, 93, lifelong Union County resident, died at Union County Hospital Anna. She was born August 16, 1864, widow of Homer Johnson, survived by daughters Inez Smith Maude Clutts Ollie Rice and son Hollie Johnson. Funeral at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church east of Anna with burial in Ebenezer Hall Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah A. Johnson
Union County
Union County Hospital
Anna
Johnson
Inez Smith
Makanda
Homer Johnson
Smith
Maude Clutts
Ollie Rice
Carterville
Hollie Johnson
Muncie
Ind
Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church
Rew
J. D. McCarty
Ebenezer Hall Cemetery
Norris Funeral
Springfield Held Evan Dale Questioned On Income Tax
Evan Dale, a convicted Carbon dale labor racketeer, is in Springfield jail for questioning by federal authorities on income tax matters. Assistant U. S. Attorney Harrington Wood Jr. said the inquiry focuses on tax issues, not racketeering. The grand jury may reconvene July 8 as Dale remains in custody for about one to ten days more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Evan Dale
Carbondale
Dale
Atlanta
U. S. Atty
Harrington Wood Jr
Wood
Federal
Rewess
Herrin Teacher Reed Named New Lesser Principal
George Reed, Herrin high school vocational agriculture instructor for 13 years, resigns to become lesser principal at Goode Barren Township High School in Sesser. The move follows Ted Morgan’s transfer to Eureka High School. Reed to begin July with a $6,250 annual salary and may teach briefly to start the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Reed
Herrin
Goode - Barren Township
Sesser
Reed
Eugene C. Eckert
Herrin Township
Ted Morgan
Eureka High School
Morgan
Everett Thompson
Lesser High School
Thompson
Southern Illinois University
SIU
University of Illinois
Sesser School
Rt. 1
Georgia Starts Action To Get Rocky Extradited
Georgia moves to extradite Charles P. Rothschild from South Carolina over an armed robbery charge. He is serving a five year term after a conspiracy plea in a Spartanburg safecracking case. Georgia may also seek Rothschild for a murder tied to a death penalty case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
S. C
Johnson
Georgia
Whitworth
Rothschild
Spartanburg
LITTER GITTER SETTLES LITTER CHARGE case
A county court case involving Litter Gitter Inc and operator Guy Pearce ends in an amicable settlement after Stanley Rix filed the complaint over dumping on land near Dvykersburg. Pearce says he had an agreement with Rix to dump litter on an old mine shaft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gitter, Inc
Guy Pearce
Marion
Atty
Robert Butler
Stanley Rix
Pearce
Pix
Dvykersburg
Rix
Police Capture Last Jackson County Jailbreakers After Car Wreck
William H. McDowell and Jimmy Whitehead were captured after a high speed chase west of Readhouse ending in a crash. McDowell, 28, led the jailbreak and was to be returned to Murphysboro. Whitehead, 24, remained hospitalized with a broken neck. Authorities linked the pair to multiple car thefts and a Springfield liquor store holdup during a three day manhunt.
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William H. McDowell
Murphysboro
Jimmy Whitehead
Jim Killpatrick
Jackson County
Readhouse
Illinois
McDowell
Christopher
Elkville
Springfield
Greene County Sheriff's Office
Whitehead
Mississippi River
Missouri
Lewis and Clark Bridge
Alton
Ilinois
Jacksonville
George Boyd
Bert Gowdy
Benton
Franklin County
Boyd
Gowdy
Howard Cheatham
Arch Edwards
Carrollton Memoral
Area Tourist Council Formed in Southern Illinois
Tourists and recreation leaders formed the Southern Illinois Recreation Coordinating Council at a meeting in Anna. The council includes presidents of recreation associations in Union, Jackson, and Williamson Counties and the Shawnee Hills Recreation Assn, with representatives from area services at Southern Illinois University and Southern Illinois, Inc. A tentative July 28 meeting is planned to organize the council and elect officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tourist and Recreation Assa
Southern Illinois Recreation Coordinating Council
Anna
Union
Jackson
Williamson
Shawnee Hills Recreation Assn
Area Services Department
Southern Illinois University and Southern Illinois, Inc
Woman Injured Plowing Tractor in Johnston City
Mrs. Mildred Rogers, 41, of Route 1 Johnston City, suffered severe facial and scalp cuts when her tractor rolled while plowing on Thursday. She was admitted to Marion Memorial Hospital at 12 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Rogers
Rt. 1
Johnston City
Marion Memorial Hospital
Williamson Jail Emptied After Three Years Pause
Williamson County's jail stood empty for the first time in three years Thursday before four hours and 45 minutes later a new inmate arrived. Henry Zappa of Herrin was released at 10 a m on six months probation for vagrancy, and John Hampton of Herrin was brought in on vagrancy charges. A Marion man, described as a mental patient, also reentered the jail this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Henry Zappa
Herrin
John Hampton
Marion
Father released on beer charge in Murphysboro
Amos Day, 23, of Murphysboro was arrested Saturday after his wife Rosella accused him of giving beer to their three year old child. He posted $500 bond and was released from Jackson County jail pending return on July 14 on a charge of contributing to the dependency of a minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Amos Day
Day
Rosella
Federal Aid OK'd for Two Murphysboro Institutions
Federal grants totaling 382 648 are approved for two area institutions in the Murphysboro region. The Illinois Advisory Hospital Council allocates 290 000 to the Proposed St Josephs Memorial Hospital and 92 648 to the new Jackson County Nursing Home. Funds come from Hill Burton Act hospital aid. Allocation depends on Congress appropriation and construction this year. Next steps include meetings with architects and plans with drilling bids for soil tests at the Murphysboro site north of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Aea
Illinois Advisory Hospital Council
Department of Public Health
St. Joseph’s Memorial Hospital
Jackson County Nursing Home
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Clyde Perschbacher
Nursing Home Committee
Tee
Congress
Daniel
Hill-Burton
Perschbacher
Old Rt. 13
Ponca City rider stars at Rid-Com Rodeo in Marion
Trick rider Lla Foster from Ponca City flashes by the crowd in a Hip podrome stand during the Rid-Com Rodeo in Marion. The show features Tex Ritter, novelty acts, professional bucking stock, calf roping and bull dogging. Continues Thursday through Sunday at the new arena east of Marion on Route 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lla Foster
Ponca City
Okla
Podrome
Marion
Tex Ritter
Throc
Rt. 13
Marion Builder Files Land Suit
Charles and Lois Shoot of Marion filed a land dispute suit in Williamson County Circuit Court against the Marion Community Unit 2 School board. The case concerns a 13.51 acre half section each bought in 1953 and 1954 and a disputed fence line that may redefine land boundaries and deed extents. Shoot seeks to invalidate the school board deed and extend his own to include the fence line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles and
Lois Shoot
Marion
Williamson County
Marion Community Unit 2
Longfellow School
Shoot
Robert Butler
William J. Brown
Dongola Home Mutual Tel Co Sold to Twin Valley
The Illinois Commerce Commission approved the sale of the Dongola Home Mutual Telephone Co to Twin Valley Telephone Co for 34750. Norman Gunn of Mulberry Grove heads Twin Valley, with the new firm formed by him and associates. The Dongola Co valued at 47000 by its own estimate. Dial telephones will be extended to Dongola customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dongola Home Mutual Telephone Co
Twin Valley Telephone Co
Illinois Commerce Commission
Dongola
Norman Gunn
Mulberry Grove
Twin Valley
ICC
Dongola Home Mutual
Gum and Associates
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Ruckhorn
Zeigler
Sarah Johnson
U. S
Joppa
Rocky
Eli
Royalton
Elkville High School
Lesser
Paul Collins
Sparta
California
Area Tourist Council
Joe Daniel
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