Burglars Attempt Safecrack At Pyramid Lumber Yard
Police say amateurs likely carried out the break in at 203 W Willow St Carbondale with a crowbar and hammer used to pick the safe. The attempt occurred between 6 30 p m Sunday and 7 a m today. A panel was broken and doors left open during the break in. The owners and police plan to lift fingerprints from the claw hammer found on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyramid Lumber C O
Carbondale
Roy Bain
James ‘Boone” Daniels
Post Office Contract Let for Carterville Building
Rep Kenneth Gray announces a contract to construct a modern 2660 square foot post office on East Grand and Missouri Avenues in Carterville. William R Cunningham of Anna received the bid. the fire damaged building on East Illinois Avenue was destroyed March 1 and is being repaired for rental by Bill Sellars.
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Carterville
Kenneth Gray
West
Frankfort
William R. Cunningham
Anna
East Illinois Avenue
East Grand and
Missouri Avenues
Illinois Central Railroad
American Legion Hall
Bill Sellars
Rt 3
Marion
Woman Hurt in Two Car Crash Admitted in Card Bondale
Carbondale woman Mary Johnson 712 University Ave suffered injuries in a two car collision on the Walier blacktop at 6 35 p m Saturday She was listed in good condition at Miners Hospital Christopher Jerry Johnson 22 the passenger in the same car was treated and released The other driver Felix Nowaske 53 of Christopher was not injured
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Carbondale
Miner’s Hospital
Christopher
Mary Johnson
S. University Ave
Walier
Jerry
Felix Nowaske
Barbara George
Grand Chain
John Burns
Elkhart
Ind
George
Carrie Casper
Belknap
Union County Hospital
Hillis Murphy
Robbs
Tunnel Hill
Goreville
Murphy
Earl McMahan
McMahan
Old Rt. 13
Carterville Crossroad
Edward Newsom
Willow Springs
Lutier F. Smith
West Frankfort
Mines Working Tuesday Report
Report lists mining activity with pits and shaft names including Burning Star No 1 burning Star No 2 Fidelity Old Ben 9 Old Ben 14 Old Ben 21 Old Ben 22 washer Orient 2 Orient 3 Freeman 4 Zeigler 3 Zeigler 4.
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Burning Star
Fidelity Old Ben
Old Ben
Washer Orient
Orient
Freeman
Zeigler
Cambria Man Dies in Veterans Hospital
Cambria resident Lee Roy Modglin aged 66 died at 9 35 p m Sunday in Marion Veterans Hospital He was born April 11 1894 in Jackson County and married Agnes Aldridge in Anna July 30 1919 Funeral services are set for 2 p m Wednesday at the Cambria Methodist Church with burial in Blairsville Cemetery The Rev Louis Frick will officiate Friends may call at Riggin Funeral Home Car terville after 11 a m Tuesday
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Cambria
Veterans Hospital
Lee Roy Modglin
iMarion Veterans Hospital
Mr. Modglin
Jackson County
Agnes Aldridge
Anna
Cambria Methodist Church
Blairsville
Louis Frick
Riggin
Carterville
Car Bounces Over Crossing Injuring Woman near Carterville
A Levington woman, 33, was injured when the car she rode in bounced over a rough railroad crossing north of Carterville on Sunday. Mrs. Alice Evans sustained back injuries.
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Levington
Carterville
Alice Evans
Grand Tower Man Dies After Friday Car Wreck
A 27 year old Grand Tower man Billy Stacy Wills died early today from injuries after a Friday overturn pinned him beneath his car on Route 3 near the Big Muddy River Bridge. Union County coroner L F Pearson set an inquest for Wednesday.
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Grand Tower
Union County
L. F. Pearson
Billy Stacy Wills
CIPS
Wills
Union County Hospital
Anna
Rt. 3
Big Muddy River Bridge
Men Arrested After Thefts In Carbondale
Two Union County men, Jack Rich and William Max Suilens, were arrested in Carbondale after two soft drink machines were broken into and robbed. Held in Jackson County jail on a state warrant for larceny, they were linked to the Maxs D X service station and Norge Laundromat thefts. Police tracked them after security sightings and a license plate tip, and Union County authorities took them into custody Sunday.
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Union County
Carbondale
Jackson County
Jack Rich
Donguwla
William Max Suilens
Cobden
Max
Norge Laundromat
Wayne Booker
Booker
Illinois may lose a House seat if law not changed
Rep. Kenneth Gray warned that Southern Illinois could drop one congressional seat without action to raise the House total from 435. Illinois gained population fast enough to require new apportionment after Alaska and Hawaii added seats, with gray noting Illinois could keep 25 representatives if Congress sets 437 total.
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Illinois
Kenneth Gray
Gray
West Frankfort
U. S
Census Bureau
Congress
Alaska
Hawaii
House of Representatives
George E. Shipley
Doey
Tragic Rt. 37 Crash Claims Three Lives
A morning collision on Rt. 37 south of Marion killed three people and seriously injured three others when a limestone truck struck a skid ding automobile. Names include Mrs. Alversia Rockingham and Mrs. Mattie Owens with Linda Faye Owens. An inquest is pending.
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Rt. 37
Marion
Linestome
Alversia Rockingham
Mattie M. Owens
Owens
Linda Faye
Trumbull St
Chicago
Kleet
Forcum
Robert
Rockingham
Lord
Flack
Williamson County
Airport Fire Loss Studied
The burned Williamson County Airport administration building prompted a continued survey of damage. Architects will assess salvage options as insurance and investigations by the FAA and insurers proceed. The fire began in the southeast kitchen, with estimates placing building loss at 30000 dollars and insurers covering older parts and contents.
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Williamson County Airport Administration
Dee Rodd
The
County Airport Authority
Rodd
Richard Hunt
Vernon
Authority
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Marion
Herrin
Unconscious Baby Dies At Riverside Park Picnic
A six month old girl, Tina Lizette Crow, died Sunday after being found unresponsive at Murphysboro Riverside Park during a family reunion. She was pronounced dead at St Andrew's Hospital at 2 05 p m. Coroner Gale Williams reported pneumonia linked to the infant's cold. The child, daughter of Vernon Crow of Washington near Peoria, was visiting relatives in Ava. Services set for Tuesday at 2 p m at Wilson Funeral Home Ava with burial in Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery.
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Murphysboro
Riverside Park
Tina Lizette Crow
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Jackson
Gale Williams
Vernon Crow
Washington
Peoria
Methodist Hospital
Deborah Ann
Susan Kay
John Doetch
Ava
Cletus Crow
St. Louis
Wilson Funeral
Hosea Borum
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
Williams
Audie Rains Sentenced for Reckless Homicide in Johnston City
Audie Rains, 30, of Johnston City, received six months in Vandalia Penal Farm for reckless homicide in the November death of Carole Beal 17 of Johnston City. A stay until Sept 1 precedes the sentence and he faces one year probation on a separate driving while license revoked count.
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Audie Rains
Johnston City
Vandalia
C. Ross Reynolds
Williamson County
Carole Beal
Herrin-Johnston City
Reynolds
Atty
Carl Sneed
Albert Walker
Charles Winters
James Franklin Green
Bush
Bobby Gene Grissom
Sneed
West Frankfort Miner Charles Krest Dies at 79
Charles Krest 79 of 205 East 4th Street West Frankfort died at 8 30 am Sunday in Union Hospital after a heart attack Saturday night He was born March 8 1881 in Lithuania came to the United States as a young man and lived in West Frankfort 40 years A retired miner last worked at Peabody Mine 43 He belonged to United Mine Workers Local 1265 and St Johns Catholic Church He leaves wife Maggie Funeral at St Johns Catholic Church with Rev Michael Klimas at 9 am Wednesday Burial in St Johns Cemetery Friends may call Union Funeral Home after 6 pm today Rosary at 7 30 pm Tuesday at the funeral home.
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Murphysboro
VFW
Grand Tower
Grand ‘Tower
Guy Wills
Grand Tower Methodist Church
William Lively
Goreville Methodist Church
Walker Hill Cemetery
West Frankfort
Union Hospital
Charles Krest
E. 4Th St
Lithuania
United States
Carterville
Peabody Mine
Harco
United Mine Workers of America
St. John’s Catholic Church
Maggie
Michael Klimas
St. John’s Cemetery
Union Funeral Home
Funeral Home
Bloodmobile to Visit Steeleville High Thursday
Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at Steeleville High School from 1 to 7 p.m. on June 29 offering blood donations to community residents.
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Steeleville
Red Cross
Wrecks Cause Minor Injuries Across District 13 This Weekend
Four district 13 accidents left minor injuries. Joseph W. Stewart 54 and his mother Mary F. Russell 72 of Butler were treated after a collision on Rt 3 near Rt 144 west of Murphysboro. Charles Orman the truck driver was uninjured.
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Joseph W. Stewart
Mary F. Russell
Butler
St. Andrew's Hospital
Murphysboro
Stewart
Charles Orman
Cypress- Belknap Road
Rt. 37
Planning Meet Set with Carbondale Group
Goffrey Hughes executive director of Southern Illinois Inc will meet with Carbondale Industrial Planning Commission at 7 p m tonight in City Hall. The group will discuss methods of advertising the Carbondale Industrial Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goffrey Hughes
Southern Illinois Inc
Carbondale Industrial Planning Commission
Carbondale
Minor Fire At Colp’s Garage In Carbondale
Carbondale firemen extinguished a minor fire at Colp's Garage on North Illinois Avenue at 11 40 a m. today. The blaze was in a steam unit and caused no damage to the structure.
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Carbondale
Colp
North
Illinois Avenue
Murphysboro Day Camp Opens With 55 Enrolled
The Murphysboro Recreation Program day camp for boys and girls aged 6 to junior high opened with 55 participants. Director Chester Kessel said sessions run two weeks with three more planned and applications accepted Saturdays 9 am to noon at 2033 Elm St.
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Murphysboro
Chester Kessel
Murphysboro Park Board
Kessel
Elm St
Murrphysboro
Police Brief in Herrin Arrest for Intoxication
Wayne Ariz of about 56 West Frankfort was arrested by Herrin police and fined 10 dollars plus 7.90 dollars costs by Police Magistrate Earl May on Friday for intoxication.
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Herrin
Wayne Ariz
West Frankfort
Earl May
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Post Office
Fred Stilley
Nogge Laundromat
Madison and
St. Clair
Robert Rockingham
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