Water Hearing Set Wednesday In Murphysboro
Murphysboro faces state scrutiny over untreated sewage in the Big Muddy River with a 9 am Wednesday hearing in the Jackson County Courthouse. Clarence W. Klassen of the State Board will hear testimony from residents defending the city’s stance on non-pollution as officials seek a sewage disposal plan.
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Murphysboro
State Sanitary Water Board
Jackson County
Murphysbo
Clarence W. Klassen
State Board
C. E. White
Springfield
State Water Board
Big Muddy River
Klassen
Mt. Vernon
Benton
West Frankfort
Ziegler
Johnston City
Herrin
Royalton
Hurst
du Quoin
Elkville
Marion
Carbondale
Pinckneyville
Electric union hearing set for Wednesday in Jacksonboro
A National Labor Relations Board hearing on certification of a bargaining agent for employees of Illinois Electric and Gas and Utilities Construction Company is scheduled for Wednesday at 10 am in Jacksonboro. The dispute pits the Southern Illinois District Council AFL and Local 702 IBEW West Frankfort against the International Hod Carriers and Common Laborers Union. Hearing Officer Walter A. Warmer is expected to preside.
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National Labor Relations Board
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Illinois Electric and Gas and Utilities Construction Company
Southern
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
West Frankfort
Walter A. Warmer
Macedonia farmer dies chasing horse in barn lot
Thomas P. Phillips 68-year-old farmer of Macedonia Rt. 1 east of Benton died at 5 p.m. Sunday from a heart attack while trying to catch a horse. He was the son of the late Daniel and Amanta Phillips. Survived by wife Noma Kirk Phillips a son Horace of Macedonia Rt. 1 a daughter Mrs. Wunnette Browning Archer and five grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday Liberty Baptist Church Northern Township with burial in church cemetery. Mitchell Funeral Home Benton in charge.
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Thomas P. Phillips
Macedonia
Rt. 1
Benton
Franklin County
Barney Browning
Phillips
Daniel and
Amanta Phillips
Noma Kirk Phillips
Horace
Wunnette Browning
Archer
Liberty Baptist Church
Northern Township
Mitchell Funeral Home
Harris fined for driving while intoxicated in Carbondale
Leonard C. Harris age 56 of 304 N Washington St Carbondale was fined 40 dollars plus 10.40 costs after pleading guilty to driving under the influence. Edward Baggett 66 of 416 E Main St Carbondale pleaded innocent to being drunk and a hearing was set for 2 pm Thursday. They were arrested about 12:20 am on West Main Street near Doctor's Hospital Harris paid a cash fine.
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Leonard C. Harris
Washington St
Carbondale
W. G. Carter
Harris
Edward Baggett
W. Main Street
Doctor's Hospital
Carbondale Man Dies Retired IC Machinist Jefferson Bell
Jefferson C. Bell of 1210 West Chau tauqua Street Carbondale a 37 year resident and retired machinist for Illinois Central Rail road died 9 45 a m Sunday at Holden Hospital Carbondale after ten days illness He was born in Albuquerque New Mexico He is survived by wife Essie and daughter Evelyn Winkelmeyer Funeral services 3 p m Tuesday Huffman Funeral Home Carbondale Rev L J Grigg pastor First Baptist Church officiating Burial Oakland Cemetery Friends may call after 5 p m today
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Jefferson C. Bell
W.chautauqua Street
Carbondale
Illinois Central Railroad
Holden Hospital
Albuquerque
N. M
Essie
Evelyn Winkelmeyer
Huffman Funeral Home
L. J. Grigg
First Baptist Church
Oakland Cemetery
Robbers Nabbed After Holdup In Sparta New Jersey
Two New Jersey residents Marie Richardson and John Davis held up Colbert Market in Sparta about 4 p m. They fled with about 50 dollars but were captured four blocks away by Sparta police and Randolph County Sheriff Elmo Morrison. They drove away in a stolen 1954 Buick car later admitted stolen in Red Bank.
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New Jersey
Sparta
Randolph County
Elmo Morrison
Morrison
Marie Richardson
Asbury Park
N. J
John Davis
Long Branch
Chester
Colbert Market
Jay
Sparta City
Red Bank
Ex Marion Man Commits Death by Own Action
William H. Sandner 49 of 504 N Lincoln St West Frankfort a Marion native shot himself at home at 6 35 am An apparent suicide with a .32 revolver He left a note authorities not releasing its contents Coroner verdict listed death by personal safety related gunshot wound Sandner ran Sandner Electric Co moved from Marion to West Frankfort six or seven years ago He leaves wife and a daughter from a previous marriage Funeral arrangements pending
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William H. Sandner
Lincoln Se
West Frankfort
Marion
Barney Browning
Benton
Sandner
Sandner Electric Company
Main St
Union Funeral
Frick
Fire reported at Carbondale home on Almond Street
Carbondale firemen were summoned about 1 p m Saturday to a kitchen fire at 611 North Almond Street. The blaze started from a gas heater and most damage was to paint and wallpaper in the room.
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Carbondale
Almond St
Jeffreys Named Park Manager in Herrin
A. W. Red Jeffreys, former Herrin City Park Board member, named park manager. Board actions include committee chairs Ray Hubbs Angelo Ranchino for trees and flowers and W. D. Beers Harvey Yuill for roads and improvements. Planned work: repair playground equipment lights weed control new trash barrels dead trees parking signs bridge resurfacing and park maintenance. May expenses listed for custodian lights watchman haulage mower repair and miscellaneous.
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A. W
Red) Jeffreys
Herrin City Park
Park Ma
Earl May
Ray Hubbs
Angelo Ranchino
W. D. Beers
Harvey Yuill
E Park Board
Herrin Township Softball League
John Serati
Ben Grant
Grand Tower Man Fined for DUI in Jackson County
Ralph Bloodworth, 46, of Grand Tower, pleaded guilty in Murphysboro before Judge Peyton Kunce to a second DUI charge. He was fined 100 dollars and costs, and sentenced to 90 days at the Vandalia penal farm. His license was revoked for a year. a similar Sept 10 1951 DUI led to prior penalties. He was arrested Thursday on Route 3 near Grand Tower after state police observed erratic driving.
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Ralph Bloodworth
Grand Tower
Jackson County
Peyton Kunce
Murphysboro
Kunce
Bloodworth
Vandalia
Roy Carter
Egyptian Music Camp At Du Quoin Lists Wide Student Range
Music camp at Du Quoin State Fair grounds runs June 7 to July 3 with students from 16 states. Sessions are one week each featuring orchestra band piano ensemble and chorus with daily instruction and evening performances culminating in the operetta New Moon on July 2 at 3. Camp director A T Atwood notes St Louis Opera style costumes and sets will be used.
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du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Earl Bozarth
West Frankfort
Mildred Kennedy
R. N
du Quoin
A. T. Atwood
St. Louis
Theft of Outboard Motor Reported at Crab Orchard Lake
Murphysboro owner L. C. LaPlant reported to Jackson County Sheriff Roy Carter the theft of a 10 horsepower outboard motor from his boat at the Carbondale Boat Dock on Crab Orchard Lake. The motor was last seen on the boat Wednesday and missing Sunday morning after his return from four years in Florida.
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Murphysboro
Jackson County
Roy Carter
Carbondale
Crab Orchard Lake
L. C. LaPlant
Elm St
LaPlant
Florida
McManus Rites Set for Sparta Accident Victim
Funeral services are planned for Bertha McManus 73 of Sparta killed Friday night when struck crossing Route 43 in front of her home. The inquest is set for today at 7 p.m. at Walker Funeral Home. She is survived by brother John of Sandwich and sisters Mattie Bess and Irene Schroeberg of St. Louis.
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Bertha McManus
Sparta
First Baptist Church
John Grant
Fairview
Walker Funeral Home
Miss McManus
Rt. 43
Harold Queen
Belleville
John
Sandwich
Mattie Bess
Irene Schroeberg
St. Louis
AFL Rates Congressmen Scorecard Shifts in Illinois voting
The AFL political league released a scorecard showing how Illinois and national lawmakers voted on key issues. It lists Dirksen as mostly wrong, Douglas as mostly right, and details for Illinois Republicans and Democrats with right or wrong tallies.
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Washington
AFL
Political League
Sen
Dirksen
R-Iii
Douglas
D-Ill
Illinois
Democratics
Mack
Price
Bowler
Dawson
Gordon
O’brien
O'Hara
Yates
Allen
Arends
Reed
Velde
Busbey
Hoffman
McVey
Bishop
Chiperfield
Mason
Simpson
Springer
Wursell
Church
Jonas
Kluczynski
Sheehan
Two Injured In Accidents In Carbondale
Two people were injured Sunday in incidents near Carbondale and listed in good condition at Holden Hospital. Lee Lawrence suffered second and third degree burns after a transformer shock while working on a power line near Giant City Blacktop. Melvin Livia, 15, sustained bruises and lacerations after being struck by an Illinois Central Railroad locomotive at Walnut Street crossing.
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Carbondale
Holden Hospital
Lee Lawrence
Don Crabtree
Lawrence
Crabtree
Melvin Livia
Rt. 1
Illinois Central Railroad
Walnut Street
Murphysboro Girl Joins Korea Japan Show Troupe
Miss Sue Naumer daughter of Mr and Mrs C O Naumer has been chosen for a 17 member troupe entertaining U S troops in Korea and Japan this summer She will saxophone in The Kids From Home variety show to Tokyo July 7 She is a University of Florida senior member of the Gator band and toured Scotland Iceland the Azores and Bermuda with the troupe last year This will be the fourth annual tour to Japan and Korea.
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Murphysboro
Sue Naumer
C. O. Naumer
Korea
Japan
Scotland
Iceland
Azores
Bermuda
CCHS Hires Phoebe Cox as PE Teacher in Carbondale
Miss Phoebe Faye Cox of Makanda, SIU 1950 graduate and daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Cox, has been hired as girls physical education teacher at Carbondale Community High School replacing Helen Morrison who resigned.
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Phoebe Faye Cox
Makanda
Carbondale Community High School
Helen Morrison
Miss Cox
Southern Illinois University
Walter Cox
Murphysboro Legion to Elect Officers
The American Legion post in Murphysboro will elect officers at the regular lodge meeting tonight. Nominees named include Commander Louis R. Russell Sr, Sr Vice Commander James W. Tindall Jr, Vice Commander Ted Lawless, Chaplain Walter Cooney, Sgt At Arms William Heinrich, Executive Committee William Hoffecker and Sherman Leroy Mitchell, and Board of Governors Frank C. Eovaldi.
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Paul Stout
The
American Legion
Murphysboro
Louis R. Russell
James W. Tindall
Ted Lawless
Walter Cooney
William Heinrich
William Hoffecker
Sherman Leroy Mitchell
Frank C. Eovaldi
Extra fines for two in Murphysboro liquor case
One man was assessed 14 dollars and another 19 dollars in fines and costs for being under the influence of intoxicating liquor in Murphysboro Sunday. An additional 5 dollars was levied against one man for throwing a beer bottle into the middle of 11th Street, per Police Magistrate Charles Ebersohn.
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Murphysboro
Charles Ebersohn
11Th Street
Two Herrin youths arrested for breaking into Bloodworth's Garage
Bennie Grimes and Clarence Allsopp admitted breaking into Bloodworth's Garage in Carbondale. They were arrested after abandoning a car and hitch-hiking home. The pair will be charged in Jackson County Court. car theft and entry details noted.
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Herrin
Carbondale
Bloodworth
Jackson
Harold Peterson
Bennie Grimes
10Th St
Clarence Paul Allsopp
Maple St
Lumber Man Dies Suddenly In Mt Vernon Area
Gilbert Page 51 of 2416 Casey Ave Mt Vernon Illinois died at 815 pm Saturday in West Frankfort of a heart attack. He operated the only kiln in Southern Illinois for processing low grade timber and employed about 40 at his plant on Rt 37. He was survived by his wife two daughters a son and siblings. Services set for 3 pm Tuesday at Myers Chapel Mt Vernon with Masonic rites burial at Mt Vernon Memorial Gardens.
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Gilbert Page
Casey Ave
Mt. Vernon
West Frankfort
Page
Illinois
Rt. 37
Tennessee
Charles
Molly McGhee Page
Lucy Asheton
Wills and Davis Named to Housing Board
Fred H. Wills of Murphysboro and William T. Davis of Carbondale were named housing authority commissioners by Hallie E. Parrish. Wills was reappointed for five years, Davis replaces resigning I. W. Dill. They administer Jackson County public housing program.
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Fred H. Wills
Murphysboro
William T. Davis
Carbondale
Housing Authority
Jackson County
Hallie E. Parrish
Board of Supervisors
Wills
Davis
I. W. Dill
Jackosn County
Southern Illinoisan opens Marion office on Main Street
The Southern Illinoisan launches a Marion office at 104 E Main St to boost Marion circulation and expand Williamson County coverage. James E. Sprehe leads the office, works 9 am to 4 30 pm, with Fred Schoonover handling circulation and Mrs La Valle Summers as clerk. Sprehe joined two weeks earlier after time with International News Service St Louis bureau and prior roles in Missouri and Colorado. Local Marion news to be fully covered by the paper.
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Southern Illinoisan
E. Main St
Marion
Williamson County
James E. Sprehe
E. Union
Fred Schoonover
Fred Schoonover Will Handle Circulation and Mrs. la Valle Summers
Sprehe
St. Louis
Bureau of
International News Service
University of Missouri
KWRE
Warrenton
Columbia
Denver
Herrin Firemen Use New Gas Masks in Refrigerator Gas Leak
Three new gas and smoke masks arrived for Herrin firemen Friday and were used Saturday at the Arthur Shaver residence 420 East Webster Street. A leaking refrigerator filled the home with gas forcing the family to stay out until 8 40 p m. Fire Chief Carl Mayers and a firefighter using a new mask entered the home to shut off the appliance.
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Herrin
Arthur Shaver
E. Webster St
Carl Mayers
Oine
Herrin Native Clarence Edward Russell Dies by Own Action
Clarence Edward Russell 36 a Herrin native committed death by own action Saturday at his Solon Mills home. An inquest returned a verdict of death by carbon monoxide. Russell found in his driveway in the early hours. He served in World War II and worked for Page Manville Corp in Waukegan. He leaves his wife Dorothy Aaron four sons and two daughters all at home and his mother from Carbondale and brothers Earl Carterville and Robert Waukegan. Services set for 10 a.m. Tuesday Riggin Funeral Home Carterville with burial in Herrin City Cemetery.
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Clarence Edward Russell
Herrin
Solon Mills
Theron Ehorn
McHenry County
Russell
Joe
Eva Russell
Dorothy Aaron
Page Manville Corporation
Waukegan
Clarence Edward Jr
Gary Joe
Jas Ray
Richard
Diana
Bonnie
Carbondale
Earl of
Carterville
Robert of
Oran Hearn dies at 87 in Murphysboro
Oran Gillan Hearn, 87, Murphysboro resident, died at Dillon Nursing Home after a three month illness. Born in Corinth in 1866 he lived in Murphysboro about 60 years and was a retired coal miner. He leaves five daughters and two siblings along with six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Burial will be at Tower Grove following services at Centenary Methodist Church.
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Oran Gillan Hearn
Murphysboro
Dillon
Corinth
Nola Richards
Leah McNeill
Excelsor Springs
Blanche Herr
Everette
Wash
Mae Traeger
Detroit
Mich
Maggie Mackey
Chicago
Lizzie Scobey
Marion
Alma Hook
Centralia
Hester
Seattle
Jamie
Pittsburg
Ill
Hearn
Centenary Methodist Church
United Mine Workers of America Union
Meyer- Denny
W. T. Mathis
Tower Grove Cemetery
Murphysboro Bank Begins Extensive Remodeling
City National Bank of Murphysboro starts a major renovation with a plywood front extension and interior redecorating. The facade will gain a maroon granite base four Tennessee limestone columns and pink Tennessee marble facing with two large plate glass front windows and a polished aluminum canopy. Interior changes include photos of local scenes.
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City National Bank
Murphysboro
Carl Hardy
John Naas
Hardy
Herrin Youth Selected for Camp Chaffee Motor School
Pvt. James O. Wollard son of Otis Wollard of Herrin Illinois has been chosen to attend the 5th Armored Division Motor Mechanics School at Camp Chaffee Arkansas. The assignment highlights recognition for his technical training potential and military service.
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Herrin Glen
James O. Wollard
Otis Wollard
11Th St
Herrin
5Th Armored Division
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Youths Admit Four Area Car Thefts Sunday
Three St Louis area youths Ralph Voegtlin Leon Isenhart and Frank Bayless remain in Perry County jail after admitting involvement in four auto thefts since June 12. They crossed state lines with two stolen cars and implicated two others still sought. Federal action possible as agent Haworth reviews the case for a federal judge.
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St. Louis Area
Perry County
Pinckneyville
Craig Templeton
Ralph Voegtlin
Leon P. Isenhart
Frank Bayless
Templeton
Robert Creech
St. Louis
Bill
Bayless
Everett Haworth Carbondale
Haworth
du Quoin
East St. Louis
Michigan
Carl Dearing
Perks
Suny
Weekend rabies suspect figure update in Murphysboro
Murphysboro reports a slow weekend with one suspected rabies case. Police killed a stray dog on North Street after calls from residents. The dog showed furious rabies symptoms and its head was sent to the state health lab in Carbondale for testing. One additional dog bite was reported over the weekend.
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Murphysboro
R. F. Sonday
North Street
Carbondale
Sonday
Fire damages truck seat at Jackson Country Club
Fire in the cab of a truck at the Jackson Country Club Saturday night prompted a call to the Murphysboro Fire Department. The truck was parked in a garage on the club grounds and had its seat burned. bystanders moved the vehicle and extinguished the seat with water before firemen arrived. No other damage was reported.
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Jackson Country Club
Murphysboro
Mines Resume Work on Tuesday at Several Sites
Mines Working Tuesday at Old Ben 9 reeburn washer end shaft Freeman 4 Fidelity New Kathleen Burning Star No 1 Truax Tract No 2 Not Working Old Ben 22 No Report Orient 1 Orient 2 Orient 3.
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Freeman
Fidelity New Kathleen Burning Star
Fidelity Old Ben
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Jefferson Bell
Carbondale Park District
Lincoln Playground
Tom
CCHS
Murphysboro Legion
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Carb Orchard Lake
D. Blaney Miller
Herr
Grimes
Allsopp
Jackson County Sheriff's Office
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Housing Board
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Riggin
Dent
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Edward Weston
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