Tudor Named Chamber Head In Carbondale
William Tudor was re elected head of the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce for the third time at the regular meeting. New vice president is Paul F. McRoy replacing John J. Williams. Matt Hall re elected executive secretary. Installment set for July 12 Elk’s Lodge dinner at 7 30 pm with office dates effective July 1. A new board of directors includes D Blaney Miller William Parrish Bill Budslick Roy McLainames Weller lace Harry Tom Easterly Earl Morgan Jr Glenn Storme Gordon Parrish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Tudor
Dale Chamber of Commerce
Paul F. McRoy
John J. Williams
Matt Hall
The
Elk's Lodge
Tudor
Southern Illinois University Area Services At
Chamber Board of
D. Blaney Miller
William Parrish
Bill Budslick
Roy McLain
Ames Weller
Harry Tom Easter Y Earl Morgan Jr
Glenn Storme
Gordon Parrish
Record A High Enrollment Draws Students From 26 Cities
A record 178 high school students from 26 area cities began special courses Monday at University High School Carbondale. Seventy three out of town students join from Metropolis and other towns. Classes run 7 30 a m to 1 a m daily with 10 subjects and up to 11 credits toward diplomas. This compares with 140 students last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University High School
Carbondale
Metropolis
Williamson County Grand Jury Empaneled July 1
Williamson County Circuit Court grand jury to be empaneled July 1 includes Cassie Gibbs Anne Evans Alice Wheeler Willis Hendrickson W. T. Pat Smiley Arthur Stanley Marion Lloyd Russell Carterville Jim Crick J. W. Parker M. J. Marlow Herrin Hester Ray Pittsburg Kenneth Shaw Stonefort Kathryn Bush Camrina Glen Henson Rt. 2 De Soto A supplemental panel of 20 was also named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County Circuit Court
Grand Jury
Cassie Gibbs
Ane Evans
Alice Wheeler Willis Hendrickson
W. T. Pat Smiley
Arthur Stanley
Marion
Lloyd Russell
Carterville
Jim Crick
J. W. Parker
M. J. Marlow
Herrin
Hester Ray
Pittsburg
Kenneth Shaw
Stonefort
Kathryn Bush
Camrina
Glen Henson
Rt. 2
de Soto
Crawshaw Named Head of Funeral Directors Association
Raymond A. Crawshaw of Murphysboro was elected president of the Illinois Funeral Directors Association at the Chicago convention. He ascends from the vice presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawshaw
Raymond A. Crawshaw
Murphysboro
Linoig Funeral Directors Association
Chicago
Mother of Carbondale Man Dies in Albion
Mrs. Lucinda Collins, 60, mother of Jack Collins of Carbonale Route 4, died at her Albion home Sunday. Funeral services will be Wednesday in Albion. A former Carbondale resident, she is survived by her husband John of Albion and a brother Thomas Richards of Wayne City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucinda Collins
Jack Collins
Rt. 4
Carbondale
Albion
John
Thomas Richards
Wayne City
Police Briefs Span Carbondale Chester and Murphysboro
Carbondale George Haege fined 9 dollars plus costs for running a stop sign by Police Magistrate Roy Hall. Chester Darrell Wilson fined 25 dollars plus costs for assault and battery by Police Magistrate Wilbert Rebbe. John Elmer sentenced to 10 days in Randolph County jail for non support by County Judge Paul Nehrt. Murphysboro ee.ohn Smith 21st on McCord streets fined 10 dollars plus costs for being under influence or on city streets by Police Magistrate Charles Helwig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
George Haege
Roy Hall
Chester
Darrell Wilson
Sparta
Wilbert Rebbe
John Elmer
Willisville
Randolph County
Paul Nehrt
Ee.ohn Smith
McCord
Murphysboro
Charles’ Helwig Sron
Music Camp Names Three Top Players at Du Quoin
The Egyptian Music Camp on the Du Quoin fair grounds named three top players for the week. Emily Damon and Walt Chandler won as a duet with Bob Ward, and Christine Linville plus Bob Grace earned solo honors. Camp director A T Atwood said four majors are taught this week with a Saturday night concert planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Quoin Fairgrounds
Emily Damon
Blytheville
Ark
Walt Chandler
St. Louis
Bob Ward
Danville
Christine Linville
Wooddale
Bob Grace
Brentwood
A. T. Atwood
Atwood
Two Burglaries Reported in Williamson County
Williamson County authorities investigated two burglaries Monday. At Sam Richey Grocery in Energy a burglar cut a screen and broke a rear door panel to steal 7 to 10 dollars plus 210 dollars from a strongbox key. A tool shed at East Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery south of Energy was also entered with tools and gasoline stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Rex Rowland
Sam Richey
Energy
Rowland
East Lawn Memorial Gardens
Davitz Funeral Set for 2 P.M. Wednesday
Funeral services for John F. Davitz 72 retired Murphysboro pipefitter who died Sunday night will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Meyer Denny Funeral Home corrections note a 3 p.m. time error. Davitz is survived by his wife Mae C. Henson of Murphysboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Davitz
Murphysboro
Meyer-Denny Funeral Home
Davitz
Mae C. Henson
Murphysboro High Board Rehires Most Staff Except Harn
The Murphysboro Township High School board renewed contracts for most teachers on Monday night. Anna Marie Harn was not rehired after resigning to take a job at Galesburg High School. The board awarded a painting contract to Edward Guiette for the interior work at a low bid of 5113 to be completed by August 20. Bids for gas and water lines, asphalt flooring, plumbing fixtures, and concrete walks were requested with a bid date of June 30 and details available at Principal Shoberg's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro Township
Anna Marie Harn
Harn
Galesburg High School
Ted Shoberg
Edward Guiette
Murphysboro
Shoberg
SIU Enrollment Sets New Mark
Southern Illinois University summer enrollment hits a record 2 411 by 3 30 p m surpassing last summer 2 310 including July workshops. Registrar’s office expects total after Thursday count with late registration ongoing this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Robert A. McGrath
Vocational-Technical Institute
Indictments Handed Down for Armed Theft and Burglary
Four men await arraignment in Union County after indictments by the Union County Grand Jury. George W. MacNeil of Baltimore is charged with armed robbery, Everett Yates of Anna faces indecent liberties charges, and John Taylor and Sheldon Grane of East Saint Louis are indicted on burglary and larceny counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
Grand Jury
Jonesboro
George W. MacNeil
Baltimore
Everett Yates
Anna
John Taylor
Sheldon Grane
East St. Louis
Mrs Hood Obituary Notices Relate Local Family Ties
Mrs Effie Hood of 506 South Log Street Carbondale dies Sunday leaving husband Everett son Lester both of Carbondale daughter Mrs Charles Cox Carterville sister Mrs Cora Lence Carbondale and three grandchildren in a local notice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Hood
S. Logan St
Carbondale
Everett
Lester
Charles Cox
Carterville
Cora Lence
Wire theft suspect freed and fighting extradition
Quoebel Baker 51 Festus Missouri was released on $2000 bond in Hillsboro while wanted in Jackson County Illinois for questioning in a copper theft gang. Sheriff Cheatham says Baker is sought in multiple Illinois counties. arrest preceded by the June 10 capture of James T. Dickson in Nashville Tennessee and a June 12 Hillsboro arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Quoebel Baker
Festus
Hillsboro
Jackson County
Howard Cheatham
Baker
Ilinois
James T. Dickson
Nashville, Tenn
Truax Tract
Elkville
Dickson
Herrin Man Held For Abandonment
Arthur Lukenbille a 54 year old Herrin man is held in Herrin City Jail today on a wife and child abandonment charge at the request of Belleville authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Lukenbille
Herrin
Belleville
Frankfort Kiwanis Host Eight Cities For Annual Day
West Frankfort Kiwanis hosted Division 15 day with six other cities including Mt. Vernon Carmi McLeansboro Enfield Centralia Benton and West Frankfort. Activities featured men's golf and a women's style show. About 120 people were to attend a Ladies Night dinner at 7 p m with Lester Buford Mt. Vernon as principal speaker and Lt Gov and Mrs Howard Reedy Carmi as special guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Eldon Griffin
West Frankfort Kiwanis
Kiwanis
Mt. Vernon
Carmi
McLeansboro
Enfield
Centralia
Benton
Lester Buford
Howard Reedy
Jackson Tax Bills Mailed Late for 1954 Real Estate and Personal Property
About 20 000 Jackson County residents will receive their 1954 tax bills for real estate and personal property. Bills were mailed Monday night with payment due by July 22 to avoid penalties. Delays in corporate and railroad assessments pushed mailing later than usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Treas
Carl N. Todd
Boyd Thorp
Double Fatality In Carbondale Inquest Closes With Death Verdict
A coroner’s inquest in Carbondale on June 4 detailed a two car collision on S. Illinois Avenue. Bob L. Fox and Jack Hindman died and Ralph Jansen and W. J. Neimeyer were seriously injured. all were Southern Illinois University students. The jury ruled death from automobile injuries with witnesses stating both cars traveled about 25 miles per hour without seeing the other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Illinois Avenue
Carbondale
Jackson County
Bob L. Fox
Jack Hindman
Ralph Jansen
W. J. Neimeyer
Southern Illinois University
Fox
Hindman
D. W. Entsminger
Fred Hunter
M. W. Eaton
Mary Ann Davison
Charles Monroe
Area Men in Hawaii
Marine Pres Harold McSparin son of Mr and Mrs Edgar Mc Sparin Stonefort and Richard J Burdel son of Mr and Mrs Louis Burdel Du Quoin with the 4th Marine regiment at Kaneahe Bay Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold McSparin
Edgar McSparin
Stonefort
Richard J. Burdel
Louis Burdel
du Quoin
4Th Marine Regiment
Kaneahe Bay
Hawaii
Carbondale Summer Programs Open with 180 Kids
More than 180 children attended the opening of Carbondale's swimming and playground program led by John Moake of the Park Board. He expects over 500 by summer's end with bus pickups from multiple playgrounds for swim classes and day camps at Lincoln, Schwartz, Lake Street, Attucks, and City Park facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
John Moake
Carbondale Park Board
Moake
Schwartz and
Springmore
Lake Street
University Baptist
Lincoln Playground
Attucks Park
Noa
Meake
Lincoln Plano City Park
Schwartz
City Park
Herrin Man Tony Lavezzi Dies at 80
Tony Lavezzi 80 of 413 North 10th Street Herrin died at 3 20 am today in Herrin Hospital after five weeks illness. A native of Gattinara Italy he lived in Herrin 40 years and was a retired coal miner. He belonged to Herrin Eagles Local Union 1776 UMWA and St Marys Church. He was married to Scanda Cametti in Italy and leaves a wife four daughters seven grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be 9 am Thursday at St Marys Church with Msgr Roberts officiating. Burial will be in St Carlo Cemetery. Friends may call Johnson Funeral Home Herrin after 7 pm today. rosary at 7 15 pm Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Lavezzi
10Th St
Herrin
Herrin Hospital
Gattinara
Italy
Lavezzi
Scanda Cametti
Catherine Maes‘tri
Greenwood, Ark
Lena Campbell
Los Angeles
Calif
Mary Lavezzi
Rose DeTomasi
Bennie
Dowell
St. Mary's Church
Msgr. Roberts
St. Carlo
Johnson Funeral Home
Metropolis Steel Plant Groundbreaking Planned
Ground breaking for a $100 000 Metropolis steel plant to employ 300 workers was held at 2 p m today. F A Jones owner and president said weather delayed progress but expects initial hiring of 25 to 30 workers with gradual expansion to 75 100 by 1956 and full production within two years. Sie led the project as mechanical engineering superintendent with 35 years experience and said orders have already been received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolis
F. A. Jones
Jones
Sie
Ebasco
Tones
Herrin Miner Hurt In Fall At Old Ben Mine
John Bellosi, 57, timberman at the Old Ben 14 coal mine in Herrin, was injured Monday when coal fell. He was taken to Franklin Hospital in Benton with leg and back injuries and is paralyzed from the waist down. Hospital officials listed his condition as serious but not critical. The accident occurred about 2 20 p m as he was deka mens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Old Ben
John Bellosi
Monroe
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Bellosi
Deka Mens
Mrs Crichton Joins Herrin Library Board
Mrs. George Crichton is named by Herrin Mayor Dave H. Miller to serve on the Herrin City Library Board joining other appointees Anthony Venegoni and Mrs. Guy Strickland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Crichton
Herrin
George Crichton
Dave H. Miller
Anthony Venegoni
Guy Strickland
Funeral services set for Mrs. Crilla Moody
Funeral services for Mrs. Crilla McCall Moody age unknown will be at 1 30 p m Thursday at Bethel A M E Church with Rev Lew Dawley officiating. Burial follows at Oakland Cemetery. Friends may call at Jackson Funeral Home after 4 p m Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crilla McCall Moody
E. Green St
Carbondale
Bethel A.M.E
Lew Dawley
Oakland Cemetery
Jackson Funeral Home
City Not To Be Hurt Morion Bond Plan Discussion
Marion City Council weighed a plan regarding special assessment funds and bonds held by City Clerk W S Burkhart after an auditor reported he received 3998 in assessments between December 23 1954 and May 2 1955 and may replace cash with 16526 in bonds. Officials debated legality and moral propriety of a clerk profiting from official duties while auditing bond records and considering future bond retirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
W. S. Burkhart
RK. W. Harris
Burkhart
Harris
Sditene
Parris
Iing
Parrish Park
Raymond McCormick
Corporation
David Warford
Warford
Robert Cooksey
Watford
Ilegal
Warflee
Bill Armstrong
Library Board Reappoints Three Members for Three Years
The council reappointed E. M. Stotlar Mrs. Jennie Hentz and John Hay to three year terms. Stotlar reported receipts for the past year of 23522 and disbursements of 14731.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
E. M. Stotlar
Jennie Hentz
John Hay
Stotlar
Legion Post Names Officers for Murphysboro
Paul Stout Post 127 of the American Legion in Murphysboro elected new officers on Monday night to be installed in September. Commander elect James Tindall will replace Louis Russell, with Victor Loos as Senior Vice Commander Leroy Alheim as Junior Vice Commander and Ted Lawless as Chaplain. Executive Committee members are Richard Lane and C V Jones. The group discussed participation rules for a 5th Division Legion meet July 16 in Effingham and the state convention September 1-4 in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Stout
American Legion of
Marion Man's Father Dies in Indiana
Roy Buckner aged 74 of Linton Indiana died at 8 10 am Monday after a three year illness He leaves his wife and five children V G Buckner of Marion Virgil and Lloyd Buckner Mrs Hazel Mitchell and Mrs Lene Linton all of Indiana Funeral arrangements are not complete
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Buckner
Linton
Ind
V. G. Buckner
Marion
Baptist Gospel Book Store
Buckner
V. G
Virgil
Lloyd Buckner
Hazel Mitchell
Lene Linton
Indiana
Carbondale Service Clubs Plan Meetings and Activities
Carbondale service clubs hold one initiation and one film this week. The Lions Club will initiate W. E. Womi Leroy Fox and Charles Ristau at the regular meeting Friday. Lions will then travel to St. Louis by chartered bus to view a ball. Rotarians watched a Cardinals spring training movie in Florida furnished by the Cardinal organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Lion's Club
W. E. Womi
Leroy Fox
Charles Ristau
Lion's
St. Louis
Cardinals
Florida
Cardinal
Mines Working Wednesday Summary
Mines listed for Wednesday show activity at Fidelity New Kathleen Pyramid Truax Tract No 2 Freeburn and Freeman with several shaft and washer references. Names include Zeigler Old Ben Orient Wilkins and Coat Co with no report on Burning Sar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelity
New Kathleen
Pyramid
Truax-Tract No
Freeburn
Washer and
Shaft
Freeman
Zeigler
Ben
Washer Orient
Orient
Wilkins Coat Co
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Chamber Head
Williamson
Southern Illinois
Uni
Benton Siu
Narnie Nan
Gle
Paul Kays
Bill Workman
Paul Rogers
Music Camp
SIU
McGrath
Mrs. Effie Hood
Frankfort
President Cooperative In Agriculture
Lloyd Morey
University of Ilinois
Southern Waots University
U. of I
Morey
Charles Tenney
Teeney
U. of S. College of Agriculture
Tenney
Smith-Hughes
Herrin Man
Metropolis Steel Plant
Herrin Miner
Crilla Moody
Franklin Asphalt Co
W. W. Miller
Southern Illinois Asphalt
Cooksey
E. Lawrence Corder
Shannon Heights
Dunger
Water Department
Armstrong
Legion Post
Marion Man
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