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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1965
Page
9
Firefighters answered two calls over the weekend. A gasoline fire in the utility room at the Barnett home on 1312 Mechanic Street was out when responders arrived at 10 45 p.m. Saturday. A grass fire along the Chica 80 and Eastern Illinois Railroad on Railroad Street was extinguished at 2 30 p.m. Sunday.
Pfc Maurice E. Blaise formerly of Carbondale has been named soldier of the month in Heilbronn Germany where he is stationed with the U S Army. He is the son of Rev and Mrs Louis V Blaise of Carbondale and will finish his tour of duty in November. His wife is the former Eileen McCrellis of Carbondale.
Carbondale police issue a brief notice naming James Krueger as fined ten dollars for illegal parking. The incident highlights minor municipal enforcement and patrol activity in the city.
Vice President Humphrey returns from Paris describing the De Gaulle talks as fruitful and constructive. He plans to report to President Johnson after a one hour meeting, noting a wide range of subjects and warm French reception. The trio of astronauts McDivitt and White accompanied him, with Gagarin reportedly joining briefly for a chat.
State police said three people received minor injuries in a two mile west of Herrin accident at 8 20 p m Saturday. Clarence Cherry 66 of Colp the truck driver and Bonnie Mae Walker 40 and Bobby Lewis 14 both of Marion were taken to Herrin Hospital Albert Walker 41 of Marion was the car driver.
A car left in gear rolled from the Kroger lot at 907 W. Main St Marion at 3 25 pm Saturday and collided with a car on West Main driven by Rhoda Norman 105 N Mechanic St Marion The rolling car owned by James Mattox 803 S Duncan St Marion caused slight damage and no tickets were issued
Weathermen predict thundershowers tonight along the north and mid Atlantic coast westward to the Tennessee Valley and portions of the mid Mississippi Valley and central Plains. Cooler in the Lakes and Ohio Valley with little change elsewhere.
Area and national weather roundup notes Saturday highs near 84 85 with lows 57 64 and a 10 am temperature of 79. Trace precipitation since Saturday. Sunset 8 32 pm sunrise Tuesday 5 32 am. Five lakes above spillway five inches Crab Orchard seven inches Devil's Kitchen seven inches Little Grassy three inches Lake of Egypt at spillway. Northern Illinois forecast near normal to 3 degrees below normal through Saturday with warmer Thursday or Friday and ½ to ¾ inch rain. Southern Illinois cooler 2 to 7 degrees below normal with showers and thunderstorms likely Tuesday through Saturday.
West Frankfort firefighters responded to Twin Mills Lumber Co. at 1200 N. Douglas St. Sunday afternoon after sawdust caught fire. The fire was extinguished with no damage reported.
At 11 04 a m a three car collision occurred on East Main Street Marion when Robert Short 74 hit Aaron Perry whose car struck Charles Hughes车辆 Heavy damage reported to Perry and Hughes cars No tickets issued Short received treatment for a cut lip at Marion Memorial Hospital Police report notes. In London fog one plane in ten is grounded in winter weather.
Wilburn Kane 54 of 409 S 13th St Herrin died at 12 30 a m Sunday in Herrin Hospital after four years of ill health He owned a crating company in Herrin was a member of the Herrin Elks Lodge and the First Baptist Church Born March 16 1911 in Raleigh he was the son of Dr R L and Nellie Lockwood Kane He married Maurine Folkes June 22 1940 in Carbondale He is survived by his wife daughters Mrs Patricia Hosty of Birmingham Ala and Mary at home a son Patrick at home a sister Mrs Iantha Speckman and a brother Dr Wendell Kane Funeral services set for 3 p m Tuesday at Johnson s Funeral Home Herrin with Rev Ben R Stripling officiating Burial in Herrin City Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home.
Mrs. Lela Foster of Fillmore mother of Ted Foster of 8 Grove Place Herrin died at 7 30 p m Saturday in Hillsboro Hospital Funeral services set for 2 p m Tuesday at Allen's Funeral Home Fillmore burial in Nokomis Cemetery
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