State May Seek Rehearing In Rt 13 Condemnation Award
Illinois may ask the Illinois Supreme Court for a rehearing of condemnation cases along Rt 13 at the Carterville Crossroads after the court upheld a $119,500 award to three landowners. If a rehearing is granted, a ruling likely in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Supreme Court
Rt. 13
Carterville Crossroads
William Wines
Chicago
State Division of Highways
Supreme Court
Wines
Willlie Admits Then Denies List Of Crimes
Escape artist William H. Mc Dowell admitted and then denied most charges on his record. He was returned to Jackson County jail after 84 hours free. Prosecutor Ridgeway said a court reporter will use the statement in action against McDowell. He admitted armed robberies in Jackson Franklin Williamson counties and jail escape. He also admitted the Elkville school break in and thefts during the escape and other car thefts and a liquor store robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. McDowell
McDowell
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Jackson State
William Ridgeway
Jackson
Howard Cheatham
Ridgeway
McDowwll
Franklin
Williamson
Arizona
Elkville
Springfield
Mines Working Tuesday reported at multiple sites
The list shows several mines and related equipment labeled Old Ben 9 14 22 washer briquet plant Orient Freeman Buckhorn Zeigler Fidelity New Kathleen Pyramid Burning Star and Truax Traer No 2 Not Working Old Ben 22. The note records operations or status by mine identifiers and equipment.
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Orient
Freeman
Buckhorn Zeigler
Zeigler
Fidelity
New Kathleen Pyramid
Burning Star
Two Held On Assault Charges In Perry County
Two Christopher men, Charles Swisher and Jerry Sikon, were held in Perry County jail at Pinckneyville on assault and battery charges. They were sought since Thursday after a Mulkeytown woman, 44, alleged they assaulted her after offering a ride to Du Quoin. Police identified them by car and plate, but names were released after Franklin County charges were dropped as a misunderstanding. The original charge was amended from attempted rape to assault and battery.
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Christopher
Perry County
Pinckneyville
Charles Swisher
Jerry Sikon
Mulkeytown
du Quoin
Perry
Joe Shirk
Franklin County
Norman Brostmeyer
Murdered Man's Wife Views Rocky In Lineup
Mrs. Charles Drake, widow of a Jefferson Georgia merchant, viewed Southern Illinois hoodlum Charles P. Rothschild in a six man lineup at the South Carolina State Penitentiary. Her attorney said she recognized him from photos but would not confirm if he killed her husband. Rothschild is named a strong suspect by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. James Fulton Foster was tried and sentenced to die for the murder.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Southern Illinois
Charles P. Rocky
Rothschild
Charles Drake
Jefferson, Ga
South Carolina State Penitentiary
Georgia Bureau of Identification
Drake
James Fulton Foster
Greer, S. C
Atttorneys
Foster
Lonnie Neal
Arkansas
Effingham Woman Fined After Herrin Fight
Elayne Lee of Effingham paid 40 dollars in fines and 9.90 dollars costs after pleading guilty to assault and battery disturbing the peace and trespassing in a fight with Mrs. George Griffin of Herrin. The incident occurred Sunday when Lee reportedly dragged Griffin from her yard and struck her.
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Effingham
George Griffin
Herrin
Earl May
Elayne Lee
Griffin
N. Park Ave
Hectin
May
Lee
Griffins
Former area woman dies in Peoria
Mrs. John Casserly aged 79 formerly of Zeigler died Wednesday at Methodist Hospital in Peoria after three months of heart illness. Funeral services were held in Peoria. She was aunt to Mrs. James Connor of Zeigler.
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Peoria
John Casserly
Zeigler
Methodist Hospital
James Connor
Seven youths placed on probation for delinquency in Jackson County
Jackson County youths aged 13 to 17 were ruled delinquents and given one year probation. Five, tied to hub cap thefts in Murphysboro, were assigned probation to guardians or relatives. Two others received probation for taking and wrecking a car after a Elkville High School graduation service.
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Jackson County
Murphysboro
Elkville High School
Elkville
Reginald Wyatt
Ronald Claybrook
Jackson
Peyton Kunce
Carl Miller
Miller
Two Charged In Robbery In Grantsburg Case
Two men face charges this afternoon or Tuesday over the robbery of 77 year old James W. Thompson near Grantsburg. Francisco Kope 46 Gillespie and Robert Lee Jones 27 near Evansville Ind are named. a third man remains at large. Donald Pender 45 Golconda and Lacey Newton 33 Whiteash are also tied to the case. Thompson was robbed June 3 and again attacked June 14 at his home.
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Grantsburg
Johnson County
Orlan Cox
Francis
Frank” Kope
Gillespie
James W. Thompson
Robert Lee Jones
Evansville
Ind
Cox
Pope County
Golconda
Thompson
Donald Pender
Vienna
Lacey Newton
Whiteash
Pender
Hope
Kope
Jones
Johnston City
Flo Melton
Whitesh
Bomb Explodes At Walker Home In Herrin Pinball Machines Ordered Out
A bomb exploded at the driveway of Earl Walker's Herrin home early Sunday damaging the carport and prompting Mayor Fred Henderson to order removal of all pinball and slot machines from Herrin clubs and taverns. No injuries were reported. Police vow to continue the investigation to find the bomber.
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Herrin
Earl Walker
14Th St
Walker
Ace Music Co
Williamson County
Ray Thomas
Johnston City
Fred Henderson
Henderson
Carl Sneed
Stratton
Driver Fined For Attempting To Run Down City Official
Audie Rains 27 of Johnston City fined 66.70 on three charges after trying to hit Herrin Street Commissioner Fred Schoonover. He allegedly demanded passage, offered $5 to lower a barricade, then sped toward Schoonover who leaped into a ditch. Incident occurred as warning flares were set for an oiled street near Herrin High School.
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Audie Rains
Johnston City
Herrin Street
Fred Schoonover
Rains
Justice of the Peace
Bob White
Schoonover
Herrin High School
Herrin
White
No Leads In Narcotics Burglary at Carrier Mills Drug Store
Deputy Sheriff Jeff Stricklin reported no leads in a narcotics theft from a Carrier Mills drug store. Thieves stole morphine cocaine and Demerol from a safe along with $1,300 cash, 15 wrist watches and 50 diamond rings from a second safe. Entry was gained through a hole in the roof of the Harris Store.
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Carrier Mills
Jeff Stricklin
Harris Store
Power outage hits Murphysboro clocks for minutes
Officials report electric clocks in Murphysboro homes stopped for about ten minutes on Sunday afternoon due to two five minute power interruptions while fuses in transformers were replaced.
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Murphysboro
Forced Off Road by Car Near Airport Road
Richard Chancey 16 of Murphysboro reports a car forced him off Rt 13 near the Southern Illinois Airport road Saturday evening. Police are investigating the incident.
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Richard Chancey
Rt. 4
Murphysboro
Rt. 13
Southern Illinois Airport Road
Human Blimp Exhibit Promises Weighty Show in Murphysboro
The police sponsored event features a 763 pound former wrestler known as the Human Blimp. He will display weight exhibits at 16 N 14th Street from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, with swimming shows at Midwest Dairy parking lot Thursday night at 7 and 8. Donations go to the show and police proceeds.
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Murphysboro
N. 14Th Street
Midwest Dairy
Murphysboro Police Department
Five Hurt In Sunday Wrecks On Area Roads
Five people were injured in Sunday traffic incidents across State Police District 13. A New Mexico driver, Darius Tweedy, 44, and two West Frankfort residents were hurt in a 7:30 p.m. Orient crash. Tweedy faces reckless driving tickets. Police reported Tweedy and William Mitchell, 75, were in fair condition at Union Hospital West Frankfort. Phaup, 43, had facial injuries and was not hospitalized. A third car involved belonged to William Gilmore, 47, of Torrance, California, who was uninjured. An 18-year-old Brownsville youth, Mark Turner, had minor injuries after a one-car wreck on Rt. 13 near junction at 11 p.m. Another one-car crash on Rt. 37 near Inn at 3:15 p.m. sent Essie Alexander to Mt. Vernon Hospital with minor injuries. Additional accidents involved George Wood, 35, Norris City, and Charles Woeden, 18, Enfield, on Rt. 460. Wood was ticketed for improper lane usage. A separate 9:15 p.m. collision north of Olmsted on Rt. 37 involved Paul Moore, 32, Grand Chain, and Bennet 32, Chicago.
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New Mexico
West Frankfort
Orient
Union Hospital
Darius Tweedy
Carlsbad
N. M
William D. Mitchell
Neuman Phaup
Tweedy
Mitchell
Phaup
William Tackorius
William Gilmore
Torrance
Calif
Gilmore
Brownsville
Mark Turner
Ferrell Hospital
Eldorado
Rt. 13
Junction
Inn
Essie Alexander
Mt. Vernon Hospital
George Wood
Norris City
Charles Woeden
Rr. 2
Enfield
McLeansboro
Wood
Olmsted
Rt. 37
Paul Moore
Grand Chairs
Benner
Chicago
Police Association to Meet Tuesday
Shawnee Division of the Illinois Police Assn will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the Pinckneyville fairgrounds. Division president Sam Garnall urged members to attend to discuss selecting 17 youths for the association's summer camp at Victoria. Camp runs two sessions from July 21 to August 4.
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Ilinois Police Assn
Pincknewville Fairgrounds
Sam Garnall
Herrin
Association
Victoria
Suit Against Marion in Williamson Court
Hearing of a 15000 suit against the city of Marion began today in Williamson County Circuit Court. Mrs. Flossie Cogdill of 404 North Fair Street seeks judgment for a broken ankle suffered July 11, 1956 when she slipped and fell on an embankment of a drainage ditch near her home.
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Marion
Williamson County
Flossie Cogdill
N. Fair St
Marlow Named Eagles Trustee at Rock Island Convention
Mike J. Marlow of Herrin was installed as a state Eagles trustee during the convention in Rock Island. A Williamson County deputy sheriff since 1957 and a member since 1925, he also belongs to the Herrin Elks and Knights of Columbus and serves as Herrin Precinct 1 Democratic committeeman. He is an ex-serviceman.
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Herrin Eagles
Mike J. Marlow
N. 12Th St
Herrin
Eagles
Rock Island
Marlow
Williamson County
The
Herrin Elks
Knights of Columbus
Fire Training Set in Herrin
Herrin will host a five day fire training school with sessions at 7 p m in the city hall. University of Illinois instructors will lead and issue certificates upon completion. There is no charge for attendance.
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Herrin
Carl Mayer
University of Illinois
Herrin City Hall
Mayers
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