No charges filed in Orient fatal shotgun killing
An Orient man Dan Tom(an)ovich was shot to death Tuesday night during a family dispute. William McDonald 69 surrendered and faces no charges yet as inquest results await. Coroner Dorris cited conflicting family statements and possible bias among witnesses. Funeral services are set for Friday in West Frankfort.
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Orient
Dan Mike Tomanovich
Mike Tomanovich
Franklin County
Tomanovich
William McDonald
McDonald
Joseph Hickman
Ley
West Frankfort City
Shirley
Marco Tomanovich
Dan Tomanovich
Marco
Detroit
Mich
Eugene Dorris
McDonald House
Dorris
Don Tomanovich
Hugh Watson
Hickman
Bill Russell
Herrin
Louie Ruzich
Plumfield
Mark
John
George Tomanovich
Union Funeral Home
West Frankfort
Charles Donahue
Denning Cemetery
Area Water Meet Planned in Marion
About 100 to 150 members of the Southern Illinois Water and Sewage Works Association will gather in Marion on Thursday. They will tour the water and sewage plants from 2:30 to 5 p m and attend a social hour at the Trave Lodge from 5 to 6 p m, with dinner at 6 p m and a meeting at 7 p m. C W Klassen chief engineer of the state Sanitary Water Board will speak on treatment and operation. An open house for the Marion plant will follow Sunday from 1 to 5 p m allowing public inspection.
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Southern Illinois Water and Sewage Works Association
Marion
Trave Lodge
C.W. Klassen
State Sanitary Water Board
Marion Water and Sewage Plant
E. E. Jeter
Money Stolen From Ava Home
A burglar stole 11 dollars from a pocketbook at Mrs. William Browder’s Ava home this week. Village Marshal A J Phoenix said the theft is under investigation.
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AVA
William Browder
A. J. Phoenix
Wage Payment Act charge dismissed against Marion man
John Samples of Marion faced a Wil liamson County Circuit Court case for alleged Wage Payment Act violation. He paid $56.87 in wages and $35.30 in costs to Robert A. Miller, leading to the charge being dismissed.
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John Samples
Rt. 4
Marion
Williamson County
Samples
Robert A. Miller
Mines Working Thursday List of Mines and Shifts
Activity shows Old Ben Orient Zeigler EIB Fidelity Burning Star and Slope Mines operating on Thursday with first and second shifts recorded for Burning Star. Idle status noted for Burning Star 2. Names indicate mine sites and shift counts.
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Old Ben
Orient
Zeigler
EIB
Fidelity
Burning Star
Dongola Youth Killed When Tractor Overturns
A 14 year old Dongola youth was killed Tuesday afternoon when the farm tractor he drove tipped over. State Police reported James William Bracken of Rt 1 Dongola operated a tractor pulling a wagon with two others aboard.
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Dongola
James William Bracken
Rt. 1
Tractor Crash Near Dongola Claims Teen Bracken
An inquest found James Bracken 15 died from a broken neck after a tractor overturned on him at 5 15 p m near Dongola on Cypress road. Bobby Pollard 15 and William Allen 23 were treated for minor injuries and released from Union County Hospital. Bracken’s service will be at 2 p m Friday at United Pentecostal Church with burial in American Legion Cemetery.
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Bobby Pollard
William Allen
Dongola
Union County Hospital
Anna
Wheel
Cypress Blacktop
Ellis Penrod Farm
Union County
L. F. Pearson
Bracken
Truman W. Sowers
Rt. 2
James
Mary Lang Bracken
James Bracken
Sidney Dixon
Carrol
Gerald
Darrell Bracken
Mary Ann Green
Elaine Hutchinson
Thomas
Donald
Ronald Hammond
Floyd
Kenneth Dixon
United Pentecostal Church
American Legion
Ford Funeral Home
Bids Opened For Paper's New Plant In Carbondale
Bids totaling 629 380 dollars were opened for the Southern Illinoisan new plant in Carbondale covering general contract plumbing heating ventilation electrical work and sprinkler installation. Officials will choose contractors within 30 days. The plant at North Illinois avenue and Willow street will include high speed four color press and office space. Construction to house production equipment and staffs in Carbondale, Murphysboro, Herrin, Marion and surrounding offices is planned with about a year to completion once contracts are signed.
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Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Illinois Fruit Growers Exchange
North Illinois Avenue
Willow Street
The
Murphysboro
Herrin
Marion
Firemen Extinguish Two Minor Blazes in Carbondale
Carbondale firemen extinguished two minor fires Tuesday afternoon. A smoldering mattress at Marlee Wooley’s home 416 North Marion Street caused no other damage. A second call tackled a small grass fire on Sunset Drive near the Murdale Shopping Center.
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Carbondale
Marlee Wooley
Marion St
Sunset Drive
Murdale
County Closes Road That Never Was
Williamson County Board of Commissioners abandoned a proposed route designated twenty years ago as county highway 8. The planned New Rt. 13 line to Rt. 37 north of Marion cemeteries never became a road, as the current Rt. 13 follows De Young street through Marion, allowing formal abandonment by resolution.
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Williamson County Board of Commissioners
State Highway Department
Marion Cemeteries
Rt. 13
Marion
de Young Street
Mine squeeze eases in Johnston City area after damaging homes
In Johnston City, Illinois, a four block zone bounded by 9th to 11th streets and Barham to Newton avenues shows subsiding effects from a historic mine squeeze. About 35 structures suffer damage heavy at edges. Alderman Bill Wilson reports cracks and shifted foundations from the old Lake Creek mine, once owned by Consolidated Coal Co. and now defunct.
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Dave Hurst
Southern Illinoisan
Johnston City
9Th
11Th Streets
Barham and
Newton Avenues
Bill Wilson
Newton Ave
Lake Creek
Consolidated Coal Co
Wilson
9Th Street
Monroe Street
Old East Side School
City Water Plant
West Frankfort
Neil Thurmond
Bell and Zoller Mining Co
Loren Read
Burgess Street
City Park
State Senate Approves At Large Election Plan
The Illinois Senate approved a standby plan for an at large election of the Senate. Sponsored by Sen. George Drach the measure envisions electing 33 senators in three divisions 20 in Chicago 9 in Cook County suburbs and 29 downstate. The 33 23 vote split showed Democratic opposition and the bill moves to the House. A constitutional amendment approved earlier hints the logjam on reapportionment may ease.
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Springfield
Illinois Senate
Senate
George Drach
Chicago
Cook County
House
SIU projects lead 18.8 million in state building bids
Illinois House approves 10 Illinois Building Authority measures totaling 18.8 million for SIU life science, physical science and offices at Carbondale and Edwardsville plus 207 million in statewide projects from the Authority funded by bonds. Bills move to Senate amid debt concerns.
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Southern
Illinois University
Illinois House
Illinois Building Authority
Senate
Siu
Carbondale
Edwardsvile
House
Three Union County Men Sentenced for Burglary
Three Union County men were sentenced to one year each at Vandalia state penal farm on burglary charges. Donald Hammond 23 Everett W Roe 21 both of Dongola and Carol Coryell 19 of Anna pled guilty in Alexander Circuit Court to breaking and entering and damaging property at the Aston Boxboard Co plant in Tamms June 6.
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Union County
State
Vandalia
Donald Hammond
Everett W. Roe
Dongola
Carol Coryell
Anna
Alexander
Aston Boxboard Co
Tamms
Cobden
Jean Fullenwider
Murphysboro Water Board approves employee pay raises
The Murphysboro Water and Sewerage Commission voted salary increases retroactive to May 1, raising department heads by 25 cents per hour and other employees by 10 to 25 cents. Harold Hudson and Harriet Roberts gain 25 cents, Ted Rose 23.5 cents, five operators 10 cents, and an apprentice 10 cents plus adjustment for a driver training issue. The city council earlier approved $15 monthly raises for all city employees.
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Field
Harold Hudson
Harriet Roberts
Hudson
Ch Rose
Rose
Loren McKenzie
Murphysboro
Menard Graduation 600 To Get Diplomas
South ern Illinois University official Robert McVicar will speak at Menard Prison educational program graduation Thursday at 1 00 p m More than 600 inmates will receive diplomas certificates and awards in the prison chapel Illinois Public Safety Director Ross V Randolph will be guest of honor and introduce the speaker Warden Stanley Maciejski will hand out diplomas and awards Inmates include 150 receiving high school diplomas over 300 certificates for vocational training 105 college level awards and 59 eighth grade graduates
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Robert McVicar
Southern Illinois University
Menard
Illinois Public Safety
Ross V. Randolph
Randolph
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Stanley Maciejski
Grooming rules spark controversy in Illinois schools
W. Hewey Tweedy, 42, named July 1 principal of Du Quoin High School, after previously guiding Newton High School with strict grooming codes. Critics argued the crackdown drew protests, yet supporters cited improvements in behavior and grades. Tweedy is a former coach, state trooper, and education graduate with a long career in Illinois schools.
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Illinois
Newton High School
W. Hewey Tweedy
du Quoin High School
Newton
R. P. Gibbs
Tweedy
Cupo
Fairbury
du Quoin
Murphysboro
Anna Jonesboro High School
Southern Illinois University
University of Illinois
Zeigler
Mattoon
Department of Public Safety
Helen Craine
Bryden Craine
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Wallace Lockhart
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