Guy H. Brown Rites Sunday
Funeral services for Guy H. Brown 78 of Herrin retired railroad engineer will be held at 2 p m Sunday at Storme's Funeral Home Herrin The Rev Boyd G Cubbage pastor of the First Presbyterian Church will officiate Burial will be in Herrin City Cemetery Brown died suddenly of a stroke at his home Friday He was born in Aurora Feb 3 1878 He was married to Mable Sprague who died Dec 29 1949 He worked on the Chicago Burlington & Quince Railroad for 50 years retiring in 1946 He was an elder in First Presbyterian Church of Herrin and a 52 year member of the Herrin Masonic Lodge He leaves a daughter Mrs Clyde Proctor a son Guy J Brown of Corpus Christi Tex and grandchildren Tim and Tom Brown plus a sister Mrs John S Ford of Aurora
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy H. Brown
Herrin
Storme
Boyd G. Cubbage
First Presbyterian Church
Herrin City
Brown
N. 13Th St
Aurora
Male Sprague
Chicago, Burlington & Quince
First Presbyterian Church of
Masonic Lodge
Clyde Proctor
Guy J. Brown
Corpus Christi
Tex
Tim and
Tom Brown
John S. Ford
Steeleville
Mary Tuthill Dies Steeleville Resident Funeral Services Sunday
Mrs Mary Emeline Tuthill 61 of Steeleville died at Chester Hospital after a six month illness. Born in Oroville in 1894 she married Clarence Tuthill Sr in 1917 who preceded her. Survived by sons Clarence Jr and Charles, brothers William Theodore Walter, sister Lille Smith, one grandchild. Funeral at Presbyterian Church Steeleville Sunday 2 pm conducted by Rev W Heller. Burial in Steeleville Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Tuthill
Steeleville
Mary Emeline Tuthill
Chester Hospital
Oroville
Clarence Tuthill Sr
Williamson County Sheriff Collects Delinquent Taxes
Williamson County sheriff and tax collector Carl Miller reported 5000 in back personal property taxes paid after direct visits. He plans to pursue about 2000 delinquent taxpayers owing 100000 for 1955 taxes, with a 1 percent monthly penalty rising to 12 by July. Some delinquents offered to test seizure of property, but all paid that day. The drive prompted 52 of 56 1956 Corinth taxpayers to pay in three weeks. The next meeting is set for July 27 at the Marion Logan School board offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Miller
Williamson County
Corinth
Miller
Fred Simpson
Finney
Board of Education
Marion Logan School
Rites Set For Sparta Trucker McIntosh
Funeral services for John Edgar McIntosh 28 of Sparta will be Monday at 2 p m CDT at Walker-Paul Funeral Home Sparta with Rev R W Stewart officiating. Burial in Caledonia Cemetery. McIntosh died Friday in an unusual three truck pileup on Rt 66 north of Litchfield. his truck was crushed between two heavy trucks. He is survived by his mother Bertha McIntosh and sisters Edith Lindsay Doris Whittenborn Vera McIntyre of Sparta and Velma De Witt of Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Edgar McIintosh
Sparta
Walker-Paul Funeral Home
R. W. Stewart
Caledonia Cemetery
McIntosh
Rt. 66
Litchfield
Montgomery County
Bertha McIntosh
McInish
Edith Lindsay
Doris Whittenborn
Vera McIntyre
Velma de Witt
Columbia
Dobyns Rites Held for Former Sparta Resident
Funeral services for Lourta Dobyns 70, a former Sparta resident, were set for Saturday in Sparta with burial in 100F Cemetery, Percy. She died Tuesday in Moberly, Mo. Survived by sons Arthur Clyde Lee Billy Richard and daughters Lula Kirby Hot Springs Ark Ruby Collins Pittsburg Calif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lourta Dobyns
Sparta
Percy
Walker-Paul Funeral Home
Dobyns
Moberly
Arthur
Clyde
Lee
Houston
Texas
Billy
Golden
Colo
Richard
Lula Kirby
Hot Springs
Ark
Ruby Collins
Pittsburg
Calif
Tithe Daily Journal and Creer Independent
Erratic OCR text from Southern Illinois Publica tions lists addresses in Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and Carbondale. Mentions The Daily Journal and Creer Independent and publication details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Susnoiban
Southern Hainois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
Murphysboro
Mater
Tithe Daily Journal and
Creer Independent
William Walker Dies Sparta Resident at 52
William M. Walker 52, of rural Sparta, Wisconsin, died Friday. Born in Belleville in 1903, he leaves wife Rose, daughter Gladys, and sister Elsie Bierman of Sparta. Calling hours at Walker- Paul Funeral Home until Monday services at 4 p.m. The Rev. Ross Partridge will preside. Burial in Tilden Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Walker
Sparta
Belleville
Walker
Rose Walker
Gladys Walker
Elsie Bierman
Walker- Paul
Ross Partridge
Tilden
Convicted Killer Denied Habeas Corpus Request
Millard Ford of Olmsted, serving 99 years at Menard Penitentiary, had habeas corpus denied by Judge C Ross Reynolds in Alexander County Circuit Court. Ford, convicted of the 1952 murder of Walter Unger in Mound City, claimed his common law wife shot Unger to protect him after they left the El Morroco tavern. He said he was knocked unconscious and woke to her claim of shooting. The State Supreme Court had previously denied a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Ross Reynolds
Vienna
Millard Ford
Olmsted
Menard Penitentiary
Alexander County
Ford
Walter Unger
Mound City
Unger
el Morroco
State Supreme Court
Fined on drunk charge in Jonesboro court
Justice of the Peace L F Pearson fined Jerry Batson ten dollars including costs for a drunk charge. Batson was arrested Wednesday by City Marshal W Grammer in Jonesboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
L. F. Pearson
Jonesboro
Jerry Batson
Batson
Mashal W. Grammer
West Frankfort radiological defense instructors trained
Warren E Brown and four local instructors completed a 36 hour course in radiological detection at Southern Illinois University. They examine equipment valued over 1000 dollars received from the Federal Civil Defense Administration with terms that the five instructors teach a class of twenty in fallout response. Other figures include George Sneddon of the State Mine Analytical Laboratory Carthal Walston night school foreman Mrs Maurice Anthony Benton High chemistry teacher and Harold Woehler Norge plant engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren E. Brown
West Frankfort
Southern Illinois University
Federal
Civil Defense Administration
George Sneddon
State Mine Analytical Laboratory
Carthel Walston
Maurice Anthony
Benton High School
Harold Woehler
Norge
Herrin
Canvass Confirms Herrin Water and Sewer Bond Vote
The Herrin City Council completed an official canvass of Monday's bond election. Yes votes were 1818 and no votes 365, with the measure approved by about five to one. Spoiled ballots altered from 151 to 149.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Murphysboro Moose Marks Sixth Birthday Anniversary
The Murphysboro Moose Lodge celebrates its sixth anniversary with activities across the weekend. A Saturday 9 p.m. dance features pony and swing rides for children and a Sunday program includes a three act floor show and a chicken dinner. Dance music begins at 6 30 p m Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
MOOSE
Moose Lodge
Lightning Kills Man at Auto Races in Illinois
Harold Leon Kelly, 40, of Taylorville, was struck and killed by lightning Friday during automobile races at Champaign Urbana Speedway. He had gone to help a Taylorville race driver and stood in the infield when the bolt struck. Irvin Stevens of Decatur was also hit but not seriously injured. Kelly was married and a father of two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Leon Kelly
Taylorville
Champaign- Urbana Speedway
Kelley
Ene
Irvin Stevens
Decatur
Stolen Truck Recovered in Murphysboro Alley
Murphysboro Police Chief George Rodman reported a truck owned by Pete Reiman was recovered in an alley on North 15th Street after it was stolen Friday. The vehicle was not damaged and remains in police custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Reiman
Murphysboro
George Rodman
N. 15Th Street
Sparta Graduate Joins University Administration at Illinois
Joe Brown of Sparta has accepted a position in the administration office of the University of Illinois. He earned a bachelor of science degree at the University during last week’s graduation exercises, daughter of Mrs. Madelle Brown noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Brown
Madelle Brown
Sparta
University of Illinois
Brown
Zeigler Woman Attends Funeral for Son in Chicago
Mrs. Victoria Mike of Zeigler traveled to Chicago for funeral services for her son, Phillip Mike, 47, who died Monday. The service was held in Chicago with family members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeigler
Chicago
Victoria Mike of
Phillip Mike
Obituary Omitted Son Name in Mrs Anderson Notice
The obituary for 82 year old Mrs Agatha Anderson omits her son William Anderson who lived with her on Route 1 in Herrin. The missing name appears in a Thursday notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Anderson
Agatha Anderson
Anderson
Rt. 1
Herrin
Funds Approved for Area Flood Control Studies
Senate House conference committee approved $150,000 for three flood control and navigation studies in Southern Illinois. Allocations include $75,000 for Big Muddy River canalization, $50,000 for Cache River flood control survey, and $25,000 for Harrisonville Ivy Landing Dist. No. 2 study in Monroe County. Rep. Kenneth Gray said action enables expedited Corps surveys after July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Illinois
Kenneth Gray
Big Muddy River
Cache River
Harrisonville
Ivy Landing Dist
Monroe County
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Bible Translated into 1092 Languages Under Sponsor
Parts of the Bible have been translated into 1,092 languages under the sponsorship of the American Bible Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Bible Society
Food Distribution in Sparta Wednesday
Illinois Public Aid Commission runs surplus food distribution in Randolph county Sparta on Wednesday June. Officials urge eligible residents to bring ID and proof of income for rationing and pickup details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Public Aid Commission
Randolph
Yale Lights In Asbury Park Police HQ Festive Removal
Christmas tree lights around the Asbury Park police headquarters were taken down on the first day of summer. City electrician said police vehicles often blocked his ladder truck, preventing the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury Park
N. J
City Electrician
Sparta Legion Leader Attends Lawrence Conference
Mrs. Brown vice president of the American Legion auxiliary central division attended a Lawrence Kansas conference and an Illini Girls State conference at McMurray College in Jacksonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
American Legion Auxiliary
Lawrence
Kans
McMurray College
Jacksonville
County to Meet in Sparta for Food Distribution
The county will hold activities in Sparta on Wednesday with delivery trucks at the old Eagle Mill on North Washington Street. The distribution station moved from Sparta city hall to a newer site. J B Smith says IPAC distributed 1 646 pounds of federal surplus commodities in May to public assistance and other needy cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Eagle Mill
Washington Street
Sparta City Hall
J. B. Smith
General Assistance
IPAC
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Williamson
Farm Bureau
Marion
Taft Baker
Carterville
M. W. Finney
Herrin High School
Rites
Sparta Trucker
Dobyns Rites
William Walker
Lightning
Man
Champaign
Murphysboro Alley
Sparta Grad
Comet Press Books
Verick
Yale Lights
Sparta Legion
Bracy’s Dept. Store
W. T. Bracy
F. P. Bracy
J. R. Bracy
Chapman-Rollo’s Gur
Aff
Kellogg’s
Chapman-Rollo Furniture Company
Walnut St
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