Unit 186 Hires Staff for High School and Baseball
Murphysboro Unit 186 School Board hired T Lessley Wilson as assistant high school principal and Charles Chuck Walier as athletic staff member. The board approved coaching assignments and extra pay increments for all Unit athletic programs at a special meeting. Wilson, Sparta native and former 16 year Sparta district veteran, succeeds William Wetherington who resigned last month.
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Murphysboro
T. Lessley Wilson
Sparta
Charles “Chuck” Walier
Gorham High School
Wilson
Jackson County
William Wetherington
Cars chained to floodlight pole in Carbondale drive in
Two Orchard Drive residents Gene Brutten and Ed Kessel faced trespassing warrants after police found their cars padlocked together and attached to a flood light pole in the former Dog N Suds lot on West Main. Gurley, owner of the lot, had the cars padlocked and the case was continued to July 12.
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Orchard Drive
West Main Street
Carbondale
Oscar Gurley
Gene J. Brutten
Ed Kessel
Kessel
Southern Illinois University
Capt
Leonard Wood
Brutten
D. Blaney Miller
Virgil Barringer
City Street Department
Gurley
Bruttens
Marion mayor criticizes fragmentation of city commissions
Marion Mayor Robert Cooksey says the city has too many commissions causing resident confusion. He cites lack of awareness about new parking lots and notes four off street lots with three under construction near the railroad depot. The Parking Commission is tied to a $90 000 loan and can be dissolved after loans are repaid.
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Marion
Robert Cooksey
Parking Commission
Carl Sorgen
Cooksey
First Methodist Church
Bank of Marion
Bank of Egypt
Feurer Construction Co
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
West Main Street
North Liberty
North van Buren
Recreation Council
Zoning and Planning Commission
Library Board
Memorial Hospital Board
Tragedy Strikes Murphysboro Man Again
Fire destroyed Leo Sparks home at 527 Bridge St in Murphysboro around 1 45 a m. The blaze claimed his wife last week in St Andrew s Hospital and their newborn daughter died shortly after birth. No injuries reported and loss estimated at 400 dollars.
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Murphysboro
Leo Sparks
Bridge St
Sparks
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Rid-Com Rodeo Opens in Marion With Stars and Big Purses
The third annual Rid-Dom Rodeo starts today in Marion with 8:30 p m shows tonight and Saturday and 1:30 p m Saturday. $2400 prize money attracts Radio Cowboys Assn. contenders for the world title. Events include wild horse race bareback bronc riding saddle bronc calf roping steer wrestling and Brahma bull riding. Headliners Peter Brown Peggie Castle from The Lawman along with other acts. A parade featuring performers and merchants is set for 10 a m Saturday.
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Marion
Radio Cowboys Assn
Peter Brown
Peggie Castle
Arizona
Vivian Roberts
Harry Nelson
Moon Family
Skeeter and Beeswax
Charlie Davis
Park Bond Plan Aims To Fund Johnston City Projects
A proposed 1.25 million dollar bond for Carbondale Park District would add about 20 cents per 100 assessed value to local taxes. Plans include three community pools, a public golf course, and expansions to the Community Center with two new lots. Architect Hans Fisher of Harris Armstrong and Layton Layton firm plan site work. no bond date set. Fischer earns no fee if the issue fails within three years.
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Carbondale Park District
Park Board
Hodge-Butler
John Moake
Hans Fisher
Harris Armstrong
St. Louis
Fischer
Moake
Park District
Layton, Layton and Rohrbach
Rescuer Found After Drowning Incident at Crab Orchard Lake
John W. Vickery of Marion rescued 8 year old Maria from Crab Orchard Lake during a school outing at Carterville Beach. He applied artificial respiration to revive the unconscious girl, carried her to shore, and credited Army training. The girl, from Herrin, revived in five minutes with praise for Vickery from teacher Maurine Linton. Separately, Williamson and Franklin counties monitored tornado threats overnight with civil defense units deployed. funnels reported near Johnston City but no damage. drills and alerts from 3 p.m. Thursday to early Friday morning.
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Howard Fisher
John W. Vickery
Marion
Maria
Crab
Orchard Lake
Herrin
Carterville Beach
Maurine Linton
Vickery
Charles Walker
Williamson Jackson
Franklin
Hartley Grisham
Williamson County
Civil Defense
Johnston City
Grisham
Jonesboro
St. Louis Weather Bureau
Cairo
Evansville
Ind
Williamson County CD
Franklin County CD
Warren Brown
Leon Wilcox
Herrin CD
Wilcox
State Forestry Office
Benton
Wraj-Am
WRAJ
Don Mitchell
Murphysboro Civil Defense
Harry Brawdy
Murphysboro
Carlton Rasche
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Land for Rt 5 set for quick take in Williamson County
A preliminary order assigns 57 746 dollars to landowners for the quick take to build a federal interstate near Marion. The state will deposit the funds with the circuit clerk to transfer title to the highway division and begin work. Tracts include McLaren heirs 8 54 acres totaling 1 708 for land and 27 700 for damage plus 5 250 to McLaren Equipment Co. Tract 2 Heyde heirs and others 2 38 acres 476 for land and 4 380 for damage. Tract 3 Duschs 2 02 acres 1 000 for land and 10 500 for damage. Tract 24 Heyde heirs 14 acres 2 800 for land and 3 000 for damage. Tract 25 Porter 36 acres 72 for land and 100 for damage. Tract 26 McLaren heirs 0 76 acre 760 for land.
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Williamson County
James Sanders
Marion
Division of Highways
Sanders
New Rt. 13
McLaren
McLaren Equipment Co
Walter H. Heyde
Ted and
Maurine Heyde
Homer
Wilma Dusch
Heyde
Priscilla and
Laura Porter
Benton High names new coaching staff after Ralph Davison
Three men were named to replace Coach Ralph Davison at Benton High School. Richard Herrin of Okanville is the basketball coach James Lynch moves from assistant to head football coach and Glenn Truelove becomes athletic director and track coach.
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Ralph Davison
Benton High School
Richard Herrin
Okanville
James Lynch
Glenn Truelove
Thomas E Newell rites in Marion
Thomas E. Newell 85 of Marion died at 11 30 am Thursday in Good Shepherd Nursing Home Galatia where he had been a patient since April 13 He was born in Williamson County September 12 1874 He married Myrtle Pulley in 1901 She died February 27 1953 He leaves daughter Mrs Isabelle Mifflin Robinson of Leesville Louisiana son Henry of Pittsburg 10 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren Services are 2 pm Saturday at Wilson Funeral Home Marion Burial will be in Mt Pleasant Shed Cemetery south of Crab Orchard
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Thomas E. Newell
Rt. 2
Marion
Good Shepherd
Galatia
Williamson County
Myrtle Pulley
Newell
Isabelle Mifflin Robinson
Leesville
Henry
Rt. 1
Pittsburg
Wilson Funeral Home
Mt. Pleasant Shed
Crab Orchard
Substation Fault Cuts Power in Murphysboro Briefly
An Illinois Electric and Gas Co substation on E Walnut Street malfunctioned this morning causing a six minute power outage around 9 a.m. The company reports minor trouble and service was restored quickly.
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Murphysboro
Illinois Electric and Gas Co
E. Walnut Street
Judge Suspends Tax Refund for Mo Pac Railroad
Williamson County Judge John Clayton suspended a $5,216 tax rebate for the Missouri Pacific Railroad to review items. He will confer with State's Attorney Carl Sneed early next week. The case covers 1958 taxes paid in 1959 and objections citing excessive rates from county taxing bodies.
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Williamson County
John Clayton
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Clayton
Carl Sneed
Sneed
Missouri - Pacific
Missing Signs Recovered In Carbondale Ditch
Police found about 12 no parking and speed limit signs in a ditch near West Sycamore street and new Rt. 18. Patrolman James Boone Daniels led the discovery on a tip from a friend. About 15 more signs are believed to be in the area. signs have vanished for two to three years and the culprit remains unknown.
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Carbondale
West Sycamore Street
New Rt. 18
James “Boone
Daniels
Dairy Animal Show at SIU Saturday
The annual Southern Illinois Jersey Cattle Club show begins at 10 a.m. Saturday at Southern Illinois University. Participants from dairy farms compete in Jersey cattle classes and judging events. Officials from the club and university coordinate the event on the campus grounds.
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Siu
Southern Illinois Jersey Cattle Club
Southern Illinois University
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Teddy Crawshaw
Southern Illinois
Sity
Gene Brutten
Roy Bain
Sparta Township
Slippery Rock State Teachers College
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State College
University of Pittsburgh
University of Illinois
Robert Schwartz
Dog’n Suds
Bain
Marion Hospital
Lawman
Bill
Ridlen
Liv Merrill
Johnny McKay
and Sid Moore
Township
Energy Food Market
Davison
Mo-Pac
Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago and Harrisburg Coal Co
New York Central Railroad
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
James “Boone” Daniels
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