Bareis approves recount of 44th District primary
A Randolph Circuit Court panel will recount GOP ballots from the 44th District primary in Chester starting Wednesday at 9 am. Judge Edward Bareis orders each party to name six reps, with three judges and three clerks per candidate. The effort covers 134 precincts unless all three sides agree to the county canvass. Recovery may take four to five days with disputes likely over ballot marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Randolph
Edward Bareis
East St. Louis
Circuit Court
Barnes
W. J. McDonald
Murphysboro
T. J. Thornton
G. R. Beckmeyer
Nashville
Bareis
Beckmeyer
McDonald
Thornton
GOP
Sand Ridge
Jackson County
Tower construction starts for Murphysboro radio station
Work began on a transmitting tower for Murphysboro's new radio station WINIL by Aeri al Tower Manufacturing Company of Oklahoma City. The tower near the Missouri Pacific underpass on Rt. 13 will stand two miles north of downtown, with concrete foundations poured today and erection to finish by Saturday. The single shaft tower uses guy cables and 20 foot sections, housing a 500 watt transmitter at 1420 kilocycles. First broadcast is planned for mid July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aerial Tower Manufacturing Company
Oklahoma City
Ohio
Murphysboro
WINIL
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Rt. 13
Guy Cables
WINI
Evers Mick
Don Ritter
Paper Drive Saturday by Carbondale Sea Scouts
Carbondale Sea Scouts will hold a paper drive starting at 1 30 p m Saturday. Skipper Steward Chandler urged residents to bundle paper and place it for pickup or call him for collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Sea Scouts
Steward Chandler
City Lake Boating Rules Evolve From 5 HP To 20 MPH
The Pinckneyville City Council first limited lake boats to five horsepower on June 14, angering about 50 to 60 boaters. A week later the measure was rescinded and a new speed limit of 20 miles per hour was adopted while horsepower remained unlimited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinckneyville City Lake
Colp Tavern Owners Plead Not Guilty in Gambling Raid
Aged owners of three Colp taverns appeared before Williamson County Judge A R Cagle and pleaded not guilty to charges tied to operating gambling devices. Bond set at 1000 dollars each with July 15 trial date. raid seized craps and blackjack tables, chips, dice sticks, and dice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colp
Williamson County
A. R. Cagle
Cagle
John Oglesby
Owl Club
Mary Calcaterra
New City Club
John Calcaterra
E. G. Morando
Glass Bar
Oglesby
Herman
Plans approved for Springmore two classroom addition
Carbondale District 95 Board of Education gave final approval at a special meeting for a two classroom addition to Springmore School. Bids are set for July 12 at 2 pm. The project adds about 50 seats and costs are estimated between 14 500 and 20 000 dollars with an alternate for covering ceiling beams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Winkler
High bids delay rural phone co op expansion
Four bids for outside construction to extend telephone lines to about 2000 rural subscribers in Jackson Perry Randolph and Washington Counties were all too high. The lowest bid was 75000 above the budget, delaying the project. Bids may be re‑opened in four to five weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Perry
Randolph
Washington
Egyptian Telephone Co-Operative Association
Steeleville
R. S. Holt
Centralia Se governs segregation case set for today
A circuit court in Carlyle hears a suit by the Centralia NAACP to end racial segregation at Fairview Park pool. The plaintiffs seek an injunction, criminal prosecution under the Illinois Civil Rights Act, and fines of 2500 dollars against Mayor Robert Washburn and city commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview Park
Centralia
Carlyle
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Robert Washburn
Iowa Man Shot in Colp Tavern Arrest Attempt
James McGaughy 42 Iowa City was wounded in the calf at 3 am when he resisted arrest by Colp mayor and policeman Frank Caliper in the Owl Club Colp. He is hospitalized at Herrin. McGaughy, claiming civil engineering work at Oak Ridge Tenn, had come with another man from town to fish Crab Orchard Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McGaughy
Iowa City
Frank Caliper
Colp
Shean
McGaughy
George Wood
Herrin
Caliper
Kirby
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Marion
Towa
Crab Orchard Lake
Coulterville Names C Raleigh Phillips Principal for 1954 55
Coulterville Public Schools appoint Shawnee town resident C Raleigh Phillips as principal for the 1954 55 term after the resignation of Andréw Jackson in April. Jackson left Coulterville to become a high school principal in Bismark Illinois following a school shakeup that ousted coach W A Book for refusing to teach an eighth grade class. Book has sued in Randolph Circuit Court, while the board remains divided over the dispute and leadership changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Raleigh Phillips
Shawnee
Coulterville
Phillips
Andréw Jackson
Jackson
W. A. Book
Bismark
Illinois
Book
Ward Meyer
A. O. Quinn
Randolph
Miss Illinois at Herrin Home Show Draws Crowds
About 1 800 attended the first night of the Herrin Jaycees Home Show at the carnival grounds with 750 paid admissions. Miss Illinois Pat Bruce rode through town with a police escort as she arrived from Carbondale. Door prizes included a television set and silverware, and proceeds fund local Christmas and civic efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Bruce
Illinois
Park Avenue
Herrin Jaycees
No Herrin
Southern Illinois University Coed
Doug Bryant
Jaycee
Dave H. Miller
Bruce
Carbondale
Thomas
Jaycees
Santa
Picketing upheld as free speech in Illinois case
First Judicial Circuit of Illinois rules that legal picketing by Retail Clerks Union Local 896 is protected free speech and that the Simmons store petition for an injunction against picketing was denied. The decision, by Judges Wright Reynolds and Zimmerman, notes unions may compete for customers via placards and advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Judicial Circuit of
Illinois
Metropolis
Clerk's Union
Harrisburg
R. D. Simmons and Son Mercantile Company
Clerks’ Union
C. E. Wright
Carbondale
C. Ross Reynolds
Vienna
Harold L. Zimmerman
Marion
Feirich and Feirich
Roy Helms
Richard Moll
St. Louis
Simmons
Clerks Union Local 896
AFL
Peyton Kunce
Murphysboro
Walnut Baptist Plans Expansion Drive in Carbondale
Walnut Street Baptist Church in Carbondale launched a campaign to raise 75000 dollars for remodeling. About 300 people attended the dinner meeting. 15000 dollars had been pledged. The drive aims to finish by July 9 to remodel the old building for Sunday school use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Carbondale
Momma Wins Prize But It's Poppa Who Will Use It
Mrs. Thom of Murphysboro won an attic prize, a voltohmist a delicate circuit tester for radios and TVs. Her husband plans to use the device in their radio and television sales and service business after attending an open house in Paducah Kentucky with friends Clifton Miller and Nick Thom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Nick Thom
Clifton Miller
Warren Radio Company
Paducah
Thom
Sanitary landfill hailed as best disposal method seminar told
A 70 person seminar at Crab Orchard Headquarters convined officials from 15 towns that sanitary landfills offer the healthiest disposal method. Art Kaye of the U S Public Health Service outlined pros and cons of methods including hauling, incineration and landfills. Frank A Yust of Jennings Missouri described operations, trucks and a 24 piece fleet in St Louis County. The event was sponsored by the First District Municipal Officials League Southern Illinois University Local Government Center and the State Public Health Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crab Orchard Sports
First District Municipal Officials
Leggue
Southern Illinois University
Southern Region
State Department of Public Health
John Wright
Carbondale
First District Municipal Officials League
Art Kaye
United States Public Health Service
Kaye
William H. Winter
Government Department of Siu
Frank A. Yust
Jennings
St. Louis
Southern Illinois
Yust
Ordill
Municipal League
Department of Public Health
Southern Illinoisan
St. Louis County
Demster Brothers
Knoxville
Health Department
Mt. Vernon
Metrolis
Joppa
Harrisburg
Murphyssoe
Eldorado
Marion
Herrin
Belleville
DuQuoin
Olney
Vienna
Carmi
Centralia
Murder Suspect Returned To East After Sparta Hold Up
John Bullock a 31 year old Oceanport New Jersey man and Marie Richardson 19 of Asbury Park were arrested in Sparta after a car theft and robbery linked to a New Jersey murder case. Bullock admits shooting Amelia Johnson but claims no intent to kill. The suspects were captured after the Colbert Market robbery and were to be returned to New Jersey with Richardson following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Sparta
Illinois
John Bullock
Oceanport
N. J
Marie Richardson
Asbury Park
Bullock
Amelia Johnson
Red Bank
Richardson
Miss Johnson
Midwest
Colbert
Jay Colbert
Randolph County
Carl Adams
Sparta City
Louis Dockery
John Davis
Miss Richardson
Pinckneyville District to Vote on School Issue
Paradise Community Consolidated School District 208 east of Pinckneyville will vote June 29 to settle a construction program. Voters previously approved bonds for a new school but did not specify a site. A binding firm requires a full new issue, and residents face a $57,000 school and building site proposal at the June 29 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paradise Community Consolidated
Pinckneyville
Charles Denham Enters Herrin Judge Race
Herrin auto salesman and former Williamson County state's attorney Charles W. Denham filed petitions Thursday to run for Herrin city judge in the Sept 7 election. He joined the Citizens Party ticket with signatures from more than 8 percent of last mayoral voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Denham
Herrin
Williamson County
Denham
Citizens Party
Lan Haney
People’s Party
Maggie Vallejo
Haney
Air Force
Government Gets Pipeline Strike At Grand Tower
Local 160 of the AFL Common Laborers and Hod Carriers Union in Murphysboro was notified that Massman Construction asked the national joint board on jurisdictional disputes to enter the Grand Tower gas pipeline project strike. Pipefitters Local 562 had halted work and other unions refused to cross the picket line, while Illinois end workers denied reports of a statewide suspension. The 3.5 million-dollar bridge job faced delays after a 140-foot well issue, with officials noting the problem not serious and expecting bridge work to resume soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AFL Common Laborers and Hod Carriers Union
Murphysboro
Massman Construction Co
National Joint Board
Grand Tower
Steamfitters Union Local 562
Missouri
Laborers Union
Massman
Mississippi River
Hodcarriers and
Dama
Aniies
Missourian
Pier One
E. E. Montola
Illinois
Mancla
Moncla
Anna Seeks Gas Allotment From Texas Eastern Pipeline
The city of Anna plans a petition to the Federal Power Commission for a natural gas allotment from the Texas Eastern line. A Wash ington filing is expected within 15 days via Sidney F. Moody of Midwest Securities Co. City actions also approved liquor licenses for two clubs and five beer liquor establishments, with the Midway Cafe receiving a beer only license.
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Anna
Federal Power Commission
Texas Eastern Pipeline
Carter
Washington
Sidney F. Moody
Midwest Securities Co
Midway Cafe
Sweeper on Blink in Carbondale Street Work Stalls
Carbondale’s street sweeper is out of action as the main broom wears down. Hewitt Curtis says the device has been nonoperational for over a week though the issue was only recently confirmed. The Chamber of Commerce bought the machine for 2000 dollars last April and presented it to the city without formal acceptance. Curtis estimates new bristles could cost 30 to 40 dollars but cannot yet obtain a price for a replacement broom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Hewitt Curtis
Curtis
Chamber of Commerce
Playground Schedules Altered in Murphysboro
Murphysboro grade School board shifts summer playground from 1 to 4 pm to 9 am to 12 noon at Longfellow School. Beginning swimming class for 20 pupils starts at 1 30 pm at Riverside Park pool. class not yet full per Director McGinnis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysbororade School Board
McGinnis
Longfellow
Riverside Par
Murphysboro Man Leonard Sorrels Dies at 83
Leonard Sorrels, 83, retired Murphysboro grocer, died at his home on N 7th St after an extended illness. Survived by his wife Stella Morgan. son-in-law and three sons, George Joe William, all of Murphysboro. a Dayton Ohio daughter-in-law Marie Maxwell. one granddaughter. Funeral Sunday at First Baptist Church with Rev. H. T. Rafael. burial Evergreen Cemetery Ava.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Sorrels
Murphysboro
Oroville
Stella Morgan
Marie Maxwell
Dayton O
George
Joe
William
Sorrell
First Baptist Church
Meyer- Denny
Williamson County Tax Complaints Reach Thirty
Thirty complaints on tax assessments have been filed to date in Williamson County by property owners. The Williamson County award, comprised of Commissioners C. H. Whitcomb Rheamon Barger and John Anderson, calls the number very small. An assessment year is under way and most re assesses drew fewer complaints. No action has been taken yet. complaints are scattered with only a few per town. When filings grow, the board will inspect properties town by town and notify owners before hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
C. H. Whitcomb
Rheamon Barger
John Anderson
Segregation Ruling Hailed by Senator Douglas
U S Senator Paul Douglas hailed the Supreme Court ruling against school segregation as a major forward step in education and civil rights, praising the decision and urging continued progress nationwide. The Springfield AP report notes Douglas’s remarks on the historic impact and the need for enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
U. S
Paul Douglas
Supreme Court
AREA MINERS TO BEGIN ANNUAL VACATIONS
Area miners will start their annual vacation period this Saturday and continue through the first week. Many companies have advanced or adjusted vacation pay to avoid early returns, leading to irregular paydays for workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mine Workers of America
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Ron
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NLRB
Wright
Walnut Baptist
Bert I. Cherry
Momma
Poppa
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Allis
Sanitary Landfill System
Almers Company
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Charles Denham
Williamson
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