John Oliver Sr 61 Dies in Johnston City and Marion
John Oliver Sr. 61, of 905 Grand Avenue Johnston City, a grocer at Marion and former owner of Oliver’s Bus Stop and Grocery, died Saturday at 3 p.m. in Herrin Hospital after illness lasting one and a half years. He leaves wife Estella, daughters Mrs. Fred A. Travis, Mrs. Bessie Greer, Mrs. Betty Jarvis, sons Ernest and John, eight grandchildren, sisters Mrs. Ora Throgmorton, Mrs. Inez Todd, Mrs. Bessie Johnston, and Miss Reba Oliver. He was a former coal miner and pastor of the Apostolic Church in Johnston City. a member of Johnston City Apostolic Church. Services were held at Murman & Wilson Funeral Home at 1 p.m. today and at 3 p.m. at Oak Grove Church in Massac County. Rev. A. D. Van Hoose officiated. Burial in Oak Grove Church Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Oliver Sr
Grand Avenue
Johnston City
Marion
Herrin Hospital
Oliver
the Apostolic Church
Estella
Fred A. Travis
Bessie Greer
Betty Jarvis
Carterville
Ernest
John
Ora Throgmorton
Inez Todd
Joppa
Bessie Johnston
San Pueblo
Calif
Reba Oliver
Anna
Apostolic Church
Lutherans Name Head Missouri Synod Re Elects Behnken As President
The Rev. John W. Behnken of St. Louis was re elected president of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod at the 43rd triennial convention in St Paul. He is 72 and to serve his eighth three year term, and indicated this would be his final term. The Synod declined membership in the Lutheran World Federation and declined the invitation to consider organic union with the United Lutheran Church in America and the Augustana Church, awaiting doctrinal unity. Delegates from the area included A J Witter Carbondale Rev W B Petzoldt Jacob and Rev Robert Otto Lutheran chaplain at Anna State Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Behnken
St. Louis
Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod
St. Paul
Missouri Synod
Lutheran Unity
Synod
Lutheran World Federation
United Lutheran Chain American
Augustana Lutheran Church
Missouri
A. J. Witter
Carbondale
W. B. Petzoldt
Jacob
Robert Otto
Anna State Hospital
Carbondale Chamber Plans Meeting on Highway Route
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce board meets at 4 p.m. to elect officers and discuss traffic impact of proposed highways. Augusta Milligan notes state plans may route through Herrin, potentially easing or increasing local traffic. Gov Stratton announces a $47 million, 47 mile highway from Route 13 west of Marion to Cairo tying to Rt 148 south from Herrin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Chamber
Augusta Milligan
Crash Fatal To Rosiclare Girl
A 16 year old Rosiclare girl died from injuries after a Friday night car crash near the Rt 34 146 intersection. Mary Wheatcraft succumbed at Hardin County Hospital about 7 am Saturday. Driver Daniel Barger was listed fair and reportedly lost control causing the westbound car to hit a bridge abutment. State Patrolman L E Lezynski said no tire marks or other vehicle involvement were evident. Wheatcraft had been picked up by Barger around 11:30 pm in Rosiclare. inquest pending Barger's hospital release. She was a Rosiclare Community High School student and is survived by her parents and five siblings. Funeral services were held today at 1 pm in Rosiclare with burial in Rosiclare Cemetery.
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Rosiclare
Golconda
Mary Wheatcraft
Hardin County Hospital
Daniel Barger
The
Star Today
L. E. Lezynski
Barger
Rt. 146
Lezynski
Chicago
Miss Wheatcroft
Wheatcroft
Rosiclare Community
Jeff Wheatcraft
Rosiclare Cemetery
Former Herrin Barber Dies
Herman Etherton 78 of Creal Springs former Herrin barber died Sunday after about three years illness. Born Oct 3 1878 near Carbondale he married Elsie Ford in Herrin Dec 7 1911. They lived in Herrin 20 years then moved to Creal Springs where he worked 30 years. Survivors include wife sisters Libby Limerick Downers Grove May Hubbard Marion Callie Frazier South America brothers Dean Marion Harry Rt. 1 Pittsburg Fred Corinth. He was a Creal Springs Methodist member. Services 2 p m Tuesday Cosby Funeral Home Creal Springs officiated by Rev Merle McGowan and Rev Eugene Nolen. Burial County Line Cemetery southwest of Creal Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Etherton
Creal Springs
Herrin
Carbondale
Elsie Ford
Etherton
Libby Limerick
Downers Grove
May Hubbard
Marion
Callie Frazier
South America
Harry
Rt. 1
Pittsburg
Fred
Corinth
Creal Springs Methodist Church
Cosby Funeral
Merle McGowan
Eugene Nolen
County Line Cemetery
Herrin Girl Dies at Nine in Minnesota Hospital
Rita Rhinehart 9 of Herrin died Saturday at University of Minnesota Hospital Minneapolis after a lifelong heart ailment. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Rinehart of Egyptian Heights born July 23 1946. Survived by parents sister Marie and grandmother Mrs. Carrie Rinehart. Funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. at Herrin First Methodist Church. Rev Heber Burge officiating. Burial Herrin City Cemetery. Friends may call Johnson Funeral Home Herrin.
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Rita Rhinehart
Herrin
University of Minnesota Hospital
Minneapolis
Minn
James A. Rinehart
A_ Lane
Egyptian Heights
Rita
First Methodist Church
Marie
Carrie Rinehart
Owensboro
Herrin First Methodist Church
Heber Burge
Herrin City Cemetery
Johnson Funeral Home
Soldier Sumner arrives in Germany with 27th Antiaircraft unit
Army Sergeant First Class Otto D. Sumner now stationed in Kaiserslautern, Germany, with the 27th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. His wife Violet and mother Mamie G. Sumner reside in Gorham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto D. Sumner
Violet
Mamie G. Sumner
Gorham
Germany
Kaiserslauter
Father Barry Jones Named Assistant Pastor in Herrin
The Rev. Barry Jones, 32, named assistant pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish Herrin by Bishop Albert R. Zuroweste. He succeeds Rev. Ronald Glennon and will assist Pastor Msgr. Robert DeGasperi. Jones, a Cairo native, comes from St. Mary’s Centerville after ordination in 1955. He served in Yokohama during Korea. mother lives in Miami. two brothers in Mt. Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Jones
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Herrin
Albert R. Zuroweste
Ronald Glennon
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Belleville
Father Jones
Cairo
Robert DeGasperi
Centralia
Zurowste
Grads and High School
Mt. Vernon
Teachers Resign Chester Posts
Two teachers in the Chester High School building trades department resigned this morning. Maurice McElhiney and Frank Steh submitted resignations. both were deemed unnecessary by officials. Superintendent Holly Marchildon said four teachers must be replaced for the new year, including an assistant coach and a mathematics and science teacher, with two trades vacancies. McElhiney, in the trades department for 15 years, is moving to Fisher High School near Champaign. Steh, in the department for three years, will take a position at Marion High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building Trades
Chester High School
Maurice McEliney
Frank Steh
Holly Marchildon
McElhiney
Chester School
Fisher High School
Champaign
Steh
Marion High 1
Williamson County Historical Society Meeting in Marion
The Williamson County Historical Society will meet at 2:30 p m Sunday in the Marion Carnegie Library. The group seeks old books relics and antiques for display at the 100th Williamson County Fair in August with Mrs Nannie Parks Marion librarian acting as collector.
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Williamson County Historical Society
Marion Carnegie Library
Williamson County
Nannie Parks
Marion
Southern Illinoisan publisher note and addresses
The Southern Illinoisan is listed as the successor newspaper to the Carbondale Prep Press Herrin Daily Journal and Murphysboro Independent. It notes print locations in Carbondale Carbondale Murphysboro and Herrin and states AP news is exclusive to republication within the paper.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondaie
North 16Th Street
Herrin
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
Carbondaie Sl
Southern
Knoissan
Carbondale Prep
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Focal News
Percy Parade Winners Named
The largest crowd in nine years packed the Percy Homecoming parade route for one of the best celebrations yet. The Percy Boosters Club won 20 dollars in the organizations division for a float featuring the junior booster club kings and queens. Other organization prizes went to the American Legion and the Rebekahs. Sarah Momberger won first in the business float division with a list of winners spanning horses drivers and various displays, including notable participants Donald Jeremiah Mrs. Donald Jeremiah, Bud Fiene, the Coleman sisters, and many more in diverse entries.
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Percy
Rade
Percy Boosters Club
Kings
Queens
American Legion
Rebekahs
Sarah Momberger
Donald Jeremiah
Donald Jermiah
Bud Fiene
Mrs. Mombo
Coleman Sisters
Boy
Donald Witbracht
Arlyn Fisk
Virgil Smith
Prospector
Lloyd
Boots) Keller
Martha Waters
Shirley Bierman
Barbara Condon
Marlyn Bierman
Marsha Condon
Hit Run Case Reported In Carbondale Area
Two auto accidents were reported by Carbondale police this weekend. A sideswipe on Rt 51 north of Cobden involved Jack Dusch of Makanda, 34, whose unnamed driver fled at 8 15 p m Saturday. A Sunday collision in the 400 block North Illinois Avenue involved Alan D Kelley, 17, of Carbondale and James O Daniel of Carterville. no injuries were reported.
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Carbondale
Jack Dusch
Makanda
Rt. 51
Cobden
Dusch
Alan D. Kelley
W. Chautauqua St
James O’daniel
Prentice Ave
Carterville
North
Illinois Avenue
Robert Worthington Dies Rites Tuesday
Robert Worthington 85 of 524 N 17th St Murphysboro died in St Andrews Hospital Murphysboro at 730 p m Saturday He leaves sons Robert and Roy both of St Louis Funeral services are Tuesday at 11 a m in Jackson Funeral Home Carbondale Rev S L Hightower will officiate Burial is in Oakland Cemetery Carbondale
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Worthington
17Th St
Murphysboro
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Robert
Roy
St. Louis
Jackson Funeral Home
Carbondale
Ernest Wilson Dies Lifelong Anna Resident at 71
Ernest E. Wilson 71 lifelong Anna resident died Friday. Born May 20 1885 in Union County he was a member of First Baptist Church of Anna. Survived by wife Jean daughters Alma and Frances sons Ivan and Lowell brother William. Services today 2 p m at First Baptist Church Rev Gerald Fox and Rev Bruce Wills officiating burial in Anna Cemetery McCarty Funeral Home Anna in charge
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Ernest E. Wilson
Anna
Union County
First Baptist Church of
Jean
Alma
Frances
Ivan
Buncombe
Lowell
Selma, Ala
William
East Moline
First Baptist Church
Gerald Fox
Bruce Wills
Anna Cemetery
McCarty
Five Day Forecast Temperatures Trend Slightly Above Normal
The forecast calls for temperatures averaging near to above normal with normal highs 84 to 88 and lows 61 to 64. Southern areas stay milder. northern areas warm Tuesday. cooler north Wednesday. warmer again Thursday and Friday, then cooler north Saturday. Expect 0.5 to 1 inch of precipitation with scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally over an inch.
East Moline Driver Fined on Violation
William Parrish of East Moline was fined $35 including costs by Police Magistrate Charles Helwig Sr. in Murphysboro after an early morning accident on Rt. 43 127. He was charged with reckless driving for rear ending a car being towed. Albert Robinson of Cairo and James E Manning of Carbondale were other drivers. No injuries were reported six miles north of Murphysboro.
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William Parrish
East Moline
Charles Helwig Sr
Murphysboro
Parrish
Albert Robinson
Cairo
Bible School Closes With Church Picnic at Percy Baptist
The Daily Vacation Bible School at Percy Baptist Church closed last week with a church picnic. Graduation and advancement programs were observed during Sunday night services.
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Percy Baptist Church
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Carbondale C. of C
Herrin Barber
Rita Rinehart
Herrin Post
Chester
Historical Society
Crosley TV
Craggs-DeVillez Furniture Co
South Illinois Ave
Percy Parade
Oakland Cemetery
Ernest Wilson
Illinois State Employment Service
Park Avenue
Illinois
Chestnut Street
I.S.E.S
H. E. Heath
Western Electric
Hawthorne Station
Gossard
Kugman’s
Pepperell’’ Blue Chambray
Chambray
Toyo
Illinois Brokerag
James E. Manning
Bible School Clos
Ben
South Park Avenue
Imore
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