Oldest Doctor Serves In Sesser Receives Honor
Dr. William Harvey Ward aged 70 and Sesser’s longest serving physician, received a plaque from Dr. Andy Hall at the town’s Homecoming. Ward, born May 29 1890 three miles north of Sesser, has practiced 46 years and delivered 2019 babies before stopping in 1951.
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Dick Stegeman
Southern Illinoisan
William Harvey Ward
Sesser
Ward
Andy Hall
Mt. Vernon
Dr. Ward
City
Barnes Medical School
St. Louis
Olive Street
William Ward
Lesser
Arthur Edwards
Lloyd Everett White
Masonic Lodge
Carbondale Plans Crab Orchard Water System Giant Facility
Carbondale approves four million gallon daily capacity at Crab Orchard Lake with 225000 dollar facilities to meet 1970 needs. A 10 year Interior contract allows January May use and June December two million gallons daily. Commissioned by Bill Eaton, the plan includes an 18 inch main to the filter plant and a future storage reservoir proposal.
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Department of Interior
Bill Eaton
Crab Orchard Lake
Carbondale
T of Interior
Eaton
Crab Orchard
Drouth
Meteorite Found By Waltonville Construction Workers
Construction workers uncovered a large meteorite and fragments buried under about 10 feet of earth in a rail fill near Waltonville. The largest piece was described as half the size of an automobile, with smaller chunks nearby. Some fragments were saved for university analysis while the rest were buried as work continued for a Chicago & Eastern Illinois Rail Road spur project.
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Waltonville
Herman White
White
White Excavating Co
Clinton
Ind
Rt. 148
C & EI
Old Ben 21
Lesser
Admiral Peary
New York
Greenland
Castro Attacks U S and Cuba on June brink
Castro links U S and Khrushchev line by line in a televised address. Analysts say he may seize American property in Cuba before month’s end to resolve Soviet oil storage needs and squeeze sugar quota issues, signaling a potential Cuba U S break.
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United States
Khrushchev
Castro
Cuba
U.S
Volunteers Build Local Blood Network After Red Cross Exit
Jackson County hospitals rely on a voluntary donor system for emergencies after the Red Cross withdraw. In a recent St. Andrew's Hospital case, 29 pints were gathered in 24 hours from relatives, friends, and donor lists. Hospitals share blood locally and with Carbondale facilities to meet urgent needs, with fresh blood favored for its clotting power.
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Angela Mildenberger
Southern Illinois
Red Cross
Williamson County
Jackson County
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Doctor’s Hospital
Holden Hospital
Mary Alan
St. Andrew's
She
Jack Reed
Lewis Rossiter
Rossiter
Korean Head Rejects Force on Korean Unification
Seoul reports Prime Minister Huh Chung declared South Korea has abandoned Syngman Rhee's forceful unification idea. He spoke on the Korean War anniversary, saying a change of heart ends threats to march north and emphasizes diplomacy, with no new plan outlined.
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Seoul
South Korea
Huh Chung
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
North
Korea
United States
Chief warns on firecrackers as Fourth of July nears
Herrin Police Chief Roy Cole warns that persons using or possessing firecrackers will be prosecuted. He notes some have been noticed as the Fourth of July approaches and urges parents to check fireworks obtained by their children.
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Herrin
Roy Cole
TV Stars Turn Rodeo Act At Rid-Com Rodeo
Peggie Castle and Peter Brown of The Lawman headline a new act at Marion Rid-Com Rodeo joining Wayne Kirkland and Scotty Turnbull. Brown and Castle perform singing and dancing with heavy costumes as they tour to St Louis Chicago and back to California after July Fourth. Castle, a Virginian actress married living in Los Angeles, has appeared in 38 features. Brown, a New Yorker, has 53 stage credits. They discuss stage fright filming routines and long workdays as they debut in Marion.
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Southern Illinois An
Lawman
Peggie Castle
Peter Brown
Lily Merrill
Johnny McKay
Wayne Kirkland
Scotty Turnbull
Marion
St. Louis
Chicago
California
Miss Castle
Brown
Dan Troup
Turnbull
Mina Reaume
Terry and
The
Pir_ates
Mrs. North
Helen Trent
Los Angeles
Warner Bros
Texas Tech
John Decker
Kirkland
Sherwood Conservatory
University of Chicago
Scotty
the Lawman
Brown and Miss Castle Defend TV Show Ties
Brown and Miss Castle defend their link to the television show as a necessary public exposure. They claim the connection helps people know them and view Westerns as a national tradition, though they do not specify whether the West or TV is meant.
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Brown
Miss Castle
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Southern Illinois University
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Eisenhower
Japan
Turkey
Jackson
Gene Camden
Gilberta
Camden
Fred Danner
Danner
Jackson County Health Council
St. Andrew’s
Frances Killpatrick
New Yorker
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Harrisburg
John Russell
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