West Frankfort Prisoner Dies In Cell
A 27 year old West Frankfort man George L Melvin was found dead in a jail cell from an apparent self inflicted strangulation. He was arrested Friday on disorderly conduct and died Saturday morning around 12 30. The death follows another jail suicide in nearby Carbondale earlier this year. Melvin lived at 509 South Adams Street and worked as a machinist at Diagraph Bradley in Orcill. He leaves a wife a daughter and two siblings. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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West Frankfort
Franklin County
Eugene Dorris
George L. Melvin
Melvin
S. Adams St
John Bryam
Benton
Kenneth McFaddin
Carterville
Carbondale
McFaddin
Williamson County
Jackson County
Bryant
Ray Carrell
Wilma
Dorris
Diagraph-Bradley Industries Inc
Orcill
Herrin
Correction notes omit sister in Rendleman obituary
The obituary for Claude H. Rendleman 70 of Herrin who died Wednesday in Marion Veteran's Hospital was corrected to include his sister Mrs. Mary Clutts of Cobden.
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Mary Clutts
Cobden
Claude H. Rendleman
Herrin
Marion Veteran’s Hospital
Kittens win Share the Fun at SIU Shryock Audi torium
Top Cats Two kittens from Carbondale Shamrocks 4-H club won the Share the Fun contest at Jackson County 4-H event in Shryock Auditorium on the Southern Illinois University campus. Their skit Cat's Night Out advances to the Illinois State Fair. Queen of the Butterflies by Glendale Kittens was the alternate. Carol Lichter and Angela Reynold named state fair master of ceremonies and alternate. About 20 clubs presented acts. judges were Mrs. William Kent Brandon Dr William Ridinger and Mrs. Grant Bretzlaff.
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Carbondale
Shamrocks
Jackson County
Shryock Auditorium
Southern Illinois University
Glendale Kittens
Carol Lichter
Chatterboxes Club
Angela Reynold
Busy Bees Club
William Kent Brandon
William Ridinger
Grant Bretzlaff
Marion
Grand Jury Frees Dively In Slaying
A Williamson County grand jury returned a no true bill on James F. Dively 44 Paris, for murder in the slaying of his 77 year old uncle Paul F Dive ly Scottsboro found beaten and shot to death in his home on March 10 Dively was held in jail without bail until psychiatrists cleared him and Judge Lan Haney found reasonable doubt of guilt Police found 776 in his possession and stains on the bills were not blood. In other action William Kirby 56 Marion was indicted for aggravated battery after stabbing George T. Mitchell in a trailer March 23 Five others including two women from Marion were indicted on forgery charges with changes to money orders Indicted on indecent liberties were Anthony Goodwin Colp Bobby Howell Herrin Paul Wooten and John La Pradd Herrin for assaults on minors No true bills were returned for Tony Hedges and Ann King.
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Williamson County
James F. Dively
Paris
Dively
Paul F. Dively
Scottsboro
Lan Haney
William Kirby
Marion
Kirby
George T. Mitchell
Carbondale
Judith Ann Jordan
Vera Lea Newbold
Harry Tutt
Glenn Peebles
Corinth
Galatia Blacktop
Anthony Goodwin
Colp
Bobby Howell
Herrin
Howell
Paul Wooten
John la Pradd
Tony Hedges
Ann King
Mines Working Monday at Burning Star 1 and 2
Monday output lists activity at Burning Star 1 and Burning Star 2 with first shift and second shift notes for Burning Star 2 indicating ongoing mining operations and idle periods.
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Burning Star
Park Land Surplus At Marion VA Hospital To Be Leased
U S representative Kenneth J Gray announces 69 acres surplus at the Marion VA Hospital will be leased to the city of Marion for park and recreation use. City agrees to five year lease at one dollar annually with renewal option and to maintain grounds without permanent buildings.
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Marion
Kenneth J. Gray
West Frankfort
Marion Veterans Administration Hospital
Gray
William Driver
General Services Administration
City of
Robert Butler
Butler
Old Rt. 13
Congress
Mt. Carbon Site eyed for possible public housing
Mt. Carbon could host a future federal housing site as Murphy sboro considers buying tax delinquent land east of the Illinois Central tracks near Wells Street. The council asks the county board to hold sale until the site is evaluated. The area covers about 61 lots and lies near the railroad.
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Murphysboro
Mt. Carbon
County Board of Supervisors
Joe Williams
Illinois Central Railroad
Wells Street
Williams
Jackson County Housing Authority
Murphy St
Civil Defense Unit
St. Louis
Murphysboro to Buy Meters Shift to Manual Parking Meters
Murphysboro plans to switch from automatic to manual parking meters this month. City Council voted to order enough manual meters to replace all existing autos. Mayor Joe Williams cited a survey to set needed quantities about 100 street meters and 30 lot meters, with prior orders totaling 200.
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Murphysboro
Joe Williams
Rend Lake Intercity Water System Starts Within 60 Days
Rend Lake Conservancy District plans construction within 60 days with a target operation date in early spring 1968. The project will serve 12 major cities including Herrin and Mt. Vernon, financed by 12.3 million dollars in federal loans, using a temporary dam on the Big Muddy River and a 1,000 to 2,000 acre reservoir to supply about 40 million gallons daily.
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Rend Lake
Valier
Mt. Vernon
West Frankfort
Walier
Big Muddy
Burning Star Mines Plans Two-Week Break
Burning Star Works at Pinckneyville and Elkville go on vacation from July 9 to July 23. The two week shutdown does not align with most area mines whose vacation started Saturday.
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Burning Star Works
Burning Star Mines
Pinckneyville
Elkville
Bloss speaks at national optics symposium at Penn State
Donald F. Bloss, SIU geology professor, addressed a national symposium on optical crystallography at Pennsylvania State University. He discussed material from his book Introduction To Methods of Optical Crystallography, a college text.
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Donald F. Bloss
SIU
Pennsylvania State University
City Plans Sprayer Tests For Fourth of July
Murphysboro will test a free spray unit from Bonnie Chemical Co at Riverside Park during the Fourth of July program. Mayor Joe Williams said the tests will also cover the city and curb mosquitoes with county health department approval. Civic groups study forming a mosquito abatement district funded by a small tax.
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Murphysboro
Riverside Park
Joe Williams
Bonnie Chemical Co
East Alton
Williams
P&ns
State Probes 200 Acre Herrin Swamp Mosquito Breeding Site
The State Bureau of Stream Pollution opened an investigation of a 200 acre swamp northwest of Herrin after a sanitary engineer collected water samples. A report on findings and sample analysis is expected this week. Dan Bain of the Franklin Williamson County Health Department began a related probe, noting mosquito breeding and possible encephalitis carrying species.
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State Bureau of Stream Pollution
Herrin
Gerald Bailey
Bureau
Bailey
Dan Bain
Franklin-Williamson
Bi County Health Department
Bain
EDA Grants and Loans Push Illinois Development This Spring
The Economic Development Administration approved over 7 million in grants and 1.2 million in loans to Illinois communities this spring with more than 20 applications pending. Projects include Franklin County Industrial Park, water and sewer system upgrades, water treatment and hospital facilities across multiple counties.
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George Willhite
Southern Illinoisan
Economic Development Administration
Illinois
Roger Hook
C. Hall Fleming
EDA
Herrin
Congress
Department of Commerce
Kenneth J. Gray
D-West
Franklin County
West Frankfort
Southern Illinois Inc
Washington
Southern Illinois
Dix-Kell
Jefferson - Marion
Taylorville
Christian County
Mt. Olive
Macoupin County
Lacon
Marshall County
Waterloo
Monroe County
Litchfield
Montgomery County
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Bill Willis
Detroit
Mich
Lewis and
Lorean Melvin
Eldorado
Tamera Don
Tommy Melvin
Chicago
Kenneth Douthitt
Beam Funeral Home
Southern Illinois University Wildlife Research Cooperative
Carbondale Fire Department
Lafferty Road
Wildlife Research Office
Fire Department
Grand Jury
Murphysboro Eyes
Valier Line
Rend Lake Administration
Army Corps of Engineers
Old Bend City Road
Jones
Thompsonville
Bloss
Herrin Swamp
Frankfort
Old Area Redevelopment Administration
Eugene Foley
Commerce
Sparta
Centralia
North City
Elizabethtown
Greenville
Bond County
Savanna
Carroll County
Carlyle Clinton
Grafton
Jersey County
Rend Lake Intercity Water System
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