Go Cart Racing Opens Southern Illinois Track
Southern Illinois Go Cart Speedway opened north of West Frankfort with 49 entries and over 750 spectators. Promoter Bob Bowen and partners welcomed strong first-day crowds and enthusiastic drivers led by Sherilyn Baney with four firsts.
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Illinois
Lon Eubanks
Southern Illinois
West Frankfort
Bob Bowen
Speedway
Bowen
Egypt
Walter Chestosky
Marion
Chestosky
Bill Chambers
Mr. Vernon
H. R. Sears, Jr
Sears
Kent Mandrell
Southern Illinois University
Mandrell
Sherilyn Baney
Baney Racing
Tom Lingle
Dallas
Betancourt Recovers From Caracas Attack Burns
President Romulo Betancourt shows good recovery from burns after an assassination attempt. Doctors allowed him to leave bed Sunday night as he recuperates in Caracas.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Road Work Bid Openings Planned Across Multiple Counties
Jackson County leads with numerous road maintenance bids in July per a state bulletin. Openings occur July 8 at 1 p.m. in Murphysboro, with Franklin, Perry, Randolph, and Johnson counties also listing July dates for asphalt, gravel, and concrete pavement projects.
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Jackson County
State Division of Highways
Franklin
Perry
Randolph
Johnson
Jackson
Murphysboro
Bradley
Degognia
de Soto
Elk
Fountain Bluff
Makanda
Somerset
Pomona
Jobsite
Franklin County
Benton
Barrin Township
Ewing Township
Goode Township
Six Mile Township
Tyrone
Johnson County
Vienna
Goreville
Perry County
du Quoin
Randolph County
Chester
Funeral services pending for St Louis resident Gilbert Lea
Gilbert Lea 70 of 2105 N 13th St St Louis Mo died Sunday in Chester Hospital of a heart attack. Friends may call at Welge Chapel Chester. Funeral services are pending. Burial will be in St Marys Catholic Cemetery Chester.
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Gilbert Lea
N. 13Th St
St. Louis
Chester Hospital
Welge Chapel
Chester
St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery
Industrial Unit To Hear Mutual Insurance Man
The Carbondale Industrial Commission will hear a representative of a mutual insurance company at its 7 30 p m meeting tonight. Mayor D Blaney Miller said Byford Smith will speak to the commission. The Cherry Insurance and Realty Co holds a binder on the former Kroger property and action on obtaining a policy is expected soon. The binder has been extended to allow the commission time to purchase insurance with no city charge for protection. Smith will be at the meeting at 7 30 p m. At 7 p m the commission will meet Swindell Motor Co representative to discuss lease or purchase of the Kroger strip currently used for auto parking.
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Carbondale Industrial Commission
D. Blaney Miller
Byford Smith
Cherry Company
Kroger
Commission
Man Bitten in Carbondale Seeks Rabies Shot
A Carbondale man, Albert Franklin, age 69, was bitten on the back of the leg by a dog on Willow Street near 11 a.m. Sunday while walking to church. He is consulting a doctor to determine if anti rabies shots are required. The incident was reported by relatives at 1123 North Barnes Street.
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Carbondale
Albert Fraklin
Barnes St
Franklin
Willow Street
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Publicians, Inc
West Main Street
North 16Th Street
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
Ill
Herrin
M .Llinois
Southern Mlinoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Associated Press
John Jackie Thompson dies in Union Hospital at 76
John Jackie Thompson 76 of 900 S Cherry St West Frankfort died at 8 40 p m Sunday in Union Hospital after a nine day stay following a three year illness He was born April 20 1884 in County Durham England a retired mine examiner and former Old Ben Coal Corp employee He was a Salvation Army volunteer and member of United Mine Workers local 8317 He leaves a wife predeceased in 1947 three daughters a son and six grandchildren Funeral services 2 pm Wednesday at Reedy Funeral Home West Frankfort with Captain Jack Vaughn presiding Burial Tower Heights Cemetery.
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John
Jackie” Thompson
Union Hospital
S. Cherry St
West Frankfort
Mr. Thompson
County Durham
England
Old Ben Coal Corp
United Mine Workers of America
Salvation Army
Thomas Thompson
Paul Hall
Tony Lahti
Leon Blaszczynski
Benton
Ralph Jones
Ben Westell
Ben Mikutis
Ray Williams
Reedy Funeral Home
Jack Vaughn
Tower Heights Cemetery
Firefighters Contain Fire at Marion Home Outbuilding
Firefighters were dispatched at 3 55 p m Sunday to extinguish a blaze in an outbuilding at the home of Bob Travelstead 607 East Boulevard Marion. Firemen reported minor damage with no injuries.
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Bob Travelstead
E. Boulevard
Creal Springs Man Turns 100 in Birthday Celebration
Creal Springs resident John Howerton known as Uncle John marked his 100th birthday Saturday. A teacher principal and postmaster in New Burnside and a Vienna Times reporter, he was born June 25, 1860 near New Burnside and has spent most of his life there. He now lives with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barkman in Creal Springs. His daughter Minnie L. Holloway of Charlottesville Virginia and sister Rebecca Clark of St. Louis are noted family members.
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Creal Springs
John Howerton
John
New Burnside
Vienna Times
Charles Barkman
Howerton
Minnie L. Holloway
Charlottesville
Rebecca Clark
St. Louis
St Korea to Elect Parliament July 28
Seoul announces South Korea will hold parliamentary elections on July 29 after student protests forced President Syngman Rhee from office in April. Interim Prime Minister Huh Chung disclosed the date.
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St. Korea
Seoul
Korea
South Korea
Huh Chung
Syngman Rhee
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Rusty Companion
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Cherry Insurance and Realty Co
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