Hurst Council bans sidewalk bicycle riding downtown
Hurst City Council restricted bicycle riding on Main Street sidewalks to protect older pedestrians with a $5 fine for violators. Mayor J R Simpkins appointed alderman Laverne Jacobs to help locate a potential doctor for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurst City Council
Main Street
J. R. Simpkins
Laverne Jacobs
Randolph County Board
Randolph County Board of Commissioners
Robert Wolters
Walsh
Tuberculosis Sanitarium Board
Elmer Schuchmann
Robert Cook
Chester
County Health Board
Kenneth Gross
Leo Gross
Evansville
C. S. Schalgeter
Sparta
William Dierks
Joseph Sense
Ellis Grove
County Welfare Services Committee
Helen Hendricks
Joel Hillyard
Prairie du Rocher
Lesser Water Commissions
Lesser Water and Sewer Commission
Leonard Atkins
Deaths List Delivers Community Passings in Illinois and Kentucky
Obituaries report Clifford Pribble 60 of Carbondale and Emma Gean Collins 71 of West Frankfort among multiple local deaths. Articles note Pribble’s service with San Juan Water Department and Makanda Baptist Church, Collins’ work at Fashion Shop, and M. M. Pence’s Kentucky burial plans, with funeral details for Joe Norville and family survivors across Illinois and Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Gean Collins
S. Day St
West Frankfort
Dollins
Frank and
Ora Gunter Mitchell
First Baptist Church
Johnston City
Bill
Phyllis Franklin
Billy Gene Collins
California
Edward and
Everett Mitchell
Clyde Mitchell
Herrin
Stone Funeral Home
Weather Outlook Foresees Showers and Thunderstorms
Weather forecast calls for generally sunny conditions in most areas tonight. A band of showers moves from the southern Plains through parts of the Southeast with rain in the upper Great Lakes and northern Rockies. Cooler temperatures expected except along the Gulf coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockies
Upper Great Lakes
Gulf Coast States
Hospital notes full of patient admissions and discharges
A consolidated hospital ledger lists admitted patients across multiple facilities including BOCTORS Carbondale St Joseph Memorial Marion Vienna Chester Herrin and Sparta with names such as Allen Snell McGinnis Graham Poston Johnson Bond and Ward. Discharged patients include Stokes Cox Holder Harris Brown Poston Johnson and many others across Memorial and Union counties. The record also notes memorial entries for several individuals across Marion Johnston City Vienna and West Frankfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Clark
Cecelia
Marion Doughty
Peggy
Marion Dzengoleuski
Beth
Marion Davis
Namathe
Marion Beck
Helen
Marion Jordan
Williarm
Johnston City
Smith
Eva
West Frankfort
Yearack
Edward
Marion Travelstead
Kenneth
Marion Godbey
Terry
Marion Simmons
Janice
Lester
Marion Webb
Deanne
Creal Springs
Campbell
Alpha
Davis
Thomas
Frye
George
Pittsburg
Gertmann
Roy
Herrin Pearce
Frances
Marion Holloman
Nicky
Vienna
Sanders
Isabella
Lewis
Jack
Bloomington
Schumeister
Ben
Marion Bive
Mary
Baby
Harrisburg
Corzone
Christopher
Marion Shadowens
Fire Crews Respond to Weed Fire in Herrin and Shed Fire in Du Quoin
Fire calls report a weed fire at 800 E Herrin Street Herrin at 5 30 p m with no damage. Du Quoin firefighters battled a shed fire behind a vacant house at 527 Smith Avenue at 11 20 a m Monday with the shed a total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
E. Herrin St
du Quoin
Smith Ave
Police report notes thefts and bomb threat at SIU area
Theft reports from Hilda Boyd and Margaret Dexter in Anna cite bicycles worth 54 and 48 dollars stolen from outside their homes. SIU Security investigated a bomb threat at the airport, finding no bombs after checks on aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda Boyd
Margaret Dexter
N. Green St
Anna
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois
Barbara Benz
SIU
Benz
Carbondale
Robert E. Hudson
Rt. 2
James P. Wenfree
Crazy Horse Billiards
Hudson
Wenfree
Paul Tilton
S. Graham St
Juaed
Auto Crash in District 13 injures driver
State police report says 56 year old Stanley Pelczynski of Dubois complained of neck pain after his car was rear ended by a vehicle driven by 54 year old Ileen Darnell of Greenville. The collision occurred about nine miles north of Route 154 at 11 a.m. Monday as Pelczynski stopped to avoid a turning car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District 13
Stanley Pelczynski
Dubois
Pelczysnki
Ileen Darnell
Greenville
Rt. 127
Calendar notices open to the public requested
The Southern Illinoisan invites groups to submit public meeting details for publication in the Calendar. Include event name date time location and open-to-public status. Submissions can be sent by call or note to ensure inclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Public meetings set across Murphysboro and nearby towns
Local notices list several regular meetings canceled or rescheduled including Murphysboro Unit District 184 board of education and City Council in Murphysboro. Carbondale town meetings and park board hearings are scheduled with details for venues and times. Also listed are numerous drive ins and cinemas with films showing through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Board of Education
Carbondale
Township Hall
E. Main St
Shawnee Resource
State
W. Main St
Marion
Carbondale Park Board
Park Board
Christopher
Johnston
Trico Unit Dist
Trico High School
Campbell Hill
Wednesday public events and exams in Carbondale and Franklin County
Illinois Civil Service exams at Carbondale National Guard Armory with written tests at 8 30 a m and clerical tests at 10 a m. Christopher High School Board meeting 7 30 p m at the high school. Franklin County Zoning Commission meets 8 p m at the courthouse. Dr Arnold Price Library of Congress lecturer discusses contemporary history Wednesday at 8 p m Lawson Hall room 131 Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Public invited. Also Cotton Comes to Harlem screening 8 p m Wednesday Student Center Auditorium admission free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet Adelines Women’s Chorus
Carbondale First Presan Church
Hillcrest Duplicate Bridge Club
Hillcrest Dr
Carbondale
Cotton
Harlem
Student Center
Carbondale National Guard
Christopher High School
Franklin County Zoning Commission
Arnold H. Price
Library of Congress
Washington, D. C
Lawson Hall
Southern Illinis University
Corrected Drivers Named in Herrin Crash and Board Notes
The early morning Herrin collision involved Frank Engram and Stella C. Bianchini with Engram's westbound car stopping for a sign and hitting a southbound vehicle driven by Bianchini. The Franklin County Board met June 12 and will convene July 24 at 7:30 PM with farmers asking about removing the coroner's duties from the county offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Frank Engram
East Polk Street
Engram
Stella C. Bianchini
Royalton
Franklin County Board
Franklin County
Teacher and church leader Lucille Walker dies after long career
Lucille Walker a 44 year veteran of Carbondale schools died Monday at Doctors Memorial Hospital Born December 19 1908 in Carbondale she taught at Attucks Grade and Junior High and Lincoln Junior High She held degrees from Southern Illinois Normal University 1928 and a 1944 MA in education from the University of Illinois She was active in Oliver Free Will Baptist Church several educational and civic groups Survivors include siblings and a nephew Funeral services 9 30 a m Thursday at Olivet Free Will Baptist Church with Rev Loyd Sumner. Jackson Funeral Home Carbondale arranging
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Hinkle
Anna
Nile St
Jonesboro
Albert
Adeline Bess Hinkle
Flora Jackson
Floyd
Frances
Woodrow
Sidney
Jackson, Mich
Della Davis
West Frankfort
Bertha Mayberry
Crain
Roy Simpkins
Anna Cemetery
Charles E. VanDyke
W. Cherry St
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Mitchell Funeral Home
Charles Hogan
van Dyke
Plasters and Cement Masons Union
Stonefort
Clarence J
Samantha Evetts van Dyke
Fae Travelstead
Andrea Hafeli
Johnston City
John “Jack” Blackstone
Union County Nursing Home
Springfield
Eleo
William and
Sophronia Scott Blackstone
Phil Asbury
Norris and Son Funeral Home
M. M. Pence
Benton St
Thompsonville
Shackelford
Campton
Cundiff Cemetery
Grassy Creek
Hobbs-Johnson Funeral Home
Benton
Mr. Pence
Franklin Hospital
Kentucky
Taylor
Martha Puckett Pence
Minnie Ferguson
Martha Campbell
Carrie Fisher
Florence Dunavent
Leesburg
Ind
Lucy Hamlin
Antlers
Okla
Marianne Hummel
Ojai
Calif
Daisy Saddler
Mable Zawislak
McHenry
Clyde Pence
Hazard
Clarence Pence
Germantown
Ohio
Claude Pence
Clifford Pence
Harvey
Porter Pence
Loyall
Bennie Griffith
Detroit, Mich
Cora Drake
Effie Pence
Kittsy Dremin
Jackson, Ky
Moeller
Royalton
Joe Norville
Bush
John Baggio
Miners Cemetery
Norville
Veterans Administration Hospital
Westville
Zig
Stanley
Vivian Lucille Walker
Carbondale
Doctors Memorial Hospital
Miss Walker
Grace Kelly
William Henry Walker
Attucks
Lincoln Junior High
University High School
Southern Illinois Normal University
United States
Illinois
Virginia Stubberfield
Dongola
William Harold
Centralia
James H
Estelle K. Smith
Chicago
Billy Walker
Olivet Free Will Baptist Church
Loyd Sumner
Jackson Funeral Home
Archie Franklin Housewright
S. 20Th St
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Karnak
John
Mary E. Summers Housewright
Martina Keenan
Ada Basden Willis
Housewright
Pearl L. Scarlette
S. 14Th St
Herrin
George van Natta
Ralph Sikes
Decatur
Friendship Cemetery
Goreville
Friends Mhey
Scarlette
John H
Sarah Lannom Hudgens
Clayton Scarlette
Royal Neighbors Lodge
First Pentecostal Church
Helen van Eckhout
William Winnett
Herman Hudgens
Myrtle Hudson
Irene Sanders
Johnson’s
Paul Odom
East Lawn Memorial Gardens
South of Energy
Sanders
N. 14Th St
Herrin Hospital
Weather and obituaries in Murphysboro area
Area forecast shows a high of 87 and overnight low 64 with no precipitation. Multiple obituaries and funeral details for Archie Franklin Housewright, Pearl L. Scarlette, John S. Basler, and Irene Sanders listed with service times, burial plans, and survivor information.
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John Blackstone
Clifford Pribble
Carbondale City
Roseville Memorial Hospital
Roseville
Makanda
Clifford Vernal Pribble
Manhattan, Ill
Daisy Dangbar
William
Mt. Vernon
Drury
Bloomsdale
Sandra Smith
San Jose
Betty Gurley
Orangevale
Charles Blessing
Chillicothe
Robert Blessing
Pribble
van Natta Funeral Home
Evergreen Cemetery
Emma G. Dollins
National Weather Service
NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Boctors
Allen
Snell
Graham
McGinnis
Brian
Edmundson
Mildred
Vienna Page
Linda
Lesser Ross
Magerkurth
Pinckneyville
Kennedy
Fay
Rockwood
Marshall Browning
Scarver
du Quoin Holand
Benjamin
du Quoin Willams
Larry
du Quoin Wilks
Maxine
du Quoin Murry
Lesser Prornowski
Terrance
Arnewski
Charles
Kisala
August
Dubois Pusch
Stonington
Aldridge
Michael
Elkville
Welfe
Della
du Quoin Miller
Ruth
du Quoin Penfield
Hamilton
Lara
Hart
Walter
Melvin
Marjorie
Watson
Joe
T. Joseph Memorial
Blues
Charlies
Grand Tower
Maynor
Richard
Hubbs
Howard
Cleveland
Faye
St. Louis
Crossley
Velma
Hurst Brush
Jacob Schreiber
Ara
Milton
Camerson
McMannus
Marilyn
Donald
Gillison
Sharon
Bourton
Margaret
Coulterville
Kathryn
Seeleville
Longwell
Nancy
Cobden Gambill
Iva
Union County
Cisneros
Ernesto
Pharr
Tex
Garver
Anna Bailie
Paul
Anna Harris
Ao Anna
Sharp
Myra
Rico Judd
Lorraine
Wolf Lake Smith
Cassie
Cypress Bowen
Hulda
Anna Pulliam
Henry
Anna Monk
Ruby
Cypress
Ogden
Mulkeytown
Wilson
Lesser
UNION
Vaughn, Clarence
Washington County
Nashville
Hagebusch
Hale
Southern
FOX
Rend Lake Drive-In
Anna Drive-in
Campus Drive-in
Corky
Riviera Drive-in
Cowboys
Jeramiaios
Varsity
Bangladesh
Rodgers
Zee
Bob
Carol
Ted
Alice
Strand
Webster
Steeleville
Needle Park
Lucille Walker
National General Theatres
Victor Mature
Lynn Redgrave
Dom Deluise
John Austin
Mid-America Theatres
Ee M
Rrondale & & Murphysboro
Twilight People
Century-Fox Presents
John Wayne and the Cowboys
Cliff Robertson
SUE Sae
WSU
Ureversa, Rosertson and Associates
Conen
Saluki Ray
Apple
20Th Century-Fox
Apple Records
Mark Rydell
Fom
Warner Bros
Kinney Company
Archie F. Housewright
John Basler
John S. Basler
Cobden
Union County Hospital
Louis Mattheis
Theresa Schumacher Basler
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Basler
Edith McCowen
Carterville
Ed Basler
Frank Basler
Robert Basler
Stephen Humphrey
St. Joseph Cemetery
McCarty
NEW Ladies
Eagles Club
BAR Service
Bertha
Barbara Hershey
Tom Laughlin
Billy Jack
Egyptian Theatre
Burger Mart
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