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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1957
Page
5
Noah Davis 71 of West Frankfort is jailed in Franklin County on a perjury charge tied to a recent arson investigation. He pleaded not guilty and awaits a hearing with Bond set at 3000 dollars. Davis resides at 1202 East Fourth Street.
Chester resident Arthur Charles Covington 74 died at Chester Hospital after an illness. Born in Lithium Missouri in 1883 he once worked as a maintenance man at the Royal Hotel. He is survived by son John Indianapolis daughter Anna Mae Welker Carbondale brother Howard Sparta sister Mrs Avais Janis Chester and five grandchildren. He was a member of Mt Pisgah Church.
Jackson County Farm Adviser Eldon L. Starkweather will conduct a radio interview Saturday at 8 30 over Station WCIL Carbonale. The guest Sada Nilekanin 27 from Mysore district India farms teak and betel trees. He will be visiting Mr and Mrs John an of northwest of Murphysboro.
Randolph County pioneers a microfilm system to preserve records. Two film copies will be created with one kept in the county clerk’s office and the other in the Chester Savings and Loan vault. A magnifying viewer will aid reference while a 1955 Illinois law certifies microfilmed documents as legal.
Jackie L. Martin 2nd Lt. US Air Force of Mt. Vernon received the silver wings of an aircraft navigator at graduation exercises at Ellington Air Force Base Houston Texas He is the son of Mr and Mrs Gale Martin of 3225 P St and a Southern Illinois University graduate who earned his commission through the AFROTC program
The Anna City Council accepted applications and bonds totaling 2000 for seven licenses including one beer license and six beer and liquor licenses. Thomas Adams received a one year beer license for 100 dollars. Other six month licenses went to Moose Lodge Elks Lodge Shepard's Tavern Boswell's Tavern The Grill and Bob's Tavern with fees from 250 to 350 dollars. John Smith, 33, was approved for the police force to fill Glenn Rosson's vacancy. Rosson will join Anna Mining Co. A Church of Christ revival is to be held on Nile Street. Next meeting set for Wednesday night due to July 4th.
An embargo on Railway Express shipments to St Louis tied up an estimated 230000 in bulk coin in the St Louis Federal Reserve District. The seven state area including Southern Illinois faces coin delays as Teamsters Union strike halts express service. Only 15 banks report difficulties while most ship by parcel post. Carbondale First National Bank and Bank of Herrin are among affected institutions.
Volunteers from Marion render work on a 24 by 366 foot structure at Marion City Park Baseball Diamond. The city covers material costs estimated at 2000 to 2500 dollars for a first floor with concession, rooms, and press areas. Union workers and youth league officials donate Saturdays aiming for completion in about a month.
Petitioners signed by 104 residents ask the Williamson County School Superintendent to transfer sections of District 37 Crainville Elementary to Carterville Grade School District 35. The affected area includes Orcill homes south of Route 13 and west of Herringye. The county Board of School Trustees will hear the proposal, date TBA. Pupils now attend Carterville School though in Crainville district. Benjamin Franklin could play harmonica, musical glasses, harp, guitar and violin, and he wrote lyrics for many popular songs.
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