Funeral Monday for John Willkie
Funeral services set for 9 a.m. Monday at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Royalton for John Michael Willkie 75 born July 11 1883 Owensboro Kentucky. He died Friday after months of illness leaving a wife two daughters two sons a brother and two sisters and 15 grandchildren. Burial is Calvary Cemetery Villa Ridge with Walker Funeral Home Carbondale in charge. rosary 2:30 p.m. today at the family home for visitation.
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St. Aloysius Catholic Church
Royalton
John Michael Willkie
Hurst
Missouri Pacific Railroad
The
Brotherhood of Railway Enginemen
Knights of Columbus
Elizabeth Willkie
Cairo
Catherine Blose
Fort Oglethorpe
Eileen McElva
O'Fallon
John M. Willkie
United States Navy
Iceland
James P. Willkie
USN
California
William O. Willkie
Nashville
Tenn
Helen Willkie
Mary Ferrell
Ranier
Walker Funeral Home
Carbondale
Calvary Cemetery
Villa Ridge
Carbondale Man Fainted at Palm Tavern
Ulysses Ross of North Barnes Street Carbondale was reported in fair condition yesterday at Holden Hospital after being taken there by the Fire Department emergency truck at 11 05 p m Friday. Firemen said he had not been drinking.
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Ulysses Ross
Barnes Street
Carbondale
Holden Hospital
Ross
Tal
Fire Department
Palm Tavern
N. Washington St
Liberty Bell of the West to Ring on Kaskaskia Island
The 218 year old Liberty Bell of the West will toll on July 4 at 9 15 a.m. sponsored by the Randolph County Historical Society. A special mass at 8 30 a.m. precedes the ceremony at the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Kaskaskia Island.
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Kaskaskia Island
Randolph County
Centralia Area Boy Killed In Accident
A six year old Centralia area boy named David Lee Bledsoe was struck and killed while crossing Rt 51 near his home. Marlin R. Rich 16 faced a charge after swerving to avoid the child and crashing into a ditch.
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Centralia
David Lee Bledsoe
Keith Bledsoe
St. Mary’s Hospital
Marlin R. Rich
Rich
Southern ,Illinois University
Iraq
Ghani A. Rahman
Jackson County
Rahman
Charles Whittington
Rt. 51
Elkville
Whittington
Weather forecast hints at more showers for Connecticut
After days of rain the Weather Bureau issued a forecast: cloudy with showers. The article notes expected continued unsettled conditions in New Haven and surrounding areas with prospects of additional rain.
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Weather Bureau
Two New Guards Appointed at Menard Prison
James Blechle of Chester and John C. Choate of Chester are named guards at Menard Prison effective Wednesday. Willis Seivers of Sparta resigns from guard duty effective Tuesday and will move to Colorado after a long service since 1952.
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Menard
James Blechle
Opdyke St
John C. Choate
Ann St
Chester
Menard Prison
Willis Seivers
Sparta
Seivers
Colorado
Murphysboro Girl Bitten by Dog Receives Stitches
Eight year old Becky Rose, daughter of Mr and Mrs Orville Rose of 2104 Illinois Ave in Murphysboro, required stitches for a facial bite Friday night. The dog belonged to Claude Lindsey of 2206 Illinois Ave and was reportedly tied. The incident was reported to the Jackson County Health Dept.
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Murphysboro
Becky Rose
Orville Rose
Illinois Ave
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Claude Lindsey
Jackson County Health Dept
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John Willkie
Mr. Willkie
Owensboro, Ky
Mary Catherine Hawkins
A.m
Philadelphia
France
Illinois
Louis XV
Kaskaskia
George Rogers Clark
West
Gen
Lafayette
Centralia Area
Becker
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Richard L. Vancil
St. Louis
Leonard E. Goodey
Rt. 1
Columbia
Dr.g. R. Vaught
South Poplar Carbondale
Glenview
Will Hite Factory Shoe Outlet
Marion
Norge
Norge Wringer
Harwick
Star
Lane
Coca - Cola
Huffman Furniture
North 4Th Street
East
Monroe
Herrin, Ill
the Pines
Morgan Motors
Murphysbore
Budweiser
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