Frog Hunter Drowns In Perry Strip Mine Pond
Ad em Kmucha 41 of Dow ell drowned while frog hunting at a Perry County strip mine pond. His brother Lewis Kmucha of Du Quoin reported the slip occurred about 10 p m as rescue teams recovered the body from about 12 feet of water. An inquest date was to be set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowell
Perry County
M. J. Pyatt
Kmucha
Lewis
du Quoin
Truax Tracer
Lewis Kmucha
Pinckneyville
Schroeder
Johnston City Names New Jefferson Grade School Principal
Leon Sitter, longtime Cobden High School coach, is named Jefferson Grade School principal in the Johnston City district. Carl Planinc, unit superintendent, notes the move strengthens elementary athletics. Joe Castrale shifts to junior high English and boys PE and becomes head coach for all sports. Marian Graves named first grade teacher at Jefferson. Ella Spani to teach vocal music. Norma Wyman resigns as high school vocal music instructor.
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Leon Sitter
Cobden
Jefferson
Johnston City
Vauge
Weldon Kendiously
Carl Planinc
Joe Castrale
Castrale
James Truran
Truran
Marian Graves
Marion
Jefferson School
Southern Illinois University
Herman
Ella Spani
West Frankfort
Norma Wyman
Mrs Bean Dies Lifelong Union County Resident
Mrs Clercy Bean 77 died Thursday at her son Hermans home in Anna She was born in Cobden and widow of George W Bean Funeral services 2 p m Saturday at Campground Cumberland Presbyterian Church east of Anna with Rev Lowell Barnhart officiating Burial will be in McGinnis Peer east of Anna She leaves a daughter Mrs Fissie McKinney of Anna a son Herman seven grandchildren three great grandchildren a sister Mrs Hanna Provence of Pontiac Ill and a brother William Penrod of Bethalto She was a member of Campground Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clercy Bean
Herman
Anna
Cobden
George W. Bean
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Lowell Barnhart
McGinnis Peer
Anna. Norris
Anna Has
Fissie McKinney
Hanna Provence
Pontiac, Ill
William Penrod
Bethalto
Campground
Benton Motorcyclist Injured In Driveway Collision
A Benton motorcycle driver identified as Head, 34, suffered a broken hip, cut wrists, and chest injuries when his bike collided with a car turning into a Benton driveway. The rider was admitted to Fin Hospital. The car driver was Fred Dutch Kondritz, also of Benton.
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Benton
Head
Fin Hospital
Fred
Dutch) Kondritz
Mars Atmosphere Is Thinner Than Mt Everest Peak
The article notes that Mars has a very thin atmosphere, even more tenuous than the air at the summit of Mount Everest, with implications for exploration and ascent conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Mt Everest
Marion Nash Hired as Murphysboro Chamber Executive Secretary
Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce hires 36 year old Marion Nash as executive secretary in a Thursday board meeting. Nash, operator of the Nash Food Market, will begin Monday and lead a rapid campaign to finish a membership drive ending July 10. He will work a 40 hour week and will assist industrial groups seeking Murphysboro locations. The drive has tripled the 1955 membership to about 300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Nash
Murphysboro
Nash
Mt. Vernon
Kroger
Chamber
Joplin
Edward Altoff
Chamber of Commerce
Quorum Sought as Holden Hospital Standstill Looms
Holden Hospital executives aimed to establish a quorum for a noon meeting to discuss the Board of Directors Thursday action dissolving the hospital corporation. A Jackson County case sought liquidation of assets while fund raising efforts by Carbondale women and doctors groups sought to keep the hospital open with donors protected if funds are unused during a reorganization trial.
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Holden Hospital
Hospital Corporation
Jackson County Circuit Court
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Drive
Carl W. Kinsey
Women’s Group
WSCS
Esgrow
Installation Set for Herrin Legion Post Officers
Herrin American Legion Post plans a 6:30 p m installation banquet at the Post home on Saturday. Wives and guests of Legion members will attend the banquet and installation ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
American Legion
Water Tower Replaces Old Structure Near Murphysboro
In the northeast Murphysboro area a new water tower has been constructed about 50 feet south of the former tower site, upgrading local water infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Murphysboro
Tractor Crash Kills 3 Year Old in Randolph County
A 3-year-old boy was fatally crushed when a tractor rolled backward at a farm in the Steeleville area. The child rode in a wagon behind a wheat wagon pulled by a tractor driven by his cousin. Funeral services are planned at St. John's Lutheran Church in Bremen and burial in Paradise Cemetery.
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Steeleville
Randolph County
Lester Walker
Jackie Ray Whittenborn
al Wittenborn
William Henry Winkleman
Walker
Wittenborn
Winkleman
Walker- Paul
Percy
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Bremen
Paradise Cemetery
Carbondale Theft Strips Tavern Owner of Gun and Checks
Murphysboro tavern owner Tom Butcher reported a car break in Carbondale that stole his .38 caliber pistol and more than 300 dollars in checks from his glove compartment. The theft occurred Wednesday night in front of his home on North Oakland Avenue.
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Murphysboro
Carbondale
Tom Butcher
Oakland Ave
Jackson County
Butcher
Overheated skillet fuels fire at West Frankfort home
Fire caused by an overheated electric skillet igniting a box of matches at 2210 East Clark Street in West Frankfort. Ada Barker and her husband were in the yard when the blaze started at 9 15 a m. The fire spread from the kitchen to the attic causing about 700 dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Ada Barker
E. Clark St
Grace Laufer Dies at 56 in Baldwin
Grace Lois Laufer 56 of Baldwin died in New Athens on Wednesday. Born in Ava in 1899 she married Dan M. Laufer in 1936. Survived by son Henry Killion Kansas City Kan step son William Laufer Millstadt step daughters Reinhold Ronald New Athens and Henry Hartman Baldwin two grandchildren eight step grandchildren and siblings Dora Gordon South Gate Vinnie Killion Ava Harry Killion Ava Shelly Killion Brownsville. Paul Funeral Home Baldwin will host services Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. John s Lutheran Church Baldwin. The Rev Miller will officiate burial in St. John s Lutheran Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Lois Laufer
Baldwin
New Athens
Walker- Paul
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Miller
St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery
Gas price wars hit Herrin driving steep drop
Prices fell sharply as a regional gas war spread to Herrin and nearby towns including Harrisburg Marion Carterville Cambria Royalton Zeigler and Johnston City. Ethyl fell to 26.9 and regular to 23.9 including tax with owners forecasting uncertain duration and noting a looming federal tax increase.
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Herrin
Carterville
Harrisburg
Jor
Marion
Herin
Johnston City
West Frankfort
Benton
Veteran Pastor Rev J R Clark Dies in West Frankfort
The Rev. J. R. Clark 78 retired Calvary Baptist Church pastor died suddenly at his home 1301 E Main St West Frankfort He leaves a large family including wife Ethel daughters Flora Della Noel Irene Skinner Ruth Perrin all of San Antonio sons Joseph Raymond Paul James of St Louis Charles of Anna Richard of Los Angeles and others Funeral services are set for Saturday 7 30 p m at Walker Funeral Home West Frankfort with burial in Martin City Cemetery in Tennessee services also planned Sunday at 2 30 p m in Martin Tenn</analysis>
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Clark
West Frankfort
E. Main St
Clark
Paris
Tenn
Calvary Baptist Church
Ethel
Flora Della Noel
Irene Skinner
Ruth Perrin
San Antonio
Tex
Joseph
Raymond
Paul
James
St. Louis
Charles
Anna
Richard
Los Angeles
Calif
Walker Funeral Home
Ross Lowman
Jones Funeral Home
Martin, Tenn
E. G. Laney
H. M. Suthard
Wingo
Martin City Cemetery
Murphysboro High Adds Teacher, Sees Faculty Level Steady
Murphysboro Township High School announces one new hire and one resignation to keep the faculty level even. Ronald Weiss resigns to join Granite City Junior High School after teaching industrial arts including mechanical drawing woodwork and metal shop. Evelyn E. Smith, former Murphysboro resident and 1934 high school alumna, is hired as commerce teacher to replace Elizabeth Oliver on leave. Shoberg notes current faculty is complete except for a replacement for Weiss. Saturday marks tenure teachers’ last day to decide on next year.
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Murphysboro Township
Ted Shoberg
Ronald Weiss
Granite City
Weiss
Murphysboro
Shoberg
Evelyn E. Smith
Elizabeth Oliver
Smith
Venice
Murphysboro Water Tower Falls After Daylong Effort
After a two day demolition, the Murphysboro water tower finally toppled at 2 45 p m on Thursday. Workmen from Cabin Salvage of Dowell used three trucks and two tractors to pull the structure westward away from residential areas. Crowds gathered as the old 60 year old tower collapsed into its own base, leaving a new 170 foot tank to replace it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Dowell
Rt. 13
Murphysboro Youth Center Opens July 9 Open House
Recreation Director Chester Kessel announced the Murphysboro Youth Center will open at 18 S 10th St with an open house July 9. The center moves activities from North 11th St to the new third floor site at L. H. White Pluming Co. and plans year round indoor programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
S. 10Th St
Chester Kessel
Kessel
North 11Th Street
L. H. White Plumbing Co
Knights of Phythias
Murphysboro Park Board
Murphysboro Youth Commission
Attorney Ridgeways Unusual Death Information Request
Murphysboro attorney William Ridgeway answered a request from the Illinois Bar Journal for information on his own death. The Illinois Bar Association sent the inquiry to Jackson County Judge Peyton Kunce who forwarded it to Ridgeway for a personal reply. Ridgeway remains living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
William Ridgeway
The
Illinois Bar Journal
Illinois Bar Assn
Jackson County
Peyton Kunce
William G. Ridgeway
S. 11Th St
Kunce
Ridgeway
Oldest Skeleton Found Near Modoc Site
Illinois Museum archaeologists uncover a nearly complete skeleton at Modoc Rock Shelter in Randolph County. They date the remains to about 5600 years ago, likely a woman, found about nine feet deep during a two week excavation led by Melvin Fowler.
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Randolph County
U. S
John S. Tarr
Modoc
Chester
Midwest
Tarr
Melvin Fowler
Illinois State Museum
Judge Juergens Takes Oath in East St. Louis Court
More than 150 people attended the federal courtroom ceremony in East St. Louis as William G. Juergens of Chester was sworn in as a federal district judge succeeding Fred L. Wham of Centralia. Judge Casper Platt administered the oath and praised retiring Judge Wham after the oath. A luncheon followed at the Broadview Hotel with many lawyers offering congratulations. Juergens, 51, has served as a judge in Illinois since 1951 and was a former Randolph County judge.
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East St. Louis
William G. Juergens
Chester
Juergens
Fred L. Wham
Centralia
Casper Platt
Danville
Illinois
J Jns
Dowgies
Wham
Platt
East
Harrison Youth Hit By Car Faces Surgery
Paul Lawyer, 16, of Harrison, in serious condition at St. Andrew's Hospital Murphysboro after a Wednesday night struck while standing near Ro. 13 at the north Murphysboro city limits. Wayne G. Alstat, 22, Ava, identified as the driver. police say the car struck the youth and window of the vehicle was damaged.
Lawyer on the Side of the Head Incident
A Murphysboro physician said the youth will undergo facial surgery today or Saturday.
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Murphysboro
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Frog Hunter
Perry Strip
Adem Kmucha
Murphysboro Chamber
Quorum
Holden
Bob McClure
Frankfort
Grace Laufer
Ava
Dan M. Laufer
Rt. 37
Harrisam Marion
Cambria
Royalton
Zeigleroe City
Teele & Hoes
J.R. Clark
Murphysboro Water Co
Harrison
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