VA Hospital Turns Over 1942 Fire Truck to City
Marion receives a 1942 GMC pump truck from the VA hospital in exchange for a 20 year free fire protection contract. The transfer occurred at the hospital in a 10 a.m. ceremony with VA manager Joseph Dipietro and city officials. The department already operates an older GMC and a custom American LaFrance unit, plus a 55 foot aerial ladder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Veterans Administration
Joseph Dipietro
W. E H. Huxford
Bob Yearack
Lonnie Dungey
Dungey
Civil Defense
Carter Named To 1B Board
Carterville pharmacist Mark Carter was reappointed to the Williamson County Tuberculosis Sanitarium Board by the County Board of Commissioners. His term runs to July 1 1964. Other TB board members are Dr. Robert Wallace Creal Springs and Milo Cardwell Corinth. The board also named Harry Wilson Johnston City to the Williamson County Housing Authority for a five year term. The commissioners accepted a plat for Westernaire Estates a housing subdivision on Marion farmland west of the city between Old Rt 13 and the Illinois Central Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Carter
Carterville
Williamson County
County Board of Commissioners
Carter
Herrin Rexall Drug Store
TB Board
Robert Wallace
Creal Springs
Milo Cardwell
Corinth
Board of Commissioners
Harry Wilson
Johnston
City
Williamson County Housing Authority
Westernaire Estates
Lawrence Wohlwend
Marion
Old Rt. 13
Illinois Central Railroad
128 Graduate At Menard
A class of 128 at Menard Penitentiary in Chester received diplomas and special awards in a Thursday graduation. Among 116 earning GED high school diplomas and 12 completing junior high requirements, more than 300 special awards were issued in fields like drafting, electrification, machine repairs, and languages. Warden Ross Randolph praised the program run with Chester High and SIU University High School. Dr. C J Dykhouse of SIU delivered the guest address. Dr. Thomas Cassidy assisted in presenting awards for languages.
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Menard
Chester
Ross Randolph
Chester High School
University High School of Southernlinois University
C. J. Dykhouse
SIU
Thomas Cassidy
STU
Southern Illinoisan
Day
Daly
Southern Mllnais Patriations Inc
Main Street
Carbondale
Worth
Man Ticketed After Wreck On Rt 3 Near Grand Tower
A Wood River driver, Carl Kesler, 24, was ticketed by State Police for wrong lane usage and illegal transportation of intoxicants after a car tractor-trailer collision on Route 3 near Grand Tower at 7:50 p.m. Thursday. Two passengers, Betty Lou Highsmith, 21, and Sam Sheerer Jr., 21, sustained minor injuries and were treated at St Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro. the truck driver, Torn Forbes, 33, Nashville, was treated and released. No injuries were reported in a second collision on Route 12 near Junction at 3:25 p.m. involving Kenneth Maloney, 18, Eloorado, and Errol Bryant, 22, Sebree, Ky.
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Wood River
Rt. 3
Grand Tower
District 13
du Quoin
Carl Kesler
Torn
Forbes
Nashville
Kesler
Betty Lou Highsmith
Asten
Sam Sheerer Jr
Granite City
St. Joseph Memories Hospital
Murphysboro
Randall Tolbert
Rt. 12
Junction
Kenneth Maloney
Eolorado
Errol Bryant
Sebree
VFW State Commander to visit Anna for fish fry event
Arthur J. Moller of Chicago arrives with state officers Rev Marcel LaVoy of Aurora and Thomas J. Russell of Park Ridge for a community ride and fish fry in Anna. Moller, elected commander June 1, is a World War I infantry veteran and Chicago post office executive. LaVoy is state overseas wartime veterans chaplain. Russell is state judge advocate. The event is hosted by Carroll Foster Post 4355.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Anna
Arthur J. Moller
Chicago
Marcel] LaVoy
Aurora
Thomas J. Russell
Park Ridge
LaVoy
Russell
Carroll P. Foster
Muller
Channel 6 Repairs Cut Power
Channel 6 in Paducah NBC affiliated station halts power as crews work on the antenna tower. The outage affects roughly a 15 mile radius and lasts several weeks, prompting numerous service calls from residents who feared their televisions were broken.
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Paducah
Nbc-Tv
Herrin
Twelve Seek Queen Title at Du Quoin State Fair
Twelve Southern Illinois high school girls compete for the Hambletonian Queen title on the opening afternoon of the 1961 Du Quoin State Fair on August 6. Nominees include Ann Corley Carterville Lynn Gerdemann Chester Pam Rushing Du Quoin Patricia Cochran Elkville Patricia Evans Harrisburg Karen Barnes Herrin Sarah Small Nashville Mary Middleton Pinckneyville Sally Jane Temple Salem Nancy Pearce University High Carbondale Rebecca Young West Frankfort Sharon Hall Zeigler. Last year's queen Nancy Perry will crown the 1961 queen. The queen and court join the Hambletonian winner’s ceremonies on Wednesday August 30, with a Jazz Festival by the Dukes of Dixieland and the Salty Dogs opening the program. No reserved seats for the 2 pm performance.
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Ilinois
du Quoin
Ann Corley
Carterville
Lynn Gerdemann
Chester
Pam Rushing
du Quoiin
Patricia Cochran
Elkville
Patricia Evans
Harrisburg
Karen Barnes
Herrin
Sarah Small
Nashville
Mary Middleton
Pinckneyville
Sally Jane Temple
Salem
Nancy Pearce
University High of Carbondale
Rebecca Young
West Frankfort
Sharon Hall
Zeigler
Nancy Perry
Nancy Crews
The
Salty Dogs
Bond Set In Driving While Intoxicated Case
Joth W. Harvey 40 of 721 South St Murphysboro released on $500 bond after being charged with driving while intoxicated when his car hit a parked vehicle near Vith and Chestnut streets in Murphysboro. Hearing pending.
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Joth W. Harvey
St. Murphysboro
Jackson County
Harvey
Vith
Chestnut Streets
Murphysboro
Pet Show Slated Monday In Murphysboro
Murphysboro Kiwanis Club hosts a Monday pet show in Riverside Park at 2 p.m. The event, part of the Fourth of July program, offers silver dollars for class winners and prizes for dogs, cats, rabbits, fish, and other pets with numerous quirky categories and collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Ezra Hindman Dies Rites Set Sunday
Ezra Hindman, 7, of 407 W Main St West Frankfort died at 1 am today at Union Hospital after brain hemorrhages since 1959. He was born in Benton and lived in West Frankfort all his life. Survived by a daughter, Mrs Glen Hill of Des Plaines. Funeral at Union Funeral Home 2 pm Sunday, caller may visit after 3 pm Saturday. Rev John LaNoue to officiate. Burial in Denning Cemetery.
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Ezra Hindman
Hera Hindman
Elks Club
K of P Lodge
Glen
Hill
Des Plaines
Union Funeral Home
John LaNoue
West Frankfort Second Baptist Church
Denning, Cemetery
Herrin Township High School Class Reunion Planned
Herrin Township High School U4 class holds a reunion with banquet at the LyMar Hotel at 7 36 p m Saturday. Reunion chairman Mrs Duke Lawley reports 130 members have reservations. Members traveling far include Mrs Vedla Tripp Cravens of Florida and Maurice Donahue of Maryland.
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Herrin Township High School
Ly- Mar
Duke Lawley
Herrin
Union
Lawley
Vedla Tripp Cravens
Florida
Maurice Donahue
Maryland
Dog bite incident at Marion carrier boy event
A 13 year old Southern Tribune carrier boy, Mike Harris, was bitten by a dog on Charles Jack Street in Marion while delivering papers. The incident prompted a rabies observation period for the class of 1944 yearbook dedication. Herrin merchants donated prizes for a banquet and tours of the high school. Tony the Tiger, Herrin High’s school mascot, was slated to greet returning students at Teen Town on Sunday.
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Mike Harris
Marion
Charles Jack
Logan Street
Jtefanius
Herrin
Tony the Tiger
Herrin High
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Tal
Ota
Murpuyseoro
Waring Auto
Southern Illinois
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KEEN
N. Ilinois
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Pete As
Loaiene
Colar
Fred W. Wood
Eye Glasses
Carbondale, Ill
Erie
Val’s
Parma
Mart
Oxfords
Mondey
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