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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1963
Page
2
A 75 year old Tamaroa man Bill Johnson was struck by a car at 12 30 a m in Tamaroa and hospitalized with a broken leg. The driver George Kripton 32 Chicago said Johnson walked into the road.
Ballots mailed to members list ten candidates for five director seats on the Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce. Ballots must be returned by March 15. The top five will meet the board in April and take seats in May. Holdover directors include Althoff Borgsmiller Crisenberry Pelzer Wides Black Starkweather Crombar Daniel Marshall.
The Herrin Plan Commission housing committee meeting has been rescheduled to 7 30 pm March 11. Chairman Floyd Bracy said the change brings in a representative from General Planning and Resource Consultants of St Louis to attend.
The Carbondale Community Concerts Association launches its annual membership drive with a 6 15 p m dinner at the SIU University Center. The current season ends with the Chicago Little Symphony at Shryock Auditorium and membership fees remain 5 for adults and 3 for students.
Jerry Pittman of 1209 West Free Street Carbondale was fined 100 dollars and 5 dollars costs for driving while intoxicated after a minor crash Sunday at Walnut and Nineteenth Streets in Murphysboro. Pittman pleaded guilty before Police Magistrate Charles Helwig Sr. Arrest by Murphysboro Police Officers Russell Wingerter and James Givens.
Alan D. Rodgers 34 of Sparta died in Sparta Community Hospital after injuries from a Saturday car crash near Sparta. Graveside rites at Tower Heights Cemetery West Frankfort will be Tuesday afternoon following a 1:30 p.m. funeral at Johnson's Funeral Home Herrin conducted by the Herrin American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was an X ray technician at Menard State Penitentiary Chester. Friends may call at the funeral home.
A Christopher man, Andy Bugaiseki, 79, was found dead in his bed at 7:45 a.m. by a housekeeper. Coroner Eu gene Dorris attributed the death to a heart attack suffered about six hours earlier. He lived alone at 504 Slyvia Ave and was an area distributor for Ohio Oil Products Co. Funeral arrangements are being completed at Brayfield Funeral Home.
Manager Johnny Pesky of the Boston Red Sox compiled a .307 batting average across 1270 American League games.
Rep Kenneth Gray says the Department of Justice will review his complaints about alleged improper tactics used by government investigators in a Franklin County food stamp fraud probe. Two Benton grocers Otto Biggs and Katherine Leffler face federal indictments for repayment violations and are free on $1,000 bonds.
A fallout shelter seminar for municipal and county officials will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Franklin County Civil Defense headquarters Pershing. Martin E. Wendt of the Office of Civil Defense will conduct the session, with LaSalle and Springfield also hosting. The event runs to 4 or 5 p.m. and is free with no advance registration.
Pearl Carlyle 78 of 98 Summit St Newark Ohio died Saturday at home a former Benton resident She is survived by husband Herbert siblings Clarence Gunter Ernest Gunter Lula Conn Catherine Riva Funeral services set for 2 pm Wednesday at Russell Funeral Home Christopher Rev Robert L Ashman to officiate Burial in Mason ic and Odd Fellows Cemetery Benton.
Andrew J. Johnson, 70, Elkville, died of a stroke Saturday. A World War I veteran and Bethel A M E Church member, he was born September 15, 1892 near Elkville. He leaves a sister Blanch Tennant and a nephew Wayland Nance. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Bethel A M E Church Elkville. Burial Greer Cemetery Hallidayboro. Friends may call after 5 p.m. Tuesday Jackson Funeral Home Carbondale.
A Murphysboro driver halted in the 2100 block of Pine street Sunday as a fire broke out in the car. Fire Chief Chester Steele cited a short circuit in the wiring as the likely cause. Damage to the vehicle owned by Dennis Hughes totaled about $125.
The Illinois Industrial Commission will conduct a hearing on death benefits and burial allowances for survivors of the three miners killed in the Orient 5 mine fire on January 29. A date will be set once attorneys for the United Mine Workers and Freeman Coal Mining Corp. confirm readiness.
Mrs. Rose Redo 77 of Murphysboro died Sunday at Hancock Hospital Bay St. Louis Miss after a short illness. Born in Carbondale in 1885 she was the daughter of William and Mary Trail. She leaves a son John of Bay St. Louis two grandchildren and several sisters and a brother. Funeral arrangements are pending at Meyer Denny Funeral Home with burial planned at Dillinger Cemetery.
Hezekiah Rowan aged 59 formerly of Makanda died Sunday at his home in Cuba Missouri. He was born August 29 1903 in Makanda. Survived by wife Hazel daughter Norma D brother Floyd Joliet sister Ethel Weeke St Louis step sister Mrs Herbert Draper Cobden step brother Louis Maze Fort Worth burial Limestone Cemetery Cobden after 4 p.m. Tuesday funeral Wednesday 1 p.m. Broadway Funeral Home Cobden officiant Rev. A C Bullock.
President John F. Kennedy has sent nominations for three area postmasters to the Senate. The nominees are Lee Bush of Cambria, Betty J. Mones of Mound City, and Henry W. Roehrkasse of Red Bud.
Marion Peace Corps worker Ann Morgan, in Nigeria, recuperating after an automobile accident near Ibadan. Her mother says she was thrown from a car on February 2 and is intermittently conscious. a full report is awaited from Peace Corps in Washington.
Services for Mrs. Carrie Cannon 78 of 515 E College St Marion were at 2 p m at Mitchell Funeral Home Marion with Rev Louis Hebbler officiating Burial followed at Coal Bank Springs Cemetery She died at 1030 p m Saturday in Avery Nursing Home Creal Springs Born March 19 1884 in Williamson County she was daughter of the late William and Maria Reed and widow of Turner Pully and James Cannon She was member of Assembly of God Church Survived by daughter Eula Borum of Kalamazoo Mich two grandchildren and four great grandchildren
Cora Elizabeth Stanton 78 formerly of Ava died Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton Ohio. She leaves three daughters Mrs Hertziger Dayton Mrs Laffoon Herrin and Mrs Robinson Carbondale one daughter Mrs Capps Baldwin Park Calif two sons Kenneth Alexandria Va and Delbert Dayton Ohio one sister Mrs Childers Goreville and 14 grandchildren. Funeral services p.m. Tuesday at Banta Funeral Home Dayton with burial at Trissel Cemetery Dayton.
The Parents Teachers Association will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the school library to discuss upcoming activities and concerns.
One death was recorded in February in the 16 county 1963 death toll. Mrs. Retha Mitchell of McLeansboro died in a head on crash on Route 460 near Mt. Vernon. Earlier, January 19 saw two Herrin women killed on Route 460 near Nashville. Alan D. Rogers of Sparta, 34, died in a separate crash Saturday. Through February the district counted seven fatalities versus 22 a year earlier.
Contests for aldermen are set in all four Herrin wards for the April 16 election. Incumbents in wards 1 2 and 4 face challengers. Ward 3 has no incumbent. Lester Woolsey resigned then withdrew candidacy. No other withdrawals by the deadline. Ward 1 candidates are Orval Stone and Robert Jerald. Ward 2 candidates are Louis Rolando and Robert S. Will. Ward 3 candidates are Cardel Grimes and Carl Vinson. Ward 4 candidates are Harold Belt and Frederick Ervin with Phillip Koclanes. A primary was not held due to no party contests. Koclanes Vinson and Jeralds filed for the general election January 21 to last Monday.
Franklin County hospitals restrict visiting due to flu and respiratory infections. Union Hospital West Frankfort and Miners Hospital Christopher limit to immediate family only with one visitor per room. Franklin Hospital Benton allows two visitors per room and unchanged hours.
Firefighters extinguished a grease fire at the Dimmick Hotel Coffee Shop in West Frankfort at 9 45 a m Sunday. The blaze was caused by a stove and caused no damage.
For the first time science reports a new healing substance Bio-Dyne now sold as Preparation H. Suppository or ointment form claims to reduce hemorrhoids, relieve itching, and stop pain with noticeable shrinkage in many cases. At all drug counters.
Literary critic John H. Raleigh will give a free public lecture on Eugene O'Neill this evening at Southern Illinois University. The talk at 8 p.m. in the University School Studio Theater is titled Eugene O'Neill and the Escape from the Chateau d If. Raleigh is an English professor at the University of California Berkeley.
Gov Otto Kerner declared February 28 Menard Time Day in Illinois praising the award winning Menard Penitentiary newspaper The Menard Time for its professional journalism and credit to the states penal system. He noted the paper’s 29th anniversary and commended prison officials and staff.
Local newspaper notice lists multiple Illinois office addresses and carrier details. Notes the Southern Illinoisan as successor to several prior papers and AP news reuse rights.
Southern Illinois University seniors Marion Kay Dean Collinsville Gerald M Lawless Jacksonville win annual Service to Southern awards. The Theta Xi Variety Show in Shryock Auditorium announced category winners Saturday after a Friday performance. Top act The Kinsmen included Larry Brown Mike West and Denny Jackman.
An ad claims Lennox RFC central air conditioning brings affordable, trouble free cooling for the whole house. It emphasizes lower operating costs than window units and avoids window clutter.
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