Marion native earns Bronze Star for Vietnam service
MSgt. Lawrence R. South, formerly of Marion, is awarded the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in ground operations in Vietnam. Presentation was at Fort Belvoir, Virginia by Lt. Col. John R. Darling. South, a senior instructor now with the maintenance division, served with the 35th Engineer Group at Cam Ranh Bay. He entered the Army in October 1953 and lives at Fort Belvoir with his wife Gladys.
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Lawrence R. South
Marion
Vietnam
John R. Darling
Department of Mechanical and Technical Equipment
Ft. Bevoir
South
35Th Engineer
Cam Rahn Bay
Army
Gladys
Peterson Loop
Colyer Village
Ft. Belvoir
Theodore South
Rt. 3
break in at R H Supply Co steals cash weed killer
Cash and weed killer valued at about 3000 dollars were stolen from R H Supply Co in Jacob in western Jackson County. Burglars cut a lock to enter a warehouse and used a wheeled cart to remove 20 5 gallon cans and four 12 quart cases. The safe was opened by a posted combination near the cabinet wall. The Herrin Knights of Columbus presented a new Scout Flag to Boy Scout Troop 85 in Herrin during Communion Breakfast. Scoutmaster Joe L. Marlo and Grand Knight Bernard Bruns were noted in the report.
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R&h Supply Co
Jacob
Jackson County
Raymond Dillinger
Dillinger
Offce
The
Herrin Knights of Columbus
Boy Scout Troop
Herrin
Joe L. Marlo
Bernard Bruns
K of C
Carbondale Precinct Races Set in June 11 Primary
Jackson County Democrats list four contested precincts Carbondale 4 12 18 and Bradley Campbell Hill with three blanks for Carbondale 8 10 14 Incumbents De Gasperi and Thies Jr highlighted Unopposed nominees include Elk 1 Gauch 2 Higgins 3 Maksin De Soto Leonard Smith Makanda 1 Chadwick 2 Ogle Glasford Pomona Reginald Stearns Carbondale 1 Furgeson 2 Ellis 3 Ruby Franklin Hall 5 Mitchell 6 Hunter 7 Russell 9 Richman 11 Harrell 13 Casey 15 Miller 16 Nelson 17 Travelstead Murphysboro 1 Davis ae Dr O Connell 3 McCann 4 Williams 5 Fisher 6 Kilby 7 Chancey 8 Maloney 9 Warner 10 Fleming Somerset 1 McLaughlin 2 Imhoff 3 Barone Vergennes Batteau Nisbet Bradley Ava Cross Fountain Bluff Hollman Kinkaid Levan Marshall Degognia Leinicke Sand Ridge Grand Tower Todd.
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Jackson County
Democrats
Carbondale
Bradley - Campbell Hill
Edward Wills
William Manning
Louis de Gasperi
Mathew J. Kelley
Roy D. Booth
Kenneth V. Buzbee
Arnold Thies Jr
Haley Chapman
Campbell Hill
Wills
de Gasperi
Elk
William Gauch
Raymond E. Higgins
George Maksin
de Soto
Leonard Smith
Makanda
John Chad
Billy G. Branch
A. P. Penn
D. B. Bennett
Penn
Bennett
Delbert Shupe
Milford Morgan
Charles Martie
Lloyd McCinnies
Walter R. Maley
Paul Stearns
J. Lee Rushing
Hubert L. Chapman
Murphysboro
Kenneth Holley
John W. Reeder
Beverly J. Holt
Willis R. Hagler
Walter R. King
James Tindall
Glen Stierwalt
George Borgsmiller
Raymond Mileur
Thomas E. Stearns
Somerset
Harold Connor
Fred Graff
GOP Precinct Committeeman Races Set in Jackson County
Two contests and one open spot appear on the June 11 GOP precinct committeeman ballot for Jackson County. Contests locate in Carbondale precincts 4 and 5, with Penn and Haynes vying in No 4 and Branch, A P Penn, and Bennett in No 5. The lengthy list names many candidates across Elk Delbert Shupe to J H Berkbigler with several from Murphysboro Somerset and other towns.
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Jackson County
GOP
Carbondale 12
Carbondale
No. 4
J. C. Penn
Norvell N. Haynes
Penn
Sidney Ward Benton attorney dies at 74
Sidney M. Ward 74 of Benton died Friday at Franklin hospital. Former Franklin County states attorney and one term Franklin County judge, he lived at 509 N. Commercial St. Funeral Monday 10 a.m. Hobbs Johnson Funeral Home Benton with Rev. Frank Joe Sledge officiating. Burial in Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery. Survivors include wife Wanda Ray and multiple children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, a brother, and a step daughter. Police brief notes Allena S. Robinson fined 17 for speeding.
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Sidney M. Ward
Benton
Ward
N. Commercial St
Franklin Hospital
Franklin County
Franklin County Bar Association
East Benton
Wanda Ray
Belleville
Jim
Chicago
Jack
Inn
Phyllis Smith
Hazelwood
Jane Suddes
Ojai
Calif
Bette Burton
Lincoln Park
Mich
Robin
Roger Ward
Colorado Springs
Colo. Colo
Hobbs-Johnson Funeral Home
Frank Joe Sledge
Masonic
Tavern license suspension advanced for two taverns
The Show Bar on Route 1 Johnston City and the Domino Club on Route 37 north of Marion face a two week liquor license suspension for violating closing hours. Surrender and bond postings completed after discussions with Williamson County officials.
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Rt. 1
Johnston City
Marion
Homer Askew
Williamson County Board
Paul Jansco
Jean Jansco
Jansco
Las Vegas
Nev
Askew
Billy Gene Bearden
Domino Club
Harold Farner
Farner
Robert Neely
Records stolen suspect held in Carbondale theft
Peter C. Barnes, 17, of Boom er Hall in Carbondale, charged with theft of less than 150 dollars for stealing 96 dollars of record albums from Cost Plus Store on Illinois Ave. incident occurred about 3 30 p m Friday. Another youth with Barnes未 nabbed. Barnes held at Jackson County jail awaiting Monday circuit court in Murphysboro. Identified as Southern Illinois University student.
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Peter C. Barnes
Boomer Hall
Carbondale
Illinois Ave
Barnes
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois University
Rend Lake contracts awarded for area’s dam and spillway
Barter Engineering Corp of Harrisburg won a 7.68 million dollar Rend Lake main dam and spillway contract. Rep. Kenneth J. Gray praised the award as sealing regional growth. Officials expect work to start soon and project to boost flood control recreation water resources and industrial development drawing millions of visitors yearly.
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Southern
Illinois
Kenneth J. Gray
West
Frankfort
Rend Lake
Benton
Barter Engineering Corp
Harrisburg
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Gray
Eisenhower
Crab Orchard Lake
Yankee-Dixie Power Co
Kentucky
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Sand Ridge
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John Moschenrose
Grand Tower
J. H. Berkbigler
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Allena S. Robinson
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Tizzy
Stitchcraft
3Wicks Shoe Store
Herrin & Carbondale
Kinkaid Lake
Southern Illinois
Missouri
Lake of the Ozarks
Gene Johns
State Department of Business and Economic Development
Kena Lake
Lewis E. Hahn
Matthew Calandro
Eastman Kodak
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