Rites Today For Man Killed By Tractor
Funeral services are held for George Weber Crowther 48 of Carterville after a tractor lift overturned trapping him. He died at the scene. Crowther worked for Williamson County Highway Dept and farmed nearby. He leaves a wife, a mother, a step-family, a sister and a host of relatives. Burial is at Hillcrest Cemetery Carterville, with services at Riggin Funeral Home.
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George Weber Crowther
Rt. 2
Carterville
Pam
Riggin Funeral
Crowther
Williamson County
John Ladd
Rt. 148
Williamson
Paul Litton
Riggin Funeral Home
Mr. Crowther
George
Minnie Hampton Crowther
Former Carbondale Man Dies in St. Louis
Thomas Wood 71, of St. Louis and former Carbondale resident, died Friday at City Hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage after a yearlong illness. He worked 17 years for Illinois Central Railroad Co. and was a member of Pleasant Tidge Baptist Church. Born January 6, 1892 in Jackson County, he is survived by wife Della Woods, three sons John Albert and Harry, daughter Lucille Hayscoat, 19 grandchildren, four great grandchildren, a brother Henry Woods and sister Ella Perry. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday Van Natta Funeral Home Carbondale. Rev Jerrell Johnson officiating. burial Oakland Cemetery Carbondale. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today.
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Thomas Wood
St. Louis
Carbondale
City Hospital
Illinois Central Railroad Co
Pleasant Tidge Baptist Church
Nea Anna
Jackson County
John Woods
Della, Woods
John
Albert
Harry
Los Angeles
Calif
Lucille Hayscoat
Artesia Calif
Henry Woods
Anna
Ella Perry
Victorville
van Natta Funeral Home
Jerrell Johnson
de Soto Baptist Church
Oakland Cemetery
Eall
Edwardsville SIU breaks ground for two new buildings
About 200 officials students and townspeople attended the groundbreaking at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Dr Morris turned the first spade for two $6.7 million structures that will house a library classroom and faculty offices and are due for completion by September 1964.
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Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville
Dr. Morris
Stu Pres Deal
Grassroots Ford group mobilizes 1500 leaders for tax reform push
The Ford business group is inviting over 1,500 leaders nationwide to form state and local committees to urge Congress to enact tax cuts this session. It aims to raise about $120,000 through voluntary subscriptions to fund advertising. Kennedy signals he will not let reform block tax reductions, aligning labor and business voices to pressure Congress.
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Hshouit
Ford Group
Congress
Kennedy
Crash Victim Services Set for James Lee Parrish
Funeral services are planned for James Lee Parrish 20 of Johnston City to be held Tuesday at Murman and Wilson Funeral Home. He was killed in a crash Thursday night north of Waukegan. An engineman third class in the Navy stationed at Great Lakes. He will be buried at Maplewood Cemetery. Friends may call after noon Monday. East European satellites had another poor year in 1962 due to uneven rainfall and cold conditions.
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James Lee Parrish
Johnston City
theMurman and Wilson Funeral Home
Waukegan
Navy
Great Lakes Naval
Floyd Hale
Maplewood Cemetery
Mavion
Neutralist Premier accuses Pathet Lao of attack on peace heli copters
Laos Premier Perinee Souvanna Phouma charged that pro Communist Pathet Lao shot up two ICC mercy helicopters near Plaine des Jarres northeast of Vientiane. He warned he may abandon peace talks as three Frenchmen and an Indian were injured in the incident.
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Perinee Souvanna Phauma
Pathet Lao
Plaine Des Jar Ves
Souvanna
Plaine Des Jarres
International Control Commission
ICC
Vientiane
Poland
Canada
India
Laos
Prince Souphanouvong
Phouma
Pat
Souph- Khay
Anouvong
Southeast Asia
Souvania
Murphysboro Woman Treated After Crash
Nellie H. Riggs, 44, of Murphysboro, was treated at Doctors Hospital in Carbondale after a one car crash on New Rt 13 near Murphysboro at 4 45 a m. She had minor injuries and was released. Another two vehicle collision on Rt 145 near Dellwood involved Donald Wring s, 24, Paducah Ky and William Joyner, 82, Cicero with no injuries.
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Nellie HE. Riggs
Murphysboro
Doctors Hospital
Carbondale
District 13
du Quoin
Riggs
New Rt. 13
Donald Wring
Paducah
William Joyner
Cicero
Rt. 145
Nearit Dellwood
Vietnam Policy Document on War Reporters Details
Washington May 4 A House subcommittee seeks to restrict coverage of the Vietnam war by American reporters. The document reportedly directs reporters to avoid areas with heavy U S troops and limits travel and placement, while denying censorship of dispatches. The proposal, described in a 1962 defense letter, faces hearings later in the month.
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Geoffrey Gould
Associated Press
Washington
House
South
Viet Nam
Saigon
U.S
Ngal
Dinh'Diem
South Viel Ie
Dean Rusk
Gon
Sistant
Arthur Sylvester
John &. Moss
D-Califf
Subcommittee
Sylvester
Moss
Pay-Offs Revealed In Connecticut Political Patronage
Hartford reports reveal that over 300 names, mostly Democrats, received commissions on state insurance policies. The Kelly Co disclosed the list under pressure, noting most recipients were licensed agents and that $367,069 in commissions were paid 1959 to 1963, with funds often returned to parties through donations and dinners. Governor Dempsey urged the General Assembly to address pending legislative proposals.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Lst
John P. Kelly Co
John M. Bailey
Kelly Company
Katherine Quinn
West Hartford
Democratic State Central Committee
John P. Furey
Guv. Dempsey
Connecticut General Assembly
Death by dynamite shocks Lima marriage hopes
Lima Peru May 4 AP Mario Sihnas Cuellar 28 a postal employee gambled away 1200 saved to marry. Police said he left a note saying he would rather die than live a victim of his vices. He took three sticks of dynamite and blew himself up at a nearby beach.
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Lima
Peru
Mario Sihnas Cuellar
Han
Mrs Wenzell Dies In Johnston City At 74
Mrs. Lillie Wenzell 74 of 208 S Water St Johnston City died 10 30 am Saturday at Ridley Nursing Home Herrin Born March 21 1888 at Ridgeway daughter of John and Mary Lawler O Leary Lived Johnston City 67 years Her husband Matthew died February 1 1962 She was a member of St Pauls Catholic Church and St Ann's Altar Society She leaves sons Burnell Rudolph both Johnston City Ted Dearborn Mich brothers John O Leary Ridgeway Mike O Leary Terre Haute Ind Nine grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren Funeral 9 am Monday at St Pauls Catholic Church with Rev Albert Buratto officiating Burial Lakeview Cemetery Friends may call this afternoon today at Murman and Wilson Funeral Home Johnston City where Rosary will be recited at 8 pm today.
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Lakeview
Murman
Wilson Finneral
Johnston City
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