Grand Tower OKs Easements and City Projects
The Grand Tower City Council approved easements with Texas- Illinois Natural Gas Co for a ferryboat ramp site. The ferry will be owned by Charles Inman of Batchtown and operate by late August between Grand Tower and Wittenberg, Missouri. A new ordinance bans motor vehicles without current license plates from city streets. Richard Boyd of Murphysboro will audit city records for the year ending April 30, 1966. Councilman Erwin Schneider heads the annual May clean-up. waterholes will be treated for mosquitoes. City hall interior gets paint and new light fixtures.
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Grand Tower
Texas-Illinois Natural Gas Co
Charles Inman
Batchtown
Calhoun County
Wittenberg
Richard Boyd
Murphysboro
Erwin Schneider
Du Quoin Man Orval Eubanks Dies at 70
Orval William Eubanks 70 a retired coal miner died Friday after a two month illness in Marshall Browning Hospital Du Quoin He was born September 25 1895 in Odin son of Charles and Lavina Eubanks He married Clara Belle Fenton February 2 1916 in Pinckneyville He was a member of the Eagles Lodge and United Mine Workers Local 1002 He leaves wife a daughter Virginia Commeans of Du Quoin sons Carroll and Eugene of Du Quoin sisters Mrs George Copeland and Mrs Earl Copeland of Chicago three grandchildren and two great grandchildren He was preceded in death by two sisters and a brother Funeral services were set for 2 pm today at Neal Memorial Chapel Du Quoin with Rev John O Turner officiating Burial followed in 100F Cemetery Du Quoin.
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Orval
William Eubanks
Mrshall Browning Hospital
du Quoin
Odin
Charles
Lavina Eubanks
Clara Belle Fenton
Pinckneyville
Eubanks
Eagles Lodge
United Mine Workers of America
Virginia Commeans
Carroll
Eugene
George Copeland
Earl Copeland
Chicago
Neal Memorial Chapel
John O. Turner
Carterville Man Charged After Drunken Driving Crash
Richard Illingworth 31 of High Point Hotel Carterville held in Herrin jail on drunken driving charge after his car struck La Donna Klump’s vehicle on South Park avenue. He left the scene and was arrested later in Carterville and returned to Herrin.
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Richard Illingworth
High Point
Carterville
Herrin City
Illingworth
Ladonna Klump
Rt. 3
Murphysboro
South Park Avenue
Herrin
Police Briefs From Johnston City to Herrin
Johnston City James Mosley cited $15 for fighting. West Frankfort Janet McAllister $15 speeding. West Frankfort John Adams $15 speeding. Carbondale George Bracewell $15 intersection violation. West Frankfort Ida Coleman $17 speeding. Herrin Bertha Curlee $15 driving too fast for conditions.
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Johnston City
James Mosley
West Frankfort
Janet McAllister
John Adams
Carbondale
George Bracewell
Ida Coleman
Herrin
Bertha Curlee
Funeral services for Sister Mary Adeline in Cape Girardeau
Funeral services for Sister Mary Adeline 61 a Francis can nun will be at 10 a m Monday in St Francis Hospital chapel Cape Girardeau burial will be in Cape Girardeau She was Olivia Young of Murphysboro dies Thursday in Cape Girardeau and had served as a nurse at St Francis Hospital in hospitals in St Louis and Jacine Wis A surviving sister Sister Mary Domitilla of Denver Colo was omitted in a prior story.
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Mary Adeline
St. Francis Hospital
Cape Girardeau
Olivia Young
Murphysboro
St. Louis
Jacine
Wis
Mary Domitilla
Denver
Colo
Three Fined in Carbondale Court
Magistrate Robert Schwartz in Jackson County Circuit Court in Carbondale imposed fines on William L. Looney of 211 E. Birch St for drunkenness $10 and costs. Charles E. McCormick of 1000 E. Park St was fined $25 and costs for illegal transportation of liquor. Wayne Joseph Lenhares of Carbondale was fined $10 and costs for peace disturbance.
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Robert Schwartz
Jackson County
Carbondale
William L. Looney
E. Birch St
Charles E. McCormick
E. Park St
Wayne Joseph Lenhares
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Goreville
Robert Vandeveer
Tores
Paducah
Kentucky
Wpsd-Tv
Missouri
Ktvi-Tv
Kraft
Macaroni
Malitet
Florida
Boren’s
West Main
Carbondale, Ill
Green
Duquoin, Ill
Marshall
Walnut ST
Franklin
Herrin, IL
Bailey Lane
Fearer
South Russell ST
Foodliner Physboro
Ill
Benton, Ill
Marion, Ill
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