Two Killed In Holiday Accidents In Southern Illinois
District 13 State Police HQ at Du Quoin reports eight injuries from Labor Day weekend crashes across the district. Maude Beverage, 65, of East St Louis died in a one car wreck on Venedy road near Route 15 Sunday after 6 p.m. Clif ford Dunkirk, 70, also of East St Louis, was unhurt. A 20 year old died Sunday after a three vehicle crash near Cave in Rock. Charles Jerrell, 24, Sparks Hill, died after involvement in collision with two trucks on Route 1 near Cave in Rock early Saturday. Several others including Jean Ann Martin 16 Du Quoin and Imogene Morris 16 Vienna were treated for injuries in multiple crashes. Police logged numerous nonfatal injuries and no injuries in some incidents across many counties.
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Ilinois
District 13
du Quoin
Maude Beverage
East St. Louis
Venedy Road
Rt. 15
Washington County
Clifford G. Dunkirk
Dunkirk
Cave In Rock
Hardin County Hospital
Rossclare
Charles G. Jerrell
Spark's Hill
Rt. 1
Harley L. Butler
Rosiclare
Richard Cunningham
Grand View
Tenn
Jean Ann Martin
Albert Meyer
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Metropolis
R. L. Williams
Mercier
Park Forest
Vernon Mar
Wiltin
Elkhart
Ind
Sam Smith
Centralia
Kenneth Wood
Marvin Wood
Ferdinand Steurer
St. Louis
Martin
Marshall Browning Hospital
Stuerer
Smith
Betty
Randall
Debby
Steve
du Quoin Fair
Jessie Doyle
Lester Vancil
Imogene Morris
Vienna
Massace Memorial
Sueann
St. Mary's Hospital
Cravat
Mt. Vernon
Julia Schuette
Hoyleton
Rt. 127
Nashville
Patricia Wilson
Springfield
Washington County Hospital
Miss Wilson
Sylvia Karraker
Milton Beckman
Thompsonville
Donald Dixon
Akin
Prizes Awarded in Tri County Labor Day Parade
The Tri County Labor Day parade awarded prizes totaling 483 dollars across 60 floats bands and marching groups from Williamson Jackson Franklin and other counties. Winners included Plumbers Local 551 West, Woodmen of the World Johnstown City Civic floats and Teen-age groups. Local businesses Murphysboro Herrin and Carbondale supported the event with donations.
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Lamb
Johnston’ City
Sheet Metal Union
West Frank
Waalfort
Williamson
Jackson
Harrisburg
Ranklin
West Parade
Woodmen of the World
John
Becky
Mrs Alveria Meyer 88 Dies At Carbondale Home
Mrs. Alveria F Meyer 88 of 4 W Elm St Carbondale died Monday at home after six months illness. A First Methodist Church member, she was born November 16 1910 in Massac County to Mr and Mrs W C Wood. She married in 1937 in Carbon-
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Alveria F. Meyer
Carbondale
Elm St
First Methodist Church
Massac County
W. C. Wood
Carbon
Memorial services and private burial for local resident
Private graveside services are set for 8 p m Wednesday at Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery Carbondale with Rev Edward Hoffman officiating Public memorial services will be at 4 p m Saturday at First Methodist Church Carbon dale Rev Hoffman will conduct the services Memorial gifts are requested to the American Cancer Society or the Henderson Methodist Settlement Frakes Ky Van Natta Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements
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Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
Carbondale
Edward Hoffman
First Methodist Church
Hoffman
American Cancer Society
Henderson Methodist Settlement
Frakes, Ky
van Natta Funeral Home
Organizing Efforts Urged By UMW Leader Beam
United Mine Workers District 23 president Neil Beam urged stronger organizing drives at the Tri-County Labor Day event in Johnston City. He noted only 17 million of 70 million American workers are organized and criticized labor readers for petty jurisdictional disputes and deal making.
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Neil Beam
United Mine Workers District 23
Tri-County
Labor Day Association
Johnston City
Beam
UMW International Board
Charlie Hoyle 66 Johnston City Dies at Home
Charlie Hoyle 66 of 400 West Street Johnston City died at 11 p m Monday at his home He was born March 29 1984 in Coal City Ala son of James and Elizabeth Hoyle He lived in Johnston City 42 years and was a retired coal miner A Methodist Church member He leaves his wife Belle Campbell and several children and grandchildren Funeral plans are incomplete at Murman and Wilson Funeral Home Johnston City Also noted are remarks on supporting a bill to increase federal mining inspections and curb foreign oil imports tied to coal industry jobs
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Charlie Hoyle
Johnston City
Coal City
Ala
James
Elizabeth Olear Hoyle
Belle Campbell
Alabama
Methodist Church
Marcella Kosika
Rt.a
Mae Tee Bean
Chicago
Maryley
Landrum-Griffin
Strumk
Richland
Wash
Iona
Robert
Fred
Charleston
S. C
Carl
World
Mattie
O} Watson
Leeds
Former Campbell Hill Resident Clyde H. Johnson Dies
Clyde H. Johnson 81 a former Campbell Hill area resident died Monday in Beverly Hills Convalescing Home Knoxville Tennessee He was born July 22 1882 in Illinois Married June 5 1913 to Roda Mae Steele who died 1961 He leaves sons Victor Visalia California and W H Knoxville four grandchildren a sister Effie Astman Los Angeles a half sister Mary Eichorn St Louis and half brothers Harry and Og lie Johnson St Louis Funeral services set for 3 pm Thursday at the Baptist Presbyterian Church Campbell Hill Rev William Fox officiating Burial Looney Springs Cemetery Friends may call Wilson Funeral Home Ave after 6 pm Wednesday and until 11 am Thursday when body will be taken to church
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Illinois
Campbell Hill
Roda Mae Steele
Johnson
Presbyterian Church
Victor
Visallia
Calif
W. H
Knoxville
Effie Astman
Los Angeles
Mary Eichorn
St. Louis
Harry Johnson
Oglie Johnson
Baptist, Presbyterian Church
William Fox
Looney Springs
Campbell, Hill
Wilson Funeral Home
Ave
Funeral services set for John Steinmetz of Marion
Funeral services for John J. Steinmetz 48 of Rt 1 Marion were held at 2 p m today at Johnson Funeral Home Herrin. He died at 6 10 am Sunday in Marion Memorial Hospital after a yearlong illness. Born July 12 1915 in East St Louis he was a miner with Old Bend and a United Mine Workers Local 8317 member. A World War II veteran he is survived by his wife a daughter Mrs Phyllis Hartkopf a son Donald L of Johnston City his mother Mrs Lillian Campbell Steinmetz sisters Mrs Margaret Zadakkus of Oaklawn and Mrs Bernice Burton of Lakeland Fla brothers George James and Louis Steinmetz of Herrin half brothers Frank Casarta of Herrin and Joseph Casarta of Evansville five grandchildren. The Rev Ralph Dooley officiated with burial in Herrin City Cemetery.
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John J. Steinmetz
Rt. 1
Marion
Johnson Funer
Herrin
Steinmetz
Marion Memorial’ Hospital
Hast St. Louis
George and
Lillian Campbell ‘Betz’ Steinmetz
Maxine Smith
Old Bend
United Mine Workers
George
James
Louis
Frank ‘Casarta
Joseph’ Casarta
Evkville
Ralph Dooley
Mar_ion
City, Y
Fisher Claude J 61 of Dongola dies at Union County Hospital
Claude J Fisher 61 of Dongola died at 3 40 p m Sunday in Union County Hospital Anna He was a member of First Baptist Church of Dongola Born in Dongola in 1802 to Bona and Alice Fisher He leaves wife Leta Fisher Dongola two daughters Mrs Paul Smith and Mrs Don Toler both of Anna one stepson Floyd Pender Jonesboro his mother Alice Fisher Dongola three brothers Harvey Audie and Hez zie Fisher all of Dongola two sisters Mrs Vesta Rider and Mrs Ethel Dean both of Dongola and six grandchildren Funeral services were at 2 pm today at Ford Funeral Home Dongola Reverend H G Peterson Creal Springs officiating Burial in Anna Cemetery
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Claude J. Fisher
Dongola
Union County Hospital
Anna
Fisher
First Baptist Church of
Bona
Alice Fisher
Leta Fisher
Paul Smith
Don Toler
Floyd Pender
Jonesboro
Harvey
Audie
Hezzie Fisher
Vesta
Rider
Ethel Dean
Ford Funeral Home
H. G. Peterson
Creal Springs
Hciating
Anna Cemetery
Funeral services held for William C. McCloud
William C. McCloud 80 of Anna died Friday night after a brief illness at Union County Hospital Anna Funeral services were at Norris and Son Funeral Home Jonesboro led by Rev Milton Connett Born in 1883 he was a retired farmer and a First Methodist Church member He married Elsie Crowell in 1915 who died in 1949 He leaves two daughters Mary and Helen both of Anna two sons William F McCloud of Anna and Paul Samuel McCloud of Chester one sister Mrs John Farr of Ware one brother Ernest McCloud of Anna and three grandchildren He was buried in Jonesboro Cemetery.
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William ¢. McCloud
Anna
Norris & Son Funeral Home
Jonesboro
Milton Connett
McCloud
Union County Hospital
First Methodist Church
Mr. McCloud
John
Emma McCloud
Elsie Crowell
Mary
Helen McCloud
William F. McCloud
Paul Samuel McCloud
Chester
John Farr
Ware
Ernest ‘McCloud
Died in Anna Local Man and Benton Death Notices
Graveside services for George B. Moore 50 Chicago formerly Benton were Monday afternoon at Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery Benton He died in Ingalls Hospital Harvey from a heart attack He was son of Horace and wife Mildred Dudley daughter Cynthia Nelson of Park Forest son Terry G Moore of Cleveland Ohio one grandson Funeral Sunday in Chicago Poulson Freeman Funeral Home arranged. Harry E Carlock 77 Anna died Saturday in Union County Hospital He worked at Anna State Hospital and belonged to First Baptist Church born April 29 1886 son of Thomas and Rebecca Davis Carlock married Pearl Wilkinson March 1 1908 He leaves wife a niece Eva Peters of Gilman Wis and brother Charles 0 p.m. today at Cain Norris Funeral Home Anna burial in Anna Cemetery Mrs Nettie Mae Taylor 72 Benton died Sunday night at home after long illness Lifelong Franklin County resident husband Willis stepsons Raymond Tracy Vernon Taylor all of Benton Cecil Taylor of Springfield daughter Lorene Sanders of DeKalb and brother Frank Spain of Logan Funeral p.m. Wednesday Poulson Freeman Funeral Home Benton burial Odd Fellows Cemetery Benton calls may be made at the funeral home.
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Benton
George B. Moore
Cynthia Nelson
Park Forest
Terry G. Moore
Cleveland
Ohio
Chicago
William Bohn
Poulson- Freeman
Harry E.carlock
Oak’ St
Anna
Union County Hospital
Charles
Cain Norris Funerial
Walter M. Bartles
Anna Cemetry
Taylor
Nettie Mae Taylor
Grand St
Franklin County
Willis
Raymond
Tracy
Vernon Taylor
Cecil Taylor
Springfield
Lorene Sanders
DeKalb
Frank Spain
Logan
H. Lee Knight
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Marion Firemen Extinguish Two Vehicle Fires
Firemen subdued two vehicle blazes in Marion on Monday. A fire at 1202 East 4th Street West Frankfort damaged the station interior while a backfire ignited James Garretts car on the public square at 4 30 p m authorities reported.
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Marion
Les Burke
4Th St
West Frankfort
Boulevard and
Court Streets
James Garrett
Public Square
Scott Infant Dies in Miners Hospital
James Monroe Scott two day old son of Jesse and Carolyn Bullington Scott of Rt 2 Lesser died at 3 am Monday in Miners Hospital Christopher Graveside funeral rites were 10 am today at Maple Hill Cemetery Lesser Poulson Freeman Funeral Home Benton in charge of arrangements The Southern Illinoisan published in Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and is a successor to former local papers The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to use local news and AP dispatches
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Scott
James Monroe Scott
Jesse
Carolyn Bullington
Rt. 2
Lesser
Miners Hospital
Christopher
Maple Hill
Poulson-Freeman Funeral Home
Benton
Ea Agreeter
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 15Th Street
Herrin
Murphysboro
Diinois
Southern Tinoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Science Shrinks Piles New Way Without Surgery
New York report touts Bio Dyne as a healing substance that shrinks hemorrhoids and relieves itch and pain without surgery. Claims include long-lasting improvement, narcotic-free relief, and use in suppository and ointment forms branded as Preparation H by a world-famous research institution.
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New York, N. Y
Tiane
John T. Brown 77 Anna Dies at Home
John Thomas Brown 77 of Anna died at 1 45 p m Monday at home He was married in 1906 to Nora Cox who died in 1959 A retired sexton of Anna Cemetery he served 15 years there He leaves one son Everett Brown four daughters two great grandchildren and four grandchildren The funeral will be p m Wednesday at McCarty Funeral Home Anna with burial in Anna Cemetery Friends may call after 7 p m today at the funeral home
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John T. Brown
Anna
John Thomas Brown
Nora Cox
Brown
Anna Cemetery
Fverett Brown
Dixon
Jean Blanjean
San Jose
Calif
Byford Spurlock
Redswood City
Ruby Wiggins
McCarty
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