Labor Day toll raises Southern Illinois 1968 traffic deaths
Labor Day weekend pushed the 1968 traffic toll in District 13 State Police coverage to 128, with four deaths on Saturday. Victims included Joyce Wheeles of Coulterville and Alberta Marler of Joliet, among others, with multiple injuries and hospitalizations following two- and three-vehicle crashes on Rt. 148 51 37 and 150 near Chester and Dix.
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Southern Illinois
District 13
Joyce A. Wheeles
Coulterville
Waltonville
Dix
Alberta Mae Marler
Joliet
Rt. 150
Chester
Larimore
Dorothy Tate
Texico
Vanley Gesell
Judicial reform praised by Southern Illinois judges
Jackson and Williamson counties report faster court handling under the 1962 reform. Judge C E Wright of Carbondale says administration improved and legislation is expedited, while Williamson County's Judge John Clayton calls the system a tremendous improvement. They note a move to a current basis with about a 15 month average to process all cases.
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Jackson
Williamson County
Illinois
First Judicial Circuit
C. E. Wright
Carbondale
John Clayton
Williamson
Southern Illinoisan
First Judicial District
Jackson County
Wright
Circuit Court of
Everett Prosser
Williamson Circuit Court
Marion
First District
Clayton
Justices of the Peace
Council in Herrin faces ongoing budget crisis and reforms
Herrin city finances remain strained despite a mayor led effort to form a five member budget review panel. Treasurer Bill Drake warned of a looming deficit and cited a 19000 shortfall while the council funded needed police and fire raises and landfill equipment. A garbage fee or utility tax has been debated as potential revenue sources amid broader state wide financial pressures.
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Dave Hurst
Herrin
Southern Illinois
Bill Drake
Drake
Fred Henderson
Williamson County
Henderson
Fire
Illinois
East St. Louis
Council
Welk closes Du Quoin fair on the beat
Lawrence Welk and his 37 musicians entertained more than 8,000 at the Du Quoin State Fair. The show featured Jo Ann Castle Irish tenor Joe Fenney and others as Welk teased the audience and signed autographs during intermission.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Lawrence Welk
Welk
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Minneapolis
Minn
West Coast
Geritol
Sominex
Jo Ann Castle
Joe Fenney
Art Duncan
Jim Roberts
Natalie Nevins
Bobby Burgess
Cissy King
Myron Floren
du Quoin Fair
W. R. Hayes II
Easterly Named Legislative Staff Assistant in Illinois
Easterly of Carbondale has been named staff assistant to the Senate Highways Committee chair Sen. Donald Carpentier. He will also work with the Education Committee chaired by Sen. John Gilbert and the Municipal Corporations Committee of Sen. Arthur Swanson. Arrington noted typical pay ranges from ten to twelve thousand dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Easterly
Carbondale
Senate
Donald D. Carpentier
East Moline
W. Russell Arrington
Easterly
John Gilbert
Arthur R. Swanson
Chicago
Carpentier
GOP
Arrington
Thompsonville father slain. son charged with voluntary manslaughter
An 18 year old Thompsonville man, William Daniel Waller, is jailed in Franklin County on a voluntary manslaughter charge in the death of his father William Aden Waller, 43. The shooting occurred about 3 p.m. Sunday as a family dispute over a girl friend escalated outside the home. The elder Waller died from a heart and lung injury after a .22 caliber shot pierced his left side. Daniel Waller fled, later surrendering to state trooper Don Eubanks in Benton. He faces court today. services for the victim will be held Thursday at Mitchell Funeral Home in Benton. He was a World War II veteran.
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Thompsonville
Franklin County
Benton
William Daniel Waller
William Aden Waller
Rt. 2
Frankliin County
Robert Ice
Waller
Ice
Eugene Dorris
Daniel Waller
Herman
Rosalie Waller
Daniel
Dorris
Franklin County Hospital
Herrin
Mitchell Funeral Home
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Funeral
Sherman
Marsha Waller
Rosalie Brown
Linda Elaine
James
Oma Merchant
Elizabeth Bot James
Michigan
Jessie Snider
Violet
Four year old injured in Marion car crash
Five people were hurt in two Marion wrecks over the holiday weekend. Donna Myers, 4, daughter of Cambria residents, was taken from Marion Memorial Hospital to St. Louis hospital after head and facial injuries from a crash at New Route 13 and Russell Street. William Frederick of East St. Louis was cited for failure to yield. Minor injuries were reported for Mr. and Mrs. Myers. Gaylon Parks of Carrier Mills sustained minor injuries when struck by a Morganfield Kentucky vehicle driven by Richard Broadway after a U turn near the fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Donna Myers
Donald E. Myers
Cambria
Marion Memorial Hospital
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Louis
New Rt. 13
Russell Street
William L. Frederick
13Th St
East St. Louis
Myers
Gower
Frederick
Marion Hospital
Gaylon Parks
Carrier Mills
Richard Broadway
Morganfield
East Main Street
Broadway
Fairgrounds
Grass Fires Reported in Marion and West Frankfort
Fire calls at 12 30 p m Monday on Madison street and Illinois Central Railroad lines for a grass fire with no property damage. West Frankfort reports a 2 p m Sunday grass fire on Rt 149 west of the city with no damage.
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Marion
Madison Street
Illinois Central Railroad
West Frankfort
Rt. 149
City
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Walter W. Cochran
Rt. 1
Johnston City
Rt. 51
Cobden
Melba Larimore
Salem
Good Samaritan Hospital
Gesell
Simpson
Eldorado
Clyde Whiteside
Wilma Whiteside
Susie Whiteside
Linda Sue Shumner
Robert Shumner
Peace Hospital
Marler
Judith A. Marler
Ophel H. Han
Swanwick
Tina
Memorial Hospital
Hahn
Tina Louise
Charles H. Marler
Ellis Grove
Shelton Carlyle
Tilden
Alice Marler
Marissa
Elizabeth Voudrie
Carlyle
Indianapolis
Ind
Grand Tower Sand Firm
Lawder Sand Co
Grand Tower
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
Sand Company
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Circuit Court
Kenneth Hubler
William Kottmeyer
Hayes
Gusty Walker
du Quoin
Joe Feeney
Julie Surdyke
Hurt
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