Carbondale High Hires Marketable Skills Director
Fred C. Bartel Jr., 45, named director of the marketable skills program by Carbondale High School District 165 Board. He will begin Sept 1, overseeing Owensboro Area Vocational School’s 300000 dollar yearly 23 subject program with 50 staff, earning 99000 for 10 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Board of Education
Fred C. Bartel Jr
Chicago
Owensboro
Bartel
Eastern Kentucky State University
Eastern Kentucky
LaFayette Vocational School
Lexington
Kentucky State Dept
Atucks High School
Carbondale District Hires Staff and Plans TV Link
Carbondale High School District 163 hired a director for the new marketable skills school and bio and government teachers. It accepted an audit of 1962 63 finances and approved a contractor for student insurance for 1963 64. The board agreed to join the area educational television system.
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Area Educational Television System
Board approves science staff changes at Carbondale CCHS
Building Attucks and Carbondale Community High Schools will combine for classes. Donald A. Lawrence, 32, will replace Harold Perkins as biology teacher and receive 3400 for the year. Perkins leaves for an educational training project in Viet Nam. Mrs Gladys Sullivan named CCHS science chair. District 165 audits praise and deficits noted. Bonding outlook seen as good. district valued at about 41 million.
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Attucks
Carbondale
Donald A. Lawrence
Harold Perkins
Southernlinois University
Viet Nam
Lawrence
St. Norbert College
Wis
SIU
Purdue University
Ind
Purdue
Tie
Gladys Sullivan
CCHS
Perkins
Sullivan
Ben
Rotramel
Mary Young
Illinois
District 105 Advised To Invest Fund
An auditor urged Carbondale High School District 165 to invest unused working cash and balances in short term securities to boost revenue. A $90,000 balance remained in a $240,000 fund at 1962 63 year end. Superintendent Bowen noted the balance will not be large this year as funds are directed to a new marketable skills school and possible building and staff needs. He said three percent return could be possible from short term investments and that funds currently earn no interest at Carbondale National Bank.
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Carbondale High School
District 165
Denny
CCHS
Carbondale
Denny Rotramel
C.K. Bowen
Attucks High School
Bowen
Carbondale National Bank
Murphysboro District 186 Proposes $988,783 Budget
Murphysboro Unit District 186 Board of Education previews a 1962-63 budget of 988 783 dollars with a public hearing set for September 12 at 6 30 p m in Carruthers Junior High School office. Major funds cover education bonds transportation and building with state aid taxes and federal reimbursements supporting receipts.
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Murphysboro
Board of Education
James Blackwood
Carruthers Junior High School
Education
Murphysboro Unit District
Riverside Park
Former Anna Man Dies in Indiana
Curtis R. Barksdale 64 of La Porte Ind a former Anna resident died Thursday after six months illness in Holy Family Hospital La Porte Born Sept 10 1808 at Villa Ridge son of David and Alice Barksdale He leaves two daughters Negil Bartley Drumright Okla and Charles Watterson King Ford Heights Ind two sons Richard Mt Vernon and John Alva one brother Louis Salem two sisters Mrs W A Wharton Hot Springs Ark and Mrs Sam Russell Carbondale eight grandchildren Funeral services 1:30 pm Monday at Crain Norris Funeral Home Anns with Rev Milton Connett officiating Burial Casper Cemetery north of Anna Friends may call after 10 am Sunday at the funeral home
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Curtis R. Barksdale
la Porte
Ind
Anna
Holy Family Hospital
Villa Ridge
David
Alice Barksdale
Negil Bartley
Drumright
Oklo
Charles Watterson
Kingford Heights
Richard
W. A. Wharton
Hot Springs
Ark
Sam Russell
Carbondale
Crain-Norris “Funeral
Annas
Milton Connett
Casper
Commencement Today at Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University summer commencement in Carbondale tonight may be indoors in the University Center Ballroom or outdoors at McAndrew Stadium depending on weather. About 4 500 to 5 000 people expected for the 7 30 p.m. ceremony with 750 graduates. If indoors, main speaker Ping-Chia Kuo SIU history professor will address graduates. WSIU TV plans to televise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Mc.Andrew
University Center
Wsiu-Tv
Ping-Chia
Kuo
SIU -History
Courthouse Debate Sparks Wary Townsfolk in Herrin
Herrin police chief Roy Cole and Herrin Mayor Fred Henderson voiced concern over a proposed branch courthouse in Williamson County. Marion officials oppose moving the courthouse, while Henderson hinted at potential signs of support. The town debate centers on where the courthouse should sit and which officials would back the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Roy" Cole
Marion
Williamson
Fred. A.henderson
Truck Drivers and Firm Nadal Talks After Walkout
Teamsters officials and E I Simonds Construction Co met in West Prankfort after a gravel haulout by 130 truckers over extra-driver hiring. Work along Goreville to Whittington and Herrin Street was delayed. talks continued at noon as operations resumed pending outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goreville
Whittington
Herrin
Herrin Street
Charles Galli
Franklin Asphalt Co
Galli
Truck Drivers Injured In Route 3 Collisions
Willard Meisner 43 of Jacob sustained minor injuries when his truck was rear ended by a Robert Williams 19 of Charleston Mo on Route 3 at Gorham Road in District 13. Harold Hoffard 38 of Johnston City received minor injuries in a two vehicle crash at Route 148 and new Route 13. Herschel Hopkins 74 of Herrin was uninjured.
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Willard ‘Meisner
Jacob
Rt. 3
Gorham Road
Meisner
Robert Williams
Charleston
Harold Hoffard
Johnston City
New Rt. 13
Herschel Hopkins
Herrin
Mines Working Saturday Fidelity to Burning Star on report
A mine report lists working statuses for Fidelity, Burning Star 1 and 2, Old Ben 9 and 21, Orient 3 4 5, Zeigler 3 and 4 with no report for others. The entry notes Saturday operation for the mines still active and indicates missing data for several other mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient
Anna Police Launch Meter Fine Drive
Anna Police initiate a campaign to collect delinquent or unpaid parking tickets. If paid within the first hour, the fine is 25 cents. offenders must be brought to court, costing about $15 in court costs plus $1 per ticket. Police Chief Dallas West notes paying now is cheaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Dallas
West
Kidnaper Of Woman and Sons Is Sentenced
George Benjamin Bruszwski of Jamaica New York pleaded guilty to kidnapping and armed robbery in Jackson County Circuit Court. Judge Peyton Kunce sentenced him to three to five years on two kidnapping charges and twelve years on two armed robbery charges. He forced his way into Mrs Alfred Soprano’s car at a Carbondale market on July 9, threatening with a gun while taking rings. the woman and her two children escaped unharmed. Authorities in Saline County also accuse him of criminal damage to property in an attempted Harrisburg break in and carrying a concealed weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Benjamin Bruszwski
Jackson County
Peyton Kunce
Jamaica
N.Y
Bruszwski
Alfred Soprano
Carbondale
Soprano
Michael
Mark
Saline County
Harrisburg
Area Cities Get Grants
Tamms and Olmsted will build their first sanitary sewer systems with federal grants. Tamms receives 114,500 dollars toward a 174,500 dollar collection line system, creating 96 man months of labor per Rep. Kenneth J. Gray. Olmsted gets 4,500 dollars for a 69,000 dollar project, involving 35 man months of labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tamms
Olmsted
Kenneth J. Gray
D-West Frankfort
Tax Revisions Pledged by Franklin County Board of Review
The Franklin County Board of Review promised to adjust some tax assessments in Franklin Fort and Denning Townships amid protests over tax bills. Kenneth Downen, chairman of the taxpayers committee, filed objections with the board, which will hear them during August with about a month allowed for the board to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Board of Review
Sinc Frankfort
Denning
Kenneth Downen
Downen
Brewster Named Second VP at Herrin Savings Firm
Clyde Brewster of Herrin has been named second vice president of First Federal Savings and Loan Association in Herrin and will join the board of directors. Okley Hays, president, died recently. Jo W. Walker succeeds him, with Frank G. Marlow as vice president and W. Douglas Bryant as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Brewster
Herrin
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Brewster
Bank of Herrin
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
Okley Hays
Jo W. Walker
Hays
Frank G. Marlow
Walker
W. Douglas Bryant
Jury rules death of Cronin accident in Saline County
A Saline County coroner's jury ruled that Robert Wesley Cronin, 34, of Harrisburg died from injuries in an auto accident when the car he rode in hit a levee wall on Route 13 east of Harrisburg early Aug 2. The driver, Roger Rice of Galatia, was severely injured and hospitalized in Evansville, Indiana. The inquest was conducted by coroner Louis Rodgers at the Saline County Courthouse on Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saline County
Robert Wesley
Cronin
Harrisburg
Rt. 13
Roger Rice
Rt. 1
Galatia
Evansville
Ind
Coratier Louis Rodgers
Universal Match Ordill Plant Jobs Fade
Universal Match Corp s Ordill plant in Herrin downsizes as over 500 workers lose jobs and a skeleton staff remains of watchmen and janitors. Plans to shift operations to a Phoenix plant, severance pay based on seniority, and potential new contracts are discussed amid laid off workers seeking new positions in the area. Jesse Burress Jr IAM Lodge 1986 notes about 300 former Universal workers remain unemployed.
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Universal Match Corp
Phoenix
Bortess
Ordill
Central Technology
Watchmen and Inc
Dura-Containers Inc
Norge
Herrin
Inj
Declin
Thel
Ajon
St. Louis
Universal
Unidynamics
Ariz
Jesse Burress Jr
Marion
Burress
International Association of Machinists Lodge
Theompany
Supreme Ends Ordill Plant Operations Amidst Nibbles
Supreme Transformer Co. plans to exit its Ordill plant by September 2 with 115 union workers laid off. The firm advertises fully equipped, staffed assembly lines for sale or lease, seeking new buyers or tenants as foreign competition and a major buyer’s shift drive the shutdown. George Krenzelak reports limited responses so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Transformer Co
Ordill
Supreme
George Krenzelak
Krenzelak
Police Briefs Highlight Minor Fines Reported
Marion: Johnie P Tanner of Creal Springs pled guilty and paid a $10 fine plus costs for a defective muffler on a state police ticket. Murphyshore: Bruce Leon Martin of Haines City Fla paid $10 including costs to Justice of the Peace Jim Bob Kerley after a speeding stop by Trooper Roger Draves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Johnie P. Tanner
Creal Springs
Justice of the Peace
Elmer Farmer
Kenneth J. Jones
Murphyshore
Bruce
Leon Martin
Haines City
Fla
Justice of Peace
Jim
Bob Kerley
Roger Draves
Statewide centers to show how to teach gifted pupils
Area centers to demonstrate methods for educating gifted children will be set up in 10 to 16 sites in Illinois this year with six to ten related projects testing new approaches. David Jackson, acting chairman of the Advisory Council on Education of Gifted Children, said locations are not fixed and will depend on school district proposals. Centers will be used by public school districts and higher education institutions, especially where a laboratory school exists, such as Southern Winds University. The plan includes 20 more centers next year and outlines state reimbursements from a $6.7 million appropriation with allocations for centers, projects, teacher training, and administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minos
David" Jackson
Urbana
Advisory Council On
Ilinois
Jackson
Southern Winds University
Ray Page
Page
Wllneis
Toureimburse
Teen Town Repair Funds Show No Pledge Yet
Melvin Lipe of the Carbondale Teen Town Board said today that 1500 dollars has not been pledged for repairs to the Carbondale Community Center. The amount was discussed at a Park Board and Teen Town meeting but not established. Park Board President Kenneth Miller had said money was available for part of the repairs. He cited a report from the park district superintendent after a meeting with the Teen Town board last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Lipe
Carbondale
Pack Board
Teen Town Board
Park Board
Kenneth Miller
Park District
Gasoline burns fatal to Thomasboro man
Vandalia August 9 a Champaign County man died in a Vandalia hospital from burns suffered Thursday when a car he was helping repair burst into flames igniting a gasoline can Burl Whitney 25 of Thomasboro was injured while working on his father in law s car visiting in Farina Marion County professionals reported the accident occurred during the family visit
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Vandalia
Champaign County
Burl ‘Whitney
Thomasboro
Whitney
Farina
Marion’ County
Area Pupil May Travel To Denmark
Marion High School junior Harold Parks, son of Mr and Mrs William Parks, may study in Denmark under a Rotary Exchange program. Governor James W Sanders of Rotary District 146 and Per Beck Jensen of Kolding Denmark are coordinating the effort to allow completion of his senior year abroad and return to Marion to graduate. The program aims to improve international relations through student exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Denmark
Rotary Club
Rotary
Per. Beck" Jensen
Kolding
Harold
Parks
Marion High School
William
Parkview Drive
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Budget Board
Building Fund
K. Bowen
Ad ‘Nthe
District 105
Educational
Transportation
Anna Man
Indiana
Cole
Hendersoin
Zeigler
Anna Police
Universal Match
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