Murphysboro School Board Rejects New Addition Roof
Murphysboro Unit 186 rejects the new cafeteria and vocational workshop addition at Murphysboro Township High School due to a defective Tec tum roof deck. Architect Charles Garrison advised full roof replacement. contractor Neal Brothers Roofing and F E Holmes Construction are named. The district may relocate lunch periods and use Lincoln or Longfellow for meals until repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro Township High School
Murphysboro Unit School District
Charles Garrison
Unit
Garrison
F. E. Holmes Construction Co
Marion
Neal Brothers Roofing Co
Mt. Vernon
James Blackwood
Lincoln
Longfellow
Blackwood
Omer Jones
Carruthers Junior High
Vandalism hits Logan School in Murphysboro Unit 186
Murphysboro Unit 186 faces about 3000 dollars in damage after three break ins at Logan School on June 1 July 17 and July 24. Insurance officials team with police to curb vandalism while a two night lights plan is approved for the playground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro Unit
James Tindall
Unit 186
Murphysboro
Tindall
Logan School
James Blackwood
Courthouse Regular Missing After Trip to SIU Courts
Jefferson the big red haired mongrel dog, belonging to Murphysboro attorney Ted Bradley, vanished after accompanying Bradley to a Saturday tennis match at Southern Illinois University courts. He is well known around the Jackson County courthouse in Murphysboro and is friendly but shy.
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Jackson County
Murphysboro
Jefferson
Jeff
Ted Bradley
Bradley
Southern Illinois University Courts
Four Teachers and Staff Hired by Murphysboro Unit 186
Murphysboro Unit 186 hires four teachers all SIU graduates Sharon Van Atta to first grade with no experience Virginia Thompson general studies teacher with four years experience Michael Ray Blaise and Michael Jones to sixth grade at Carruthers Junior High shifting all sixth grades there next year All four new teachers join a 5600 minimum plus 3 percent yearly experience salary. nurse Jeannette Grammer to be paid 575 monthly nine months A resignation from Sarah Haake first grade at Longfellow noted Transportation chief Hal Cornett says district needs two or three new bus drivers next school year.
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Murphysboro Unit
Southern Illinois University
Sharon van Atta
Murphysboro
Virginia Thompson
Michael Ray Blaise
Michael Jones
Carruthers
Jeanette Grammer
Rt. 3
Sarah Haake
Longfellow
Hal Cornett
Tole
Jackson County centers planned to aid mentally retarded
The Community Mental Health Facilities Board approved forming a work activities center for severely mentally retarded residents age 16 and up in Jackson County. A new eight member board would oversee about 22,315 total dollars in the budget with hopes of matching state funds and possible operation by December 1.
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Jackson County
Community Mental Health Facilities Board
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Frank Wilkerson
Southern
Ilinois Menta
Peyton
Wil
Liam Price
Little Grassy Camp
William Freeburg
Southern Illinois University
Kermit Keim
Clark Davis
SIU
Jerry Dunn
Murphysboro
Rushing
Window breaks at Carbondale clothing store during Teen Town aftermath
A window at J. W. Walker & Sons clothing store on 100 W. Jackson St. was broken late Thursday as about 125 youths dispersed from Teen Town. One suit and other items were reported stolen while debris and a pebble damaged a patrol car window. no arrests were made. An employee injured while aiding window boarding required 21 stitches but was not hospitalized.
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J. W. Walker & Sons Clothing
W. Jackson St
Carbondale
Jack Hazel
Hazel
Kenneth Odum
Jackson Street
Walker’s
Ron Gregg
Kie
Karem
Odum
Wndow
Gregg
Benton Plans Bond Vote for New High School
Benton school board sets December 14 referendum on a proposed high school build between 1.5 and 1.8 million dollars. The new building would sit on the current East Main Street site. Architect for the plan is Thomas Graman of Minneapolis.
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Benton High School
Barnie Genisio
East Main Street
Genisio
Thomas Graman
Metropolis
Open verdict in shooting at Murphysboro man
Jackson County coroner's jury returned an open verdict in the inquest into Dalton Ogelsby death found July 25 in his Murphysboro home bedroom. A .38 caliber pistol with one discharged shell lay beneath the body and Mrs. Ogelsby spoke of a recent family quarrel. Herrin: Raymond Walker, 24, $30, intoxication.
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Jackson County
Dalton Ogelsby
Murphysboro
Ogelsby
Harry Flynn
Coroner's jury finds hit run death accidental in Illinois
A Williamson County coroner's jury ruled the hit and run death of 19 year old Robert David Creek near Johnston City on Rt 57 was accidental. The investigation tied suspect Quinn R Kent to the scene but did not name a driver or recommend charges. Kent, held on a parole hold, faced no further charges as prosecutors await trial outcomes. Carterville: William Wilson 27 speeding 15.
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Williamson County
West Frankfort
Robert David Creek
Rt. 1
Quinn R. Kent
Buckner
Kenneth Hubler
Kent
Franklin County
Ramada Inn
Merion
Creek
Johnston City
Russell Dillingham
Dillingham
E.W. Simmons
Charles Whittington
Glenn Solomon
Paul Jansco
A.A. Gregory
Jansco
Cook County
Mortar Shell Found in Murphysboro Yard
A Japanese WWII mortar shell was unearthed in a Murphysboro back yard at 412 North Street Thursday night. Police could not identify residents at the address. the shell’s erosion suggested long burial. It was disposed of in the Big Muddy River.
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Murphysboro
James Staffey
North St
Toby Berger
Berger
Big Muddy
Simon Plans Two Day Swing Through Southern Illinois
Democratic lieutenant governor hopeful Simon and his wife Jenne will tour Southern Illinois next week with a packed schedule on Tuesday visiting Pinckneyville Du Quoin Murphysboro Carbondale and Marion and a Cairo motel stop. On Wednesday the pair will visit Cairo Harrisburg Mt. Carmel and the Mark Twain Hotel in Hannibal. The tour follows a similar barnstorming run by State Attorney General William E Clark for U S senator.
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Paul Simon
Illinois
Perry County
Pinckneyville
Simon
Jenne
Troy
General Assembly
Heinman’s
du Quoin
Cairo
Harrisburg
Mt. Carmel
Speaker Box Falls From Car Causing Crash
Steeleville woman injur ed Thursday afternoon in an odd accident involving a Southern Illinois University vehicle. Carolyn Bollman treated for minor injuries at Sparta Community Hospital. A. Meredith, 26, Carbondale, drove a carry all station wagon and apparently lost a top pointed speaker box from a public address system. The speaker fell on the road as Bollman swerved to avoid it and ran into a ditch beside Rt. 154 two miles west of Sparta.
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Steeleville
Southern Illinois University
Carolyn Bollman
Sparta Community Hospital
A. Meredith
Carbondale
Herrin approves ten liquor permits for six months
Mayor Fred Henderson, serving as liquor commissioner, issued licenses to twenty Herrin establishments and clubs for six months through February 1, 1969. Total revenue from the sale reached 6496 dollars with licenses priced at 350 dollars for businesses and 0.50 per club member, capped at 350 dollars.
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Fred Henderson
Herrin
Henderson
Monarch
E. Monroe St
Diamond Package Liquor
S. Park Ave
Berra’s
N. 16Th St
South Side
John’s
W. Monroe St
Plaza
Park Plaza
Sarah’s
16Th St
Joe’s
N, 16Th St
Blue Front
N. Park Ave
Frank’s Sunset Tavern
Red Top Liquor Store
E. Cherry St
Illinois Cafe
14Th St
Rome Club
N. 14Th St
Club Legionnaire
W.F.W. Post
E. Walnut St
C.C. Club
Elks Club
Eagles Club
K. C. Club
Pidgeon Inn
N. 9Th St
SIU Carbondale housing fills as enrollment expected to rise
SIU Carbondale reports on campus housing capacity nearly exhausted with 6,000 rooms assigned for fall. Vacancies exist only at Southern Acres Residence Halls and Small Group Housing. Officials anticipate a jump in enrollment, possibly surpassing 20,000, with freshmen and sophomores most affected.
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SIU
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Sam Rinella
Southern Acres
Vocational Technical Institute
Carterville
University Park
Brush Towers
Thompson Point
VTI
Southern Acres Women’s Coop
Southern Hills
University Trailer Court
Carbondale City Reservoir
Rinella
SIU Housing Information Office
Du Quoin delegate backs Agnew on first ballot at Illinois GOP
Ralph Dunn of Du Quoin backed Spiro Agnew for vice president on the first ballot as Illinois Republicans largely supported Nixon’s running mate. Dunn, who had earlier leaned Reagan, said the decision avoided dissension and reflected Agnew’s qualification for the ticket. He favored Reagan or Lindsay for the second spot but accepted Agnew after learning more about him.
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Ralph Dunn
du Quoin
Richard Nixon
Illinois
Maryland
Spiro Agnew
California
Ronald Reagan
Nixon
Dunn
Miami Beach
Rea
Gan
New York City
John Lindsay
Agnew
Reagan
Southern Illinois
Rockefeller
Sen
Charles Percy
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Lovall
Bill Grant
Charles Averitt
Benton
Raymond Walker
William Wilson
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