Herrin Park Fund Auditors Urge Changes
Auditors urged Herrin Park District on Wednesday night to revise bookkeeping, consolidate records in one location, track concession stand receipts, and create separate funds for projects. The 1962 audit by James V. Clanahan cited overages from construction and notes a $81,000 tax anticipation warrant and $87,000 bonded indebtedness.
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James V. Clanahan
Herrin
Clanahan
Park District
Herrin Pool Heads Toward Record Year
Pool records may break as Herrin pool reports 27 799 in attendance this year versus 36 189 last year for the same period and total receipts of 3 761 compared with 8 176. Pool manager Van Austin cites higher turnout from awareness of swimming hours and activities with attendance remaining strong through August.
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Herrin
van Austin
Austin
Herrin School attendance plan shifts junior high pupils
Freeman Spur and Chittyville pupils from grades seven and eight will attend Herrin High School this fall after a majority of families supported the move. The district will not admit new seventh and eighth graders from annexed districts this year. No decision yet on students from Bandyville Colp and Sunnyside.
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Chittyville
Freeman Spur
South Side Duning High School
Herrin
Herrin Unit
Board of Education
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Colp
Sunnyside
Ju-nior
Lee Booth
Herrin Board Seeks Bids On Insurance And Supplies
Herrin Unit Board invites bids for liability and property insurance with bids due August 28 at South Side Junior High. Board to name winner at September meeting after review of policies and costs. Also seeking bids for gasoline and oil for buses, fuel oil for Chittyville Grade, toilet repairs, coal haul, sewer line extension, a surplus truck purchase, and five new bus delvers.
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Herrin Unit
Chittyville
South Side
Heerin
Lindsay and Son Transfer Co
Herrin
Lee Booth
Booth
Lindsay and Sons Transfer Co
Assitant Supt
Russell Emery
Girls Fined Under State Curfew Law in Du Quoin
Sally Cook aged 17 and Nancy Helmer aged 16 were fined by Perry County Circuit Court Judge Robert Bastien for violating state curfew. Cook $25 plus costs and Helmer $16 plus costs. Sheriff John Barber said the charges arose about 12:45 a m Saturday in Du Quoin. Curfew is 1 p m on weekdays and midnight on Friday and Saturday.
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Offices To Be Closed During Funeral For Dougherty
Funeral services for Tor W. A. Dougherty Southern Michigan general manager will be held at 2 p.m. at Huffman Funeral Home Carbondale with burial in Oakland Cemetery. Offices will close 1 30 to 9 30 p m Friday. He died early Wednesday at 1010 W Sycamore St Carbondale. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today. Donations suggested to the Egyptian Association for the Mentally Retarded in lieu of flowers.
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Tor
W. A. Dougherty
Southern Michvisan
Huffman Funeral Home
Carbondale
Oakland Cemetery
Dougherty
W. Sycamore St
Egyptian Association For
Record Lows Hit Area Weather Update
Overnight temperatures plunged across Southern Illinois with Johnston City at 41 degrees and Carbondale tying the month low. Marion and Murphysboro logged 46 to 48 degrees, Cairo record 57, and Veterans Hospital station in Marion marks its longest stretch since 1947. A warming trend and light weekend rain are forecast with highs near 80 to 85 and lows around 60.
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Southern Ilinois University Climatology Laboratory
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Federal Weather Bureau
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Weather Bureau
Canada
Great Lakes
Southern Illinois community bids farewell to W A Dougherty
W A Dougherty general manager of the Southern Illinoisan died early Wednesday. Local leaders including Charles Tennery Gov. Kerner Carbondale Mayor Miller Sen Gilbert and Chamber president Zilmer voiced tribute. They praised his efforts linking the newspaper with the region and his role in area development and labor relations.
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Southern Ilinoisan
Southern _‘Illinois University
Charles D. Tenney
Southern Ilinois University
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University
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Mell
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D. Blaney Miller
Carbondale
Lanois
Ilinois
John Gilbert
Glen F. Zilmer
Bill
Joe Williams
Williams
Southern Minors
Murphysboro
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Wiliams
Kerner Puts Lake, I 24 Plans First in Southern Ill
Gov Otto Kerner, in Williamson County, says Bend Lake and Interstate 24 top southern Illinois priorities. He foresees little private development at Crab Orchard Lake due to wilderness protection and backs a 4000 acre Read Lake reservoir project. He presses for a settlement on I 24 routing between Paducah and Missouri and restoring links to I 57 near Marion. He spoke at Veterans Haven Crab Orchard Lake and to Youth World leaders at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
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Interstate 24
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Williamson County
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Read Lake
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Jefferson
Springfield
Paducah
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Marion
Southern Miamis University
Carbondale
Jackson County Loss Drops ARA Eligibility Shifts
Jackson County was removed from the list of eligible areas for Area Redevelopment Administration loans and grants affecting a $386000 public facility loan for Carbondale industrial park streets water and sewer. The change does not alter existing ARA applications or Works Act requests awaiting congressional action.
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Jackson County
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Carbondale Industrial Park
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Jackson
Ilinois
Washington, D.C
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Murdale
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Murphysboros
Grand Tower
Carbondale Industrial Corp
Kroger
Technical Tape Corp
Ordill
Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare
Chamber of Commerce
Randolph
St. Clair
Randolph County
Renewal Plan Grant Awarded To Carbondale
Rep Kenneth G Gray of West Frankfort announced a federal grant of 33 dollars to begin planning Carbondales first renewal project in the southeast area near the Southern Illinois University campus. He said the program aims to eliminate sub standard housing with an eventual federal cost of 2121000 dollars and that the area will be cleared for resale to the university. He anticipated Congress would approve a billion dollar continuation of public housing and urban renewal programs and noted a need for housing for the elderly, especially near Vienna where a new state prison will open.
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Kenneth G. Gray
Dwest
Congress
iSouthern Thavis
Gray
Vienna
Love Walks In Love Walks Out at Old Magistrates Office
Moses Love was arrested after entering Beatrice Taylor’s home on 4093 B. Chesnnut Sr. He escaped during the night through a door into the old police magistrates office before being recaptured following a brief chase. Police Chief Jack Hazel noted the interior office door may have been broken or left open by a janitor. Two other prisoners remained in jail at mid day.
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Beatrice Taylor
B. Chesnnut Sr
Love
Jack Hazel
Hazel
Randolph County Remains Eligible for Aid Listing
Randolph County continues to be eligible for Area Redevelopment Act aid as no final decision has been made. A public meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. today in Spar- to discuss eligibility and potential action.
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Randolph County
Dress Plant To Hire 88 Workers in West Frankfort Expansion
The West Frankfort apparel firm Smoler Bros Inc plans to hire 80 more workers, increasing its staff to 230 after a 203 by 130 foot addition last year. Plant Manager Leon Hellman says business can fully utilize the new space and another expansion may follow. The company also operates a Herrin plant.
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West Frankfort
Army Research Unit Planned at SIU Moves Forward
Southern Illinois University may host an Army Research and Development Unit formed under Maj. Thomas E. Dinnis. The group would include at least 10 reservists, mainly SIU faculty, working on non paid Army research projects. Maj. Leslie D. Gates Jr. is slated as first commander pending approval.
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Southern Illinois Universy
Thomas E. Dinnis
Southern Illinois Area
Army Reserve
Washington, D.C
SIU
Leslie D. Gates Jr
John O. Anderson
Marine Corps Reserve
John &. Grinnell
SIU Carbondale
Anderson
Dennis Gates
Cole Kelton S. Davis
Army Corps Headquarters
Robert B. Vokac
Fire damages Allen plant at Allen Industries Inc
Fire at Allen Industries Inc near Herrin early today damaged motors and burned a small amount of fiber material used for Yug underlay. Officials said the blaze started about 2 am as workers prepared to begin production and firefighters extinguished the fire.
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Allen Industries Inc
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