Dunn starts political overtones sign rental business
Ralph Dunn of Dunn Brothers in Du Quoin begins a sign rental venture with Porta-Signs aimed at political and civic promotions. Signs 6x10 feet on two wheel trailers flash nightly, rent 65 dollars a week or 225 dollars a month, and may display elect Ralph Dunn State Rep if not booked by November.
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Ralph Dunn
Dunn Brothers
du Quoin
Dlinois House
Dunn
Wini Radio
Murphysboro
Riverview Gardens Park
Carbondale
Pinckneyville
Southern Illinois business briefs highlight coop board reelects and moves
Stuart Guy Casper Jr. and Albert Stratemeyer were reelected to three-year terms on the nine member cooperative board with Casper as president and Stratemeyer as vice president. Albert Laverkamp was elected secretary treasurer as over 2,000 attendees gathered for the annual meeting at the Dongola grounds. The cooperative serves 7,000 people across six counties and reports several infrastructure upgrades plus $40,000 in storm damage.
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Stuart Guy Casper Jr
Alexander
Massac
Union
Pope
Pulaski
Reeves
Smithland Lock
Ohio River
Massac County
Unionville
Karnak
Jonesboro
Lick Creek
New Marion Dentist Opens Office on Main Street
Dr John O Keefe opens a general dentistry practice at 1007 W Main St Marion. The office operates 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Saturday with Thursday hours 8 am to noon. O Keefe is a 1970 U Illinois DDS graduate and veteran who served at Eglin AFB Florida.
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Marion
John O’keefe
W. Main Street
Paul L. Wilson
Extended Area System expands cheap calls in southern Illinois
General Telephone offers an Extended Area System enabling free calls within Cambria Carterville Crainville to Marion, while calls to Bond...
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Joseph Arimond
Cambria
Carterville
Crainville
Marion
Carbondale
General Telephone
Howard Lorentz
Lorentz
Illinois Telephone Association
Illinois Commerce Commission
Ilinois
Illinois Bell Telephone
Mt. Vernon
Cairo
John Arimond
Illinois Bell
Chicago
Arimond
Area recruiters honored for recruiting parity and awards
Sgt. Lowell Edwards of the Marion Army recruiting station received a trophy as top recruiter for the Women’s Army Corps. Eight recruiters earned plaques for 100 percent or more recruiting achievement, including Sgt. Jerry Lowell of the Carbondale station.
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Lowell Edwards
Marion
U.S. Army
Women’s Army Corps
Jerry Lowell
Carbondale
Martin appoints Jim Martin regional director for Southern Illinois
DuraPlex Industries announces James Martin of 227 N Vine Sparta named regional director for Southern Illinois. DuraPlex, based in Peoria with Herrin plants, makes low cost housing using a patent-applied-for polyurethane foam and fiberglass structural panel.
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DuraPlex Industries, Inc
Peoria
Herrin
Jim Martin
N. Vine
Sparta
Southern Illinois
DuraPlex
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Electric Co-op
Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative
Jane Adams
Rt. 1
Tamms
Southern Illinois Electric
Dongola
Southern Illinois Business Briefs
Rowland and Co
Main St
Baptist
W. Main St
Sidney Schoen
Illinois Department of Public Health
Volney Hildreth
St. Louis
Hildreth
Harrisburg
Belleville
Vincennes
Ind
Illinois
Missouri
Schoen
Gary Parrish
Louis Numi
Ronald Lindsey
Carbondale First National Bank
S. University Ave
J. W. Youngblood
Youngblood
W. Monroe
Carrier Mills
Southern Mllinois University
Univesity of Illinois
Air Force Regional Hospital
Eglin Air Force Base
Florida
Air Force
John O'Keefe
L. Wade Rouseau
Sherman Odom
Herbert N. Henckell
Mohr Value Pharmacy
Owen Bros
W. Willow
C’dale
Union Craftsmen
Bob Stotlar
W. Main
N. Park Marion Herrin
Atna
South Illinois Ave
Ozburn Insurance & Real Estate Agency
Martin
Hetzel
Optical Service
South Illinois
Varsity Theatre
Playhouse CO
N. 8Th
Ill
ROYAL
Brunner Office Supply CO
Illinois Avenue
Star Building Systems
Morgan Commercial Structures
Cedar Lumber Products
Beards
Long
HWY
North Carbondale
Mango
Blanca
Raymond Stotlar Lumber CO
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