Beams Hoisted For Murphysboro Housing Unit Tower
A 40 foot pile at the Jackson County Housing Authority site at 13th and Hanson, Murphysboro, is topped by a buzz saw smooth operation. In the center, 11 beams are hoisted into place by Leslie Austin of Vienna, Charles Luckett of Harrisburg, and Clendenin. Clendenin welds beams at the right, forming an X over the center pile. The beams will be lashed to outer piles, a jack placed between center and beams, delivering up to 50 tons of pressure. The building is planned to rise six or seven stories and will provide about 60 rental units.
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Jackson County Housing Authority
13Th and
Hanson Streets
Murphysboro
Leslie Austin
Vienna
Charles Luckett
Harrisburg
Clendenin
Pre-registration At Southeast Illinois College Harrisburg
Harrisburg Southeast Illinois College reports 126 students registered for fall term including 88 freshmen 33 sophomores and five part time students. Sixty five daytime courses offered with final registration Aug 21 and Sept 1. Freshman orientation Sept 3 sophomores Sept 4 instruction begins Sept 8.
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Southeastern Illinois College At
Harrisburg
Rosa Calcaterra 78 dies in Herrin
Rosa Calcaterra 78 of 409 North 17th Street Herrin died at 1130 p m Friday in Herrin Hospital after 15 months illness. She was born March 14 1886 in Cuggiono Italy daughter of John and Maria Merlo. She married Fred Calcaterra in 1905. he died in 1951. Survived by daughter Mrs Ernest Trogolo of Christopher son Charles F of Herrin a brother Maria Merlo of Herrin four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Funeral at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church Monday. Burial in St Carlos Cemetery. Friends may call after 10 am today at Johnson Funeral Home. Rosary 715 pm today at the funeral home.
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Rosa Calcaterra
Herrin
Our Lady of
Johnson Funeral Home
Toler and Wheet Fined For Traffic Offenses in Benton
Charles F. Toler paid 15 dollars including costs with 410 suspended for improper pass. Wilbur G. Wheet was fined 22 dollars for speeding in Benton.
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Benton
Charles F. Toler
Wilbur G. Wheet
Ter
Anna Teachers Board Raises Salaries
The Anna Grade School Board of Education boosts yearly salary by $100 for bachelor degree holders, from $4,300 to $4,400, affecting 40 teachers. Maintenance workers gain $50 and cooks $25. Wayne Body Co. to repair misfitting side panels on a bus built for $2,712, with bus to Indiana plant for fixes. Gas bids from Petty Oil Co. at 12.3 cents per gallon, oil at $1.04. Boyd Swink to replace heating plant at the school residence for $678. New junior high cafeteria due by end of September, with roof and floor work underway.
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Anna Grade School Board of Education
Gene Goforth
Wayne Body Co
Richmond
Ind
Goforth
Indiana
Petty Oil Co
Union County
Boyd Swink
Mrs Bertha Simich passes at 52 in Herrin Hospital
Mrs Bertha Simich 52 of Royalton died about 1 am Saturday in Herrin Hospital after two months hospitalization. Born January 1 1906 in Germany she was the daughter of Eli and Sophia Michelic. Survived by husband Ignatz a son John Simich a brother Joe Michelic and one grandchild. Funeral 2 pm today at Moeller Funeral Home Royalton officiated by Rev Jewel Johnston Herrin. Burial Miners Cemetery Royalton. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Bertha Simich
Royalton
Herrin Hospital
Germany
Eli
Sophia Ojdal Michelic
Ignatz
John Simich
Marion
Joe Michelic
Moeller Funeral Home
Jewel Johnston
Herrin
Traffic fines hit Herrin and Murphysboro drivers
Herrin resident James Rodney was fined $16 for speeding while Murphysboro resident John T. Gunn paid $15 for disobeying a traffic signal.
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Herrin
James Rodney
Murphysboro
John T. Gunn
Pulaski County Fair Opens With Pageant and Contests
The fifth annual Pulaski County Fair launches Monday in Pulaski ending Saturday August 29. The beauty pageant and Miss Cinderella contest draw about 25 entrants each, with Mrs. Bryan L. Connell supervising. Dancers open with Top Hat from Margert Berbling Bagby School of Dance. The fair offers 22,000 in premiums including 2,200 for Horse Show prizes, plus a tractor pull, horse and mule events, livestock judging, and various shows. Admission 25 cents, parking 25 cents, children under 12 free.
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Pulaski County
Margert Berbling Bagby School of Dance
Reevesville Woman Dies at 64 in Reevesville
Naomi Joy Troutt of Reevesville died Friday at her home from an apparent heart attack. She was a Bay Valley Methodist Church member born September 21 1899 in Johnson County. She married Marion Troutt in 1916 and leaves husband a daughter two sons two sisters. Services set for 2 p.m. today at Mount Funeral Home Vienna with Rev. Tom Richards officiating. Burial Reevesville Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Naomi Joy Troutt
Reevesville
Bay Valley Methodist Church
Troutt
Johnson County
Marion
Martha Jane Cummings Fisher
Marion Troutt
Mildred Williams
Golconda
Joe
Carterville
Marion Jr
Vienna
Alfred Ridenhower
Harry Cummings
The
Mount Funeral Home
Tom Richards
Glendale Methodist Church
Reevesville Cemetery
Death of David L Franklin in California
David L Franklin 43 formerly of Marion died Thursday in Wilmington California where he had lived 13 years. He was born October 19 1921 in Marion to Marion and Tabitha Prather Franklin. He married Chestaline Kelly and leaves his wife a step daughter four daughters a son his sister Mrs Harold Farner of Marion a brother Clarence Franklin of Kenosha Wisconsin and a half brother W R Stafford of Detroit Michigan Funeral and burial will be Monday in California.
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David L. Franklin
Marion
Wilmington
Calif
Harold Farner
Tabitha Prather Franklin
Chestaline Kelly
Mrs. Farner
Clarence Franklin
Kenosha
Wis
W. R. Stafford
Detroit, Mich
California
Ragweed Allergy Alert Says Remove Ragweed Now
Ragweed pollen may trigger hay fever in Aug to Oct with breathing irritation even for nonallergic people. Eldon Starkweather, Jackson County farm adviser, urges cutting ragweed and burning it to destroy seeds. Farmers should clear fence rows and nonmowed areas as the pollen travels miles.
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Eldon Starkweather
Jackson County
Starkweather
De Soto Man Fined Forty For Illicit Liquor Transport
De Soto man Henry C. Deming of Rt. 2 was fined $40 and $5 costs in Carbondale after police found a bottle of wine in his car Wednesday morning. The charge was illegal transportation of liquor.
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de Soto
Carbondale
Henry C. Deming
Rt. 2
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Mrs. Simich
Miners Cemetery
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Gaspel
Orlando, Florida
Robert E. Fortner
Sster
Conrad Optical
DR. R. Conrad
Monroe
DR. A. Kostin
Optometrist
South Illinois
Varsity Theatre
Route
Helleny
Tommy Davis
Crestmoor
Zwick’s
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