Mine construction begins near Elkville, Consol’s new strip plant
Consolidation Coal Co plans a near Elkville site for a new strip mine preparation plant after two years of site work. Charles Rood says Elkville to De Soto area will house the operation with a projected multi-year timeline and a growing workforce around 170 miners. The Burning Star No 2 at Du Quoin faces delays after a wheel excavator overturned Aug 8, with a $4 million machine lying on its side awaiting salvage. no injuries reported.
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Trinvis
Cutler
Bond
Rmine
Consol
du Quoin
Sparta
No. 2
Metropolis Area Gets New Coal Transfer Port
An Ameri can Electrical Power System port plan in Ohio River three miles downstream from Metropolis Tl will cost 16 million dollars on 90 acres. It will transfer low sulfur coal from rail to barge for plants in Ohio Indiana and nearby states. Engineering has begun, construction six months away. The system serves Michigan Ohio Kentucky Indiana West Virginia Virginia and Tennessee.
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New York
Metropolis
Ohio River
American Electrical Power System
Midwest
Ohio River Valley
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Kentucky
West Virginia
Virginia
Tennessee
Mrs Hollis Named East High Principal At Carbondale
Margaret Hollis of Carbondale has been appointed principal of Carbondale Community High School East. She is the first woman principal at the school, succeeding Lyndon Wharton who resigned to become director of curriculum services for the state education office. Wharton earned $19,800 last year. Hollis began teaching at CCHS in 1961 and served as business department chair and later counseling and guidance chair.
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Bonita Troutt
Southern
Margaret Hollis
Rt. 4
Carbondale
Carbondale Community High School
Hollis
Lyndon Wharton
Michael Bakalie
William Holder
Wharton
CCHS
CEMREL Moves to University City Zoning Change Pending
The Central Midwestern Regional Educational Laboratory moves into the Dotschler Building at 610 E College St Carbondale in a R-5 zone with a needed R-3 rezoning pending. Classes begin August 27 for high school students and August 30 for junior high. The two year lease costs about 2600 monthly with final rent set after alterations.
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Central Midwestern Regional Educational Laboratory
Cemrel
University City
Dotchesler
E. College St
Carbondale
Donald Monty
Jerry Exum
Airport budget hike approved by Southern Illinois authority
The Southern Illinois Airport Authority approved an appropriation ordinance totaling 138,625 dollars, up 43,920 from last year, with a 100,625 dollar tax levy. Ron Kelly said about 36,000 dollars will come from other sources, and salaries total 9,000 for board members, 720 for the secretary, 2,000 for the treasurer, 4,000 for attorney fees, 20,000 for maintenance staff, 13,200 for management, plus 11,000 for security fees. Utilities, maintenance, and insurance were noted as part of the rise.
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Southern
Ilinois
Ron Kelly
Voice behind Chesterman's 'Popeye' dies in North Carolina
Blowing Rock N C AFP longtime Popeye voice Harry Foster Welch died here Thursday at age 74. Cause of death was not disclosed. Welch began his career in Hollywood in 1927 when E C Segar selected him to give Popeye the sailor his distinctive voice.
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Blowing Rock
N.C
Harry Foster Welch
Popeye
Welch
Blowing Rock Henital
Hollywood
E. C. Segar
Chester
Ill
Sailor
Tanker Fire Smolders as 8000 Gallons Gasoline Burn
A Commercial Cartage gasoline tanker on Route 13 east of the Old Route 12 intersection burned after a flat tire on the trailer. Driver Junior D. Brown disconnected the tractor from the trailer as flames spread. The tank ruptured, flames rose to 150 feet, and traffic was detoured. McDonald’s nearby doubled business during the 2 hour 45 minute blaze. no injuries were reported.
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Carbondale
Commercial Cartage
St. Louis
Junior D. Brown
Browen
Brown
McDonald's Restaurant
Richard Carter
Lime shortage strikes water plants across Southern Illinois
The strike at the Mississippi Lime Co. disrupts lime supplies for Southern Illinois water plants, forcing plants to seek shipments from Ohio and Arkansas at higher trucking costs. Rend Lake, Marion, Anna Jonesboro, Murphysboro, Carbondale, and others face longer sourcing paths, with some plants absorbing costs to avoid passing them to customers.
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John Stewart
Southern Tlinoisan
Southern Illinois
Mississippi Lime Co
St. Genevieve
Mississippi
Don Gibson
Rend Lake Inter-city
Mississippi Lime’ Co
Ohio
Gibson
Derrin
Rend ‘Lake System
Marion City
Arkansas
Springfield
Burt, Swafford
Marion
Tlinois
Anna
Jonesboro
Murphysboro
Williams
Carbondale
Trash Container Citations Heard In Car Pendale Court
About 40 cited residents appeared before Judge Robert Schwartz in Car Pendale circuit court for illegal garbage containers. Some pleaded guilty and paid $16 total. others pleaded innocent as cases stretched through the morning. Several residents complained of lack of warning and suggested notices in utility bills.
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Circuit Court
Carpendale
John Yow
Robert Schwartz
Schwartz
Joan Patterson
Emerald Lane
Cordeiro
Marion man dies in one car crash on Rt 37 near drive-in
Robert Rentiro of 230 W White St Marion was killed in a one car crash on Rt 37 north of Marion at 1205 am near the Marion Drive-in Theater. Coroner James R Wilson said he was decapitated when thrown through the windshield as the car upended. He died alone in the vehicle. Funeral services set for 1:30 pm Sunday at Mitchell Funeral Home with burial in Ferrell Cemetery. He was born Sept 23 1913 in Williamson County to Joe and Maggie Rentiro and survived by two sisters Mildred Wolard Marion and Vera Kobler Peoria. He was a member of Eagles Lodge No 2457.
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Robert Rentiro
White St
Marion
Rt. 37
Rentiro
Williamson County
James R. Wilson
Rentfro
Joe Rentfro
Marion Daily
Republican
Mitchell Funeral Home
Buford Cobb
Ferrell Cemetery
Eagles Lodge No
Joe
Maggie Pulley Rentiro
Mildred Wolard
Vera Kobler
Peoria
Open House at Herrin Hospital Wing Expansion
Herrin Hospital hosts an open house for a new wing, extending across 14th street and connected by a tunnel. The $1.3 million addition adds 48 beds and includes a physical therapy room, chaplain’s room, conference room, and employee locker area, with a planned ground level corridor. Construction was funded by a Hil-Burton grant and Southern Illinois Hospital Corp. money, with W. E. Snyder Construction Co. as general contractor.
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Herrin Hospital
14Th Street
Old Hospital
Hil-Burton Grant
Southern Illinois Hospital Corp
W. E. Snyder Construction Co. Herrin
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