Pinckneyville Power Show Highlights Steam and Tractors
The 1963 Power Progress Show in Pinckneyville runs Wednesday through Sunday featuring a parade of steam engines tractors antique autos and threshers. The American Thresherman Association hosts farm machinery displays with the Grand Champion Tractor Pulling Contest scheduled for Wednesday Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m. A balloon ascent and parachute jump are planned Saturday afternoon during the displays.
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Pinckneyville
Trac
American Thesherman Association
Farm tour visits Humphreys county farm near Herring
About 75 people attended the annual farm tour at the James Humphreys farm between Herring and West Frankfort last week. The group studied the farm's corn, silage, pasture, cattle and hog operations, crop yields, soil treatment, and cow herd records. Jan Harper, associate professor, led demonstrations on soil treatment and peach processing for frozen desserts. The tour highlighted peach crop impacts from last winter’s freezes and ongoing studies by the National Peach Council on preserving the crop for stable markets.
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James Humphreys
Herring
West Frankfort
Humphreys
Humphrey
Jan Harper
Mlimois
Bhannahla
Harnar
Sister Clementia Named Assistant Administrator at St. Joseph Memorial
Sister Clementia of the Order of the Sisters Adorers of the Most Precious Blood becomes assistant administrator of St. Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro after graduate study in hospital administration at St. Louis University She was medical records librarian at St Clement's Red Bud and earlier joined St Joseph’s as assistant last month The hospital began operation in 1956 and this marks its first assistant administrator position since then New staff include Sister Clara surgical supervisor and Sister Mary Margaret a nursing student with several transfers and reassignment of other sisters to St Clement's St Vincent Taylorsville and St Pius Festus among others
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Clementia
Terentia
M. Hilary
St. Clement’s Hospital
St. Joseph’s
M. Slilary
St. Pius High School
Festus
Frances Marie
St. Vincent Memorial Hospital
Taylorville
Julia
Clara
Mary Margaret
Williams Dorm Nears Finish on Carbondale Campus
A $65,000 two story dormitory at 4it Hesler St in Carbondale nears completion. It will house 42 residents with lounge and laundry, and be electrically heated and air conditioned. State Rep Gale Williams and his brother Archie Williams own the dormitory and another at 506 College St Murphysboro.
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Hesler St
Carbondale
Bruce Davis
Bil Hecht
Medicals Construction Co
Wilbert Grattory
Avon Suunls I
Ad Poe
Hecht
Gale Williams
Murphysboro
Archie Williams
Rep. Williams
College St
Kansas City Life Holds Area Seminar in Marion
The Southern Illinois Division of Kansas City Life Insurance Co held a sales seminar at the Marion Travelodge Motel. Attendees included C A Ramsey Mt Vernon Randal Cavins Jr Carterville Ruby Barger Johnston City Francis Casper Goreville Joe Williams Grand Chain Mr and Mrs Charles Duncan Norrisburg Warren Douglas Morrie Arnold Marion R L Jiles regional manager St Louis and Hal Lundemo agency supervisor Mar AGHA. The firm plans to open a district office in Marion soon. The Southern Ki no is District is managed by Lundem 1201 Bevabeck Drive.
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Southern Illinois Division
The
Kansas City Life Insurance Co
Marion
C. A. Ramsey
Mt. Vernon
Randal Cavins Jr
Carterville
Ruby Barger
Johnston City
Francis Casper
Goreville
Joe Williams
Charles Duncan
Norrisburg
Warrren Douglas
Morrie Arnold
R. L. Jiles
St. Louis
Hal Lundemo
Mar
Tokyo Team Reaches Bal Toro Kangri Peak First
A Tokyo university team led by Prof Seihei Kato summited Baltoro Kangri in the Karakoram on August 4, reaching 94,129 feet. The 12 member party marked the first ascent of the peak, amid prior failed attempts by German, British, Swiss and Italian climbers.
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Tokyo
Tokyo University
Baltoro Kangri
Karakoram Range
Himalayas
Seihei
Kato
Kashmir
Tibet
Savings and Loan plans new Carbondale office building
Carbondale Savings and Loan Association will begin construction on a 150000 dollar office at 219 West Main Street at the corner of West Main and Poplar. Bids open Sept 10 with work to start by Sept 20 and occupancy expected by April 1964. The one story brick and wood interior facility will include a drive in window night depository and parking for 15 cars.
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Carbondale Savings and Loan Association
Toys
Douglas Heaton
Main St
Carbondale
West Main Street
Poplar Street
Heaton
Phone Service Extended for 60 New Boskydell Customers
General Telephone Co reports completion of construction to extend service to about 60 customers in the Boskydell area along Rt 51 south of Carbondale. Klaus district commercial manager notes 95,905 feet of multi pair cable laid with 17,720 feet buried and 12,850 feet of single pair buried wire placed in service.
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General Telephone Co
Boskydell
Rt. 51
Carbondale
Klaus
al. Carbondale
Mardi Gras Club Reopens as Family Style Restaurant
Mrs. Wilma Mathis of Goreville reopens the Mardi Gras Club between Goreville and Marion on Route 37 as a family style restaurant. Dancing will be offered Saturday nights from 9 p m to midnight with the Egyptian Combo Mastercard Johnston City opening the venue. No liquor is served.
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Goreville
Marion
Bartnik to join national hospital administrators group
Richard W. Bartnik of West Springfield Union Hospital will join the American College of Hospital Administrators at its twenty ninth annual convocation in New York on August 25. The society, now in its 30th year, recognizes outstanding work by hospital administrators.
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Richard W. Bartnik
West S
Rankfort Union Hospital
American College of Hospital Administrators
New York
Profesional Society
Doggie Dividend At Ohio Bank Drive In
Bay Village Ohio reports a dog friendly stunt at the National City Bank on Dover Road where staff reportedly slip biscuits through the drive in slot to dogs accompanying customers during banking business.
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Bay Village
Ohio
Dover Road
National City Bank
Peach Process Study Starts at Southern Mili University
A pilot project on processing and using frozen peaches has begun at a Southern Military University home economist unit, initiated at the request of the National Peach and Illinois Fruit Council.
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Reese Yereen
Tee
National Peach Council
Southern Milioi University
National ‘Peach and
Illinois Fruit Council
Murphysboro to Open 10‑Unit Murphy Apartments
Zimmer Cherry Inc plans a two‑story Murphysboro building at 315 S 20th St with five one and two bedroom units, air conditioning, electric range, refrigerator, disposer, carpeting, and optional in‑unit washer. The Mrs Jenny Strom home was razed to make way.
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Murphysboro
Zimmer Cherry Inc
S. 20Th St
Murphy Apartments
Jenny Strom
Hog Cholera Threat Eases in Southern Illinois and Franklin County
Franklin County Farm Adviser Calvin Cowert reports hog cholera outbreaks quieting in July with five outbreaks across four Southern Illinois counties. A herd of 1000 swine in northeast Franklin County was quarantined and brought under control. The article notes ongoing vaccination campaigns and a demonstration on post-emergency spray effects in tall corn to control related weeds.
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South
Illinois
Franklinounty Farm
Calvin Cowert
Franklin County
Llinois
Hamilton Pranklin
Tack
Thej
Shawnee Farm Bureau Farmy
Ilinois
New Apartment From Greenhouse Under Construction
Mrs Elles said construction of a new apartment from an old greenhouse should be completed in two weeks.
Apartment conversion meets police prompt collision on Maysville
In Herrin on South Park Avenue an air conditioned efficiency apartment being finished in a former greenhouse building faced a pause as delivery trucks from Johnnie Adams and Mr and Mrs Ed Elles collided head on. The crash caused considerable damage to both vehicles and prompted a police call an hour after the delivery run began.
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Lormer
Maysville
South Park Avenue
Herrin
Johnnie Adams
Ed €. Elles
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Kansas City Life
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Kinois
Lunidem
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Wilma Mathis
Rt. 2
CIPS
J&r
Electric Sgene
Ramsey Jim Davis
Old Row
West
Sherwood Homes
Nottingham
Sherwood
Glenview Drive
Cherry Home Sales, Inc
Cherry Construction .Co
Washington County
COX: Lumber Company
Junction Rts
General
Electric
Herrin Herrin Sheet Metal Co
South Park Ave
CarbondAle Heating and Air Conditioning Co
Limpus Realty IS
West Main
Oakland Street
Village Green
Cape -Cod
Ohsas
Limpus Realty
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