Farmhouse Burned Northwest of Murphys Ore
Somerset Volunteer Fire Dept crewmen battled a vacant farm home blaze near Camp Creek Baptist Church one half mile off Mudline road from Ava to Oroville. After midnight they found ruins smoldering in the basement as neighbors reported the fire and directed crews with no one at the scene. Firemen trained hoses on a nearby shed to prevent sparks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset Volunteer Fire Dept
Gib Lee
Blacktop
Camp Creek Baptist Church
Ava Blacktop
Oroville
Lynn Cavaness
Prison Break Charge Due for Marion Escape Suspect
The FBI is authorized to file a complaint alleging prison escape by Tarrant Lott Smith who walked away from the federal prison camp near Marion Friday night. He was captured early Saturday about five miles from the prison. Federal District Judge Carl W. Feickert of East St. Louis said Smith will likely be arraigned today or Tuesday before a federal commissioner.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Marion
Tarrant Lott Smith
Federal
Carl W. Feickert
East St. Louis
FBI
Feickert
Smith
Herrin Drive Gets Results Says Mayor On Outhouse Removal
Mayor Fred Henderson announced progress in eradicating outdoor toilets in Herrin. The 1960 census lists 85 dwellings with privies or no facilities, mainly in areas lacking sewer access. A $33,000 federal grant plus $17,000 local funds will lay 37 blocks of sewer lines, aiming to bring sewer service within reach of nearly every home, with officials urging hookups and educating residents on the new plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Herrin
Carl Mayers
Roy Cole
Cole
West Frankfort Wins Federal Grant for New Hospital
West Frankfort receives 693000 in Public Works Allocation toward a 1053000 dollar, 40 bed hospital to serve union and community needs. Remaining 390000 loaned by Mt. Carmel based Southern Area Developers. Construction to begin after 90 day bid, creating about 30 jobs beside the existing Union Hospital complex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Dept, Or Health, Education and Welfare
Kenneth J. Gray
West Frankfort
Gray
United Mine Workers of America
Southern Area Developers Inc
Mt. Carmel
Wilson and Co
Union Hospital
State Dept. of Public Health
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Federal Health Department
Herrin Plan Meeting Hosts Rohrbach on Development Plans
Herrin city planners hear from Gerwin K. Rohrbach of General Planning and Resource Consultants at 7:30 p.m. about moving Williamson County courthouse to Herrin, a half mile shopping center and housing project near Rt 13 and Rt 148, with options to buy the Egyptian Roads parcel and proposed zoning map and recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Marion
Rt. 13
Rt. 148
Gerwin K. Rohrbach
Herrin City Plan Commission
Rohrbach
St. Wais
Williamson County
J & D. Associates
University City
Hospital Fund Approval Soon For Benton's 99-Bed Addition
Benton's Franklin Hospital Administrator William Lamont expects a this week federal decision to award a $289,128 grant for a 99-bed nursing care addition. The $1,442,000 project is financed by a $654,000 grant, Accelerations funds, and local money, with Rend Lake Conservancy District land work cited. Governor Kerner hailed Rend Lake as crucial to Southern Illinois for flood control, jobs, and tourism potential.
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Benton
Franklin Hospital
William Lamont
Otto Kerner
Rend Lake
Kerner
Delinquent wheel tax notices go to Carbondale taxpayers
In Carbondale over 2,500 residents have paid the wheel tax while about 100 delinquent notices were sent to overdue taxpayers. The city reports state and federal funds for the project total 2.1 million, with 35.5 million project costs. A suitcase found on Walnut Street was turned over to Murphysboro police.
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Carbondale
Elisabeth Leighcop Iy
Pranklin
Jefferson ‘County
Woir
Army Corps of Engineers
Ayer
Leighty
Murphysboro
City wheel tax details from early fiscal year notes
Police Magistrate Robert Schwartz oversaw 1500 wheel tax payments with several amended months. Wheel sticker sales began May 1, deadline August 8. Mrs Leighty reported 2300 passenger car stickers sold at $3.90 each. Truck sticker figures show counts and costs by weight brackets including less than one ton 189 trucks at $5 and over one ton 10,985 at $8.
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Robert Schwartz
Schwartz
Leighty
Altman Construction Co Wins $1,117,000 Tow Bid
J I Altman Construction Co of East St. Louis holds the contract for a $1,117,000 tow bid.
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J I. Altman Construction Co
East St. Louis
Jackson County to Use 1962 Tax Machine This Fall
Jackson County plans to deploy its $20,020 tax computer for the 1964 season after ordering updated forms and loose leaf collector books. County Clerk Delmar Ward, with Treasurer Raymond Mileur, outlined how two operators will run dual-pass bills, first for names and values, then applying tax rates. The switch, from manual to electronic processing, will lengthen 1964 bill preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Delmar Ward
Ward
Ed du Cote
National Cash Register. Co
Illinois
Sup
Raymond Mileur
Odelia Buyan
Frances Masters
Grand Tower
State Dept. of Revenue
Health Agency Considers Disposal Need for Radioactive Waste
Illinois state health officials will survey industries and hospitals using radioactive materials to assess the need for a central disposal site. Gov. Kerner signed a bill authorizing the department with a $60,000 land purchase appropriation. If needed, a search for a site will begin, with Southern Illinois raised as a possibility for a 50 to 100 acre area. Local input will be sought before any location is established.
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State Dept. of Public Health
Clarence Klassen
Department
Division of Sanitary Engineering
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Klassen
Ilinois
Southern
Southern Ilinois Inc
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Atomic Energy Commission
Mahalia Jackson Seeks Calm Amid Racial Tensions
The renowned singer Mahalia Jackson speaks of faith and patience while urging compromise and congressional aid to resolve North and South racial conflicts. She contrasts opportunities in the North with limitations in the South, insisting she loves America and cannot abandon her singing career despite fame’s burdens.
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Mahalia Jackson
Jady
Congress
South
New Orleans
North
God
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Europe
America
Herrin Awaits House Removal For Parking Lot
Herrin plans an 85 car lot on North 1éth street after lease talks with Herrin Eagles lodge. City officials aim to remove the remaining house from the site and provide public parking while keeping lease tax exempt. Coroner's jury and local officials note preceding fatalities and property moves amid ongoing negotiations.
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Herrin
Herrin Eagles
Eagles
Fred Henderson
Williamson, County, Board of Commissioners
Henderson
Shyder Herrin
Saline County
Angela
Ranchino
Charles Jennings
Rotary
Louis Rodgers
Post
Durward
Miss Jackson Sings Tonight in Carbondale
Miss Jackson appears at Bowen Gymnasium Carbondale Community High School for an eight pm concert a two hour program of religious and semi classical numbers Proceeds go to Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church Rev David H Moore pastor Tickets four dollars reserved floor three dollars reserved sections two dollars general admission She arrived Sunday evening greeted by Mayor D Blaney Miller and Mrs Miller at the Holiday Inn then spoke at University Baptist Church
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Mahalia Jackson
Bowen Gymnasium
Carbondale Community High School
Miss Jackson
Will
Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church
Carpendale
David H. Moore
Carbondale
D. , Blaney Miller
Miller
University, Baptist Church
Mines Working Tuesday Old Ben Orient Fidelity Burning Star
Mines report lists Tuesday activity names Old Ben Orient Fidelity and Burning Star with multiple units. No dates beyond Tuesday appear. no locations beyond mine names. no further context provided.
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Orient
Fidelity
Burning Star
Road Surface Gets Rock Coat
Residents along Lake Road south of Boskydell petitioned Rep. Kenneth Gray after earlier resurfacing left the surface hazardous rough and oily. District engineer W D MacLeod said reinspection found the surface unsatisfactory. limestone and chipped rock were added to stop bleeding and oil run. The road now passes inspection and is turned over to Jackson County for maintenance.
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Boskydell
Kenneth Gray
West
Frankfort
W. D. MacLeod
State Division of Highways
Jackson County
Mallory Resumes Work After Court Injunction
P. R. Mallory & Co plant in Du Quoin resumed operations under a restraining order issued by Circuit Judge Richard T. Carter. The injunction limits picketing to 10 people and bars interference with plant entrances. Violence at the line last week led the company to seek the order. Rev. William T. Brandon will mediate a meeting with union and company representatives at 2 p.m.
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P. R. Mallory & Co
Jin du Quoin
Richard T. Cartier
District 111
Coal Belt Lodge 2804
International Association of Machinists
William T. Brandon
du Quoin
Brandon
Lincoln Trail Map Printed for Southern Illinois Trail Guides
Southern Illinois Inc. printed a map highlighting tourist and historic sites along the Lincoln Heritage Trail. The map includes a commentary by historian John W. Allen of Southern Illinois University. It will be added to heritage trail guides now in distribution.
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Southern Illinois Inc
Southern Illinois
John W. Allen
Southern Ilinois University
Illinois
Mrs. Nora Lucas Dies at 79 in West Frankfort
Nora Lucas, 79, of 301 BE St Louis West Frankfort, died Sunday morning in Union Hospital West Frankfort. Friends may call at Walker Funeral Home West Frankfort, with services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday.
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Nora Lucas
St. Louis St
Frankfort
Union Hospital
West Frankfort
Walker Funeral Home
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Federal Agency
Bill
Lake
Jackson
Health Agency
Wime” Bcvyssal
Airport Authority
Aja
the. County Board
C. Blaney Miller
Mallory
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