Sea Lord builds Wankel powered boats in Chester
Sea Lord Manufacturing Co. in Chester makes fiberglass boats for Wankel engines and is the area’s first dealer to sell the Wankel outboard motor. Attig says three boat types are low horsepower friendly and sold separately from engines. The plant aims to expand to 25 employees and three boats daily within a year.
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Sea Lord Manufacturing Co
Chester
Don Attig
Sea Lord
Rybolt
Rt. 150
Camptown
Illinois
Japan
United States
U.S
Attig
Attig Says
Winnona
Aurra
Yangtze River
Boating Industry Association
US Coast Guard
Canada
Wisconsin
Florida
Loyd Saylor Named Plant Manager at M A T Industries
Loyd Saylor of West Frankfort has been named plant manager of M A T Industries Inc Roy alton. Saylor brings coal industry experience dating to 1938 and previously served as mining mechanical engineer for Free man Coal Corp. The firm, with 70 workers, plans to expand the Royalton plant and build a new West Frankfort facility. president Burton Melvin expects staff to double after completion. Saylor and wife Marie have a son Jack, chief of internal medicine at Scott Air Force Base medical center in Belleville.
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Loyd Saylor
West Frankfort
M.A.T. Industries Inc
Royalton
Saylor
Freeman Coal Corp
M.A.T
Burton Melvin
Scott Air Force Base Medical Center
Belleville
Mt Vernon firm opens new office
The Don Schubert Enterprises Inc of Mt. Vernon completes acquisition of a new 4,300 square foot corporate headquarters at 17th and George streets after incorporation in June 1972. Temporary offices are at 829 Oakland Ave. Current projects include a $1.25 million Perry County Housing Project in Du Quoin and additions at Casey Junior High in Mt. Vernon plus Lincoln Trail College in Robinson and Shawnee Junior College in Ullin.
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Don Schubert Enterprises, Inc
Mt. Vernon
New Corporation
17Th & George Streets
Curtis Manufacturing Co
Oakland Ave
Perry County
du Quoin
Casey
Lincoln Trail College
Robinson
Shawnee Junior College
Ullin
Wides Brothers Buy Lualdi Distributing Firm
Bob and Jack Wides acquired the Schlitz distributorship from James and Louis Lualdi. The firm is renamed B and J Distributing Co and moved to Ordill area 7, serving Jackson, Williamson, Franklin and Perry counties with Schlitz brands. Employed three driver salesmen, former Wides Oil Co. workers.
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Wides Brothers
Lualdi Distributing
Lualdi
B & J Distributing Co
Jackson
Jack
Carbondale
Bob
Louis Wides
Wides Oil Co
Wides
WDDD to Boost Power and Range in Marion
WDDD radio announced FCC approval to raise transmitting power from 3000 to 50000 watts extending coverage to portions of five states. President Dennis Doelitzsch said equipment work should wrap by October 15 and the move makes WDDD one of the state’s strongest stations. The country and gospel outlet has operated two and a half years, recently relocating from the Bank of Marion building to Route 37 North.
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WDDD
Marion
Federal Communications Commision
Dennis Doelitzsch
FCC
Doelitzsch
Bank of Marion
Rt. 37
INCO expands services in Murphysboro insurance firm
INCO Insurance Consultants of Murphysboro expanding into life insurance led by owner Bob Castleton. The firm, at 1110 Walnut St in the former City National Bank Building, retains Edna Carr and Ronald Reeder from Zimmerman's era and plans staff growth as estate planning and business insurance become mainstays.
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Murphysboro
INCO
Insurance Consultants
Walnut St
Bob Castleton
Zimmerman Insurance Agency
Ebersoll Insurance Agency
Castleton
Ebersoll
Edna Carr
Ronald Reeder
Zimmerman Agency
Old City National Bank
Bank
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Roger Alms
Business News
Sea Lord Manufacturing
Chester Boat Firm
Cindy Harrell
America
Environmental Protection Agency
Duraplex Corp
M.A.T. Industries
Lloyd Saylor
Joe Morris
Pekin
Morris & Murden
Insurance Agency
Orchard Drive
C-O
Southern Illinoisan
Robert L. Morgan
Walnut
Iil
Hobgood Contractor, Inc
Ordill
Williamson, Franklin and
Perry Counties
Lincoln Memorial
Capitol Building
Washington
Business Builder
Star Building Systems
Morgan
Cape Girardeau
Colorado Springs
Washington D.C
Phoenix
Arizona
New Orleans
Louisiana
Mexico City
Old Mexico
Ramada Inn
Dale Davault
Pete Glodjo
Murphysboro Firm
Expanding Services
Proctor Supply CO
Zeipler
Ill
East Maryland Wholesale Distributors
Zeigler, Hlinois
Evans Products Company
Capp
Capp Homes
Richard Cornell
West McKinley
Herrin
Capp Homes Dept
North Lindbergh Hazelwood
Missouri
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