Carbondale Grade School Levy Rises for 65-66 Year
Carbondale Grade School District approves a 615,050 levy for the 1965 66 year up from 498 700 last year to fund an educational fund building and transportation while expanding staff and plans to open two more schools. The board also budgets 953 412 for 1964 65 and seeks warrants to cover late tax receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Laurence Martin
Ne Board of Education
Ther Educational Fund
Tthe Carbondale National Banke
iMore
Martin
First National Bank
Southern Ilinois University
Little Grassy Lake
Educational Council of 1100
More Parks Sought By John Palen Of The Southern IWindian
Plans by the Greater Egypt Regional Planning Commission and Murphysboro officials call for a combined park and schoolland system to expand open space. The proposal adds 34 acres of neighborhood parks near Lincoln Logan Longfellow and Washington schools, plus two new city parks along the river, with Riverside Park serving as a central 55 to 60 acre community park for 20 years.
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John Palen
Iwindian
Murphysboro
Greater Egypt
Riverside Park
Murphyboro
Douglas Park
Douglas School
Wlinois
Illinois Avenue
7Th
Ath
Lincoln Park
Lincoln School
Logan Park
Logan School
Longfellow Park
Longfellow School
Washington Park
Washington School
East Side Park
Big Muddy River
Carruthers Park
Carruthers
Northwest Park
Park Board
School Board
Murs Physboro
Lake Murphysboro State Park
Shawnee National Forest
Big Muddy
Plane wreck found after five years near Montana Idaho line
Federal Aviation Agency confirmed a light Cessna 170 vanished Sept 24 1959 with Rev Carl Froese of Mattoon aboard along with his wife and sisters. Search by 30 planes across snow covered mountains failed. a 1961 misidentified wreck led to a forest service helicopter discovery later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana-Idaho
Federal Aviation Agency
Carl Froese
Mattoon
Rosaline Froese
Hilda Simpkins
Cobden
Marie Knigpe
Chicago
Simpkins
Roy Simpking
Carbondale
Canada
Froese
Missoula
Mont
Ham
Zeigler Adopts Plan to Shape Future Growth
Zeigler's Plan Commission reviewed a master plan by the Greater Egypt Regional Plan Commission. The report urges retaining the abandoned Zeigler High School for public use and integrating its athletic facilities into the park system while directing future growth toward a downtown core and expanding parks. It notes sewer and drainage improvements are needed and cautions that industrial growth is limited by Zeigler’s regional position.
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Zeigler Plan Commission
Zeigler
Dugens Prudent
Greater Egypt
Oak Street
Zeigler High School
Zeigler-Royalton
Mines Report Shows Shifts Across Several Mines
The report lists working Saturdays at Old Ben and Orient mines with counts for each site. It records nonworking statuses for Old Ben and Orient, plus entries for Zeigier, A seiler, Burning Star, and Burning Star numbered shifts, detailing their status and shift counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Orient
Pollen count jumps to 76 amid rain forecasts
The pollen count rose from 11 to 76, the highest this summer, triggering hay fever symptoms. Weather officials expect rainfall to lower pollen levels as a cold front moves into Southern Illinois. Fayette County businessmen funded a rainmaker to induce showers, with Vandalia reporting 1.18 inches of rain in four hours as eight generators released silver iodide to seed clouds.
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Weather Bureau
Illinoi
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Herrin
Chester
Daniel Ray Sain
Franklin - Williamson
Buin
Cairo
Illinois
Fayette County
Vandalia
Jobs Corps Camps Set Under Economic Opportunity Act
The Interior Department designated 14 Jobs Corps camps under the Economic Opportunity Act, with three in California and others across Colorado, Arizona, Oregon, New Mexico, Wyoming, Washington, Utah, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, and Virginia. A Crab Orchard Refuge camp is not in the first batch, and authorities expect later authorization after renovating ordnance-area buildings to dormitories for about 100 youths.
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Dept. of the Interior
Johnson
Crab ‘Orchard
Arch Mehrhoff
Ordnance Area
California
Colorado
Arizona
Oregon
New Mexico
Wyoming
Washington
Utah
Maryland
Massachusetts
New York
Virginia
Ginia
NineYearOld Sesser Boy in Critical Condition After Lung Surgery
Randy Lance, nine, is in critical condition at Children’s Hospital in St Louis after surgery to remove a needle from his lung. He has hemophilia and required a special blood product costing about 200 dollars daily, with five pints donated daily. The family seeks donations to cover the treatment costs.
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Sesser
Children's Hospital
St. Louis
Randy Lance
Aes
Wayne Lance
Louisa Lance
Lesser
GOP Pushes Park and River Laws at Harrisburg Hearing
Rep Joseph E Hale and G C Porter urged Republican platform committee to back bills expanding state parks flood control and water pollution remedies at a Harrisburg session. Hale called for compensation to Southern Illinois counties losing tax bases to Shawnee National Forest. Porter pressed park development on par with federal sites and Kerr urged cigarette tax funds for recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Hale
R-Ridgsway
G. C. Porter
Saline Valley Development Association
GOP
Republican State Platform Committee
Harrisburg
Hale
Ilinois
Shawnee’ National Forest
Porter
Gordon E. Kerr
Blackport
General Assembly
Goffrey Hughes
Southern Illneis Inc
Hoffman Urges Straight GOP Ticket for State Posts
Elmer Hoffman Republican candidate for secretary of state urged voters to cast a straight GOP ticket in the at large election for state representative. He warned a Democrat vote could defeat a favored Republican and spoke at a Murphysboro breakfast hosted by the county GOP. Hoffman, touring Jackson County with Ray Doerr, planned a 7 p.m. speech in Carbondale at Engel's Restaurant.
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Elmer Hoffman
Hoffman
Murphysboro
GOP Committee
Jackson County
GOP Coromitter
Ray Doerr
Carbondale
Engel
Zeigler-Royalton Board Offers Carterville Man Band Instructor
The Zeigler-Royalton Unit District Board of Education voted Thursday to offer James Vale of Carterville a contract as unit band instructor. Vale is an organist for Yuill Music Co. and has taught band at Eldorado High School. The board also approved a $0 raise for William I Ferketich, guidance director at Zeigler-Royalton High School, bringing salary to $0,000 annually. Ferketich has four years as director and ten years in the district. A two-room storage building on the Royalton School grounds will be sold, with bidding to end Sept. 16.
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Zeigler - Royalton Unit Distrrict Board of Education
Cartervilla
James Vale
Carterville
Yuill Music Co
Herrin
Eldorado High School
William I Farketich
Zeigler - Royalton High School
Ferketich
Royalton
Aida
William Ramsey
Jackson County
Carbondale
Board of
Murphysboro
Thornton
Carbondal
Lena Williams
S. Oakland Ave
Ruth Biggs
Lincoln
Dehorah
Ilineig Circuit
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc
Laurence Martin
Feean
Springer Streets
Dis
Power Progress show draws politicians and steam engines
At the fifth annual Power Progress show in Pinckneyville Republican candidates including Charles Percy’s representative, Howard Percy, and local figures towed the grounds for Republican Day. The event features steam traction engines, threshing demonstrations, daily engine operation, and contests beginning with a 7 p.m. heavyweight tractor pull and free-for-all on Friday, with further events Saturday and Sunday including parades and a thresherman showcase.
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Charles Percy
Pinckneyville
Howard Percy
Ladue
Big Brother
Fair
DuPage County
Peyton Kunce
Murphysboro
Stillman Stanard
Makanda
Congress
William Cunningham
Wayne Fitzgerell
Lesser
Fairgrounds
U.S
The
American Thresherman’s Association
New Federal Building Planned for Red Bud
The General Services Administration issued bids for a new federal building in Red Bud Randolph County. Congressman Kenneth J Gray cited a total cost around 164000 for building land and plans. The Post Office and several federal agencies will relocate to a corner on South Main and East Sowly First streets a block from the present office.
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General Services Administration
Red Bud
Kenneth J. Gray
Dwest
Carbondale Board Code Would Hike School Construction Costs
Carbondale Grade School District faces higher building costs if new schools meet the state fire code. Architects say delay to January 1945 allows existing-code construction for current plans, with extra items omitted unless the board requests them. Potential additions include corridor lights 400 dollars and ventilating upgrades 4,500 dollars.
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Carbondale
Board of Education
Simon
Rettberg l
Garrison
Ietter
Grazing Privileges Authorized in Southern Illinois Counties
Secretary of Agriculture Or ville Freeman signed an order granting grazing and feeding privileges to farmers in 16 Southern Illinois counties from retired or diverted from crop production. Rep Kenneth Gray and Gov Otto Kerner urged the move due to a prolonged dry spell.
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Orville Freeman
Illinois
Kenneth Gray
West
Frankfort
Otto Kerner
Gray
Gallatin
Monroe
Sonic Boom Rattles Carbondale and Herrin
A sonic boom shocked area residents around 3 a.m. in Carbondale and Herrin, waking several communities as reported by locals. No injuries were immediately noted and officials are investigating the noise source.
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Carbondale
Herrin
Funeral services for Jerry Johnson in Benton
Funeral services for Jerry Johnson, 21, of 1111 EB, Bond S. Benton, were at 1 p m today at Poulson Freeman Funeral Home in Benton. He died at 5 50 am Wednesday in Anna State Hospital. Rev Paul Dann officiated. Burial was in Jackson Grove Cemetery.
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Jerry Johnson
Poulson-Freeman Funers
Benton
Johnson
Anna State Hospital
Paul Dann
Jackson Grove Cemetery
Payment Refused Meal Costs at Carbondale Hub Cafe
Chicago man Robert C. McClenton, 40, was fined 500 by Jackson County Circuit Court Magistrate Robert Schwartz for refusing to pay for a chicken dinner at the Hub Gate in Carbondale. He cannot pay and serves 106 days in jail after ordering chili but receiving chicken, with restaurant staff noting he ate half the meal. He previously received a seven day suspended sentence for throwing bricks and bottles at Hub Howell, but Schwartz suspended it after McClenton said he had a job offer and wanted to go to work at the Hub Cafe.
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Chicago
Carbondale
Jackson County
Robert Schwartz
Robert C. McClenton
Hub
Tlindis Ave
McClenton
Emptiyes Asd
Huber Howell
Washington Street
Schwartz
Hub Cafe
Youth Arrested In Liquor Case In Herrin
Oscar Miles, 18, of 509 E Hil St Marion, arrested at 9 45 p m Thursday in Herrin on illegal transportation and illegal possession of liquor charges. He posted bond at the Williamson County sheriff's office. Miles allegedly bought three cartons of beer at the Rome Club tavern. A circuit court hearing is set for Cabalera at 10 a m Sept 14. A city hearing on Sept 5 could suspend the tavern license.
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Oscar Miles
E. Hil St. Marion
Herrin
Wilkamson County
Fred. Henderson
Rome Club
Joe Caleaterra
Caleaterra
Barham
Miles
Search for girl is continued in Gary Indiana case
Carbondele police are continuing a search for seven year old Pauletta Sweitzer missing since 5 p m Monday from 6055 Washington St. daughter of Mrs Beaula Sweitzer. Police Chief Jack Haze said police in East Gary are checking the Igul's father's home to locate her.
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Pauletta Sweitzer
Washington St
Tor Grocery
Beaula Sweitzer
Jack Haze
East Gary
Ind
Benton Mayor In Hospital For Regular Checkup
Mayor Howard Lewis is at St. Marys Hospital in St Louis Missouri for a routine medical checkup. He is expected to return next week according to his son.
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Benton
Howard Lewis
St. Marys Hospital
St Louis
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Carbondale Board
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