Carbondale Council Approves $3.5 Million K Mart
Carbondale approves annexation and rezoning for a $3.5 million K Mart store on 20 acres north of Route 13 across from Penneys and University Mall. The project by E N Maisel and Associates aims for a 200‑person workforce with plans for a general store, grocery, garden shop and drugstore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonita Troutt
Southern Illinoisan
All Systems
Kmart
East
Carbondale
Hans Fischer
Fischer
Rt. 13
Penneys
University Mall
J. W. Land Trust
E. N. Maisel and Associates
Detroit
Mich
Marshal Goldman
K - Mart
Cedar Lake
Carroll Fry
Fry
U.S. Forest Service
Planning Commission
Forest Service
Clark Vineyard
Neal Eckert
Illinois State Employment Service
Robbers Take About $700 From Murphysboro IGA
Two armed men followed an early milk delivery into Green IGA East at 25 N 13th St Murphysboro and forced manager Bill Snyder to open the safe. They fired three shots into the ceiling then fled in a tan brown late model car with slightly more than $700 taken. Police had no new leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
IGA East
N. 13Th St
Murphysboro
Phil Green
Bill Snyder
Perry County Cattlemen Register First Brands
Perry County sees two cattlemen register brands to curb rustling. Warren Burris and John Sprague registered the E and M brand and a hexagon with a B, reportedly first in the county. County clerk Winton Bigham notes branding helps identify cattle and may carry a 15 cent fee though Burris and Sprague were not charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry County
Winton Bigham
Bigham
Warren Burris
Swanwick
Farm Bureau
John Sprague
Belleville
Burris
Euline Sprague
Mil
Ungraded Teaching Planned for Unit 166 Gorham
Mississippi Valley Unit School District 166 will start an ungraded teaching system for grades 1 through 4 at Gorham this year. Students will be grouped by achievement in fields like reading and mathematics rather than by grade. Registration is Wednesday from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. with a teacher workshop following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Valley Unit
Gorham
Bernie Weithorn
Weithorn
Unit 166
Logan Hollow
One Way Traffic on East Main Helps and Hurts Local Businesses
Carbondale’s East Main Street became one-way nearly two years ago. Some service stations and shops saw sales drop up to 50 percent while others reported improvements due to easier access and parking. Business mood varies by sector with a few owners blaming the change for reduced traffic and others praising the smoother flow and proximity to north south streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Carbondale
East Main Street
George Holt
Jakes’ Tire and Recap
E. Main St
Logan Street
Milton
Ruth Ann Knutson
Main St
Main
Walnut Streets
George Small
Hawkes Home Furnishings
One Way Streets Cut Accidents on East Main and Washington
James Newton district engineer reports no traffic flow data but cites a 75 percent drop in accidents at East Main and Wall and a 60 percent drop at Washington and East Main from 1970 to 1972. Police Lt Hogan notes fewer motorist difficulties and traffic violations after the one way conversion and expects continued improvement as the route extends through town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Newton
State Highway Department
East Main Street
East Main
Wall Street
Newton
Washington
East Main Streets
Edward Hogan
Carbondale
Hogan
Flood relief deadline extended for SBA aid in Johnson County
SBA regional director Robert A. Dwyer announced an extension of the disaster relief aid deadline to Sept 4 due to Labor Day. Applications are accepted at an Olive Branch emergency office, open 8 am to 6 pm weekdays and 8 am to 4 pm weekends, one mile south of the Bargain Barn site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson County
Small Business Administration
SBA
Robert A. Dwyer
Olive Branch
Dwyer
Bargain Barn
Two Benton Shooting Victims Released From Hospital
Two people shot outside a Benton tavern August 14 were released from Franklin Hospital Benton. Police continue to investigate the incident in which Mary Kissell lay on the ground in front of the 105 lounge Benton with a stomach wound and Ernest Sullivan, about 150 feet from the tavern, sustained a chest wound. Both victims are Benton residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Franklin Hospital
Mary Kissell
105
Ernest Sullivan
Children Fall From Car Trigger Driver Crash in Marion
Two young children Patty Jane age four and Mike age two fell from a car driven by their mother Henrietta Murphy 29 of West Frankfort Monday in Marion. Murphy reached to grab them losing control and the car struck a tree. Children treated for cuts and bruises at Marion Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Henrietta Murphy
Rt. 1
West Frankfort
Market
Thorn Street
Patty Jane
Mike
Retirement for Guillou Seen as Happy for Him and Governor
Governor Guillou announces his retirement from the Office of Water Resources Management effective Sept 15 after 10 years in state service. He will join Alstot and March, Arlington Heights, to advise on drainage and flood control for downstate projects while remaining based in Springfield. Guillou notes the job has been unrewarding lately and calls retirement a happy situation for himself and Gov. Daniel Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Department of Transportation
Alstot
March
Arlington Heights
Guillou
Springfield
Downstate
Water Resources Management
Division of Waterways
Reunion ends 25 years separation among Malony Rich siblings
Long lost brothers and sisters reunite after 25 years apart. Charles Malony and sister Margaret of Carbondale connect with eight of nine siblings formerly Ward of the Rich family. Fred Rich remains missing since 1962. reunions and family history discussed by relatives in Pittsfield and Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Rich
McKittrick
Charles Malony
Durell Rich
Chandlerville
Junior Rich
Bob Morris
Margaret Malony
Patsy Davis
Marie Rich
Joseph Arimond
Margaret
Carbondale
Malonys
Charles
Rich
Fred Rich
Patsy
Pittsfield
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Carbondale and
K-Mart
Council
Sidener Supply Co
Cattlemen
Dred Burris
Warren
West
Burris and
Sprague
Kendall Doty
Martin Oil
East Main and
Wayne Pribble
Wallace Inc
Jake’s
Pribble
Donald Milton
Cousin
Fred
Dan Brewer
Family Fun _ Restaurant
James Holloway
Sparta
Jackson County
Kinkaid Lake
Neering
Kinkaid Creek
Ava
Kinkaid Township
Kinkaid Property Owners Association
Conservancy District
Patsy Rich Davis
Oklahoma City
Okla
Robert Morris
Centralia
Silvia Roark
Wichita
Kan
Morris
Air Force
St. Louis
Malony
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