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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1964
Page
14
A large Herrin crowd gathered last week to honor the Egyptian Combo, a youth group rising in popular music. They performed on a bandstand in front of Yulu Music Co at 111 W Cherry St and autographed records before a video shoot slated for Tuesday in New.
Officials set September 15 as the start date for about 30 food dispensers in Franklin and Williamson Counties to obtain annual permits and for health inspections. The ordinance, approved by county boards earlier, requires a one mill per year fee and annual employee physicals, with a 30 day window to fix critical violations. The Health Dept will handle inspections and permits, aligning Wil lisonsn and Franklin rollouts.
The State Miners Examinating Board will hold examinations in six area cities in September, announced by the Dept of Mines and Minerals. Examinations run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Dut Quoin Benton Kidorada Harrisburg West Frankfort Lesser and other listed locations at various rescue stations and city halls.
The Gletus Russell Barber Shop at Joe W. Cherry St Herrin is being remodeled with a new storefront costing about $2000. Owner Sean Zwick says the front will match other new façades on Awick-owned buildings in the block. Minor renovations also occur inside Loe interior of the Adams and Whillenborg Insurance office in the same building.
Professional rehabilitation workers in direct service to the disabled attend SIU's annual summer institute, a two week program through August 2. Sessions are led by university faculty, rehab agencies, and state and federal offices, with SIU Extension Division coordinating. The ith annual program is cosponsored by agencies and organizations focused on rehabilitation.
Nathan Agrin of the Behavior Research Laboratory gave rare lectures at Grinnell Cutlette in Loves for a Nationa Set ice Foundation event. He spoke to receptive secondary students about the dull thermatta neh conducted at the hospital.
Carbondale unveils an 18 hole miniature golf course developed from a Chamber of Commerce effort to expand recreation. Glen Zilmer, chamber president, says meetings with local government spurred the project and a land trust group organized the venture. The facility, managed by Richard Bittle, offers soft drinks and features room for about 40 cars.
William Tort Hickey of Care Handale received the Master of Arts degree in physical valued tint at Siddhinet commencement nerds eight Friday at the veining at Laramio.
The council last week issued five building permits. Vic C Taylor gets a trailer at 3 Vienna St. Fred Chan to build a garage near Brady Road. Paul L Askew to place a trailer at 300 Lincoln St. Joseph Sweitzer to build a porch at Vienna St. Spring Steel Apartments 10 plans a duplex on the reel.
Jackson County led state coal production in July with four mines producing 96,006 tons, up 2,182 from June. Franklin and Williamson counties followed, while Hutton County topped others with 464,317 tons. many counties showed declines due to vacations and school breaks across 50 mines statewide totaling 4,405,917 tons.
Jake Harrolle of Marion will open a second Jake's Tire store in Herrin at 206 E Madison St near Marion's Jot So IN Court St. The Marion store on Court St will also be managed by new hirees. The fire damaged Johnstown City property on Dec 25, 1963. The Herrin shop will offer new and recapped tires, auto and truck equipment, wheel alignment, and balancing. two more employees will be hired.
Melvin L. Fowler curator of North American archaeology at Southern Illinois University Museum received a grant from the SIU Graduate School to visit European museums and study and display techniques. He left campus for the 36th International Congress of Americanists in Barcelona Madrid and Seville August 22 to September 9 where he will present on agriculture among Midwest aboriginal peoples and its influence on later cultures. Afterward he will study and conduct post doctoral research 1964 65 under NSF at Harvard Peabody and the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
Southerninois University scholars will present five papers on archaeological research in the Midwest and Mexico at the 36th International Congress of Americanists in Spain from August B1 to September 9. Attending are J Charles Kelley Melvin J Fowler and Walter W Taylor, all noted in anthropology and archaeology.
R W Presley of the General Telephone Co. district commercial manager announced the new telephone directory, covering Herrin Mason Carterville Creal Springs Goreville Hurst Johnston City Orchill and Royalton this week. The 1964 directory will use all number calling, removing the two letter prefix and replacing it with dial numbers. Presley noted a nationwide trend toward expanding telephone number combinations as letters are removed from the dial.
The August meeting of the Shawnee Division of the Llinats Police Association will be at 7:30 pm Thursday in the Alna Muase Lodge.
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