Groups Join Seek Negroes To Fill Jobs
The City Council voted to work with the East Side Improvement League to hire Negroes as dogcatchers for a two week trial and to seek qualified Negro clerks for city retail stores. Rev Lenis Turley Moe Greet chair noted plans to collect lawyer information, while Rev Don Carlton said a local business might hire a Negro if an application is submitted and returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
Joe
Lenis ‘Turley
Moe Greet
Lne
New Dogcatchers Address Roundup Time in Herrin
Mrs. Carson said a meeting to discuss dog roundup is to be set by county officials. The Grastys reported land between Colp and Carterville and said a shelter and fencing are needed for more dogs. Donations would fund improvements. City Clerk Campbell noted a long standing dog license rule at $3 and possible enforcement via dogcatcher holding untagged dogs until fees are paid. The clause was never enforced and tags aren’t on hand.
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Campbell
Ralph Carson
13Th St
Williamson County
Humane Shelter
Lorene Crain
George Knowles
Humane Shelter Group
County Board of Commissioners
Williamson County Humane Society
City Council Urges Improvements For Rt 148
Herrin city officials approved sending a letter to State Division of Highways District Engineer William D. MacLeod urging reconstruction and modernization of Rt 148 from Mt Vernon to Crab Orchard Lake. The move follows pledges of support from legislators, with meetings planned in Mt Vernon to discuss an interchange linking Rt 148 to I 57.
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Rt. 148
Herrin North
ML. Vernon
Herrin
State Division of Highways
William D. MacLeod
Fred A. Henderson
Chambers of Commerce
Mt. Vernon
Crab Orchard Lake
Rt. 143
Hendlerton
MacLeod
Illnois
Springfield
Washington
Kenneth J. Gray
D-West
Frankfort
Illinois
Carbondale
Macy Leod
Hervin
Herrin Council Delays Road Access for Subdivision
Herrin Illinois officials postponed action on a 61 acre subdivision access road to energy area. Valgene Gould requested a 50 foot easement 1 025 feet from Rt 148 along the lake edge. City Treasurer William Drake questioned a 10 dollar easement price, noting higher past costs for similar rights of way. The matter was referred to the water committee after a failed motion to grant the easement. Aldermen toured the site but made no decision on the right of way. Gould plans large lots and village water and sewer service pending annexation talks with Energy officials.
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Herrin
Energy
Valgene Gould
Rt. 1
Rt. 148
Wiliam Drake
Darke
Henderson
Drake
Water Committee
Gould
Marion High School Site May Need Change
Marion officials grapple with utility and development costs for the 30 acre southwest site. Sewer line costs total about 84 725 dollars while water lines could run 24 000 to 27 000. Street work may exceed 3 000. A site change would require resident approval.
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Marion
Unit Two Board of Education
E. Jeter
Adolph Fluck
Jeter
Flack
Water Department
Robert Butler
State Dept. of Public Health
Williams Opens Du Quoin Show With Smooth Singing
Stage star Andy Williams drew a large Du Quoin crowd as his band opened the night. The article notes the stage setting, audience reaction, and mentions school board financial questions about costs for local development and a projected $100,000 in architectural planning. The Osmond Brothers joined for a portion, while concerns about sewer line costs and homegrown life themes are raised.
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Ben Gelman
Andy Williams
School Board
Secret Williams
William Armstrong
Delof
Wall
Lake
Iowa
Four Osmond Brothers
Archi
Simon Retterg
Garrison
Carbondale
Steam
Williams
Hambletonian Tops Schedule At State Fair
The State Fair mở Wednesday features the $115,549 Hambletonian harness classic for three year olds, seeking world record time. 14 top standardbreds compete for big prize money as officials expect record crowds, with Castleton Farm stakes and two year old trotters on the card, plus the Hlini Pace continuing through Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Quoin State Fair
Gene
Don Hayes
Harlan Dean
Castleton Farm
Lou Breese
Banjo
Geers
Hayes Fair Acres Stables
Wlineis
Mary Almy
Georgetown
Mines Working Wednesday Report
Mines Working Wednesday details show activity at Old Bend and Orient sites with multiple labeled segments. Fidelity reports Burning Star numbers and Zeigler entries, while no additional conclusions or reports are provided.
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Old Bend
Orient
Fidelity
Burning Star
Zeigler
Kerner Okays Funds for Carbondale Highway Office Addition
Gov. Otto Kerner approved release of 301490 to build a 18000 square foot one story steel framed storage and materials building behind the Carbondale highway district headquarters on old Route 13. The project will replace a 1941 6000 square foot frame structure and may include two stories. Low bids were submitted by W E Snyder Construction Tibbetts Heating Ralph Vancil Ameca Brand Installation Carbonale Electric with total costs surpassing prior appropriations.
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Carbondale
State Division of Highways
Old Rt. 13
Otto Kerner
Dept. of Public Works and Buildings
Ardis Smith
Smith
General Assembly
W. E. Snyder Construction Co
Herrin
General Construction
Tibbetts Heating and Plumbing Co
Anderson, Ind
Ralph Vancil
Cairo
Ameca Inc
Peoria
Brand Installation Co., Inc
Chicago
Carbondale Electric Co
Hambletonian Day Lineup And Night Show Schedule
Tonight features The Andy Williams Show with the Osmond Brothers and Mark Wilson's Magic Land of Allakazam in a 24 hour stage show. Hambletonian Day includes cattle and livestock judging, Grand Circuit harness races with notable stakes, followed by an evening show with ticket tiers.
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Andy ‘Williams
Osmond Brothers
Mark Wilson
Allakazam
Jersey
Castleton Farm
Geers
Illini
Suffolk
Hampshire
Andy Williams
Rockefeller to tour Illinois as possible Republican candidate
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller will resume cross country travel next month to highlight his potential candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. The schedule announced Monday lists trips to Illinois, Colorado, West Virginia and Virginia starting September 7.
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Rockefeller
Illinois
Albany
N. Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Colorado
West Virginia
Virginia
Murphysboro plan urges housing renewal and code enforcement
A preliminary plan report by the Greater Egypt Regional Planning Commission urges Murphysboro to pursue urban renewal, code enforcement, and financing to upgrade three neighborhoods east of the Big Muddy River and central areas. It cites housing conditions, occupancy by owners and renters, and census figures from 1960, with federal urban renewal potential and continued cleanup campaigns as paths to growth.
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Tony, Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Greater Egypt
Egypt Commission
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Gm&o
Consultants
Big Muddy River
Rt.13
Minis Central
Troutman appointed to lead Jackson County housing authority
Reid Troutman of Carbondale replaces Swafford as executive director of the Jackson County Housing Authority, after Swafford was discharged for the betterment of all concerned. Troutman, a former Jackson County Republican chairman and former deputy sheriff, has led the authority's 120-unit Carbondale project supervision since 1961.
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Bert. Swafford
Jackson County Housing Authority
Reid Troutman
Carbondale
United
Walter King
Swafford
Authority
King
Jackson Authority
Public Housing Administration
Chicago
Troutman
Jackson County
County Authority
Marion man fined for intoxication in brief police court
Luther J. Felts, 44, Marion, was fined $10 and costs for intoxication by Magistrate William Shannon after arrest by Officer Herman Burnett.
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Marion
Luther J. Felts
William Shannon
Herman Burnett
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D. Blaney Miller
Herrin City
Council
John Goss
Goss
Hambletonian
Itelevision
Alla
Kazam
Nani Darnell
Kerner Okays Fund
State
City Transportation
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