Givarnment Should Not Be Run Roasts Democratic Regime
A Marion GOP dinner featured Secretary of State Charles Carpentier denouncing Democratic governance as mismanaged while touting Republican remedies. State leaders including William Scott and party officials urged a Republican renaissance, citing budget growth and corruption concerns as voters met candidates like Carpenter and Percy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Srila
Charles Carpentier
Jampackee Republican
Marion
Beerene
Carpentier
Otto Kerner
Chicago
Temple of Power
Richard Daley
William Scott
Daley
Springfield
Scott
Illinois
Alue
Ray Page
Lawrence Wohlwend
Wohlwend
Charles Percy
Hayes Robertson
Cook County
John Altorfer
Peoria
John Graham
John Meyer
William Stiehl
St. Clair County
Atorney
Roy Sandquist
James Cunningham
Peoria County
Robert Canfield
Gordon Kerr
Brookport
Sherwin Willens
Niles
Victor Smith
Robinson
Robert Butler
Laure
Herrin funds tax split affects city department budgets
City Attorney Sny der Herrin explained that Herrin city funds for administrative salaries and police fire cemetery and street and alley budgets are shaped by how the tax levy ordinance is drawn. The same total tax money was distributed but last year allocations differed due to sales tax income filling shortfalls after the corporate rate was exhausted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
CityAtty Snyder Herrin
Lihe
Tax Distribution Explained in Local Report
A Thompsonville pedestrian escaped injury when struck by a car on Rt. 34 as drivers swerved to avoid her. District 13 State Police at Du Quoin reported Winfred Hobbs 39 of Elizabethtown struck Chloe Puckett 75, no injuries in the collision with a utility pole. Mile Nixon 36 Willisville and Edgar A. Misselhorn 33 Steeleville were in a noon crash on the Shiloh blacktop road three miles south of Percy with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompsonville
Rt. 34
District 13
du Quoin
Winfred Hobbs
Elizabethtown
Chloe Puckett
Miles Nixon
Willisville
Edgar A. Misselhorn
Steeleville
Shiloh
Percy
Gospel Concert Benefits Hopewell Baptist Church
About $540 was contributed for Hopewell Baptist Church Carbondale from proceeds of a gospel concert by Mahalia Jackson on August 19 at Carbondale Community High School Bowen Gymnasium. Rev. David Moore says several hundred attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopewell Baptist Church
Carbondale
Mahalia Jackson
David Moore
Carbondale Community High School
Bowen Qymnasium
Herrin Finances Show Broad Balances Across Departments
Herrin closed the month with general fund 73 495, water 59 869, and sewer 9 473. June general fund 37 781, receipts 55 629, disbursements 19 915. Water prior 51 426, receipts 18 314, expenditures 9 871. Sewer 10 128, receipts 3 749, expenditures 4 405. Deficits linger in various accounts and water O&M runs a 5 254 deficit. A 991 appears in sewer bond and second lien interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
General
Water Department
Sewer Department
Board of Health
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Ac Son
Colp Fund Drive Seeks 250 for Meeks Scholarship
Colp Royal King Masonic Lodge raises funds for a scholarship for Wrophas Meeks of Colp to support SIU students. A public lecture is Sunday at Mt Olive Baptist Church with Paul Guthrie speaking at 5 p.m. Donations accepted at Duncan's Grocery or Keathly Funeral Home. Any excess funds roll into future scholarships.
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Southern Ilinoig University
Wrophas Meeks
Colp
Malaichi Duncan
Colp Royal King Masonic Lodge
Paul Guthrie
Lexington
Mt Olive Baptist Church
Lodge
Duncan's
Keathly Funeral Home
Corp
Carterville Suggestions Working Out
William Henry Tucker of 900 West Malden Street Marion died at 2 53 p m Tuesday in Marion Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville
William H. Tucker
Marion
William. Henry Tucker
Malden St
Marion Memorial Hospital
Johnston City Seeks Growth as Dormitory Town Plan
A preliminary plan by the Greater Egypt Regional Planning Commission presents Johnston City as a largely residential dormitory town serving Marion, Herrin and West Frankfort. It notes mining job declines, income gaps, and outmigration while urging local efforts to improve business districts, land use, parks, utilities, and school sites to attract residents and stabilize the tax base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marta Bender
Johnston City
Marion
Herrin
West Frankfort
Rend Lake
Greater Egypt
Planning’ Commission
Loca
Broadway
Lake Creek
Fir
State Division ‘of
East Broadway
William MacLeod
Carbondale
Grantport
East Broad
Rt. 37
Westway
West Trade Area
Hurst Police Plan Lessons For Safe Air Rifles
Hurst police will teach parents and children proper use and handling of air rifles after the city council urged outreach. Police said several reports of misused guns prompted the program and noted the bicycle and motorcycle warning has worked, with about 20 riders stopped and cooperative, though violators will receive tickets after a warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurst
Jack Calvert
Policee
Calvert
Youth Shot In Foot In West Frankfort
A year old West Frankfort youth was accidentally shot in the foot Monday and is in good condition at Union Hospital. The boy, Adolph Vaughn, son of Mr and Mrs C E Vaughn of 506 N Parkhill St, was injured while hunting with two other youths southeast of West Frankfort. His mother said he thought the safety was on when loading a 410 gauge shotgun and the gun discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Union Hospital
Adolph Vaughn
C. E. Vaughn
N. Parkhill St
Plan Report Urges Johnston City Facility Improvements
Johnston City's preliminary plan report calls for exterior cleaning and tuckpointing of City Hall and Library, second floor courtroom remodeling, interior wall repairs, and minor exterior work at Washington School. It notes a garage and storage needs for Jefferson School, plus lighting, cafeteria, and restroom renovations at High School. Studies urged for additional school acreage. parks need more space. Sewage system project of 350000 dollars to address old facilities, with future capacity until 1980.
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Lake Creek
Jefferson School
Johnston City
Doren
City
City Library
Jefferson
Washington
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GOP
Charles ¥. Carpentier
Helen Myers
Jefferson County
Mar
Ion
Jay Stringer
Harold Watson
Mt. Vernon
In Herrin Funds
Nsever
Mis Remedy Company
Levit 2
Crowell
Ed Crowell
Anna
Crain' ‘Norris
John Ruzich
Anna Cemetery
Lnward
Meeks
Noral
SIU
Pennsylvania
Rt. 57
Chicago and Eastern Linois
Methodist Church
Kell
Timothy
Amanda Tucker
Maude Woodward
Gilber Says Corgan
Tucker
Paul Py
West Palm Beach
Fla
Sherman
Waukegan
Wallace Ricney
Edward Rees
Johston City
Glen
Dept. of Public Health
Robertibe
Panther Fork
Morrison
Dix
Health Department
Dad
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Ilinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondales
North 13Th Street
12Th Street
Murphysboro
Ilinois
Southern Hlinoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphyshoro Independent
Associated Press
AP News
Fred
Discount
Holiday, Inn—Cartondale
Rambler
Hunter Motors, Inc
North Illnois
Carbondale, UI
Jackson County Motors
North 17Th St
Murphysbero
Spezial
Motors
Wast Madison
Tll Bockhorn Motor Sales
Stosevite
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