McVey Named Upgrade Chairman in Williamson County
John McVey of Herrin was elected chairman of the new Williamson County Upgrade Association formed to purchase, level, or improve deteriorating housing. Harry Wilson and Omer Sanders were named officers, with other board members from area housing authorities. The group aims to transfer $10,000 from the housing authority, consider private loans, and consult city councils to assess local housing needs while avoiding direct competition with private builders.
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John McVey
Herrin
Williamson County
Williamson County Upgrade Association
County Housing Authority
Harry Wilson
Johnston City
Omer Sanders
Carterville
Allace Housing Authority
Funds McVey
Housing Authority
McVey
Ed Finnegan
Marion
Richard Blakley
State Housing Board
Open House for Franklin Public Housing Displayed Sept 13
Federal state and local officials expected among about 2000 attendees at the Franklin County Housing Authority open house in West Frankfort. Kenneth J. Gray will be main speaker for the 50 elderly units. Ed Kuen confirms Gov. Otto Kerner and William Bergeron may attend.
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Franklin County Housing Authority
West Frankfort
Kenneth J. Gray
D - West
Linda Adams 17 dies after giving birth in Johnston City
Linda Diane Adams aged 17 of 903 W Broadway Johnston City died at Herrin Hospital after giving birth to a girl at 8 30 am Wednesday. Funeral set for Sunday at Murman and Wilson Funeral Home with burial in Lakeview Cemetery. She leaves a husband Larry and parents Lonzo and family of Morgantown WV. Five brothers and three sisters listed. Richard Blakley invited. Construction of elderly housing begins with open house to show units.
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Linda Diane Adams
W.broadway
Johnston City
Herrin Hospital
Linda Diane
Morgantown
W. Va
Lonzo Lawson
Larry
Luke
Mary
Loretta Lawson
Luke Lawson
Fort Benning
Charles
Mike
David
Butch
Marion
Junior Lawson
Murman An A Wilson Funeral Home
Lakeview Cemetery
Police Briefs and Housing Applications Ahead
Police briefs note that applications for low rent housing will be taken in Hersin by George A. Lawwill, with fines for speeding listed. Bids for construction of 120 units in Benton and 16 in West City will be opened Sept 10, with the bid date changed from Sept 2 to Sept 40.
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Suil
Hersin
George A. Lawwill
Centralia
Henry R. Meyer
Benton
West
Big Mortgage Figures Timestamping Gas Line Refinancing
A Jackson County mortgage filing by Natural Gas Pipeline Co of America to Chase Manhattan Bank and Mercantile Trust Co details a 25 million supplemental bond issue linked to a 1945 original mortgage. The 109 page document lists all assets including the main western county line and reflects a refinancing under a 1948 issue that exceeded 65 million dollars. A filing fee of 64 dollars was required.
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Jackson County
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America
Chase Manhattan Bank
Mercantile Trust Co
New York
James McRoy
SIU Group Stranded In Newfoundland Return Delayed
About 100 SIU students and faculty from Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses were stranded in Gander Newfoundland after stewardess walkouts on a chartered plane from a two month Oxford Study Group tour. Leaders James Benziger and Douglas Rennie are coordinating efforts with federal agencies to expedite return.
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Ilinois University
Gander
Newfoundland
Capitol
SIU
Park Carbondale
Edwardsville
Oxford
Europe
St. Louis
Carl Wiegand
Holiday Travel
Carbondale
James Benziger
Douglas Rennie
Carbondale Cémipus
Oxford University
England
John
Rendleman
Eral
Bloomington Man Slain After Neighborhood Dispute
Bloomington police report 27 year old Charles Alvester Rawls died of a chest wound from a shotgun blast following an argument with neighbor William C. Johnson. Johnson is being held without charge for investigation.
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Bloomington
Charles Alvester Rawls
Rawls
William C. Johnson
Johnson
Silting Cuts Crab Orchard Lake Storage By 10 Percent
A report by the Illinois Water Survey finds Crab Orchard Lake has lost about ten percent of its storage since its creation in 1940. The study, reviewed in 1951 and 1963, notes silting continues at a steady rate and the bottom accumulates earth, reducing capacity by about .43 percent annually.
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Crab Orchard Lake
The
Illinois Waterurvey
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Samuel M
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Dollie Schwartz
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Reedy Funeral Home
LaVerne Butler
Kimmel Cemetery
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NSA. Otto
Franklin
Linda Adams
State Housing Authority
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