Herrin seeks more facts on 620000 water project bid
Herrin United seeks 620000 federal aid for water treatment and new mains. ARA regional director Chet Townsend says more information is needed on finances industrial employment payrolls and insurance concerns. City and Chamber of Commerce to provide details as Congress contemplates renewed facility grant authority.
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Herrin
Chet Townsend
The
Area Redevelopment Administration
City
Chamber of Commerce
ARA
Congress
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Crab
Orchard Lake
CTI Details Ready To Mail For Federal Loan
Central Technology Inc of Herrin seeks a 295100 loan from the Area Redevelopment Administration to fund growth plans. ARA regional director Chet Townsend says details were requested. The company projects 630 new jobs by 1964 and has secured 90800 in bank financing plus 445400 from local chambers, aiming to cover 22700 of 454000 total costs for space exploration components.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Technology Inc
Herrin
Area Redevelopment Administration
Chet Townsend
ARA
Herrin Company
CIT
Southern Illinois
Herrin and Marion Chambers of Commerce
Senate OKs Lake Measure to Speed Rend Lake Project
The Senate approved a bill allowing local work at Rend Lake to count toward the 46.1 million local share of the reservoir project. The measure, after House passage, moves to President Kennedy. It aims to accelerate site work and permits spending of 1.8 million already appropriated for road and bridge relocations in the lake area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Rend Lake
House of Representatives
Kennedy
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Pekin
Rend Lake Conservancy District
Congress
Chiefs' Wife Better Says Herrin Chief Roy Cole
Mrs. Mary Cole, wife of Herrin Police Chief Roy Cole, reported to be a little better today as she remains hospitalized in Herrin Hospital with a ruptured ulcer.
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Mary Cole
Herrin
Roy Cole
Cole
Murphysboro Chief cites faulty meters and weather for poor 1962 collections
Murphysboro Police Chief James Hiller blamed faulty parking meters, harsh weather, and light staffing for weak 1962 meter collections. A Greater Egypt Regional Planning Commission report notes meter wear, replacement in 1962, and gaps in enforcement.
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Murphysboro
James Hiller
Greater Egypt
Regional Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Christopher High School approves 160839 budget and 97000 tax levy
The Christopher High School Board of Education approves a 160,839 budget and 97,000 tax levy with funds allocated to educational, building, transportation and retirement. Expenditures total 101,200 educational and 30,363 bond fund plus other costs. The board plans to buy a 1957 pickup and 1959 station wagon from Federal Surplus Property and to sell a 1952 panel truck and a tractor.
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Christopher High School Board of Education
General Building Fund
Mines Working Friday Report Details
Mines working Friday include Fidelity Burning Star Burning Star 2 Old Ben 9 Old Ben 21 Orient 3 Orient 4 Orient Zeigler 3 Zeigler 4. The list specifies mine names and numeric designations indicating active shafts or sections for the day.
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Fidelity
Burning Star
Old Ben
Orient
Zeigler
Second Tax Bills Due In Jackson
Jackson County real estate second installments are due this week with Friday the last day to pay at the county treasurer’s office. Treasurer Raymond Mileur said payments without penalty interest are due by Saturday. The office will be closed Saturday for Labor Day, but taxpayers can pay at county banks Saturday morning to avoid interest. After the deadline a 1 percent per month penalty applies. all delinquent bills must be paid at the treasurer’s office. Collections through today total about 3.239 million of the current tax bill near 3.7 million, including 137,515.87 paid by railroads and utilities under protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Raymond Mileur
Mileur
Bid Opening Delayed for 175 West Frankfort Housing Units
The bid opening for 175 housing units in West Frankfort has been delayed from today to September 10 to give contractors more time to prepare their offers.
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West Frankfort
Plant Offers Re Employment After Strike at Mallory Plant
Du Quoin plan offered to rehire 110 union workers fired in a 31 day labor dispute with IAM. Woolsey excluded from rehiring. workers may apply as new hires by 4 p.m. Friday, losing seniority if they return. Company to bridge service length for those rehired. IAM not commenting. dispute began Aug 8 over promotion and seniority. A separate crash killed a steer on Rt 3 near Aldridge.
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du Quoin
International Association of Machinists
P.’R. Mallory & Co, Inc
Machinists
James Woolsey
Mallory
Gola Waters
Woolsey
Waters
Ray Christoffel
IAM
Crab Orchard Grant Use Limit Scrutinized
Interior officials study why Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge grant cannot fund recreation developments. A $125,000 Works Progress Act grant is limited to timber preservation, while Shawnee National Forest receives a larger grant used for recreation. Rep Gray plans legislation to transfer Crab Orchard recreation area to other agencies if needed.
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Dept. of the’ “Interior
Washington
Crab Orchard National, Wildlife Refuge
Iindis
Recreation Council
Congress
Refuge
Shawnee National Forest Administration
Dept. of the Interior
Kenneth J. Gray
West Frankfort
Forest Service
Crab Orchard Lake
Gray
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Carbondale Board Hires Park Planner Firm
Carbondale Park District reviewed four firms, interviewing McFadzean Everly, Carbondale Park Design Association, Scruggs and Hammond, and others. All four members agreed McFadzean Everly is best, praised for park planning specialization and value. A contract with McFadzean Everly will be signed soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Park District Board
McFadzean, Everly and Associates
Winnetka
Kenneth Miller
Carbondale Park Design Association
Fischer Hermeling-Koscher-Deley Inc
Carbondale
General Planning and Resource Consultants of
St. Louis
Simmonds
Pittsburgh Landscape Architects
Scruggs and Hammond
Peoria
McFadzean
Everly
Herbert Settle
Robert Allen
Tom Langdon
Marion Youth Plans 24-Inch Rocket Launch Friday
Jeff Gentry, a Marion High School junior, has FAA permission and city approval to launch a 24-inch rocket 2,000 feet high Friday at about 5 pm from Fabick Machinery Co. on Rt. 13 east of Marion. The 16-year-old built the craft after months of work, following a previous two stage test that disappeared from sight before parachuting down.
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Marion
Jeff Gentry
Federal Aeronautics Agency
A. R. Cagle
Fabick Machinery Co
Rt. 13
Jeff
Ruth Gentry
Virginia Ave
Countywide dog problem plan pushed by Cole Herrin
Police Chief Ray Cole proposes a county pound and two man dog catching crew to patrol towns and rural areas. The plan would share costs among communities and the county board, with a central pound and emergency call coverage. Cole says enforcement gaps exist as most towns lack full dog control. The Williamson County Humane Society offered pickups but has been fractured and ineffective.
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Herrin
Ray Cole
Carterville
Johnston
Cole
Hervia
Marion
Williamson County Humane Society
Anna Hospital Paychecks Delayed To Wednesday
Paychecks for Anna State Hospital staff will arrive late due to a breakdown in the State Dept of Mental Health main offices. Eight state hospitals face delays. Anna has 800 employees awaiting pay totaling $148,635.78 for two weeks. The department expects payroll processing to finish by Tuesday once the delay is cleared.
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Anna State Hospital
Anna Hospital
State Dept. of Mental Health
Anna
State Auditor
Parking Meter Reform Urged Before Murphysboro Lot Build
A regional planning report urges tighter meter enforcement and new funding plans before Murphysboro builds more parking. It proposes a citywide system, strict fines, and use of meter revenue for two to three years to fund a Locust Street lot, with possible federal grants and partial purchase of nearby properties.
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Tony Stevens
Murphysboro
Locust Street
Walnut ‘Street
10Th
14Th Streets
Central Business District
Jet
Wallstreet, Howell, Hines, Bozarth
Keller
James Patton Sr. dies in Carbondale at 71
James E. Patton Sr. of Rt. 1 Carbondale died at Doctors Hospital at 5 p m Wednesday after four days in care. Born May 3 1904 in New Haven he lived in Carbondale months and previously West Frankfort and East St. Louis where he worked as a butcher. He operated Pattons Excell Grocery in West Frankfort Heights and was a member of West Frankfort Second Baptist Church and East St. Louis Butchers Union. Survived by wife Opal White son James R. Patton Jr sister Mrs Welford McDaniel stepfather G E Eldridge and two grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p m Saturday at West Frankfort Second Baptist Church with Rev Wendell Garrison officiating. Burial Tower Heights Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p m Friday at Union Funeral Home West Frankfort.
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James E. Patton Sr
Rt. 1
Carbondale
West Frankfort
Doctors Hospital
East St. Louis
Patton
Excell
West Frankfort Heights
New Haven
Ila
Isabelle Black Patton
Second Baptist Church
Butchers’ ‘Union
Opal White
James R. Patton Jr
Welford McDaniel
G. E. Eldridge
Benton
Wendell Garrison
Tower Heights Cemetery
Union Funeral Home
Public Puts More Zip In Use Of ZIP
The public is putting more zip into postal ZIP codes area Post Offices say The Carbondale Post Office distributes to other area offices Carbondale Postmaster Virgil J Brown expects code use to be widespread within 30 days He could not estimate current usage The five digit ZIP code numbers were assigned to every post office and city delivery zone nationwide
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Carbondale
Virgil J. Brown
Brown
United States
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Herrin Fund
CTI
Ok’s Lake
du Quoin State Fair
Hiller
Lem
Terres
Ery
Hillery
Christopher Budget
Miss Hambletonian
Jean Martin
Hambletonian
Jackson
Company
Aldridge
John Hargis
Uranite City
Rt. 3
Board
Uth
12Th Streets
James Patton, SR
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