Construction Progress On Murphysboro Nursing Home Addition
Workmen on a 28 bed addition to Jackson County Nursing Home in Murphysboro continue on schedule. Earl Hubbs and Oliver Weberling of MacDonald Interamerican Construction Co. St. Louis work on the reef. The $236,614 air conditioned structure must be completed by May 8 according to John Chapman. Outside walls and concrete floor have been completed.
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Jackson County
Murphyshoro
Earl Hubbs
Oliver
John Chapman
Toy Collection Points Named for Christmas Party
The Carbondale East Side Improvement League lists toy drop spots at Olivet Freewill Baptist Church and Bethel A M E Church for a Christmas party. Youths from Crab Orchard Job Corps will repair items. The event is Monday December 27 at the Community Center in the Jackson County housing project Oak and Marion streets. Parents may bring children. call Richard Hayes or Roscoe Bowers for pickups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale East Side Improvement League
Olivet Freewill Baptist Church
N. Marion St
Bethel A. M. E
E. Jackson St
Richard Hayes
Crab Orchard
Jackson County
Oak and
Marion Streets
Hayes
Roscoe Bowers
Nativity Scene Planned by SIU and City in Carbondale
SIU faculty and students join Carbondale residents to present a Christmas Nativity Scene on the Holden Hospital lawn. Chair Dave Keene of Keene Transfer and Storage leads the project begun in 1961 with Don Winsor as assistant. The display runs Dec 13 to Jan 4, nightly 5 to 9, featuring a 14 by 24 foot creche, life size figures, live animals, and performances by the Carbondale Community High School band and local groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Holden Hospital
Dave Keene
Keene Transfer and Storage Co
Don Winsor
SIU
Stu’s Vocational - Technical Institute
SIU Farms
Carbondale Community
Carbondale Garden Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Police Brief: Grand Tower Speeding Fine
Dallas H. Glade was fined 15 for speeding in Grand Tower. The article appears in The Southern Illinoisan with standard publication details and addresses for Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro offices.
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Grand Tower
Dallas H. Glade
Elkville Soldier Serves as Motor Mechanic Near Saigon
Harold D Horn, 18, of Elkville serves as a motor mechanic in a U S Army motor pool near Saigon in South Viet Nam. He was 18 in September and deployed Oct 14. His brother Robert A Horn serves aboard a supply ship in the Mediterranean. Both are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Allen R Horn of Rt 2 Elkville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold D. Horn
Elkville
U.S. Army
Saigon
Viet Nam
Horn
Defense Department
Robert A. Horn
Mediterranean Sea
Allen R. Horn
Rt. 2
Meeting Postponed for Southern Illinois Civil Defense Association
The fall meeting of the Southern Illinois Civil Defense Association, set for December 5 in Salem, is postponed to January 2, 1966 at 1 30 p m in the American Legion Hall in Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois Civil Defense Association
Salem
American Legion Hall
Athletic Fee Referendum Set at SIU Carbondale
Southern Illinois University Carbondale students vote Thursday on an athletic fee increase from $2 to $6 per quarter starting summer term. The plan funds about 130 NCAA scholarships covering room board and tuition plus $15 monthly for athletes. Admission would be free for students at contests, replacing ticket sales for football and basketball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Senate
School of Technology
VTI
Southern Acres
Murphysboro Driver Murphy Carr Fined for Right of Way Violation
In Murphysboro Sherman S. Carr was fined 15 dollars for failing to yield the right of way. The court noted no further penalties and Carr appealed the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Sherman S. Carr
Two Injured in Three Vehicle Crash Near Sparta
State Police reported three vehicle collision on Rt 4 a mile south of Sparta left two people with minor injuries. Charles Cleland 72 and Lela Shomonic 34 treated but not hospitalized while Kenneth Kirk 32 escaped unharmed.
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Sparta
Charles E. Cleland
Cutler
Lela M. Shomonic
Steeleville
Kenneth L. Kirk
Chester
Rt. 4
Cleland
Shomonic
Kirk
James M. Palmer
Harrisburg
Joe Hughes
Fredonia
Marion
Susan L. Cross
Richard T. McCormick
Carbondale
Old Rt
Clay D. Beckman
Eagles District Meeting Set
The Herrin Eagles host a district meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Eagles Ballroom 205 N 16th St. Eagles President Ernest Branca presides as 25 new members are initiated by the Herrin ritual team. Claude Piersall of Harrisburg will speak on Medicare changes in the Social Security Act beginning January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Eagles
Eagles
16Th St
Visiting hours revised at Union Hospital Anna
New administrator Eugene Powell started Nov 15 and changed Union Hospital Anna visiting hours to 1 to 8 p.m. The morning 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. visits were eliminated to allow patients meals baths medications and rest before visitors arrive, Powell said.
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Union Hospital
Anna
Eugene Powell
Powell
Senior Class Play Friday in Benton
The Benton High School senior class presents the comedy More Than Welcome on Friday at 8 p.m. in the old high school gym. Admission costs 40 cents for students, 50 cents for adults, and 65 cents for reserved seats. Cast includes Elaine Saxe, David Lance, Tim Piper, Lynn Lowery, Linda Barminski, Gaye West, Patty Jenkins, John Herbek, Jim Smith, Cindy Hartley, Regina Midgett, Renne Snider, Donetta Howard, Gary Simpson, Jim Page, Susan Lewis, and Richard Dale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton High School
Elaine Saxe
David Lance
Tim Piper
Lynn Lowery
Linda Barminski
Gaye West
Patty Jenkins
John Herbek
Jim Smith
Cindy Hartley
Regina Midgett
Renne Snider
Donetta Howard
Gary Simpson
Jim Page
Susan Lewis
Richard Dale
Fifth graders visit Southern Illinois Airport field trip
Fifth graders from University School Carbondale view airplanes engines and related airport activities during a recent trip. Earl Williams SIU AFROTC flight instructor led the group and explained aviation mysteries to the students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University School
Carbondale
Teries
Southern Illinois
Earl Williams Siu
Post Office for Stonefort Approved in Bid
The U S Postmaster General announced a successful bid for a new Stonefort post office building. Mr and Mrs J D Osborne Olmstead will construct a 1012 square foot building costing about 12500 with a 48 square foot platform and 2160 square feet for parking and maneuvering. The facility will be leased for five years with two five year renewal options at 1470 per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Stonefort
Kenneth J Gray
J. D. Osborne
Olmstead
Gray
YMCA To Plan Future Work At Murphysboro Meeting
The Murphysboro YMCA will meet at 7 30 p.m. today in the City National Bank meeting room to plan activities. Ted Lawless, chairman, says major decisions will be made about the YMCA’s future. Attendance is open to anyone interested in YMCA activities.
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Murphysboro Young Men’s Christian Association
City National Bank
Murphysboro
Ted Lawless
YMCA
Suitcase Stolen at Carbondale Depot
Jack Overcash reports theft of a suitcase and its contents at the Illinois Central Railroad depot in Carbondale late Monday afternoon.
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Jack Overcash
E. Stoker St
Carbondale
Illinois Central Railroad
Carbondale Plans Eight-Story Public Housing Project
An architect’s drawing shows an eight story public housing building to be built on the west side of South Marion Street between Walnut and Elm in Carbondale. The project will house 70 elderly tenants. Simon Rettberg and Garrison, Carbon.
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Carbondale
South Marion Street
Walnut and
Elm Streets
Simon Rettberg and
Garrison
Carbon
Frick Promoted to Second Class Petty Officer Aboard Kitty Hawk
John L. Frick son of Mr and Mrs Arnold Frick of Rt 1 Marion promoted to second class petty officer aboard the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk in the Far East combat zone. Frick is married to Melba Collie who stays with her parents Mr and Mrs Dale McNeill Jr in Marion while he serves.
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John L. Frick
Arnold Frick
Rt. 1
Marion
Far East Combat Zone
Frick
Melba Collie
Dale McNeill Jr
Jonesboro Plans Delayed Over Founding Date
Eight Jonesboro citizens form sesquicentennial committee to verify if the city was founded in 1816 or 1818. If 1818 is confirmed, plans for next year’s celebration will be canceled. George C. Rice leads the effort as general chairman. a library research phase is planned with a meeting next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesboro
State Library
George C. Rice
Rice
Ira C. Nelson Rites in Marion Thursday
Funeral services for Ira C. Nelson 80 of Marion will be 3 p m Thursday at Wilson Funeral Home Marion with the Rev C R Walker officiating. Burial will be in New Rose Hill Cemetery Friends may call after 6 p m today Nelson a Bank of Marion director served as city clerk 1955 1959 and was a school board member for 12 years and Rotary Club president.
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Ira C. Nelson
W. Main St
Marion
Wilson Funeral Home
C. R. Walker
New Rose Hill Cemetery
Nelson
Marion Memorial Hospital
Bank of
Union Housing Authority Renames Leadership After Restructuring
Union County Housing Authority discontinues the executive manager post and promotes the office secretary and bookkeeper to assistant executive director. Cobden units total 30 with 18 families and 12 elderly rentals. Cobden residents Lawrence and Chamness take new roles as executive manager and assistant director. Officers re elected include Fred Rixleben as chairman, Needham as vice chairman, and Ira Casper as secretary treasurer.
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Union County Housing Authoiity
Public Housing Administration
Chicago
Authority
Audit Authority
Fred Rixleben
PHA
Union Authority
Cobden
Randal Lawrence Jr
Lawrence
Lawrence Box and Basket Co
Vicki Chamness
Jonesboro
Chamness
Ira Casper
Casper
C. E. Needham
Dongola
Henry F Zimmer 81 dies after one week illness
Henry F Zimmer of Hurst dies at 81 in St Joseph Hospital Murphysboro after a week long illness. He is survived by his wife Effie Connelly and children James Carbondale Gordon Joe and Mary Hartman. Masonic services and funeral planned at Walker Funeral Home and Hurst Christian Church with burial at Blairsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Zimmer
Hurst
St. Joseph Hospital
Murphysboro
James Zimmer
Carbondale
Missouri- Pacific
Brotherhood of Railroad
Hurst Masonic Lodge
Okanville
Fred
Mary McLaughlin Zimmer
Effie A. Connelly
James
Gordon F
Joe
Millsalley
Calif
Mary C. Hartman
Waterloo
Walker Funeral Home
Hurst Christian Church
Kent Hickerson
Blairsville
Easements Delay Work On Big Ditch Project
A $138 000 flood relief project in West Frankfort known as the Big Ditch drainage canal awaits three easements from the Central Railroad and the Pago and Eastern Illinois Railroad. Final approval is needed before bids can be let. one easement was disputed after the railroad refused access. State funds were granted last session and the project is managed by the state Department of Public Works and Buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Big Ditch
Jack Bass
R. A. Nack and Associates
Iiki
Central Railroad
Bass
C & EI
State Dept. of Public Works and Buildings
Sparta Man James Wasson Dies at 73
James A. Wasson 73 of Sparta died Tuesday at Sparta Community Hospital. Born Aug 13 1892 in Sparta son of Samuel J and Margaret Boyd Wasson he married Elizabeth Kirkpatrick who preceded him. He leaves two sons J G Wasson West Chester and Willard J Wasson Indianapolis a sister Miss Jennie Wasson and eight grandchildren. Funeral 2 pm Friday Trinity United Presbyterian Church Sparta with Rev William H Hughes officiating. Burial Union Cemetery Sparta. Friends may call Walk er Funeral Home after 6 pm today.
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James A. Wasson
Sparta
Sparta Community Hospital
Samuel J
Margaret Boyd Wasson
Elizabeth Kirkpatrick
Wasson
Oak Park
Park View Presbyterian Church
J. G
Westchester
Willard J
Indianapolis
Ind
Jennie Wasson
Allen H. Davis of Herrin Dies at 78
Allen H. Davis 78 of 213 20th Street Herrin died at 9 45 p m Tuesday in Herrin Hospital after a 30 day stay. Born May 22, 1887 in Allen County Kentucky he was a retired miner and a member of UMWA Local 1776 and First Christian Church Herrin. Survived by wife Mae Cummings Davis a daughter Mrs Lillian Crain Herrin a daughter Mrs Dolores Moore Du Quoin a son Allen Jr Chicago Heights a sister Mrs Lucy Hamby Evansville Indiana brothers Carlos Dawson Springs Kentucky and Robert Harriman Tennessee a granddaughter Mrs Georgia Hood East Chicago Indiana and six more grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at George Van Natta Funeral Home Herrin with burial in Herrin City Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p m Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Davis
Herrin
Allen H. Davis
20Th St
Allen County
Stanton and
Arcina Hudson Davis
UMWA
First Christian Church
Mae Cummings
Greenville
Daughers
Lillian Crain
Dolores Moore
du Quoin
Allen Jr
Chicago Heights
Lucy Hamby
Evansville
Ind
Carlos
Dawson Springs
Robert
Harriman
Tenn
Georgia Hood
East Gary
George van Natta
Darris Hamilton
Herrin City Cemetery
Ruth L Vogler Fined Fifteen for Speeding in West Frankfort
Ruth L Vogler of West Frankfort was fined 15 dollars after a speeding violation. Proceedings listed the offense and penalty in municipal records.
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West Frankfort
Ruth L. Vogler
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Dean
Doan
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Southern Illinoisan
North Illinois Corporation
West Main Street
North 16Th Street
South Roe Street
Illinois
Athletic Fee
Benton
Bobbi Anne Smith
Carbondale High Rise
Union Housing Authority
Henry Zimmer
James Wasson
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