Three Hurt In SIU Carbondale Collision Near University Park
Firemen removed Deanne McCredie 19 of Southern Hills and Wayne Brooks from the McCredie car after an early morning crash near University Park. Passenger Robert Wheelwright 21 suffered facial lacerations. All were treated at Doctors Hospital then SIU Health Service. driver Alvin Daume 62 was treated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Frank Yates
Wayne Brooks
Deanne McCredie
Southern Hills
University Park
McCredie
Robert Wheelwright
Doctors Hospital
Southern Illinois Universi
Ty Health Service
Alvin Daume
Herrin considers near doubling of garbage tax
City attorney and mayor propose raising the garbage tax from 5.7 to 9.7 cents per 100 assessable valuation. Last year revenue was 38 227 dollars. the increase would nearly double income. A plan to transfer about 20 000 dollars from city, bonds into a sidewalk fund. The tax would apply next year if approved, not this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Snyder Herrin
Fred A. Henderson
Henderson
City Reports Demolition Suit in Carbondale
City officials told the Carbondale City Council two demolition suits have been filed as part of a drive to raze 10 Northeast houses. Residents had petitioned for action after earlier requests. two buildings remain standing with notices to abate the nuisance filed.
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City of
Carbondale
J. Edward Helton
Helton
Tax Due Deposits For November Must Be Made By Dec 15
Employers liable for income tax withheld and social security taxes exceeding 100 dollars must deposit the taxes by December 15. Deposits may be made at a Federal Reserve bank or an authorized commercial bank. Copies of Employer's Tax Guide with detailed information are available at Internal Revenue offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Bank
Internal Revenue
Carbondale Council OKs Stop Signs and Annexation Talk
The Carbondale City Council approved stop signs in the northwest area at intersections including Chestnut Kennicott Rigdon Carico Michaels and Oak at University. Annexation discussion was delayed after stoppage on tying Baine property to sewer taps and building codes. Marion Fite was hired in the water and sewer department replacing Charles McCaughan with a $355 monthly salary.
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Carbondale
Frank Kirk
Sycamore Street
Eastwest
Chestnut
Kennicott
Rigdon
Bridge Street
Hickory
Laurel
Carico
Michaels Street
Oak Street
University Avenue
Olen Baine
Sycamore St
Kirk
Baine
Marion Fite
W. Pecan Sr
Water and Sewer Department
Charles McCaughan
Fite
Benton Accepts Revised Water Pact With District
Benton City Council reviews a revised water contract from the Bend Lake Conservancy District. The new terms charge Benton only for water actually used, instead of a higher amount from the original offer.
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Benton City
Bend Lake Conservancy District
Benton
Carbondale Sells Water System Bonds
Carbondale approved a water system revenue bond sale with John Nuveen and Co. Inc. as low bidder at 4.22 percent. Bonds totaling 980 500 will fund doubling capacity at the South Wall Street plant, expanding to add four large filter beds, a new clear well, and settling tank. Oakes Construction Co. won a 745 575 contract. work to start after year’s start.
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Carbondale
John Nuveen and Co. Inc
Chicago
South Wall Street
Oakes Construction Co
Metropolis
City Public Property
Joseph Ragsdale Jr
Water Department
South Wall
East Park Streets
Herrin Aims to Upgrade Dilapidated Housing
Herrin Codes Inspector Charles G Saddler has begun enforcing the city housing code by mailing notices demanding immediate upgrading or demolition of unoccupied dilapidated houses. He has sent three notices and is identifying owners for more, with names to be withheld until condemnation actions arise.
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Herrin
Charles G. Saddler
Sadler
Coca Cola Bottling Co
Carbondale
Council Splits Vote on Chester City Council Appointment
A 4-3 council vote appoints J. Clay Tindall, former Ward 3 alderman, to fill Ward 4 vacancy created by Charles Best’s resignation. Tindall, a Menard Penitentiary guard, previously served 1959-1963 and 1958 as a council appointee.
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Chester
J. Clay Tindall
Charles Best
Best
Tindall
Ben Tiller
Charles Blechle
Herbert Lochhead
Lorin Douglas
Glen Ohlau
L. A. Faverty
E. Ralph May
Menard Penitentiary
Fire damages Herrin home at 616 S. 12th St
A fire Monday damaged the attic and roof of Mrs Mary Jane McVey s residence at 616 South 12th Street Herrin Illinois Both Herrin fire trucks were needed to extinguish the blaze A Carterville fire truck stood by at the Herrin station in case of another fire while the two engines operated
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Mary Jane McVey
S. 12Th St
Herrin
Carterville
Man Charged In Theft Bound To Grand Jury
Kenneth Harris, 23, Eldorado, waived a preliminary hearing and was bound over to the grand jury on a theft charge in Williamson County Circuit Court. Harris appeared before Judge Harry McCabe in Saline County. He was arrested in Saline County on a warrant from Tom Kirkpatrick, Johnston City, for a pocket record player and other items. Bond set at $2,000. Harris in Williamson County jail with public defender George Morgan.
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Kenneth Harris
Eldorado
Williamson County
Harris
Harry McCabe
Saline County
Tom Kirkpatrick
Johnston City
Kirkpatrick
Atty
George Morgan
Hearing Set on Hurst-Bush Annexation to Herrin District
A Jan 3 hearing before the Williamson County Board of School Trustees will consider annexing Hurst-Bush High and Grade districts into Herrin Unit School District. County Supt Leslie Stilley expects approval as two thirds of Hurst-Bush voters favor the move and districts consent. Jackson County trustees must also approve since part of the high school district lies there. no Jackson County students are involved. If approved in Jackson County the annexation takes effect July 1.
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Hurst-Bush
Herrin Unit
Williamson County Board of School Trustees
Leslie Stilley
Jackson County
College
Jackson
Williamson
Williamson County
Carrier Mills
West Frankfort
Christopher
Franklin County
du Quoin
Perry County
Elverado
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Rend Lake
Curtis Parker
Mt. Vernon
Jonesboro Hears Proposal For New 30 Acre Lake
The Jonesboro City Council reviewed engineer surveys for a 30 acre water supply lake but took no action. Mayor Ecker said plans may shift due to aerial land scope, needed abstracts, and watershed limits. Federal funds may aid construction, with past drilling costs noted.
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Jonesboro
William A. Ecker Sr
Ecker
John T. Blankinship
J. T. Blankinship and Associates
Murphysboro
Blankinship
Statesmanship urged for statewide junior college plans
A Monday meeting of 60 educators and laymen urged careful planning for Illinois junior college districts. Gerald Smith warned against rushing petitions and favoring a broad, statewide system to avoid long term problems. Discussions covered Six-County Bend Lake and Rend Lake proposals, with boundary questions and regional study plans ongoing.
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D. G. Schumacher
Southern Illinoisan
Gerald Smith
Illinois Junior College Board
Southern Illinois University
Jacob Bach
Department of Educational Administration and Supervision
SIU
Southern Illinois
Smith
Bend Lake
Little Egypt
Gertrude C. Kahn
Pekin Hosewife
State Junior College Board
Carmi
Rend Lake
Wabash Valley College
Mount Carmel
Southeastern College
Harrisburg
Olney Junior
Allen Baker
Pinckneyville
Greater Egypt
Golda Taylor Dies At 55 In Rockwood
Golda Mildred Taylor of Rockwood died Monday in Anna after a brief illness. Born February 24, 1910 in Anniston Missouri, she married John Taylor in 1932. She leaves her husband, her mother Laura Stewart, a daughter Anita Taylor, a brother Dallas Stewart, and a sister Willie Brasher. Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at Schroeder Funeral Chapel Chester. Burial Pleasant Ridge Cemetery near Rockwood. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today.
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Golda Mildred Taylor
Rockwood
Anna
Anniston
Bedford
Laura Smith Stewart
John Taylor
St. Louis
Taylor
Assembly of God Church
Laura Stewart
Anita Taylor
Dallas Stewart
Willie Brasher
Imperial
Schroeder
Chester
Clarence Vickers
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
East St. Louis Lawyer Named Randolph County Magistrate
East St. Louis attorney James F. Wheatly, 60, is appointed associate magistrate of the Randolph County Circuit Court by Circuit Judge Richard Carter. He will serve Chester Evansville and Sparta on a judge set schedule and establish an office in Chester. Wheatly, a 1936 St Louis University Law School graduate, has practiced in St. Louis and East St. Louis and has served as VA field attorney and a state motor carriers hearing officer.
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East St. Louis
Randolph County
Richard Carter
James F. Wheatly
Old Bunkum Road
East St. St. Louis
Wheatly
Chester
Evansville
Sparta
St. Louis University Law School
St. Louis
McGlynn and McGlynn
Veterans Administration
State Division of Motor Carriers
Gresham of Herrin Dies After Car Leave
Norman E. Gresham 63 of 701 S Sixth St Herrin died at Marion Memorial Hospital after his car left Rt 148 near Orchill. Coroner says heart attack. He worked at Diagraph Bradley, was IAM Herrin Local member, born June 26 1902 in Christian County Kentucky. He is survived by Ruby wife Lyndol son and siblings. Services were to be held at Keightley Hopkinsville with Riverside Cemetery burial. واب
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Norman E. Gresham
S. Sixth St
Herrin
Marion Memorial Hospital
Rt. 148
Orcill
Williamson County
Paul Litton
Gresham
Litton
Diagraph- Bradley Industries Inc
Orchill
Mr. Gresham
Christian County
W. C
Mary Gililand Gresham
Ruby Woosley
Clarksville
Tenn
Diagraph Bradley
International Association of Machinists
Sinking Fork
Christian Church
Hopkinsville
Ruby
Lyndol Gresham
Peoria
Logan Gresham
Clarence
Othar Gresham
Cerulean
Ada Cornelius
Ora Poole
Keightley Funeral Home
Riverside Cemetery
George van Natta
Student Hurt in Carbondale Cycle Crash
James E. Bush an 18 year old Southern Illinois University student from Gibson City was injured when his motorcycle collided with a car driven by Stuart A. Fox 21 of Carbondale. Bush was treated at Doctors Hospital Carbondale and released. The 7 20 p m crash occurred on South University Avenue.
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James E. Bush
Southern Illinois University
Gibson City
Carbondale
Stuart A. Fox
S.llinois Ave
Bush
Doctors Hospital
South University Avenue
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Hurst-Bush Annexation
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Monroe
Perry
St. Clair County
Washington County
Trico, Gorham
Freeburg
Monroe Deming
Vincent A. Birch
Belleville
Rend Lake District
Ellis Henson
Mt. Vernon High School
New Bend Lake District
Henson
Golda Taylor
N. E. Gresham of
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