99 Nursing Beds Sought at Franklin County Hospital
A proposed 900000 addition to Franklin County Hospital in Benton would raise the 125 bed facility to 200 beds and add long term care. A 594000 grant covering 66 percent of the cost is requested under the Public Works Acceleration Act. Architects Conser and Morgan of Chicago prepare plans for physiotherapy occupational therapy and kitchen facilities adjoining the current building. If funded construction could finish by year end 1963. The hospital opened in ENB and is run by the Franklin County Hospital District from county tax revenues.
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Pranklin County Hospital
Benton
William Lamont
Conser and Morgan of
Chicago
Lamont
Enb
Franklin County Hospital District
James First Bank Robbery by Jesse James in Russellville
The outlaw Jesse James and five gunmen robbed the Southern Deposit Bank in Russellville on March 21, 1868, taking about $9,000. A mural in the bank building, now a library, depicts the raid as a local historical note.
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James
Russellville, Ky
Jesse James
Southern Deposit Bank
East Herrin street improvement costs rise for city share
Final cost breakdown shows East Herrin street project increasing city participation to 164,933 dollars from 155,000. State covers half the total. original estimate was 311,000. Engineering and supervision details list 140,022 for construction, 13,804 for consulting, and 11,106 for design. state bears design supervision costs.
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Williamson County Airport Authority
Acces Authority
Ruaways
Vabondale
Elmer Snyerway
Ender
Alarming mistake pulls alarm false call in Tucson
Tucson fire units responded to a downtown alarm after staffers Ted Craig and Charles Burkhart watched a young woman named Jeffers pull the alarm. She believed it would permit dropping letters into a mailbox.
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Tucson
Arizona Daily Star
Ted Craig
Charles Burkhart
Jeffers
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