Area Couple's Hobby Grows Out Of House
Ben Gelman reports Roy and Afton Williams of Carbondale turned their orchid and African violet collection into Southern Illinois' largest greenhouse operation. Their 18 by 41 foot aluminum orchid house adjoins a brick showroom. they keep 400 large Cattleya orchids, hundreds of smaller varieties, and over 1,000 African violets. The enterprise is a family hobby tied to half ownership of Williams Appliance Store, with both families sharing duties. The couple plans a second greenhouse as the collection multiplies and the hobby outgrows their two houses.
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Ben Gelman
Windsan
Roy Williams
Carbondale
Illinois
Roy
Afton
Williams
Willams
Charles F. Harris
Harris
Harrises
Old Rt. 13
Mrs. Williams
Ray Williams
Murphysboro Car Hits Parked Vehicle as Driver Flees
James L Morgan of 711 South Poplar Street Carbondale reported his parked car was struck by an unknown vehicle that fled the scene. Police noted two witnesses and observed a license plate for future parking lot plans near the hit and run location. No charges filed. Benton man held the license. City of Murphysboro pursuing property purchases including the former F S Craine Furniture Co building and Koenig Feed Store as clear title was obtained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Morgan
S. Poplar St
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Polite
Joe Williams
F. S. Craine Furniture Co
N. 11Th 1St
Koenig
Ial
N. 14Th St
City plan clears sites for razing and parking delay
The Murphysboro Plan Commission recommends razing buildings and acquiring two additional parcels in the area north of Locust Street. The city will clear the sites but postpone action on the parking lot until all properties are secured.
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Murphysboro Plan Commission
Williams
Locust Street
Williamson Humane Shelter Carves Help From Local Effort
Mary Robinson leads Williamson County Humane Society in Herrin, building a dog shelter west of Herrin funded by about $900 in donations. The modest facility behind the Harry Lewis Jr. home on the Herrin Colp Road houses 41 dogs and 17 puppies, with room for 56, while staff feed and care for them, seek homes, and manage policing of cruelty reports. The shelter runs on limited pledges and self-funded needs, with dogs adopted after a week unless relinquished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Moser
Herrin
Mary Robinson
Williamson County Humane Society
Harry Lewis Jr
Herrin Colp Road
Ciety
Jes
Robinson
Zerin-Johnston City Road
Robert
Trailers drop as SIU students move to dorms in Carbondale
Studies by Carbondale city and Southern Illinois University show 875 residents in trailers in 1962 now about 550 single undergraduates in 279 trailers remain. University rules since 1953 push undergraduates toward supervised housing, reducing off campus trailer occupancy and easing city water sewer strain while dormitory building rises in the southeast.
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Erik Stottrup
Southern Illnoisen
Carbondale
Southern Tlinois University
Vocational Technical Institute
Carterville
U Is
Ajita Kuo
SIU
University
Kuo
SIU Board of Trustees
Thomas Easterly
Carbondale Building and Zoning
Easterly
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Morgan
South Poplar Street
Williamson Humane Shelter
Carbondale Tow
Harrisburg
Julius Schoendienst
Harry Lewis
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