Carbondale to Get New West Side Ice Station Edge
Philip Kimmel Hart, a former onactman, oversees a Snyder Construction Co crew assembling frames for a new ice station on the north side. The facility will be located at the corner of South Oakland Avenue and West Walnut Street in Carbondale. workers expect the frames to arrive this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Snyder Construcion Co
Herrin
Cox
South Oakland Avenue
West Walnut Street
Secretary Search Tops Carbondale Chamber Plan
The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce will seek a successor to secretary Augusta Milligan as a top priority once the new board takes over January 1. President-elect B H Davenport said a replacement should be found within 60 days, with meetings set for the third Thursday of each month through 1961 at 7:30 p.m. in the chamber office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Milligan
Carondale Chamber of Commerce
B. H. Davenport
Milligan
Davenport
Chamber
W. Mair St
Lochner
Southern Ilinois University
University Center
Washington Avenue
Willis Phillips Dies in Marion
Willis Phillips, 78, of Marion died Tuesday at Marion Memorial Hospital. Born January 27, 1887, in Williamson County, he married Betsy Huffstutler in Paducah March 8, 1997. He was a hod carrier and member of Second Baptist Church Modern Woodmen and the local union. Survived by wife and several children and grandchildren. burial in Maplewood Cemetery. Services at 3 p.m. at Mitchell Funeral Home with Rev. J. D. McCarty officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Phillips
Marion
al P
Marion Memorial Hospital
Williamson County
Betsy Jane Huffstutler
Paducah
Second Baptist Church
Modern Woodmen
Phillips
Murial Benton
Johnston City
Paul
Carbondale
Pearl Arnold
Nell Johnson
East
Moline
Gertie’ Jackson
Stella Jarvis
J. D. McCarty
Maple
Fiiwood
Mitchell Funeral
T. R. Brown
SIU Purchases Lot Ending Zoning Problems
Southern Illinois University board approves purchase of the house and lot at 800 S Illinois Ave for 29300, removing a zoning dispute after repeated city petitions for rezoning. The option on the property existed since February, with prior opposition from adjacent residential property owners. Other recent SIU acquisitions listed include 713 W Mill St, 200 Wall St, 505 W Mill St, 710 W Chautauqua St, 311 W Mill St, 606 W Grand Ave, and 015 Forest Ave among others with varied sellers and prices.
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S. Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Charles W
Nell Hudgens
University Lig
Hudgens
Adjotning Residential
Stu
SIU
W. Mil St
Roy BR
Mabel M. Smith
Wall St
Clifford H
Maynie E. Fore
W. Mill St
Annemarie Krause
W. Chautauqua St. William
Nannie May Gray
Harry S., Harriss
Forest Ave
Imogene Sanders
Grand Ave
David and
Anna
Herrick
Ozark Woman Dies at Sister's Home
Mrs. Anna Gertrude McLean an 88 year old Ozark resident died at 6 pan Tuesday at her sister Mrs Tom Welty 505 S 16th St She had been ill two months She was born Oct 14 1877 in Stonefort Her parents John and Polly Whitaker married Will McLean in 1898 He died in 1927 She leaves sisters Alma Welty of Herrin and Katherine Maloney of East Molin Funeral services will be at pit Friday in the chapel at Robinson Cemetery Burial will be in Robinson Cemetery Friends may call after 10 a.m Thursday at Johnson Funeral Home a prayer service to be conducted by Rev Gerald Gulley at p.m Friday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Gertrude McLean
Ozark
Pan
Tom Welty
S. 16Th St. Hertin
Stonefort
John
Polly Robinson Whitaker
Will McLean
Qaark
Alma’ Welty
Herrin
Katherine Maloney
East Molin
Pit
Robinson Cemetery
Johnson Funeral Home
Gerald Gulley
Herrin First Methodist Church
Mrs Nobles Dies Leaves 102 Direct Descendants
Ware woman Mrs. Sarah S. Nobles died at 7 p m Monday at her home. She leaves 102 direct descendants including sons Claude Fox of IMU Vernon and Louis Fox of Detroit. Daughters Kathryn Smith, Margie Winters, Ruby Duty, Della Linton, Alma Teller. 28 grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren, 14 great great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p m Thursday Norris and Son Funeral Home Jonesboro with Rev Floyd Lacey officiating. burial Beech Grave Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah S. Nobles
Ware
Nobles
Cobden
C. C
Mary Gregory King
Claude Fox
Imu. Vernon
Louis Fox
Detroit
Mich
Kathryn Smith
Margie Winters
Ruby Duty
Della Linton J
Alma Teller
Jonesboro
Neal King
Alto Pass
Bertha Wilson
Beulah Cook
Carbondale
Arlena Gregory
Ellis Grove
Norris and Son Funeral
Floyd Lacey
Beech Grave
Rites Planned for Mrs Clar ite Watkins 60
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Gilead Church near Simpson for Mrs Clar ite Watkins of Chicago who died Monday. Burial will follow at 345 p.m. in East Lawn Cemetery near Herrin. She was a former Herrin and Simpson resident and died at a daughter’s home in Lockport. Survived by husband David of Chicago, son Bill of Oak Park, sister Mrs John Smith of Tunnel Hill and four grandchildren.
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Clarite Watkins
Chicago
Gilead
Simpson
East Lawn
Herrin
Watkins
Herrin and Simpson
Lockport
David
Bill Watkins
Oak Park
John Smith
Tunnel Hill
Chamber Backs Airport Deal Approval of SIU Purchase
The Carbondate Chamber of Commerce voted Tuesday night to approve SIU's purchase of Midwestern Iaera Service assets at Southern Illinois Airport. The board will send letters of approval to STA Board Chairmen John Page Wham and Floyd Hart. The sale, cited by Kenneth Parrish as speeding airport development without service loss, follows Midwestern's prior operation of the airport and transfer of the operator's contract to SIU. University officials say the move fits SIU aviation training plans, with projected costs including building a duplicate mechanical shop at the Vocational-Technical Institute estimated at 892,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Iaera Service, Inc
Southern Ilinois
Carbondate ‘Chamber of Commerce Board
STA
John Page Wham
Centralia
Floyd [Hart
Southern Miirors
Parrish
New Era Dairy Company
Midwestern
Thas
SIU
Chamber
Iwestern
Gene, Neibert
Elliott Kerring
Vocational-Technical Institute
Creal Springs Man Held On Charges
David E. Jones, 22, of Creal Springs, was arrested by state trooper Verlyn Dobbins on illegal transportation of liquor and driving without a license on the Herrin Colp Road. He is held in Williamson County Jail awaiting arraignment. officials say he is wanted on a Pulaski County charge and was recently released from Vandalia penal farm.
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David E. Jones
Rt. 2
Creal Springs
Verlyn Dobbins
Dobbins
Jones
Herrin-Colp
Williamson County
Justice of the Peace
Elmer Farmer
Pulaski County
Vandalia
Rites Set For Cobden Woman Eliza Childers
Mrs. Eliza Childers 77 of Cobden died Tuesday at Union County Hospital Anna. Born November 25 1832 in Union County she married Arthur A Childers November 6 1906. Survived by children Myrl Basil Melvin Ford Clovis Evelyn and others. Floyd killed in service 1944. Funeral arrangements at Broadway Funeral Home Cobden with Rev. Robert Piersol officiating burial in Cobden Cemetery.
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Eliza Childers
Cobden
Union County
Anna
Childers
Dess A. Childers
Myrl
Basil
Carbondale
Melvin
Milwaukee
Wise
Ford
Fairfield
Clovis
Evelyn
Cleveland
Ohio
Floyd
Cobden Cemetery
Girl Bitten By Dog Gets $3300 Award
A three thousand three hundred dollar out of court settlement was awarded to an year old Carterville girl, J Nita Myers, daughter of J J and Mrs Myers of Prosperity Street, for a facial dog bite. The incident occurred in Frost, July 19, 1959, leaving a slim scar.
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Carterville
J'Nita Myers
J. J. Myers
Prosperity St
Dean First
Williamson County
Myers
Colleen Bogard Rites Friday
Colleen Bogard 85 of Carterville died Tuesday at Carbondale Doctors Hospital after a stroke. Born Aug 31 in Carterville she was lifetime resident, daughter of Allie Artz and Rosa Hopkins Artz, married John Bogard in 1923 in Paducah. Survived by husband, father, daughter Mrs James Howerton, sons Richard and Harry, Thomas in San Diego, sisters, brother, four grandchildren. Funeral 1 p.m. Friday at Riggin Funeral Home with Rev Curt Morelock officiating. Burial Oakwood Cemetery Carterville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Colleen Bogard
Ellis Ave
Carterville
Doctors Hospital
Carbondale
Ms. Bogard
Allie
Rosa Hopkins Artz
John’ Woasts
Paducah
Roy Adams
Herrin
Wayne Artz
Riggin Funeral
Curt Morelock
Macy Stree
ID Stree
Du Quoin Woman Helen Pugh Dies at 62
Mrs Helen Pugh 62 of 402 E Cole St Du Quoin died Tuesday at her daughter's home. She was a member of Hope Bethel Lodge 15 Amer ican Legion Auxiliary First Baptist Church and Fidelis Sunday School class. Born November 8 1884 in Pinckneyville she married Earl Pugh in 1920. Survived by a daughter and several sisters and three grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at Du Quoin First Baptist Church with burial at Sunset Memorial Park. The casket will not be opened at the church.
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Helen Pugh
E. Cole $T
du Quoin
Ure
Pinckneyville
Halleck Mausker
Earl Pugh Get
Pugh
W. Wesley Neville
du Quoin i
Emma Crain
Belle Iville
Ed Weatherford
Abbot
Minnie McMaster
Monmouth
Beulah Reese
John Weatherford
John Barber
Schroeder
du Quoin First Baptist Church
W. T. Branton
Sunset Memorial Fark
This Week in the Irwa Bere and There Were in Readers Only
Local notes record moves of Fred Runyon family from Niagara Falls to 10 Brevester Lane Herrin and extend a warm welcome. Praise Jaycees for Christmas display, civic groups for holiday cheer, and congratulate Jth Hamilton on a new Watt Commission post. Commentary urges federal loans for small towns to improve water and sewer facilities and calls for balanced development. Shopping guidance suggests winter is best for home buying and value. Harrisburg B B game highlights Doug Williams as star with a thrilling performance by the entire team.
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Fred Runyon
Niagara Falls
Brevester Lane
Herrin
Mr Runyon
Sadie Runyon
Fred
Energy Division of Engineering
Olin Math Jesop
Jth. Hamilton
Watt. Com
Gov't
California
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Goss Home Furnishings
Marion, Ill
Luni
Cadillac
Facillee Dealer
Swindell Motors, Inc
North
Illinois Ave
Carbondale, HI
Mrs. Childers
Colleen Bogard
Huy
America
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