Williamson County plans million dollar courthouse bond issue
Williamson County Public Building Commission plans a 1 million bond issue starting January to fund a three story courthouse on the old Washington School grounds in Marion. The $750000 main project covers building and site work with $250000 for other costs and right of way.
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Williamson County Public Building Commission
Washington
Marion
Jefferson, van Buren, Monroe and
Jackson Streets
Marion Unit Two
Fred Moyer
Moyer
Highway Department
Altay
Commission
K. Neil Thurmond
Dale Sullivan
Harrisburg
Williamson County
General Fund
Chicago
St. Louis
Felts
Thomas Harris
Maurer
Herman Bearden
Harris
Bearden
Jackson Street
Court Street
SIU English chair Robert Faner dies at 61
Prof. Robert Dunn Faner, chairman of the Southern Illinois University English department, died at his Carbondale office at 8:20 a.m. He was 61, reportedly from a heart attack, after prior heart surgery. He was a renowned literary scholar, authoring works on Whitman and American poetry, and a Carbondale community leader. Burial plans set for Waterford, Pennsylvania.
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Robert Dunn Faner
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Faner
Carbondale
S. Maple St
Walt Whitman
Whitman
U.S
SIU Press
Carbondale Community Concert Association
Prof. Faner
Waterford
Joseph M. Faner
Gertrude Dunn Faner
Allegheny College
University of Iowa
University of Pennsylvania
Oregon
Colorado
Air Force
France
Sorbonne
Paris
First Presbyterian Church
Former Zeigler Resident Joseh Jurina Dies at 53
Joseph Jurina 53 of East St. Louis and former Zeigler resident died at St. Marys Hospital East St Louis He was born in East St Louis November 9 1914 moved to Zeigler as a child and worked as a millwright for Granite City Steel He was a World War II veteran member of St Phillips Catholic Church He leaves wife Isabel daughters Elizabeth Read Jo Ann Jurina mother Rosa Jurina and sisters Anna Katricka Emily Kaska Funeral services are pending at Vantrease Funeral Home Zeigler with callers allowed after 4 pm
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Joseph Jurina
East St. Louis
Zeigler
St. Mary’s Hospital
Granite City Steel Co
St. Phillip’s Catholic Church
Isabel
Elizabeth Read
Jo Ann Jurina
Rosa Jurina
Anna Katricka
Emily Kaska
Vantrease
Du Quoin High School Unit District Drive Advances
Du Quoin District 100 High School boards align with grade school leaders to push for a unit district. Petitions must bear 200 or more signatures from voters within the proposed territory. Past attempts failed in 1964 both in incorporated and unincorporated areas. Boundary details and petition timing await a joint board meeting.
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du Quoin
Ray C. Todd
Dillinger Elected President of Carbondale Dwellings Association
Dillinger was elected president of the Carbondale Dwellings Association a new not for profit formed to leverage state and federal programs for local housing upgrades. Officers include Robert Stalls as vice president W C McDaniel as treasurer and Mrs J T Evanson as secretary. The group plans a first project moving homes cleared under the southwest urban renewal to northeast sites for resale under 40 year 3 percent loans. Committees were named to assess moving costs sites and federal housing discussions. The next meeting is Jan 10 at 7 30 p m at The Southern Illinoisan offices.
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Royal Dillinger
Rt. 4
Carbondale
Carbondale Dwellings Association
Robert Stalls
E. Oak St
W. C. McDaniel
W. Freeman
J. T. Evanson
W. Oak St
Frank Bleyer
David F. Rendleman
Walt Moore
Hans Fischer
Charles Goss
Melvin Haas
William Whitson
Leon Striegel
George McClure
Wayne Lanchester
Lenis Turley
John Francisco
Loyd Sumner
Archie Jones
Edward Hoffman
John Gardner
Northeast
Springfield
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Ave
Carbondale Rotary hears Keene on North 40 projects
Carbondale Mayor David Keene described a North 40 progressive approach at a Rotary luncheon, contrasting with SIU South 40 progress from Robert MacVicar. He outlined plans for urban renewal, traffic relief, police training, housing demolition, beautification, a possible city complex, and a 30 year program to make Carbondale one of the nation’s best communities.
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Mike Shane
Southern Illinois
North 40
Carbondale
David Keene
Rotary
Southern Illinois University
Robert MacVicar
South 40
Keene
MacVicar
State Health Department
Bill Schwegman
R. Buckminster Fuller
SIU
HUD defers Carbondale grant pending feasibility study
A 1.5 million Cedar Creek water reservoir grant for Carbondale was postponed 90 days by HUD to verify the project as a major water source. Stanley Consultants will conduct the study with results due by March 15, while City Manager Norman awaits the feasibility outcome. John L. Dungey Sr. of Evansville died after a two week illness at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. He was 56 and survived by his wife Geneva, a son, a daughter, and several siblings. Funeral services were scheduled for Ellis Grove’s First Baptist Church with burial in Evergreen, Chester.
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Carbondale
Cedar Creek
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Bill Davis
William Norman
Norman
Stanley Consultants
Muscatine
Iowa
John L. Dungey Sr
Evansville
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Poplar Bluff
Ernest
Roxie Terrell Dungey
Geneva Vinson
Dungey
John Jr
Roxie Meyer
Clearwater
Inmate at Menard Penitentiary Found Hanged
An inmate named Medar do Aguiler, 40, of Chicago was found hanged in his cell in the psychiatric division at Menard Penitentiary in Chester around 5 a.m. A bed sheet rope had been fashioned and a note to his sister stated he was tired of living. Aguiler was admitted on October 10, 1966, on terms of 25 years plus five to 20 years for armed robbery and murder. Funeral services are pending at Schroeder Funeral Home in Chester.
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Menard Penitentiary
Chester
Medardo Aguiler
Chicago
Aquiler
Menard
Cook County
Schroeder Funeral Home
Five hurt in Southern Illinois traffic incidents
Multiple accidents in the Southern Illinois area injure five people. Peggy J. Alvis, 41, of Du Quoin, is treated for major injuries after colliding with an Illinois Central freight train at Route 51. Evelyn Hayes, 47, of Herrin, and Helen Roland, 55, of Carterville, suffer minor injuries in a Rt. 148 two car crash. Ronald E. Gaskins, 31, Pinckneyville, and passenger Lawanda Cross, 39, Ava, suffer minor injuries in separate Rt. 13 incidents. Authorities note new traffic signals at Rt. 13 and Reeds Station Road go into service Friday.
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Herrin
Evelyn Hayes
Kenneth Beltz
Rt. 2
Carterville
Hayes
Helen Roland
Beltz
Rt. 13
Ronald E. Gaskins
Pinckneyville
Gaskins
Walter L. Vancil
Vancil
Lawanda M. Cross
Ava
Carbondale
Tom Hawkins
Rt. 1
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Interstate 57
Carbondale May Face Wide Voter Re registration Over Precinct Realignment
The County Board of Supervisors orders an investigation into a full voter re registration for Carbondale Township after a precinct realignment caused voter confusion. The election committee led by John Wright says Carbondale faces the main problem due to growth and lines up a plan that could expand countywide with support from the League of Women Voters. County Clerk Delmar Ward notes legal hurdles including timing and deputized clerk requirements, as notices go to all registered voters outlining new precincts and addresses.
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Carbondale Township
County Board of Supervisors
John Wright
Wright
League of Women Voters
Carbondale
Delmar Ward
Ward
Archie Stroup
Stroup
Richard Richman
Park District Buys Acre As Attucks Park Expands
Carbondale Park District acquires a one acre parcel at the northwest corner of Attucks Park on North Wall Street to integrate into the master plan for northward expansion and Little League use this summer.
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Attucks Park
North
Wall Street
Carbondale Park District
Park District
Charles Boudreau
Attucks
Boudreau
Evergreen Park
Evergreen
Lipe Construction Co
J. and
L. Robinson Construction Co
Carbondale
Herbert Settle
Park Board
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Parklets urged for Carbondale urban renewal plan
Urban planner Norman Elkin told about 30 residents that consolidating blocks and eliminating streets could unlock new housing in Carbondale’s Northeast renewal area. Parklets would serve as play areas and lounging spaces while improving lighting sewers sidewalks and Attucks Park.
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Carbondale
Norman Elkin
Shapiro and Associates
Fisher Street
Barnes and
Gum Streets
Oak Street
Wall Street
Attucks Park
Elkin
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Williamson
Robert Faner
Carl Faner
Joseph Faner
Marie Faner
Elsie Morgan
Berdena Crandall
Edinburg
Huffman Funeral Home
Dwayne Lanchester
Huffman Funeral
Robert D. Faner
Carbondale Group
Dillinger
Illinois
Ple
Main Street
Southern T Illinois
Tommy Davis
Carbondale Meeting
Reeds Station Road
Saw-Mart
District 9 State Division of Highways
Attucks Area
Urban Planner
Frank Kirk
Kirk
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