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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1968

Page

4

Sidewalk Vacation Request Shelved by Murphysboro Council

Murphysboro city officials placed on hold a request from Daniel Grocer Co to vacate the west sidewalk of South 12th Street between Chestnut and Mulberry. The firm sought the sidewalk for a parking area tied to a new outlet at 13th and Chestnut, citing plans to relocate to another site and noting its White City Wholesale Market in Herrin as a model.

South 12Th Street Murphysboro Daniel Grocer Co 12Th Street Chestnut Mulberry Streets Grocer 13Th and Chestnut Streets White City Herrin Commission Jackson County Housing Authorty Hanson and 7Th Streets William Wolff Missouri-Pacific Railroad Co Harold Hudson 21St Herbert Hudson Manning Street Utopia Apartments

Mt. Carbon area renames three streets in Murphysboro history

Murphysboro City Council approves renaming A B C D E streets in Mt. Carbon to Rogers Williams and Cleveland streets. Ward 1 Alderman Curtis Cooper proposed the change after residents submitted names. Other actions include approving a Fair Acres South plat and reviewing taxes and parking rules, plus a sewer break repair and railroad access issues.

Rogers Street Williams Street Cleveland Street Curtis Cooper Mt. Carbon Fair Acres North 16Th Street John Blankinship Planning and Zoning Commission Planning Commission

Murphysboro to Buy Two Parcels for Street Redesign

Murphysboro City Council approved buying two parcels at 1503 and 1507 Spruce St from Frank Trobaugh for 15 750 to straighten a right angle intersection at South 15th and Spruce streets. Financing comes from motor fuel receipts. engineer John Blankinship to begin planning. Resident Emma St Mary of Chester, 81, died at Memorial Hospital Chester. Funeral Monday at Welge Funeral Home Chester with burial in Caledonia Cemetery Sparta.

Spruce Streets Murphysboro Spruce St Frank Trobaugh West Frankfort Earl Hendricks South Spruce Street 15Th Street South Street Greater Egypt Emma Margaret St. Mary Swanwick St Chester Memorial Hospital St. Mary William Mary Ann Braun Stumpe Charles St. Mary First United Methodist Church Lilly Reimus Ella Hopkins

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