Frankfort Bounceland Moves to Former Roxy Theater Center
John Gardner, center at Frankfort Bouneland, relocates operations to 225 Main St West Frankfort near the former Roxy Theater. The center offers hour long sessions on 10-ton trampolines with spring reopening planned next week after winter closure. Gardner aims to learn clubs and indoor competition while maintaining extended hours after school. The site is operated by Bennie Gardner under a one year lease with renewal option and features a rebuilt floor and new snack area.
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Bounceland
Gardner
John
Benton
Roxy Theater
Main St
West Frankfort
Ban
Competition
Lula Farris
West Frank-Gardner Heating and Air Consort
Ditioning Co
Bennie Gardner
Christmas Tree Dealers Report Strong Business Across Towns
Christmas tree dealers in Marion Murphysboro Carbondale and Herrin report solid sales this year with customers buying earlier and often preferring green Douglas firs. Aluminum trees affect some sales but most dealers expect continued demand as weekend shopping peaks. Prices largely steady with only slight increases noted.
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Marion
Dales
Murphysboro
Deaier
Herrin
Amateur Skaters Earn Bars and Medals at Marion Skate Inn
Tests for amateur skaters conducted December 4 under Roller Skating America sanction at Marion Skate Inn. Leo Robertson acted as instructor with judges Gus Blayer, wife, and son Mac Allen of Springfield. Bronze bars and medals awarded for free style dancing and figure skating.
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Marion Skate Inn
Roller Skating America
Leo’ .Robertson
Gus Blayer
Mac Allen
Springfield
Ben Franklin Store remodeling to start January 3 in Carbondale
Don Smith and partner reveal a 5000 to 6000 remodeling plan for the Ben Franklin Store at 112 S. Illinois Ave Carbondale featuring aluminum canopy red porcelain finish new front doorway single wide entrance replacing two, new plate glass display windows tile floor two cashier counters, three weeks expected, Universal Window and Awning of Carbondale contractor. Smiths own store for seven years.
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Ben Franklin
S. Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Don Smith
Smith
Burnett Shryock
Glenn Muckley
Eldorado
Universal Window and Awning Company of
Architects To Open Office In Carbondale
The Lee Potter Smith and Associates firm plans a Carbondale branch in the Carbondale National Bank building. Opening day is Tuesday, under an Illinois charter as Lee Porter Smith and Associates of Carbondale. Smith, with Richard Beach and John W. Bradley Jr., will lead the office and move to Donna Street in Carbondale. The firm previously occupied space of the Metropolitan Insurance Company.
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Lee ‘Potter Smith and Associates
Paducah
Carbondale
Carbondale National Bank
West Main Street
Illinois Avenue
Illinois Corporation
Lee Porter Smith and Associates
Carbondale, Ill
Smith
Attucks High School
District 166
Richard Beach
John W. Bradley Jr
Donna Street
Metropolitan Insurance Company
Dairy Day Set January 26 in Marion Illinois
Southern Illinois Dairy Day in Marion at Logan School gymnasium on January 26 features University of Illinois dairy science specialists. Sessions cover high moisture corn, silage, diets, hay stages, urea molasses yeast vitamins antibiotics, calf and heifer care, milking systems, and face fly control. Morning session at 10:30 and afternoon at 2:30. about 400 expected.
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Ilinois
Marion
Logan School
University of
Oraville Dollar-Wise Grocery Opens After Fire
Grand opening for the new 50 by 70 foot Cox Dollar-Wise Grocery in Oraville followed a February blaze that destroyed Cox and Son General Store. Floyd Cox and Poyd Dean Cox rebuilt after the fire and moved the post office to the new shop, the first Dollay in Wise in Jackson County. The elder Cox serves as postmaster and the two prior buildings also housed the local post office.
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Cox Dollar-Wise
Oraville
Cox and Son General
Floyd Cox
Poyd Dean Cox
Dollay
Wise
Jackson County
Cox
Meat and Poultry Division Opens Condemns 172 Animals
The states Meat and Poultry Inspection Division condemns 172 animals in November its first month. Director Stillman J. Stanard said the division inspected 1 603 cattle 9 88 hogs 29 sheep and 4 240 poultry items in plants not covered by the U S Department of Agriculture. The new building was contracted November 22 by Wallie Childers of Mt. Murphysboro with construction beginning August 18.
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Stillman J. Stanard
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Grogery
Wallie Childers
Mt. 4
Murphysboro
Livestock Marketing Meeting Planned in Marion
The Williamson County Agricultural Extension Council will host a livestock marketing meeting on January 4 at 1 30 pm in the Carnegie Library basement with Prat M B Kirtley of the University of Arkansas as moderator A panel will include a representative of Producers Livestock Commission Co East St Louis a backer and an Illinois Livestock Marketing Association member Dr Wayne Hoelscher county farm adviser said the discussion aims to clarify basic livestock marketing problems.
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Williamson County Agricul[tural Extension Council
Carnegie Library
Wayne Hoelscher
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Frankfort
Arices
Ishorte
Janet Davidson
Bening
Const. CO. GL
Lake Ea
Stewart
Warner
Frank Owen
Charles Owen
West Main
Oan
Oumbry
Southers
Il Oisen Fi
Armstrong
Tessera Corson
WUEST
Locust
Murphyshero, Ilinals
Tom Martin
Tom’s
Hurches Ellis
F & E Supply CO
North 14Th Street
General Electric
Herrin WI
Ferrari Herrin Sheet Metal Go,. Inc
South Park
Carbondale Heating Air Conditioning Co
Bob Ferrari
Jack Stearns
Oroville
Imeeting
Toyoitare
Jong Lang
Avahogeany
Heckels, Inc
Carterville
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