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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1960

Page

7

Chester Board Studies Bids for Three School Additions

Chester Community Unit District 189 board reviewed bids for construction of a classroom addition at Chester Grade School and a new gym wing at Chester High School. Bids total $585,725, slightly above available funds, with a Dec. 22 meeting set to continue bid review.

Chester Chester Community Unit District 189 Tom Studebaker Construction Co Granite City General Chester Plumbing and Heating Crawford Electric Co Southern Equipment Co St. Louis Law

Rites Today For Former Lesser Man William Cockrum

William Harry Cockrum 69 of Lesser died Friday at Chester Hospital after a 23 day stay. A guard at Inland Steel Co in Steger he was born May 9 1900 in Franklin County. He is survived by his wife Elfen Hale two daughters and five grandchildren. Funeral at 2 pm at Lesser Christian Church with Rev McKinley Crabtree and burial at Maple Hill Cemetery. Friends may call Brayfield Funeral Home in Sesser.

William Harry Cockrum Broger Lesser Chester Hospital Mr Cockrum Franklin County Inland Steel Co Steger Elfen Hale Betty Pierce Chester Mary Pioletti North Caroline Trilby Bradley

Mary Gallo of Zeigler Dies at 70 in Herrin Hospital

Mary Gallo of Zeigler, aged 70, died Saturday at Herrin Hospital after a three week illness. She was born December 2, 1690, and lived at 302 Oaks Street. Funeral services set for 1 p.m. Monday at Johnson Funeral Home in Herrin with Rev. D R Peterson of Marion Seventh Day Adventist Church officiating. Burial in East Fork Cemetery near West Frankfort. Survivors include son Paul Gallo of Berwyn, daughter Mrs Harold Rogers of Roy Utah, brother Paul Novak of Hungary, sister Mrs Paul Homan of Zeigler, one grandchild and two great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Vantrease Funeral Home Zeigler. friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Gertrude Stinnett Edward Nolen Herrini Franklin County Gertrude Nolen Stinnett St. Herrin Dan Stinnett Cape Girardeau Aspital Joe Maniani Lev West Frankfort Andh Day Adventist Church Ruth Dumont van Nuys Califwalt Harry ‘Hart Herrin Joe Stinnett Carteravon Manda Ellen Maddoxville Allen Stinnett Hollywood Manion, Fla Denver gEagee Mary Gallo Oaks St Zeigler Herrin Hospital Johnson Funeral Home D. R. Peterson Marion Seventh Day Adventist Church East Fork Hungary Paul Gallo Berwyn Harold Rogers Roy Utah Paul Novak Shome Paul Homan Zeigler- One Vantrease

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