Public meetings slated for area school boards
Carbondale Grade School District 95 meets at Lincoln Junior High School at 7 30 p m Thursday Zeigler Royalton Community Unit 188 meets at Franklin High School at 7 p m Thursday The Pinckneyville District 100 high school board convenes at Pinckneyville Community High School at 8 p m Thursday
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Carbondale
Lincoln Junior High
Zeigler Royalton Community Unit
Franklin High School
Pinckneyville District 100
Pinckneyville Community High School
Murphysboro Park Board
Central Illinois Public Service Office
Murphysboro
Carbondale Community High School
Board of Education
CCHS
Crainville
Franklin to get new county Civil Defense hospital unit
Franklin County will receive a 1968 replacement for its 1965 Civil Defense emergency hospital unit at no cost. Stored at Ezra CD control center, the federal property includes medical supplies, generators, X-ray, sterilizing gear, cots, and storage, available to any hospital that exceeds local disaster capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Warren E. Brown
County CD
Ezra
Brown
Monroe Street
West Frankfort
Thompsonville School May Get Kindergarten
The Thompsonville Grade School may add an addition to house a kindergarten class. The school board met with Mt. Vernon architects Wilson Hodge and Groch to discuss the plan. No cost estimate or bond decision was made. state law requires districts provide kindergartens by 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompsonville
Wilson, Hodge and Groch
Mt. Vernon
Harold Kimmel
Kimmel
Murphysboro Alderman Filing Leads Local Election Preview
Kenneth Cochran, incumbent in Ward 2, files for a new term in the 1969 election as seven Democratic incumbents begin filing on day one. Mayor Joe Williams plans a return from a business trip to file soon, with the city set for mayor clerk treasurer and aldermen terms across five wards plus vacancies. Local notices list city meetings, library events, bridge club, and theater showings in Murphysboro Carbondale and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Cochran
Murphysboro
Ernest Miller
Joe Williams
Friday City Meetings and Local Notices List
Friday events include Du Quoin City Council at 7 p.m. at city hall and Energy Village Board at 6 p.m. at village hall with a special meeting to adopt the primary election ordinance. Also Glendale District 160 holds a 7 p.m. Christmas program at the grade school Multi purpose room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Quoin
Energy Village Board
Village Hall
Glendale District 160
Herrin
N. 14Th St
Ilinois Central Division
Southern Illinois Inc. Board of Directors
Franklin Country Club
West Frankfort
Johnston City March bond election set for school district
Johnston City residents will vote March 1 on a 925000 bond issue for repairs and new construction. The district will seek bids to set bond interest rates and determine tax impact, with bid openings planned for January 21 and a February 4 meeting to finalize sale details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston City Unit
Simon, Rettberg and Garrison
Carbondale
Remo Castrale
Washington School
Lincoln and
Jefferson
Benton Creates Auxiliary Police Force and City Staffing Moves
Benton approves an auxiliary police force of 25 volunteers to bolster the regular six-man unit. Training starts in January for 16 volunteers, with volunteers supplying sidearms while the city outfits uniforms. The group previously served as civil defense police. City actions include planning commission changes effective Jan 1, lake lot leases rising to 20 dollars, and payments for legal and engineering work on the water sewer project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Ken Eubanks
Eubanks
Civil Defense Police Force
Lyman D. Cook
Paul E. Whittington
Richard O. Hart
Darrell Kearns
City Planning Commission
Lake Benton
Don Cox
Holtzman and Silverman
Detroit
Mich
Ivy Pipeline Co
Harrisburg
SIU Aid to Carbondale Focuses on Joint Projects
A Southern Illinois University study shows SIU funds and undertakes 42 joint city township projects over ten years. Major efforts include road, utilities and sewer work near the campus, plus street lighting and parks. SIU also pays for some arterial street work and a large water tank, while city growth strains general services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Gelman
George Willhite
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
University
SIU
Paul Isbell
Oakland Avenues
Mill Street
City- Siu
Grand
Illinois
Wall
Woody Hall
University Avenue
University of Ilinois
Cedar Creek
Gorham High addition bids total 91974 dollars
The Mississippi Valley Unit 166 board of education approved four room addition and remodeling bids totaling 91974 dollars for Gorham High School. Bond issue of 150000 remains partly unsold with 135000 sold and 15000 to be issued later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Valley Unit 166 Board of Education
Gorham High School
Poole Construction Co
Car
E. A. Kraft Plumbing and Heating, Inc
Murphysboro
Gary L. Vaughn
Vaughn
Logan Hollow
Murphysboro Firemen Host Christmas Party for Children
The Murphysboro Firemen sponsor their annual Christmas party for local children at 1 p.m. Saturday in Murphysboro City Hall. Fire Chief Chester Steele says Santa will distribute candy and collect gift requests. Children may choose a toy from donated supplies after speaking with Santa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Chester Steele
Santa Claus
Santa
Fire Department
Steele
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Franklin
Thompsonville School
Christopher
Frank Barnouski
Marion
Reid Smith
Buncombe
Ralph Johns
Carterville
Aline Stevens
Southern Illinois Inc
North Illinois Avenue
É6th
Walnut Street
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Carbondale Community Center
Marlow’s
Rodgers, Anna
Planet of Life
William Carley
Bush
Herrin Hospital
Cook County
William
Mary Carley
Ada Coleman
Royalton
Cora Fisher
Harrison Coleman
Roy Fox
Michigan City
Ind
James R. Fox
Chicago
Eugene Fox
Smithville
Zeke Coleman
Effie Johnson
Nellie Gooden
Dorothy Woods
Indianapolis
Johnson Funeral Home
Jerry Cooksey
Blairsville
Clora Goessman
Lesser
Hickory Grove Manor
Joseph
Sarah Silkwood Veach
John Goessman
Curtis Veach
Eva Harrison
Maple Hill Cemetery
Sesser
Beta Omicron
Beta Sigma Phi
Mae Earnheart
N. 13Th
Johnston
Airport Board
Iinois
Sun Airlines
Ong Airlines
C. Gene Seibert
Illinois Commerce Commission
W. College
Southern Illinnois University
Gorham High Work
Bondale
Pool
J and R Electric of
Mike Baksa
Trustees of
Goode-Barren Township
Ilinois
Frank Basso
George Spotanski
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City National Bank
FDIC
Zwick’s Ladies’ Store
Shotton Stoller
Zwice
Ladies’ Store
Herrin, Ilinois
Shelton
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