Carbondale Considers Park Use of Reservoir Shore
City Council opens discussion on southern shore housing and a long term park district lease around the Cedar Creek reservoir. Officials seek park board and plan commission views while weighing land use, income, and long range development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Willhite
Carbondale
Park District and Plan Commission
John Quinn
Park District
Lake Area
William Eaton
Eaton
Frank Kirk
Crab Orchard Lake
Quinn
Kirk
David Keene
Park Board
Plan Commission
Randall Nelson
Park
C. William Norman
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Cedar Creek
Good Luck Glove
Keene
Aurora
George Fleerlage
Nelson
Carbondale Reservoir
City and SIU to examine housing rules
City council in Carbondale discusses cooperation with Southern Illinois University to inspect student rental housing. Ralph Ruffner proposes Robert Knittel perform initial assessment of city and university standards. Goal is to avoid duplicate inspections and align university use standards with local rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Ralph Ruffner
David Keene
Robert Knittel
Ruffner
Sidney Schoen
Chamber of Commerce
Knittel
Keene
William Eaton
Marion Chamber elects Cox as president for 1968
Cox C Leo Cox was elected president of the Marion Chamber of Commerce for 1968 by the board of directors Tuesday. Officers named include Harry Beneke as vice president Gilbert Smart as second vice president J W Childers as treasurer and William Brown as executive secretary. Brown said ticket sales for the January 16 chamber dinner at the Southern Illinois Golf and Country Club will start next week with General Telephone Co honored. Ora Snider urged aiding Du Quoin businessmen for the 28 000 people expected at the National Hikers and Campers Association convention next summer and Marion to provide area maps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Leo Cox
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Harry Beneke
Gilbert Smart
J. W. Childers
William Brown
Cox
Marion
Southern Illinois
L. C. Cavaness
Williamson County
Herrin
Brown
Southern Illinois Golf and Country Club
General Telephone Co
Ora Snider
Tourism and Recreation Committee
du Quoin
National
Hikers and Campers Association
Soldier pleads not guilty in student deaths
A Mattoon soldier, Pfc. John R. Watson, 23, pleaded not guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter one count of driving while intoxicated and one count of reckless conduct in Jackson County Circuit Court. He remains jailed on a $5,000 bond pending the next jury term. The case concerns the Sept 22 traffic deaths of Christeen Olson 18 of Urbana and Brian E. O'Malley 19 of Hillside who were pedestrians on the 300 block of South Wall Street in Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Pfc
John R. Watson
Jackson County
Watson
Christeen Olson
Urbana
Brian E. O’malley
Hillside
South Wall Street
Former Sesser Mayor Noble Short dies at 72
Noble Earnest Short 72 former mayor of Sesser died at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Franklin Hospital Benton after years in ill health. He served one four year term as mayor in the late 1930s and also held city clerk treasurer and school board roles. He was a retired miner and carpenter living at 500 S Walnut St Sesser born Nov 25 1895 in Franklin County. He married Wanda Sulcer in 1922 and leaves his wife two daughters Agnes Hochhauser Hinsdale Ona Lee Peterson Knoxville and Mary Evelyn Huntley Minot ND plus 11 grandchildren. Funeral at 11 a.m. Friday Brayfield Chapel Sesser Rev Jerrell White officiating. Burial Maple Hill Cemetery Sesser. Friends may call at the chapel after 6 30 p.m. today and at the family home after 2 30 p.m. Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Earnest Short
Sesser
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Mr. Short
S. Walnut St
Lesser
Franklin County
Lawson
Mary Margaret Jenkins Short
Wanda Sulcer
City Council Near Land Swap Over Landfill Deal
Herrin officials and Forsythe-Carterville Coal Co. edged toward a land for lawsuit exchange. The council authorized City Atty. Snyder Herrin to negotiate a deed granting about 200 acres for a sanitary landfill while preserving the right to mine coal beneath. Company stockholders must approve. decision expected by January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Forsythe - Carterville Coal Co
Snyder Herrin
Gordon Franklin
Franklin
Fred A. Henderson
Gordon
Forsythe
Peabody Coal Co
City Cemetery
Johnston City Black Top Road
Murphysboro Plans HUD Improvements For Recertification
Planning officials hear five HUD recommended improvements for Murphysboro workable program. Focus includes code review subdivision rules neighborhood survey rental housing inventory and enhanced citizen participation. Continued effort to regain federal aid and recertify by December 1968 with 60 days notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
HUD
Ning Commission
Planning Commission
Moreno
Mt. Carbon
Marion Hospital bids set for January 9 in Marion
Bids for a third floor addition and expansion of dietary and office areas at Marion Memorial Hospital will be opened at 2 p.m. on January 9. William B. Ittner Inc. of St. Louis approved the plans, with total project cost near 1 million dollars. The board aims to use about 400,000 funds on hand first to add a 20 bed wing and raise capacity from 80 to 140 beds, possibly starting in March if weather allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Memorial Hospital
William B. Ittner Inc
St. Louis
Illinois Public Health Service
Kenneth Powless
Powless
Powlessly
Army Private First Class Alsip Assigned to 1st Infantry Near Di An
Vietnam era note states Ronnie L. Alsip 20 is a light weapons infantryman serving in Company A 1st Battalion 1st Infantry Division near Di An. His wife Sharon and parents Mr and Mrs Marshal L Alsip reside near Vienna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie L. Alsip
1St Infantry Divisions
18Th Infantry
di An
Vietnam
Alsip
Sharon
Marshal L. Alsip
Vienna
Johnston City Firm Signs Three Year Transformer Contract
National Transformer Corp of Johnston City and District 50 United Mine Workers reach a three year contract. The plant employs 13 and makes specialty transformers. The deal adds holidays and wage increases with a second year reopener. The agreement is described as excellent by district rep. Edward Perry. Ken Bauder, SIU senior, is released after a pedestrian collision in St Louis. No charges expected in the driver case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Transformer Corp
Johnston City
United Mine Workers of America
District 50
Robert Simpson
UMWA
Edward L. Perry
Southern Illinois University
Ken Bauder
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
South Wall Street
Bauder
Doctors Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Jack Hazel
Man held on rape charge in Carbondale case
Lionel Morris 25 of Carbondale is jailed in Jackson County on a rape charge after a 24 year old woman identified him. Prosecutors say he used a knife to force entry to his car in a park near a grocery, drove north of town where the attack occurred. A jailbreak public defender was assigned and a grand jury is expected January 11 with another charge pending for a separate robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Richard Richman
Lionel Morris
E. Fisher St
Morris
William Ridgeway
Richman
I five pavement contract let for eight miles on Rt 57
A $4.2 million contract to pave eight miles of Interstate Rt. 57 between Mt. Vernon and Dix was awarded to Hoeffken Bros. of Belleville. Work will begin when weather permits and is due for completion by August 1, 1969. The total contract value is $4,233,840.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Dix
Hoeffken Bros
Belleville
District 7 State Highway Division
Coal mines report full crews at work
Freeman and Old Ben coal companies said full crews are returning after a strike that began December 8 at Old Ben No 9 mine near West Frankfort. About 80 percent are back at Old Ben while Freeman reports full crews on Tuesday at four area mines. 4600 miners were on strike at peak. a four man commission from the United Mine Workers announced settlement including re hiring of 20 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman
Old Ben Coal Companies
Old Ben
West Frankfort
Fourman
International United Mine Workers of America Union
Old Bend
Rend Lake College hires Fitch as full time business manager
Rend Lake College Governing Board hires Paul Fitch as full time business manager at a $12 000 yearly salary. Fitch leaves Mt. Vernon High School where he worked part time and will resign that post. The board discusses plans for a new $9.4 million campus near Interstate 57 and Jefferson Franklin County Road and considers bond counsel firms to issue $3.1 million in bonds. They also explore expanding the practical nursing program and coordinating with area high schools for seniors to start the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rend Lake College
Paul Fitch
Fitch
Mt. Vernon High School
Interstate Rt. 57
Jefferson-Franklin County
J. M. Snyder
Snyder
American Association of Junior Colleges
Selective Service
Caudill, Rowlett and Scott
Houston
Texas
Burglars Hit Herrin Store In Fog Shrouded Theft
Herrin police investigate a second major burglary in fog early Tuesday at White City Wholesale Market 501 N 17th St. Items taken include clothing shoes radios and power tools. Police link to seven guns stolen from McMullin's Railroad Salvage and Hardware 101 N 16th St. A 1959 black and white Ford was seen with two men near the hardware store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
White City
17Th St
Roy Cole
McMullin
16Th St
Cole
Men Injured in Herrin Crash at 14th and Poplar
Two men were injured in a Tuesday afternoon collision at 14th and Poplar streets in Herrin. The victims were Richard K. Warren of 207 North 8th Street, Herrin, and Michael A. Snyder. Snyder received a citation from Herrin police for failure to yield the right of way. The crash occurred about 2:50 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
14Th
Poplar
Herrin
Richard K. Warren
8Th St
Michael A. Snyder
Ener- Herrin
Snyder
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Chamber
Dief
Herrin City
Coal Company
Talk
Murphysboro Planning Commission
Franklyn Moreno
Greater Egypt
New Johnston City
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