Community TV Pact Approved in West Frankfort
West Frankfort City Council tentatively approves a 25 year franchise for Egyptian Cablevision Corp to build a community television antenna system. Frederick Gregg Jr. of Nashville will operate it. Ordinance required before construction. Construction planned within six months of passage and completion within six months after start. Monthly service capped at 5.95 dollars. Installation fees scale with subscribers. Also council buys a half ton water department truck for 1200 dollars from Tomlinson Motor Co. Savings accounts funded with 6000 from water depreciation and 4000 from sewer bond reserve. Sewer loan repayment of 2500 approved.
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West Frankfort
Egyptian Cablevision Corp
Frederick Gregg Jr
Water Department
Tomlinson Motor Co
Sewer Department
Trash Service Bid Received
A bid for garbage pick up at Murphysboro and Carbondale housing units was submitted to the Jackson County Housing Authority. Williams Sanitary Disposal of Murphysboro bid $1.40 per month per occupied unit, totaling $369.60 if all 260 units and four community and management buildings are occupied. award pending approval of the Public Housing Administration in Chicago. The firm was awarded the bid in 1964. The past contract charged $1.25 per unit for curb pickup and $1.40 per unit for pit service.
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Murphysboro
Carbondale
Jackson County Housing Authority
Williams Sanitary Disposal
Public Housing Administration
Chicago
Goddard Plea To Reckless Driving In Marion Case
John Ww. Goddard a correctional officer at the federal penitentiary faced a reduced charge after no witnesses appeared in Williamson County Circuit Court. He pleaded guilty to reckless driving on Dec. 6 after initially denying driving while intoxicated, receiving a $200 fine and $35.30 in court costs.
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John Ww. Goddard
Marlon
Williamson County
Kenneth Hubler
Goddard
Marion
Cat] Gardner
Gardner
Hog Market at Jackson County Auction Barn Report
Hogs topped at 15.10 per cwt with fat hogs at 13.30. Light sows to 14.75, heavy sows 11.25. Light boars about 12, heavy boars 9.25. Cows 11.50, bulls 14, calves 25.50. Feeder cattle up to 17.50 steers and 15.50 helfers. Stock cows and calves in pairs 110 to 142. Auction totals: 150 cattle, 250 hogs, 250 pigs and shoals sold. Auctions every Wednesday.
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Jackson County
City Rt
Murphyshoro
Bryan Canning
Park Election Shift Studied by Carbondale Park Board
Carbondale Park District weighs moving its regular election from the second Tuesday to the third Tuesday in April to avoid clashes with other elections. Precinct Seven influences park voter turnout at the Community Center, prompting talk of a separate second poll. Three board vacancies expected this spring amid moves to boost ideas from state park groups. Kenneth Miller, park district president, serves on legislation and park and recreation foundations committees and aims to broaden involvement across Illinois.
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Carbondale Park District Board
Park Board
Precinct Seven
Park
Herbert Settle
Miller
Carbondale Park
Kenneth Miller
Illinois Association of Park Districts
Committee On
Park and Recreation
Foundation
Forest Park Foundation of
Peoria
Chicago
Forest Park Foundation
Recreation Group Re-elects Officers in Shawnee Hills
The Shawnee Hills Recreation Association reelected Harl Jones as president Ray Benson as vice president and William Farley as secretary. Paul Trovillion was named treasurer. The group heard a report from the state Board of Economic Development on proposals for area tourist attractions.
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Shawnee Hills
Tygett Earns Air Force Commendation Medal in Taipei
Tygett, son of Mrs. Frances K. Tygett of Herrin, receives the Air Force Commendation Medal. A supply glass officer with the Air Force in Taipei, Taiwan, he and his wife and three children live there. He is a 15th graduate of Herrin Township High School and a graduate of Ty University of Ulineus.
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Tygett
Park Board Adopts Traffic Regulation Law
Carbondale Park District Board approves ordinance regulating traffic in parks. Plans to establish its own police force by separate ordinance. Fines range from 5 to 200 dollars. Receipts go to the district. Traffic to move at reasonable and proper speed, per Sept statement by Jerry Lottmann.
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Carbondale Park District Board
Jerry Lottmann
Water Board Targets Hydrant Change in Westwood Hills
Murphysboro Water and Sewer Commission on Tuesday asked City Atty. Richard White to demand Burke Construction replace four American Standard hydrants with Mueller models that include auxiliary shut-off valves. The 1961 American Standard units were never accepted and about $900 of an $11,000 extension bill was withheld due to the incorrect install. A Burke letter will request completion within 60 days or seek legal action.
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Murphysboro Water and Sewer Commission
Westwood Hills
Richard White
R.G., Burke Construction Co
Harold Hudson
Murphyshoro
Hudson
Burke
Commission
Sparta Votes Fire Tax Hike
Sparta residents voted Tuesday to double the fire protection tax rate from two to four cents per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation. The move raises about eleven thousand two hundred dollars annually and funds the volunteer fire department and equipment purchases including a new fire truck bought earlier this year.
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Sparta
Fe Department
Firemen Plan Kids Party in Murphyboro City Hall
Murphysboro firemen will host the annual children’s Christmas party at 1 p.m. Thursday in City Hall. Chief Chester Steele announced toys and candy will be distributed, with items donated and repaired by firemen. The party is for youngsters up to 12 years old.
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Murphysboro
Chester Steele
Steele
Flatwoods Accepts State Aid for Three Mile Road
Flatwoods in Johnson County accepts about $7,000 from the state for road construction to replace the highway through the state prison site near Viera. County Clerk James Walker says the state will supply materials and the county road district will perform the work. The new road will run from Flatwoods to Grantsburg, about three miles, roughly two miles east of the current route across prison property.
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Flatwoods
Johnson County
Viera
James Walker
Grantsburg
Walker
Chester Plans Yule Lighting Contest
Chester residents will compete for post holiday lighting during the period between Christmas and New Year’s Day. Marty Epstein of the Chester Retail Merchants Association says $100 in cash awards will be given, with co-sponsorship by the Tulane Power Co. Prizes are $30, $25, $20, $15 and $20.
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Chester Homes
Marty Epstein
Chester Retail Merchants Association
Tulineig Power Co
Carbondale Man Fined To Work Off Fine
John Smith, 39, of 303 N Wall St Carbondale was fined 10 dollars and costs for intoxication after police found him intoxicated in an alley between Oak and Jackson streets at 4 58 p m Monday He will work for the city three days instead of paying the fine as ordered by Magistrate Robert Schwartz Street and time details are given in the report
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John Smith
N. Wall St
Carbondale
Smith
Oak
Jackson Streets
Robert Schwartz
Carbondale Seeks Radio System Bids and Sewer Pipes
Carbondale City Council opened bids Tuesday night for a base radio station and six mobile radios to aid water and street operations and emergency coordination. GE bid 6755 dollars, Motorola 7638. Council will study bids with Kirk and Ragsdale Jr. and may purchase base and portable units plus storm sewer piping from several bidders.
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Carbondale
Frank Kirk
Tradios
General Electric
Lynchsburg
Motorola Communications and Electronics
St. Lewis
Kirk
Joseph Ragsdale Jr
Egyptian Concrete Co
Salem
Nelson Concrete Culvert Co
Mt. Vernon
Carbondale Concrete Products, Inc
Coella Concrete Co
Icoella
University Asphalt Co
Carbonsdale
Atmco Metal Products Co
Champaign
West Freeman
Col’lege
Winkler Grade School
East Main Street
Dixon Street
Friedline Drive
Airport board approves hangar and classroom project
The Southern Illinois Airport Authority approved paying architect fees of 9274 to Simon Rettberg and Garrison of Carbondale for plans and specs on a 321519 project. Airport Manager Gene Seibert said the building should be ready for occupancy by May 31.
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Ilinois
Simon, Rettberg and Garrison
Carbondale
Gene Seibert
Carterville Offers Two Free Parking Days This Week
Christmas shoppers may park free today and Thursday in Carterville. Officials say on street and lot parking will not require coins or meters, easing holiday shopping.
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Carterville
Brown Heads Kiwanis Club in Carbondale Installations
G E Brown of 911 Glenview Drive Carbondale was installed Tuesday as head of the Carbondale Kiwanis Club succeeding Ed King. Lt. Gov Norman Rushing of De Soto installed vice president Rev William A Longman secretary D Roy Browning treasurer Carl Langenhop and board members David L Armstrong Robert N Hagemeyer Bill Herz W Archie Jones Norman E Moore George R Patterson and Herbert L Portz. Rushing succeeds Herman Haag as lieutenant governor and presented Wang with the past lieutenant governor pin.
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G.E. Brown
Glenview Drive
Carbondale
Carbondale Kiwanis Club
Ed King
Norman Rushing
de Soto
William A. Longman
D. Roy Browning
Carl Langenhop
David L. Armstrong
Robert N. Hagemeyer
Bill Herz
W. Archie Jones
Norman E. Moore
George R. Patterson
Herbert L. Portz. Rushing
Herman Haag
Wang
Carbondale District 165 Awards Three School Building Contracts
The Carbondale High School District 165 Board of Education awarded three contracts for work on the Marketable Skills School building. Plumbing work went to Weller Plumbing and Heating Co. for 651 dollars, electrical work to the J and R Electric Co. for 4,160 dollars, and HVAC/ exhaust fan work to Eddings Bros. Heating and Air Conditioning Co. for 740 dollars. The project precedes the installation of commercial food preparation equipment costing 18,000 dollars.
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Carbondale High School
Board of Education
Weller Plumbing and Heating Co
National Heating and Plumbing
J and R Electric Co
Carbondale Electric Co
Eddings Bros. Heating and Air Conditioning Co
Driver Fined After Crash In Carbondale Ride
Ronald Suhre a Southern Illinois University student from Ellisgrove was fined 50 dollars and court costs for intoxication and 50 dollars and costs for improper driving after his car hit a parked vehicle on Washington Avenue and Freeman Street in Carbondale. He appeared before Magistrate Robert Sehorartz.
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Ronald Suhre
Ellisgrove
Suhre
Washington Avenue
Freeman Street
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Robert Sehorartz
Dual Inquest Set Tonight in Murphysboro
A dual inquest is set for 7 p.m. in Murphysboro to examine the traffic deaths of Neal Raines, 70, of Gorham, and Frank E. Maynard, 79, of Rockford. Both accidents occurred Saturday on Rt. 49 west of Murphysboro and near 1912 four miles north, with police citing road conditions as a factor. Raines was a retired Missouri-Pacific Railroad engineer. Maynard was a senior member of a Rockford law firm.
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Murphysboro
Jackson County
Harry Flynn
Neal Raines
Gorham
Frank E. Maynard
Rockford
Raines
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Rt. 49
Maynard
Rof
Anna Patients Are Graduated At Anna State Hospital
Fifty seven patients at Anna State Hospital received certificates from Southern Illinois University Division of Adult Education in a graduation at the hospital. The first class from the new Instructional Center finished courses and plans for a second session on January 4. About 150 patients are enrolled for the approaching term, said supervisor Mrs. Jean Bumgardner.
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Anna State Hospital
Southern Ilinois University Division of Adult Education
RC. Steck
Jean Bumgardner
Jane Jasse
Zone Rehabilitation Services
Bumgardner
Carbondale Police Brief Highlights Speeding Fine
Charles D. Riley of Carbondale was fined $13 for speeding in a brief police notice.
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Carbondale
Riley
Charles D
Hogshead Re-Elected Chairman in Johnson County Board
Leslie Hogshead of Vienna is reelected chairman of the Johnson County Board of Commissioners for a second one year term. C. McCuan, also of Vienna, becomes a board member commissioner after being appointed last fall and elected to continue in November general election.
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Leslie Hogshead
Vienna
Johnson County Board of Commissioners
Hogshead
C. McCuan
McCuan
Energy Bans Explosives in Forsyth Village
The Forsyth Energy Coal Co near the east city limits faced a new ordinance banning explosives inside the village. Residents reported house cracks from nearby mining blasts. The nuisance-law measure carries a $500 fine or six months in jail, or both, on violation.
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Energy Village Board
Forsyth Energy Coal Co
City Council Meeting Moved to Avoid Christmas Clash
Murphysboro city officials shift the monthly council session from Christmas night to tonight at 7 p.m. in City Hall. Mayor Joe Williams said the second meeting of the month will proceed as planned with a light agenda.
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Murphysboro
Joe Williams
Station Entered Thieves Break Into Dongola Ling Station
Thieves broke into a local Dongola station early Tuesday taking rifle reportedly operated by Estes Kope. Dongola Police informed Union County Sheriff’s office of the theft.
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Dongola ‘Ling
Dongola
Union County Sherif
Ritle
Estes Kope
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Hubler
Herrin Veterans’ and Service Clubs
Knights of Columbus
Herman Rancilio
K of C
Garey Redmond
Ellis
Ernie
Water Board
Souther Ullyols Pubileutiony Inc
Maio Street
Carbottaly
Wortheth
Souh 12Th
Witness
Southern Winalsan
Chester
Frigidaire Appliances
Duran
Ulinois
Airport Board
Neme
Yuill Music
Herrin
Brown Heads Kiwanis Club
Anna
Coin Collectors Supplies
Jims Sporting Goods Murdale
Bank OF Egypt OF
Marion, Illinois
Harold Pangborn
East
Fred
Disit
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