Herrin considers joining municipal retirement fund
Council approval followed a study committee's recommendation named by Mayor Fred Henderson on December 11. The city will join IMRF with City Clerk Campbell as agent for collections. Estimated annual city cost is 8,350 plus 139,718 for eligible players, with 13,918 total annual payments including employee shares. City funds will cover 33,680 from general funds. water and sewer payrolls fund the rest. Participation is compulsory for eligible employees over 600 hours, with certain officials optional. Benefits run with Social Security, minimum retirement 55 with eight years service, minimum annuity ten dollars per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Henderson
IMRF
Charles
Campbell
MRF
Herrin
Santa Claus Visits Herrin To Bring Christmas Cheer
Santa arrives at Williamson County Airport aboard Ozark Air Lines amid cold weather and delays. He tours Herrin's business district, meets hundreds of children in a morning session, and later visits 15 homebound kids before a 4:30 p.m. airport departure.
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Marta Bender
Williamson County
Santa Claus
Ozark Air Lines
North Pole
Santa
Herrin
North Park Avenue
Santa Mar
Herrin Jaycees
Fluoridation Plans Await Needed Papers
Specifications for fluoridation equipment at Herrin await necessary papers for filing with the state Health Department. City engineer Elmer Snyder said the ordinance authorizing fluoridation and endorsements by physicians must be completed. Specifications require Health Department approval before bids are requested.
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Herrin
State Dept. of Health
Elmer Snyder
Health ‘Department
No Injuries Reported in Two Vehicle Accidents
Two minor accidents occurred Friday in Christopher with no injuries. Virgil Lee Parrott, 50, Mulkey Town, was ticketed for driving in the wrong lane after his car collided with a vehicle driven by Doris Greenwood, 19, of 501 No State St Christopher. Both cars were damaged in the 1 pm crash on North Emma Street. A separate 6 pm collision at the Rt 14 and Rt 148 intersection involved Mary Silkwood of St Louis rear ending Mose Collins Jr., 25, Paducah Ky, as steam from an overheated radiator on Collins truck obscured Silkwood’s view. No tickets were issued in that accident.
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Christopher
Virgil Lee Parrott
Mulkeytown
Christopher I
Thomas ‘“Chappie" Haynes
Doris
Greenwood
501
St. Christopher
North Emma Street
Rt. 14
Mary .Silkwood
St. Louis
Mose. Colllins, Jr
Paducah
Collins
Silkwood
Haynes
Private Phone System Will Alert Firemen
Murphysboro moves to dial service for fire calls in March. Mayor Joe Williams said the fire committee approved a private line system linking the station and each fireman home to alert on duty and off duty volunteers. The unit includes voice links and selective alerts at $1.50 monthly per unit plus line costs. The project aims to cut operator reliance and help negotiate telephone franchise terms. Also approved water line to St Joseph Memorial Hospital to meet state requirements and extend city water to a new industrial site, with meters to be installed next year on North 14th Street between Walnut and Manning Streets.
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Murphysboro
Joe Williams
Fire Committee
Williams
Telephone Company
Water and Sewage Commission
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Fec
Chamber of Commerce
News Rt. 13
de Soto Blacktop
North 14Th Street
Walnut
Manning Streets
Four Die in Series of Crashes Near Thompsonville and Mt Vernon
State police report multiple fatal and serious injuries from a car crash on Rt 149 near Thompsonville at 2 a.m. Saturday. Barbara Weekley 12 died. Arthur Wayne Owens 23, of Benton, faces reckless driving charges after surviving the rollover. Robey’s body found 11:30 a.m. Saturday. coroner cites exposure shock as cause. Separate crash on Rt 460 near Mt Vernon killed Mr and Mrs Stein and another child, with six in the family injured. Weekley’s parents died in a 6-year-old accident. A Pedestrian incident south of Mascoutah injures Miss Weekley and a driver, Sidney E Bihl 85 is jailed. A separate Rt 47 crash near Gibson City claims William Bonnell 57. Michael Owens 18 hospitalized. A seven-vehicle crash on Rt 3 south of Cape Girardeau sends six from a St. Louis family to hospital.
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Barbara ‘Weekley
Aacepeeah
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Robey
Eugene Dorris
Kenneth Jones
West Frankfort
Owens
Jones
Vreeman
Stein
Mt. Vernon
Harry J. Brown
Carmin Brown
Ruth
Deborah John
Keith
Sharon
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mt. Veiee
Miss Weekley
Mascoutah
Sidney ‘Ebijl
New Athens
William Bonnell
Equality
Gibson City
Michael O. Owens
Elgin
St. Louis
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Rt. 3
Sphebes
Alfred Ray Presson
Blanche
Edward
Brenda
Mary
Guy
Fire destroys Murphysboro warehouse and sparks blaze
Fire at the Holland Furnace Co warehouse in Murphysboro damaged the interior after smoke and heat forced a two hour battle. Preliminary findings suggest spontaneous combustion. the building contained wood rafters and cartons. Loss estimated in the thousands with an insurance survey planned.
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Wittig
Holland
Harold
D. Atkins
Atkins
Herbert
Prather
R’ay
Hance
Logan Hotel
Orythe Hull Cleaners
Murphysboro
Carbondale Fire Department
Five Car Crash Injures Four In Carbonale Area
Five vehicle collision at Illinois Avenue and Main Street Saturday night left four people injured. Frances Koonce, 68, of Carbondale, the most seriously hurt, rode as a passenger in a Yellow Cab driven by Carl Trout, 57, of Murphysboro, who was hospitalized. Also harmed were Richa Moore, 18, of Carbondale, and Donald Hickson, 48, of Murphysboro. Sharon Doody, 16, and Mary Kortkamp, both Murphysboro, were treated but not admitted. A fifth vehicle was parked owned by Tova Taggart, 67, Carbondale. Moore faces a reckless driving ticket. police say her vehicle allegedly ran a traffic signal.
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ja’.Carbondale ‘Hospital
Donald
Hickson
Murphyshoro
Alstein
Carbondale
Koonce
Sharon” Doody
Mary Kortkamp
Murphysboro
Frank. J.genovese
Earl Ro “Baskin
Drivi
Tova Taggart
Stephen Tendicott
Moore
Tax meeting not yet set in Williamson County history
Sheriff Dean West expressed he cannot promise attendance at another tax meeting to discuss delinquent personal property taxes totaling over 800000 dollars from the past four years. Marion Unit 2 Board of Education members and county officials pressed for action while the sheriff postponed prior sessions citing scheduling conflicts. State's Attorney Gail Sheed said his office is ready to proceed with tax cases if full sheriff cooperation is secured.
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Williamson
Dean West
Mt. Vernoi
Marion
Board of Education
Williamson County
Herrin
West
James “Sanders
Sanders
Si State
Gail Sheed
Wilson Elected By Chamber of Commerce President
James BR Wilson was elected president of the Marion Chamber of Commerce at a meeting Friday where members discussed a $100,000 fund drive to attract industries. Herman Breaden was elected vice president Mark McAlpin secretary and Leonard Mitchell treasurer. George Doddsber said Saturday the drive to raise the $100,000 loan to back the drive should be completed by the second week in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James BR. Wilson
Marion Chamber of Commerce
to.Ordill
Herman ‘Breaden
Mark McAlpin
Leonard Mitchell
George Dodds Ber
Former Chief Arthur Marks Seeks Assistant Police Chief Post
Arthur Marks, ex West Frankfort police chief, who has been patrolling, indicated at a special City Council meeting Saturday he would move into an available assistant police chief position. The post has been vacant as Mayor Roy Brown considers appointing Marks, while back pay disputes and previous discharges linger.
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Arthur Marks
West Frankfort
Marks
Robert McPhail
Cole Jones
Milton Wood
Jones
McPhail
Burl May
May
Board of Police and Fire Commissioners
Frank Russell
Brown
Maynard Arnett
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Municipal Retirement Fund
Santa Bears
John Marnall
Ray Prather
Wilson
James. R. Wilson
City
Burning Star
Fidelity
Old Ben
Zeigler
Orient
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