Police HQ Expansion and Car Replacement Studied
Carbondale city officials consider buying a new police car and relocating the department headquarters to a site west of City Hall. Commissioner James R Wallace Tuesday night urged council members to replace the 1960 Ford. He cited about 700 spent on repairs and suggested funding the new vehicle via inter-department transfer or financing.
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Carbondale
James R
Wallace
Ford
Janet Be
Inter-Department
John J. Wright
R. R. Olp
West Main Street
Oakland Avenue
Jackson County Tax Delinquency Hits Township Officials
In Jackson County sixteen township assessors and road officials including Ridge Township’s James Cavaness and Grand Tower’s Louis Wills reportedly failed to pay personal property taxes this year. County records show unpaid bills ranging from 23 to 82 dollars amid a broader tax drive targeting delinquent accounts and a plan to issue notices to about 100 delinquents in Carbondale Township.
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Tone- Township
Jackson
Ridge
James Cavaness
Grand Tower Township
Louis C. Wills
Grand Tower
Clark and
Board of Review
Hand
Cavaness
St.Louis
Wills
Delmar Waid
Carbondale
West Frankfort Police Merit Board Objects to Promotion
The West Frankfort Police and Fire Merit Board objects to promoting Arthur Marks to assistant police chief while recommending William Willis, a patrolman, for the reinstated position. The board says Marks forfeited rights after failing to report for duty and was discharged in May 1959, but rehired as meter patrolman in March 1960.
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Fire Merit Board
Has
Arthur Marks
Marks
Bruno Waller
Meit Board
William "Willis
Willis
Frank Russell
Merit Board
the Offce
Minor Fire Extinguished by Carbondale Fire Department
The Carbondale fire department this morning extinguished a minor fire around a slave pipe al boy, M. Allyn St.
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Carbondale
M. Allyn St
Ava Plans Sewage Service To Cost 169000
Ava City Council applied for a federal loan to build a sewer system estimated at 169000. Mayor H B Vancil said plans include 98750 feet of eight inch mains two sledge lagoons of two and three acres and five lift stations. The survey shows 700 potential users, according to Leo Koberlein of Russell and Axon, consulting engineers. A 2400 grant for engineering studies was approved by the federal Housing and Home Finance Agency last week. The construction loan also has
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Ava
H.B. Vancil
Leo Koberlein
Russell and Axon
St. Louis
Federal
Finance Unit Plans Review by Jackson County Board of Supervisors
The Finance committee will review recommendations for improved bookkeeping and fee collection at 1 p.m. Friday in the courthouse. Attending are Sheriff Raymond Dillinger State's Atty William Ridgeway County Clerk Delmar Ward Circuit Clerk James McRoy Coroner Floyd Crawshaw and Bernard Ross of Curtis and Ross accounting firm. They will discuss centralizing accounting, a $20,020 electric revenue bond, Altronic computer and loan details tied to a federal grant plus sanitary sewer billing issues.
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Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Sider
Raymond Dillinger
William Ridgeway
Robert, Maloney
Delmar W Ward
James McRoy
Floyd Crawshaw
Bernard Ross
Carbondale
Curtis and Ross
Ross
General Fund
HFA
Altronic
Vanuil
Ilinois Sanitary
Aid To Friend Costs $85 in Marion Court
Norris pleaded guilty to reckless driving after speeding to help a friend in Marion. Judge John Clayton in Williamson County Court fined him $50 plus costs. The incident occurred near the Public Square on Christmas Day as Payne reported her husband’s arrest by troopers for illegal liquor transport and DUI. Payne’s husband, Charles Ray Payne, posted $3,500 bond and was set to appear on April 45.
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Norris
Marion
John
Clayton
Williamson
Charles
Ray Payne
Payne
Mines Working Thursday Shows Varied Ore Yields
Reading from mine reports, Old Ben lines list production figures for Orient Zeigler and Fidelity shafts with Burning Star entries. The notes indicate quantities for Thursday work, including multiple readings such as Old Ben 9 and 21, Orient 3 and 5, Zeigler 3, Beigler 4, and Burning Star 1 and 2.
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Orient
Zeigler
Beigler
Fidelity
Burning Star
Herrin Bank Names Officers in Senior Leadership Shuffle
The Bank of Herrin announces two new vice presidents. Joby Hutchison becomes trust officer and cashier, while Edward Goodwin is named executive vice president overseeing personnel and technical operations. Both appointments take effect Monday following the Dec 12 meeting. Hutchison joined in 1937 and Goodwin in 1940, with long service at the Herrin and Carterville banks.
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Joby
JL Hutchison
Edward
Goodwin
Carterville
State and ‘Savings Bank
Cor Nue
Hutchison
Oak St
Herrin
Rt. 13
Crab- Orchard Lake
Carterville” State and Savings
Walker Schwartz
Ceil Bank
Davis
Yice Press
Carterville Bank
County Officials Discuss Fees and Accrual Shift
Mrs Snider says Ridgeway will explain state law changes on fees while County officials consider adopting accrual accounting gradually. Ridgeway estimates stricter fee collection could add about $2000 annually to the county. Six fee officers were invited to the meeting to raise questions and address problems about accounting or fees.
Boat Dock Firm Chosen for Crab Orchard Lake Bid
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service selects Southern Sports, Inc. as the winning bidder for a 10-year contract to operate the public boat dock at the west end of Crab Orchard Lake. Five bids were received. Southern’s bid was the highest at $1,340 plus 10 percent of gross receipts.
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Goyvement
Southern Sports
Crab Orchard Lake
Southern Sports, Inc
Southern
Bill Brown
Andrew’t
Vaughan
Carbondale
James Levin
Benton
Kenneth L. ‘Davis
Hartisburg
Bill Harkins
Carterville
Interstate 57 projects drive Southern Illinois highway plans
The 1962 program for District 9 outlines $27,022,000 for highway construction and right of way, led by $19,339,006 for Route 57 in Franklin County and $820,000 for landscaping along I-57 from near Marion to near Wetang. Major bridges, grade separations, and right of way purchases across Franklin, Pulaski, Union, and Williamson counties are listed with figures for 1962. The Interstate 57 route from West Frankfort to the Jefferson County line is the district’s biggest project, with extensive work also planned on surrounding state primary and secondary roads.
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Jefferson County
Marion
Wetang
Tamaroa
Perry County
Union County
Union-Pilaski County
Mounds
Illinois
Mississippi
Cape Girardeau
Johnston City
Crab Orchard Bridge
Crab Orchard Creek
Williamson County
Ennty
Williamson
Gallatin & Hardin
Karbers Ridg Aid
Garden of the Gods
Gallatin County
Lakes of Trigg Memorial Ozark Trail
Johnson Coun
Roly
Goreville
Sition
Carbondale
Willow
Street
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Cherry
St. To
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Timois
West Frankfort
Franklin’ County
Highway Division
Dongola
Rt. 13
Rt. 149
Centralia Holiday Tournament First Round Scores
Results from the Centralia holiday basketball tournament show Rockford Auburn defeating Salent 68 to 33 and Benton losing to Decatur Eisenhower in the morning session.
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Centralia
Rockford
Auburn
Salent
Benton
Decatur Eisenhower
Collision in Marion Cars Atwood and Moake
Atwood and William Moake of Marion collided at the intersection of College and Madison streets at 5 30 p m No one was injured.
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Marion
Maurice
Atwood
William Moake
College
Madison Streets
City Approves Fuel Tank Project for City Vehicles
Commissioner Eaton and Mayor Blaney Miller gain approval to install a large underground gasoline tank and pump to serve city vehicles. Eaton to prepare specs and bid notices for tank and pump. supervision by C L Mitchell of Carbondale. Contested by Street Commissioner Barringer. Ethyl gas fueling questioned. most city vehicles run on regular gasoline.
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D. Blaney-Miller Sail
Expf
Eaton
C. BE. Fehrenbaker
Virgil Barringer
C. L. Mitchell
Carbondale
Haton
Marion Mayor Cooksey Quits Warden Post
Marion mayor Robert Cooksey Steday resigned as Williamson County game warden after nine years. The resignation takes effect March 15 per Illinois Department of Conservation. No successor named. Gov. Kerner froze new appointments. Cooksey, a Republican, has led Marion since 1955 with reelection in 1959 and may run for sheriff or other county office.
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Marion
Robert Cooksey Steday
Williamson County
Ilinois Dept. of Conservation
Cooksey
Dept. of Conservation
Otto Kerner
Adolph Flack
Lawrence “Cannon
Roy Cole
Her- Tin
Carbondale approves bid swap for city hall area lot
City council accepted a bid of 11,500 from R R Colp for a lot on South Illinois Avenue near the hall and agreed to pay Colp the same for a lot behind the hall. The exchange, proposed since November, awaits city-owned property bidclosure. Colp previously sold a brick building and two warehouses for 48,500 and plans development of the new property.
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Ulinois Ave
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Colp
City Hall
Ilinois Avenue
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