Jackson County Tavern and Club Licenses Due
Liquor license renewals for 1965 are due Thursday, with fees payable to State's Attorney Richard Richman in Murphysboro. In 1964 the county licensed 22 rural taverns and clubs, with one dropped in 1965 after a fire destroyed Midway Tavern.
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Jackson County
Atty
Richard Richman
Richman
Murphysboro
Midway
Rt. Si
de Soto
Volney Parrish
Carbondale
Carbon Lake Club
Moose Club
Jackson Country Club
Rishman
Carrie
State purchase urged of Carthage campus
Illinois state officials consider buying the Carthage campus abandoned since Carthage College moved to Kenosha. Suggested price is 1.5 quadrillion dollars. The plan envisions using the 44 acre site as a Western Illinois University branch or Illinois University branch or relief training center. Senator Bernard Neistein backs WIU branch option and opposes new UIU branches.
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Unicago
Carthage
Carthage College
Kenosha
Wis
State of Illinois
Bernard Neistein
Chicago Democrat
Wester Illinois University
University of Ilinois
Neistein
WIU
Carterville sewage plans set for 7 p.m. meeting
Carterville officials will hear recommendations from R E Favreau and George Hardy of the state Public Health Dept in Carbondale at city hall about sewage plant problems. A $300 fine proposal from the state Sanitary Water Board for Pin Oak Creek pollution is set for Jan 18 hearing.
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Carterville
R. E. Favreau
George Hardy
State Dept. of Public Health
Carbondale
Hardy
State Sanitary Water Board
Pin Oak Creek
Crab Orchard Lake
Robert Morrison
Public Health Dept
Robert Personius
Crab Orchard
Fish and Wildlife Service
Minor Names Wrong Tavern in Ava Area
A 20-year-old Carbondale youth claimed he bought beer at a tavern in Ava and named the operator. Jackson County State’s Attorney Richard Richman said Ava authorities show no such tavern operator licensing. The youth, detained after a disturbance, will be questioned again about where he purchased alcohol as police found beer in his Carbondale trailer.
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Ava
Carbondale
Jackson County
Richard Richman
Tony
Richman
Carbondale weighs council manager reform gains
The Carbondale city government faces pressures from growth in Southern Illinois University, service demands, and the need for swift action. The council has recently pushed new sewage and water plans, traffic relief efforts, and storm drainage needs with a shift from a commission system to broader duties for council members. Mayors and officials note longer hours and higher workload, highlighting salaries and the strain of expanded duties amid ongoing improvements.
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Carbondale
D. Blaney Miller
Joseph Ragsdale Jr
Carbondale Eyes City Manager to Boost Full-Time Administration
The Carbondale commission weighs moving to a city manager system to provide full-time administration. A council ordered radio and truck purchase could be centralized, with an administrative assistant and legal counsel already in place. A 1959 council-manager proposal failed by 190 votes but now has an excellent chance of succeeding.
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Frank Kirk
J. Edward Helton
Carbondale
Post Office Consolidation Plan Dropped
Congressman Kenneth Set Gray opposes the move to consolidate the Frankfort Heights Post Office with the West Frankfort office. Instead, bids will be taken February 1 to construct a new 1000 square foot Heights post office, leased for five years with two five year renewals. Information is available from L. K. Schwab, Peoria box 599.
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Post Office Dept
Frankfort Heights
West Frankfort
Kenneth Set Gray
The
Heights
L. K. Schwab
Peoria
Gray
W. M. McMillan
NJAY JONES 70 WEST FRANKFORT BUILDING CONTRACTOR DIES
NJay Jones 70 of 304 S Ida St West Frankfort died at 10 am today in Union Hospital West Frankfort after eight days in hospital. A World War I veteran and Purple Heart recipient he was born July 15 1894 in Williamson County to Arch and Lina Jourdan Jones. He leaves wife Helen and sister Thelma Farthing of Salem. Funeral 2 pm Wednesday at Stone Funeral Home West Frankfort burial in Boner Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 pm Tuesday.
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Njay Jones
West Frankfort
S. Ida St
Union Hospital
Williamson County
Lina Jourdan Jones
Europe
First Baptist Church of
Helen
Thelma Farthing
Salem
Stone Funeral Home
Boner’s Cemetery
Youth Improves After Three Vehicle Crash Near Ware
An East St. Louis youth injured Christmas morning in a three vehicle accident near Ware shows slight improvement. James Rencher, 17, was moved to Barnes Hospital in St. Louis after being in serious condition at Union County Hospital. His uncle Obie Rencher, 44, was injured and listed in fair condition.
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East St. Louis
Ware
James Rencher
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Union County Hospital
Obie Rencher
SIU students spend millions in Carbondale and beyond
A survey of 500 SIU students for 1963 64 shows 12 503 enrollment and 14 000 winter term. Total SIU student spending near 16 million in Carbondale and 4.5 million in other communities. Average male student spent 1270 with 240 outside Carbondale. 157 inside home town. Female average 1001 including 323 outside Carbondale. 137 at home.
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Former Marion woman and daughter stabbed at Elk City motel
A former Marion woman Judy Shotton, 24, and her 4 year old daughter Stephanie were stabbed by an intruder at the Elk City Motel on Rt 66 near the Oklahoma Texas border. Judy Shotton died from seven stab wounds, while Stephanie sustained two chest wounds and remains in satisfactory condition. The attacker, described as a slightly built white male, fled after a struggle. No suspect has been apprehended as police continue searches.
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Marion
Elk City
Okla
Judy Shotton
Mercy Hospital
Oklahoma City
Stephanie
Herrin Council to Get Water Deficit Report
City Treasurer William E. Drake says he finished a study of deficits in the water and sewer departments and will present an explanation to the council tonight. An audit showed a combined $23,414 deficit due to six required bank accounts not being set up. Funds earmarked for those accounts have been used for operating expenses. no funds are missing. Also on the agenda is a purchasing committee report on two bids for a police car.
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Herrin
William E. Drake
Drake
State Poverty Sum Approved in Tingis Budget
A budget of 229000 was approved to operate the state Office of Economic Opportunity which runs the War on Poverty in Tingis. Director Thomas Jackson said funds are not yet received. The office will guide communities, provide public information, and coordinate with federal agencies and two Jobs Corps camps in Illinois. Offices may include Chicago and Herrin, with the main office in Springfield. Staff size is not yet set for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965.
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State Office of Economic Opportunity
Tingis
Thomas Jackson
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife and Forest Service
Tllinois
Jackson
Chicago
Herrin
Mais
Springfield
Flaca
Assessment Meeting Sets Plan for 1963 Real Estate Work
Jackson County township assessors will meet in Murphysboro on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. in the Circuit Court room to plan the 1963 real estate property assessment. Supervisor James Lawder says no major procedure changes for 1965, with real estate assessment starting Friday and books issued at the meeting.
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Jackson County
Murphysboro
James Lawder
Jackson County Circuit Court Room
Lawder
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Carol Miller
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SIU
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Cairo
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