Machinists elect officers in regional union
Loren Monroe was reelected president of International Association of Machinists Lodge 1242 in Carbondale. Carl Lamprey as vice-president Bill Swalts as recording secretary John Koren as financial secretary. Bill Cox elected sentinel Frank Stewart trustee with Monroe Koren Swails as district delegates and Swails Koren as state delegates for one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren Monroe
International Association of Machinist Lodge
Carbondale Area Union
Carl Lamprey
Bill Swalts
John Koren
Bill Cox
Sentinel
Frank Stewart
Monroe
Koren
Swails
Sparta furniture store preserves historic hotel interior
The Duvardos bought the 1868 Sparta hotel in Oct 1966 and converted it into a furniture showroom. Rooms remain as display spaces with red carpeted stairs, white walls, and a casino basement now housing furniture. Notable guests such as Rockefeller and Lindbergh reportedly slept there. the property links to adjacent West Broadway store operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
Sparta
Sy DeMaris Berry
Mike Duvardo
George Washington
John D. Rockefeller
Charles A. Lindbergh
Joe Garagiola
Paul Douglas
Frank Slocum
Du‘vardo’s
West Broadway
Duvarda
Duvardos
Charles Bryan
Davardo
Willisville
Joe Davardo
Duvardo
Roland Harris
Highland
Reno's News Agency A Family Run Enterprise Since 1917
Lee Reno Sr. of Carbondale runs Reno's News Agency, a family affair since he began delivering papers in 1917. His sons and wife help operate at 300 W Renfro, with eleven papers sold including Times and Memphis papers. The business relies on the Southern Illinois University route and parish connections, maintaining a tradition over fifty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Stafford
Southern
Winosan
Lee Reno Sr
Carbondale
Uait
Reno
Lee Reno
Frank Nauman
Nauman
W. Renfro
Bertha
Fleno
Charles
Southern Illinois University
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
Brown
St. Louis
Chicago
New York Times
Memphis
Dial equipment replacement planned for Grand Tower area
General Telephone Company will replace Grand Tower dialing gear on January 23. The new switch will handle more than double the present capacity and service Gorham and Aldridge areas from a new Grand Tower building. During the switch over, customers lose service briefly, and new numbers will be issued. Local calls will require seven digits or the last five digits for local calls, with detailed mailed instructions sent prior to the cutover.
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Grand Tower
J. Schmidt
General Telephone Company
Gorham
Aldridge
Schmidt
New Numbers Telephone Change for DeSoto
DeSoto residents will get new telephone numbers on January 15 with a dial switching upgrade. Harold Howe of General Telephone Co cites capacity limits and outlines a seven digit non local or last five digit local dialing rule, with new directories the week of January 16 and mailed instructions.
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DeSoto
Harold Howe
General Telephone Co
Howe
Benton man wins car in IGA contest
Nowikowski Wallage of Benton was the grand prize winner of a car in an IGA Foods drawing. He was chosen from five finalists after earlier drawings for record players in his hometown stores. The other finalists listed include Mrs. Halene Murk Elkville, Mrs. William Home Carbon Dale, Mrs. Ethel Buttman Murphysboro, and Elizabeth Oldoni Herrin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallage
Nowikowski
Fall St
Benton
IGA Food Stores
Halene Murk
4Th St
Elkville
William Home
Sunset St
Carbondale
Ethel Buttman
Murphysboro
Elizabeth Oldoni
Herrin
Reynolds buys two monument companies in Mt Vernon
J W Reynolds Monument Co of Vienna has purchased the Gregory Monument Co and Mt Vernon Monument Co both in Mt Vernon. The Gregory firm was bought from Mrs Harry Gregory after her husband’s death. Reynolds will merge the Mt Vernon firms with George Cox named manager. Reynolds now owns monument businesses in southern Illinois cities including Vienna Mt Vernon Anna West Frankfort Harrisburg Marion Benton Elkville Chester McLeansboro and Her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Reynolds Monument Co
Vienna
Gregory Monument Co
Mt. Vernon Monument Co
Mt. Vernon
Joe W. Reynolds
George Cox
Gregory ‘Irm
Harry Gregory
Reynolds
Monument
Study finds smokers favor brands under 1 percent market share
A Marketing Factors study shows marginal cigarette brands account for about 1.35 billion in sales this year, with more than 1 billion spent on low volume brands. Smokers stick to familiar brands, while stock-outs drive customers to rival stores, and shelf space pressures grow as new brands proliferate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marketing Factors, Inc
Minneapolis
United States
U.S
Philip Morris, Inc
Gas Service honors safe driver awardees in Murphysboro
Protone Gas Service and Insurance Company of North America present safe driver certificates to employés and co workers who operated company vehicles for one year without an accident. Recipients include Gartside St Harlen Porter 713 S 19th St James Shields John Youngman Rt 2 Ava Paul Reiman Rt 1 Ava and Murphysboro residents Homer Barrett Norman Blenkinship 4405 15th St Orvil Lowell Rt 2 Paul Lipe 220 N 8th St Earl Logue 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gartside St
Harlen Porter, Co
S. 19Th St
James Shields
Rt. 2
John Youngman
Cates
Paul Reiman
Rt. 1
Ava
Protané Gas Service
Insurance Company of North America
SIU reports one fifth of 1967 graduates go to business
Roya R. Bryant’s annual placement survey shows 774 of SIU's 3,872 graduates took business and industrial jobs while education attracted 927 bachelor’s, 823 master’s, and 49 doctorates. Interviewers from 30 states and D C visited, with placements across 86 Illinois counties, 44 states, D C, and 23 foreign countries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Roya R. Bryant
SIU
Bryant
District of Columbia
Illnois
Mlinois
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Paper Business
Caribondale
Benton Man
White Electric Ga
Téth St. Herrin, Ill
Johnson City
West Frankfort
Alexander R. Hammer
New York Times News Service
Tennessee
Cypress Gardens
Fla
Jeannie Gilbert
University of Tennessee
Jane Ann Hughes
Northern Ilinois University
James Sandusey
Twin Bills Lumber Corp
West Frantkfort
Lawrence Finazzo
Sandusky
Benton High School
Southern Sinnis University
U.S. Crest Service
Libby
Mont
Movie River Lumber Co
Mayne
Idaho
Ilinois
John N Law Cours
School
Nea
Arshall
Atloenann & Eva
Stort
Lawyars
Rex
Jackson
Murphysboro Iron & Metal
Ilinalsith
Gartside
Zenith Frigidaire
Bassett Furniture
Marion
North Market
Blue Print Service
N. Washington
John T. Parry
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