Williamson County Farm Assessments Under State Scrutiny
The Williamson County Board of Review may reconvene after state claims that 1980 farmland assessments are unrealistically low. Illinois Revenue Director J Thomas Johnston cites a $75 per acre county average versus a projected $155. County officials dispute the method, noting most land is poor quality and often not sold except to coal firms.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Williamson County Board of Review
Williamson County
Williamson County Board
Illinois Department of Revenue
J. Thomas Johnston
Williamson County Supervisor of Assessments
State Revenue
Famland
Steve Jones
Jones
Illinois
Department of Revenue
Judy Whitson
John Hamilton
Hamilton
Bill Mattingly
Murphysboro Aluminum Plant Sold to Indal
Consolidated Aluminum plant in Murphysboro has been sold to Indal Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Indal Limited of Toronto. The deal closed Friday. 170 hourly and salaried employees may see no immediate changes, per plant manager Rich Hanne. An Indal representative will visit Murphysboro on Monday to discuss details.
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Murphysboro
Consolidated Aluminum
Indal Inc
Indal Limited
Toronto
Canada
St. Louis
Indal
Crainville School Buys Water Distiller To Purify Rusty Supply
Crainville Elementary School installs an $800 water distiller at a central fountain to combat rust filled water. Principal Jean Reynolds cites child health as a priority while staff bring water from home for cooking and ice. The village reports a cast iron Main Street line is the cause and plans a spring replacement, with residents living with the issue for now.
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Theresa Churchill
Crainville Elementary
Jean Reynolds
Reynolds
Crainville
Main Street
Murphysboro Obituary for Louis D. Wides
Louis D. Wides 70 longtime Murphysboro activist died, apparently of a heart attack, Jan. 31 1981. He led Wides Oil and Wides Realty and chaired school district consolidations. He held many community roles, received chamber of commerce man of the year honors, and supported local nonprofits and the Beth Jacob Congregation. Burial at Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery after services at Beth Jacob Temple.
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Murphysboro
Louis D. Wides
Wides
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Michael Bowers
Bowers
Wides Oil Company
Wides Realty
United Way Board
Jackson County Ymca Board
John A. Logan Foundation
St. Joseph
Marie Pulverman
Benton
Jeffery William
University City
Robert E
John D
Carbondale
Kathleen A. Wides
Chicago
Julius
Cairo
Edward
Creve Coeur
Helen Fleischer
Yetta Friedman
Beth Jacob Congregation Temple
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
Crawshaw Mortuary
Jackson County
John A. Logan College Foundation
Kinkaid Hill plan moves forward in Illinois
Illinois DOT advances a four million dollar plan to add a truck lane on Illinois 149 near Kinkaid Hill, replacing a bridge with a culvert and returning land to its original form. The project displaces a rental home on the Ahner property and touches a disabled couple, with public input sought within two weeks and final approval at Springfield pending.
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IDOT
Illinois
Murphysboro
Harry Ray
Abner
Ray
Ahner
Springfield
Central Office
Zero-Plus dialing cuts speed not cost in regional test
A Southern Illinois report explains the new Zero-Plus dialing system by General Telephone, noting faster connections but unchanged billing for operator assisted calls. It describes how callers use O area code number and consent steps, plus the limits on automation and pay-phone credit card dialing for large cities. The piece also shares a letter from Japan and assorted local anecdotes including a hospital card poem and a crude toast to Carbondale friends, all tied to SIU ties and community humor.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinois
General Telephone
Loren Carter
Marion
Carter
Carbondale
Chizuru Harada
Saburu
United States
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Siu
Mother
Hallmark
Jr’s
Carroll Fry
Fry
James H. Walker
Methodist Hospital
Rochester
Minn
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Crainville School
Linda Ryks
L.D. Wides
Carterville
ED Greer
Noel Jenkins
Thompsonville
J.M. Ghent
Kinkaid Hill
Jim Santori
Illinois Department of Transportation
Margaret Abner
Japan
Byline
B.G
Matthew C. Perry
Jay Bryant
Bernice Lindsey
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