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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1968
Page
4
Herrin Mayor Fred Henderson urged state and federal governments to fund widening of Rt 148. He asserted Herrin houses over 5,000 jobs and urged a four-lane expansion from Herrin to Rt 13 and north of the city, saying authorities owe the town for its growth.
Herrin City Council accepted a $195,000 bond bid from Bank of Herrin and Herrin Security Bank to finance a half block downtown parking lot. Rates average 5.43 percent. total interest about 114,350. Project costs total 274,900 with demolition and new lots planned.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. in McDaniel Funeral Home Sparta for Eva Presswood 77 formerly of Pinckneyville who died Sunday in Randolph County Nursing Home Sparta. She was born January 24 1890 to Ames M Warren and Sarah Warren. She married Harvey Edward Presswood who preceded her in death. She leaves sons Emery N. and Darrell daughters Mildred Ferrell and Juanita Cooper a brother Leo Warren and 20 grandchildren. Burial will be in Muller Hill Cemetery Pinckneyville.
Benton City Council approves a 4 to 1 vote to sell water to the Middle Fork Water Line Association, a group east of Benton, to connect a new line with no city expense. Opponent Knight warns annexation hopes will suffer. supporters cite revenue. Also reports two local deaths: Walter B. McCown, 68, and Mina B. Pulley, 93.
In a surprising Monday vote, Herman Branca was appointed to fill Herrin Ward 2 on the city council, replacing Gene Garavaglia who resigned last November. Branca, former Ward 1 alderman, will serve the remainder of Garavaglia’s term through April 1969 and may seek reelection.
Funeral services for Rose M Wilson 66 of 101 N Illinois St Belleville are set for 2 p m Wednesday at Meyer Denny Funeral Home Murphysboro. She died Sunday at her daughter’s Prairie du Rocher home and is buried in Tower Grove Cemetery Murphysboro. She leaves three daughters, 10 grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and was active in American Legion Auxiliary and VFW Auxiliary. Burial follows visitation after 10:30 a m Wednesday.
Jackson County officials face a legal question after a woman walked into the Saluki Currency Exchange in Carbondale and left with 1600 dollars in a brown bag. No weapon or threat was used, making robbery unlikely and raising a possible theft charge.
Airport board said comedian civil rights figure Dick Gregory did not fly to Carbondale on an SIU plane for a January 15 design seminar. SIU authorized flights to bring speakers to campus. Gregory later canceled the trip.
Ruth Elizabeth Galloway, 72, of 732 South Washington Street Du Quoin died this morning at Marshall Browning Hospital Du Quoin. Services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church Du Quoin with visitation at Neal Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Wednesday. All mines working Wednesday.
The Kinkaid and Reed's Creek Conservancy District approves a plan by five Ava area landowners to develop recreational facilities on land adjoining the northeast edge of Kinkaid Lake. Proposed features include several small lakes an air strip potential boat dock and sites for Boy and Girl Scout camps. A right of way road and future camping and recreation use are planned with district cooperation.
The Benton City Council Monday night chilly toward James P. Odum’s bid to re zone his west side property from A-1 agricultural to A-1 residential. Odum owns trees in the planned airport runway path and has refused easement offers. mayor Charles Toler says he will block proposals until talks occur. The council also approved a plan by Un Limited Services of America to place 14 to 20 advertising funded litter containers in the business district and deferred action on a five cent hour parking meter rate for the new facility funded by revenue bonds. Graveside rites are set for E. B. Bush of Chicago at Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion. he worked 51 years in the Illinois Central Railroad engineering department and served in WWI.
A 47-year-old West Frankfort man, Tommy Joseph Graham, was found dead about 1:30 p.m. Monday near Route 149, two miles west of West Frankfort in Green River Bottoms. Coroner Eu gene Dorris said the body lay 144 feet from the auto, with no obvious injuries and no sign of foul play. An autopsy was set for noon today at Union Funeral Home, and an inquest will follow.
Marion City Council reviews a housing code ordinance based on the American Public Health Association standard with few deletions. The measure aims to certify eligibility for government programs. A $152000 HUD loan request to fund Marion’s portion of a $212000 sewer project west of Interstate 57 was scheduled for presentation, to support industry growth including a Pepsi bottling plant and a Holiday Inn.
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