Frankfort Delays West Frankfort Public Affairs Budget Cut
Mayor Heaton blocks a $2000 reduction in the Public Affairs Dept appropriation delaying passage of the ordinance. Commissioners Bowen Flood and Karnes push for omitted items to be considered. Heaton demands unofficial restoration of the $2000 before vote. City has not released a copy of the ordinance.
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West Frankfort
John Heaton
Public Affairs Dept
Heaton
John Bowen
Bowen
Ira Flood
Herman Karnes
Department of Public Affairs
Karnes
Civic Clubs Plan Herrin Fourth Fete Events
Six Herrin civic groups including Redmen Veterans of Foreign Wars Eagles Auxiliary Kiwanis Jaycees and Lions Club join in a City Park celebration. The day features a Yankee Doodle Parade water show fish derby concert and fireworks with the derby at 3 pm after the 1 pm parade and 2 pm water display and an 8 30 pm fireworks finale.
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Herrin
Redmen
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Eagles Auxiliary
Kiwanis Club
Jaycees
Lions Club
Robert Downey
Kiwanis
Hospital Fire Fighting Course Set July 17
Lt. Robert McGrath of the Chicago Fire Department will teach an all day training on evacuation of patients and hospital fire fighting at Southern Illinois University July 17. The session runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the SIU Agriculture building auditorium and is open to fire department staff, hospital personnel, nursing homes, civil defense and others after a $2 tuition and registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McGrath
Chicago Fire Department
Southern Ilinois University
Fire Department
SIU Division of Technical and
SIU Agriculture Building
McGrath
National Safety Council
American Hospital Assn
Illinois Nurses Assn
Carbondale
SIU Technical and
Cook Charged With Vagrancy in Herrin Case
Raymond Cook, 43, of Herrin, was charged with vagrancy and disturbing the peace after his arrest Friday night on a complaint by his father Fd Cook. A warrant also accuses him of taking his father's car without permission. He is held in Williamson County jail.
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Raymond Cook
Herrin
Fd Cook
Cook
Williamson County
Roy Cole
Justice of the Peace
Bob White
Carbondale News Notes Preserve Faint Mentions
Fragmentary OCR lines hint at local names Carbondale and Murphy but lack clear events. The readable bits suggest a newspaper publication or notices, with no identifiable date or actions.
Shovelers Sought for De Soto Village Hall Project
Desoto Village Hall joins a mainly volunteer build with 25 men already aiding the roof. Shovelers are needed Tuesday to Thursday evenings starting at 6 p m to spread dirt inside the building before the floor pour. Work pauses for the July 4 weekend and resumes Monday night with hopes to finish by July 12.
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DeSoto Village Hall
Is Building Committee
John Chamness Found Dead at Creal Springs Farm
John N. Chamness age 50 was found dead Monday at his Creal Springs farm home. Coroner Adolph Flack ruled a heart attack likely caused death sometime Saturday evening. He was found seated in an arm chair after neighbors alerted authorities. Born February 1, 1908 he lived on the same farm except for World War II service. Survived by sisters Beulah Crenshaw Carbondale May Hawkins Marion Sybil Wynn Marion and brothers Clay Carbondale Same Clear Springs Lee Marion Graveside services were held at 2 p m at Fairview Cemetery with Rev T R officiating. The Cosby Poona Home Creal Springs directed arrangements.
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John N. Chamness
Creal Springs
Williamson
Adolph Flack
Chamness
Beulah Crenshaw
Carbondale
May Hawkins
Sybil Wynn
Marion
Clay
Clear Springs
Fraud
Lee
Fairview
Aoeece
Rev
T. R
Cosby Poona
Break-ins Reported at Two Cobden Markets
Union County Sheriff Roy Dillow said two Cobden markets were burglarized Monday night. A burglar forced a front door at Norman Hilton's produce market and took a typewriter and an adding machine. The Scott Grocery front window was broken to enter, with cigars and a small amount of other merchandise missing and no cash taken. Both incidents were discovered and reported early this morning.
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Cobden
Union County
Roy Dillon
Norman Hilton
Scott
Dillow
Carbondale YMCA Forms House Acquisition Study Committee
A Carbondale YMCA Board sub committee will study acquiring a house to serve as headquarters. Hellmut Hartwig is chairman with Francis King and Ida Williams on the panel, which will report in three weeks. SIU offers a movable house and the group will estimate lot and moving costs. Plans to form a YMCA group for SIU students were announced.
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Carbondale Ymca Board
Carbondale Ymca
Hellmut Hartwig
Francis King
White
Ida Williams
Hartwig
Southern Ilinois University
YMCA
SIU
Murphysboro Student Enters Law School Program
Murphysboro Township High School student Larry L. Faughn attends Premier Boys State at Bloomington then joins the Law School summer session. Sponsored by Paul Stout Post 127 American Legion Murphysboro the course covers general law with lectures on parliamentary law constitution law criminal law and contracts with judges Kern and Evans leading.
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Larry L. Faughn
Murphysboro Township
Premier Boys State
Bloomington
Faughn
Paul Stout
The
American Legion of
Murphysboro
YMCA Group Meeting Scheduled For This Month
A YMCA group is set to hold a meeting later this month at a city location. Members are expected to discuss upcoming programs and community outreach efforts.
Randolph Cancer Drive Nets $5807 in 1958 Effort
Randolph County report shows Chester leading with 1790 35 raised for the Cancer Crusade. Other towns including Sparta Red Bud Steeleville Evansville Walsh Baldwin and many small communities contributed varying amounts totaling 5807.59. A film Time Unto Women was secured for display upon request.
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Randolph County
Ted Search Sr
Chester
Sparta
Red Bud
Steeleville
Evansville
Walsh
Baldwin
Ellisgrove
Prairie du Rocher
Man Arrested for Disturbing the Peace in Carterville
Isaac Stevenson formerly of Zwick's apartments Herrin was arrested today in Carterville on a Herrin complaint of disturbing the peace. He is held in Herrin city jail on a warrant issued Thursday by Justice of the Peace Bob White on complaint of janitor Jack Pilaut of the apartment building at 121 N Park Ave. Stevenson allegedly left town after an argument over the apartment condition. Police found the unit filled with empty milk cartons and trash.
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Isaac Stevenson
Zwick’s
Herrin
Carterville
Stevenson
Herrin City
Justice of the Peace
Bob White
Jack Pilaut
N. Park Ave
Roy Cole
Cole
Five SIU students live in Home Management House
A practice family of five home economics students occupy Southern Illinois University's Home Management House this summer. Under Prof. Helen Evans supervision they plan menus buy groceries cook and handle housekeeping to gain hands on experience in domestic management.
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Southern Illinois University
Helen Evans
SIU
Local residents listed in regional notice
Occupants named include Marolyn We ymack from Ozark Judith Fantz from Glen Ellyn Beverly Veach from Carbondale Jane White from Greenville and Myr ma Rentfro from Rt 3 Murphysboro.
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Ymack
Ozark
Judith Fantz
Glen Ellyn
Beverly Veach
Carbondale
Jane White
Greenville
Myrma Rentfro
Rt. 3
Murphysboro
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Frankfort
Ance
Oanial
Murphyshore
Desoto Hall
John Chamness
Eatox & Brown Appliance Co
East Main Carbondale
Clarence Eaton
Pres
Ymca Group Studies House
Denier
Lace
Sale! Children’s
Otto W. Kern
Cook County
Henry Evans
John Marshall School of Law
Randolph
Coulterville
Tilden
Ruma
Percy
Kaskaskia
Modoc
Plum Creek
Palestine
Bremen
Wine Hill
Schuline
Rockwood
Mt. Summit
George’s’ E
SIU Lab
Marolyn We
Limpus
Carbondale City Council
Zwick's Ladies’ Stores
Zwick
Mort
Zwick’s Ladies’ Stores
Herrin and
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