Williamson lets road contracts for county and unit systems
Williamson County Board of Commissioners approved 554 287 dollars in summer road work bids. Wilson Asphalt Co. won 210 351 and 220 182 dollar contracts for county and unit systems respectively. Illini Asphalt Co. won 211 270 and 221 573 dollar bids. Southern Illinois Stone Co. received 31 500 and 17 250 dollar rock contracts. Illinois Highway approval required before work. Progress on 750 000 addition to Marion Army Reserve Center slated for completion by September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Fred Thane
Thane
Highway Department
Wilson Asphalt Co
Marion
Illini Asphalt Co
Benton
Illinois Department of Highways
SIU Board to hear Bateman promotion despite objections
Warren W. Brandt will recommend Marianne Webb Bateman for full professorship in the School of Music at SIU Carbondale despite objections from nine music professors. Bateman has taught at SIUC since 1965 and faculty say the system may have been misused even as they will not block the promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Warren W. Brandt
SIU Board of Trustees
Phillip H. Olsson
Marianne Webb Bateman
Music
Olsson
College of Fine Arts and Communications
C.B. Hunt
Siuc Ad
Bateman
Brandt
Carbondale unit salutes best designed buildings winners
Carbondale Planning Commission announced awards for design excellence in six building categories. The Strombergs at 3204 West Kent Drive won the overall best design for a home built in the last 15 months, with Mayor Neal Eckert to present certificates at city hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon Stromberg
West Kent Drive
Carbondale
Steven Seifert
Jack Cooper
N. Springer
Ardell Eckert
Colonial East
E. Walnut
Red Barn
E. Main St
Universal Glass and Carpet
N. Illinois
W. Walnut
Siefert
Planning Commission
Seifert
Archie Jones
Paul Denise
Jim Sheppard
Tom Rachel
Tom Lemser
Alexander Reed
Pat Grimmer
Stromberg
Kent Drive
Old Ben miners end walkout at Lesser coal mine
About 450 members of United Mine Workers Local 1487 returned to work at the Old Ben Coal Co. Lesser mine after a May 23 walkout over safety concerns. UMW subdistrict 7 member Jack Ponsetti said workers will not operate in several mining units until issues are fixed, with officials citing fixing time of about two days once back on shift.
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Old Ben Coal Co
Lesser
United Mine Workers of America Local 1487
UMW Subdistrict 7 Board
Jack Ponsetti
Ponsetti
Old Ben
House approves SIUC funds for weather unit and law school
The Illinois House passed a bill by Rep Bruce Richmond to keep the weather observation station at the Southern Illinois Airport for another year and provide 250000 for planning permanent law school facilities at SIUC Carbondale. The measure allocates 11375 for weather station operation for 12 months beginning July 1, mainly to pay three part time observers. The law school funding supports planning through construction document stages to safeguard accreditation. The bill awaits Senate action with support from Rep Richard Hart and Sen Kenneth Buzbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Sosniecki
Southern Illiinoisan
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Illinois House
Bruce Richmond
D-Murphysoro
Senate
Carbondale
Murphysboro
SIUC
Law School
Richmond
Richard Hart
Dbenton
Hart
James Thompson
Kenneth Buzbee
D-Carbondale
Union County OKs MEG funds with Perry board delaying
Union County approved a 3879 dollar local contribution to the Southern Illinois Metropolitan Enforcement Group to cover four months of operating costs. Perry County delayed action citing doubts about MEG, focusing on marijuana arrests over hard drugs. County officials and MEG chair Murphysboro Mayor Michael Bowers weighed state funding prospects as MEG faces June 30 federal deadline.
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Union County Board
Southern Illinois Metropolitan Enforcement Group
MEG
Perry County Board
Illinois General Assembly
Illinois
Union County
Williamson County
Murphysboro
Perry County
Carbondale
Jackson County
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Winton Bigham
Bigham
Neal Eckert
Victor Provart
Michael Bowers
Illinois Law Enforcement Commission
Bowers
Illinois Senate
SIU C Officials See No Big Enrollment Drop
SIU C officials, led by B K Browning, say fall enrollment likely remains near current levels after a near record 22 117 students last fall. They note potential off campus registrations and transfer admits may offset declines and project a fall enrollment around current figures rather than a dramatic drop.
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Henry de Fiebre
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
B. K. Browning
Siu-C
Illinois
Browning
STUC
SIUC
Stu-C
Jerre C. Pfaff
Herrin Mayor Appoints Venegoni and Murphy to Library Board
Herrin Mayor Mario Ottolini names Anthony B. Venegoni and Susan Jones Murphy to the Herrin Public Library Board for three year terms. Venegoni, former library board president 1955 to 1963, helped direct the new building project and resides at 209 North 11th Street. Murphy, wife of assistant city attorney Paul Murphy, lives at 401 South 16th Street, replacing Jean Kane and Joey Satterfield who resigned.
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Anthony B. Venegoni
Susan Jones Murphy
Herrin
Mario ‘Moochie
Ottolini
N. 11Th St
Murphy
Paul Murphy
S. 16Th St
Jean Kane
Joey Satterfield
Village of Cambria to Get Special Census
Cambria officials seek a federal count update after a local tally found 1012 residents inside village boundaries, well above the 860 figure in the 1970 census. The Census Bureau plans a special survey on June 13 to adjust population data and unlock more federal funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambria
U.S. Census Bureau
Michael Marks
Marks
Wright School Alumni Reunion Near Creal Springs
Former Wright school students and teachers plan a reunion at the Wright school site in Williamson County on July 3. Attendees are asked to bring lunches lawn chairs and table service. Old school memories and mementos are encouraged to be shared during the gathering.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Wright School
Creal Springs
Williamson County
Jane Hutson Nevious
Nevious
Loretta Davis Lambert
Rt. 1
Carrier Mills
Bertha Davis
Wright School Alumni Plan Reunion in Marion
In Marion on January 27 a Wright School reunion was discussed by locals including Joseph Odum Jr and Mrs Nevious. Organizers recall teachers Hobart Motsinger Minnie Cavitt and Raymond Wright and note the 1903 opening and 1952 closing of the Wright School in Creal Springs area.
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Marion
Wright School
Joseph Odum Jr
Odum
Mattie Odum
Nevious
Sue Webb
Wright
Illinois
Hobart Motsinger
Minnie Cavitt
Creal Springs
Raymond Wright
West Frankfort
Motsinger
Miss Cavitt
Arnold School
Johnston City
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Marion Army Reserve Training Center
347Th
Ed Greer
Southern
Carbondale Unit
Ben
House
Oks Siuc
Perry Board
University of Illinois
Pfaff
Siuc School of Technical Careers
STC
Library
Byline
B.G
James M. Wright
Leslie McCollum
Williamson County Educational Service Region
McCollum
Coonhunters Club
May Huston
Muriel Graves
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