Hamilton Named Executive Secretary of Herrin Chamber
Hamilton 43 of Herrin was named executive secretary of the Herrin Chamber of Commerce by the board at noon. He replaces the late Ray Hubbs, and this is his second stint after serving 1946 to 1952. Hamilton has held multiple chamber and industry roles and received a distinguished service award for long civic service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur L
Art
Hamilton
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
Ly- Mar
W.cherry St
Herrin
West Frankfort Chamber
Ray Hubbs
Herrin Chamber
Southern Illinois Inc
Southern Illinois Manufacturers Assn
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Allen Industries
West Frankfort
State Chamber
Authority To Buy Appliances For Federal Housing Units
The Williamson County Housing Authority will meet Thursday to buy more than $20 000 worth of stoves and refrigerators for 126 federal housing units in Herrin and Johnston City. Proposals from manufacturers were received. no decision yet. The authority may still accept offers and aims to meet federal catalog prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County Housing Authority
Federal Housing Project
Herrin
Johnston City
Ly-Mar
Authority
Fusion
OK Survey
Paul Hall
Marion Federal
Hall
C. C. Young
Public Housing Administration
E. M. Webb
Carbondale
Webb
PHA
Mitchell Contracting Co
General Contracting Co
General Contractors
Bellaire 2
Fern Lee Cox
Herrin Building
Sparta Night Club Burns
The Green night club three miles east of Sparta on Rt 154 burned to the ground at 6 40 am. Four Sparta Volunteer Fire Dept members fought the blaze asst fire chief Burdell Menke said the cause was unknown and loss amount not estimated. The one story frame building measured about 20 by 45 feet and was reported by an unidentified driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Night Club
Sparta
Rt. 154
Sparta Volunteer Fire Dept
Asst
Burdell Menke
Menke
Smith
Central Illinois Public Service Co
CIPS
Oakland Avenue
Oakland
CCHS
Attucks
Herrin Y Day Camp Set for July Sessions
Herrin Young Men's Christian Association approves two weeklong day camps. July 13 to 18 and July 20 to 25 will be held at the City Reservoir picnic grounds. L. V. Steckenrider named camp chairman and Mike Sortel will supervise. Registration limits 50 boys per week from first through third grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Young Men’s Christian Assa
L. V. Steckenrider
Mike Sortel
Herrin Junior High School
Carbondale, Attucks Additions Get Construction OK
District 165 Board approved final plans for additions at Carbondale Community High School and Attucks High School after a $922,000 bond, with bids opening at 7:30 p.m. July 9. Attucks housing to be finished in 180 days, CCHS in 350 days, targeting fall 1960 use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Attucks
District 165 Board of Education
Lee Potter Smith
CCHS
Robinson Construction Co
Carbondale Community High School
Robinson
Board of Education
J. C. Williams & Sons
Pautler Brothers Construction Co
Prairie du Rocher
Paducah
Smith
Seven Teens Hurt When Pickup Flips Near Zeigler
Seven Marion area youths were injured Tuesday night when a pickup truck overturned on Rt 149 a mile east of Zeigler. Driver Don Kelly 17 and six others aged 16 to 19 were thrown from the vehicle. The truck carried two girls from West Frankfort and $2000 in plumbing equipment scattered on the highway. All were treated. Mayer Groves and Pacotte were admitted for observation. others listed in fair to good condition. The truck owner is Kellys father of Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 149
Don Kelly
Lloyd Groves
Kenneth Mayer
Charles R.pacotte
William R. Yates
Janet Ledbetter
Carol Mundy
Marion
West Frankfort
John Neal
Zeigler
Union Hospital
Marion Memorial Hospital
Mayer
Groves
Pacotte
Kelly
Yates
Neal
Kelly Plumbing
Mines Reporting and Nonworking Status Across Sites
The report lists various mines with working and nonworking statuses including Fidelity Old Ben 9 Old Ben 14 Old Ben 22 Orient 2 Orient 3 Freeman 4 Zeigler 3 and Burning Star No. Old Ben Briquet plant No Report Pyramid Truax Traer No. 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelity
Old Ben
Orient
Freeman
Zeigler
Burning Star
Teenage girl attacked near Carbondale hospitalized in unknown condition
An 18 year old girl from West Frankfort was found unconscious along Rt 51 south of Carbondale and remains hospitalized. She described being beaten and dumped from a car by a man driving a black and white 1957 Chevrolet with Indiana plates. Police continue the search and investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Doctors Hospital
Wanda Lou Sims
West Frankfort
Rt. 51
Colp
Calcalterra
John Calcaterra
August Bowden
Williamson County
Indiana
Carterville
Cobden
Crab Orchard Lake
City Blacktop
Carbondale Reservoir Road
Theme Set For Apple Fete Parade
"Fantasy in Music" will be the parade theme for the Apple Festival on September 19. Floats will be patterned after song titles and judged by out-of-town judges. Emphasis will be on imagination simplicity and clarity of expression. Trophies go to the first five floats on a point total basis.
Festival Parade Route is Changed for Apple Festival
The Apple Festival parade route is lengthened to pass St. Andrew's Hospital in Murphysboro. The parade will start at 21st and Spruce and end at 6th and Mulberry, up from 8th and Mulberry. Booklets for the festival will total 7 500 with potential to 10 000. printing awarded to Universal Printing Co. in St. Louis. The Piasa Indian Drill Team from Edwardsville and Chanute AFB band will participate. sound system added at Murphysboro Township High School field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Chamber of Commerce
Marion Nash
Spruce
Murphysboro
Mulberry
Nash
Universal Printing Co
St. Louis
Edwardsville
Chanute Air Force Base
Rantoul
Miami
Fla
Murphysboro Township
Mrs. Mary Penninger Rites Set Friday
Mrs. Mary Iva Penninger 62 of Carbondale died at 1 45 a m of heart condition after two years illness Born January 4 1897 in Union County she lived in Carbondale 43 years She was a Grace Methodist Church member married to Frank Penninger June 24 1917 Survived by husband daughter Mrs Clyde Harris sister Mrs Lennie Yuraitis brother Everett Thornton and two granddaughters Funeral 2 p m Friday Van Natta Funeral Home Carbondale friends may call after 2 p m Thursday Burial Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
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Union County
Carbondale
Grace Methodist Church
Frank Penninger
Murphysboro
Clyde Harris
Lennie Yuraitis
Gary
Ind
Everett Thornton
Indian Rock Beach
Fla
van Natta Funeral Home
H. G. Hurley
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
AFL Origins Timeline Knights of Labor to Union Era
The American Federation of Labor formed in 1886 tracing its roots to the Knights of Labor. The transition marked a shift in organized labor's approach and representation in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Federation of Labor
Knights of Labor
Monday Was Big Day For These Pups
Nine beagle pups found at the Jackson County Humane Society shelter were fed after being presumed abandoned. Mrs. William T. Meade of Carbondale provided five pounds of dog food, while another member had earlier fed the dogs three meals. Seven pups remain at the shelter and two have new owners. all are well fed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Humane Society
William T. Meade
Carbondale
Mead
Society
Marion Chamber Opposes City Use Of Parking Funds
The Marion Chamber of Commerce opposes using parking meter funds for general city needs and any personnel changes at the Parking Commission. A committee is named to draft a resolution urging delay in personnel changes and fund transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Orval Leukering
Chamber
Leukering
J. W. Travelstead
Bill Bainbridge
Maurice Duvall
Charles Winters
Bainbridge
Parking Commission
State Building
Carl Sorgen
Robert Cooksey
James Felts
Cooksey
Commission
Dr. Felts
Felts
Zoning Commission
Marion
Bald Knob Road Pushed for Blacktop Up to Bald Knob Cross
A Senate committee approved a bill to spend 250000 dollars to widen and resurface Bald Knob Road from Alto Pass to Bald Knob Cross. Senator Crisenberry along with Grindle and Kerr sponsor the measure. one committee member abstained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bald Knob Cross
Alto Pass
Senate
Committee On
R. G. Crisenberry
Murphysboro
William L. Grindle
Herrin
Gordor Kerr
Brookport
Carbondale Council Tightens Parking and Rejects Butcher License
Carbondale city council approved adding sections to the parking meter zone on Main Street west from University to Brush School alley, established no parking zones, debated street painting rules, and rejected Barbara Ann Butcher’s Class B liquor license application for 123 N Washington St. The panel considered future licenses as the town grows and directed further study on meter removals near West Jackson.
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Carbondale
Main Street
University Avenue
Brush School
Public Safety
Floyd Crawshaw
Crawshaw
Doctors Hospital
Springer Street
Springmore School
Illinois Central
West Jackson Street
Crawhaw
C. E. Fehrenbaker
Barbara Ann Butcher
Illinois Liquor Control Commission
D. Blaney Miller
Miller
Butcher
Thomas D. Butcher Jr
Oakland Ave
Marion Man Files Bond On Charges
John McCree of Marion aged 26 posted 2000 bond on two charges after a Saturday arrest for malicious mischief and reckless driving. He allegedly struck a traffic signal at Jefferson School. arraigned before Judge John Clayton in Williamson County Court and released from jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McCree
Rt. 2
Marion
Williamson County
Jefferson School
McCree
John Clayton
Funeral rites for stillborn infant Nichols held in Murphysboro
Rites for Robert Wayne Nichols will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Crawshaw Mortuary Chapel Murphysboro. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Henry William Nichols Jr of Gorham was stillborn at St Andrews Hospital Murphysboro. He is survived by his parents a brother Henry and sister Pamula. Burial is at Parrish Cemetery Vergennes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawshaw Mortuary Chapel
Murphysboro
Robert Wayne Nichols
Henry William Nichols Jr
Gorham
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Henry
Pamula
Parrish Cemetery
Vergennes
Kunce defends site choice for state school for mentally retarded
Jackson County Judge Peyton Kunce rebutted claims of political maneuvering over locating a state facility for mentally retarded children near Southern Illinois University. He argued site selection should serve all ill children, noting SIU could provide services, staff, and research support while stressing broad state welfare goals. The Egyptian Association, spanning 31 counties, backs proximity to a learning center, and Gov Stratton said a thorough site investigation would guide selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Peyton Kunce
Kunce
Franklin County
Southern Illinois University
Bert Baker
Benton
Wayne Fitzgerrell
SIU
Kance
Egyptian Assn. For
Franklin
Assa
Department of Welfare
William G. Stratton
Southern Illinois
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Arthur L. Hamilton
Cchs Board
Southern Illinois High School
Supt. N. A. Rosan
Pyramid
Truax
Traer No
Mary Penninger
Mary Iva Penninger
Marion C of C
Bald Knob Road
Council
William Eaton
J. Edward Helton
Eaton
Virgil Barringer
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