EDA reduces Perry and Jefferson counties to disqualified status
Unemployment in Perry and Jefferson counties dipped below six per cent last year, removing them from Title IV eligibility for EDA public works and business loans. Franklin Williamson remained above six per cent, keeping them qualified. District planning officials note aid could resume only with demonstrated regional impact. Massac also loses Title IV status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Hughes
Jefferson
Franklyn Moreno
Greater Egypt
Carbondale
Jackson County
Massac
Illinois
Franklin and Williamson
Union
Saline
Pulaski
Johnson
Pope
Hamilton
Hardin
Gallatin
Alexander
United States
EDA
Grand jury in session in Marion
A circuit court grand jury convened today in Marion before Judge John Clayton to hear evidence in 15 cases brought since the previous session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Marion
John Clayton
Toll Call Trouble in Carbondale Repairs Restored
Carbondale citizens could not place long distance calls to northern Illinois Sunday afternoon due to a power supply failure in radio equipment at the General Telephone Co. office. Harold Howell said the outage occurred between 1 45 and 2 p m and was fixed by 7 20 p m Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Illinois
General Telephone Co
Harold Howell
Four Tires Stolen From Vehicle In Carbondale
Connie Slater of 905 East Park Street reported four tires valued at 250 dollars were stolen from her car while parked at home. A witness described four men driving away in a yellow convertible with a black top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Slater
E. Park St
Carbondale
West Frankfort man held on rape charge
A 22 year old West Frankfort man, Harold Morris Jr., was held in Franklin County jail in Benton on a rape charge. Sheriff Robert Ice said Morris allegedly raped a 16 year old West Frankfort girl around 1 am Sunday after first driving her to a rural area and then back home. The girl was examined by a doctor and Morris remained held on a $10,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Franklin County
Benton
Robert Ice
Harold Morris Jr
Ice
Morris
Hubler hires Paul Litton as private investigator
Williamson County State's Atty. Kenneth Hubler hires former coroner Paul C. Litton of Marion as a private investigator. Litton, elected coroner in 1960 and 1964, resigned March 1 to avoid another campaign. Board appointed James R. Wilson to complete the term. Wilson seeks the office in June. An appropriation of 2500 dollars yearly is provided for the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Kenneth Hubler
Paul C. Litton
Marion
Litton
James R. Wilson
Wilson
Free Auto Safety Check sponsored by Marion Kiwanis
The Marion Kiwanis will sponsor a free auto safety check Friday in the east bound lane of West DeYoung Street near Rt 13. From 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. mechanics from Marion Auto and tire dealers, aided by Kiwanis, will inspect brakes lights steering tires mufflers glass windshield wipers mirrors horn and seat belts. The program is co sponsored by E Blankenship and Co and the Independent Insurance Agents of Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Kiwani B
Gordon Hayes
West DeYoung Street
New Rt. 13
Marion Auto and Tire
Kiwanis
E. Blankenship and Co
Marion
117th session Bishop Webb speaks at Methodist conference
Bishop Lance Webb, head of the Southern Illinois Conference with about 300 000 Methodists, addressed about 500 at the 117th annual session in Carbondale First Methodist Church. He urged inward self examination focused on God and Christ, not guilt, and will speak again Tuesday morning on who will open the shut door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lance Webb
Southern Illinois Conference
United Methodist Church
Bishop Webb
Downstate Illinois
First Methodist Church
Carbondale
God
Lawrence Lacour
Colorado Springs
Colo
Southern Illinois University
Lacour
Webb
Carbondale Forms Youth Council After City Conference
Carbondale youths form a steering committee with Margaret Laster and Patricia Lee bens as co chairmen. The new council emerged from a city youth conference sponsored by the Mayor s Youth Advisory Committee and the Chamber of Commerce with about 105 students present. The event focused on recreation jobs volunteer projects and racial relations with plans for another human relations meeting. The conference adviser is Richard W Poston a Southern Illinois University professor. The city council provided 300 and the Chamber of Commerce matched 300 to cover conference costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Laster
E. Larch
Patricia Leebens
Cindy
Carbondale Youth Council
Carbondale
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
Richard W. Poston
Southern Illinois University
Janice Meyer
College St
Carbondale Community High School Central
Miss Meyer
General Assembly
Replaces Grotta Hurst becomes Herrin editor at The Southern Illinoisan
Dave Hurst, 25, is named Herrin city editor succeeding Jerry Grotta who held the post since June 1967. Grotta leaves for a doctoral assistantship at Southern Illinois University. Hurst joined The Southern Illinoisan in 1965 and served after military service including Vietnam. He is from Joliet and married to Katherine Beeson of Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Hurst
Herrin
Southern Illinoisan
Jerry Grotta
Grotta
Southern Illinois University
Hurst
Franklin County
U.S
Vietnam
Joliet
Northernstern Universit
Katherine Beeson
Decatur
Herrin Man Hurt at Freeman Coal Mine
Norman Burgess of Herrin was injured while repairing a machine at the Freeman Coal Mining Corp Orient 3 mine near Waltonville. A shuttle car drifted from its parking place and struck him. injuries described as minor. He was admitted to Miners Hospital Christopher Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Miners Hospital
Christopher
Freeman Coal Mining Corp
Waltonville
Norman Burgess
11Th St
Burgess
Two Crab Orchard Men Face Arraignment on Counter Charges
Loren Kahler and Richard Dale Laningham, both from Crab Orchard, will be arraigned in Marion circuit court at 9 a.m. Tuesday on aggravated battery and related charges stemming from a May 21 fight. Laningham, treated for a knife wound, is charged with aggravated assault and assault. Kahler faces battery counts. The cases were filed by Paul C. Litton, a former county coroner serving as a special investigator for State's Atty. Kenneth Hubler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Loren Kahler
Richard Dale Laningham
Laningham
Marion Memorial Hospital
Kahler
Paul C. Litton
Litton
State
Atty
Kenneth Hubler
Carbondale Police Target Vehicle Tax Sticker Violations
Police Chief Jack Hazel announced the Carbondale department is cross checking vehicle tax receipts with the Jackson County tax list to locate residents who have not bought their stickers. Warrants may be issued for noncompliance and fines up to $100. no prior warnings will be given during station checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Jack Hazel
Jackson County
Hazel
Cycle and car crash injures Anna man near Vienna
Quinton D. Culp 103 Maple St Anna suffers a crushed leg after a motorcycle he rode collided with a car driven by his wife in front of a restaurant on 147 E Vienna St Vienna. Barns Hospital St Louis lists his condition as good and police investigate. Culp manages Culp GC Service Station on East Vienna St owned by his mother Wanda Culp. He was treated at Union County Hospital before transfer to St Louis.
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Quinton D. Culp
Maple St
Anna
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Culp
Culp GC
East Vienna St
Wanda Culp
Vienna St
Vienna
Union County Hospital
St. Louis Hospital
Williamson County approves $135 028 in road material bids
Williamson County Board of Commissioners approved bids totaling 135 028 for road material to service county roads. Franklin Asphalt Co 8 849 for 212 740 gallons of bituminous material and 10 240 tons of rock led bids, with Wilson Asphalt Co 2 632 for 255 tons of patching mixture, White Brothers Equipment Co 45 675 for 13 050 tons of surfacing material, and Nelson Concrete Culvert Co 870 for 206 feet of pipe.
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Williamson County Board of Commissioners
State Department of Public Works and Buildings
Fred Thane
Johnston City
Saline County
Rt. 13
Crab Orchard
Creal Springs
Stonefort
Corinth
South Market
Marion
Lake of Egypt
Midway
Rt. 37
Crab Orchard Lake
Old Rt. 13
Wolf Creek
Franklin Aspalt Co
Benton
Wilson Asphalt Co
White Brothers Equipment Co
Nelson Concrete Culvert Co
East St. Louis
Methodists name Moorehead senior pastor in Carbondale
The 117th annual session of the Methodist Southern Illinois Conference in Carbondale announced Lee C. Moorehead as senior pastor of First Methodist Church, Carbondale, and listed other new district assignments across the region. Moorehead, 49, from Peoria, comes from Delaware Ohio, with degrees from Millikin and Boston University School of Theology, and an Ohio Conference ministry background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee C. Moorehead
Peoria
First Methodist Church
Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Methodist Southern Illinois Conference
Moorehead
William Street Methodist Church
Delaware
Ohio
Edward Hoffman
Wesley Methodist Church
Bloomington
Millikin University
Decatur
Boston University School of Theology
Boston
Mass
Ohio Conference
United Methodist Church
Wesley Foundation
Ohio State University
Indianola Methodist Church
Columbus
Ada Ohio
Trinity Methodist Church
Chillicothe Ohio
Indianola Church
Betty Birmingham
Chicago
Mooreheads
David
Deborah
Illinois Wesleyan University
Rebecca
Timothy
Methodist Board of Christian Social Concerns
Murphysboro Man John T. Purcell Sr. Dies at 70
John Thomas Purcell Sr. 70 retired owner of Murphysboro Ice and Cold Storage Co. died at his home 410 S 23rd St after a long illness. Born October 8 1897 in Oroville he was World War I veteran and an active community leader including First Christian Church elder and former Rotary president. Funeral plans pending with memorials to a church scholarship fund.
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John Thomas Purcell Sr
The
Murphysboro Ice and Cold Storage Co
S. 23Rd St
Oroville
William and
Elizabeth Gibson Purcell
Murphysboro
Freda M. Zimmer
Purcell
First Christian Church
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Boro
George
Berlin
Germany
Mary Beisner
Santa Anna
Calif
Kenneth Simonds
Belleville
Jim Purcell
Santa Barbara
William Purcell
Christopher
Frank Brown
Breese
John T. Purcell Sr
A. J. Collins
Reservoir of Hope Found on D Street Featured in May Newsletter
The Illinois Office of Economic Opportunity highlights community action by Councilman and Mrs. Frank Kirk of Carbondale. Mrs. Kirk gathers support for Robert Knight and the Jesse Joiner family in Murphysboro, with over 200 letters. The feature praises her life-changing call to action and her husband’s role in a city financed anti poverty program, while noting regional office support in Carbondale and state funded publication. In Marion Circuit Court Ralph Lee pled guilty to theft, fined $25, placed on six months probation, and ordered $10 restitution to Lawrence Erwin for a bad check. Iva Nell Jones, 44, Hurst, remains in Marion court for jury trial. she is held in county jail and faces charges of criminal damage after alleged arson and property damage with repair estimates pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kirk
Carbondale
Illinois Office of Economic Opportunity
D Street
Kirk
Robert Knight
Jesse Joiner
Murphysboro
Illinois
Southern Illinois
Ralph Lee
E. Broadway
Johnston City
Marion
Lan Haney
Haney
Lee
Lawrence Erwin
Erwin
Iva Nell Jones
Hurst
Jones
W.B. Catlett
Harold Farner
Farner
Fires Reported in Johnston City and Carbondale Areas
Fire calls across Johnston City and Carbondale list incidents at Interstate Texaco on Route 1 with a minor pump fire, a Gilbert C Stearns home fire causing about 45000 dollars in damage with undetermined cause, Johnson's Coop electric skillet fire with no damage, a false alarm at New Era Dairy, and a trash fire behind Pyramid Dormitory Building B with no injuries.
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Johnston City
Interstate Texaco
Rt. 1
Carbondale
Gilbert C. Stearns
Johnson’s
Coop
S. University Ave
New Era
Pyramid
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Landmark
Washington
Court House
County Building Commission
Trict. the Nation Trucking and Excavating Co. of
Hubler
Paul Litton
State’s Attorney's Office
Pinckneyville
Louise M. Kiehn
Janet L. McQuinn
Grandpa John
Norman R. Chandler
Rex Donelson
Carterville
Methodist
Youth Council
S. Park Ave
Williamson
Mr. Moorehead
Frank C. Pierce
Belknap
Cypress
Luther’s Chapel
West Eded
George Myers
Cairo
First
Tigert
William R. Warner
Cambria - Colp
Sam Cox
Grace
Lloyd Bollinger
Coulterville - Tilden
J. F. Watson
Fountain
Jack D. Clark
Irvington - Richview
Paul Bryant
Jonesboro - Walnut Grove
Ewell Gulley
Makanda - Oak Grove - Zion
James Shearouse
Mounds City- Cache Chapel - Center
Lavern Golbricht
Okanville -Hoyleton
Carl S. Davis
Earl Dickey
Carterville - Colp
Don Carlton
Carbondale Grace
Effingham Centenary Church
John Thomas Purcell, Sr
Kirks
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