Three-way zoning committee to meet in Jackson County
A three member Jackson County zoning committee will hold its first meeting next week with Carbondale Commissioner William C. Eaton as chairman. The group includes John G. Gilbert and Kenneth R. Miller representing the county and SIU, formed May 26 to study professional planners and cost for a wide-area zoning plan. Eaton says the city aims to adopt a stopgay zoning ordinance and develop a two year path to a broad code.
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Jackson County
Carbondale
William C. Eaton
Eaton
John G. Gilbert
Jackson State
Kenneth R. Miller
Soutern Illinois University
SIU Board of Trustees
SIU
University
Sai
Defense Meet Set Sunday at Carmi High School
The Southern Illinois Civil Defense conference will discuss tornadoes disasters and emergency hospital use. The all day meeting is at Carmi High School with registration at noon and the main program starting at 1 pm in the auditorium. Warren Brown says the event is open to directors CD staffs and local officials.
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Southern Illinois Civil Defense Conference
Carmi High School
Warren Brown
Franklin County CD
Woman Ticketed After Nearby Rt 460 Crash
Ashley resident Dora Hartnell 38 was ticketed for driving too fast for conditions when her car left Rt 460 three miles east of Nashville at 3 15 p m Thursday. Passenger Dora Hunt 16 Ashley sustained a minor injury in the same crash.
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Ashley
Rt. 460
Nashville
Dora Hunt
Dora Hartnell
Fire Station 7550 Requests New Telephone After Burnout
In Muskogee Oklahoma the fire station 7550 reported to the telephone company that it needs a replacement telephone after the old line burned in a fire. The incident underscores the station's communication needs following the blaze.
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Muskogee, Okla
Ditch Planned To Eliminate Murphysboro Soil Problem
Work begins on a drainage ditch at Murphysboro Lake Street housing project to stop underground water buildup. Burke Construction Co. awarded per diem contract to trench 190 feet from a pond behind the Brown Shoe Factory to a drain by Gulf Mobile and Ohio rail line. City plans to spend about 1300 with 450 for pipe to save 12 of 50 units, foundations already poured for 26 of 36 prefab houses.
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Murphysboro
Lake Street
Burke Construction Co
Brown Shoe
Joe Williams
John Blankinship
Big Muddy
Blankinship
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Williamson County Housing Authority buys kitchen appliances
The Williamson County Housing Authority voted to spend 71442.16 for kitchen appliances for 126 family units at the Herrin and Johnston City developments. Bids from Eagle Range and Manufacturing Co and Hotpoint through White Electric Co were accepted, with various ranges and refrigerators priced below federal catalog figures. Delivery schedules: half the ranges by June 15 and the rest by August.
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Williamson County Housing Authority
Federal Housing Project
Herrin
Johnston City
Federal Services
Eagle Gas
Eagle Range and Manufacturing Co
Belleville
Hotpoint
White Electric Co
Norge
Welbilt Corp
Maspeth
N. Y
Cox Hardware and Furniture Co
Marion
Enterprise
Frost Furniture
Carterville
General Electric Co
Helleny
Egyptian Tire and Appliance Co
Kelvinator
Hollander and Co
St. Louis
Julius Steinmarch
New Authority
Frank Felts
Doctor to Begin Practice in Herrin After July First
Dr. H G Diettrich 37 will start medical and surgical practice in Herrin after July 1. He joins Catawba Sanitorium staff in Virginia and will occupy 121 W Cherry St after remodeling. Diettrich arrived from West Germany in 1955 and earned his degree in 1948.
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H. G. Diettrich
Herrin
Diettrich
Catawba Sanitorium
Catawba
W. Cherry St
United States
West Germany
University of Berlin
Daniel Rott
Johnston City
A. W. Miller
Roth
Michael Reese Hospital
Chicago
Sohn’s Store
Harvard Sohn
False alarm on Rt. 51 crash near Carbondale
Carbondale police, an ambulance, and a wrecker responded to an incident on Route 51 south of Carbondale early today but found no collision or injuries. Police said a vehicle may have left the highway and reentered the roadway before responders arrived.
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Carbondale
Rt. 51
ICC Service Hearing Criticizes Illinois Phone Service
An Illinois Commerce Commission hearing in Marion concluded after two days with General Telephone Co. officials hearing charges of poor Southern Illinois service. Lawrence Glenn and Edward Melcher led the session. Larry Davis of the Herrin Norge plant cited a $40,000 local bill and described service as totally inadequate. Long distance issues included cut-offs interference and failure to disconnect. Davis’ complaints echoed others in the hearing.
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Marion
General Telephone Co
Southern Illinois
Lawrence Glenn
Murphysboro
Edward Melcher
ICC
Larry Davis
Herrin Norge
Davis
Herrin
Ordill
Norge
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
Clyde Brewster
Brewster
Chamber
Orchill
Ted Paschedag
West Frankfort Music and
Lester Hileman
Christopher
Hileman
Chappie Haynes
H. J. Clayton
Springfield
John J. McCarty
Southern Illinois University
McCarty
Herrin Chamber
West Frankfort
Poke City
Zeigler
Ilinois
Assn
Eugene Prudent
Ralph Cooksey
The
Common Laborers
Southern Ilinois
Two Released From Hospital Back In Jail In Jackson County
Two youths released Thursday from Anna State Hospital were sent back to the Jackson County jail to face charges. Edward David Garrett 20 of Carbondale and Darrell Sanders 19 of Tampa Florida are in custody as investigations continue. Garrett faces armed robbery charges for a March 28 incident at Martin Oil Co. in Carbondale. Sanders is charged with burglary and larceny for multiple break ins including a Murphysboro store and grade school on October 14 1958.
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Anna State Hospital
Jackson County
Edward David Garrett
E. Birch Sr
Carbondale
Darrell Sanders
Tampa
Fla
Arch Edwards
Calvin Ellis
Garrett
Illinois Security Hospital
Menard
Jackson
Sanders
Martin Oil Co
Illinois Ave
George Moore
Murphysboro
Buck Iga
S. 20Th Street
Logan
N. 14Th Street
Harold Hill
Ft. Worth
Texas
Frank Varnum
Complaint Brings Action On Grand Chain Phone Service
Residents from Grand Chain press for service from Metropolitan exchange. At a Ma tion hearing Rev. Loren Johnson and Mrs. John Snyder report about 20 households awaiting lines. Southern Illinois manager Lewis Nielsen plans area visit. line engineering to begin Monday with phones installed as soon as possible.
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John Snyder
Loren Johnson
ICC
Marion
Grand Chain
General Telephone Co
Mation
Metropolis Exchange
Bor
Randolph Tax Bills Mailed In Randolph County
Tax statements were mailed with Sheriff John Sams as ex-officio collector. The county will collect 2,006,360.36 from taxpayers this year, about 11,000 more than last year, due to a higher multiplier and increased rates despite lower assessed values. The first half of real estate and all property tax are due within 30 days, with penalties for late payment. the second installment is due September 1. Taxes may be paid at any county bank with the statement.
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Randolph
John Sams
Missing Johnston City man Eb Erhardt may trigger new search
Herman Eberhardt, 60, has been missing since Monday. His brothers said he was despondent and may have gone to an abandoned mine southeast of Johnston City. A pond near the city was dragged on Thursday and about 200 people scoured a 200 acre area with an air search planned.
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Johnston City
Hardy Grisham
Williamson County Civil Defense
Eberhardt
Grisham
Herman Eberhardt
Train required to haul coal daily from mine to market
A daily supply demands a 30 000 car train stretching from New York City to Richmond Virginia to move bituminous coal from mine to market.
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New York City
Richmond
Man Arrest Leads To Recovery Of Loot In Upstate Burglary
Jackson County authorities arrested Carl E. Grammer near Murphysboro on Rt. 144 at 3 p.m. Thursday after a tip he carried guns. Two uncased rifles and a hand carved walnut stock were found in his car along with clothing and jewelry identified as part of a $10,000 Doctor’s Farm er City burglary. He admitted theft, said two accomplices forced him, and has a prior record in Indiana and Michigan. Sheriff Dillinger, Deputy Edwards and Trooper Draves assisted.
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Jackson County
Carl E. Grammer
Malhomet
Hilltop Tavern
Murphysboro
Rt. 144
Grammer
du Quoin
DeWitt County
DeWitt
Jackson
Farmer City
de Witt County
Heater
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Armed Services
Ray Dillinger
Arch Edwards
Roger Draves
Telephone dial growth cited in Southern Illinois hearing
General Telephone Co. executive Lewis Nielsen told an Illinois Commerce Commission examiner that 22 000 dial telephones have been installed in 2½ years across 18 counties. He cited installations in Harrisburg Eldorado Marion Golconda and Carbondale as evidence of ongoing service improvements.
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Lewis Nielsen
Southern Division
Harrisburg
Eldorado
Marion
Golconda
Carbondale
Herrin and Ordill Protest Rate Increase Hearings
Herrin Chamber of Commerce and area officials urge fair long distance terms as ICC hearings on proposed rate hikes proceed in Springfield. Testimony highlights local job gains, aging equipment, and calls for better rural access with October 2 upgrades promised.
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Ing
Carbondale Area
R. G. Burke
Junc
Wye
Rt. 148
General Telephone
Illinois Commerce Commission
Randolph County
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