Murphysboro to Correct Sewage Station Problem
Murphysboro city officials moved to start work on an all weather access to a primary lift station on the Big Muddy River, after approving four bids led by Oakes Construction Co at 29,900. Construction should begin within 10 days to 2 weeks to restore treated sewage discharge and end bypassing during high river stages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Riverside Park
Oakes Construction Co
Metropolis
John T. Blankinship
Water and Sewage Commission
Blankinship
Big Muddy
New Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Bruce Richmond
William Wolff
Marion Chamber seeks added Ozark air service to Springfield and Chicago
Marion Chamber of Commerce to press Ozark Airlines for direct flights from Williamson County Airport to Springfield and Chicago inviting Herrin leaders and other area towns. executive director Milton Witt notes support from Herrin chamber and Jaycees fund allocations updated maps and a new office move while law enforcement to attend a state law and order meeting in Mt. Vernon June 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Springfield
Chicago
Ozark Airlines
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Milton Witt
Chamber
Aviation Committee
Jaycees
Caraker
Oasis Park
Hudspeth
Public Square
Jesse Childers
Glen Clarida
Witt
Marion
State Chamber of Commerce
Law and Order
Mt. Vernon
Marion Chamber
DeSoto Herrin Woman Dies After Rt 149 Crash
Carrie Stutsman 71 of Herrin died from crash injuries on Rt 149 at DeSoto edge eight hours after a collision with a car driven by Donald Cornell 47 of Murphysboro. Her husband James Stutsman 71 was injured. Cornell had minor injuries. Funeral set for Friday at Johnson's Herrin with burial at East Lawn Memorial Gardens. She was born June 8 1900 and survived by husband two daughters a brother five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Stutsman
Herrin
Rt. 149
DeSoto
Stutsman
James M. Stutsman
Donald D. Cornell
Murphysboro
Cornell
St. Joseph Hospital
Johnson
Robert Miller
East Lawn Memorial Gardens
South
Energy
McLeansboro
George
Ollie Bayles Margraves
James Stutsman
Marion
First Apostolic Church
Marjorie Barger
Carmi
Jeraldine Oldanj
Collisnville
Wilford Margraves
Administrative assistant Emery resigns Herrin unit schools post
Emery, 57, longtime aide to Herrin Unit School Superintendent William Clarida, resigns effective Jan 1 1972. Board splits 5 to 2 to accept after closed session amid rumors of domestic trouble. Police report unclear disturbance no charges filed. Hiring of eight teachers approved with salaries set on schedule. summer programs and staff appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Emery
Herrin
William Clarida
Emery
Gene Elkins
Hurst
Dave McCann
Fred Colombo
Jack Murray
Jack Snyder
Dayton Franklin
Dale Young
Murray
Elkins
Bill Humphrey
11Th St
Board Ac
Betty Barger
Nicky Jones
Leila Marvin
Bernard Kneale
Clarida
Marvin
Kneale
Supt
Charles Koerner
Gary Hernbeck
Murphysboro merchants oppose south Walnut street parking ban
Downtown merchants pledge 55 signatures opposing a plan to ban parking on the south side of Walnut street as part of Murphysboro parking and traffic proposals. The council approved the 13 point plan with an RIC alternative, awaiting state highway review and public hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut Street
Murphysboro
Division of Highways
Carbondale
E. R. Tomlinson
Retail Interest Committee
RIC
Council
Bruce Richmond
Kinkaid Lake
Tomlinson
Highway Department
State Highway Department
Richmond
Walnut
State Division of Highways
Bob McCormack
Highway Office
Mike Bowers
State Highway Office
20Th Street
Pine Street
Murphysboro Jacket Plant Tops Company Production
Murphysboro's Cal Crest Outerwear plant moved to the company’s No. 1 rank after a 1970 expansion and higher output. The plant produced 400,000 jackets in 1970, employs 230 people, and adopted fused labels to speed custom orders while expansion prospects remain strong. The chamber noted upgrades include a 6 inch water line and property trades with Jackson County for relocating the county highway garage, and the membership drive reached 308 toward a 1971 goal of 450.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinois and
Murphysboro
Chamber of Commerce
Cal-Crest Outerwear, Inc
16Th
Grace Streets
Darrell Sullivan
Sullivan
Jackson County
North 19Th Street
Carbondale rejects Paluch rezoning for apartments
Carbondale City Council denied George Paluch's plan to rezone eight acres south of Carbondale Community High School for an apartment complex citing absence of a sewer easement. The decision followed a push for a planned development with R-5 zoning and ongoing conflict of interest debate involving Paluch and John Quinn. Final approval of Jim Pearl's development was granted previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
George Paluch
Carbondale Community High School
Jim Pearl
Paluch
Lakeland
John Quinn
Robert Harrell
SIU English
Harrell
Quinn
Clark Winyard
Richard Ogilvie
Marion Equipment Co
Illinois Commission On Human Relations
Illinois Law Enforcement Commission
Neal Eckert
Ronald Lindsey
Carbondale Zoning Board
Donald L. Meyer
Carbondale Planning Commission
Lisa Anderson
Citizens Advisory Committee
Nursing home bid deadline moved to Tuesday in St Louis
Jackson County Nursing Home bids for a 102 bed addition were delayed one week and will be opened Tuesday in St Louis. Architect Pearce and Pearce called for bids in June for the Jackson County Public Building Commission. John Chapman administrator and county commissioner cited supplier requests for extra bid time. The $1 152 931 contract is with Kiefner Construction Co Perryville Mo. J Cary Davis retires this summer after 41 years at Southern Illinois University, honored at a dinner by the Department of Foreign Languages and Latin American Studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Nursing Home
St. Louis
Pearce and Pearce
Jackson County Public Building Commission
John Chapman
Kiefner Construction Co
Perryville
J. Cary Davis
Southern Illinois University
Department of Foreign Languages
Division of
Carbondale Council Sets Parking and Traffic Restrictions
The Carbondale council approves parking ban on the north side of Sycamore Street between Washington and Marion. It restricts left turns for southbound Oakland Avenue at Main and eastbound Main at Washington. Informal approval to prohibit parking on the west side of South James Street between Schwartz and Mill from 7 am to 5 pm daily. West Freeman Street to become a one way west from Poplar to Forest, and West College Street one way east from Forest to Poplar. North side parking on West Freeman between Poplar and Forest. no change on West College.
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Pine Street
15Th
17Th
15Th Street
Pine
Elm Streets
Spruce Street
16Th
23Rd Street
Borgsmiller
Sycamore Street
Washington and
Marion Streets
Oakland Avenue
Main Street
Washington Street
Public Works
Bill Schwegman
South James Street
Schwartz and
Mill Streets
Schwegman
West Freeman Street
Poplar Street
Forest Street
West College Street
Forest
Poplar Streets
Poplar
Forest Streets
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Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Don’s Liquors
12Th
Locust Streets
Logan Hotel
Marta Ladd
Iindian
Augustana College
Rock Island
Illinois Synod-Lutheran Church In America
Company
Morris Siegel
Cal-Crest
Paluch’s
Pearl
Robert C. Waldron Jr
Park Street
Warren Road
Waldron
Westridge
Carbondale Development Co
Rt. 13
Illinois Division of Highways
Carbondale Public Library
Davis
Carbondale Council
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