New Teachers Appointed By District 95
The Carbondale District 95 Board hired two teachers a custodian and a secretary. Beverly J. Walker will join Lakeland School as an additional teacher. Betsy Ross will replace a teacher at Brush School. Ananda Allen becomes city schools general secretary. Arthur Valentine named Attucks Grade School custodian. Salary changes and bids discussed with routine notices on milk and lunch reimbursements.
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Beverly J. Walker
Rt. 3
Carbondale
Lakeland School
Betsy Ross
N. Springer St
Brush School
Walker
Clyde Winkler
Southern Illinois University
Miss Ross
Mary Ethel Grimes
Ananda Allen
Rt. 1
Makanda
Miss Allen
Carbondale Community High School
Phyllis Ann Phillips
Arthur Valentine
E. Jackson St
Attucks
Winkler
Valentine
Illinois Central Railroad
Ruth Short
Ida Joiner
Short
Joiner
Jackson M. Drake
CCHS
C. K. Bowen
Educational Fund
Flora names Ed Yonkus head football coach
Ed Yonkus of Collinsville former SIU fullback and Flora assistant for one year is named head football coach at Flora High School succeeding resigning Jack Burke. Yonkus previously coached at Lexington for two years and earlier at Lesser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Yonkus
Collinsville
SIU
Cape Girardeau
Flora High School
Jack Burke
Herrin
East Moline
Yonkus
Lesser
Lexington
Carbondale 165 approves policy book and bids
The Board of Education of Carbondale High School district 165 approved a district policy booklet and discussed hiring a full time guidance director. It approved remodeling plans for the high school office and bidding for painting cleaning and roof repairs and approved water fountain additions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale High School District 165
Board of Education
Drake
Carbondale Community High School
Lee Potter Smith and Associates
Bank of de Soto
City National Bank of Murphysboro
Carbondale
Temple Decorative Service
CCHS
Attucks High School
Naomi Patheal
Carlyle Ott
Midland Construction Co
Insurance approved for Carbondale Grade Schools
District 95 Board of Education approved about 5 300 for a five year insurance contract to cover 333 000 of improvements at Carbondale grade schools. Superintendent Clyde Winkler said coverage will be split among Cherry Dill Schwartz and Brown in Carbondale with each firm insuring 83 250. Premium to be paid before year end from the building fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
District 95 Board of Education
Clyde Winkler
Winkler
Joe Morris
Illinois Inspection Bureau
Cherry, Dill, Schwartz and Brown
Teens Plan Open House at Royalton Teen Town
Open house at the new Royalton Teen Town is set for 7 p m today and 7 30 p m Saturday. The club formed in April has redecorated the Old United Mine Workers building on North Main Street. The Lions Club presented the building to Teen Town. Membership is 102 and growing. The teens cleaned and repainted the space and decorated walls with high seas piracy scenes. Royalton High School basketball team is nicknamed the Pirates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royalton
United Mine Workers of America
North Main Street
Royalton Lions Club
Teen Town
Lions
Lions Club
Frank Savka
Royalton High School
Pirates
Strike Continues at International Staple and Machine Co
Pickets from the International Association of Machinists protested outside International Sta ple and Machine Co in Herrin as the labor strike continued with no reported changes today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Staple and Machine Co
Herrin
International Assn. of Machinists
False Alarm Sub Sighted In Mississippi River Near Chester
A reported submarine sighting along the Mississippi River near Chester Thursday night prompted District 13 State Police to act as temporary Coast Guardsmen. An ex Navy observer said periscope like movement appeared real, but Trooper George Rushing found only a buoy broken from its mooring and three barges moving nearby, discounting a submarine in the shallow channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
Chester
District 13
George Rushing
du Quoin
Waterloo
Rt. 3
Rushing
Carmi Municipal Airport Set to Open June 19
The Carmi municipal airport will open June 19 with a breakfast for visiting pilots and a free air show at 2 30 p m. Military jets will fly over the field after the show. The opening ends a five year civic drive according to a Chamber of Commerce announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmi Municipal
Chamber of Commerce
Mines Report and Working Schedule
Mines Working Saturday listing Orient 3 Freeman 4 Zeigler 3 Zeigler 4. Mines Not Working Old Ben 9 Old Ben 14 Old Ben 21 Old Ben 22. Washer Orient 2 Fidelity Burning Star No 1 Burning Star No 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient
Freeman
Zeigler
Ben
Washer Orient
Fidelity
Burning Star
Mental Health Drive Slated In Carbondale
A Carbondale drive for memberships in the Jackson County Mental Health Assn will be held 1 to 5 pm Saturday. Volunteers are sought to help collect memberships. call Audrey Benedict or Louise Morehouse. The group aims to raise five thousand dollars by June 15 to secure state funds for the clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Jackson County Mental Health Assn
South Illinois Ave
Mardale
Audrey Benedict
Louise Morehouse
Mental Health Assn
State Aid Losses Seen for District 186
Murphysboro Unit School District 186 may lose about 3000 dollars on back state aid claims as the state re checks attendance from 1957 58 and deducts days with under five hours. Superintendent James Blackwood says new rules require five hours to qualify a day and many afternoon absences affect aid. He notes bad winter weather and illness reduce the total annual claim from about 401000 to around 393000 and asks parents to avoid afternoon appointments. a July report on insurance and staff may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
James Blackwood
Blackwood
Unit 186
Dragway Blacktopping Planned Near Carbondale
The Southern Illinois Dragway under construction near the junction of Routes 13 and 148 was scheduled for blacktop today, according to Jim Willhite of Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
SIU Receives Rare 16th Century Anatomy Book Gift
The Jackson County Medical Society donated a first edition Georg Bartisch Au gendienst (1583) to SIU Morris Library at Southern Illinois University. The volume, bound in leather with a Saxony coat of arms, includes 85 wood engravings of eye surgery and anatomy, noted as an early example of overlay illustrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Medical Society
Southern Illinois University Library
G. G. Provart
du Quoin
Ralph E. McCoy
SIU
Stu Morris
Georg Bartisch
Dresden
Germany
Matthes Stokel
August
Electro of
Saxony
House of Saxony
Medical Society
SIU Foundation
McCoy
District 18 Approves Bus Purchase
District 18 board members unanimously approved buying two 54 passenger International 183 buses from Porter Bros Motor Sales Murphysboro for 11 077 24 including trade ins after evaluating three bids. They also adopted a new driver pay plan increasing trip pay to 6 for four hour trips plus 1 50 per hour up to 18 for 11 to 12 hour trips with longer trips by agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter Bros. Motor Sales
Murphysboro
Charles Caraway
Unit 186
Porter Bros
Carpenter
Cardwell Motors
Dodge
John Arnold Ford Sales
Ford
Porter
McCann Heads Tax Group Forms in West Frankfort
The Franklin County Taxpayers Assn. formed on Thursday night to study taxing procedures. About 30 joined. temporary president Joe McCann, others include Bert Beatty vice president and Carl Presley treasurer. The group aims to reduce taxes if possible and will meet again June 23 at the Benton Community Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Taxpayers Assn
West Frankfort
Joe McCann
Bert Beatty
Carl Presley
Vivian Cowan
Beatty
Benton
Presley
Bank of West
Soda theft at Pizza King leads to student disciplinary action
Three Southern Illinois University students face disciplinary action after authorities say they took a case and a carton of soda from Pizza King on South Illinois Avenue in Carbondale early today. State Troopers Bill Maurizio and Steve Endicott apprehended them. University officials announced actions will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
South Illinois Avenue
Carbondale
Bill Maurizio
Steve Endicott
Area Thefts Point To Stolen Liquor Ring
Police link a series of tavern burglaries across multiple counties to a organized liquor theft ring. Loot totals reach $2,000 plus per incident with store losses including hundreds of bottles cash and merchandise. Suspects used two cars or one vehicle, breaking in with a screwdriver and bar. The Diamond Package Liquor Store incident yielded about $1,200 in losses.
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Diamond Package Liquor
Herrin
Rt. 148
Roy Cole
Cole
Bill Stucker
Herman’s Place
Colp
Jackson County
Tin Building
Dowell
Union County
Colonial Package
Anna
Jonesboro
Shepard’s
Bob
Shepard
Four Men Sought After Woman Reports Tavern Abduction
Murphysboro police seek four unidentified young men in an assault and battery case filed by 22 year old Mary Garrett. She says they took her from Gene's Place at 1106 Locust St around midnight and she escaped after leaping from a car. Bartender Arthur Meyer saw the four carry her out. he got partial license numbers. Authorities note the men wore military uniforms in part of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Mary Garrett
Gene’s Place
Locust St
Gene Hines
Rt. 51
de Soto
Arthur “Bud” Meyer
James Hiller
Garrett
Hiller
Jackson State
William Ridgeway
Dongola man Ticketed After Rt 51 Crash
State Trooper Fred Stilley cited Robert Whittaker 24 of Dongola for following too closely after his 1957 auto struck the rear of Donald Eddleman 28, also of Dongola, as he slowed for a hitchhiker. No injuries were reported in the 6:45 a m collision one and a half miles south of Anna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dongola
Anna
Fred Stilley
Robert Whittaker
Stilley
Whittaker
Donald Eddleman
Eddleman
Rt. 51
Former Herrin Fire Chief Edwin Failing Dies at 64
Edwin Douglas Failing 64 former Herrin Fire chief died 9 30 p m Thursday at his home 813 N 11th St Herrin He served as chief 1949 1954 and had 27 years as a Chicago firefighter He was WWI veteran and married Maude Chamness 1936 Survived by wife brother Gordon Chicago and stepson Trevor Chamness St Louis Funeral 3 p m Sunday Johnson Funeral Home with Rev I E Lee officiating Burial East Lawn Memorial Gardens
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Edwin Douglas
Ed” Failing
Herrin
11Th St
Mr. Failing
Carl Mayers
Chicago
Fred Schoonover
Frank
Jessie Crookshank Failing
Maude Chamness
Failing
Chicago American Legion
Baker Ladd Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Gordon
Trevor Chamness
St. Louis
Johnson Funeral Home
I. E. Lee
Carbondale
East Lawn Memorial Gardens
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Carbondale District 95 Board of Education
Flora
Supt
Federal Surplus
Springfield
Carbondale High School
SIU Library
Murphysboro Unit
McCann
Speedy’s
Ward’s Park Tavern
Moose Club
Old Rt. 13
White Rose Tavern
Grand Tower Side Road
Polly’s Place
Franklin County
Bob and Elsie
Dief
Edwin Falling
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