Friday in Herrin Meeting Sets Road Improvement Conference
A highway improvement conference in Herrin at 10 30 a m in the Ly Mar Hotel Gold Room will discuss widening the Blairsville Colp road from 10 to 20 feet with a hard surface. Local officials led by Mayor Fred Henderson and Sen William L Grindle organize the event to address four decades without major upgrades.
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Herrin
Ly- Mar
Blairsville
Colp
Fred Henderson
William L. Grindle
Carbondale
Larry Spooner
Fred Thane
Williamson County
Gordon E. Kerr
Brookport
Paul Powell
C. L. McCormick
Victirie Williamson County
Hank Wright
Lonnie Priest
Herb Whitcomb
Grindle
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
Herrin Township
Ray Hubbs
Herrin Road
Chamber of Commerce
Three Car Crash Kills Girl at Buckner In Rain
A 17 year old West Frankfort girl Miss Jo Ann Melvin died from a broken neck after a three car collision near Buckner during heavy rain Tuesday night. Miss Jean Upchurch 15 of Benton and others were injured. State police consider liquor charges for tavern operators based on witnesses.
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West Frankfort
Buckner
Jo Ann Melvin
Hillery Melvin
E. Elm St
Jean Upchurch
Benton
Miss Upchurch
Elsie Bennett
Betty Barr
Melvin
Alice Simmons
Nellie Bennett
Ronald Collins
Williamson County
Carl Sneed
Sam
Rt .14
Simmons
Bennett
Miners Hospital
Christopher
Miss Melvin
Iigh
Judith Hefner
Floyd Golden
Luna Marklin
Jackson Nursing Bond Bids Set For July 9 in County Notice
Jackson County Board of Supervisors recessed to 1:30 p.m. July 9 when bids for a 900000 nursing home bond issue will be opened. Voters approved 975000 in April. The county owns 88000 from former county home sale and plans to seek Hill Burton funds.
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Jackson County Board of Supervisors
County Nursing Home
Murphysboro
Pomona Road
Cargill and
Fesler
Carbondale Considers $65,000 Bond for Garbage Modernization
Mayor John I. Wright proposed a $65,000 bond election to upgrade garbage collection and build a sanitary landfill. He argued current methods are outdated and would replace existing debt without a tax increase, while Finance Commissioner E V Miller questioned feasibility and costs. No action was taken.
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Carbondale
John I. Wright
Wright
Crab Orchard
E. V. Miller
Miller
Virgil Barringer
Public Safety Department
Carbondale Council Approves Signals Plan and 278950 Budget
The Carbondale City Council moved toward traffic signals on Main Street at University and Washington Avenues by adopting a 30000 motor fuel tax appropriation and an engineering contract with Paul Q Hall. A separate budget of 278950 with a projected balance of 630.12 funds city operations, raises city employees and increases street and public safety allocations.
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Carbondale
Main Street
University, Illinois
Washington Avenues
Paul Q. Hall
Johnston City
Virgil Barringer
Barringer
South Wall Street
South Wall
W. D. MacLeod
Highway Department
Washington and
Illinois Avenues
Public Property Department
Street Department
Public Health and Safety Department
Public Affairs Department
Crab Orchard Water Line
E. V.miller
Water Department
Judge Prosser Re-elected as City Judge and Clerk
Carbondale voters reelect Judge Everett Prosser and City Court Clerk Harry Moore in a two man race. City Hall poll registered 98 voters with Prosser getting 92 votes and Moore 90. four ballots defective and three spoiled. They ran unopposed for new terms.
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Judge Prosser
Carbondale
Everett Prosser
Harry Moore
City Hall
Prosser
Moore
Runoff Set for June 24 in South Carolina Governor Race
A runoff for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination is scheduled June 24. Surgeon Hollings, now lieutenant governor, led the primary, with former USC president Donald Russell and Anderson Mayor William C. Johnston trailing. Johnston conceded.
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Ernest F. Hollings
Donald Russell
Hollings
Charleston
University of South Carolina
William C. Johnston
Anderson
U.S
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
Help Sought Tonight for De Soto City Hall Construction
City hall project relying on volunteers as carpenters and laborers gather tonight for framing joists and concrete work. Twenty two volunteers attended Monday, with Saturday sessions halted due to heat and all future labor shifted to evening hours.
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de Soto City Hall
Woman Pays Taxes But Burns Beans
Faye Wilhelm of 600 North Main Street left a pot of beans cooking while paying taxes in Jonesboro on Tuesday. The beans smoked and burned to a crispy brown after neighbors called the fire department. Fire Chief H E Douglas investigated the kitchen.
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Faye Wilhelm
N. Main St
Jonesboro
H. E. Douglas
Lockout Continues At Cal Crest Outerwear Plant
Murphysboro workers face a second day of lockout at Cal Crest Outerwear Inc as 160 employees remain off the job. Local 231 United Garment Workers members picket outside the plant while company officials offered to end the dispute by paying holdover wages and extending the old contract if workers accept terms. A union statement was not available before Thursday.
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Murphysboro
Cal-Crest Outerwear, Inc
United Garment Workers
Knights of Columbus
Joe Kelley
Kelley
Jane Jackson
Bridge Walk Set For Mackinac Span Opening
After the Straits of Mackinac Bridge opens this summer a pedestrian ban will be lifted on June 25. On that morning about 50 members of the International Walkers Assn from 10 states will take part in a walking contest across the bridge during light traffic.
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Straits of Mackinac
International Walkers Assn
City Resents Residents Helping Street Work
Street Commissioner Virgil Barringer criticizes Carbondale residents for oiling streets with crankcase oil and filling holes with cinders. He says the oil does not penetrate and creates mess, and asks residents to let the street department do the work.
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Carbondale
Street
Virgil Barringer
Barringer
Street Department
Board To Name MTHS Principal In Murphysboro
Murphysboro School District 186 board will meet at 7 30 pm Thursday to appoint a new Murphysboro High School principal. They will also consider appointing an assistant principal and staff. discussions include progress on Carruthers Junior High School. The high school offices were vacated by James Blackwood and John Wathen who resigned to join the district administration.
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Murphysboro
Carruthers
James Blackwood
John Wathen
Tornado Damages Church and Buildings in O'Fallon
A small tornado struck O'Fallon Missouri Tuesday night causing the Christian Church to collapse and damaging nine other structures including the C J Harris Lumber Co on Main Street with roof and front torn away. No injuries were reported.
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Missouri Highway Patrol
Christian Church
C. J. Harris Lumber Co
Main Street
SIU student held as prowler after Mary Margaret Manor incident
A 20 year old Southern Illinois University student is jailed on suspicion of prowling at Mary Margaret Manor 712 A S University Ave. Police say two co eds and two male students identified him after he visited a roommate whose car had been abandoned by a prowler. No charges filed by noon.
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Southern Illinois University
Mary Margaret Manor
S. University Ave
Ihey
Gove
Carbondale Bank Ends May With Higher Balance
City Treasurer Charles Renfro reported May results show the city bank balance rising from $21,962.18 on April 30 to $23,814.50 on May 31 after $25,670.59 in deposits and $23,814.89 in disbursements. The water department increased its balance from $45,968.81 to $49,425.18 with May deposits of $21,871.05 and disbursements of $18,414.68.
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Carbondale
Charles Renfro
Water Department
Tire and cigarette theft at Shawnee Service Station
Four sets of tires and some cigarettes were reported stolen from the Shawnee Service Station at Wolf Lake during a break-in Monday night. Entry was gained by breaking a rear window, according to Union County Deputy Sheriff Audie Wright. The station is owned by C. S. Donald of Wolf Lake.
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Wolf Lake
Union County
Audie Wright
C. S. Donald
Mines List by Site and Status on Thursday
The report catalogs Mine sites including Old Ben and Zeigler with various numbers such as 9 14 22 and 3. It notes installations like Washer Fidelity Briquet plant Buckhorn Orient Freeman Kathleen Pyramid Bruning Star Truax Traer No 1 No 2 and indicates some reports as Not Working or No Report.
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Orient
Freeman
Kathleen Pyramid
Bruning Star
Truax-Traer
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