Rosan resigns as Carbondale high school superintendent
N A Rosan resigns as superintendent of Carbondale Community High School effective Aug 15 after 19 years in the post. He plans to teach English and social studies at Boulder High School in Colorado. Board president R C Joseph says the district will seek a replacement, with applications to be directed to Board Secretary Frank Bridges.
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N. A. Rosan
Carbondale
Boulder
Colo
Ber
Board
Frank Bridges
W. Chautauqua St
City Plans East Herrin Street Upgrade in Herrin
The city and state highway department proceed with survey and plans to widen and pave East Herrin Street from Park Avenue. An old wooden overhead railroad bridge may be removed for a grade crossing, with cost sharing awaiting formal approval. The project, estimated at 311000 dollars, could start next spring.
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Herrin
State Highway Department
Elmer Snyder
Fred Henderson
Lawrence Spooner
Springfield
Division of Highways
Spooner
Avenue
Illinois Commerce Commission
CCHS Board Raises Pay and Approves Staffing
The Carbondale District 165 Board conditionally approves a $300 annual raise for all employees tied to state aid legislation. Two teachers are hired Betty Walker English and Harriet Logan Mathematics. An insurance program for student incidents is approved with costs 225 per student and 15 per football player. A field move and new school addition are planned with completion by August 1. A tentative budget for the new fiscal year will be prepared for the August meeting.
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Carbondale
Board of Education
Betty Walker
Harriet Logan
Walker
James Walker
Southern Illinois University
Olivette College
Attucks
Nickell
Colp
Williamson County Board of School Trustees
NAACP
Holman
Clyde Winkler Named to Illinois State Education Commission
Clyde V. Winkler, Carbondale District 95 superintendent, was named to a statewide commission to study changes in Illinois school accounting and bookkeeping. The Board of Education approved his appointment. duties may involve travel. The commission includes lawyers, accountants, county superintendents, business managers, a University of Illinois representative, and Office of Public Instruction staff. Winkler is among two school superintendents and the sole Southern Illinois representative.
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Carbondale
Clyde V. Winkler
Illinois
Board of Education
Winkler
Illinois General Assembly
University of Illinois
State Office of Public Instruction
Southern Illinois
Grade School Custodians Gain $200 Yearly Pay Increase
Carbondale Grade School Custodians receive a $200 annual raise, with two long time secretaries also getting $200 yearly hikes and a recently hired secretary receiving a $10 monthly increase. Lincoln School officials report on language class proposals and staffing changes while the board studies liability insurance and district reimbursements.
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Carbondale
District 95 Board of Education
Lincoln School
Norman Moore
Brush School
PTA
Moore
Illinois
U. S
Southern Illinois University
Betty Manuel
Shirley Heyworth
Heyworth
Pat Bruce Gibbs
Marchetta DeWitt
Springmore
Supreme Court
County Superintendent of Schools
Carbondale Park District
Educational Fund
Dongola Student Wins County Scholarship to Illinois
Flo Ella Corzine, a 1959 graduate of Dongola High School, has been awarded a county scholarship to the University of Illinois.
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Flo Ella Corzine
Dongola High School
University of Illinois
Murphy sboro Board Hears Liability Study and Staffing Moves
Murphysboro Unit District 186 Board votes to survey liability status after a court ruling allows school districts to be sued for personal injury. The plan includes minimums of 100000 per claim and 300000 per accident. Three new teachers hired for 1959 60 and lockers purchased for expanded PE facilities.
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Murphysboro
Atty
Omer Jones
Illinois Supreme Court
Jones
James Blackwood
Blackwood
John Wathen
Southern Illinois University
James Anderson
Chicago
SIU
Carruthers
Anderson
Nashville
Kent Joseph
Carbondale
Supt
Atty. Jones
State Superintendent plans 24 city investigations of segregation
The State Superintendent of Public Instruction George T. Wilkins announced plans to conduct about two months of investigations this summer into alleged segregation in 24 Illinois communities led by Colp. The NAACP's Dr L H Holman urged scrutiny of Colp and other spots, with Wilkins expected to withhold state funds where local districts fail to end illegal practices.
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Wilkins
Southern Illinois
L. H. Holman
Illinois
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Holman
Joliet
Colp
Southern Illinoisan
Vernon L. Nickell
Nickell
NAACP
Carbondale Officials Face Traffic Duty Shuffle
Carbondale Police Commissioner Floyd Crawshaw and Street Commissioner Vir proceed with a reorganization of traffic enforcement duties amid city staffing changes.
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Carbondale
Floyd Crawshaw
Vir
Priest Critical After Car Crash Near Percy Priest
Rev. Ronald Glennon 40, director of the Newman Club at Southern Illinois University, was critically injured when his car left Rt. 43 near the Percy Priest area, ran off the road, swerved into a ditch, and struck a concrete bridge abutment. He remains hospitalized with multiple injuries.
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Carbondale
Sparta
Percy
District 13
Ronald Glennon
Rt. 43
Father Glennon
Newman Club
Catholic Students
Southern Ilinois University
Herrin
Ivan Castens
Castens
Water Show and Open House at SIU Little Grassy Lake
A water show and open house are planned Sunday at the Red Cross Aquatic School at Southern Illinois University's Little Grassy Lake campus. The 5 p.m. show at Beach No. 1 will feature synchronized swimming and life saving demonstrations. Public invited. traffic directed by signs.
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Red Cross Aquatic School
Southern Illinois University
Little Grassy Lake
Jack Manthei
Burglary Loot Recovered In Multi-State Case
DeWitt County investigators recovered 5785 in loot in Fulton Kentucky and Cape Girardeau Missouri as they traced a route tied to Carl Grammer 47 of Mahomet and two accomplices in a 10000 burglary of a Farmer City doctor. Grammer Featherstone and Woots Roberts were taken into custody with others connected to the case.
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Illinois
DeWitt County
Fulton
Cape Girardeau
Carl Grammer
Mahomet
Grammer
Farmer City
James Padgett
James
Tangle Eyes
Featherstone
Fulton Ky
Corsi
Cairo
Champaign
Woots
Roberts
Padgett
Road bids rejected as too high by state highway dept
State Highway Department rejected three area road construction bids as too high. A new bid opening is set for July 2. The largest bid was 829 774.83 by E T Simonds and J D Barter for six miles of resurfacing on Rt 45 near Mermet Massac County. Other rejections included Bishop Burd and H K Truck Service 208 683.64 for Rt 45 resurfacing at the Massac Johnson county line and Pantler Bros Construction 81 950.63 for resurfacing near Boskydell U S Rt 51. The bulletin notes two major jobs for July 2: resurfacing a state aid road near Pinckneyville and painting 10 bridges across several counties.
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State Highway Department
Department
E. T. Simonds
J. D. Barter Construction
Rt. 45
Mermet
Massac County
Bishop Burd
Massac
Johnson County
Pantler Bros. Construction Co
U. S. Rt. 51
Boskydell
Pinckneyville
Rt. 154
Randolph
Williamson
Franklin
Union, Jackson
Johnson Countes
Mines Working Saturday Across Multiple Sites
The report lists active mines and shifts for Saturday including Pyramid, Truax Tract No 2, Net Working, Fidelity, Burning Star No 1, Old Ben 9 14 Briquet Plant, Orient 2 3, Freeman 4, Zeigler 3, and Buckhorn indicating ongoing work at diverse mining sites. The entries reflect a broad schedule of operations across several mine names.
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Carbondale Community High School
Rosan
Per
Southern Illinois Schoolmasters Club
Illinois Education Assn
National Education Assn
Illinois Assn
Ethel Carr
N. Springer
John Wiggins
City’s
East Herrin Street
Cchs Board
Clyde Winkler
Dongola
Murphysboro Board Studies Liability
Herrin Norge
George Anderson
Gil Barringer
Jackson County
Orient
Freeman
Zeigler
Buckhorn
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