Koeneman Brothers Build Banks and Public Housing Ties
Orrin and Bruno Koeneman of Chester have shaped Southern Illinois finance and housing since 1941. They founded banks in Gorham and helped create multiple institutions including Bank of Egypt and Herrin Security Bank while financing new homes and public housing. Their work includes Randolph County Public Housing Authority leadership and expansion, with no foreclosures on FHA or GI loans.
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Koenemans
Illinois
Orrin Koeneman
Randolph County Housing Authority
Southern
First
Bruno Koeneman
Federal Housing Authority
Chester
Steeleville
Belleville
Marion
First National Bank
Gorham
Bank of Egypt
Herrin Security Bank
First National Bank of
Sparta
Gorham Bank
Randolph County Public Housing Authority
Authority
Bill
Housing Authority
Chicago
Washington, D.C
Keeneman
Randolph County
Welge
Bruno
Royal Motor Lodge
The
Lions Club
Elks
Optimist Club
Lucclle Holm
Marguerite Finley
Don
Archimedes credited with gear train invention in 3rd century BC
Historians of a clockmaking firm contend Archimedes designed the gear train that forms the core mechanism of nearly all clocks in the 3rd century BC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archimedes
Alton Couple Buy Imperial Hair Fashions Beauty Parlor
An Alton couple, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bailey, bought Imperial Hair Fashions at 1202 W. Main St in Carbondale from Harry Bell and James McGill. The present manager Mrs. Barbara Hendricks and three operators will stay. The Baileys, former owners of Moderne Beauty Salon, plan to relocate to Carbondale and open house soon.
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Alton
Imperial Hair Fashions
Main St
Carbondale
Thomas Bailey
Harry Bell
Mount Carmel
James McGill
Fairfield
Barbara Hendricks
Carterville
Bessie Stock
Georgia N. Entsminger
Pat Cook
Baileys
Illinois AG warns of unrep utable siding contractor
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce secretary Harry Weeks said the office warned of an aluminum siding company using questionable practices. The firm substituted inferior siding, used gimmicks to raise costs, and the chamber advised homeowners to avoid non locally affiliated contractors and seek information from the chamber.
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Illinois Attorney General’s
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
Harry Weeks
Weeks
Attorney General’s
Chamber
Fox Eastgate Theater to Open in Carbondale
The Fox Eastgate Theater near South Wall Street in the Eastgate Shopping Center will open this month. Manager Tom Coggins says the $90,000 venue seats about 700, features a wide screen, climate control, gold draperies, and will be operated by National General Corp. Parking for 137 cars is planned with adjacent shops. J W McKinney owns the center. architects Fischer Koscher Bowden of Carbondale. Coggins also runs the Marion Orpheum Theater and will reside in Carbondale with his family.
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Fox Eastgate
Tom Coggins
Carbondale
Wall Street
Eastgate
National General Corp
Beverly Hills
Calif
J. W. McKinney
Fischer- Koscher and
Bowden
Coggins
Marion Orpheum
Crisp elected president of Illinois Bottlers Association
Crisp, vice president and manager of Marion Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., was elected president of the Illinois Bottlers Association at the annual Chicago meeting. He lives in Marion with his wife Rosemary and three daughters and has served as vice president and manager since 1964.
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Harry L. Crisp II
Marion
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Illinois Bottlers Association
Chicago
Pepsi-Cola
Crisp
Marion Company
Suzanne Drive
Rosemary
Travel Agency Relocates After Fire Damages Hotel
Mrs. Carl Wiegand owner of Holiday Travel Agency moves to 416 S Illinois Ave Carbondale after Prince Hotel building fire on March 21. New office opened early May. during rebuild she ran the business from home. Islands account for one sixth of Chile's total area.
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Carl Wiegand
Holiday Travel
Ron Knowlton
S. Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Prince Hotel
Wiegand
Islands
Chile
Robert Morris’s Later Life and Debt Imprisonment
Robert Morris, signer of the Declaration of Independence and Revolution financier, faced financial ruin late in life leading to a three year imprisonment for debt.
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Robert Morris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Keeneman Brothers
Bruno, Right
Orrin
Koeneman
Mary Reifschneider
Orrin H
Bruno W. Koeneman
Chester Brothers
Bening Real Estat
FOX
Crisp Heads
Nancy Strickland
Anna State Hospital
George Brown
Massachusetts
Brown
Rosalie Williams
Travel Agency
West Frankfort
Johnston City
Best Buy
Martin Senour
Murphy Sboro
Murphysboro
IBC Homes
IBC
P. O
Marion, IN
New Rt. 13
West
Ussell St. Marion
Beasley
Lumber — Cambria
Murden
Cali
Armstrong
Wuest
10Th & Walnut
Collard’s
North 17Th
Herrin
West Main
Vire Mortgage Company
Ake
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