SIU acquires bronze bust of poet Dylan Thomas
The SIU Mor ris Library rare book room adds a bronze bust of Dylan Thomas by David Slivka, made from a death mask after Thomas died in 1953. Five casts exist including affiliations with Richard Burton and the National Museum of Wales. Slivka and his wife hosted Caitlin Thomas after his death.
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Southern Illinois University
Morris Library
Dylan Thomas
David Slivka
New York
Thomas
Slivka
SIU
Ibram Lassaw
Richard Burton
National Museum of Wales
Young Men’s and Young Women’s Hebrew Association
Bus up for bids in Herrin city bid decision
At a Herrin City Council meeting on May 27 Dave Bandera of the Civil Defense unit said a Marion man offered 150 dollars for the unit’s 1952 bus. After one bid of 20 dollars from Paul D Park of Herrin, the council rejected it and decided to sell the bus without bids for not less than 150 dollars. Bandera said he had previously sold it to the Marion man and had to refund the money.
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Herrin
Dave Bandera
Civil Defense Unit
Marion
Paul D. Park
Herring
Bandera
Johnston City Joins OEO Program And Dress Up Beautification
Johnston City council approved participation in the Office of Economic Opportunity poverty program including Project Headstart for 15 children and local job placements. The council also extended Clean-Up Week from June 20 to July 1 under a chamber of commerce Dress Up Beautification effort with prizes for neighborhood projects. Additionally Russell Oxford was given permit authority for four meters near a new furniture store, weed mowing fees set at 3 dollars per average lot, and two youths were charged for breaking 12 windows at Jonesboro Grade School with damages to be paid.
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Johnston City
Office of Economic Opportunity
Martha Snow
Jesse Carter
Chamber of Commerce
Russell Oxford
Carbondale Man Bonded on Two Charges After Restaurant Argument
Michael Roderick Donohue, 24, of 311 E Walnut St Carbondale, released on 1000 bond in Murphysboro circuit court pending a hearing on two charges. He allegedly pointed a gun at Eugene Gelling of the Purple Mousetrap and faced illegal possession of fireworks after police found fire crackers in his clothing. A 9 a.m. hearing was set for June 25. Kenneth Chapman of Johnston City posted 15 dollars for speeding.
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Michael Roderick Donohue
Walnut St
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Donohue
Eugene Gelling
Illinois Ave
Carbondale to switch to seven digit dialing
General Telephone Co in Carbondale outlines a transition to seven digit dialing by January 1 1969 with a post midnight change. Harold Howe, the local manager, says some prefixes may not require seven digits but declines to specify which. The transition period lasts until January 1 1969, after which all calls require seven digits.
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Carbondale
General Telephone Co
Harold Howe
Howe
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Caitlin Thomas
Davie Slivke
Jonesboro
George Rice
Robert Hall
Hur
America
Kenneth Chapman
Bobby Bevis
Goss
Electronic Corporation
P.O. Box
Dept
Springfield
N.J
The
Southern Illinoisan
South Division St
Carterville
Illinois
Dad
Old Vienna
Sunshine Hi-Ho
Pix
Swift
Pork
Packer
Packer Label
Super Tomboy
West
Sycamore Street
Miracle White
Mic
Oscar Mayer
Okee
Thermos
Orvin
U. 79
Pillsbury
Kraft
Colby
West Pac
Booth
Oro
Musselmann
APPLE
Nabisco
Maxwell
California
Sunkist
U.S. No
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