New Telephone Building For Herrin Is Assured
A. Drew of General Telephone Co of Illinois announces a new Herrin exchange building at 401 N 14th St. Construction begins after July 15 with completion in early 1957. The 50 by 60 foot structure will include a four car garage and house 500 new lines, expanding the current Herrin facility from 1600 lines. The old exchange at 118 W Cherry St will remain in use for the time being.
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QO. A. Drew
Marion
General Telephone Co
Illinois
Telephone Exchange
Herrin
N. 14Th St
Drew
Herrin Exchange
Cherry St
General Telephone
Registration heavy for school meeting in Marion
More than 100 school custodians from 13 Southern Illinois counties have registered for the annual School Custodian's Conference in Marion Thursday and Friday. The conference is sponsored by Southern Illinois University Extension Division and the Vienna Bloc. The event is at Marion Junior High School.
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Southern Illinois
Marion
Southern Illinois University Extension Division
Vienna Bloc
Caesar Bazzetta Dies at 77 in Herrin
Caesar Bazzetta 77 of 116 N 7th St Herrin died Monday after a three month illness. Born August 4 1879 in Cuggi one Italy he lived in Herrin about 50 years and was a retired coal miner. Funeral Thursday at 9 am in St Marys Catholic Church with Msgr Robert De Gasperi officiating. Burial in St Carlos Cemetery. Rosary at 7:15 pm today at Johnson Funeral Home.
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Caesar Bazzetta
Herrin
Bazzetta
Cuggione
Italy
St. Mary's Catholic Church
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Robert de Gasperi
St. Carlos Cemetery
Johnson Funeral
U S S eeks to Destroy 26 Seized Pin Games
U S Attorney John B. Stoddard filed in federal court seeking destruction of 26 pinball machines seized in October raids. He said the machines will have their contents turned over to the U S Treasury.
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Springfield
U. S
John Karnes
West Frankfort
Eighty Five Blocks Oiled In Frankfort Summer Program
West Frankfort has completed eighty five blocks of non arterial streets in the summer maintenance program. Supt. Clyde Nicholson reported 40 blocks on the west side and 45 on the east. Ten blocks remain ready for oiling and 28 arterial streets are ready under the motor fuel tax program. Street crews water and pack to cut dust as better machinery speeds work.
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West Frankfort
Clyde Nicholson
Nicholson
John Heaton
Heaton
Harry Riddle
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Frankfort
Karnes
Soquihern Iillinoisan
Southern Ilinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
South 12Th Street
Murphysboro
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
Bell-ans
See
Dad
Ees
S-M-L
Dan River
Father
Rakashan
Gina
Ofini
Energy South
Annex
Gress
Collard Tin Shop
Ward
McCormack’s Grocery
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