City Council Approves Ace Amid Ward 2 Complaints
Ward 2 Alderman Tom Stevenson cites citizen complaints about old washing machines in a yard as the council approves ace measures.
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Ace
Tom Stevenson
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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1961
Page
2
Marion Board Lets Contracts For $24,679
Marion Unit Two Board of Education awarded construction contracts totaling 24,679. F E Holmes and Son Construction Co. of Marion was low bidder on two projects, including a 24,423 roof replacement at Jefferson School and a 10,256 steam line and tunnel from Junior High to Logan Gym. Other bidders and details follow. The board also moved funds to cover June payroll and bond payments, and approved purchases for school facilities and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Unit
Board of Education
F. E. Holmes and Son Construction Co
Marion
Jefferson School
Munior High Scatian
Logan Sengel
Logan Gymnasium
Bearden Construction Co
W. E. Snyder Construction Co
Fearer Construction Co
R. B. Stevens Construction Co
Carbondale
Jefferson
Holmes
Logan
Educational Fund
Willam Armstrong
Nelson Ash
Marion Housing Opens Applications For Eight Units
Marion receives thirty applications for eight public housing units at the Marion site in Jent's addition. Williamson County Housing Authority director Julius Steinmarch says a temporary office will collect applications each Monday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with occupancy slated within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Julius Steinmarch
Williamson County Housing Authority
Jent
Belf
Marion Makes Truck Payment For Fire Vehicle
Marion paid 5200 of 25000 for a custom built fire truck using non tax funds. Public Safety Commissioner Bob Yearack notes a 3.99 rebate from fire insurance premiums and $1550 in out of town fire run fees, totaling 5449.59, enabling payment without using general funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Public Safety
Bob Yearack
Yearack
Metropolis Senior J Honored at SU History Prize
Metropolis senior Risinger has accepted a graduate assistantship in Southern Illinois University's history department starting September. He won the Caldwell prize for top annual 4.0 year average, holds a 5.0 overall in history, and has been accepted by Kappa Delta Pi in education and Phi Kappa Phi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolis
Fred Risinger
Southernllinois University
Risinger
Caldwell
His
Tory
Kappa Delta Pi
Phi Kappa Phi
Vancil Named To New Term On County Board Of Review
Albert B. Vancil of Carbondale is appointed to a third two year term on the Jackson County Board of Review as announced by County Judge Peyton Kunce. Vancil, a Democrat and former Carbondale City Council member, will join R. A. Carter, a Republican, and James Gillmore, chair of the County board of Supervisors, in the panel. The board will organize June 19 and members will attend a review officer course at Giant City College Park on June 28 conducted by the state Department of Finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert B. Vancil
Carbondale
Jackson County Board of Review
Peyton Kuneeé
Vancil
Kunce
Vaneil
R. A. Carter
Elkville
County Board of Supervisors
James Gillmore
de Soto
Board of Review
Giant City State Park
Collge
State Dept of Finance
A. R. Douglas
Lloyd McMichael
Douglas
McMichael
Uty
Rt. 18
Castellano Motel
City Planning Commission
Merchants Association
Goodall
George Williams
Williams
Yearack
Harold Farner
Herrin KC Initiates 39 Knights at Herrin Cornell 2164
Herrin Knights of Columbus Cornell No 2164 hosted a Sunday initiation with 39 candidates mainly from Herrin and others from Chester Waterloo Pinckneyville Christopher and Du Quoin. Grand Knight Herman F. MarJon of Herrin led the banquet after the ceremony. William B. Ryan Cairo district deputy delivered the keynote. Msgr. Robert De Gasperi of Herrin and Rev. Bernard P. Mangan Herrin Council chaplain spoke briefly. The class was named for Comers Dakers of Portageville Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Bernard P. Mangan
Herrin Counweil
Comers Dakers
Portageville, Mo
Marion Spends: City audit shows deficit of 8k plus
Marion General Fund expenditures for the past fiscal year exceeded revenue by 8 071 65, with a total revenue of 221 195 60 and expenditures of 229 266 25. The year ending May 2 1960 carried a 31 194 18 deficit, while the prior year had revenue of 228 361 63 and expenditures of 257 065 81.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion General Fund
Police Department
Public
Marion strike continues at Uncle Charlie's Meat Plant
Workers at Uncle Charlie's Meat Plant in Marion keep striking after talks with owner representatives. Teamsters Local 347 business agent says the firm will wait for a National Labor Relations Board decision before resuming work. The union has filed charges of unfair labor practices and seeks an employee election to decide union representation. The strike started May 22 and may extend pending NLRB action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Charles Absher
Teamsters Lnion
R. W. Zengler
National Labor Relations Board
Absher
Zengler
Southern Ilindisan
Southern
Wiinsla
Carbyndale
Wortheth Street
Herrin
South Jala Street
Murphysboro
Caroondale
Tiwis
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro ‘Independent
Associated Press
Marion Dog Quarantine Eyed Over Loose Dogs
Marion plans a dog quarantine through August to curb noise and disturbances after council debates funding for the Humane Society and considers enforcing leash rules. Public safety reports three daily calls about dogs at large, while the society pledges to house strays at the pound pending call for adoption or disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Robert Cooksey
Harmon Gamlin
William Lot County Humane Society
Public Safety
Bob Yearack
Enrollment Up At Music Camp at Du Quoin Fairgrounds
Enrollment at the Egyptian Music Camp reaches 274 for its 20th anniversary week at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. Guest conductor Phillip Olsson of Southern Winds University leads the week, directing the senior band at Saturday's concert. A 20 voice mixed chorus led by Warren Angell of Oklahoma Baptist University rounds out the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Phillip Olsson
Southern Winds University Music Department
Olsson
Warren Angell
Oklahoma Baptist University
Police Brief: Murphysboro Man Fined for Disturbing Peace
In Murphysboro on Tyler January 423 N 17th Street the police magistrate Charles Helwig Sr. fined a man ten dollars including costs on a complaint by Evelyn Bradford of 439 N 17th Street for disturbing the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Tyler
Charles Helwig Sr
Evelyn Bradford
17Th St
Carterville Plans Fire Station By Fisher and Herling
Mayor Sherman Spiller announced Carterville will hire architectural firm Fisher and Herling of Carbondale to design a new fire station. A letter of authorization has been sent while construction cost remains undetermined. City Council will meet with firm representatives to finalize details. a bond issue may finance the project. site across from City Hall is owned by Heckel's Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville
Fisher and Hermeling
Carbondale
Sherman Spiller
Spiller
Floyd Watson
George Holmes
North Division Street
Heckel's Inc
State changes plan for pay increases
State agency heads may grant salary increases on merit and length of service as well as on the former annual increase plan beginning July 3. The new plan allows heads of agencies to apply more liberal policy on merit increases according to policies recently adopted by Gov. Otto Kerner. The plan will mean merit increases for many employees who otherwise would have been left out, since under previous plans the number of such increases within any single agency was sharply limited, fincis Personnel Director Maude Myers said today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Kerner
Fincis
Maude Myers
Trash Fire At West Frankfort Home Extinguished
West Frankfort firemen extinguished a trash fire at the home of Mr and Mrs James Akin 701 East Poplar Street at 358 pm Monday Mrs Skin reported the blaze and no damage resulted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
James Akin
E. Poplar St
Skin
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Fred Wood
Illinois
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