Marion officials study parking funds and courthouse plan
Marion City Council and Chamber of Commerce discuss using surplus parking meter funds for payroll raises while evaluating the courthouse purchase. Bankers warn of obligations if the city buys the courthouse site and plans to expand parking to support revenue. The groups plan to meet again. no action taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Parking Commission
Harold Farner
Bainbridge
Fair Street
Carbon Street
Felts
Water and Sewer Departments
Carl Sorgen
Commission
Dr. Felts
Cooksey
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Williamson County
J. W. Travelstead
Courthous
Bill Bainbridge
Hotel State
Council
Chamber of Commerce
Travelstead
Charles Winters
Chamber
Winters
Herrin
Piccard Talk Set Tonight at SIU Morris Library
Public preview of honorary degree candidate Jean Piccard scheduled for 8 tonight in Morris Library auditorium. Balloonist Piccard and wife will show ballooning movie and discuss space exploration as they team in space pioneering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Morris Library
Jean Piccard
R. Buckminster Fuller
Piccard
Switzerland
University of Minnesota
Ex Carterville Man Dies in St Louis
Lorenzo Martin Woolverton 73 of 410 N Market St St Louis Missouri formerly of Carterville died at 8 pm Sunday in St Louis He was born September 26 1885 in Harrisburg son of James M Woolverton and married Claudia Belle Royal in 1905 He was a retired painter and paperhanger member of First Baptist Church Carterville He survived by wife Claudia daughters and several sons and grandchildren Funeral services 1:30 pm Thursday Riggin Funeral Home Carterville with burial in Oakwood Cemetery Friends may call after 5 pm Wednesday
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Lorenzo Martin Woolverton
N. Market St
St. Louis
Carterville
Harrisburg
James M. Woolverton
Woolverton
Claudia Belle Royal
First Baptist Church of
Claudia
Helen Hake
Pagedale
Richard
Martin
Edward
William
Robert
Fred
Atlanta Beach
Fla
Ollie Fequay
Elsie Treece
Seattle
Wash
Jasper
Riggin
William Coleman
Oakwood Cemetery
SIU Student Injured In Rt. 13 Crash
A Southern Illinois University student from Harrisburg was injured when his car hit a concrete culvert on Route 13 west of Marion. Charles Womack, 23, sustained cuts and bruises and was admitted to Marion Memorial Hospital in "not serious" condition. A Triangle Construction Co. truck driven by Jess Darnell was slightly damaged. passenger Kenneth McEneely was unhurt.
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Southern Illinois University
Harrisburg
Rt. 13
Marion
Charles Womack
Rt. 1
Marion Memorial Hospital
Womack
Springfield
Triangle Construction Co
Jess Darnell
E. Charles St
Kenneth McEneely
Darnell
Carbondale Mayor Is Improved After Hospital Stay
Carbondale Mayor D. Blaney Miller remained under observation at Holden Hospital after being found unconscious behind his car and regaining consciousness en route to the hospital. Officials said he was resting and eating breakfast, with a City Council meeting led by Finance Commissioner C. E. Fehrenbaker scheduled tonight.
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Carbondale
D. Blaney Miller
Holden Hospital
Miller
James Daniels
C. E. Fehrenbaker
UF Drive To Start Oct 1 In Murphysboro
Murphysboro United Fund committee sets October 1 as the start date for the 1959 UF drive. Budget chair Marion Nash reports 95 percent of 1958 requests allocated and paid, with remaining pledges due. A July 6 meeting will nominate officers and set a drive chair for 1959 to begin organization work.
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Murphysboro
McElvain Earns California Tech Master’s in Aeronautics
Robert J. McElvain son of Mr and Mrs H H McElvain 2310 Dewey St Murphysboro has received a master of science degree in aeronautics from the California Institute of Technology He earlier earned a bachelor of science degree from Purdue University in 1958
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Robert J. McElvain
H. H. McElvain
Dewey St
Murphysboro
California Institute of Technology
Purdue University
SIU graduation attendance to strain parking limits
About 8 000 people are expected for the SIU commencement at McAndrew Stadium with 2 800 cars anticipated, 1 000 more than facilities can hold. Security will use five state troopers as traffic peaks around 6 p.m. The program features President Eric Walker, honorary degrees for Buckminster Fuller and Jean Piccard, and awards to long serving faculty and staff. A Jackson County Mental Health Clinic seeks $24 000 in state funds to hire staff and open in Murphysboro, with coordination proposed with alcoholism treatment efforts.
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Southern Illinois University
I. Clark Davis
SIU
McAndrew Stadium
Thomas Leffler
SIU Symphony Orchestra
Allyn Building
Old Main
Davis
Shryock
Malcolm Gillespie
SIU Student Christian Foundation
Eric Walker
Pennsylvania State University
Paul Roosevelt
East Texas State Teachers College
D. W. Morris
Morris
John Page Wham
Centralia
E. E. Cockrum
Air Force Rotc
R. Buckminster Fuller
Jean Piccard
University of Minnesota
Clark Morgan
Morgan
Edward V. Miles Jr
Dilla Hall
O. B. Young
Wellington A. Thalman
Mary Louise Barnes
Florence E. Denny
Madeleine Marion Smith
Edith Krappe
Krappe
E. Louise Bach
University School
Jackson County
R. F. Sondag
Otto Bettag
Sondag
Ivan Russell
Homer Hanson
Aileen Neeley
Kathleen Bellamy
Jackson County Committee On
Illinois Commission On Alcoholism
State Commission
Monroe Deming
H. C. Welp
Everett Prosser
Claudine Bradley
Roy J. Philipp
Dr. Sondag
Fred Herbert
Florence Eubanks Rites in Marion
Florence Mae Eubanks 70 of Marion Route 4 died Monday at Creal Springs Nursing Home. Born November 11 1888 in Dongola she was preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters. Services are set for 2 p m Wednesday at Mitchell Funeral Home Marion with burial in Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Mae Eubanks
Rt. 4
Marion
Creal Springs
Dongola
Mitchell Funeral
Harry Myers
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Williamson County Man Seeks Immediate Trial
Willie McDowell Jr., a 25 to 40 year inmate in Menard Prison for armed robbery, filed in Williamson County Circuit Court for an immediate trial on another armed robbery charge tied to the Lovelace Market heist in Herrin. State's Attorney Carl Sneed moved to strike the petition arguing no current indictment and limited four month trial window. McDowell warns lack of a jury trial could worsen his sentence and notes parole revocation risk if returned to county jail with inmates.
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William McDowell Jr
Royalton
Menard
Williamson County
Lovelace Market
Herrin
McDowell
Jackson
Franklin
Jackson County
Carl Sneed
Sneed
Supreme Court
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Locust Streets
Rob
Ert L. Hayes
de Soto
Lionel Whittington
Mur
Physboro
James Felts
Bank of Egypt
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Main
Robert Cooksey
Corp
David Warford
Watford
Rane
Fidelity Pyramid
Burning Star
Orient
Freeman
Zeigler
Buckhorn
Truax-Traer
Gail Johnson
Allin
Southern Illinois
University
Charles M. Thompson
University of Illinois
Florence Eubanks
Willie
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