NLRB Examines Union Fee Practice in Missouri Plants
An NLRB examiner recommended that Operating Engineers Local 318 and two Missouri construction firms refrain from demanding work permit fees from non union workers. The nine day Marion hearing centered on discrimination charges filed by workers including Tommy Aldridge Jr and George Gist. Union dues and a weekly donation were cited as part of the fee structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Labor Relations Board
Washington
Missouri
Marion
NLRB
Harrisburg
R. 8. Potashnick Construction Co
Cape Girareeau
Porter-De- Witte Construction Co
Poplar Bluff
Lloyd Buchanan
Tommy Aldridge Jr
Wolf Lake
Ernest Prince
Claude Lawrence
George Gist
de Soto
Goreville
Aldridge
Rt. 57
Union
Johnson and Williamson
Stanley Medley
Busines
Marion bids due July 21 for low rent housing project
The Williamson County Housing Authority will open bids July 21 for the Marion low rent housing development. Construction bids for Carterville and Hurst projects will open June 30 at the Herrin office. The Marion project comprises 80 units in two sections totaling well above $1,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Williamson County Housing Authority
Julius Steinmarch
Carterville
Hurst
Herrin
South Court Street
Steinmarch
George Bernard Shaw Silence Discipline Quote
The remark attributes a belief in the discipline of silence to George Bernard Shaw and notes his confidence in speaking at length on the topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bernard Shaw
Man Pinned Under Car Near River Bridge
A 27 year old man, Billy S. Wills of Grand Tower, was pinned under his 1957 auto after it ran off Rt. 3 and overturned near the Big Muddy River Bridge at 5:45 a m. State Trooper Fred Stilley and two truck drivers freed him. He was in fair condition at Union County Hospital in Anna. The car was northbound and Wills was alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Tower
Big Muddy River Bridge
Rt. 3
Fred Stilley
Billy S. Wills
Wills
Union County
Anna
Stilley
Mt. Vernon
Rt. 37
Mt.Vernon
District 13
du Quoin
Eugene Minor
Minor
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Chester
Rockwood
Charles Delashmutt
Edna Delashlmutt
Delashmutt
Crainville Board Considers Appeal Over District Land Annex
The Crainville Board of Education weighs appealing a Williamson County Board decision to circuit court. Trustees voted to detach 250 acres from Crainville Grade School District and annex it to Carterville District. Land assessed at 226 984 dollars with about 4000 dollars in lost county taxes and state aid. Seven pupils from the disputed area attend Crainville School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crainville Board of Education
Williamson County Board of School Trustees
Crainville
Carterville
Horsley
Crainville School
Mines Report From Saturday Operations
The record lists mines with statuses for Fidelity Burning Star No 2 Old Ben Orient Freeman Zeigler and Washer. Several entries note mines not working while others show varying outputs such as Old Ben numbers and Zeigler shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelity
Burning Star
Old Ben
Orient
Freeman
Zeigler
Burglars Steal 185 In Carbondale Store Break-In
The Weller's Plumbing and Heating Co. on West Main Street was broken into early today in Carbondale. Thieves took 138.33 in cash, a 47 dollar check, a camera, and two cash boxes with papers, using a crowbar to force the fireproof filing cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Weller
James “Boone
Daniels
Reid
Summer Sports At Carbondale
Carbondale park district announces a full scale summer program for youth. Activities include a physical fitness clinic, Khoury style baseball, swimming at Crab Orchard Lake, tennis instruction by SIU player Dick King, and playground activities at four city sites with coordinators named. Approximately 650 boys participate in the Junior baseball program across five age leagues. Games start at 5:30 p.m. at Oakland field Attucks and University School diamonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
John Moake
Carbondale Park District
Crab Orchard Lake
Tennnis
Oakland Field
Frank Bleyer
Bleyer
Reid Martin
Four Diamonds
Attucks
University School
Cecil Franklin
Sharyn Russell
Oakland Courts
Southern Illinois University
Dick King
Lincoln
Winkler
Everett Todd
Archie Jones
Walt Moore
Thelma Waliker
Larry Martin
Dorothy Lingle
Two Servicemen on Furlough Die in Crash Near Ashley
Two enlisted men on leave from separate bases were killed when their car collided with a truck near Ashley. Harold Riley, 19, Army private first class, stationed near Warren Ohio, and Bob Fields, 20, Airman at Elgin Air Force Base Florida, were Kell, Illinois natives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Forces
Ashley
Harold Riley
Warren
Ohio
Bob Fields
Elgin Air Force Base
Fla
Kell
Til
Drumsta Named Tax Chairman in Franklin County
Michael Drumsta of West Frankfort was elected board chairman of the Franklin County Taxpayers Assn. John Moake became assistant chairman and Mrs. Vivian Cowan was named secretary at a Thursday meeting in West Frankfort. Eight board members were authorized to accept $5 memberships and include Harry Henley, Mrs. Mary Culley, Harold Wade, Moake, Drumsta, J. Max Mitchell, Mrs. Cowan, and President Joe McCann. those handling money will be bonded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Drumsta
West Frankfort
The
Franklin County Taxpayers Assn
John Moake
Vivian Cowan
Harry Henley
Mary Culley
Harold Wade
Moake
Drumsta
J. Max Mitchell
Cowan
Joe McCann
Baker Cleared in Montreal Small Goods Case
Entertainer Josephine Baker and manager Stephen Papich were acquitted of illegally moving goods into Canada from the United States. Judge Marc Andre Blain freed them after New York impresario William Taub failed to appear in court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Baker
Stephen Papich
Canada
United States
Marc Andre Blain
New York
William Taub
Meadowdale Homes Get New Streets
The Meadowdale Homes development in Meadowdale is receiving all weather streets after weather delays. McClair Asphalt Co. works for Thomas Harris Marion as grading and street sub-contractor, with completion in about four days. The 100-unit low rent project is built by Williamson County Housing Authority with funds held for street finish under agreement with Chism and Miller of Paducah and Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Meadowdale
McClair Asphalt Co
Thomas Harris
Marion
Harris
Williamson County Housing Authority
Chism and Miller
Paducah
Springfield
Jackson County approves tax refunds totaling 3310.43
Jackson County refunds 14 real estate and 9 personal tax objections total 3310.43 for last year. Refunds cover about 50 percent of personal bills and 15 percent of real estate bills with disputes over multiplier usage and levy itemization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Bob Maloney
B. H. Davenport
Carbondale
William E. Mills
Mary Ann Shryock
Winifred Hewitt
Carbondale Township
Francis M. Hewitt
Walker Schwartz
Tom Mofield
F. M. Hewitt Jr
Loyd M. Bradley
Thomas Mofield
J. H. Ridgeway
John Lannin
W. A. Schwartz
Carbondale Chamber Urges Land Options for Industry Use
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce directors vote to seek denial options on land around the city to attract industrial tenants. The plan centers on space for an auxiliary enterprise and the former Kroger division HQ as a potential site while also aiding industrial park development. Sales tax receipts rising, with 75,527 in 1956 and 101,000 in 1959, show growing city revenue and parking capacity not limiting business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Loyd Bradley
Orwin Pugh
Ridgeway
Bradley
Illinois Central Railroad Co
Murphysboro
Murphysboro Park District
Carbondale Chamber of ‘Commerce Board
W. R. George
Industrial Committee
Chamber
Theandowner
Chambers
Kroger Co. Division
John S. Wright
Higher pensions urged for old age in Cook County
Raymond M. Hilliard, head of the Cook County Public Aid Department, calls the $82 monthly limit on pension assistance for the elderly inhuman and insufficient for basic living needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Raymond M. Hilliard
Cook County Public Aid Department
Painted Coins Force Teen Couple to Halt Wedding Plans
Franklin County deputies arrested a 16-year-old Arizona youth and his 16-year-old Coello accomplice for burglary at Madeline's Tavern. The pair admitted stealing about $50 to fund their planned marriage, aided by coins painted red to mark house money. The arrests followed a store owner report after an eight-year-old passerby handed in painted coins. The youths remain jailed pending arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Coello
Franklin County
Harlan Eldridge
Madeline
Eldridge
Franklin County Clerk’s Office
Williamson County Tax Complaints Filed By 34
Thirty four complaints have been filed on taxes now payable in Williamson County. The Board of Review will begin hearing complaints Monday. County commissioners Cecil Martin Henry Wright and Lonnie Priest will serve as members. Lou King will be clerk. Hearings are scheduled in order of filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Lou King
Board of Review
Cecil Martin
Henry Wright
Lonnie Priest
King
Train Kills Mother and Baby Near Kankakee
A young mother Beatrice Redmond 25 of Chebanse and her 13 month old daughter Dolores were killed when an Illinois Central passenger train struck their auto at a grade crossing four miles south of Kankakee. Four other children survived their mother.
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Kankakee
Beatrice Redmond
Chebanse
Dolores
Illinois Central Railroad
Redmond
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Jim Weller
School Board Studies Appeal
Board
Oscar Horsley S
Washer Orient
Montreal
Meadowdale
Jackson
Mofield
Rex Loan
Frank S. Grady
William E. Ellis
Mary Bradley
Jackson State
William Ridgeway
Peyton Kunce
Gorham
Illinois Central
Tom _ Langdon
John T. Moake
Williamson
Train
Vienna
Leon Stilley
Struction Co
Tri-State
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