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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1959
Page
1
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees approved changes affecting 42 staff and faculty. Actions include eight resignations, nine continuing appointments, four term appointments, nine summer session hires, three promotions, and two sabbaticals.
Murphysboro Unit District 186 reports 201 645 hot lunches served across nine cafeterias with 17 952 free meals. Receipts total 71 186.59 dollars from student fees milk reimbursements and state aid while expenses reach 71 703.71 dollars. Superintendent James Blackwood notes 349 596 milk bottles served. county claim states Aroostook Maine is larger than Connecticut and Rhode Island combined.
Herrin Township High School reports a state aid claim of 28479.66 for the coming year as enrollment falls to 640.2 from about 700 and valuation rises to 19 912 069. The claim covers six months while a new figure awaits potential legislative changes.
Anna truck driver Louis P. Rawls of Anna suffered serious cuts after his produce truck collided with an auto driven by J. K. Ryan of Carthage near Senatobia Mississippi. Rawls was trapped for two hours. Ryan escaped injury.
Elbert Jack Bostick 53 of Chicago died of a heart attack June 11 in Chicago. Born April 11 1906 in Carbondale he was a laborer and son of Ferdinand and Hattie Bostick. He leaves sisters Emma Chicago Nellie Freeman Spur Bessie Colp and brothers Daniel St Louis Ardell Colp Leonard Waukegan. Funeral at 2 pm Friday Mt Olive Baptist Church Colp with Rev Raymond Davis officiating burial Oakland Cemetery Carbondale Keathly Funeral Home Colp in charge.
Cumberland Ohio reports 84 kindergarten graduates drill to say thank you to Superintendent Vincent Nevins during diploma ceremony. Principal Mrs Lillian I Hannan stood in for Nevins absent that day. First 83 pupils said thank you to Mr Nevins while the 84th addressed Mrs Nevins.
City engineer Elmer Snyder estimates plans for the 311000 widening and paving project on East Herrin street will begin in July or soon after. Bid letting could occur next spring after plans and state highway department approval. The city and state will share costs. right of way must be obtained. Work on Herrin street follows Colp Blairsville Road planning. Preliminary work has begun.
Bruce Schaeffer a 21 year old from Skiokie was removed in January as editor of Eastern State News after an editorial critical of the university. He will start a full time job as executive secretary of the Sullivan Chamber of Commerce in August.
Jerry Zorta 68 of 613 S Locust St West Frankfort died Tuesday morning near Springfield Missouri while being transported from a California trip to the area He had been a West Frankfort resident since 1918 Born in Yugoslavia he came to the United States in 1908 A retired miner he was a member of United Mine Workers Local 1265 and SNPJ Lodge He is survived by his son three grandchildren and his wife Louise who died in 1956 Funeral services Friday at Union Funeral Home with the Rev Alvert Buratto officiating Burial will be in Tower Heights Cemetery.
A local advertisement touts ITCH-ME-NOT for instant relief from eczema ringworm insect bites and surface rashes. The plea lists Hewitt Drug Co Carbondale Karr Drug Herrin and Hagler's Murphysboro as purchase points and urges day or night use.
Police were called to 315 N. Illinois Ave. at 1 15 a.m. today where car racing was reported. No arrests were made.
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