New Kroger opens in Murphysboro with larger store
A Kroger supermarket at the 1800 block of Walnut Street Murphysboro opens at 9 a.m. Tuesday. The 10000 square foot facility, one third larger than the former store at 1403 Walnut, offers more foods and 85 off street parking spaces. The old Kroger complex closed Nov 12 1949 for transfer and remodeling into a bank.
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Kroger
Walnut Street
Murphysboro
Walnut St
N. Eleventh St
Trans
First National Bank of
Pine Street
Norman Ellis Construction Co
Four-county unemployment rate drops in mid April
Total employment in the Harrisburg Herrin West Frankfort area rose to 36 125 in mid April from 35 125 in February and 32 650 a year ago. Unemployment holds at 8.1 percent, down from 11 percent in February. 3 175 unemployed, 1 725 on unemployment benefits.
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Harrisburg - Herrin - West Frankfort
Franklin, Williamson
Johnson
Saline
State Employment Service
Kington Named Theater Head at Marion Orpheum
James W. Kington named manager of the Marion Orpheum Theater by Fox Midwest Theaters Inc. He succeeds John Davis who moved to Jayhawk Theater in Topeka after serving at Marion since January. Kington, formerly at a Fax theater in Ft Madison, Iowa, hails from Salma Kanna five.
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James W. Kington
Marion Orpheum
Fox Midwest Theaters Inc
Kansas City
Kington
John Davis
Marion
Davis
Fox Midwest
Jayhawk
Topeka
Kan
Ft. Madison
Iowa
Randolph Mutual Names New Secretary-Treasurer
Ronald E. Wiebusch is appointed secretary-treasurer of Randolph Mutual Insurance Company succeeding Henry F Wilson who retires. Wiebusch joined in 1964 as assistant secretary and agent at offices on Rt. 150 between Chester and Steeleville. Wilson began in 1933 and became secretary-treasurer in 1953. the company grew from 6 million to 30 million in force under his leadership since 1869.
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Ronald E. Wiebusch
Randolph Mutual Insurance Company
Henry F Wilson
Wiebusch
Rt. 150
Chester
Steeleville
Wilson
Carbondale Permits Total 271616 in May
May building permits in Carbondale total 271616 with single family dwellings dominant. Cherry Construction Co and Lipe Construction Co led with multiple residential and commercial permits, while Viking Freight plans a Mt. Vernon terminal consolidation to cut costs and boost Marion payroll.
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Carbondale
Cherry Construction Co
Terrace Dr
W. Main St
Mardale Shopping Center
Lipe Construction Co
Colonial Dr
Wedgewood Lane
N. Cherry St
Archie Griffin
Jackson Hills
McMahon and Wright Construction Co
Sunset Dr
Parrish Construction Co
Hillcrest U. PF
Penn
Willow St
N. Marion St
Geary Homes Inc
Laurel St
L. Robinson Construction Co
Viking Freight Co
Marion
Traveling Watchtower reps visit Murphysboro for week
Traveling representatives Mr Therlo H West and Mrs West will be in Murphysboro Monday through Sunday. West is circuit supervisor for Illinois Circuit 7 of Jehovahs Witnesses. They will counsel a ministry school and accompany congregation members on Bible studies and door to door visitations.
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Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
Murphysboro
Therlo H. West
West
Ilnois
The
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Congregation
Bible Studies
SIU 1966 Graduates Take Jobs in Industry and Education
The SIU Placement Service reports 25 percent of the 1966 graduates joined business or industry, 34 percent entered teaching, 23 percent enrolled in graduate school, 12 percent in the armed forces, 4 percent unemployed by choice, and 2 percent not reporting. Interview demand rose 25 percent to 500 as salaries varied from 6521 to 7464 depending on technical training. Graduates accepted positions across 83 Illinois counties, 43 states, and 26 foreign countries.
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Southern Illinois University
SIU
Illinois
Ilinois
Raso to close Herrin office and move to Carbondale
Dr. Anthony Raso will close his Herrin practice on June 30 and relocate to the Southern Illinois University Health Service in Carbondale on July 1. The 46 year old Boston native graduated from Washington University School of Medicine and has practiced in Herrin for 12 years.
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Anthony Raso
Herrin
Southern Illinois University Health Service
Carbondale
Raso
The
Health Service
Dr. Raso
Boston, Mass
Washington University School of Medicine
Paper mill plans may spark Cairo area growth
Illinois officials led by Gov. Kerner foresee a Cairo area boom from West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. building a Wickliffe Kentucky mill. Vocational training and city planning are urged as wood suppliers and yards to serve the mill ramp up, while May's Mark Twain Marine Industries plant adds jobs in Cairo.
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Roger Hughes
Southern Illinoisan
Otto Kerner
Iallinois
Cairo
Gene Johns
Herrin
Illinois Business and Economic Development Department
Johns
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co
Kentucky
Illinois- Missouri
Wickliffe
Economic Development Administration
EDA
Mark Twain Marine Industries, Inc
James Gillooly
Soil Conservation Service
Shawnee Resource Conservation and Development Project
C. Hall Fleming
Herrin Eda
Franklyn Moreno
Robert Carlock
Greater Egypt
Perry County tops state coal production in May gains across counties
Perry County remains the state's lead coal producer in May with 823,849 tons, a rise from April's 748,667. Fulton and Franklin follow, with stronger outputs and mine employment rising in several counties including Williamson, Randolph, Orient, Saline, Jackson, and Gallatin.
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Perry County
Perry
Fulton County
Fulton
Franklin
Franklin and Williamson
Williamson
Randolph
Jefferson County
Orient 3
Jackson County
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Ferring Records
al Phillips
Randolph Mutual
Lewis Fork Meadows
East Grand Ave
Franklin Peterson
Sawyer Paint and Wallpaper Co
S. Illinois Ave
Helen Taylor
W. Pecan St
Raymond Hawk
Mt. Vernon
Frank Thompson
Thompson
Chamber of Commerce
Viking
Rt. 13
Bracy
Dept. Store of Insurance
South Park Avenue
Terrace Drive
Taylor Drive
DIAL
Perry Top County
Gallatin
Murphysboro Supply Co
Hlinoiz
McMahan and
Wright Ler
Ill
E. Main
Ze Biel
Bill Dunkel
Grady
W. Jackson
Gualdoni
U.S
CIPS
Proctor Supply
Colesale Distributors
Zeigler
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