Assistant Named New Coach At Chester School
William Davis promoted from assistant football coach to head coach at Chester High School replacing Bill Brewer who left for Lees, Florida. Smith named head and head baseball coach. Mary Ann Stumpe hired as kindergarten teacher succeeding Lea ta Zeigler. Two Bremen unit teachers fill vacancies. Bremen to close next year with Chester pupils. Board considers eighth grade teacher and math coach. $5992 contract awarded to Ebert Bros. Construction for high school repairs. $904.17 contract to Crawford Electric for fluorescent lighting. Chapman Gas bid $1190.50 for steel stoves and ovens. Dial Supply bid five percent over wholesale for industrial arts tools. Roof plans studied. no action. North Central Assn accredits Chester High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Davis
Chester High School
Chester Coe Oka Board
Mary Ann Stumpe
Mary Ann Carlton
Chester
Leata Zeigler
Washington
Margaret Bryden
Helen Proctor
Bremen
M. Meyer
Leta Fricke
Miss Bryden
Miss Proctor
Crawford Electric Co
Chapman Gas Co
Dial Supply Co
Hall Marchildon
North Central Assn. of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Se Chester High School
Herrin man fined by police magistrate
W R Dyer of Mississippi was fined five dollars plus costs by Police Magistrate Bar for an offense cited in Herrin Illinois. The item appears in the Southern Illinoisan newspaper, noting its publication details and lineage as a regional successor to earlier papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
W. R. Dyer
Mississippi
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Blications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Ill
Murphys
Southern Telinoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Red Cross Drive Reaches 956 in Herrin Fundraising
Herrin Red Cross drive nears its 4500 goal with 956 raised as town groups including Junior Chamber Kiwanis Altrusa and Rotary plan a house to house canvass tonight. Townsend says some residents prefer to wait for a United Fund drive next year while noting past aid from Red Cross after last year’s gas explosion. Other groups lending support include Redmen Lions Club and BPW. Residents may mail checks to American Red Cross.
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Hersin
Chet Townsend
Drive
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Altrusa Club
Rotary Club
Herrin
Townsend
United Fund
Red Cross
Redmen
Lions Club
Business and
Professional Women’s Club
American Red
Jones Named To Labor Job In Eldorado
Jones Eldorado appointed state labor conciliator by Gov Stratton. A 36 year old Hodcarriers and Common Laborers Union member, he starts July 1 and will cover Danville to Cairo, earning 460 dollars monthly. He succeeds Charles D Dunn who died in April. He has worked at American Baking Co for 19 years and lives in Eldorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodcarriers and Common Laborers Union
American Baking Co
Eldorado
Two New Sales Staff at Grob Chevrolet Co Murphysboro
Two men joined the Grob Chevrolet Co sales staff in Murphysboro. They are Lee Gale and Marvin A. Both began work this month and will handle customer inquiries and vehicle demonstrations at the dealership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grob Chevrolet Co
Murphysboro
Lee Gale
Marvina
Townsend Says At Cross Herrin Meeting
Townsend said at Cross on 216 S 8th in Herrin. The brief note records a remark from Townsend during a local gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross
Herrin
Townsend
Chamber Boosts Member Drive For 1957 Renewals
An early morning kickoff breakfast marked the final phase of the Chamber of Commerce membership drive. Volunteers distributed renewal cards to 1956 members and gathered new prospect cards while aiming to complete personal contact today. The drive, called Operation Clean Sweep, follows a record 401 members in 1956 and about 250 renewals already received for 1957. annual dues are 24 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Marion Nash
Superintendent Denies Water Pressure Failure in Fire
Ernest Brown, Marion water superintendent, denied any water pressure failure during the $200,000 Marion fire on Monday. A photograph showed a Marion firefighter with a hose delivering only a small stream, but Brown cited filter-plant graphs indicating pressure held throughout the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Brown
Marion
Southern Illinoisan
Brown
Car stolen from Sparta couple recovered in Maine
Mr and Mrs O L Clark of Sparta had their car recovered after a chase near Portland Maine. Two youths aged 18 and 17 were detained by Maine police. The Clarks attended the U S Naval Academy graduation in Annapolis on June 7 where their son Loren was in the class.
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Sparta
Maine
O. L. Clark
Portland
Clark
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Loren
Clarks
Cumberland
Willard Collins Dies Retired Murphysboro Mail Carrier
Willard Collins Sr. 66, longtime Murphysboro mail carrier, died after a 10 day illness at St. Andrew's Hospital. Born in 1891 in Murphysboro, he served 31 years before retiring in May 1956. He married Knight Sabell Cooney in 1914. survives include sons Willard Jr Lavern and Thomas all of Murphysboro and daughter Mrs. Gerald A. Guida of Indianapolis.
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Willard Collins Sr
Murphysboro
St. Andrew’s Hospital
Knightsabel Cooney
Collins
Willard Jr
Lavern
Thomas
Gerald A. Guida
Indianapolis
Routine verdicts in two Jackson inquests
In Murphysboro on Wednesday night, two inquests returned routine verdicts of death by natural causes. Steve Jasecko, 55, operator of a Murphysboro shoe repair shop, was found dead in his shop. The jury ruled a cerebral hemorrhage and heart ailment caused his death. William Limbert, 83, was found dead in his home. verdicts cited a heart attack and complications of age. Coroner Gale Williams conducted both inquiries at the Jackson County Courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Steve Jasecko
Carbondale
William Limbert
Jasecko
Limbert
Gale Williams
Jackson County
Obituary for Willard Collins and family ties
Willard Collins Jr. of Carbondale, office manager for Martin Oil Co., was injured in an earlier auto accident and is a patient at St. Andrew's Hospital. He leaves a sister Miss Vesta Collins of Murphysboro a brother Robert of Flat River Mo and one grandchild. Services Saturday at 2 30 p m at Crown Shaw Mortuary Chapel Murphysboro with Rev William Boatman officiating burial in Tower Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cmwshaw
Murphysboro
William Boatman
Tower Grove Cemetery
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Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce
Gene Porter
Frank Harris
M. J. Bozarth
Barney Williams
Craggs
Devillez
Steve
Ilinois
Red Cross Drive
Jones
Grob Auto Company
Ensign Clark
Florida
Willard Collins
Jackson
West Frankfort
Zwick’s
Will
Real Mink
Capes
Zwick’s Ladies’ Store
Oteaie
Limpus
6Th Street
Penney
Solingen
Shorty
Fergal
Penney’s
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