Murphysboro Street Strike Settled With Vacation Rules
The Murphysboro street department reached a Monday agreement ending a week-long strike. Full-time workers will keep two weeks vacation. others gain one week after 1 500 hours in a work year starting May 1. Supervisor Hiser remains outside the contract. annual city limits prevent a lasting union pact.
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Murphysboro
Joe Williams
Lloyd “Cuckelbur” Watson
Laborers Local 16v
Street Department
Williams
City Street
Claude Hiser
Hiser
New Priest Appointed Pastor at St. Joseph Marion
The Rev. Aloysius A. Silvestro SS T appointed pastor of St. Josephs Catholic Church in Marion succeeding Rev. Donald Lenzini who moves to Todd's Mill parish and Tamaroa. The change, effective Monday, comes from Bishop Albert R Zuroweste of the Belleville Diocese.
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Aloysius A. Silvestro
Ss.t
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Marion
Donald Lenzini
Todd’s Mill
Tamaroa
Albert R. Zuroweste
Belleville
Father Silvestro
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Johnston City
Albert Buratto
California
New York City
Catholic University of America
Washington, D. C
Maryland
Marion Veterans Hospital
Michael Klimas
West Frankfort
Herrin
Union appeals NLRB case on work permit fees
Operating Engineers Local 318 of Harrisburg appeals an NLRB examiner's recommendation asking the union to refrain from requiring non union employees to pay work permit fees. The board has not ruled, but the union favors voluntary dues and card pledges to support the union. Non signers are not kept from work.
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The
Operating Engineers Local
Harrisburg
National Labor Relations Board
Medley
Crash Hurts City Worker in West Frankfort
Herrin street department employee Joe Jeffrey was injured when his truck was struck by a car driven by Ray Smith of Paducah Kentucky at Douglas and St Louis streets around 7 30 am. Jeffrey fainted after returning to Herrin and was taken to Herrin Hospital for observation. The truck suffered front wheel damage and Smith was cited for reckless driving with a $50 fine plus costs.
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Herrin
Paducah
West Frankfort
Joe Jeffrey
Benton
Douglas
St. Louis
Jeffrey
Herrin Hospital
Henderson
Ray Smith
Lackey St
Maynard Arnett
Luther Burpo
Grace Quits Marion Police Force
Grace 23 resigns from the Marion Police Force effective June 30 and will join his uncle Tom Koonce at Tom's Barbecue north of Marion on Rt. 37 starting July 15. He joined July 1 1958 replacing Harry Thompson who left for other work. A successor will be named by the City Council on merit board recommendation.
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Tom Koonce
Tom
Marion
Rt. 37
Grace
Harry Thompson
Rabies Outbreak Warns After Fox Bite In Rockwood
A 14 year old Rockwood youth is receiving anti rabies shots after a fox that bit him tested positive for rabies. The fox was killed and sent to Carbondale for testing. Officials warn of rising rabies in wild animals and stress vaccinating domestic pets during this peak season.
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Rockwood
Richard Gary Riddle
Robert Riddle
State Health Laboratory
Carbondale
Nathan Nagle
Public Health Laboratory
Nagle
Illinois
R. E. Favreau
Jimmy Dean to headline Murphysboro Apple Festival
Television singer Jimmy Dean has been selected as guest star for the 1960 Murphysboro Apple Festival. He will serve as parade marshal and host the queen candidate judging and coronation on the festival’s final day. Dorothy Lou Don, a television comedienne, will assist.
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Jimmy Dean
Murphysboro
Dean
Television Comedienne
Dorothy Loudon
Apple Festival
Marion Nash
Murphysboro Township
National Broadcasting Commission System
Group Protests Phone Service In Carbondale Area
A petition circulates in East Park street Carbondale seeking better General Telephone Co service. A spokesperson says petition will be presented to the Illinois Commerce Commission. Rinella of General Telephone says overload from SIU housing south of Park Street causes outages and plans to upgrade equipment within 30 days.
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East Park Street
Carbondale
General Telehone Co
Illinois Commerce Commission
S. L. Rinella
General Telephone
Rinella
Park Street
Southern Illinois University
Marion boy in fair condition after Chicago heart surgery
Five year old Joe Hoover son of Mr and Mrs Otto Hoover underwent heart surgery Monday at Roberts Hospital Chicago and is reported in fair condition in an oxygen tent attended by special nurses He will remain in the hospital at least three weeks
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Marion
Chicago
Joe Hoover
Otto Hoover
Roberts Hospital
Joe
Stolen Car Found Near Van Natta Funeral Home
A 1960 auto stolen Monday afternoon in Carbondale was found parked about a block from the Van Natta Funeral Home at 11 p m Monday night. The car had been driven roughly 40 miles with about a quarter tank of gasoline used.
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Carbondale
Joe van Natta
van Natta
Illinois
Ass’t
Jack Hazel
Marion Parking Lot Contract Sparks Commission Tension
The Marion City Council has taken over the parking lot project after a $24 262 contract was awarded to Feurer Construction Co for three off street lots near the railroad depot on West Main North Liberty and North Van Buren streets. Commission member Carl Sorgen says he and colleagues were not consulted and question plans previously seen. The parking commission was created as a condition of a 90000 loan from the Bank of Marion and Bank of Egypt to oversee all work and funds.
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Marion
Parking Commission
Carl Sorgen
Commission
Sorgen
Feurer Construction Co
Chi
Cago and
Eastern Illinois Railroad
West Main Street
Liberty Street
van Buren Street
Bank of Marion
Bank of Egypt
Carbondale Builds Push to Lure Industry and Tenants
The Industrial Planning Commission approves advertising the Somer Kroger property in a metropolitan paper to attract industry. Advisor Geoffrey Hughes urges wide promotion, notes competition and the need to show available space. main building could host multiple small firms with heat sales under city control.
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Somer Kroger
Carbondale
Industrial Planning Commission
Goffrey Hughes
Southern Illinois Inc
Chicago Tribune
Hughes
Commission
Kessel and
Frakes Insurance
Kroger
Kessel
a_ select group
D. Blaney Miller
Man Trapped Under Tractor For 45 Minutes
Herrin man Albert Jordan aged 68 suffered a broken left leg when his overturned tractor mower rolled on the Crainville road south of Route 13 near 12:30 p m. Co-worker Clarence Talley of Carterville freed him after digging away dirt. he was taken to Herrin Hospital in good condition. The tractor belonged to George Greathouse of Herrin.
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Herrin
Albert Jordan
13Th St
Crainville Road
Rt. 13
Jordan
Talley
Carterville
Herrin Hospital
George Greathouse
Ava Tavern Burglary at Club 77 on Rt 43 North
Burglars pried a window and smashed a door at the Ava Tavern Club 77 on Rt 43 north of Ava. They stole a .32 Colt pistol, 12 gauge shotgun shells, 38 caliber pistol shells, coins from machines, cigarettes, liquor and wine totaling over 150 dollars. The ta v ern is licensed to Lawrence Bud McCaleb.
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Rt. 43
Ava
Jackson
Calvin Ellis
Lawrence “Bud” McCaleb
Union Pact Talks Resume at Herrin Plant
Federal Mediator Edward Windes arranged a 2 p.m. meeting between International Staple and Machine Co. plant officials and IAM District 111 workers in Herrin. The strike, over a contract for 71 production employees, entered its second week after talks broke down in early June.
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International Staple and Machine Co
Herrin
Edward Windes
International Assn. of Machinists
Windes
SIU Campus Lake swimming class time corrected
Southern Illinois University corrects the schedule for the Campus Lake swimming class for children to run from 11 30 a m to 12 30 p m rather than the 11 30 to 6 30 p m reported in Monday's Southern Illinoisan.
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Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinoisan
Mines Working Wednesday Update
Mines in operation include Old Ben 9 14 21 Orient 2 3 Freeman 4 Zeigler 3 4 Burning Star 1 2 Washer. Not working were Fidelity and Old Ben 22.
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Orient
Freeman
Zeigler
Burning Star No
Fidelity
Williamson County Board Approves Claims Totals
Claims totaling 1402 were approved Monday by the Williamson County Board of Commissioners. County claims totaled 736 and road and bridge claims were 666.
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Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Carbondale Woman to Represent Illinois at Girls Nation
Mary Jo Stroup of Carbondale will join Phyllis Huertsel of St. Charles as Illinois delegates to Girls Nation in Washington from July 25 to 30. Stroup, elected by Illini Girls State delegates, is the county’s outstanding citizen and will be a senior at Carbondale Community High School, where she is yearbook editor and active in Girl Scouts. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Archie Stroup of 707 8 Poplar Street.
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Mary Jo Stroup
Carbondale
Illinois
Girls Nation
Washington, D. C
Miss Stroup
Illini Girls State
American Legion Auxiliary
Jacksonville
Girls State
Phyllis Huertsel
St. Charles
Carbondale Community High School
Colorado
Paradise Club Case Under Advisement Near Cairo
The Illinois Liquor Control Commission has taken under advisement an appeal of a license refusal for the Paradise Club near Cairo. Barbara Joan Baker, who bought the club for 1000 dollars, appeals the decision. The county liquor commissioner cited lack of an unobstructed street view and absent valid lease as reasons, while the Board of Supervisors weighs limiting county licenses. Mrs. Baker, 21, says her husband Howard Baker of McClure will have no involvement and notes they married three months ago.
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Illinois Liquor Control Commission
Alexander County
Cairo
Barbara Joan Baker
Harold Bowers
Baker
Howard Baker
McClure
The
Flamingo
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Apple Fete
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Miss Loudon
Palmer House
Las Vegas
Ed Sullivan
Ed Bolger
Red Cross Council Action
Williamson
Williamson County
Lawrence Neville
Neville
Red Cross
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Miss Duty
Marion Memorial Hospital
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Clarence Talley
Ava Tavern
Archie Stroup
Poplar St
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