Group Forms to Aid Herrin Commission in City Hall Plan
A Herrin Plan Commission sub committee was formed to advise the new Public Building Commission on a proposed city hall. Chairwoman Mrs Snyder Herrin leads members including Mrs Baudino Mrs Ardis Mrs Sweeny Ralph Alexander James Walker and Ronald Waldrop. The group will meet with the building commission and may seek outside expertise while pushing for space for other agencies and possible federal aid. It also reorganizes five standing committees including land use streets public facilities and finance with Woehler urging monthly meetings and written reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Plan Commission
Public Facilities Committee
New Public Building Commission
Commission
Harold Woehler
Building Commission
Planning Agency
Snyder Herrin
John Baudino
L. R. Ardis
Morgan Sweeny
Ralph W. Alexander
James C. Walker
Ronald Waldrop
Woehler
Waldrop
Park Avenue
Illinois Central Railroad
Ardis
Herrin
William Patterson
Tom Haney
Henry J. Marcinkowski
Loren Coleman
Norman Thomas
Marvin Owen
Robert C. O'Connell
Frank Serati
Kenneth G. Rushing
John H. Hutchison
Gerald Bailey
G. T. Cox
Baudino
Walker
Treasury
Alexander
F. L. Cox
Bernita Beers
Bat Mother and Four Young Found in Carbondale
A mother bat with four young was spotted Monday hanging in a bicycle basket at 314 E Hester St Carbondale by Donna Pierson. Erich Follmann of SIU zoology calls it a red bat Lasiurus borealis common in summer. red bats usually have one to two young. The species is solitary in summer but migrates in groups. Wing span estimated at eight to ten inches.
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E. Hester St
Carbondale
Donna Pierson
Erich Follmann
Southern Illinois University Zoology Department
Follmann
Ed Greer
Shell named chair for SIU management department
Claude I. Shell will succeed Fremont A. Shull as chairman of Southern Illinois University’s management department. Shell, 43, has been SIU assistant director of the placement service since 1960 and has also served with the Small Business Institute and as an assistant professor of marketing. He was born in Pine Bluff Arkansas and earned degrees from Maryville College, the University of Tennessee, and SIU. He previously served as an Army major, a faculty member at Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, and worked in Ford Motor Company’s product planning division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude I. Shell
Fremont A. Shull
Southern Ilinois University
Shull
Shell
SIU
Small Business Institute
Pine Bluff
Ark
Maryville, College, Tenn
University of Tennessee
Tennessee Polytechnic Institute
Ford Motor Corp
SIU Baseball Clinic and Exhibition in West Frankfort
Southern Illinois University baseball players under Coach Joe Lutz host a clinic for youths ages 8 to 18 at 1 p.m. Wednesday in West Frankfort City Park. An SIU exhibition game vs. West Frankfort American Legion follows at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Joe Lutz
West Frankfort
SIU
West
Former Area Woman Dies at 55 in Sioux Falls Hospital
Mrs. Elizabeth Bross, 55, wife of Richard Bross of Pipestone Minnesota, died at 2 am Monday in McKennas Hospital Sioux Falls. She was daughter of Cleo Dunaway Craig of Marion and niece of Sam Dunaway and Bess Ferguson of Marion. Arrangements incomplete at Wilson Funeral Home Marion.
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Elizabeth Bross
Richard Bross
Pipestone
Minn
McKennas Hospital
Sioux Falls
D.C
Cleo Dunaway Craig
Marion
Sam Dunaway
Bess Ferguson
Wilson Funeral Home
Police Brief Cape Girardeau Report
Cape Girardeau Missouri Cecil Elmo Dean cited for speeding with a $20 fine according to police records.
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Cape Girardeau
Cecil Elmo Dean
Carbondale board trims furnishings cost for new school
The Carbondale Community High School board awarded 41 460 in furniture contracts to four firms for the new East High and library addition. They expect total furnishings cost savings of about 6 500 by selecting American Seating Co chair desks and reusing 19 tables and 80 chairs from the current library.
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New
Carbondale
East High School
CCHS
Cchs Board of Education
Herman Miller
American Seating Co
William McBride
Machula Equipment Co
Champaign
Stiles Office Equipment Co
Chapman - Young Inc
St. Louis
Central Office Equipment Co
Springfield
McBride
Fischer
Koscher Bowden
Caudill
Clothing Burglary Reported at Sherman’s Department Store
Benton police investigate a burglary at Sherman’s Department Store involving about $1,000 in men’s clothing. The theft was discovered Saturday morning when staff found a display table and racks near the front cleared of clothing.
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Benton
Sherman’s
Miller defers plan for city workable program goals
Carbondale officials told Monday the city has time to meet goals in its workable program. Mayor D Blaney Miller cited a Citizens Advisory Committee letter urging expanded staffs for building and zoning administration and legal counsel. The city plans two full time inspectors and a half time legal assistant. budget shows one inspector and a secretary. Re-certification of the program is needed for federal funds for housing and urban renewal. Council discussed tree preservation on North Oakland avenue and proposed sidewalk shift to save trees. Four hydrants on the north side of Mill street were suggested, with plans to widen the street to 56 feet. The council also approved hiring two extra water workers to relocate lines on Mill street.
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Carbondale
D. Blaney Miller
Citizens Advisory Committee
Corporation Counsel
Miller Sid
Oakland Avenue
Frank Kirk
Kirk
Mill Street
Secret Meeting Set in Carbondale City Hall Row
Councilman Frank Kirk warns of a secret Thursday meeting by opponents of the council manager plan to oust city officials and curb university influence in Carbondale. He says he may be a target and urges open citizen participation while private business leaders plan a parallel session to gauge sentiment on university influence and government form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Frank Kirk
Kirk
University
Ness
Southern Illinois University
Infant Prineas Dies at Birth in Carbondale
Peter Gregory Prineas Jr the infant son of Mr and Mrs Pete G Prineas Rt 3 Carbondale died shortly after birth. Services were Sunday with Rev Edward L Hoffman of First Methodist Church Carbon dale officiating. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery
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Peter Gregory Prineas Jr
Pete G. Prineas
Rt. 3
Carbondale
Edward L. Hoffman
First Methodist Church
Oakland Cemetery
Police Briefs From Rockwood Evansville and Chester
Rockwood Diana G. Tudor cited for speeding. Evansville Erwin C. Becker cited for driving too fast for conditions. Chester Orrin H. Koeneman cited for disobeying a stop sign.
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Rockwood
Diana G. Tudor
Evansville
Erwin C. Becker
Chester
Orrin H. Koeneman
City Should Supply Mayor Auto in Carbondale
A Carbondale resident at a city council meeting urged the city to provide the mayor with a first class automobile for official and personal use. Dan Lurie, secretary treasurer of Good Luck Glove Co., called the move a correction of an inequity and cited the mayor as the citys top ambassador. The mayor had requested cancellation of a $100 monthly travel allowance, noting state law limits compensation to a salary, and suggested city reimbursement for expenses if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Dan Lurie
Lurie
The
Good Luck Glove Co
D. Blaney Miller
Miller
Williamson County Tax Bills Arrive for 1930s Collections
Williamson County tax bills arrive by mail with total amounts of 4 272 252 dollars. Real estate bills total 2 811 537 dollars and personal property bills 1 111 441 dollars. First installment of real estate and all personal property bills are due July 18. Second real estate installment is due September 1. Banks resume collection to spare Marion residents courthouse visits.
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Williamson County
Marion
Carbondale Driver Fined for Reckless Driving
Joseph H. Cannon twenty one of 306 South Graham Street Carbondale was fined twenty five dollars and five dollars costs in Jackson County Circuit Court on a reckless driving charge. He pleaded guilty before Magistrate R W Schwartz. Cannon was arrested June 12 at 528 a m on East Main Street by Policeman Jerome Nellis.
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Joseph H. Cannon
S. Graham St
Carbondale
Jackson County
R. W. Schwartz
Cannon
East Main Street
Jerome Nellis
Parole Board Sets Second Vienna Prison Hearing
The state Parole and Pardon Board schedules a second meeting at Vienna Minimum Security for July 7 with seven inmates appearing before four board members. Chairman Kinney says Vienna yields a higher parole release rate, while Warden Maciejski credits the lower security with better self-reliance and preparation for parole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Parole and Pardon Board
Vienna
Parole Board
Charles F. Kinney
Mt. Carmel
Stanley A. Maciejski
Carbondale okays camera sewer inspection bid
City Council accepts 2600 dollar bid from National Power Bedding Corp to use tele vision cameras to inspect 5000 feet of sewers for cracks with AAA Pipe Cleaning Corp. as rival bidder at 32500. Standby charges highlighted by Councilman Ragsdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
National Power Bedding Corp
AAA Pipe Cleaning Corp
Joseph Ragsdale
AAA
Ragsdale
Small towns drop Greater Egypt planning contracts
Royalton Ewing and St Johns voted not to renew with Greater Egypt Regional Planning Commission as new per capita rates would raise village costs. Royalton faced about 493 dollars vs 158 previously, while Ewing faced 140 dollars of a 400 to 500 dollar village income. St Johns also canceled due to higher costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Willhite
Greater Egypt
Franklin County
Rend Lake
Ewing
Greater
Tal
James McDuffy
Franklyn Moreno
McDuffy
Jim Bangs
Village Board and Planning Commission
Egypt
Bangs
Royalton Royalton
Iss
Royalton
St. Johns
Cycle Signs Available for Carbondale Entrances
Carbondale council hears that four by eight foot cycle warning signs are available from a manufacturer. Speed Service owner Matt Hall urges placing signs at the city’s four main entrances to alert drivers to about 3000 motorcycles, many registered to SIU students. Councilmen Ramsey and Kirk will discuss the idea with Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Matt Hall
Speed Service
Rt. 4
Hall
Gene Ramsey
Frank Kirk
Southern Illinois University
Power Line Downed by Car in West Frankfort
A West Frankfort power line was shorted when struck by a television antenna knocked down by a car backing from a carport. Fire Chief Fred Harkins identified Mike Bellas as the driver at 603 S Brown Street. The antenna owner was James Dial. Power was restored after the antenna was removed with no damage estimate provided.
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West Frankfort
Fred Harkins
Mike Bellas
S. Brown Street
James Dial
Miners Begin Two Week Vacation Across Southern Illinois
The annual two week vacation for Southern Illinois coal miners starts Saturday. About 4,475 area payroll miners will be on vacation. Williamson and Franklin counties host 2,436 miners. The break ends July 9 with first shifts resuming July 11, a Monday.
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Southern Illinois
Williamson
Franklin
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Carbondale Oks
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General Fund
F. G. Warren
Thomas Easterly
W. Troy Barrett
J. W. Barrow
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E. Oak St
Chamber of Commerce
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