Gray Backs Disclosure of Expenses
Representative Kenneth J. Gray argues for full public disclosure of government expense accounts including all workers. He notes current Senate efforts to require congressional expense reporting and questions the use of foreign aid program funds. Gray rejects Life Magazine’s junket claims and cites canceled checks.
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Kenneth J. Gray
West Frankfort
Congress
House
Gray
Life Magazine
Congressional
New York
Joy Loader Inventor Shot To Death In Kentucky
Wilbur Raymond Joy founder of the Joy Coal Bit Co. and developer of the Joy coal loader died from a gunshot at his Prestonsburg home at age 57. Coroner James Carter said the shooting's cause was not yet determined as accidental or self-inflicted. Joy, a Salisbury Pennsylvania native, had lived in Kentucky since 1949 and helped invent a famed coal loading machine with his brothers.
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Prestonsburg
Wilbur Raymond Joy
Joy Coal Bit Co
Joy
James Carter
Carter
Salisbury
Joy Machine Co
Unit 186 Board Sets Special Session Plans
Unit 186 School Board members meet in a 730 p m special session at Carruthers Junior High to review personnel for the new year. The agenda includes selecting a baseball coach and football and basketball assistants following the resignation of Bob Hardy who joined Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
James Blackwood
Carruthers
Bob Hardy
Rochelle
Area Students Receive Degrees From University of Illinois
The University of Illinois awarded degrees to about 2,730 graduates last week. Area recipients include Bill R. Boyd Anna Richard C. McGuire Kermit M. McKennie Benton Harold D. James and others from Carbondale Cairo Du Quoin Goreville Herrin Murphysboro Pinckneyville Sparta and West Frankfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Illinois
Bill R. Boyd
Anna
Richard C. McGuire
Kermit M. McKennie
Benton
Harold D. James
Buncombe
Charles E. Dillell
Judy Ent
Philip M. Meyers
Cairo
Roger W. Gallington
Jerry J. Johnson
Riley J. Lane, Jr
Sara H. Martin
Julia A. Ragsdale
Carbondale
Robert H. Becker
Lyle E. Funkhouser
Carolyn A. Smith
Joyce E. Williams
Carmi
Jewells Craig
Carrier Mills
John M. Schneider
Coulterville
Suzanne Haines
Arthur K. Homann
DuQuoin
Mary V. McCall
Goreville
Paul W. Craig
Herrin
Rosanna L. Barnes
Murphysboro
That Dog Again Carbondale Man Seeks Pooch That Bit Him
Carbondale resident Jere Borders 27 of 204 S. Maple St. was bitten by a black and white dog June 11 while placing a package in a grey and white Cadillac. The dog’s owner remains unknown and Borders may need anti rabies shots.
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Jere Borders
Borders
Maple St
Carbondale
Borders Borders
Puppeteer Mrs. Darthamae Davis to Appear on Channel 2
Mrs. Darthamae Davis a puppeteer will appear on Larry Ward's Coffee Break on Channel 2 St Louis from 11 30 to noon Thursday She formerly worked with Ward at WGGH radio in Marion
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Darthamae Davis
St. Louis
Larry Ward
How To Hold FALSE TEETH More Firmly in Place
Do your false teeth slip or wobble when you eat or talk. Sprinkle FASTEETH on plates for firmer, more comfortable dentures with no taste or sour afterfeel. Eliminates plate odor and is available at drug counters everywhere.
Murphysboro Student Wins National Scholarship for Study
Woodson C. Fuller a June graduate of Southern Illinois University receives the Thomas Arkle Clark Scholarship from the Founder's Fund of Phi Beta Sigma. The award covers part of a year of graduate study. Fuller, son of Mr and Mrs Woodson Fuller of Murphysboro, majored in zoology and worked as a research assistant. He plans to enter the University of Illinois College of Medicine.
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Woodson C. Fuller
Southern Illinois University
Thomas Arkle Clark
Phi Bta Sigma
Fuller
Woodson Fuller
Murphysboro
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Herrin Library Story Hours Shift To Thursdays For Summer
Story hours at the Herrin City Library move from Saturdays to Thursdays at 10 30 a m for the summer. Miss Heal and Miss Barnes lead this Thursday with Miss Zwick scheduled for June 30. The Little Players drama group and Mrs Whittenberg present July programs with one special event on Saturday July 2 featuring a SIU Regional Library staff member showing movies themed to July 4. Children from kindergarten through sixth grade are invited.
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Herrin City Library
Maude Owen
Mary Ruth Heal
Karen Barnes
Sandy Zwick
Glenn Whittenberg
Little Players
Willed Drama Group
Southern Illinois University Regional Library
Johnston City Council to raze Bud's Tavern
The Johnston City Council on Tuesday ordered Bud's Tavern at 122 W Broadway razed if owners fail to make repairs. The unoccupied building has unknown owners and no taxes paid since 1953. It may be torn down 30 days after the third newspaper notice. The decision followed a health and safety committee finding the site a public hazard. Former alderman Harry Robert Goddard, who died of a heart attack, was thanked for his service. Mayor Thurmond said no special election will replace him. next election in early 1961. The council moved its next meeting from July 4 to July 11.
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Johnston
Bud’s Tavern
W. Broadway
John Clayton
Harry Robert Goddard
Goddard
K. Neil Thurmond
Science Course For Teachers Opens At SIU
Southern Illinois University's first summer National Science Foundation mathematics institute for high school teachers drew 50 students from Illinois Indiana Missouri and Kentucky. The NSF grant of 49800 supports courses in abstract algebra set theory probability elementary functions and mathematics education with a 75 weekly stipend and up to 60 weekly for dependents.
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Southern Illinois University
National Science Foundation
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Kentucky
NSF
WCTL Forms Committee To Study Tax Objections
The Williamson County Taxpayers League appointed a committee Tuesday night at Herrin City Hall to study possible tax objection suits against the county. Members include president Bob Davis Rev Lowell Ragains and John Langan. They plan to meet with a lawyer next week. Davis cited railroad practice as a model.
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The
Williamson County Taxpayers League
WCTL
Bob Davis
Rev
Lowell Ragains
John Langan
Guards at Buckingham Palace worn bearskin caps
The bearskin caps used by Buckingham Palace guards stand 20 inches tall and weigh 11 pounds each.
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Buckingham Palace
Suit Filed For 30 000 In Fatal 1959 Accident
A 30 000 damage suit was filed in Jackson County Circuit Court over a 1959 fatal crash near the Jackson Randolph county line. Elmer Butler as administrator of Jesse Lee Butler's estate sues Jerald Holtz James Luther Collins Floyd Green and Frigidways Inc. The passenger Jesse Butler died Aug 25 1959 when Holtz's car collided with a Frigidways truck. The four count complaint seeks 30 000 on each count.
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Jackson
Randolph County
Jackson County
Elmer Butler
Jessie Lee Butler
Elco
Jerald Holtz
Aston
James Luther Collins
Medon
Jesse Butler
Rt. 3
Randolph
Jackson County Line
Holtz
Frigidways, Inc
Collins
Lyonnaise Potatoes Originated In Lyons France
Lyonnaise potatoes are prepared by frying sliced cold boiled potatoes in butter with onions. The dish originated in Lyons France and became a regional staple in classic French cuisine.
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Lyons
France
Bracy Newsette Notes Community Update and Local Moves
The bulletin reports 125 people answered a blood drive plea and thanks are extended. It notes new homes bought by Ray Ahaddell on George Street Bellaire and Adrian Chamness on Stotlar Street. Dr Chas Hall and Betty Bracy family visit from West Plains Missouri. James Bracy attends the National Jaycee Convention in St Louis while parking congestion grows at Herrin Hospital.
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Ray Ahaddell
George Street
Bellaire
Cagle & Grossesman
Adrian Chamness
Ahuddell
Stotlar Street
Chas. Hall
West Plains
James Bracy
St. Louis
Drew Named At Frankfort
Drew A. Drew of Marion was named commercial manager of the West Frankfort and Zeigler General Telephone Co. exchanges Tuesday. He had been a commercial engineer in the Marion office and has served with the company since 1937. He replaces Andy Anderson and will relocate his family.
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Drew A. Drew
Marion
West Frankfort and Zeigler
Drew
Southern Division
Andy Anderson
West Frankfort
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Southern Illinois Publicians, Inc
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Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Associated Press
James Felts
Park Board
Marion Swimming Pool
Denmark
U of
ABC Package
ABC
White House
South Side Lumber CO
Claude
1300 South Park
Alice Smith
Johnston City Tavern
Siu
Campus Lake
Barbara Jean Benson
Trico High
Campbell Hill
Dorothy Cox
Carbondale Community High
William G. Matthews
Dongola High
Toccoa McClary
University High
Olive Veach
du Quoin High
Charles K. Jack
Herrin Township
Edward D. Johnson
Murphysboro High
Mary S. Burnett
Christopher High
Herrin City Hall
Davis
Bell-Ans
Bellans
Genbank
Mitchell
Cemetery Association
Lesser Park
Herrin Hospital
Floyd P. Bracy and Sons
F. P. Bracy
Wm. T. Bracy
J. R. Bracy
Marlyn
N. Park Herrin
Frankfort
Marion Civil Defense
Zone 3
Man of Lions International
du Quoin
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Oxfords
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