eight year old girl saved from drowning at Crab Orchard Lake
Maria Fisher eight was pulled from Crab Orchard Lake at Carterville Beach by bystander and adult swimmer. Firefighters brought her to Herrin Hospital where doctors report water remained in her lungs but she is out of danger.
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Herrin
Carterville
Crab Orchard Lake
Maria Fisher
Howard Fisher
S. 19Th St
Herrin Hospital
Maurine Linton
Ca”dale
Southern
Kirk
Maria
Carbondale Council Approves Water Contract and Taxi Rate
Carbondale approves a 10 year water contract with Crab Orchard Lake supplying four million gallons daily January through May and two million daily June to December. The city will install an 18 inch raw water line and pay two cents per 1000 gallons plus a $100 fee. A bond issue for a new west side fire station and other items are approved. A taxi zone and rate overhaul sets red blue and green zones with 40 50 and 65 cent base fares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Interior
Crab Orchard Lake
Carbondale
West Side
South Wall Street
Charles Clark
S. Rawlings St
H. Len Thomas
Central Illinois Public Service Co
William Eaton
Oakland Cemetery
Dog ‘N’ Suds
Orchard Drive
Rt. 13
Arthur Albon
de Soto
DeSoto
F. E. Corbit
Rt. 51
Yellow Cab Co
Phillip M. Kimmel
Yellow Cab Co. Inc
Kimmel
Willow Street
Grand Avenue
Wall Street
Oakland Avenue
Bush Man Sentenced to State Penal Farm
James Franklin Green, 30 Bush, was sentenced to one year in the state penal farm at Vandalia by Judge John Clayton in Williamson County Court. Green pleaded guilty to petty larceny in a break in of the John Speroni service station at Hurst on May 13.
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James Franklin Green
Bush
Vandalia
John Clayton
Williamson
Green
Hurst
Trades Council Backs Blood Program Drive
The Herrin Trades Council endorsed a drive to regain the Red Cross Blood Program for Williamson County after a reduction in donations led to the program’s loss. Dr. James Gladson urged community support to reapply before blood supplies stop on July 21.
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Herrin Trades Council
Red Cross
Williamson County
Red Cross Coordinating Council
James Gladson
Herrin
Trades Council
Gladson
Marion Group Plans Blood Program at Marion Memorial
Marion Memorial Hospital board and a doctors committee will meet to plan a voluntary blood program. President Kenneth Powless says the hospital can meet needs without the Red Cross and outlines donor lists and emergency plans with relatives replacing blood for elective surgery.
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Marion Memorial Hospital
Kenneth Powless
Red Cross
St. Louis
Veterans Hospital
Williamson County
Powless
Carbondale Faces City Planning Survey Cost
Mayor D Blaney Miller reported a request for Carbondale to fund 8400 of a three city planning survey with 24050 from the federal government. SIU agreed to cover half of the city share while Layton Layton and Rohrbach conducts the survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Urban Renewal Administration
D. Blaney Miller
Litchfield
Zion
Miller
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Layton, Layton and Rohrbach
Carbondale Council Studies Housing Pact
The Carbondale City Council considers a cooperative agreement with Jackson County Housing Authority for a low rent housing project. Atty John Gilbert urged swift signing at the Tuesday meeting, but Mayor D Blaney Miller urged continued study.
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Carbondale
Jackson County Housing Authority
Atty
John Gilbert
D. Blaney Miller
Housing Authority Seeks Playground Prices and Land Deals
The Williamson County Housing Authority seeks bids from at least three firms for playground equipment for Herrin and Johnston City low rent housing projects. The Authority plans faster deeds for Bellaire subdivision sales, approves sale of an 11 foot land strip to Keeneman Agency, and discusses lot pins. Bids for Carterville and Hurst projects are due by 2 p m on June 30. The Authority also approves a Thermo Fax Copier purchase and paving on Clark Trail.
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Herrin
Johnston City
Williamson County Housing Authority
Julius Steinmarch
Bellaire
Steinmarch
Keeneman Agency
Marion
Edward Finnegan
con_tractor
Finnegan
Authority
John Marlow
Bellaire Two
Mulkeytown School Damaged by Large Fire
A fire destroyed the north wing of Mulkeytown Consolidated District 32 School near Route 184. Firefighters from Christopher, West Frankfort, Zeigler, Du Quoin, and Carbondale Civil Defense fought the blaze. damage estimated at over 60 thousand dollars, with efforts to save the south wing. Principal John Rice cited a defective light switch as a possible cause.
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Mulkeytown
Rt. 184
John Mann
Christopher Department
Mann
John Rice
Christopher
West Frankfort
Zeigler
du Quoin
Carbondale Civil Defense
Rice
IAM-Plant Talks Fair Ends With No Wage Progress
Negotiators from the International Association of Machinists and the International Staple and Machine Co. failed to reach a wage agreement amid a second week of strike at the Herrin plant. Federal mediator Edward Windes oversaw talks for the first time since 71 production workers walked out. No progress was reported. further meetings are planned. Minimum wages for regular employees start at 1.55 an hour, with tool and die makers earning up to 2.50. About 30 job classifications fall under the IAM contracts. Pay scales remain the central issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Assn. of Machinists
International Staple and Machine Co
Herrin
Edward Windes
Windes
Mines Working Thursday Burning Star and Orient Names
The report lists mines active on Thursday including Burning Star Nos 1 and 2 and Fidelity Old Ben Nos 9, 14, 21, 22 as well as Washer and Orient Nos 2 and 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burning Star
Fidelity
Park Light Work Due In Murphysboro
Murphysboro to begin installing eight 80 foot steel light poles at Riverside Park within a week. Diamond site shifted south to improve symmetry with grandstand and remove center field batting hazard from a greenhouse background. Park Board aims to finish field shaping in summer and fall before reseeding, with no baseball this season.
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Murphysboro
Riverside Park
Park Board
Jackson County Nursing Home bids total 63316.47 set for new Murphysboro facility
The nursing home committee accepted bids totaling 63 316.47 for 111 items of furniture and equipment for the Jackson County Nursing Home in Murphysboro after a four week bid review led by administrator George Rollo and architects Pearce and Pearce. Major item covers 130 Hi Lo beds and 130 bed side cabinets from Hill Rom at 47 445.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Nursing Home Committee
George Rollo
Nursing Home
Pearce and Pearce, Inc
St. Louis
Hill-Rom Co
Batesville
Ind
Hill- Rom
S. Buckman Furniture and Supply Co
Spring Valley
Buckman
Alban Co
Alban
Brunner Office Supply Co
Carbondale
U.S. Aloe Co
Rollo
Lunde
Utilities clash with co-ops over Marion plant cost at ICC hearing
The Illinois Commerce Commission hearing in February heard rural electric cooperatives challenge the cost of a Marion area generating plant. Utilities claim the plant will cost at least 1 million more than the co-ops’ 25.757 million estimate. A temporary rate of 13.5 mills per kilowatt was deemed unreasonable, with co-ops proposing a nine mill temporary rate and a four year contract term with three year cancelation.
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Marion
A. F. Hartung
Kansas City
Coop
Illinois Commerce Commission
ICC
Egyptian Electric Co-op
Steeleville
Southern Illinois Electric
Dongola
Southeastern Illinois Electric
Eldorado
Federal Rural Electrification Administration
W. P. Gilbert
Chicago
Hartung
Gilbert
Michael Crazen
St. Louis
Coops
Thomas A. Graham
Graham
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Fisher
Carbondale Council
Carbondale Council Studies Housing Pact
Ana
Jackson
Hill-Rom
Lloyd Hewitt
C. W. Alban Co
George E. Lunde
Illinois Power Co
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