Carbondale Council Opens Nine Bids on Water Sewer Project
Nine bids were opened for Carbondale’s water and sewer construction, the final part of a $400000 expansion. The package covers filter plant addition, lift station, clear well, new lines and equipment. Low bids cited for entire project and by group, with totals near $227000. contract award planned for next Tuesday.
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Carbondale
Groupe I
Central States Construction and Equipment Co
Belleville
Triangle Construction Co
Crowe Construction Co
St. Louis
Paul O. Hall
Water and Sewer Department Annual Audit Accepted
The Water and Sewer Department audit presented by Curtis and Ross shows April 30 balance of 16612 and total income 177985 from water 121958 and sewer 56027. Net income from operations 71232 with other income 1987 and expenses 88856 leaving 42858 after deductions. A depreciation of 7500 and contingency 6250 raise balance to 16612. note unrecorded hydrant rent and no perpetual inventory highlighted.
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Water and Sewer Department
Curtis
Ross
St Louis youths face federal auto theft charges
Three St Louis men Ralph Voegtlin 18 Leon Isenhart 17 and Frank Bayless 20 waived preliminary hearings in Harrisburg on charges of transporting a stolen auto in interstate commerce and receiving a stolen auto They admitted four car thefts since June 12 including a Dearing vehicle and others across the state line The case stems from Perry County thefts and a later cross state line incident following police investigation in Du Quoin Pinckneyville and Harrisburg records indicate federal warrants were issued and the men were jailed awaiting grand jury action in Indiana County records do not note additional outcomes
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St. Louis
Harrisburg
U. S
W. W. Damron
Perry County
Pinckneyville
Ralph Voegtlin
Leon P. Isenhart
Frank Bayless
Allin
District 13
du Quoin
Carl Dearing
Craig Templeton
East St. Louis
Michigan
Louis
Charles
Electric union hearing postponed for third time in Murphysboro
A National Labor Relations Board hearing on certification of a bargaining agent for employees of Illinois Electric and Gas and Utilities Construction Companies was postponed again. The hearing in Jackson County Courthouse Murphysboro was delayed Tuesday with no new date given. The process has seen three postponements since an April 29 first session.
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National Labor Relations Board
Jackson County
Murphysboro
St. Louis
Roy Carter
Illinois Electric and Gas, and Utilities
Do Minhas Fs
Murphysboro Lions net over 400 in Pancake Day drive
Murphysboro Lions reported net income between 400 and 500 dollars from the annual Pancake Day program on June 12. Ticket sales totaled 821 with cousin Norman McRoy losing the selling contest. Bruce Richmond won a prize for selling the most tickets, 96. Retiring officers praised included Rev William Boatman and John Cross.
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Murphysboro Lions
Joe Daniel
James McRoy
Norman McRoy
Daniel
Bruce Richmond
Richmond
Lion C. E. White
William Boatman
John Cross
Boatman
Cross
Kirsch Gives Program Before Herrin Lions
Leroy O. Kirsch resigned Tuesday as music director at Herrin Township High School. He presented a program for the Herrin Lions Club meeting playing two cornet solos with Carolyn Houston on piano.
Meat Truck Flips Near Cypress Turning Damages $5000
Otis B. Harnish of Yorktown Ohio escaped uninjured when a Ray Childs Produce Co. meat truck carrying 14 tons left Route 37 and overturned in a field about two and a half miles north of Cypress around 10 a.m. Tuesday. Police valued damage at $5,000 and charged Harnish with improper vehicle inspection.
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Ray Childs Produce Co
Cypress
Otis B. Harnish
Yorktown
Ohio
Thomasville
Harnish
Murphysboro Library to Host General Logan Museum
Murphysboro plans a private Logan Museum at the Sallie Logan Library to preserve Civil War General John A. Logan history. Willie Smith leads donations to a sealed display, with donors credited, as residents contribute items from Logan’s era and Murphysboro history.
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Murphysboro
General Logan
John A. Logan
Sallie Logan
Logan
Thomas
Library Board
Willie Smith
Smith
Illinois
Logan Museum
Roger Kimmel
Walnut Street
17Th
Ex Chief Urges Harmony for New City Police Leader
Lyn Franklin, former Herrin police chief and current deputy sheriff, urged the City Council to back the new police chief Fred Henderson. He said a chief under a divided council cannot do his best and noted progress in parking meter and traffic law administration during the last year. Franklin resigned before the last council meeting and did not submit a formal letter of resignation. He campaigned for Miller and later joined the Miller administration as police chief after a 4-4 council vote a year ago. Franklin, 33, praised departmental progress despite the circumstances.
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Lyn Franklin
Herrin
Fred Henderson
Franklin
Dave H
Miller
P Franklin
Fire destroys barn south of Marion
Lightning struck a barn at Harold White home one and a half miles south of the Marion airport around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, setting fire to the barn hay and implements. Marion firefighters fought flames from a wreck run near the Egyptian Drive-In Theater and saved a nearby garage and the White home with water from the booster tank. The barn was past saving when they arrived.
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Harold White
Marion
Egyptian Drive-In Theater
Herrin
Firemen Attend Illinois University Fire College Trip
Murphysboro and Carbondale firemen provided transportation to Urbana for the 30th annual Illinois University Fire College. Chief Urb a Hanson and Ray Prather led a party of four to attend Monday through Thursday with classes on fire training civil defense and first aid including a model home demonstration of residence hazards.
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Murphysboro
Carbondale
Urbana
Illinois University Fire College
Urba Hanson
Ray Prather
Almont (Monk) Crawshaw
Delmar
Don Crabtree
Elmer Rogers
Clarence Perschbacher
Lloyd Moore
Fire College
Herrin Music Director Resigns for Collinsville Post
Leroy O. Kirsch, Herrin Township High School music director for the past year, submitted his resignation at noon Tuesday. He has accepted a position as music director in Collinsville grade schools, where he is a former student. Principal E. C. Eckert confirmed the move.
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Leroy O. Kirsch
Herrin Township
E. C. Eckert
Kirsch
William Wetherington
Herrin
Collinsville
Neon Sign Short Causes Herrin Fire at Station
A short in a neon sign blamed for a blaze at Jim Walker service station just south of Herrin damaged the storefront. Fire Chief Carl Mayers said firefighters responded at 3 45 pm and were back by 4 10 pm. damage described as slight.
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Jim Walker
Herrin
Carl Mayers
Mavers
Murphysboro Oil Work Delayed by Tuesday Rains
Heavy rains Tuesday afternoon slowed the first phase of Murphysboro street oiling. Superintendent Claude Hiser said crews would finish the first car load of oil today, concentrating on Mt. Carbon area streets after earlier work in Riverside Park to prep for the Fourth of July celebration and expected heavy traffic.
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Murphysboro
Claude Hiser
Mt. Carbon
Hiser
Riverside Park
Trial Begins for Benton Burglary and Larceny Case
Selection of a jury and opening statements were heard in Franklin County Circuit Court for Thomas Pierson 20 Benton charged with burglary and larceny in a break in at Kern's Grocery Ewing This is the court's first docketed trial.
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Thomas Pierson
Benton
Franklin County
Pierson
Kern
Ewing
Murphysboro Defends Against State Pollution Claim
Murphysboro begins second hearing in Jackson County Courthouse to deny the Illinois State Sanitary Water Board charges that the city pollutes the Big Muddy River with untreated sewage. City officials and residents testify no illness or health risk has been linked to river use. The board seeks a sewage treatment plant, while the city resists the expense.
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R. F. Sondag
Jackson County Health Department
Carbondale
Sondag
Wright
Lew Dawley
Bethel A.M.E
Dawley
Murphysboro
State Sanitary Water Board
Jackson County
State Board
Big Muddy
Clarence W. Klassen
Springfield
Dave Levy
Levy
Illinois State Sanitary Water Board
Suspect in Metropolis robbery faces early hearing
The suspected accomplice in a December 23 Metropolis armed robbery is held in Massac county jail. Aldun Fa of Paducah was arrested after returning from Florida. Sheriff Devers set a preliminary hearing for Faughn at 2 p.m. today. Walter Edwards is serving 6 to 12 years for the robbery at Chester penitentiary.
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Metropolis
Massac
Aldun Fa
Paducah
Florida
Leonard Devers
Faughn
Walter Edwards
Chester
State builds landing strip in Giant City Park
The Division of Parks and Memorials of the state Department of Conservation is constructing a sod runway at Giant City State Park as part of a three-site introductory program. The 2,100 by 200 foot strip will cost 4000 to 5000 dollars and is built with park labor and rented equipment.
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Division of Parks and Memorials
State Department of Conservation
Giant City State Park
Dave Abbott
Red Hills
Siloam Springs
Abbott
Civil Aeronauticsission
Riley Construction Co
Carbondale
Harrisburg
City
Robert G. Miley
State Department of Aeronautics
Miley
Gambling charges filed against Colp owners
Williamson County Court charged three Colp tavern operators with possession of gambling devices. Mary Calcaterra of the New City Club E G Morando and John Calcaterra of the Glass Bar and John Oglesby of the Owl Club faced second offenses. State police seized equipment. ten arrests made. four pled guilty and were fined. Trial set Thursday before Justice Joe Ing.
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Colp
Williamson County
Mary Calcaterra
New City Club
Iig
Joe Ing
Herrin Justice of the Peace
Two Cars Damaged In Herrin Collision
Mrs. Lewis Moore of 116 North 10th Street Herrin and Bert Cox of 212 East Grand Avenue Cartville were involved in a collision on Monroe Street Tuesday afternoon. Cox traveled east while Mrs. Moore, westbound, turned left onto 10th. Mrs. Moore suffered shock but no serious injuries were reported.
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Lewis Moore
10Th St. Herrin
Clebert Cox
E. Grand Ave
Carterville
Herrin
John Dearing
Cox
Monroe
Cars Collide Near Wolf Lake Injuries Reported None
State police say a two vehicle crash near Wolf Lake at about 8 a m Tuesday caused no injuries. Herman Newburn 53 of Wolf Lake turned off the highway causing a collision with William Miller 35 of Metropolis. Damages were 100 and 250 dollars. Newburn and Miller were arrested for signaling and tailgating respectively.
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Wolf Lake
Herman Newburn
William Miller
Ferry St
Metropolis
Newburn
Miller
Miss Illinois to Lead Herrin Home Show Parade
Miss Illinois Pat Bruce will ride in a convertible in Herrin Thursday night as part of the first annual Home Show kickoff procession. The 7 pm parade, led by Chief Fred Henderson, ends at the 60 by 210 foot tent where thirty exhibits, appliances, cars, furniture and more await three nights of shows with crafts, prizes, and a million candlepower SIU searchlight demonstration by the Coal Belt Fire Protective Association.
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Herrin
Park Avenue
Fred Henderson
Brewster
French
Pat Bruce
Doub Bryant
Jaycee
Bill Leeman
WJPF
Miss Bruce
Southern Illinois University
Coal Belt Fire Protective Association
Many Concerts Begin Thursday
Murphysboro Municipal Band resumes the Music Under the Stars program Thursday night at the shell in River Side Park. The outdoor series began in 1940 to dedicate the $40,000 shell and is funded by a small municipal tax. Director William T. Davis and business agent Joe Williams lead a band honored with annual invites to the Illinois State Fair in Springfield for about 15 years.
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Murphysboro Municipal Band
Shell
Murphysboro
Riverside Park
William T. Davis
Joe Williams
Springfield
Jaycees Win National Award at Colorado Springs Convention
The Carbondale Junior Chamber of Commerce received a plaque for second place in the national Jaycee publications contest. The award, presented at the national convention in Colorado Springs, honors the monthly Jaycee Spotlight produced by the Carbondale club, which had won first in the state last month in its first national entry.
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Carbondale Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee Club
Colorado Springs
Colo
Carbondale Club
Two Freeburn Miners Injured in Separate Accidents
Two Freeburn miners were injured in separate mine accidents Tuesday and Wednesday. Alex Schumans, 45, of Herrin, suffered a forehead cut and bruise from falling rib coal but was not hospitalized. Louis Howerton, 40, of Carterville, injured his right foot when an acetylene bottle slipped and struck him.
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Freeburn
Alex Schumans
S. Park Ave
Herrin
Louis Howerton
Carterville
Rt. 2
Mines Active Thursday At Several Sites Reported
A mines report lists active mines including Freeburn washer and shaft Orient 2 Orient 3 Old Ben 9 Buckhorn Zeigler 3 and Fidelity New Kathleen Pyramid Burning Star No 1 Truax-Tracr No. 2 Not Working Freeman 4 Old Ben 22 with Orient showing no report. The entry notes some sites Were nonoperational and others active in the period.
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Freeburn
Orient
Old Ben
Buckhorn Zeigler
Fidelity
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Department of Public Affairs
R. A. Haney
Harry Grater
Haney
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Bell and Zoller
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Johnston City
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Elm
College Streets
Oak and Sycamore
City Atty. J
Edward Helton
University
Lions
31St Illinois Infantry
15Th Army
Atlanta
James G. Blaine
Blaine-Logan
Grover Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
Murphysboro Township
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Urbana Fire School
Willian Wolff
Murphysbor
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