Stores In Stamp F Plan Up To 114 Stores In Stamp F Plan Up To 114
Approximately 124 grocery stores have registered to participate in Franklin County food stamp distribution. Registration was to be conducted Thursday per Jack Means of the Agriculture Marketing Service. The plan, set to start around July 10, allows eligible persons to receive stamps at eight county banks and spend them at certified grocery stores. Banks will redeem coupons for cash or pay wholesalers. The plan is one of eight state tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Jack Means
Agericulure Marketing Service Food Distribution Division
Means
Mlingis Public Aid Commission
IPAC
Injured Carbondale Boy Met by Pole Mishap
Five year old Braid Goss of 914 Taylor Drive sustained a small fracture in the lower pelvis when a utility pole on sawhorses rolled after being pushed by children during Little League games near Carbondale Community High School. He was released from Doctors Hospital at 1 pm Thursday and remains hospitalized at home under his mother Mrs. Charles Goes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Braid Goss
Taylor Drive
Charles Goes
Doctors Hospital
Pam
Carbondale Community High School
Emma Young rites Saturday at Marion funeral home
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Young will be held at 1 30 p m Saturday at the Wilson Funeral Home in Marion with the Rev Wayne Sheeks officiating. Burial follows in McKinneyville Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home. Mrs Young died Thursday afternoon at the Ernfeld Shelter and Care Home on Rt 1 Johnston City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Young
Marion
Saunday
Wilson
Wayne Sheeks
McKinneyill Cemetery
Friends
Dr Martin May Elected Head Of Youth Inc
Dr Martin May was elected president of Marion Youth Inc at a Thursday night election and planning meeting in Zion United Church of Christ. Dr John Johnson became vice president and Mrs Don Anderson secretary treasurer. Committees and chairmen were appointed by May including Dr Johnson Rex Presson Dr Robert Hudgens and Mrs Hudgens. Mrs May and Mrs Hudgens co chairmen. Plans for the Town Art Fair at Logan School gym at 7 pm Thursday were reviewed with cash prizes for entries. Auction of donated articles and other art items planned with William Carlton as auctioneer. Judges named A Q Ledbetter Mrs George Ashley and Mrs Robert Blankenship. Home made refreshments to be sold. Rev Everett Lynch chairs the event assisted by teens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin May
Marion Youth Inc
Zion United Awarch of Christ
John Johnson
Don Anderson
May
Dr. Johnson
Rex Presson
Robert Hudgens
Hudgens
Youth Inc
Logan ‘School
Yeirmings
William Carlton Wall
A. Q. Ledbetter
George Ashley
Robert Blankenship
Everett Lynch
Divers to Clean Carterville Lake Water Intake
Divers will remove mud from the raw water intake at Carterville Lake starting at 10 p.m. tonight. Ben Walker and John Cavalier of Walker Diving and Salvage Co. will perform the work, which requires shutting off the intake. Ward, Carterville water superintendent, noted the operation will occur at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville Lake
Teward Ward
Carterville
Ben Walker
John Cavalier
Walker Diving and Salvage Co
S. 2Th St
Herrin
Ward
C. N. Logan
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Marion Group
Carbondale Workers Level Last Dirt Mound on Chestnut
Carbondale city workers use a high lift tractor to level a dirt mound on West Chestnut Street between Oakland and Springer. The dirt, left after a water line project last fall, is being leveled for the street repair program after allowing settling. Harold Hill, street department foreman, says the section will be oiled and chipped during the current street repair effort.
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Carbondale City
West Chestnut Street
Chestnut
Oakland
Springer Streets
Harold Hill
Hill
Pirates Beat Hawks In Atom Division Clash
The Pirates defeated the Hawks 2 to 5 in a Murphysboro City League Atom division game. In other action, the Senators beat the Seals 2 and the Braves defeated the Yankees 2 in Bantam and Midgel divisions respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirates
Hawks
Senators
Seals
Braves
Yankees
Chairman Seeks Plans For Murphysboro Courthouse
Carl Crain chairman of Jackson County Board of Supervisors building committee will travel to East St Louis next week to locate plans for plumbing at the Murphysboro courthouse. Without plans no bids will be received. If plans cannot be found bids will be advertised only after an architect or engineer surveys the building and provides specifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Crain
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
East St. Louis
Murphysboro
Crain
Mast St. Louis
Bus Tour Postponed by Greyhound Lines Southern Illinois trip
The Tour of the Month for July in Southern Illinois, organized by Greyhound Lines and backed by the Williamson County Tourist Association, has been postponed until a later date. Mrs. Rex Donaldson said Greyhound’s Chicago office informed of the delay, with plans for two buses and about 60 travelers from Chicago. The association hopes to reschedule later this summer. Greyhound distributes information to about 1,500 Tour of the Month members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greyhound ‘Lines, Inc
Southern Alinniz
Rex Donaldson
Williamson County Tourist Association
Chicago
Greyhound Lines, Inc
Greyhound
Informa
Ion
Murphysboro Board Seeks Supply Bids
Murphysboro Unit 126 Board of Education seeks bids by July 13 for seven supply types and renews a contract for milk purchases. Meeting at Carruthers Junior High approved white milk at 5 cents and chocolate milk at 54% cents per half pint. Milk and ice cream total for the year was 19,254 with 10,034 to Midwest Dairy and 9,220 to New Era Dairy. The board plans bids on gasoline fuel oil motor oil grease antifreeze bread and coal. Directors Williams and Fischer urged caution due to prior equipment issues and limited competition, noting past milk bids from 1959 led to responsive but costly arrangements.
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Murphysboro
Board of Education
Carruthers Junior High School
Midwest
New Era
Norelman Williams
B. J. Fischer
Chester
Williams
Herrin Army Man Wins Promotion To Lieutenant Colonel
C Hughes Herr has been promoted to lieutenant colonel in the U S Army. He attends the Army Primary Helicopter School at Camp Wolters Texas and will return to his regular assignment in the combat development office at Fort Rucker Alabama after completing rotary wing courses at Wolters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
C. Hughes
Herr
U. S. Army
Army
Camp Wolters
Tex
Hughes
Fort Rucker
Als
Wohers
Engineers Decommissioning Ceremony Retires Old Boat
In Memphis engineers held a decommissioning ceremony for the retired vessel as a new diesel powered boat, also named the Mississippi, took its place in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gineers
Memphis
Two Named To Health Posts In Williamson County
Two new staff members of the Williamson Franklin Bi-County health department will be assigned to duty by July 1. John Poggas, 28, will start as a health educator, with a master of public health from the University of Michigan. Gene Hatfield, 25, will become assistant to the chief sanitarian at Marion, joining the Johnston City office staff. Dr. David Richerson is department health officer. Police Briefs Carbondale: Henry Booze fined for disobeying a stop sign. Motion pictures of the fatal gyro crash may reveal the cause, with the CAB set to issue a final statement after investigation.
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Williamson-Franklin
Erie
John Poggas
Zeigler
Fane
University of Michigan
Illinois Turberculosis Association
Poggas
Association
Ilinois
Gene Hatfield
Herri
Gene Chappalean
Sanitarian
Hatfield
Williamson County
General Assistance
Marion
Johnston City
David Richerson
Carbondale
Henry M. Booze
Block St
Alexandria
Justice of the Peace Boy Hall
Steve Endicott
County boards meet with revenue officials at Giant City Park
Southern Tinais county boards of review will meet with Department of Revenue officials at Giant City State Park Wednesday to discuss problems of property assessment review and equalization. The four meetings this week include Jackson, Williamson, Randolph, Franklin, Massac, Pope, Hardin, Gallatin, Monroe, Jefferson, St. Clair and others. Session starts at 9:00 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tinais County
Boards of Review
Clinais Department of Revenue
Giant City State Park
Jackson, William
Son
Randolph
Franklin
Anton
Jerry
Johnson
Pope
Hardin
Pur Jaski
Massac
Gallatin
Alexander
Monroe
Wayne
Jefferson
Washington
Clinton
St. Clair
Carbondale Man Sentenced for Disturbance by Police Magistrate
Carbondale man Lofton Wells was sentenced to seven days labor after arrest Thursday night at 208.5 Birch St. Police Magistrate Robert Schwarts ordered the sentence for a peace disturbance charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Robert Schwarts
Lofton ‘Wells
Birch St
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Carbondale Free Press
Bertinee Journal
Associated Press
Rhodes
Burford
Pede
Highlift
WUEST
Wer
Lorast
Pione
Murfeysborg
Kryptok
RAY Conrad Optometrist
West Monroe Herrin
Murphysboro Board
Kenneth J. Gray
West Frankfort
Minis
Cairn
Gray
Army En
Robert Bein
Clifford G. Shelter
Civil Aeronautics Board
Bill Pruelie
Adalia
Sheker
Missouri
Bain
CAB Bureau of Safety
Federal Aviation Agency
Baini
Zwick & Goldsmith
Herrin and
Zwice & Goldsmith
Heckel
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