Steering Committee in Carbondale backs city manager plan
A steering committee formed by about 35 Carbondale business and professional leaders endorsed the city manager system. Kenneth Parrish named chairman with Paul McRoy publicity chair and R S Henderson general chair. The group met at Engel's Restaurant to discuss aims and costs, noting the need for fair presentation of the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Engel’s
Sam Hunter
Kenneth Parrish
Philip Kimmel
Ellis Mitchell
A. P. Penn
Bernard Ross
Edgar Stephens
Paul McRoy
R. S. Henderson
Three Hurt In Collision Near Eldorado Rt 142
A three-vehicle collision on Rt 142 two miles north of Eldorado injured three people. Albert Irvin, 62, of Broughton, suffered minor injuries after his pickup turned left and was struck by Joseph Colbert, 36, of East Alton. Colbert, his wife Norma 29, and son Dick 7 all sustained minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 142
Eldorado
Albert Irvin
Broughton
Joseph Colbert
East Alton
Irvin
Colbert
Norma
Roy Sweeney Rites In Marion Sunday
Peewee funeral services for Roy Sweeney 58 of 304 N Pine St Marion will be at 1 30 p m Sunday at Mitchell Funeral Home Marion Rev Francis Clark and Rev Everett Lynch will officiate Burial in Maplewood Cemetery Friends may call after 6 p m today Mr Sweeney died on arrival at Marion Memorial Hospital Thursday Williamson County coroner Paul Litton said death was from an apparent heart attack An inquiry will be held He was born Jan 1 1908 son of Alonzo and Olie McRoy Sweeney He married Vivian Higgins April 27 1928 in Paducah Ky He was a retired guard at Allen Industries in Herrin He attended the Apostolic Church He leaves his wife daughters Mrs William Tottleben and Mrs Robert Fietsam both of Marion and Mrs Tom Morris of Herrin a brother Virgil Sweeney of Marion and nine grandchildren He was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Sweeney
N. Pine St
Marion
Mitchell Funeral Home
Francis Clark
Everett Lynch
Maplewood Cemetery
Sweeney
Marion Memorial Hospital
Williamson County
Paul Litton
Alonzo
Olie McRoy Sweeney
Vivian Higgins
Paducah
Allen Industries
Herrin
Apostolic Church
William Tottleben
Robert Fietsam
Tom Morris
Virgil Sweeney
Emery
Cole
New Burnside
Elijah
Susan Shoemaker
Nora Lee Vickery
Belleville
Carolyn Adams
Decatur
Shirley Beltz
Piarion
Robert N
Stonington
Cecil
Cambria
Ronald
St. Louis
Creasie Cook
Cora Lee Coulson
Vinnie Smith
Scottsboro
Noel Emery
Berse Emery
Johnson Funeral Home
Lester Caraway
Maple Hill Cemetery
Martha Deming of Anna dies at 70
Martha Lizzie Deming 70 of 202 Court St Anna died Thursday in Union County Hospital Anna She was born January 12 1896 in Union County daughter of Wiley and Frances Vaughn She married Miles Deming A retired Elgin State Hospital employee she leaves husband two daughters Christina Walker and Vivian Henninger four sons Raymond Raymond Vernis Harold and Robert 12 grandchildren six great grandchildren Services at 2 p.m Sunday McCarty Funeral Home Anna Burial Mt Hebron Cemetery Goreville Friends may call after 2 p.m Saturday
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Martha Deming
Anna
Martha
Lizzie) Deming
Court St
Union County Hospital
Jackson County 4H Shares Saturday Talent Show
Jackson County 4H club members present original talent acts at 7 30 p m Saturday in Shryock Auditorium Carbondale Judges are Mrs William Kent Brandon Dr William Ridinger both of Carbondale and Mrs Grant Bretzlaff of Marion The best act will represent Jackson County at the Illinois State Fair The show is open free to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Shryock
Carbondale
William Kent Brandon
William Ridinger
Grant Bretzlaff
Marion
Talks Stall In 34 Day Herrin Strike
Talks remain stalled in a 34 day strike at Container Stapling Corp. and Federal Wire Mill Corp. in Herrin. Negotiations last occurred June 15 between the companies and Congress of Independent Unions officials. Edward Windes of the Labor Mediation and Conciliation Service arranged the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Container Stapling Corp
Federal Wire Mill Corp
Herrin
Congress of Independent Unions
Edward Windes
Federal Labor Mediation and Conciliation Service
Fire Victim's Sister Injured in Illinois Crash
A St. Louis woman en route to her brother Charles Richardson's funeral after a Ordill flash fire was injured in a crash near Murphysboro. James Henery and Joann Mezo received hospital treatment after his car hit a herd of cows on Rt. 13 north of Murphysboro at 3 45 a.m. Two cows died. Richardson, 21, of Marion, and coworker Charles Morris, 30, of Herrin, were moving smokeless pellets when they ignited. Funeral for Richardson was set for 2 p.m. at Johnston City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Ordill
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Arch Edwards
Joann * 'Ero
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
James Henery
Henery
Mezo
Rt. 13
Glenn McCord
Charles Richardson
W. Cherry St
Marion
Orcill
Richardson
Charles Morris
Herrin
Johnston City
Relocation Study Okayed by Carbondale Rail Authority
The Carbondale Railroad Relocation Authority approves a $12000 contract with DeLeuw, Cather and Co. of Chicago for a study on proposed grade revision or relocation of the Illinois Central Railroad. Chairman Frank Kirk says the report is due in 90 days with two revisions agreed at a June 11 meeting. A mid project meeting is planned when the study is half completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Railroad Relocation Authority
Illinois Central Railroad
Frank Kirk
DeLeuw, Cather and Co
Chicago
Murphysboro to Inspect and Repair City Hydrants
Murphysboro water and sewer commission will inspect all hydrants starting Monday. Two hydrants are rusted shut and inoperable. Staff will inspect number and repair hydrants before repainting them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Water and Sewer Commission
Homer Richards
Robert McCormack
Roughing It With Cake Girl Scouts Camp At Herrin
Barbara Marlo and Judy Swayne bake cake in foil over an open fire at Eagles Park as 130 Girl Scouts participate in a week-long Day Camp in Herrin. Activities include crafts hiking singing games archery outdoor cooking a fire drill and overnight prep along with turtle and boat races and a Crab Orchard refuge nature lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Marlo
Judy Swayne
Herrin
Eagles Park
Williamson County plans tax equalization program details
The Southern Illinoisan reports Williamson County will launch a 17 area equalization program with Cole Layer Trumble of Dayton handling a 149 500 contract. Field men will inspect every parcel and build a record card noting ownership location and value factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Cole-Layer-Trumble Co
Dayton
Ohio
Board of Review
Circuit Court
Mill Street Closed for Utility Pole Relocation in Carbondale
Part of Mill Street from Oakland Avenue east to Elizabeth Street was closed today as workers relocate utility poles before a street widening project. The plan enlarges Mill Street east to Illinois Avenue into four lanes in a city and Southern Illinois University joint effort. East-west traffic diverts to Grand Avenue in the south Carbondale area.
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Mill Street
Carbondale
Oakland Avenue
Elizabeth Street
Illinois Avenue
City
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Grand Avenue
Grand
Molotov Arson Attempt Targets Johnston City Home
A would be arsonist tossed a kerosene Molotov at a Johnston City residence at 11 30 p m Wednesday night. Jim Mosley chased the assailant two blocks as the man fired twice at him from a pistol. A black car fled the scene and state investigators joined the probe amid a rash of arson incidents in Johnston City since May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston City
Jim Mosley
Third St
Mosley
Doyte Ray
Ray
State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
Charles Blades
Blades
Robert Emery of Herrin Dies in Home Fire
A 58 year old Herrin man Robert Emery died in a house fire at 1701 W Adams St. He was found by his sister and had burns suggesting suffocation from an oxygen tent fire. The fire Tuesday damaged the bed mattress. Emery had used oxygen for breathing difficulties. An inquest is expected next week. Funeral services are set for 1 30 p.m. Sunday at Johnson Funeral Home Herrin with burial in Maple Hill Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Robert Emery
W. Adams St
Cora Coulson
Litton
Roy Cole
Emery
Homecoming Set Saturday at Dongola Community Center
Dongola hosts its annual homecoming this Saturday starting at 6 p.m. in the Community Center. James Doc Helm leads the entertainment with Paul Krattz and Vickie Biggs, Mrs Billie Jean Brown and her dance band, a gospel quartet, and Ray Stokes. Ice cream and pie will be served. the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dongola
James
Doc) Helm
Paul Krattz
Vickie Biggs
Billie Jean Brown
Ray Stokes
Oscar Qualls Dies Murphysboro Man at 64
Oscar Qualls 64 of 716 S 18th St Murphysboro died Thursday in Jackson County Nursing Home after a long illness. Born November 3 1901 in Murphysboro he was a finishing room foreman at Brown Shoe Co plant and a member of First Pentecostal Church. He is survived by his wife a daughter a granddaughter and a sister. Funeral services Saturday at 2 pm at First Pentecostal Church with Rev Paul Worley officiating. Burial in Tower Grove Cemetery. Friends may call Crawshaw Mortuary Murphysboro after 4 pm today until noon Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Qualls
S. 18Th St
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Frank
Alice Fraley Qualls
Sophia Bowerman
Qualls
Brown Shoe Co
First Pentecostal Church
Eugene Andress
Rt. 3
Fred Smith
Vancouver
Wash
First Pentecostal
Paul Worley
Tower Grove
Crawshaw Mortuary
Mines Working Saturday Burning Star 2 First Shift
Mines report shows Burning Star 2 operating on Saturday during the first shift while Burning Star 1 and the second shift at Burning Star 2 are idle.
Mulkeytown Resident Henry Valette Dies at 73
Henry Valette 73 of Route 2 Mulkeytown died at 1 30 am after a lengthy illness He was born December 20 1892 in France son of Victor Valette He lived in Franklin County 18 years was a retired bricklayer He leaves wife Albertine Soustell a son Robert of Mulkeytown sisters Marie Lalaux Lucy Massal both of France and two grandchildren Funeral services 2 pm Sunday at Russell Funeral Home Christopher with Rev Angelo Lombardo officiating Burial Maple Hill Cemetery Lesser Friends may call after 7 pm today at the funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Valette
Rt. 2
Mulkeytown
France
Victor Valette
Franklin County
Albertine Soustell
Robert
Marie Lalaux
Lucy Massal
Russell Funeral
Christopher
Angelo Lombardo
Maple Hill Cemetery
Lesser
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Carbondale Group
Parrish
Peewee
Jackson
Conder Brothers
Junior
Conder
Ted Rose
Rose
Cyprus Lumber
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Dorothy Crespi
Ethel Jeralds
Dottie Hungerford
Jackie Reynolds
Mary Ann Patterson
Joyce Redfearn
Diva Walley
The
Southern Illinoisan
Lou King
King
Joe Blow
American Legion
Rt. 37
Leo Bearden
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