Cablevision Tower Delayed Awaiting FAA Approval
The Murphysboro antenna tower project for Gregg Cablevision faces FAA review as surveys assess aircraft safety near Southern Illinois Airport. The site on Old Route 13, two miles southeast of Murphysboro, awaits clearance while engineering plans and customer distribution are ready. A summer customer survey is planned. service costs 5.95 monthly with installation depending on subscribers. The 30 year franchise began in 1964 with a $500 upfront fee and future gross rental sharing.
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Murphysboro
Federal Aviation Agency
Jim Wilson
Marion
Gregg Cablevision Co
Nashville, Tenn
FAA
Southern Illinois
Rt. 13
Wilson
Aviation Authority
Herrin
Williamson County
Four Named To Committee On Williamson Welfare Service
Four men were named to new terms on the Williamson County Welfare Services Committee by the Board of Commissioners. They are George Johnson of Marion, Leslie Stilley of Marion, Edwin Golder of Marion, and Dr E F Lyday of Herrin. Appointments begin July 1 for two years. the committee has 10 members and advises county welfare departments. State's Atty Kenneth Hubler and County Board Chairman Oscar Harris are ex officio members.
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Williamson County Welfare Services Committee
Board of Commissioners
George Johnson
Sherry Road
Leslie Stilley
N. Glendale St
Edwin Goldner
W . College St
Marion
E. F. Lyday
S. 12Th St
Herrin
Atty
Kenneth Hubler
Oscar Harris
Chester Woman Dies at 80 in Memorial Hospital Chester
Elizabeth T. Novack 80 of Chester died after a weeklong illness in Memorial Hospital Chester She was born Sept 1 1884 in Chester daughter of Frank and Elizabeth Gausman She married Carl Novack in 1914 he preceded her in death She leaves sons Roger and Paul daughters Loretta and Roslyn six grandchildren Funeral services 9 am Saturday at St Marys Catholic Church Chester Burial in church cemetery Rosary 7 30 pm at Welge Chapel after 4 pm today
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Chester
Elizabeth Novack
Elizabeth T. Novack
Memorial Hospital
St. Ann’s Nursing Home
Frank
Elizabeth Gausman
Carl Novack
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality
Roger
Murphysboro
Paul
Grand Tower
Loretta Novack
Roslyn Welge
Paris
France
Welge
Curious Corpsmen Ask Questions At Southern Illinoisan Camp
Gary Lacey records questions from 15 Job Corpsmen during a tour of the camp led by Center Director Woodrow Austin. They inquire about reading and writing instruction, dog tags, swimming, parties, trips home, nearby towns Carbondale Herrin and Marion, leaves, visiting girls, and laundry duties.
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Gary Lacey
Southern Illinoisan
Center
Woodrow Austin
Austin
Washington
Carbondale
Herrin
Marion
Three Marion youths held in burglaries
Three Marion youths Ronald Starrick 17 William Murphy 21 and Woody Ashby 19 were arrested on burglary and larceny charges for stealing a television set 10 cartons of cigarettes a typewriter and an adding machine from two Marion businesses. They confessed and said they pawned the items in St Louis for 30 dollars. Bond set at 2000.
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Marion
Ronald Starrick
Harper St
William Murphy
E. Jefferson St
Woody Ashby
Warren St
John Kelley
Beasley’s
West White Street
White Brothers
Rt. 37
St. Louis
Kelley
Murphy
Ashby
Starrick
Williamson County
Alexander County
Cairo
Funeral services set for George Otey in Herrin
George Otey 79 of 520 South 14th Street Herrin died at Herrin Hospital after a long illness. He served as Southern Illinois representative of the state auditor office from 1941 until January. He was born August 24 1885 in Pittsburg and leaves a wife Betsy Sager daughter sister and two grandchildren. Lester Smith of Carterville to read the service. burial at New Rose Hill Marion.
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George Otey
S. 14Th St
Herrin
George van Natta
Otey
Herrin Hospital
Southern Illinois
State Auditor’s Office
Pittsburg
James
Nancy Edwards Otey
Herrin Elks Lodge
Herrin Masonic Lodge
Rotary Club
Christian Scientist Church
Lelle Stotlar
Betsy Sager
Manhattan
Kans
George Bowie
Lester Smith
Carterville
New Rose Hill
Marion
Auto Deaths Ruled Accidental in Two Car Crashes
A Jackson County Coroner’s jury ruled that three recent deaths from two separate auto crashes were accidental. Dwight E. Henderson, 37, of Carbondale, died in a one car crash on Rt. 13 May 29. Brenda West, 24, and another De Soto woman, Mrs Kelvin Muller, died when their car hit a truck on Rt. 51 north of Carbondale June 8.
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Jackson County
Harry Flynn
Dwight E. Henderson
Carbondale
Gray Drive
de Soto
Brenda West
Kelvin Muller
Rt. 51
Wohlwend to Build New Wohlwend Motors Facility
Wohlwend Motors of Marion plans a new 7 200 square foot main building and a 1 500 square foot paint and body shop at Westernair Plaza on New Rt. 13 west of Marion. The project includes a 5 000 square foot service and parts area and a five year showroom and offices. Bearden Construction Co. secures the contract with a target completion by August 15. The firm will move July 1 from 403 W Main St to a used car lot at 200 N Court St and remodels at 403 W Main St to house Cline Vick Drug Store and physicians offices.
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L.J. Wohlwend
Wohlwend Motors
Marion
Chrysler Corp
Westernaire Plaza
Rt. 13
Westernaire Estates
Wohlwend’s
Robert Hall Clothing
Wohlwend
Bearden Construction Co
W. Main St
N. Court St
Cline-Vick Drug Store
Physicians’ Offices
Mrs. Delphia Daw son Dies at 84 in Christopher
Delphia McGlasson Dawson 84 of 210 Bay Ave Christopher died at 10 a.m. Thursday in Miner's Hospital Christopher after lifelong residence there. Born May 27 1881 to William and Mary Silkwood, she belonged to Christopher Church of Christ and had three husbands William McGlasson Jim Ryan and Duel Dawson all deceased. Survived by three sons Ralph McGlasson Christopher Karl McGlasson Mulkeytown and Everett Pete McGlasson Los Angeles. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday Gilbert Funeral Home Christopher. Daryl Busby to officiate. Burial Mulkeytown City Cemetery. Calls after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Delphia McGlasson Dawson
Bay Ave
Christopher
Miner’s Hospital
William and
Mary Kirkpatrick Silkwood
Christopher Church of Christ
William McGlasson
Jim Ryan
Duel Dawson
Ralph McGlasson
Karl, McGlasson
Mulkeytown
Everett
Pete’ McGlasson
Los Angeles
Calif
Gilbert Funeral Home
Daryl Busby
Mulkeytown City Cemetery
Miners Begin Annual Holiday Break This Saturday
Area miners will start their annual two week holiday Saturday and return to regular schedules July 12. Old Ben mines resume work July 10.
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Old Ben
Murphysboro Board Keeps Enriched Classes After Protest
Murphysboro Unit School District 186 faced a protest from Mr and Mrs Harry Crombar as the board heard objections to the enriched program for top students. The board voted to continue two classes and add a third for second grade, asserting selection methods rely on teacher ratings and tests.
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Murphysboro Unit School District 186
Board of Education
Harry Crombar
Rt. 2
Murphysboro
Unit 186
Crombar
Sam Thornton
James Blackwood
Crombars
Thornton
Autos Collide in Carbondale Street Crash
Carbondale police said cars driven by William H. Wagner 22 of Carterville and Hazel Jarrett of 302 E Hester St Carbondale collided at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the 100 block of South Wall Street. No injuries were reported.
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Carbondale
William H. Wagner
Carterville
Hazel Jarrett
E. Hester St
South Wall Street
Youth Hurt In Car Crash Near Carbondale
Goreville youth Jack Spiller, 18, was injured when his car left Rt 13 two miles east of Carbondale to strike an embankment at 7:25 a.m. today. He is listed in satisfactory condition at Doctors Hospital in Carbondale. state police report the car left the road to avoid a collision.
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Jack Spiller
Goreville
Rt. 13
Carbondale
Spiller
Doctors Hospital
Lision
Ronald Moses
Arthur
Moses
Delinquency Expert Addresses Rising Youth Crime in U S
Illinois Youth Commission field service Supt. Kenneth Absher told Marion Rotary Club that 3,000 children are arrested daily in the United States with 30,000 gangs of 10 to 100 members each. He cited 13 percent crime growth in five years and stressed early recognition, home life, and parole programs as key fixes.
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United States
Illinois Youth Commission Field Service
Kenneth Absher
Marion Rotary Club
Absher
Ilinois
ITUC
Public Safety Department
Marion
Springfield
IYC
ITYC
Illinois
TYC
America
James Wilson
Rotary Club
Joseph DiPietro
Park Board Reaffirms Pact With Unit 186
Murphysboro Park District reaffirms joint operating policy with Murphysboro Unit School District 186 for use and maintenance of Riverside Park baseball and football fields Carruthers Junior High facilities and other park sites. Board to attend Lion's Club chicken fry July 13 at the new picnic shelter west of the circle drive near the custodian's home.
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Murphysboro Park District Board
Murphysboro
Riverside Park
Carruthers Junior High School
Robert Wheeler
Murphysboro Lion’s Club
Lion’s Club
Park
Wheeler
Circle Drive
Post Office Clerk Carrier Job Open in Johnston City
Applications are being accepted for a clerk carrier position at Johnston City Post Office. Deadlines September 28. Forms available at the post office. Applicants must be 18 and reside in the local postal area. Starting pay $2.48 per hour.
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Johnston City
Post Office Department
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Illinois Publications Inc
West Main Street
North 16Th Street
Second-cllas
Terry Dillman
Mrs. Dawson
Madison
van Buren
South Market
West Boyton
South
Robert L. Butler
Adolph E. Flack
Water and Finance
Everett Jeter
William Harris
Public Health & Safety
Lawrence Feurer
Murphysboro Board
U.S
Illinois Youth Commission
Park Board
Yellow Cab CO
North Park
Acrosonic
By Baldwin
Bardwin
Yuill Music CO
Cherry Street
Herrin, Illnois
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