Campers to swell Southern Illinois area for huge convention
Southern Illinois campers set to form an instant city at Du Quoin State Fairgrounds for a National Campers and Hikers Association convention. Dubbed as the largest local gathering in recent history, the event is expected to inject about 1 million dollars into the regional economy as 30 000 visitors descend on the area. Du Quoin will be HQ, with attendees highly mobile and seeking area information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Hughes
Isss
Ilinois
du Quointate Fairgrounds
Allen Crossmann
du Quoin
James C. Gillooly
Robert Carlock
Loren Taylor
Joe Siegel
Reinhauer
Croessmann
Illinois
Gillooly
Read and Kinkaid
So Conservation Service
U.S . Department of Agriculture Carlock
Greater Egypt
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Marion council approves gas oil contracts and traffic stops
Marion City Council awarded contracts for gasoline to Morrison tome Oil Co at 21.7 cents a gallon for premium and 19.85 cents for regular, motor oil to W. W. Bowman, fuel oil priced at 12.95 cents per gallon for No 1 and 11.95 for No 2 weight, and 715 tons of grade A rock to Jack Harris at 2.63 per ton for road improvements totaling 1,880 dollars. The council also voted to add four way and three way stops at Boyton South Market and South Market Allen, with police patrols to curb speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Morrisontome Oil Co
W. W. Bowman
Edwards Oil Co
Boyton
South Market Streets
South Market
Allen Streets
Rex Presson
Freeman names Harrell chief of Freeman Coal Mining
Doc Harrell of West Frankfort will become general manager of Freeman Coal Mining Corp. on July 1, announced H. T. Camicia Freeman president. Harrell, previously Freeman’s general superintendent since 1968 and formerly with Truax-Tract Coal Co., succeeds Harry Williamson Jr. He will oversee all Freeman mines as the division of General Dynamics grows with four deep mines active and Orient No. 6 due to start in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc
Harrell
West
Frankfort
Freeman Coal Mining Corp
H. T. Camicia
Freeman
Harry Williamson Jr
Truax-Tract Coal Co
Jon Freeman
General Dynamics Corp
Alsl
United Electric Coal Companies
Rend College district upheld as legal by court
A Benton Benton residents suit to challenge Rend Lake College District was denied. Associate Circuit Court Judge Alvin Lacey Williams ruled Junior College District 321 is legally created and existing. The decision clears the way for bonds and campus construction, though bond sale is delayed due to legal action risk.
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Benton
Rend Lake College
Mack T. Richards
Harold F. Holder
Harold D. Parker
Jall
Loren Lewis
Lewis and Lewis
Alvin Lacey Williams
Mt. Vernon
Curtis A. Parker
Carlton Apple
Allen Y. Baker
Melvin Farlow
Harry N. Irwin
Forrest Stewart
Holland Simons
Williams
Donald Musick
Rend Lake
Three Benton men held in Saline theft case
Three Benton men Richard Carlisle Joe Griffin and Jake Rauback were jailed in Saline County on charges of stealing 17 air conditioners valued over 150 dollars. Griffin faces a conspiracy count. Bonds set at 10000 for Rauback and Carlisle and 20000 for Griffin. Eight units recovered. investigation continues. Carbondale police report Fred D Harms 15 dollars no vehicle registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Saline County
Harrisburg
Richard Carlisle
Akin
Carter's Chickery
Rt. 2
Eldorado
Eldorado Furniture Co
Herrin council buys sweeper amid budget worries
Herrin City Council approved a 13 339 street sweeper purchase from C B Avery Co despite Treasurer Bill Drake warning funds are running low. He cited a current balance of 684.71 with 7536.67 in bills and a 7115.94 payroll due this month, plus 18785.72 in expected sales tax receipts. Council actions accompanied by halted revisions to garbage and landfill ordinances and debates over cemetery construction and lake development as fiscal strain grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Bill Drake
Drake
Council
Snyder Herrir
C. Ardell Grimes
C. B. Avery Co
St. Louis
Grimes
Jack McCarty
Herman Marlow
Herman Branca
Floyd Hicks
Tom Shoemake
Shoemake
Fred Henderson
Herrin Council Debates Water Project Roles
Herrin officials grapple with who handles what on a 500000 water system upgrade. Alderman McCarty pressed on current pressure and tank issues while Lipe of Winyard-Givenrod Associates and Clark Dietz, Dietz Urbana, outlined responsibilities as the project nears completion. The matter prompted no action beyond acceptance of McCarty’s report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Hurst
Hlindsan
Herrin
Jack McCarty
Water Department
McCarty
Mike Miriani
Miriam
Larry Lipe
Winyard-Givenrod
Lipe
Clark, Dietz
Painter
Associates
Showmake
Henderson
Clark Dietz
Winyard
Givenrod
Municipal 40-county fiscal management seminar opens Wednesday
A fiscal management seminar for Southern Illinois municipal officials starts Wednesday and Thursday at the Benton Holiday Inn with about 40 counties represented. Gov. Samuel Shapiro will speak as topics include budgets, accounting, appropriations, levies, data systems, tax maps, and a new local government finance manual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Benton Holiday Inn
Illinois Department of Revenue
Samuel Shapiro
Revenue Department
Benton
Charles Toler
Shapiro
Oraville Man Faces Charge in Separate Rape Case
An Oraville man Normen Smith, 2, held in Jackson County jail on rape and Taking indecent liberties with a 1 year old girl. Charges filed Monday in Murphysboro circuit court. Smith jailed Monday. offense said to have occurred Sunday in Oroville.
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Jackson County
Murphysboro
Normen Smith
Smith
Oroville
John William Hogan
Carbondale
Hogan
Fred Layne
Layne
Ronald Cameron
Herring
Rendezvous
Ed Gwaltney
Gwaltney
John J. Calnan Consacle Co
Carhonale
Restored iron furnace dedication near Elizabeth town
The dedication of the restored Illinois Iron Furnace at Golconda Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center is set for 6 30 p m on July 5. Representative Kenneth J Gray will attend as the event marks the third annual open house at the center.
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Illinois Iron Furnace
Elizabethtown
Kenneth J. Gray
D-West
Frankfort
Golconda
Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
Brex granted continuance in Marion circuit court
Arline Brex of Colp received a continuance to July 1 in Marion circuit court to allow time to hire an attorney. Judge Law Haney granted the delay after arranging her case Monday. Brex is charged with aiding and abetting Julius Henry and Richard San Giuliano, who face restraining Lindelph Reynolds, with bond set at 2500 dollars for each.
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Arline Brex
Colp
Marion
Miss Brex
Law Haney
Julius Henry
Richard San Giuliana
Carbondale
Henry
San Giuliano
Lindelph Reynolds
Carterville
Haney
Brex
Prex
Southern
Illinois
Franklin board vacates land in Steel City subdivision
Franklin County Board of Supervisors on Monday night vacated a flat in the Steel City Subdivision east of Benton. The action followed a petition by W. H. Hobbs to remove the land from the subdivision. The area has not been inhabited and will be returned to agricultural use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Board of Supervisors
Steel City
Benton
W. H. Hobbs
Regional building delays in Marion and Collinsville
Marion Mayor Robert Butler said state region al office buildings in Marion and Collinsville may face six to seven month delays due to funding. Department heads will decide which area has greater need. construction to proceed when funds or approvals appear. In other news, Carl Smith from Elkville sustained minor injuries after a two vehicle collision in Elkville at Main and 7th streets. Ruth Clark reportedly not injured. Matthew Graves of Crab Orchard reported a $100 theft from his home. Local arrests include Carl M Allan for carrying no flags in a tractor trailer and Douglas Augustine for reckless driving and disorderly conduct.
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Jefferson
Taylor
Southern Ilinois University Recreation and Outdoor Education
Southern Illinois
Illinois
Siegel
Financial Resources Corp
Clayton
Boeinhauer
J. L. Simmons Co
Marion
Robert Butler
Collinsville
Tinos. Building Authority
Cne
Butler
Carl Smith
Elkville
Hikeville
Smith
Ruth Clark
Main
7Th
Recall issues loom in Du Quoin and Olney
Du Quoin and Olney residents urge Gov Shapiro's office to aid recall law changes as appeals to the Illinois Supreme Court in both towns linger. Delegations led by James Wilbern and C Broeg pressed for procedural fixes amid nearly two year delays in recall appeals and court actions involving four commissioners in Du Quoin and two in Olney.
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Springfield
Duquoin
Olney
Samuel H. Shapiro
Dale Yung
Shapiro
James Wilbern
du Quoin
4. C. Broeg
Lung
Illinois Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Thompson Miller heads Kinkaid board in annual meeting
Jack Miller of Murphysboro was named chairman of the Kinkaid Lake and Reed's Croskey Conservancy District at the board's annual organization meeting. Claude Thompson of Ava was elected vice chairman, Jack Lipe of Vergennes secretary. Miller succeeds Thompson who served three terms as chair. Thompson and Lipe remain original members from the 1963 board. Miller joined in 1966. The board approved leasing the Leo Tope property to Clarence Hall for one year at 4 percent of the $7,000 purchase price, or $280. It authorized a survey on a water treatment plant with John Blankinship and Associates, contract cap $6,500. It approved raising manager David Fliger's pay to $8,400 per year. A Forest Service report noted five land parcels near the dam were acquired. one more small parcel is needed for the first phase of dam construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Miller
Murphysboro
Kinkaid Lake
Reed
Croskey Conservancy
Claude Thompson
Ava
Jack Lipe
Vergennes
Miller
Thompson
Lipe
Clarence Hall
Leo Tope
John T. Blankinship
Richard Flory
U.S. Forest Service
Forest Service
Kinkaid Lake drainage plan urged to curb erosion
Kinkaid Lake area faces major silting unless a comprehensive land use management plan is adopted. Jackson County Soil and Water Conservation Service cites a completed soil map showing steep land prone to erosion and a 326 acre farm likely to lose nearly 3,937 tons of topsoil yearly under current use. The district backs cooperation with Ice and county service to reduce soil loss and protect Reed's Creek drainage area.
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Kinkaid Lake
Reed’s Creek
Ice
Tee
Conservancy District
Richard Flory
U.S. Forest Service
Forest Service
County Conservation Service
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Marion Council
Rend College
Saline
Fred D. Harms
Wallace Inc
Main St
Orlen Wallace
Herrin Council
Marlow and Shoemake
Shoemaxe
Sheamake
Plan Commission
William Valerius
Park Ave
Marlow
Public Building Commission
W. E.snyder Construction Co
Williamson County
Fred Thane
Urbana
Carly
Rockton
Central Illinois
Oraville Man
Franklin Board
Matthew Graves
Williamson County Sheriff's Office
Graves
du Quoin, Olney
Kinkaid Board
Kinkaid
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