Convention scope outlines $1 million impact for SII Campers
Allen Croessmann told Southern Illinois Inc members the National Campers and Hikers Association convention will bring about 30 000 campers to Du Quoin State Fairgrounds boosting the regional economy by at least 1 million dollars. The event positions Du Quoin as the HQ while attendees explore the area and plan their travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Hughes
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Allen Croessmann
SII
James C. Gillooly
Robert Carlock
Loren Taylor
Joel Siegel
F.H. Reinhauer
Campers and Hikers Association
Croessmann
Marion council awards gas and oil contracts
Marion City Council awarded contracts for gasoline motor oil No 1 and No 2 weight fuel oil and 715 tons of grade A rock for road work. Morrison Home Oil Co. will supply premium and regular gasoline at 21.7 and 19.85 cents per gallon. W. W. Bowman got motor oil bids and Edwards Oil Co. No 1 and No 2 fuel oil bids. Jack Harris won rock at 2.63 per ton. Traffic changes include four way stop at Boyton and South Market plus a trial three way stop at South Market and Allen amid speed concerns. Public Safety Commissioner Rex Presson noted plainclothes patrols in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Morrison Home Oil Co
W. W. Bowman
Edwards Oil Co
Jack Harris
Boyton
South Market Streets
South Market
Allen Streets
Public Safety
Rex Presson
Freeman names Harrell chief
M. V. Doc Harrell of West Frankfort will become general manager of Freeman Mining Corp on July 1. Harrell, former general superintendent since 1968, succeeds Harry Williamson Jr. He previously worked for Truax-Tract Coal Co in Du Quoin. Freeman, a General Dynamics division, manages four deep mines with Orient No 6 set to start in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.V
Harrell
West Frankfort
Freeman Coal Mining Corp
H. T. Camicia
Freeman
Harry Williamson Jr
Truax-Tract Coal Co
du Quoin
General Dynamics Corp
United Electric Coal Companies
Rend College District Triumphs In Friendly Suit
Benton residents challenged Rend Lake College District claiming unlawful trusteeships. Circuit Judge Alvin Lacy Williams ruled Junior College District 521 is legally created and existing. Bonding delays linger as bond firms fear potential legal action on junior college bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Rend Lake College
Mack T. Richards
Harold F. Holder
Harold D. Parker
Loren Lewis
Lewis and Lewis
Alvin Lacy Williams
Mt. Vernon
Curtis A. Parker
Carlton Apple
Allen Y. Baker
Melvin Farlow
Harry N. Irwin
Forrest Stewart
Holland Simons
State of
Illinois
Williams
Donald Musick
Rend Lake
Three Benton men held in Saline County theft case
Three Benton men Richard Carlisle 46 Joe Griffin 42 and Jake Rauback 41 were jailed in Saline County for theft of 17 air conditioners valued over 150 dollars Griffin faces conspiracy charges and bonds set at 10000 for Rauback and Carlisle 20000 for Griffin Eight air conditioners were recovered with investigation ongoing and items stolen from Eldorado Chickery warehouse on May 30
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Saline County
Harrisburg
Richard Carlisle
S. Akin St
Joe Griffin
S. Main St
Jake Rauback
N. Studell Ave
Griffin
Rauback
Carlisle
Carter’s Chickery
Rt. 2
Eldorado
Eldorado Furniture Co
Herrin council approves sweeper amid looming deficit
Herrin City Council approves a $13,339 street sweeper purchase from O B Avery Co despite City Treasurer Bill Drake warning of a worsening general fund. Drake cited a $684.71 balance, $7,256.67 in bills, and a $7,115.94 payroll with only $13,785.72 in expected sales tax receipts this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Bill Drake
Drake
Snyder Herrim
C. Ardell Grimes
O. B. Avery Co
St. Louis
Grimes
Jack McCarty
Herman Marlow
Herman Branca
Floyd Hicks
Tom Shoemake
Shoemake
Fred Henderson
Herrin council queries over water project responsibilities
Herrin Illinois debate centers on which firm handles plans and specs and which oversees execution for a 500000 water system upgrade. Clark Dietz handles plans while Winyard Givenrod oversees proper work. current pressure and tank timing remain unclear as projects near completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Hurst
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Jack McCarty
Water Department
McCarty
Mike Miriani
Miriam
Larry Lipe
Winyard-Givenrod Associates
Lipe
Clark, Dietz
Painter and Associates
Municipal fiscal management seminar opens in Benton
A two day fiscal management seminar for Southern Illinois municipal officials begins Wednesday at the Benton Holiday Inn. About 40 counties expect representation with Gov. Samuel Shapiro among speakers. Topics include budgets, levies, data processing and tax maps as officials discuss a new local fiscal controls guide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Benton Holiday Inn
Illinois Department of Revenue
Samuel Shapiro
Revenue Department
Benton
Charles Toler
Shapiro
Oraville Man Faces Charge In Rape Case
A 2%-year-old Oraville man is jailed in Jackson County on rape and taking indecent liberties charges involving a 14 year old girl. Norman Smith is held on 15000 bond after circuit court filing in Murphysboro for an offense allegedly occurring Sunday in Oroville. Additional actions: John William Hogan released on 4000 bond on narcotics possession and obstructing justice charges in Carbondale. Fred Layne released on 500 bond on battery for allegedly striking Ronald Cameron in a Rendezvous Tavern parking lot. Ed Gwaltney released on 1000 bond for theft over 150 with sewer pipe and tile taken from John J. Calnan Co. in Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oraville
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Norman Smith
Smith
Oroville
John William Hogan
Carbondale
Hogan
Fred Layne
Layne
Ronald Cameron
Herrin
Rendezvous
Ed Gwaltney
Gwaltney
John J. Calnan Conpagans Co
Carbonale
Dedication Planned for Illinois Iron Furnace Open House
A dedication of the restored iron furnace at the Illinois Iron Furnace near Elizabeth town is set for 6 30 p m on July 5. U S Rep Kenneth J Gray will attend along with officials for the Golconda Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center third annual open house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 23 of Colp was granted a continuance to July 1 to obtain an attorney. Judge Law Haney ordered the delay after arranging her arraignment. Brex is charged with aiding and abetting Julius Henry 23 and Richard San Giuliano 29, who face restraining Lindolph Reynolds 90. Bond set at $2,500 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arline Brex
Colp
Marion
Miss Brex
Law Haney
Julius Henry
Richard San Giuliano
Carbondale
Henry
San Giuliano
Lindolph Reynolds
Carterville
Haney
Brex
Prex
Ilinois
Franklin board vacates land in Steel City subdivision
The Franklin County Board of Supervisors voted Monday to remove a plat in the Steel City subdivision east of Benton. The action, requested by W H Hobbs, returns the uninhabited land to agricultural use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Board of Supervisors
Steel City
Benton
W. H. Hobbs
Regional building may be delayed in Illinois region
Marion Mayor Robert Butler said funding may push back construction of the state regional office in Marion and Collinsville by six to seven months. Illinois Building Authority officials indicated both buildings will be built, with the delay based on cost increases and department needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Taylor
Southern Illinois University Recreation and Outdoor Education Department
Southern Illinois
Illinois
Siegel
Financial Resources’ Corp
Clayton
Beinhauer
J. L. Simmons Co
Marion
Robert Butler
Collinsville
Illinois Building Authority
Butler
Du Quoin Olney Recall Delays Draw Gov Shapiro Probe
Du Quoin and Olney residents seek help from Gov Samuel Shapiro as recall petitions face two year delays. Delegations led by James Wilbern and J C Broeg urged changes to recall procedures while appeals move through the Illinois Supreme Court. In Du Quoin voters recalled two commissioners. three other petitions face court questions. Olney voters retained two commissioners in April with three more appeals pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Duquoin
Olney
Samuel H. Shapiro
Dale Yung
Shapiro
James Wilbern
du Quoin
J. C. Broeg
Yung
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 Creek Conservancy District at the board’s annual organization meeting. Claude Thompson of Ava was elected vice chairman and Jack Lipe of Vergennes was named secretary. The board also approved a one year lease of the Leo Tope property to Clarence Hall and authorized a water treatment plant survey with John Blankinship and Associates. David Fliger received a pay raise to 8400 annually. The Forest Service reports five land parcels acquired near the dam site with one small parcel still needed for first stage construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Miller
Murphysboro
Kinkaid Lake
Reed’s Creek Conservancy
Claude Thompson
Ava
Jack Lipe
Vergennes
Miller
Thompson
Lipe
Clarence Hall
Leo Tope
John T. Blankinship
David Fliger
Conservancy District
Richard Flory
U.S. Forest Service
Forest Service
Kinkaid Lake erosion plan eyed by district board
Kinkaid Lake Reed's Creek Conservancy District members on Monday discussed a land use management approach to curb erosion and topsoil loss in the drainage area. Paul Ice of the Jackson County Soil and Water Conservation Service cited a completed soil map and a 326 acre farm survey showing 3 937 tons of annual topsoil loss under current use, urging plans to reduce erosion and avoid leasing land to former owners. The district agreed to cooperate with Ice and the Forest Service in erosion control and conservation efforts around the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinkaid Lake
Reed’s Creek
Ice
Conservancy District
Richard Flory
U.S. Forest Service
Forest Service
County Conservation Service
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Gillooly
Rend
Kinkaid Lakes
Soil Conservation Service
U.S . Department of Agriculture
Carlock
Greater Egypt
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Marion Council
Rend College
Saline
Fred D. Harms
Wallace Inc
E. Main St
Orren Wallace
Herrin Council
Marlow and Shoemake
Plan Commission
William Valerius
Elkville
S. Park Ave
Marlow
Council
Public Building Commission
Henderson
W. E.snyder Construction Co
Williamson County
Fred Thane
Urbana
Clark Dietz
Rockton
Central Illinois
Oraville Man
Franklin Board
Carl Smith
Ruth Clark
Main
7Th
Matthew Graves
Crab Orchard
Williamson County Sheriff’s Office
Graves
du Quoin, Olney
Kinkaid Board
Kinkaid
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