Interim administrator named for Franklin Hospital in Benton
Robert E. Meyer of Onarga was appointed interim administrator of Franklin Hospital by the board of directors after William W. Lamont was fired May 9 amid public sentiment. Meyer plans to help hire a full-time administrator within two months as labor tensions continue with Local 529 ILBLU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cindy Harrell
Robert E. Meyer
Onarga
Franklin Hospital
Benton
William W. Lamont
Margaret Walton
West Frankfort
International Brotherhood of Laborers Union of North America
Meyer
Chester
Carthage
Chicago
Illinois Hospital Association
Ralph Gordon
Lesser
James Proctor
Zeigler
Proctor
Gordon
Carmen Taylor
Sherman Browning
Macedonia
Browning
Arthur Love
Carl Taylor
John van Leer
Edgar Quick
Jack Wallard
Love
Taylor
Franklin County
Stark
Shooting probe continues in Goreville fatal shooting
A Union County Sheriff investigation continues into the death of David Franklin Roach 40 in Goreville. His son David Wayne 16 reportedly shot him after Roach threatened family with a knife. No arrests made. funeral set for Tuesday in Johnston City with burial at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Union County Sheriff Department
Goreville
David Franklin Roach
Sheriff’s Office
Roach
Barbara
David Wayne
Sheriff’s
Murman and Wilson Funeral Home
Johnston City
Wayne Warren
Lakeview Cemetery
Mr. Roach
Elmer
Mary Kummer Roach
Elmer Roach
du Quo
Williamson County awards road material contracts and appointments
The Williamson County Board of Commissioners awarded contracts totaling 227 166 for road materials. Wilson Asphalt Co. received 170 413 for rural road work funded by revenue sharing, with projects linking Spiller town Shakerag White Ash Pittsburg Marion Creal Springs and more. Other contracts went to E. T Simonds Construction Co. and Southern Illinois Stone Co. for 56 753. Appointments were made to housing welfare and health boards including R Gerald Choate Earl Jent K J Samuels Dr Earl Long Opal Fairbanks Charles Vansaghi and Dr Robert Kane.
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Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Wilson Asphalt Co
Marion
Spillertown
Shakerag
White Ash
Pittsburg
Creal Springs
Carterville
Cambria
Colp
Corinth
Franklin County
E. T Simond’s Construction Co
Carbondale
Southern Illinois Stone Co
Buncombe
Earl Jent
Johnston City
Welfare Advisory Board
Robert Williams
K. J. Samuels
Earl Long
Opal Fairbanks
Charles Vansaghi
Herrin
Welfare Service Committee
Long
Vansaghi
Fairbanks
William Kuhnke
Robert Kane
Franklin-Williamson
Bi- County Health Department
Hugh Shelnutt
Rt. 3
Williams
H. T. Merrell
Tuberculosis Sanitarium Board
Randolph Hand
Four Year Old Improves After Pedestrian Motorcycle Crash
Murphysboro girl Joan Marie Carvell improves to stable condition at Cardinal Glennon Hospital after being struck by a motorcycle near her home. Rider Michael R Starling, 14, faces driving without a valid license while Francis A Starling, 35, is cited for permitting an unauthorized driver. Police report details head and leg injuries and helicopter transport by Illinois Trauma Program. West Frankfort council to meet next at 7 p.m. in July, as three members cannot attend.
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Murphysboro
Cardinal Glennon Hospital
St. Louis
Joan Marie Carvell
John Carvell
Spruce St
Illinois Trauma Program
Michael R. Starling
Manning St
Francis A. Starling
Melville Receives Interior Department Honor
Gordon A. Melville of Williamson County, a former chief of the Bureau's Division of Procurement and Property Management, is honored by Secretary Rogers C. Morton for distinguished service. He retired June 30 after 25 years and will consult for several months. He resides in Ocean City Maryland.
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Gordon A. Melville
Williamson County
Interior Department
Secretary of the Interior
Rogers C. B. Morton
Melville
Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Ocean City
Area construction strike drags on in Southern Illinois
Construction work valued at 175 million dollars remains stalled in 14 southern Illinois counties as the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 318 strikes enter a second week. No talks have been set with contractors. Union officials say they are ready to negotiate. contractors await federal mediator Edward Richards to schedule sessions. Major projects hit include Norge Division plant expansion in Herrin and University Mall work in Carbondale.
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Illinois
International Union of Operating Engineers
Harrisburg
Wardell Riggs
Riggs
Wayne Barber
Southern Illinois Builders Association
Belleville
Edward Richards
Evansville
Ind
Richards
Norge Division
Herrin
University Mall
Carbondale
Tou
House panel backs 2.4 million Rend Lake recreation plan
The U S House Appropriations Committee recommends 2.43 million to build recreational facilities at Rend Lake including roads marinas and other amenities. Additional Illinois projects total 7.6 million for Mississippi River work and 8.7 million for Kaskaskia River relocation and canal work.
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Rend Lake
U.S
House of Representatives Appropriations Committee
Mississippi River
Kaskaskia River
Bend Lake
Charles Iimes
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Carbondale Meters Plan Aims Evening Enforcement
Carbondale proposes shifting meter enforcement from noon to midnight replacing the current 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The city council meets at 7 p.m. in University City Cafeteria. Public works director Bill Schwegman argues daytime patronage is light and merchants subsidize night entertainment. He says morning parking becomes free for downtown businesses and the city could gain funds for new spaces and lot improvements. City Manager Carroll Fry plans to oppose the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
University City
Bill Schwegman
Schwegman
Public Works
Fry
South University Avenue
Monroe
Walnut
Boan
Illinois Avenue
Freeman
Oakland
Poplar
De Soto and Carterville Hold Community Homecoming Events
De Soto crowns Kathy Crawshaw homecoming queen and Jessica Piper as princess with 1000 pounds of ice and 310 hot dogs at the city park. Profit from the two day event near 1259 dollars. Carterville hosts Jaycees barbecue dinner drawing about 1500 attendees and 1400 to 1500 dollars in proceeds for Little League improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Crawshaw
Ray Crawshaw
de Soto
Jessica Piper
Louise Wolfe
Wolfe
Styrest Nursing Home
Carbondale
Women’s Civic Club
DeSoto
Carterville
Jaycees
Ed Miller
Little League
Miller
War in hills of Makanda stirs after tank train pass
A peaceful area near Makanda was startled when six to seven flatbed cars on an Illinois Central Gulf Railroad freight train carried U S Army tanks bound for Chicago. The scene photographed by Richard Carter shows the convoy-like train rolling through.
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Makanda
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Chicago
Richard Carter
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Ilinois Central Gulf Railroad
H.D
Granberry
Warren Stark
Orchard Lake
R. Gerald Choate
Housing Authority
Wayne Green
Frankfort
Mike McClatchey
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Idlesmore
Ches
John A. Logan College
House Appropriations Committee
Peter Purcelli
Corps of Engineers
Chain of Rocks Canal
Granite City
Missouri
Ohio Rivers
Cahokia Creek
East St. Louis
Kenneth J. Gray
West
Jay
Gray
Lake
Shelbyville
Mounds City
Smithland
William L. Springer
Saline River
Rock Island
Illinois Waterway
Lincoln Lake
Carroll Fry
de Soto, Carterville
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