Unit 186 Hires Non-Teaching Staff Members
Murphysboro Unit School District 186 rehired 39 nonteaching staff including nurses, matron, secretaries, custodians, cooks and bus drivers. Margaret Ward resumed as nurse. Katherine Fox as matron and truancy officer. Secretaries Cliffe Stewart Roberta Ellis Hazel Prost Virginia Riseling rehired. Patricia Krawczyk resigned. Custodians listed for multiple schools. bus drivers and cooks rehired. Board approved bids for fuel bread. considered movable bleachers for Riverside field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Margaret Ward
Katherine Fox
Cliffie Stewart
Roberta Ellis
Hazel Prost
Virginia Riseling
James Blackwood
Patricia Krawczyk
Tater
Murphysboro Teachers Get Pay Increases After Board Vote
Murphysboro Unit District approves raises for teachers bus drivers custodians secretaries and principals to fund higher pay. Base pay increases range from 350 to 4750 with larger boosts for experienced staff and new salary scales set for principals and administrators. Tax-rate increases approved earlier will fund the changes with first returns expected in 1965 66 school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Board of Education
James Blackwood
Building
Intersections Under Study For Corrective Improvements
State highway engineers study two interchanges to reduce crashes. Perry County at Rt 154 Rt 150 sees two accidents yearly for three years with 1473 daily vehicles in 1963. Randolph County at Rt 4 Rt 13 recorded six accidents in 1982 and five in 1962 1963 with 3975 daily users.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Division of Highways
Perry County
Rt. 13
Randolph County
Francis S. Lorenz
Dept. of Public Works and Buildings
Rt. 4
Equipment Goes In New Herrin Park
The Herrin Park District plans about 13 in playground equipment for a new four acre park at the south end of 9th street in Bellaire No 1. When funds rise, a picnic area and further development will follow. Tommy Lawson is grading the site to clear a ball diamond. the equipment was originally slated for a playground at the city park in the north part of Lown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Park
9Th Street
Bellaire No. 1
Tommy Lawson
Herrin
Lown
Branch Aid Office Planned in West Frankfort
The state department of Put Aid will open branch offices in West Frankfort to serve about 300 to 400 aid towerplats in Frankfort and Denning townships. The branch will operate from July at Lat. 108.N. Jefferson St. Mrs. Caroline Reet of West Frankfort is named branch supervisor. Participants in the food stamp plan will continue reporting to Benton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Put Aid
West Frankfort
Frankfort
Denning
N. Jefferson St
Franklin County
W. Church St
Malone to present Viet Nam slides at SIU lecture
Malone head of Southern Illinois University's elementary education team notes will show slides of South Vietnam from 1961 62 experiences with the Agency for International Development in Washington D C He will comment on living conditions and the military situation in South Vietnam at a public lecture 620 p m today in the dome near Lake on the Campus
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malone
Viet Nam
Willis Malone
Southern Ilinois University
South Viet Nam
Lake on-the-Campus
Agency For International Development
Washington, D. C
Protest March Demands Miss Civil Rights Protection
A march at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale protested the disappearance of three civil rights workers in Mississippi. About 10 marchers demonstrated at Old Main Gate from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and the protest will continue daily until the students are found. Minnijean Brown urged federal protection for students doing civil rights work in the South and noted six students from the group have been sponsored for Freedom Schools in Mississippi. A letter from Jim Adams of Ava, Missouri, is in Greenville, Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Southern Illinois University
Minnijean Brown
Old Main Gate
Miss Brown
South
Carbondale Group
Freedom Schools
Jim Adams
Ava
Greenville
Miss
Williamson County Housing Authority plans nonprofit to upgrade homes
The Williamson County Housing Authority moves toward forming a not for profit corporation to operate homes in the county. It seeks a charter and a $10 000 transfer from its balance. Julius Steinmarch says five commissioners will be named directors of the new Williamson County Upgrade Housing Association. The group will buy land and dilapidated homes, improve and sell them at nominal profit for admin. The city of Herrin requested the program and a special meeting will follow incorporation to adopt by laws and appoint officers. The authority also handed over a park area near Ninth Street in Bell aire One to Herrin Park District. Colonial Insurance Co Marion and Firemen's Mutual Insurance Co Cleveland Ohio were approved as holders of the authority's insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County Housing Authority
Secretary of State
Julius Steinmarch
Williamson County Upgrade Housing Association
Cleveland
Ohio
Auto Rodeo Set In Herrin
Teenage drivers in Herrin will test skills at an auto rodeo on Sunday at 1 pm in the Herrin High School parking lot. The event is sponsored by the Herrin Junior Chamber of Commerce and an auto dealer. The two top contestants advance to the state competition in Murphysboro in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Herrin High School
Herr Junior Chamber of Commerce
Murphysbore
Carbondale Eyes Update to Lochner Report on Traffic
The Illinois Division of Highways proposes revising the 1958 Lochner Report on Carbondale traffic and street construction due to rapid growth. Ardis Smith says a two-committee study is planned with the Jackson County Board of Supervisors Carbondale City Council and SIU, financed by the state with agencies assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Division of Highways
Carbondale
SIU
Smith
Division of Highways
Three Murphysboro men charged with rape
Three Murphysboro men including Dallas Chaney were charged with raping a Southern Illinois University coed. Chaney was arrested and held. two suspects were being sought in Illinois and another state. The rape occurred on a rural road near Murphysboro after midnight Sunday. The case involved police, SIU officers, and the Jackson County Sheriff in a week long investigation. Chaney faces prior armed robbery charges and is on Tennessee parole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois University
Jackson County
Dallas Chaney
Chaney
William Ridgeway
Cliavns
Ridgeway
Arch Edwards
SIU
University
James Neely
Tovero
Rt. 149
Martin Oil Co
Franklin County School Reorganization Sparks Mixed Reactions
Franklin County educators debate a plan to cut districts from 18 to three large units by 1980. The proposal would close Lesser High School and send students to Christopher or Zeigler-Royalton areas while keeping Benton West Frankfort and one site. Leaders urge action before state pressure grows. Police brief notes: Gorham Orillay Hand fined $13 for improper left turn. Marion Florine Graves fined $15 for disorderly conduct.
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Franklin County
Greater Egypt
Clarence Pierce
Christopher Area Schools
William Ramsey
Zeigler - Royalton Unit Schools
Commission
Christopher High
Gorham
Orillay Hand
Marion
Florine Graves
Grave Markers Toppled In Beck er Cemetery
A Florida man, Leon A Heswell 28 of St Augustine, is charged with criminal damage to property and illegal transportation of liquor after toppled markers were observed at Beck er Cemetery east of Johnston City. Bond set at $2000 in Williamson County Circuit Court after a resident reported tips to deputies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Becker
Johnston City
Leon A. Heswell
St. Augustine
Fla
Williamson County
Carl Miller
Haswell
Earl Long
Miller
Herrin Plans July 4 Homecoming with City Park Dance
Herrin will hold a July 4 homecoming starting July 3 with a dance at City Park shelter. Kiwanis and Chamber of Commerce members met to finalize plans as the chamber raises about 1000 dollars for the celebration. The Egyptian Cambs will play for the dance and a Williamson County Band concert led by B Nesler will be held in the afternoon along with rides and park concessions.
Orient 4 New Mine Slope Planned At Free man Coal
A new slope at Free man Coal Company's Orient mine, about two miles northwest of the current shaft and four miles northeast of Marion, aims to shorten miner transport and extend mine life by up to five years. Fire damaged furnishings and other items at the Marion entrance as crews moved gear. caus e and owner were not immediately identified. The current slope, sunk in 1952, produced 1.25 million tons in 1963 and the new slope could affect daily tonnage depending on loading efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman Coal Company
Orient
Freeman
Harry Williamson
Marion
Employney
Wiliamson
Marion Williamson
West Main Street
Williamson
Mine Report Details Working and Nonworking Mines
The report lists mines and their status with earnings. Old Ben numbers show several entries for Orient Zeigler and Fidelity with values indicated. Burning Start and Burning Star are noted with quantities, while some sites like Old Ben and Orient appear in working and not working lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Ben
Orient
Ben
Zeigler
Fidelity
Burning Star
Carbondale Student Heads to Air Force Academy
Philip Michael Kimmel 18 of Carbondale will enter the Air Force Academy next week after being named a principal nominee by Rep Kenneth J Gray. Kimmel, a Carbondale Community High School graduate, is son of Mr and Mrs Philip Kimmel of 270 W Walnut St. He played basketball football and track and ranked in the upper 1 percent of his class. He was one of six principal nominees with Charles E Francis Jr named an alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Michael Kimmel
Carbondale
Air Force Academy
Kenneth J. Gray
D-West
Prankfort
Kimmel
CCHS
Academy
David Ross Masters
Pinckneyville
Donald Eugene Barnhill, Sr
Zeigler
Arthur Lee Phil
Bald Knob sees first wedding at Cross of Peace landmark
Freeport couple Francis L. Ritter and Gladys L. Rompenthal wed atop Bald Knob near Alto Pass beneath the 111 foot Cross of Peace. The cross, completed this year at a cost of 250000 dollars, crowns a site long used for Easter sunrise services since 1937. Rev Loyd Crain officiated. Mrs Crain attended. Ritter teaches Sunday school. Mrs Ritter collects crosses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bald Knob
Alte Pass
Francis L. Ritter
Gladys L. Rompenthal
Loyd Crain
Alto Pass
Crain
Ritter
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