Workman Injured After 30-Foot Fall From Herrin Theater Roof
A 31 year old worker, Gus Vandekerkhove also known as Gus Vander, fell 30 feet from the northeast roof of the old Marlow’s Theater on 14th and Madison in Herrin. He suffered paralysis in both legs and spinal cord compression, was treated at Herrin Hospital then transferred to Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, while his brother John Vander manages demolition contracts for the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Gus Vandekerkhove
Gus Vander
Vandekerkhove
Marlow’s
14Th and
Madison Street
John Vander
Herrin Hospital
Barnes
Police Car Crash Injures Mayor and Official in Christopher
A Christopher Police car collided with a Benton driver on Rt 14 at Bend City crossing at 12 30 a m. Mayor Gene Smith and John Orr, both from Christopher, sustained minor injuries while Shank faced reckless driving and curfew charges. Orr was to be jailed for disturbing the peace. The accident left Shank uninjured but cited.
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Christopher City
Christopher
Gene Smith
John Orr
John Barclay
Robert Shank
Benton
Rt. 14
Bend City
Herb Silkwood
Silkwood
Shank
Orr
Jackson County tax deadline and penalties explained
Jackson County residents face a July 1 deadline to pay all personal property taxes and first installments on real estate taxes without penalty. After July 1 a 1 percent monthly penalty applies. second real estate installments are due by August 31. Payments can be made at county banks or the treasurer's office in Murphysboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Paul Stearns
Stearns
Williamson County
Adolph Fluck
Prospects brighten for Herrin sewer loan and housing growth
The Herrin chamber reports a feasible federal loan for a 380000 sewer project with EDA and Water Pollution Control Administration grants possible, plus non interceptor sewers and nearby industrial lines. Housing expansion underway adds 11 new homes since January and 12 more planned, with two four unit buildings and a potential 150 new residents.
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Herrin
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
LeeRoy Brandon
Chamber
Federal Economic Development Administration
Council
Water Pollution Control Administration
EDA
Doug Bryant
Housing Committee
Bas
Delinquents Delay Reform Effort As LeBaron Faces Setback
Eddie LeBaron, directing a government juvenile delinquent aid program, delayed starting after his car was stolen for two wheels. In Carterville and Marion, Gary McVey and Evelyn Patterson were cited for speeding with fines of 20 and 18 dollars respectively.
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Washington
Eddie LeBaron
Carterville
Gary McVey
Marion
Evelyn Patterson
Cool weather barely breaks local records
The article notes a cool night with a Wednesday low of 54 and a high of 82, near average for June 26. Historical lows hit 52 in 1957 and 53 in 1958 and 1965, while the warmest June 26 on record reached 102 in 1954.
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Carbondale
Bus crash injures three near Dongola on Rt 51
A Gulf Transport Co. bus left the road after hitting a bridge railing and a tree at 3 a.m. near Dongola. Driver Leonard Hillard, 40, of Waterloo, and two passengers Franciscus Granado Jr., 22, of Copemish Michigan, and Harvest Thomas, 57, of Henderson Tennessee were admitted in fair condition to Union County Hospital, Annie. The bus was en route from Carbondale to Mobile. no ticket was issued and the cause remains unavailable.
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Gulf Transport Co
Rt. 51
Dongola
Leonard Hillard
Waterloo
Union County Hospital
Franciscus Granado Jr
Florida City
Fla
Harvest Thomas
Henderson
Anna
Carbondale
Mobile
Ala
Carbondale approves three plans for school integration
The integration advisory committee of Carbondale Grade School Board will present three options named Princeton Thomas and Central in July. A special meeting is set for July 23 to discuss the plans. The Thomas plan would turn Thomas into a lab school for selected students with a cooperative tie to Southern Illinois University.
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Carbondale
Princeton, Thomas and
Central
Princeton
Parrish, Brush and Lewis
Winkler
Springmore
Thomas
Lakeland
Attucks
Schoo
College of Education
Southern Illinois University
Benton Grand Jury Indicts Eleven In Franklin County
A Franklin County grand jury at Benton returned eight true bills indicting eleven people on gun robbery theft and fraud related charges. Indicted are Harold Morris Jr. West Frankfort for contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor. Marion McFarland Galatia for involuntary serious injury in a fatal March auto crash. Erskine W. Russell Memphis Tennessee and Henry L. Suggett Brinkley Arkansas for attempted armed robbery. Raymond Conner Chicago Wayne Lodygowski Chicago and Bobby J. Alexander Christopher for armed robbery and robbery in a Zeigler theft. Mrs June Alexander for immunity testimony. Robert O'Brien Mt. Vernon for forgery. Sam Carlisle Benton and Onie Cooper for theft of property. Norman Woods for theft by forgery. No no bills were returned. Betty Cunitz Monroeville was not indicted. The clerk reported no additional names.
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Franklin County
Benton
Harold Morris Jr
West Frankfort
Morris
Joseph Hickman
Marion McFarland
Galatia
McFarland
Lillian, Rodgers
Eldorado
Erskine W. Russell
Memphis
Russell
Suggett
Pine Bluff
Ark
Fayette County
Hickman
Vandalia
Raymond Conner
Wayne Lodygowski
Chicago
Bobby J. Alexander
Christopher
Zeigler
West Fankfort
June Alexander
Carlisle
Cooper
Norman Woods
Woods
Betty Cunitz
Moneaqua
Donna True
Club
Buckner
Carbondale sewerage plant plans on schedule
Public works director Billy D. Schwegman says final plans for Carbondale’s 3.6 million sewerage treatment plant are due mid July after Clark Dietz and Associates submitted preliminary plans. If on schedule, construction could start late this year or early next year with a 2.1 million EDA grant and operation possible by end of 1970. Carterville and Murphysboro traffic fines noted.
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Carbondale
Billy D. Schwegman
Schwegman
Urbana
Clark, Dietz and Associates
West Frankfort plans 600000 sewer upgrade for plant capacity boost
West Frankfort engineers from Winyard-Givenrod of Benton to present a $600,000 plan to the city council aimed at increasing the sewage treatment plant’s removal of organic matter to about 98 percent. The proposal covers storm and ground water treatment, grit chamber, chlorination, bar screen, new filter arms, final settling tank, and replacement of worn components.
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Bob Hagen
Southern Illinoisan
West Frankfort
Winyard-Givenrod
Benton
State Sanitary Water Board
Big Muddy
Southern Illinois University student fails to win Camilla date
Camilla says she did not date Robert Hodge and has not heard from him in a long time. He tried flowers, newspaper ads, notes, and phone calls but failed to obtain a date with Camilla.
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Southern Illinois University
Camilla
Robert Hodge
Bob
Gray says Clark project funds assured
Rep. Kenneth J. Gray reports $50,000 this year for George Rogers Clark Recrea tion Way engineering work has been approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee and is expected to be signed by the full Senate. Funds should be available after next Monday as the new fiscal year begins. The project will span across the Shawnee Hills from the Mississippi to the Ohio River with a multi million dollar eventual price tag.
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George Rogers Clark Recreation Way
Senate Appropriations Committee
Kenneth J. Gray
Senate
West Frankfort
Shawnee Hills
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Youth hurt in wreck near Chester and Mt Vernon
James Montroy twelve of Ellis Grove received minor injuries after a go cart collided with Gilbert Yankey sixty eight near Chester. State Police reported the accident at 515 p m on a rural road ten miles north of Chester. Yankey was not injured. Other accidents involved Silas Williams seventy five of Bonnie and Mary Bass forty four of Iuka in a Rt 37 collision south of Mt Vernon. Bass and passenger Margaret Hays forty eight of Kell treated at Good Samaritan Hospital. Williams not injured. Rebecca Pigg eighteen of Mt Vernon and Raymond West forty four of Kansas City collided on Rt 460 near Mt Vernon with West son Mitchell seventeen treated for minor injuries and released.
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James Montroy
Ellis Grove
Gilbert Yankey
Chester
Yankey
Silas W. Williams
Bonnie
Mary L. Bass
Iuka
Rt. 37
Mt. Vernon
De Soto District Votes 5 Percent Pay Increase for Staff
De Soto Consolidated School District Board approves a five percent raise for all employees. The board authorizes remedial reading with Glendale, library materials, and Title I II III funded science programs. Title III covers 30 percent equipment costs. District joins Educational Resources Center in Murphysboro for testing, psychology, speech correction, social work, and teaching material guidance.
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DeSoto Consolidated School
Murphysboro
Hubble Said
Carbondale Seeks Outside Help for Sewer Problems
Public works director Billy D. Schwegman urged Carbondale to hire Clark Dietz and Associates for a five day sewer survey to map all sewers including sizes and flow. He warned the city lacks reliable sewer maps and staff to handle long standing issues affecting the system.
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Carbondale
Billy D. Schwegman
Schwegman
Clark
Clark, Dietz and Associates
Urbana
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SIU Housing
Southern Illinois
Uni
Ried
Herrin Roof
Illinois
Bureau
Illinois State Board of Higher Education
David Kenney
Federal Housing and Urban Development Department
Kennedy
Jackson
Herrin Sewer Project
Bryart
Tommy Colombo
Brandon
Woodrow Boren
Leon Zwick
Illinois Central Railroad
Park Avenue
16Th Streets
14Th Street
Monroe
Madison Streets
Carbondale Schools
Stephen Jensen
Larry Johnson
McGuire Fruit Farms
Sun
Havens
Gray
DeSoto School
Roger Stafford
The
Scheweman
Stanley and Company
Muscatine
Iowa
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