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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1964
Page
19
Architect Samuel Paul outlines Design H-2a featuring a raised formal living room wing with cathedral ceiling and rear porch. The layout shifts second floor to free space above the living room, enabling optional basements and a compact yet spacious footprint. First floor 965 sq ft, upstairs 1009 sq ft, overall 6 9 by 26 ft 8 in.
Ronald King of Marion and Jarrell Graham of Harrisburg join the Southern Illinois Power Cooperative engineering department eight miles south of Marion. King, an electrical engineering student at the University of Illinois, will work summer and return to school, then assume permanent employment next February. Graham, a Murray Kentucky State College graduate, plans to move to Marion and has coached football and basketball at Harrisburg Township High School for three years. They report to senior engineer A. E. Puls. total plant employment remains 53. The piece also notes Micronesian copra exports and tourists buying tropical handicrafts in Hawaii.
The Drake-Hobbs Funeral Home in Benton will change its name Wednesday to Hobbs Johnson Funeral Home located at 106 E Washington Street. Charles M. Johnson Jr of Benton purchased Ronald Drake's interest last year but will keep the old name for one year. Drake started the business in 1927 and Lowell L Hobbs joined in 1939 when it was Drake Hobbs. Also associated are Richard E Morton and mortician and funeral director. Johnson, 28, a Benton native, studied at Southern Illinois University and Kentucky College of Mortuary Science and apprenticed at Donnellan Funeral Home in Chicago.
Farmersville reports progress in recovering machinery from the Crown coal mine 700 feet into a sealed section after an April fire. Kenneth Wells of the Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals notes slow but hopeful success as the cave-in was caused by heat and fires appear extinguished with temperatures rising from 68 to near 80 degrees.
Murphysboro police investigated a hit and run Friday night causing minor damage to a parked car driven by 19 year old Robert Wides at Whitt's Barbecue lot on Bridge Street. The other vehicle's driver was not identified.
Electric power demand on the Central Union Public Service Co. system Monday soared to an all time high reaching 691000 kilowatts around mid afternoon, 30000 kilowatts above the previous record set in December. Total power use on Monday topped 12900000 kilowatt hours, beating last July 19. CIPS attributed the rise to increased cooling and air conditioning use amid hot humid weather.
Johnston City adds 79 street markers funded by 445 in gifts from local clubs and firms and 515 city funds. The signs span main arteries in both directions with green interstate coloring and white letters. Installations at West 8th intersections delayed for improved section work.
The New York AP home office, a 65 year old nonprofit health and medical plan for the elderly, welcomes questions about claims and benefits. Staff respond in French German Spanish Greek Portuguese Italian Syrian Polish and more. One scholarly staffer reads and speaks Latin despite sick Centurions calling in.
Karl Beard of West Frankfort has been named manager of the Liberty Service Station in West Frankfort. He succeeds Webb Henshaw who moves to the Liberty station in Champaign. Beard is a West Frankfort native educated in local schools and trained at the Liberty Petroleum Co training station. The firm runs a chain of retail service stations across eight states, with Mt Vernon as home office.
Eddings Bros. Heating and Air Conditioning relocates to a 5100 square foot building at 2000 W Main St Carbondale from 212 W Monroe. The former Universal Awning Co. site increases workspace and allows consolidation of workshop and warehouse with parking for 15 to 20 cars.
The Dallas convention awarded the Illinois Junior Sports Jamboree the best national Jaycee program. Sponsored by the Illinois Youth Commission and Illinois Junior Chamber of Commerce, the jamboree runs track and swimming for youths aged 10 to 15. Last year 151 of 239 Illinois Jaycee chapters adopted the program.
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