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Local notices list meeting times for water commissions zoning committee and plan commission at city hall Carbondale. University events include art exhibit Modern Masters in Miniature at SIU home economics building daily through July 2 with free admission. Movie listings cover multiple drive ins and venues with showtimes and ends Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro Water and Sewage Commissions
Carbondale Plan Commission
Christopher High School Board
Mitchell Gallery
Southern Illinois University Home Economics
Benton council amends zoning and hires new officers
The Benton City Council approved zoning amendments reducing residential land use and established a 1 percent mile zoning area. Mayor Charles Toler appointed Gerald Owens and four others to a new off-street parking commission with five year terms. Merlin Johnson became the first full-time bonded dog catcher and James Sullivan was hired as a new fireman. A vehicle display is planned July 16 in the city square. Seamus de Burca will speak at SIU July 16 about Brendan Behan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Charles Toler
Toler
Gerald Owens
Doyle Culbertson
Charles McCann
Doyle
Merlin Johnson
James Sullivan
Seamus de Burea
Brendan Behan
Southern Illinois University
Irish Studies Committee
SIU English Department
de Burca
Public meetings and a motorcycle collision report
Public notices list a Carbondale Board of Appeals hearing at city hall and Alto Pass High School District and Carbondale Grade School District meetings. A motorcycle crash at South Park and Stotlar in Herrin left driver John E. Turner with cuts and bruises. he was taken to Herrin Hospital after a collision with car driven by Marion Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro Park Board
Richard Powers
CIPS
Murphysboro Unit
Carruthers Junior High
Carbondale Board of Appeals
Alto Pass
Carbondale
Lincoln
Herrin
John E. Turner
Rt. 2
Marion
Herrin Hospital
Roy Cole
Turner
Marion Smith
S. 21St St
South Park
Stotlar St
Jackson County Board Delays Parrish Country Club Manor Plan
Jackson County supervisors table a subdivision proposal east of the Jackson Country Club, presented by Jack Wills for John T. Blankinship and Associates. The board treats the project as new, requiring fresh approvals from health and road officials after determining the 1965 plan is void for not being recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Parrish Country Club Manor
Jackson Country Club
Jack Wills
John T. Blankinship and
W. S. Brandon
Murphysboro
Jonesboro Man Hurt in Morning Crash Near Vergennes
A Jonesboro man, Donald Doomes, 22, was seriously injured when his car left Rt. 13 127 near Vergennes at 7 20 a.m. He was treated at Marshall Browning Hospital in Du Quoin and transferred to Union County Hospital in Anna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesboro
Vergennes
Donald Doomes
Marshall Browning
du Quoin
Union County Hospital
Anna
Doomes
James Payne
Michael Cook
Ridgeway
Ridgway Blacktop
Ridgway
Ethel Pippin
Marion
Herrin
Johnston City Blacktop
Du Quoin EDA water project meeting outlines plans
Du Quoin officials confer with EDA in Duluth on city water and sewage improvements. Mayor Struck and city engineers outline a $516000 water extension, a $258000 EDA grant, and a $400000 revenue bond to fund both water and sewer projects with voter and state agency timetables targeting 1968 completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EDA
Struck
Department of Public Health
Springfielld
Duluth
Sanitary Water Board
Springfield
County posts filled across Jackson health and welfare boards
Eleven county posts were filled on Jackson County units handling health and public aid. Reappointments include Dr. Dan Foley of Carbondale to a three year term on the Health Committee and Louis Wides and Dr. W C Thulman to three year terms on the Board of Health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Dan Foley
Carbondale
Jackson County Health Committee
Louis Wides
Murphysboro
W. C. Thulman
Jackson County Board of Health
William Ridgeway
Clyde Winkler
James Tindall
Bert Ozburn
Jackson County Advisory Services Committee
James Gillmore
de Soto
Jackson County Welfare Services Committee
William Phelps
William Muhlenbrock
Ernie Miller
Carl McCord
Welfare Services Committee
SIU Library Receives $590,106 Education Grant
The U S Office of Education approves a construction grant for the Morris Library at Southern Illinois University Carbondale to finish the upper four floors. Rep Kenneth Gray announces the grant under the Higher Education Facilities Act. SIU seeks $1 170 000 more from the Illinois Building Authority to complete the four story tower addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Office of Education
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Morris
Kenneth Gray
D-West Frankfort
SIU
Illinois Building Authority
Dance series to begin in Murphysboro
The Jackson County YMCA plans weekend night dances in summer. The first event, Ten Society Dances, is Friday at Murphysboro tennis courts with admission listed. Bob Jubian performs July 8 from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. at Carbondale North Oakland tennis courts. Admission is $1.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
YMCA
Murphysboro
Bob Jubian
Oakland Avenue
Carbondale
Jackson County Auditor backs numbering system in audit
Jackson County auditors recommend broader use of a budget numbering system to align warrants and expenditures, aiming for clearer division alignment and easier budget comparisons. The audit for the year ending Nov 3 1966 by CPA Richard Boyd found most records in good condition with minor misallocations due to mid year system start. It also advised pre numbered tax receipt forms and confirmed excellent records in the treasurer’s and other offices including clerk sheriff and state's attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Richard Boyd
Certified Public Accountant
Murphysboro
Boyd
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
County Health Department
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Southern Illinois Recreation Council
West Frankfort
Rend Lake
the Arts
Varsity
Sound of Music
Julie Andrews
Midway Drive-In
Rt. 37
Strand
Orpheum
Island
Anna Drive-in
Campus Drive-in
The
Fox
Marion Drive-in
Liquidator
Marlows
Riviera Drive-in
Magnificent Seven
Benton Council
Hearin
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinoisan. Inc
North Illinois Avenue
North 16Th Street
Walnut Street
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Associated Press
White Electric CO
N. 16Th ST. Herrin, Ill
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
SIU Library
Joe Odum
Logan House
Dee Odum
Mrs. Everett Jefferson
ON All
Fredericks
Walnut St. Baptist Church
Ford
Ford Dealers
Vogler Motor Co., Inc
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