Two Montgomery elevators placed in bankruptcy
H D Montgomery, half-owner of the Murphysboro grain elevator, was removed as operator of the Metropolis and Barlow Kentucky elevators. The three elevators were placed in straight bankruptcy by federal Judge J D Trabue. The Kentucky plant may operate 30 days to finish the grain season, overseen by federal trustee Adam Pabst. The Metropolis plant has been idle since December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Schottman Knol
H.D. Montgomery
Murphysboro
Metropolis
Barlow, Ky
J.D. Trabue
Trabue
Kentucky
Adam Pabst
Metropolis and Barlow
Terry Foster
M and M Feeders
Murphysboro Grain Elevator
Murphysboro Elevator
Ed Heller
Billingsly
Heller
Circle B
Montgomery
Lochhead Drive honors Chester gas station owner
Chester names a new street Lochhead Drive for Jim Lochhead, longtime owner of the Phillips service station since 1939. The 72-year-old resident recalls family legacy, his sons taking over shop duties, and a life centered on autos, racing, and antiques as the community notes his four decades of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Phillips
Lochhead
Hilda
Illinois
Donald
Dean
Dale
Carbondale Finds No Serious School Discipline Problem
A special committee reports 664 students in Carbondale elementaries returned 639 surveys about teasing hitting stealing and threats. Teasing was most common with 30 percent saying they had been teased. Results show little racial disparity in tormentors and most issues occur on playgrounds during recess. The district plans improved supervision and four recommendations to the board including yearly surveys and increased classroom management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wayne
District 95
Board of Education
Carbondale
Wayne
George Edwards
Edwards
Sesser considers sewer debt cut with loan balance
At a 24 hour public meeting about a $1.631 million sewage plant city officials discuss using unused portion of a $525,000 loan to reduce sewer user debt. IEPA warns of grant loss and penalties if the project stalls, while council resists changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy Saxenmeyer
Sesser
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Ned Mitchell
Dyer McCowen
IEPA
Dennis Donaldson
Givenrod-Lipe & Jacobs Inc
Larry Page
McCowen
Ron Giacone
Benton Community Bank
Benton Bank
Bank of Lesser
Giacone
Channel-Newman Securities Co
Chicago
Rescue in Herrin Trapped elderly man rescued from tree fall
Elderly man, Ped Walker of 1109 North 10th Street, became stuck head down after a tree limb broke while trimming. Herrin firefighters and Pulley Ambulance staff rushed to the scene, Walker treated at Herrin Hospital for injuries to a foot, arm and shoulder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Ped Walker
10Th St
Herrin Hospital
Gene Murphy
Walker
Murphy
Davis named to Logan college board byren ness
I Clark Davis, a former SIU Carbondale administrator, was appointed to a 10 month term on the John A. Logan College Board of Trustees. The unanimous vote fills the vacancy left by Sue Bryan who resigned to join the college’s new dental program. Davis, 61, will serve the first year of Bryan’s three year term, with an April election planned for the remainder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byren Ness
Southern Illinoisan
I. Clark Davis
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
John A. Logan College
Davis
Sue Bryan
Bryan
Logan College Board of Trustees
Donald Nolen
West Frankfort
Carbondale
Nolen
Benton
John A. Logan
SIUC
Delyte W. Morris
Department of Higher Education
Also Mentioned on This Page
Farmer
Metropolis Elevator
Kentucky Elevator
Circle B Feeders
M and
M Feeders
Raymond Montgomery
Tom Paul Austin
Marion
Brad Berker
Jim Lochhead
Park Avenue
Chester City
Stanley Maciejski
America
Lochhead Drive
Joe Jines
Jean Ness
Donaldson
Martha Evancik
Lawrence A. Lipe & Associates
Springfield
Irwin M. Jarett
C.P.A. Ltd
Sam Dittmer
Dittmer
Logan College
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