We’ve Got New Address In Marion
The Marion office of the Southern Trindsan moves to 208 E Union St. Editorial advertising and circulation departments operate from the new site. Formerly at 215 N Market St the old location will house the Gene Spires shop after remodeling. Parking is available for customers at the new Southern Illinois address.
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Marion
Southern Trindsan
E. Union St
N. Market St
Gene Spires
Mlinoisan
Merrow Named Superintendent of Southern Illinois Power Co op
William Merrow of Harrisburg named plant superintendent and engineer of the Southern Illinois Power Co op based in Marion. He previously worked at Electric Energy Inc. in Joppa, holds a USC bachelor of science, and has 22 years as an electrical engineer. Burns and McDonald of Kansas City will serve as project engineers and open an Marion office in Winter's Building on West Main. The co op is acquiring land for a lake project five miles south of Marion along Route 37.
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William Merrow
Harrisburg
Southern Illinois Power Co-op
Marion
Merrow
Electric Energy Inc
Joppa
New Burnside
University of Southern California
Burns and McDonald
Kansas City
West Main Street
Co-Op
Rt. 37
Witwer Begins Senate Campaign Tour Across Southern Illinois
Republican U. S. Senate hopeful Samuel W. Witwer tours West Frankfort Christopher Zeigler Johnston City and Harrisburg after a Marion luncheon with party leaders. The 52 year old’s trek started Tuesday in Belleville and touched Rockford Centralia New Baden Breese Carlyle Odin Salem Mt. Vernon McLeansboro and Benton.
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Samuel W. Witwer
U. S. Senate
West Frankois
Christopher
Zeigler
Johnston City
Harrisburg
Marion
Belleville
Rockford
Centralia
New Baden
Breese
Carlyle
Odin
Salem
Mt. Vernon
McLeansboro
Benton
James H. Burns Dies at 71 Rites Saturday
James H. Burns 71 of Rt 3 Benton died Wednesday at his home after a yearlong illness. Born Sept 5 1888 in Eddyville, he worked as a Rawleigh Products salesman and formerly as a railroad brakeman. He was a member of Modern Woodmen of America and Royal Neighbors. Survived by wife Molly Lay and daughter Mrs. Josephine Klein of St Louis. Funeral 1 p.m. Saturday Gilbert Funeral Home Christopher with burial 3:30 p.m. Saturday Odd Fellows Cemetery Golconda.
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James H. Burns
Benton
Mr. Burns
Eddyville
Seaman Burns
Curtis
Burns
Franklin County
Rawleigh Products
Illinois Central Railroad
Modern Woodmen of America
Royal Neighbors Lodge
Molly Lay
Josephine Klein
St. Louis
Gilbert Funeral Home
Christopher
Ivan Christoff
Lesser
Odd Fellows
Ten Little Indias opens at SIU Theatre in mystery
The Southern Players stage Agatha Christie mystery Ten Little Indians at SIU Theater in Carbondale. The cast includes Richard Snake and Sam Elliott with Ken Plankey Justin Bernard and James Lash among others. Curtain is 8 p m nightly through Sunday with box office hours on Wednesdays.
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SIU Playhouse
Southern Players
SIU
Footlights
Middle West
Richard Snake
Sam Elliott
Ken Plankey
Justine Bernard
Jerry Allen
Judy Barker
Richard Hess
David Maxwell
Sherwin Abrams
Charles Zoeckler
Four Wrecks On Area Roads In Southern Illinois
Four minor injuries were reported in two Wednesday accidents in Southern Illinois. Norman Anderson of Omaha and Robert C. Borton of Eldorado collided near the Rt. 1411 junction north of Eldorado. Rita J. Anderson of Pittsburg was ticketed for a right of way violation after a two car crash in Pittsburg northeast of Marion. Mrs. Anderson and Erma L. Franklin of Pittsburg collided. Mrs. Anderson and her daughter Mary Jane were treated for minor injuries.
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Illinois
District 18
du Quoin
Eldorado
Norman Anderson
Omaha
Robert C. Borton
Rita J. Anderson
Pittsburg
Marion
Bush Man Begins Farm Sentence
James Franklin Green, 30, Bush, started a one year sentence at Vandalia State Penal Farm after pleading guilty to petty larceny in a break in of the John Speroni service station at Hurst on May 13. He was taken to Vandalia by Deputy Sheriff James Dean.
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James Franklin Green
Bush
Vandalia State
Williamson County
John Clayton
John Speroni
Hurst
Green
Vandalia
Williamson
James Dean
Bright Future Cited In Southern Illinois Industrial Talks
The Southern Illinois Inc. board heard optimistic reports on Interstate 64 routing and regional growth. Earl D Jamison cited a Mt Vernon route boosting highway construction and industry over 15 20 years and urged organizing support for a proposed Rt 24 route from Nashville to St Louis.
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Bright Future
Earl D. Jamison
Mt. Vernon
Nashville
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Richard Snoke
Power Co-op
Sam Witwer
Southern Illinois University Theater
James Lash
George Worrell
Suzanne Bennett
Southernllinoisan
Southernlinois Publi Ons Ing
Malin
Carbondale
16Th Stree
Gerrin
12Th
Murphysboro
Ser
Southern Mindlsan
Carbondale Free Prs
Serrip Daily Journal
Marchyshore
Preas T
Tom-Boy Market
Carterville, Ill
Campbell
Blue Bell
Hunter
PET Ritz
Borden
Heifetz
Tom
Sli
Southern Illinois, Inc
Jamison
Dee Rodd
Williamson County Airport Authority Board
Ozark Airlines
Ozark
Frank Makarauskas
Central Illinois Public Service Co
CIPS
Arch Voight
Golconda
Small Business Administration
Voight
Paul Schur
Governor’s Commission On Employment of the Physically Handicapped
SII
Schur
Lewis Nielsen
Egypt
Sohn’s
Dacron
Wool
By Dobbs and Adams
Vaues
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