Union Board Vote Set in Subdistrict 7 Aug 27
Union members in Subdistrict 7 will elect a new board member August 27 at local halls. James H. P. Perry Chester Gossett Farrell Whitlow and John Young are candidates. Gossett Whitlow and Young hold leadership roles in Orient mines and West Frankfort Benton Royalton areas. Ballots require nominations by at least five locals from about 3,500 dues paying members in Williamson Franklin Saline and Jefferson Counties.
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United Mine Workers Subdistrict 7
Jesse Ballard
Elkville
David Williams
Benton
Williams
Williamson
Franklin
Saline
Jefferson
Ballard
West Frankfort
James H. P. Perry
Chester Gossett
Farrell Whitlow
Barham Opens Auto Garage and Lake Tacoma Estates
Barham unveils plans for Lake Tacoma Estates subdivision expanding to 300 lots on 90 acres two miles east of Devil's Kitchen Dam Wolf Creek Road. Sam Stilley describes a cession plat of 40 additional lots at cession stand with arena for rodeos dances and entertainment. Development includes bathing beach with 20 tons sand, playground picnic area, fishing boating.
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Devil's Kitchen
Wolf Creek Road
Design Printed Elsa Kula Pratt’s Work On Front Cover
Elsa Kula Pratt of Marion designed the front cover for a SIU magazine issue tied to an auto garage opened by Don Barham. Barham, a longtime mechanic and Army veteran, built his own garage after leaving Van Motors Agency in Marion. The piece notes St. Louis design influence and Pratt’s role as chair of SIU’s design department while detailing local development and utilities near Lake Tacoma.
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Don Barham
Court St
Elsa Kula Pratt
Marion
Southern Illinois University
Barham
St.Louis
W. E. Pickering Ga
Idea
Rage
van Motors
Jn/national
Marlon
Magaz Lake
Devil's
Pratt
Lake
Elsa Kula
Davisley
SIU Stilleys
Fox
Sinc
Bell Hill estate sold to Mr and Mrs Fly near Cobden
Bell Hill a 75 acre estate overlooking Cobden was sold by Mrs Marian Andreas to Mr and Mrs Raymond Fly of Carbondale. The property once belonged to James Bell a lumber dealer with yards at Tamaroa DuQuoin and Ashley. The house, rebuilt after a 1898 fire, has changed hands through the years with owners including Harry Joram Bob Smith and the Andreas family before the Fly purchase. Bell Hill sits about half a mile east of Cobden and the new owners plan renovations for their residence.
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Bell Hill
Cobden
Marian Andreas
Raymond Fly
Carbondale
James Bell
Tamaroa
du. Quoin
Ashley
Milat’ Ulin
Bell
Harry Joram
Bob Smith
Cairo
Osborne
Andreas
Chicago
Fly
Raymond,and Alyce
Bell “Hill
Homie
Little Toot miniature railroad opens near Carterville
Lavern Collins operates Southern Illinois first narrow gauge tourist railway on a seven acre site along Route 13 near Carterville. The replica Civil War era steam train, powered by coal, runs two circuits around an oval track with a five foot high trestle, charging 25 cents for two trips. About 300 passengers have ridden since last Sunday. hours Tue-Fri 6 to 9:30 pm, Sat Sun 1:30 to 9:30 pm, closed Mondays.
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Southern Illinois
Carterville
Lavern Collins
21St St
Murphysboro
Crab
Southern Tour Train starts second year in Carbondale area
The Southern Tour Train begins its second year operating in Carbondale area with nightly 90 minute tours from June 21. A 56 passenger train pulled by a jeep carries two passenger cars behind a replica early railroad locomotive. Engineer Crawshaw and conductor Rushing lead each trip aboard the wood burning replica with cushioned seats and rubber tires. Lectures on Carbon dale and Southern Illinois history follow tours run by Norman, Crawshaw and Risboth of University and Crab Orchard Lake. Ticket price is $1 for adults and 50 cents for children.
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Carbondale
Norman, Crawshaw and
Notice Posted Mortgage Sale at Ly-Mar Hotel
Landfield Finance of Chicago posted a notice at the Ly-Mar Hotel in Herrin that hotel equipment including 100 rooms of furniture and lobby restaurant and office gear would be sold to satisfy a chattel mortgage. John Marlow, Marion estate agent, said the issue would be settled Monday. Conrad Moss, hotel company president, could not be reached for comment.
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Landfield Finance Co
Artner
the Cay
Monde
Conrad Moss
Landfield Finance
Federal
Administration
Otis York
Carbondale Man Named to Interment Association Board
J Eugene Wells of Carbondale named to the executive board of the Interment Association of America. Wells co-owns the Marde Gardens of Memory cemetery west of Carbondale and is sales manager of East Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Herrin. He will be the keynote speaker at the regional convention in Denver this fall.
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Eugene Wells
Carbondale
Interment Association of America
Wells
Mar |Dale Gardens
East Lawn
Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Herrin
Association
Denver
Plunkett Joins Marion Law Firm in Marion
A. Plunkett has joined the law firm Franklin Garri son and Bleyer of Marion after resigning as Du Quoin city attorney where he served since May 1961. He and his wife Virginia and children Kathleen Laura and Dan moved to 508 S Vincee Marion. Plunkett, a Fulton County native, graduated from Du Quoin High and the University of Notre Dame in 1963. He served two years in the Marine Corps and will practice with the firm.
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Michael
Franklin, Garrison and Bleyer
Marion
Plunkett
du Quoin
Virginia
Kathleen
Laura
Dan
S. Vince Fee Marion
Fulton
Du_ Quoin
University of Notre Dame
The
Marine Corps
Frank
Ralph
Parrish
Carl Plunkett
Bondale
John's
St. Louis University Law
A. Granite
du. Quoin
Illinois
Perry
SIU to Study Soil Moisture With Petroleum Grant
Southern Illinois University receives a 2000 dollar grant from Tha' Phillips Petroleum Co to fund soil fertility and moisture research led by Joseph Vavra. May rainfall deficits raise ammonia losses and threaten crops. SIU will study moisture retention and topsoil conditions through August with a graduate fellowship.
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Tha’ Phillips
Pétroleum *Co
Bartlesville
Okla
Southern Ilinois University
Southemer
Illinois
Joseph
SIU
School of Agriculture
Illinois University Climatology
Goreville State Bank to Open Monday at 9 A.M.
The Goreville State Bank will open at 9 a.m. Monday after receiving its charter on February 11, 1963. Deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The bank serves about 100 stockholders with officers Ray Webb as president, A. H. Martin as vice president, R. C. Martin as secretary, and Robert G. Cruse as executive officer and cashier.
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Goreville
Ray Webb
A. H. Martin
R. C.martin
Robert G. Cruse
Nurses Attend Conference Hosted by De Paul University
Mrs Frankie Roux director of nurses at Doctors Hospital and Mrs Olive Delai head nurse at Herrin Hospital returned from a Chicago conference on team nursing. The event was sponsored by De Paul University in cooperation with the National League of Nursing.
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Frankie Roux
Murphysboro
Doctors Hospital
Olive Delai
Herrin
Herrin’ Hospital
de. Paul’ University
Chicago
The
University
National League of Nursing
Whittier Named Executive Director of Crippled Children Society
Sumner G. Whittier of Grosse Pointe Michigan former Federal Veterans Administration administrator and executive director of the Michigan Medical Service has been appointed executive director of the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults.
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Whittier
Sumner G. Whittier
Grosse Pointe, Mich
Michigan Medical Service
Veterans Affairs
Federal Veterans Administration
National ‘Society For Crippled Children and Adults
IC To Move Herrin Depot Consolidates in Herrin
IC plans to close the Herrin downtown office and freight depot and move operations to a single Herrin office two blocks from 29th Street. The move, part of a centralization effort, may cut two staffers. painting and redecorating at the yard office could pause until Saturday, after which the 14th Street office may close.
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Central
Herrin
Anova
A. M. Dickerson
St. Louis
Carbondale
Railroaid
Dickerson
14Th Street
Railroad
State Dept Seeks Unemployment Funds From Two Williamson Firms
The Tennessee state Department of Revenue filed suits in Williamson County Circuit Court to collect alleged unpaid unemployment compensation from Wilson Asphalt Co of Marion, $549.21, and from Energy Co Partners in Pulley and Sons Construction Co of Marion, $103.74. No protests or hearings were filed after notification.
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State Dept
State Dept. of Revenue
Williamson County
Wilson’ Asphalt, Co. ‘of
Marion
Henry C. Pulley
Walter D. Pulley
Henry
Pulley
Ronald G. Pulley
Energy
Copartners
Pulley: and Sons; Construction Co
Engineers Attend Summer Session in Florida
John J Paterson associate professor of agriculture at Southern Illinois University attended the American Society of Agricultural Engineers annual summer session in Miami Beach Florida last week The event drew about 2000 engineers and their families Picture to be taken in Herrin Teen Town Council members are requested to be present at 6 30 p m Tuesday for pictures The junior council meets at 7 90 p m and the senior council at 7 p m Monday
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Paterson
John J. Paterson
Dixon St
Carbondale
Seth
American Society of ‘Agricultural ‘Engineers
Miami Beach
Florida
Southern Illinois University
Herrin
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David Collins
Wolf Creek
Stilley
Tacoma
Ming Watsane Ee Awe
Washington
Agriculture’ ‘Department
Institute of
Mary Gilberta
St. Joseph
Spin Memorial Hospital
American Society ‘of Show
Jectors
Green
Realty
Minelsan Nfoce
Highway Train Tours
Marion Police
Fouund
Ath Jon
Mickel
Jewell
Frick
Jackson County
Murphysboro, Illinois
Raymond
Stotlar. Lumber CO
Monroe
Parrishes Bay Cafe
A.plunkett
Sparta
Anand
Mostina
Compariell
Chester Tobe
Quoin
Harrisburg
McLeansyear
Mt. Vernon
Armstrong
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Papper Cs. Murphysbors
rts _ Commercial
Grening Real Estate
Heme. Lumber Co
Southern Winels
Cherry ‘Realty
Murdale Shopping Center
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