Carterville Plans Public Improvements With Priority Phases
The Carterville Planning Commission reviewed a public improvements outline outlining immediate five year, intermediate ten year, and long range plans funded by revenue bonds and city taxes. Richard Gladstone of the Greater Egypt Regional Planning Commission urged a capital studies program to guide debt limits and income sources. A zoning plan to support community facilities, land use and transportation was presented for July 26 consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville
Gladstone
Greater Egypt
Planning Commission
City Commission
Hospital Fire Insurance Likely to Stay Unchanged
Union County Hospital and nursing home addition fire policies are expected to remain with current providers for about 18 months. Insurance reps told two board members a package policy would cost more and forgoing savings from existing three or five year contracts.
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Union County Hospital
Anna
Union County Insurance Agency
Roy Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Phone Marathon at SIU Aims For Record Talkathon
Ron Bollard, an 18 year old SIU freshman from Alton, leads a student led telephone marathon that began at 12 28 a m and plans to run through the weekend and end of summer quarter. About 25 Felts Hall students and an equal number of Woody Hall girls sign up for half hour shifts as the effort targets a longer duration than the Illinois record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Ron Boliard
Boliard
Alton
University of Illinois
Felts Hall
Thompson Point
Hope
Bollard
Felts
Woody Hall
Jamie Cunninham
Peoria
General Telephone Co
Herrin Ditch Bill Passed House Heads to Governor
The Herrin 17th street ditch appropriation bill cleared the Illinois House 165-0 and goes to Gov. Otto Kerner. If signed, the state Dept. of Public Works and Buildings may spend 500000 to deepen and tile the city's main drainage ditch from Park Avenue to Herrin Avenue. Rep. Omer Sanders sponsored the measure. Sen. William L. Grindle introduced it in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin 17Th Street Ditch
Illinois House of Representative
Otto Kerner
Kerner
State Dept. of Public Works and Buildings
Park Avenue
Herrin Avenue
Omer Sanders
Carterville
House
William L. Grindle
D-Herrin
Senate
Dept. of Public Works and Buildings
Watermelon Toss Arrest in Carbondale
A 17 year old, Keith Redeker of Belleville, was fined 55 dollars for destruction of property after police saw him throw a watermelon at Pick's Food Mart on East Main Street in Carbondale. He appeared before Judge Robert Schwartz in Jackson County Circuit Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Keith Redeker
Thompson Point
Pick’s Food Mart
East Main Street
Redeker
Jackson County
Robert Schwartz
Belleville
Prowler Reported Near Murphysboro Home
Jim Needham of 702 Maple Street Murphysboro reported a prowler near his residence Tuesday night. Police located no one in the area and made no arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Needham
Maple St
Murphysboro
Murphysboro Mrs Murphysboro Winner To Be Crowned
Murphysboro hosts its first Mrs Murphysboro contest with five contestants judged in a tea at the Community Building. The winner, kept secret until Monday night during Riverside Park Fourth of July festivities on the park band shell stage. Contestants include Mrs Gene Best Mrs Roger Beaver Mrs Max Doerr Mrs Paul Parrish and Mrs Robert Randolph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Junior Woman's Club of
N. 17Th St
Riverside Park
Gene Best
Roger Beaver
Max Doerr
Paul Parrish
Robert Randolph
Thieves Hit Marion Firm Burglary at Parks Implement and Tractors
A portable television and a .38 pistol were stolen from Parks Implement and Tractors east of Marion on Rt. 13 Tuesday night. Robert Stahlhut said burglars broke a rear window to enter and left through a side door after taking items. No offices or machines were disturbed. Deputy Earl Whitacre investigated for the Williamson County sheriff's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parks Implement and Tractors Company
Marion
Robert Stahlhut
Stahlhut
Earl Whitacre
Williamson County Sheriff’s Office
Mental Health Sets Budget For New Year
The Jackson County Mental Health Association elected board members and officers Tuesday night and approved a 9000 budget unchanged from last year. Edward L. Adams was re-elected president. Dr. A R Esposito becomes vice president. Marion Nash remains secretary treasurer. The budget designates 8000 for the Southern Illinois Mental Health Clinic in Murphysboro and small allocations for supplies, postage, and educational materials. Estimated receipts include 3000 from Carbondale United Fund, 2000 from Murphysboro United Fund, 1000 in contributions, and a 3000 balance. Six new members joined, including Forbes Alexander and Robert Crombar, with others from Murphysboro, Carbondale, and Southern Illinois University.
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Jackson County Mental Health Association
Edward L. Adams
Ava
A.R. Esposito
Murphysboro
Forbes Alexander
Marion Nash
Southern Illinois Mental Health Clinic
Speakers Bureau
Carbondale United Fund
Murphysboro United Fund
Robert Crombar
Don Howard
Edward Lichenstein
Carbondale
John Martire
Southern [Illinois University
Lenwood Monte
Spinner
Pat Dietz
Ava Man Dies In Ava Area Funeral Services Thursday
Roy Taylor 55 of Ava died Monday at St Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro after six months illness. Born May 21 1910 in Kin KaId Township he was son of William and Martha Taylor. Survived by multiple siblings. services 2 p.m. Thursday Wilson Funeral Home Ava with Rev William G Fox officiating. Burial Crain Cemetery near Ava.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Taylor
Ava
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
Mr. Taylor
Kinkaid Township
William
Martha Ann Dailey Taylor
Owen
George
Rockwood
Clarence
John
Arvil
Oregon
Della Weatherford
Pearl Derossett
Granite City
Mary Coughlin
East St. Louis
Amended bill could aid Herrin public building plans
The Illinois Senate passed an amended Public Building Commission bill that would let any city with population over 3 000 form a commission by referendum. Herrin hopes to use this to finance a new city hall, though Williamson County already has a commission led by Neil Thurmond building a new court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Building Commission
Herrin
Illinois Senate
Otto Kerner
House
Illinois Public Building Commission
Williamson County
Neil Thurmond
Williamson County Officials Seek Probe Into Hubler Claims
Deputy Earl Long says judges were told of Betty Jack's allegations about State's Atty. Hubler and possible improprieties. He and others indicate steps may be filed, while Hubler denies the charges. Investigators may be brought in to clear up alleged blackmail and pressuring criminals.
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Long
Hubler
Williamson County
Earl Long
Kenneth Hubler
Betty Jack
Marion
John Clayton
Williamson
Anna State Hospital
al Phillips
Phillips
Don Phillips
Carl Miller
Miller
Herrin
Fred Henderson
Roy Cole
Henderson
Jack
Fred
Rend Lake junior college district plans eyed for six counties
West Frankfort leaders heard a proposal to base a Rend Lake junior college on the east shore of the lake near Whittington with a 150 acre minimum. The six counties Franklin Jefferson Williamson Perry Hamilton Wayne would form the district and seek state and conservancy district support for development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rend Lake
West Frankfort
Board of Education
Plan Commission
Chamber of Commerce and Library Board
City Hall
Charles Covington
Mt. Vernor
Rend Lake Conservancy District
Franklin
Jefferson
Williamson
Perry
Hamilton
Wayne
Mt. Vernon
Marion
McLeansboro
du Quoin
General Planning and Resource Consultants of
St. Louis
Conservancy District
Rt. 183
Whittington
Covington
Conservancy
Jackson County
Mt. Vernon Board of Education
Benton Public Library
Storms Hit Southern Illinois With Light Damage
Wind and rain lashed southern Illinois with minimal damage as the Weather Bureau forecast further thunderstorm activity in the region. Jackson County Civil Defense monitored warnings until about 5 a.m. with nearby towns recording heavy rainfall amounts from West Frankfort to Carbondale. Light hail appeared near Oroville and Ava while northern Williamson and Franklin counties reported thunder and lightning but less wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Weather Bureau
Cairo
Jackson County
West Frankfort
Johnston City
Benton
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Oroville
Ava
Williamson
Franklin Counties
Third Phase Plans Revealed in Carbondale Downtown Project
Paul Novak of Dean and Novak outlined third phase planning for downtown Carbondale. The plan includes three level parking, two level shops and more green spaces with a 20 year buildout toward a regional shopping center and civic areas. A model and brochure will be ready in about a month. potential rail and highway relocations are considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Paul Novak
Dean
Novak
Chicago
Carbondale - Southern Illinois University
Illinois Central Railroad
Rt. 51
Illinois Avenue
Death ruled accidental in Mulkeytown woman crash
A Franklin County coroner jury ruled the death of Mrs. Eula Anthony, 76, of Mulkeytown, accidental after a two car collision on Creek Nation Road near Christopher. She was a passenger in a car driven by her daughter in law, Lucille Stuart. The other driver was Louis A. Grimes of West Frankfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Eula Anthony
Anthony
Mulkeytown
Creek Nation Road
Rt. 148
Christopher
Inlaw
Lucille Stuart
Louis A. Grimes
West Frankfort
Hospital Head Resigns Post at Marion Memorial
Norman D. Harding, administrator at Marion Memorial Hospital since 1958, resigns effective July 26 to join a hospital supply firm in Ohio. He began as head of the clinic laboratory in 1953, served as assistant to Shir ley Lindberg in 1955, and led the hospital after her departure. Harding and his wife Laura live at 2002 W Cherry St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman D. Harding
Marion Memorial Hospital
Ohio
Hospital Board of Directors
Harding
Shirley Lindberg
Lindberg
Burge Hospital School of Medical Technology
Dr‘ury College
Springfield
Laura
W. Cherry St
Man Grabs Woman In Bed Disturbance Report
A Carbondale woman told police a man entered her house at 6 30 a m today and grabbed her while she was in bed. She screamed and the man left police said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Stolen red-tailed hawk reported in Carbondale mascot search
Dennis Lane at 601 S. Washington St. reported a brown and gold speckled hawk with leather leg straps missing from his lawn early Tuesday. The dormitory offers a $25 reward for the return of its mascot. state law imposes up to a $100 fine for keeping hawks without a permit. The bird, a steak eater, was to be taken to a Peoria zoo Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Dennis Lane
S. Washington St
Lane
Peoria
Kayak Trip Ends Short of Mississippi Journey
Two Southern Illinois youths began a 2348 mile paddle down the Mississippi from Lake Itasca Minnesota. A rock ripped a hole in their craft after 48 miles forcing a trek to Bemidji and then home. They plan to work until saving 300 dollars to buy a new kayak and resume the attempt this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Mississippi River
Don Formanek
Brookfield
Gary Frazier
Franklin
Ind
Lake Itasca
Mississippi
Minnesota
Bemidji
Minn
Don
Chicago
Gary
Youth Fined In Assault Case In Vernon
Donald J. Campbell a 20 year old of Vernon was fined 50 dollars and 5 dollars costs after pleading guilty to assault. Police say he grabbed a woman in the 300 block of West Monroe Street and the victim identified him at the station. Campbell appeared before Jackson County Circuit Court Magistrate Robert Schwartz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald J. Campbell
Vernon
West Monroe Street
Campbell
Jackson County Circuit Court
Robert Schwartz
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Pat Guttilla
Bob Joyce
Mark
Prowler
Ava Man
Clayton
Charles Edwards
William Cato
Richard Barker
Royalton
Rend Lake Junior College
Franklin and
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