Senior Jackson County road chief retires after 38 years of service
Carl Worthen retires as Jackson County highway superintendent after 38 years with the department dating to 1935. A.B. Harris will run the post temporarily as two candidates Bill Munson and Ted Jennings compete for the job. Worthen recalled road surfacing advances, bridge closures in 1973, and the push for a county unit road district to aid smaller townships.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson
Carl Worthen
Highway Department
A.B. Harris
Carbondale
Jackson County Board
Harris
State Dept. of Transportation
United States Corps of Engineers
Bill Munson
Murphysboro
Ted Jennings
Carterville
Road and Bridge Committee
Worthen
Tavern Shooting in Marion Leads to Arraignment and Closures
Luther Frey 54 of Marion will be arraigned in Marion circuit court on attempted murder after a shooting at Teahekia Lounge 709 West Main Street. Mayor Butler ordered the tavern closed seven days and scheduled a hearing for license action Monday. Charles Simpson 43 was shot in the chest and is in fair condition at Doctors Memorial Hospital. Simpson’s son Norvar 18 was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated and with a revoked license while en route to visit his father. he is jailed in Williamson County.
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Luther Frey
Marion
Robert Butler
Teahekia
Main St
Ted Bill Walker
Walker
Charles Russell Simpson
Frey
Simpson
Doctors Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Williamson County
Robert Howerton
Frey Simpson
Norvar
Herrin
Area school board battles take shape
Five candidates filed for three Herrin Area School Board seats with incumbent Lee Roy Brandon among the contenders. Filing runs to March 23 with withdrawal by March 27. multiple other districts across Williamson and Franklin counties also report candidates and missing disclosures.
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Herrir
Williamson County
Barney Boren
Marion
Lee Roy Brandon
Dale Young
Jack (Murphy
David Heal
Indian Hills
Clementine Lenzini
S. 13Th St
Lloyd Summers
Energy
Malcolm Zwick
Rt. 1
Herrin
Benton fires case seeks Appellate rehearing
Benton Fire Chief Pat O'Keefe and officials petition the Illinois Appellate Court for rehearing after the Feb. 2 decision reversing a circuit court in Albert Smith’s dismissal as Benton fireman. The filing argues sufficient charges remain to justify termination while opposing counsel questions board authorization.
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Albert Smith
Benton
Caldwell
Pat O'Keefe
Claude Grimes
Benton Police and Fire Merit Board
Smith
Merit Board
Gordon Lambert
Marion
Appellate Court
Lambert
Board
Deane Gulley
Bert Baker
Angus Knight
Herrin Firemen Join International Fire Fighters Union
Six members of the Herrin Fire Department affiliated with the International Association of Fire Fighters. They received a charter and elected temporary officers Paul Marlow president and Ron Graut secretary. District 8, Louisville, said a constitution and by laws are to be written and permanent officers elected. Assistance available to organize locally or in future negotiations with the city. District 8 covers about 75 departments in Illinois Kentucky Indiana Michigan and Ohio. Carbondale is the only other Southern Illinois department in IAF.
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Herrin
International Association of Firefighters
International Union
Paul Marlow
Ron Graut
IAF
District 8
Louisville
International
Illinois
Kentucky
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Booby's Sandwich Shop Cleared for Liquor License
Jackson County Health Department inspectors found Booby's, 406 S Illinois Ave Carbondale, clean enough for a liquor license. Sanitarian Deon McGuire reported very good sanitation and no major violations though board member Edward Goldstein had raised concerns about cleanliness.
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Jackson County Health Department
Booby’s
S. Ilinois Ave
Carbondale
Deon McGuire
McGuire
Carbondale Liquor Advisory Board
Edward Goldstein
Food Service
Jackson County
100th Birthday Honor for Illinois Woman in Crab Orchard
Maggie Dempsey 94 year old sister Ada Huggins and 96 year old husband plan to attend a on Sunday reception for her 100th birthday at the Little Egypt Smorgasbord in Marion. Born March 4 1873 in Wolf Creek Williamson County she built a life in Creal Springs and Marion. She ran a butcher shop and general store with her husband raised five children and later traveled widely visiting from Florida to Canada and Mexico. Now at 99 she remains active reading writing and hosting visitors while planning a simple birthday with family and friends.
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Maggie Dempsey
Mrs. Dempsey
Little
Egypt
Marion
Mrs. Turner
Creal Springs
Wolf Creek
Williamson County
Illinois
Carbondale
Dempsey
G. W. Dempsey
Turners
Gentle Ben
Clarence
Cross-Eyed Lion
Judy
Chimp
Odd license plate saga continues for Brunkhorst
Joe Brunkhorst of Grand Tower reports his unusual license plate with upside down slogans 19 Illinois 73 and land of Lincoln was stolen and later found by a boy who returned it. Brunkhorst weighs whether to reuse the plate on his antique car or keep it stored until needed.
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Joe Brunkhorst
Illinois
Brunkhorst
Grand Tower
Ilinois
Du Quoin State Fair books big tractor pull and derby
The Du Quoin State Fair schedules the Midwest Championship Tractor Pull on Sept 1 with four weight classes and a 6000 dollar purse plus a large entry field. The same day features the Illinois State Championship demolition derby with a 500 dollar purse and extra prizes from heats. Gooding's Million Dollar Midway is to debut at the fair, marking its first Southern Illinois appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Quoin
Illinois Tractor Pulling Association
Illinois
Zanesville
Ohio
Gooding
Chicago
du Quoin Fair
Cobden Box Plant May Reopen Serving Local Fruit Growers
The Cobden Basket and Box Co may restart after 18 months closed, with Little Rock Crate and Basket Co taking over. Dudley Swann says production could resume this year, new equipment bought, but pollution and safety measures at other plants delayed opening.
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Union County
Southern Illinois
Cobden Basket and Box Co
Little Rock Crate and Basket Co
Little Rock
Ark
Cobden
Dudley Swann
Little Rock Company
Swann
Homer Wilkins
H. A. DuBois
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A. B. Harris
Area School Board
Johnston City
John Oliver
James Coulson
William Kunkel
Oliver
Coulson
Franklin County Board
Franklin County
Bob Hiller
Larry Bowman
Bob Bridewell
Thompsonville High School
Hiller
Benton High School
John R. Miller
West Frankfort
Dean Hammers
Katherine Pedersen
Glenview Drive
Southern Illinois University
James P. O’donnell
N. Lark Lane
SIU
Karen Lanchester
Anita Lenzini
S. James St
Richard LeFevre
James Kirk
Carterville School Board
Harry Simpson
Jerry Harris
Bob Dillon
DeSoto Dontreba
Kenneth Fassel
John Bowlin
Fassel
Bowlin
Pinckneyville
John Stumpe
Dean L. Crumbacher
Robert D. West
Herbert Chapman
Russell Mohr
Calvin Daniel
Vernon Asselmeier
Lynn Irving Jr
Herman Krone
Jackie Bishop
Trico
Board of Education
Lawrence Ehlers
Gilbert Welge
Irvin Phoenix
James Slechticky
Doris Coleman
Hayes, Smith
Cchs Board
Richard Hayes
Don Smith
Carbondale Community High School Board
Hayes
N. Marion St
Civil Service
Southern
Illinois University
Ben Franklin
S. Illinois Ave
Roy Weshinskey
Bill South
R. C. Joseph
Ruth Philipp
Glendale
Unity
Giant City
Glendale Elementary School
Harry Bennett
Earl James
Bill Eichholz
James Sheppard
Bennett
Louie Cecil
Lawrence Cralley
George Kapusta
Carlton Sisk
Kapusta
Gertrude Ekker
Cecil
Jack Earls
Unity Point School Board
Earll
Bill Zunkel
Frank Brimmer
Murphysboro Unit School District
Unit 186
Ernie Bozarth
Benton Dispute
Paul Caldwell
Illinois Appellate Court
Wanda Barras
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