Stephens firm completes new building
R. B. Stephens Construction Company has completed remodeling of its office at 960 N. Illinois Ave Carbondale. A brick exterior and asphalt parking lot accompany a doubled floor area. The 1949 established firm now employs over 100 and will link April 1 to a University of Illinois computer system for payroll and accounting services.
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R. B. Stephens Construction Company
Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Stephens
Russell Stephens
R. B. Stephens Construction Co
University of Illinois Civil Engineering
Urbana
R. B. Stephen Construction Co
Marion Man Named Woodman District Representative
Glenn Hudgens of Rt. 4 Marion has been named Modern Woodmen of America district representative for the Carbondale area. Hudgens, Marion High School graduate and SIU associate in arts, formerly worked as a real estate dealer and is now in a life insurance field training program supervised by W. H. Hougham Bloomington agency manager for Southern Illinois.
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Glenn Hudgens
Rt. 4
Marion
Modern Woodmen of America
Carbondale
Hudgens
Marion High School
Southern Illinois University
W. H. Hougham
Bloomington
Southern Illinois
Cobden Bank reports 5 million in assets and board changes
First National Bank of Cobden shows total assets of 5 million in 1967, up from 4 million in 1966. Board expands from five to six with two new directors Hobart R. Clutts and Roger G. Gray, filling vacancies from Tot Tunnel's death and a new seat. Re-elected officers include Lockhard as chairman Rich as president Rendleman as director and general counsel. New vice presidents and tellers named, plus Carlton Sisk elected to Illinois credit union league board for a three year term with SIU ties. meeting in Chicago April 26-27.
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First National Bank of Cobden
Hobart R. Clutts
Roger G. Gray
Tot Tunnel
Melvin C. Lockhard
G. Wallace Rich
John S. Rendleman
Carbondale
Howard Boaz
Lockhard
Rich
Rendleman
Faye L. Ballance
Gray
Catherine E. Cerny
Carlton Sisk
Southern Illinois University Employees Credit Union
The
Illinois Credit Union League
Sisk
SIU
Chicago
Federal push to inspect 803000 bridges nationwide
The government plans an initial survey of 511000 highway bridges and 292000 railroad bridges after a fatal Point Pleasant Ohio collapse. Priority goes to pre 1935 bridges over deep ravines. rural and city bridges may join later with involvement from Public Roads Bureau state officials and engineers.
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Bureau of Public Roads
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Gallopolis
Ohio
American Assn. of State
U S. Corps of Engineers
State Highway Departments
Cable reel fire in coal mine leaves machine badly damaged
A coal mine fire started when the trailing DC powered cable on a cutting machine reel ignited, with thirteen miners underground. Fire resisted rock dust efforts. area sealed and a state federal rescue team called. Lessons stress removing cable from reels to prevent overheating and fires.
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America
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Credit Drift of America
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University of Evansville
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Limpus Realty
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