Showers to linger through Tuesday with cool nights
Weather outlook shows thunder showers continuing through Tuesday in the region. Temperatures dip to around 40 to 45 tonight with highs in the 40s on Wednesday. In Sunday readings Carbondale 68 Marion Murphysboro 71 Williamson County Airport 67 Herrin similar. lows 55 to 58. SIU seeks State Board of Higher Education as chief interpreter of education needs and efforts to attract research firms around Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses.
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U.S
Carbondale
Marion
Murphysboro
Williamson County
Herrin
Southern Illinois University
State Board of Higher Education
SIU
Delyte W. Morris
Edwardsville
Morris
Illinois
University of Illinois
Marion Mayor Sees New Industry Moves After Chicago Talks
Marion Mayor Robert Cooksey announced meetings with four prospective groups in Chicago and expects activity by mid next month. He noted at least one firm employing 700 is eyeing Marion but is progressing with Memphis, Tennessee. Cooksey also discussed a $544 000 federal grant toward a $1 089 000 waterworks project under the Public Works Acceleraton Act and pressed for faculty pay funds to attract top SIU faculty.
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Marion
Robert Cooksey
Chicago
Cooksey
Memphis
Tenn
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Tremor Shakes Southern Illinois Churches Briefly
A Sunday earth tremor interrupted church services across a seven state area with little damage in Southern Illinois. Witnesses described sonic booms and rattling shelves while police logged numerous calls. Seismographs from St Louis University Kansas University and Arkansas recorded the 11 30 a m quake, strongest in years, with no major damage reported.
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Southern
Illinois
Lantana Baptist Church
Carbondale
Clyde Croslin
Crestview Drive
St. Louis University
University of Kansas
University of Arkansas
James Peoples
du Quoin
Midwest
New York
William Parks
Marion
Public Square
George Carpenter
14Th St
Murphysboro
West Fraankfort
Herrin High School Board Candidates Filed For Seats
John Seymour Willard Brafford and T J Creek filed for two regular three year terms on the Herrin High School Board. E A Nelson and Gale Ward seek the one year unexpired term from the district's unincorporated area. Creek president and longtime member, Brafford past candidate, Seymour former member from Blairsville Township. Williamson and Franklin seek reelection to the Herrin Grade School Board.
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John Seymour
Willard Brafford
T. J. Creek
Herrin
Creek
Jack Snryder
E.A. Nelson
Gale Ward
Seymour
Orient 5
N. 12Th St
High Schoool Board
Blairsville
Brafford
N. 8Th St
Central Illinois Public Service Co
N. 13Th St
Herrin Norge
Nelson
Rt. 1
Bell and Zoller Coal Co
Ward
Chittyville
Peabody Coal Co
Walter Williamson
Dayton Franklin
Mines and status list for Tuesday operations
The report shows mines working on Tuesday including Old Ben with units 9 21 and Zeigler with 3 4 and Orient with 3 4. Burning Star also has units 1 and 2 active. Mines not working include Orient 5 and Fidelity.
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Orient
Perry County polio drive immunizes thousands at four clinics
The Sabin oral polio vaccine was given Sunday to 8 578 people at four Perry County clinics. Dr J A Mathis called the effort a success with nearly 530 per cent of the county served. Doses: Pinckneyville 3 544 Du Quoin 3 504 Tamaroa 909 Cutler 621. Type III vaccination is planned for April 21.
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Perry County
J. A. Mathis
Perry County Medical Society
Pinckneyville Community High School
du Quoint Township
Tamaroa Community High School
Cutler
More Taxes Are Collected in Williamson County
Delinquent personal property tax collections for 1962 totaled 2131.89 dollars in Williamson County with deputy collectors reporting figures. Lawrence Feurer said 1693.21 dollars were turned in by three field deputies, and 433.58 dollars were collected at his courthouse desk. Sheriff Carl Miller announced Wesley Barr, a retired teacher from Hurst, started as field deputy in Hurst and Carterville while Ted Martin retires from his post to campaign for county commissioner. Miller will interview candidates for Martin’s replacement.
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Williamson County
Lawrence Feurer
Feurer
Carl Miller
Wesley Barr
Hurst
Carterville
Miller
Barr
Ted Martin
Johnston City
Martin
Foxhunters Delay Hunt in Rain at Devil's Kitchen Lake
Pink coated foxhunters from St. Louis Chicago Memphis and Indianapolis rode to hounds near Devil's Kitchen Lake facing rain delays. About 50 hunters rode Saturday and Sunday without a fox while enjoying Southern Illinois scenery and plans to ride again if weather clears. A Hunt Ball drew about 150 attendees at Giant City Lodge with related social events following the hunts.
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Devil's Kitchen Lake
St. Louis
Chicago
Memphis
Tenn
Indianapolis
Ind
Southern Illinois
Giant City Lodge
Safes Smashed in Carbondale Burglary Spree
Burglars smashed safes at Kirby's Market and Hewitt's Drug Store in Carbondale. About $1,375 total stolen with exact $1,275.57 from Kirby's Market. Hewitt's yielded about $100. Entry gained by prying doors and defeating locks. two padlocks broken, cash and watches taken, narcotics drawer opened but no drugs stolen. City police and Jackson County deputies investigate.
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Carbondale
Kirby's Market
W. Main St
Hewitt’s
Kirby
Joe Reed
S. Illinois Ave
John Fozard
Fazard
Jackson County
Joe Mifflin
Lake Road Paving Blocked by Exorbitant Property Demands
Williamson County Highway Supt. Fred Thane says lake area paving is stalled by 17 property owners seeking high right of way values. County plans, approved in 1961, would cost $32,000 with federal aid. Thane warns higher values could raise costs for future projects and notes only two owners hold more than one acre. The road would run 3.922 miles from Crab Orchard spillway to Little Grassy and Devil's Kitchen Lakes with a 22 foot base and 20 foot surface.
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Devil’s Kitchen Lake
Williamson
Fred Thane
State Dept. of Public Works
Thane
Crab Orchard Lake Spillway
Too Little Too Late Kaplan Scholarship Donor Funds Returned
A Southern Illinois University student named for the Kaplan Memorial Scholarship did not receive the $200 award from Theta Xi. He had already left school due to financial hardship and said the grant would not allow a return to studies now. The amount will revert to the Leo Kaplan memorial fund.
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Southern Illinois University
Theta Xi
Leo Kaplan
Areas Seek Unified Plan For County Economic Programs
Franklin and Williamson counties will hold 7:30 p.m. meetings at Benton High School and the Marion Carnegie Library to discuss four county economic development under the ARA. Townsend and the Greater Egypt Regional Planning Commission push a four county plan with local committees while stressing regional cooperation and local participation to secure federal aid and avoid dispersed leadership.
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Franklin
Williamson
Benton High School
Marion Carnegie Library
Chet Townsend
Area Redevelopment Administration
Illinois
Townsend
ARA
Jackson
Perry
Greater Egypt
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Mabel Bowen
Merline
Southern Illinois Associated Press Editors Association
Paul O. Hall
Federal Agency
Higher Board
Alton
East St. Louis
Boyd Cubbage
Herrin First Presbyterian Church
William McCoy
Seventh St
Joseph Casscutt
Kaskaskia
Grand Tower
John Boyd
Boyd
District 13
Clifton Kirby
Kirby’s
Lake
Allen Baker
Pinckneyville
Planning Commission
Baker
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