Marion considers $100,000 park plan on 16 acres
Marion Park Board weighs a two phase plan to develop a 16 acre site between Berabeck drive and Duncan street into a park with five picnic areas a large shelter a concession stand play lawns barbecue facilities and horseshoe pitching. Work would begin in spring with roads and picnic areas first. The plan draws on funds from back taxes bond proceeds and annual taxes while civic clubs and bequests may supplement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Park Board
John Larson
Scruggs
Hammond
Peoria
Berabeck Drive
Duncan Street
Marion
Bank of Marion
Park Board
Colder Air Moves In After Rains Hit Southern Illinois
The Weather Bureau in Cairo reports overcast skies and a drop in temperatures with possible snow in Southern Illinois tonight. Rain totals include Marion 2.03 inches, Carbondale 1.03, West Frankfort 2.02, with high temps in the mid 60s Monday and river stages rising toward flood levels next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Weather Bureau
Cairo
Marion
Carbondale
West Frankfort
Herrin
Muphysboro
Johnston City
Murphysboro
Carboneale
Ohio River
Brookport
Wabash River
Huronville
Herrin Library Board Takes Reserve Funds Move
The Herrin Library Board will use 2000 from its 4000 reserve fund to cover operations through May end of the fiscal year after a February balance of 910 and monthly expenses around 1000. Funds come from First Federal Savings and Loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Anne West
Marion
Library Week
Maude Owen
Southern Illinois University
Mail Delays Hit Carbondale Post Office
Carbondale post office faces delays as shortages from illness reduce staff. Superintendent R L Dillinger reports up to seven of 42 employees absent last week and five home today including four mail carriers. Substitutes lack route familiarity, causing delays for third class mail by two to three days and first class up to three hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
R. L. Dillinger
Dillinger
Tax drive nets $948 in Williamson County
A total of $948 in delinquent 1962 Williamson County personal property taxes was collected Monday, Deputy Collector Lawrence Feurer said today. Field collectors turned in $639, Feurer collected $309 in his office. Sheriff Carl Miller said he has not yet named a successor to Ted Martin, Johnston City, as a field collector and is interviewing applicants. Martin turned in his commission Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Lawrence
Feurer
Carl Miller
Ted Martin
Johnston City
Martin
Carbondale Telephone Outage After Heavy Rain
About 800 Carbondale phone lines failed when rainwater seeped into cables after a cold spell. 300 west side lines were restored overnight, 300 remain out in West Poplar and College streets, and 200 in the northeast. General Telephone Co official N E Klaus stated crews worked through the night and expect full service today. outages blamed on cracked cable coverings and water intrusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
N. E. Klaus
General Telephone Co
West Poplar
College Streets
Klaus
Maremont To Speak On Public Aid Philosophy
Arnold Maremont, chairman of the Illinois Public Aid Commission, will speak on A Do It Yourself Philosophy for Public Aid at 6:30 p m in Carbondale. Harold Swank, executive secretary, will also attend the welfare services meeting at Southern Illinois University’s University Center ballroom. IPAC staff and local citizen groups plus religious and fraternal representatives will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Maremont
Illinois Public Aid Commission
Carbondale
Harold Swank
University Center
Southern Illinois University
IPAC
Marion Grant Chances Dim Says Hall
Engineer Paul C. Hall said Marion’s $554 000 water works grant chances are poor. He warned other area communities face similar slim odds under the Public Works Accelerations Act. Marion’s October application has HFA approval and a Washington recommendation but no final word. Hall did not meet Chicago officials while in town and planned talks with a Chicago firm and chamber members were affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul C. Hall
Marion
Hall
Housing and Home Finance Office
Chicago
Washington, D.C
Federal
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Memphis
Tenn
Chamber
Slaying Suspect Linked by Eyewitness Portraits in Du Quoin Case
State Police build a composite of the Du Quoin slaying robber from eyewitness overlays and an artist’s hooded jacket sketch. The man, about 5 ft 7 in, 20 to 25, with blue eyes and brown or blond eyebrows, wore a greenish blue hooded jacket and dark trousers, and used a note demanding cash. He fled from Carbondale after robbing the Hub Cafe and killed Leo Johnson at the Liberty Oil station in Du Quoin. Police probed leads, including an air search and ballistics tests, while detailing recovered money and a pistol used in the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Police
Cpl
Charles Spruell
Ture
Spruell
Carbondale
du Quoin
District 13
Hub
Leo L. Johnson
Coello
Liberty Oil Co
Sta
Perry County
Jos Barber
United Electric Mine
Johnson
State Crime Laboratory
Springfield
Carvondale
Hub Cafe
Carbondale Bank
Economic Plan Leadership Discussed in Four County Area
Leaders from Franklin Williamson Jackson Perry counties met in Benton to discuss an area wide economic development plan. A March 18 meeting in Marion will cover plan formation and potential funding from ARPA loans and grants. About 18 attendees from Egypt Regional Planning Commission the state Board of Economic Development forestry division Bend Lake Conservancy District and farm groups attended. Existing groups could lead the program with no county by county committee decision yet made.
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Benton
Franklin, Williamson
Jackson
Perry
Mari
Area Redevelopment Administration
Egypt
Illinois Education Association outlines $1 million aid hike plan
An IEA proposal would raise state aid for Williamson and Jackson counties by about 1 million dollars annually. Meetings tonight in Herin and Murphysboro will discuss raising per pupil minimum tax rates to 77 cents for dual and unit districts to qualify for the higher aid.
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Illinois Education Association
Williamson
Jackson County
Williamson County
State
School Problems Commission
Illinois
Carbondale Community
E. M. McWherter
Leslie Stilley
IEA
Pomona
Brown
Unity Point
Giant City
Johnston City
Marion
Crab Orchard
Herrin High
Herrin
Carterville High
Carterville
Chittyville
Blairsville
Colp
Sunnyside
Cambria
Crainville
Freeman
Stonefort
Energy
Hurst
Hurst Bush
de Soto
Carbondale
Carbondale High
Glendale
Mississippi Valley
Trico
Murphysboro
Elvorado
Mines Working Wednesday Report
Mines Working Wednesday shows Old Ben and Zeigler operating both shifts with counts 9 3 and 4 3 respectively. Orient and Burning Star report partial activity with Orient 3 4 and Burning Star 1 2, while second shift Burning Star 2 and Orient 5 not operating at times.
West Frankfort Recall Bloc Blocks Seating of Victors
West Frankfort city council members Burton Melvin and Paul Rice with Frank Eubanks blocked acceptance of the Feb 26 recall canvass that ousted them. Mayor Roy Brown and Burl May supported the resolution to accept, allowing newly elected Reginald Carroll and Joe McCann to assume seats after the canvass is officially approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Burton Melvin
Paul Rice
Frank Eubanks
Roy Brown
Burl May
Reginald Carroll
Joe McCann
Melvin
Rice
Stephen Brondos
Brondos
Frank Trobaugh
Karroll
McCann
Two Paducah Men Questioned In Carbondale Burglaries
Two Paducah men were questioned about two Sunday night burglaries in Carbondale. $1,275 was stolen from Kirby’s Market and $100 from Hewitt’s Drug Store. safes were smashed and a pistol taken at Hewitt’s. Police believe professional thieves committed both crimes and wore gloves to avoid fingerprints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah, Ky
Carbondale
Roy ‘Bain
Housing Lease Revisions To Be Considered
Jackson County Housing Authority to send lease revisions to the federal Public Housing Authority in Chicago for suggestions. Critics fault eviction without cause, no standard appeal, unannounced inspections, and vague immoral purpose clauses. General manager and board discuss action and potential actions on elderly and low income sites in Elkville and De Soto.
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Jackson County Housing Authority
Federal Public Housing Authority
Chicago
Walter King
Jackson County Authority
King
PHA
John Gilbert
Gilbert
Joe Ragsdale
Elkville
de Soto
Bridgewood Homes
Murphysboro
Inflammable Liquid Found In Herrin Basement
An inflammable liquid backed up from a sewer into a Herrin basement was cleared after about four hours on Monday. Angelo Calcaterra reported a gasoline like odor at 8 p.m. Fire officials tested the liquid with an explosion meter and planned lab tests. City investigation under Mayor Henderson and officials will enforce laws against dumping flammable liquids. stations and laundries will be notified of penalties. No plant damage, but bacteria in the digester were killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Angelo Calcaterra
N. 13Th St
Carl Mayers
al Phillips
Phillips
Fred Henderson
Charles R. Farny
Marnie
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Marion Grant
Lone Wolf
St. Louis
Barber
J. D. Hays
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Hays
Robert Sparks
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Jack Hazel
Iter
Ed Karrol
Herrin Basement
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