Assessors Attend 10th Annual School Workshop in Peoria
Lou King Williamson County supervisor of assessments and deputies Dean Melvin and Wade Rowatt attended the 10th annual workshop for assessors in Peoria. The Illinois Department of Revenue co-sponsored the school to teach laws on personal and real estate assessments. King in Course 3 and Rowatt with Melvin in Course 1. About 700 of 1400 assessors attended. King proposed forming a southern district assessors organization and a similar school next fall. Mrs Odessa Hart Brown left a tenth of her estate valued at 315 728 to First Baptist Church. it may receive over 31 000.
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Lou King
Williamson County
Dean Melvin
Wade Rowatt
Peoria
School For
Illinois Department of Revenue
Illinois
King
Rowatt
Melvin
Department of Revenue
Winston Salem
N.Y
Odessa Hart Brown
First Baptist Church
Scholarship for 300 Fails to Find Eligible Recipient
Southern Illinois University cannot award a $300 scholarship created in 1964 by Tri-County Electric Cooperative of Mount Vernon due to no qualified nominees from Jefferson Washington Marion counties. Eligibility requires a member’s child, financial need, and upper-half high school ranking. nominees may be sent to Post Office Drawer 309 Mount Vernon.
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Southern Illinois University
Jefferson - Washington - Marion
Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc
Mount Vernon
H. G. Downey
Tri-County Electric Cooperative
Estle H Butts Carbondale dies after long illness at 80
Estle H Butts 80 of 404 S Forest St Carbondale died 1 30 pm Monday at Styrest Nursing Home after a five year illness She was a Tigert Church member for 50 years born Feb 20 1888 in Springfield Ind She leaves two Carbondale sisters and one in Benton Funeral 2 pm Wednesday at Van Natta Funeral Home Carbondale with Rev Edward Hoffman Burial in St Johns Lutheran Cemetery southwest of Anna Friends may call There is a new planning newsletter from the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission available at 22112 W Main St Carbondale
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Estle Butts
Carbondale
Estle H. Butts
S. Forest St
Styrest
Butts
Tigert Methodist Church
Cairo
Springfield
Ind
Oliver P
Etta Dye Holmes
Nina Holshouser
Elizabeth Riley
Mable Cullum
Benton
van Natta Funeral Home
Edward Hoffman
First Methodist Church
St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery
Anna
Greater Egypt
Fire damages Norman's Restaurant near Williamson County fairgrounds
A passerby alerted police Sunday to a blaze at Norman's Restaurant on Old Rt. 13 Marion. Fire Chief Lonnie Dungey described heavy flames. interior and kitchen equipment were destroyed but the building was saved. Cause undetermined. Operator J Ralph Norman was away tiling flooring when the fire alarm sounded. Also in Marion, Jerry Kirk was fined 25 dollars for theft with 100 dollars restitution ordered to Throgmorton.
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Rt. 13
Williamson County Fairgrounds
Marion
J. Ralph Norman
Norman
Uncle Tom’s Cafe
Lonnie Dungey
Jerry Kirk
Rt. 1
Herrin
Lan Haney
Kirk
Raymond L. Throgmorton
William O Price Carbondale resident dies at 84
William Otho Price of 305A East Oak Street Carbondale died Monday at Tyler's Nursing Home at age 84 after about a year of illness. He was a retired laborer born August 5 1884 in Huntington Tennessee. Survivors include his wife Della son Ernest of Chicago daughters Mildred Price and Gloria Hill of Jackson Michigan five grandchildren and two sisters in law. Services Thursday at Bethel AME Church burial Oakland Cemetery. Algee Funeral Home in charge.
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William Otho Price
E. Oak St
Carbondale
Tylers Nursing Home
Price
Huntington
Tenn
Della
Ernest
Chicago
Mildred Price
Gloria Hill
Jackson
Mich
Bethel A.M.E
John Francisco
Oakland Cemetery
Bethel Church
Algee’s Funeral Home
Open House At Steeleville High School Attracts 700 Visitors
Approximately 700 people attended the Steeleville High School open house at 701 South Sparta Street. Student council members led tours while teachers explained room use. Superintendent Felix A. Williams said refreshments were prepared by home economics students. The new school has 18 teaching stations and began use January 2 on a 20 acre site adjoining the grade school.
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Steeleville High School
South Sparta St
Felix A. Williams
Carbondale Driver Charged After SIU Campus Crash
Harry J. Curtis 22 of Carbondale charged with driving too fast for conditions on SIU campus drive after his car forced Paul Dugas’ vehicle into a parked car owned by John E. Finchan. Curtis admitted passing Dugas’ car. No damage estimate available.
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Harry J. Curtis
Oakland Ave
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Curtis
Paul Dugas
SIU Broadcasting Service
Dugas
John E. Finchan
S. Logan St
Finchan
Car crash sparks grass fire near Hurst injures none
A car driven by Mike Mitchell of Blairsville ran a road along the Big Muddy River, struck a power pole, and started a small grass fire east of Hurst Monday night. Hurst firefighters quickly contained the blaze. No injuries reported. Mitchell was ticketed.
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Hurst
Mike Mitchell
Blairsville
Big Muddy
Mitcheff
Police Briefs From West Frankfort Carterville and Marion
West Frankfort reports Mattie Pitt cited for speeding with $20 fine. Carterville records Darlene Runge fined $15 for speeding. Marion lists Billy Corder with a $21 fine, details incomplete.
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West Frankfort
Mattie Pittman
Carterville
Darlene Runge
Marion
Billy Corder
Extensions and Cost Compare for Telephone Service
The piece outlines two approaches to extending telephone service. Approach No 1 costs nothing beyond potential running time and medical risk after a fall. Approach No 2 costs about four cents daily, cheaper than a regular phone. No third option exists. contact the business office or the telephone truck man.
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