Carbondale All-America City awarded at dinner
About 240 attended a dinner where F William Human Jr of the National Municipal League presented Carbondale with the All-America City citation. Mayor Neal Eckert accepted as the theme Just the Beginning stated the city’s progress in citizen participation and problem solving. Graham Watt of the International City Management Association delivered the keynote. A 30 unit parade preceded the event, ending at Main and Illinois as the All-America City Flag was raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Blackburn
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
F. William Human, Jr
Govering Council
National Municipal League
Neal Eckert
Human
Graham Watt
Washington, D.C
The
International City
Cal Government Affairs
David Keene
Main
Illinois Avenue
Air Force
Eckert
Independent Voters of
Illinois
Neal Eckret
Left
F. William Human Jr
Center
Governor Opens Marion Regional Office Building
Gov. Richard Ogilvie dedicates the new Marion regional office on West Main Street in a ceremony attended by about 500 people. The one story brick building houses 11 offices and aims to boost services, development, and economic aid for Southern Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Ogilvie
State
Marion
West Main Street
Veterans Hospita
City of
Ogilvie
Frank Resnik
General Services
Resnik
Monumntal
Illinois
Goveror
Marioni’s
Rockford
Springfield
Peoria
Champaign
East St. Louis
Ogilvie Says No Income Tax Increase In Foreseeable Future
Illinois Governor Richard Ogilvie told a Marion audience the state does not need an income tax hike in the foreseeable future. He cited revenue sharing and federal welfare funds as sufficient and declined to set a year deadline. He urged greater federal welfare cost sharing and education funding while touting a tourism led rural development effort and a $165 million state fund release for sewerage facility upgrades to meet EPA standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Ogilvie
Marion
Illinois
Ogilvie
Paul Simon
EPA
Herrin
Ilinois
Signs Gone In All America Rip Off At Carbondale
Carbondale reports theft of four city entrance signs celebrating its All America status. Posts were sawed or uprooted, with city official calling it an All America rip-off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Carbondale Jewel Robbery Leads to Multiple Arrests
Police recovered about 19000 dollars in jewelry minutes after an armed robbery at McNeill's Jewelry in Carbondale. Five suspects all from St Louis are jailed on 15000 dollar bonds after a rapid police pursuit and roadblock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Barry W. Green
Tommie L. Calvin
Jeffrey L. Sneed
Raymond H. Baker
Sandra Marie Sneed
St. Louis
McNeill
David
Miner Charles L Norris Jr. 41 dies in rock fall near Waltonville
Charles L Norris Jr. of Marion was killed Friday in a rock fall at Freeman No. 6 Mine near Waltonville while inspecting an oil leak. Funeral services set for Monday at Scottsboro Church of God with burial at Maplewood Cemetery. Survived by wife Mildred, five children, parents Charles and Lahoma Norris, and several siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karnes
United Mine Workers of America
First Apostolic Faith Assembly
West Frankfort
Lois Criley Karnes
Lucille Moore
Hammond
Ind
Betty Hasbury
Shirley McCullough
Calumet City
McKinnley Wall
Grace Moore
J. Aud Mifflin
Jacob
Wilson Funeral Home
Ava
Morris M. Dice
Glenn Cemetery
Mr. Mifflin
Herrin Hospital
William and
Christina Korando Mifflin
First Baptist Church of
Murphysboro
Jackson County Farm Bureau
Mifflin
Bertha Ralston
Grover
Andrew
Charles
Russell
Erban
Fred
Oak Forest
Glenn Cemetery Fund
Charles L. Norris Jr
Marion
Scottsboro
Webb
Norris
Jack Boles
Maplewood Cemetery
Mitchell
Mr. Norris
Johnson Norris
Mildréd Mofield
Pickett
Ark
S- Dore Church of God
Bie
Larry Evard
Kay
Penny
Jonathon
Joel
Rebecca Lucinda
Jim
Ronnie
Richard Allison
Centralia
Fred Hill
Larry-Jason Evard
Also Mentioned on This Page
Richard B. Ogilvie
John Gilbert
Kenneth J. Gray
Robert Lehnhausen
State Department
Tla
By Wanda Barras
Southern Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency
Williamson County
James Sanders
Sanders
Republican Party
C. L. McCormick
Vienna
McCormick
Govenor
A. Paul Morris
Marion Veterans Hospital
Morris
Holiday Inn
Oscar Karnes
Rt. 3
Union Hospital
Franklin County
Issac and
Eunice Misslin Karnes
Brandon
Hill
Jackson County
Lone Gunman
A and
Bill Pike
Pike
Charles L. Norris
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!