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Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1968

Page

5

Board to clear courthouse site demolition bid approved

Williamson County Public Building Commission approved advertisement for bids to demolish the old Washington School, on property to host a new courthouse. Commissioner Herman Bearden said the school bell will be salvaged for the county historical society, praised by Chairman K. Neil Thurmond. Treasury balance stood at $1,643 with $15,000 in Treasury bills due in April to be cashed.

Williamson County Public Building Commission Washington Herman Bearden The County Historical Society Bearden K. Neil Thurmond Treasury

Gray says any Jackson County area could qualify for EDA aid

Rep. Kenneth J. Gray argues congressional intent for the Economic Development Administration focused on creating jobs, not strict county lines. He says Carbondale is not the sole qualifying area and that any part of Jackson County, including Murphysboro or Boskydell, could be eligible if a project creates jobs.

Kenneth Gray Jackson County Economic Development Administration EDA Kenneth J. Gray West Frankfort Carbondale Murphysboro Boskydell Jackson Countty Herrin Martha Sprague Gray Donsr Inc Central Technollogy Inc Greater Egypt Business and Industrial Development Association Central Technology Inc Robert Carlock Twas Arthur E. Prell Southern Minois University Business Research Bureau Prell Donar Inc CTI William Whitson The University Bank Whitson Greater Egypt Commission Dis Williamson Perry Franklin Jefferson Jackson Carbondale Growth Center

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