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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1968
Page
21
Levelsmier Realty showcases several homes near SIU including a 2 story Early American with 4 bedrooms 3 baths central air dream kitchen and patio. Other listings feature 3 bedroom brick ranches timeless colonials and a 5 room all brick home near SIU with air conditioning and major appliances.
University Realty in Carbondale lists 135 acres near Cobden and 120 acres five miles southeast of Carbondale with roads. Homes include 2007 Gray Drive three bedrooms and full basement priced at 21 900 and 605 Taylor Drive three bedrooms brick at 21 900. A 39 acre farm with three bedroom home priced at 25 000 and Lake Chautauqua homes available by inquiry. Carterville house by owner five rooms bath hot water heat and air conditioning call 985 3319.
Bracy Realty Herrin lists 608 South Park and 1313 West Maple Street 4 room house in good condition ideal rental property priced at 3500. 405 North 11th Street remodeled interior three bedrooms new roof rental back house 40 monthly 6500. 132 Circle Drive two bedroom home air conditioning automatic gas heat full basement good buy at 14000.
Real estate page lists numerous Murphysboro properties for sale including 3 bedroom houses with gas or oil heat, basements, carports and modern features. Prices range from about 5,500 to 32,000 with addresses on Spruce Street Edith Tina Drive Logan Street Chestnut Street and others along Rt. 127 and 16th Street plus a 45 acre farm. Contact at 684 6511 for more details and owner financing option on a Tina Drive brick home.
Wanted male graduate student to share a 10 by 50 house trailer in Murphysboro. Low rent offered. call 684 2302 for details.
SIU faculty couple seeks to rent a 2 to 3 bedroom house in Carbondale for one year starting immediately or in June. No children or pets. Respond to Box C-44 c o Southern Illinoisan.
Real estate listings in Carbondale describe several homes with 3 to 5 bedrooms, attached garages, and features like central air, updated kitchens, and large living spaces. Prices range from 17 800 to 22 500 with various locations including southeast and northwest subdivisions and a 2.2 acre wooded lot with potential rental income.
Juicy real estate ad offers a 3 bedroom house in Unity Point School District at 19000 dollars with payments as low as 90 dollars. Nearby Southwest Carbondale listing advertises a 3 bed 2 bath with fireplace and low down payment. Call William Dunkel or Mrs Lorraine Byrne in Carbondale.
Property ad roundup lists 175 acres Cedar Creek site 33 000 230 acres timber near Hwy 127 31 500 18 acres brick home 45 000 Dutty Burger Drive in 3 bedrooms furnished near new 7 room homes 28 000 4 bedroom with basement in Cobden 16 000 158 acres house barn Jonsboro Makanda Murphysboro and Vienna spots showing homes farms and income properties with terms water sewage city lots and farm buildings
Multiple 3 bedroom ranchers near South Division with carpeting, built in ovens, and garages priced from 11 200 to 18 500. Highlights include wall to wall carpeting, paneling, central air, and large living rooms. Contact for action on 09 02.
A 6-room home on five acres offered for twelve thousand dollars. The listing notes ample space and potential for buyers seeking a larger or smaller property in a rural setting.
Greenbriar offers 3 bedroom homes on wooded lots with central air and natural terrain. Prices range from 22,000 to 16,000 with 90 percent financing at 7 percent or 6 percent assumed with down payment and points. Buy a lot and build your chosen home. staff assist design and construction. Call 985-3080.
Local real estate ads list new and existing homes in Herrin with details such as brick construction, central air, multiple garages, basements, and price points. Properties include 3 to 4 bedroom ranches, remodeled interiors, and sections along South Park Avenue and 24th Street, with owner financing and GI loan offers. Contact numbers for Jim Bracy, Bill Bracy, Joan Houston, Marvin Owen, and Alexander Real Estate are provided.
Four properties listed by Pisoni Realty include a 4-room home at 1221 South 14th with 2 bedrooms and coal stoker furnace at 600 down and 65 monthly, a 6-room house at 900 North 13th with 3 bedrooms and basement plus garage, a 2-bedroom home at 412 South 12th in a good location with full basement, and a 3-bedroom built-in kitchen at 820 South 9th with no down payment.
Three 5 and 4 room bungalows offered with features like breakfast room fireplace glassed-in porch and garages at 620 N 9th 520 N 17th and 1312 W Cherry Liberal financing and immediate possession call 942 3213 Listings wanted on farms and acreages in the Herrin area
Real estate brief advertises homes for quick sale in Herrin and Marion. Saliba Turner at 1604 South Park Herrin lists 2 bedroom 5 room house with an extra lot and evening contact Gene Turner or Albert Saliba 942 2556. Marion brick house features 3 bedrooms 12 baths with new carpeting and extras. contact 993 6033.
93 acres with blacktop frontage located about 17 miles northeast of Marion includes 75 acres level and 18 rolling, some woodland and fruit trees. Modern 8 room home, barns, shop, poultry houses, all well maintained offered at 32000 with contact details for Otis York and Leamon Boetright.
Construction ad notes available evenings with Carl Jim or Bill Bennett at 942 5093 and Kathleen King at 942 3559. Office at 116 West Cherry Street.
Coleman Real Estate advertises a price reduction for 520 South 13th Street Herrin offering 2 bedrooms and basement with newly remodeled features. Veterans may qualify for no money down under the deal.
Ritter Agency advertises 940 acre farming tract with 800 tillable acres near Kinkaid Lake at 300 per acre plus 5 acre modern home and 10 acre modern 3 bedroom house with outbuildings and 40 acre farrowing pig operation priced at 32000. Also a duplex with basement at 121 123 N 18th for 21500 and a furnished 3 apartment income property at 1841 Edith for 16000. Other listings include 2 bedroom gas heated home at 1928 Minton and more details with contact numbers Jim Tindall Earl Canning Joe Bryant.
Classified ads list rentals in Carbondale Murphysboro and surrounding towns. Properties include apartments houses mobile homes trailers and office spaces with varying rents contact numbers and restrictions for seniors couples students and graduates. Multiple listings reference nearby SIU Carbondale and Little Grassy Lake with dates and phone contacts.
The notice announces a special school election in School District No. 165 Jackson and Williamson Counties Illinois on April 13 1968 to decide a proposition to levy 1.42 percent property tax for educational purposes with estimated revenues of about 1 046 500 dollars versus the current 891 800. Precinct polling sites include Unity Point School DeSoto Grade School Attucks Elementary School and Carbondale Community High School Central. Polls open 12 noon and close 7 pm. Ruth W Philipp secretary and Charles J Lerner president signed the notice dated March 25 1968.
Publication notice informs Lee George Knight of a divorce action filed by Jetrude Ann Ann Knight in Jackson County Illinois. The deadline to answer is April 29 1968 with potential default entered after that date. Attn J Edward Helton C6464. James R. Kerley Clerk of Court.
Notice says an April 13, 1968 election will choose two members for three year terms. All voters in the district, single precinct, will vote at Murphysboro Township High School from noon to 7:00 PM. W. E. Riseling as president and John Wathen as secretary sign the notice.
A public notice states that on April 13 1968 an election will be held at Carbondale Community High School Attucks Elementary School DeSoto Grade School and Unity Point School for three three year terms on the Board of Education. polls open noon to 7 pm with the election overseen by the Board of Education of District 165 Jackson and Williamson counties Illinois. Charles J Lerner president and Ruth W Philipp secretary signed the notice March 25 1968.
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