General Telephone starts Marion building expansion
General Telephone Co plans a 29 000 square foot addition in Marion valued at 750 000. W E Snyder of Herrin is general contractor for the two story plus basement structure. The project funds a shift to eliminate two party business and four party residence service and adds space for service district plant traffic and district engineering and commercial offices with a penthouse heating and air conditioning system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Telephone Co
Marion
W. E. Snyder
Herrin
Pirate's Cove Seawall and Renovation Near Carterville
A seawall at Pirate's Cove on Rt. 13 near Carterville has been completed to maintain water depth of at least two and a half feet. Renovation costs total about 150000 dollars. A new dock will be installed by May end and mercury vapor lighting will be added around the cove. The facility now offers a restaurant groceries snack foods bottled gas service a coin operated ice house and a full fleet of rental boats including 37 foot houseboats 28 foot and 24 foot pontoon boats and fishing boats both with and without motors Camping trailers are also rented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirate’s Cove, Inc
Rt. 13
Carterville
Jackson Pierce
Plete
Pierce
William B Johnson named IC president and chair of two firms
William B. Johnson of Chicago will become president of the Illinois Central Railroad and Illinois Central Industries on Monday after being elected at a February board meeting. He will succeed Wayne A. Johnston, who becomes chairman of the boards. Johnson, 47, previously led the Railway Express Agency and supervised its revival into REA Express. Eaton wins Hawaii trip for GE dealers in St Louis district. James W Turner, former Murphysboro resident, promoted to traffic engineer at General Telephone Bloomington office after joining in 1961 and working Olney area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Johnson
Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central Industries
Wayne A. Johnston
Johnson
Railway Express Agency
REA Express
General Electric
St. Louis, Co
The
Eatons
Hawaii
Murphysboro
James W. Turner
General Telephone Company
Bloomington
Turner
General Telephone
Olney
Salesman Honored at Evansville Marketing Club Dinner
Virgil Sauls of Marion was presented a Distinguished Salesman Award at a Evansville Sales and Marketing Executives Club dinner. Sauls, a South Central Illinois salesman for Evansville Food Distributors Inc., was among 10 honorees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Sauls
S. Hadfield St
Marion
Evansville
Ind
Sales and Marketing Executives Club
Sauls
Illinois
Evansville Food Distributors Inc
L-Shape Has Living Space On Small Lot
House profile outlines a rambling ranch style home designed by Samuel Paul for the House of the Week series. The L shape saves land, provides cross-front options, and suits corner lots with flexible orientation. Interior includes three bedrooms two baths a foyer centered plan and a family room with bay window.
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Samuel Paul
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Pirate’s Cove Seawall
William
Wayne
Eaton
William E. Eaton
Eaton and Brown Appliances Co
Carbondale
Mrs. Eaton
CSA
REMA
B.S
8_S
Childernat
Alwys
CIPS
Proctor Supply Co
Zeigler
House of the Week
Southern Illinoisan
General Post Office
New York I. N
Bank Financing Free
S. Ill
Christopher
Herrin, Illinois
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Kaiser Aluminum
Kaiser
Sratented
Lumber City
West Willow
Carbondale Lumber CO
South Washington
Carbondale, Sl
Murphysboro Lumber CO
North 19Th St
Murphysboro, Illinois
L-Shape
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