Carterville Plans Four Week Planning Discussions
Carterville citizens planning course committees will present discussions on four Carterville problem areas over the next four weeks. The government operations money committee reports Monday, water and sewer May 16, roads and streets May 23, with a fourth committee on community cooperation awaiting a date. Sessions are run by the Greater Egypt Regional Planning Commission and the Southern Illinois University program. Franklyn Moreno of Greater Egypt says no action will be taken as a direct result.
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Carterville
Governmental Operations
Greater Egypt
Pickets to Resume Monday in Sparta on Hiring Claims
NAACP Randolph County Chapter plans a Monday restart of protests in Sparta Illinois over alleged racial discrimination in teacher hiring at District 140. The dispute centers on the application of Mrs. Charles Kimbrough, dismissed from Vernon School in 1963, with Dr. Charles Kimbrough and Curtis Trainer noting the file contains her application but no action yet.
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Sparta Community Unit District
Randolph County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Melvin Anderson
Sparta City
R. E. Linders
J. Milton Burns
Burns
Unit School Board
Charles Kimbrough
Southwest
NAACP
Kimbrough
Vernon School
Carbondale Police Briefs Fines for Traffic Violations
In Carbondale jack Campbell was fined 15 dollars for failing to yield the right of way. Jacob Ralph F Gruebmeyer received a 55 dollar fine for immoderate driving.
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Carbondale
Jack Campbell
Jacob
Ralph F. Gruebmeyer
Satire wins top award at SIU Spring Festival show
Southern Illinois University students from University City residence halls produced That Was The Campus That Was to satirize campus telephone service. The show won grand champion of Spring Festival entries while SIU Recreation Club took second. Alpha Phi Omega and Neely Hall floors tied for third. Wilson Manor and Forest Hall won first place in the display booth category.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
University City
Freeman
SIU Recreation Club
Alpha Phi Omega
Neely Hall
Thompson Point
Wilson Manor
Forest Hall
Vergennes Announces Clean-Up Week Led by Mayor Doerr
Vergennes proclaims Clean-Up Week Monday to Saturday with a village truck serving nonburnable trash on Saturday. Residents place trash at the curb and may ask board members for assistance, with village board members listed as Etherton Klein Sweatland Eisenhauer Eisenhauer Duecher and Clerk Bastien.
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Vergennes
Ray Doerr
Louis Etherton
Odell Klein
Linden Sweatland
Earl Eisenhauer
Vernon Eisenhauer
W. H. Duecher
Jack Bastien
Rend Lake Bids Opened for Land Clearing Work
Army Corps of Engineers opened bids in St Louis for Rend Lake Reservoir land clearing. Five bids were received. R E Van Cloostere Construction Co of Murphysboro submitted the apparent low bid of 84722 dollars. Work covers about 305 timbered acres six cultivated and pastured acres and 15 miles of channel in the Big Muddy River and Casey Fork subimpoundments in Jefferson County near Nason.
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Rend Lake
Army Corps of Engineers
St. Louis
R. E. van Cloostere Construction Co
Murphysboro
Big Muddy River
Casey Fork
Jefferson County
Nason
SIU duo to attend Chicago feed conference
Alex Reed and Howard H. Olson of SIU animal industries will attend the American Feed Manufacturers Association annual meeting in Chicago on Thursday and Friday. Reed chairs the department and Olson specializes in dairy cattle production.
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Alex Reed
Howard H. Olson
SIU
Department of Animal Industries
American Feed Manufacturers’ Association
Chicago
Reed
Olson
GOP hopeful caravan to visit 21st district in Illinois
A pre primary Republican caravan will tour Illinois 21st Congressional District May 30 to June 1. Participants include Charles H. Percy for U.S. Senate Harris Rowe for state treasurer and Ray Page for state superintendent. Schedule spans Mt Vernon Marion Carbondale Murphysboro West Frankfort Benton Harrisburg Carmi Fairfield Albion Mt Carmel with rallies, breakfasts, luncheons and dinners in local venues.
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21St
Illinois
Charles H. Percy
U.S
Harris Rowe
Ray Page
Lawrence J. Wohlwend
Marion
Central
Harrisburg
Harrisburg High School
Comer’s
Hill Top Cafe
Carmi
el Rancho
Fairfield
Courthouse
Albion
Veterans of Foreign Wars Club
Mt. Carme
Mrs Hilda Schmidt 77 Dies After Illness in Chester
Mrs Hilda B Rieke Schmidt 77 of Mulberry Street Chester died Friday after five months illness at Spring Lodge Nursing Home near Chester born January 1 1889 in Marine daughter of Herman and Louise Lagge Rieke married to Harry Schmidt May 1 1907. Survived by daughters Opal Chester and Viola Hoy Gulfport Miss a sister Mrs John Ibera Highland and three grandchildren. Funeral 1 pm Monday Schroeder Funeral Chapel Chester with Rev Dowain McKien officiating burial Highland Cemetery. Eastern Star ritual 7 pm today at the chapel. Guests may call after 9:30 am today.
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Hilda B. Schmidt
Mulberry Street
Chester
Spring Lodge
Marine
Herman
Louise Lagge Rieke
Harry Schmidt
Schmidt
Opal
Viola S. Hoy
Gulfport
John Ibera
Highland
Order of the Eastern Star
First Methodist Church
Schroeder Funeral
Dowain McKien
Highland Cemetery
Funeral Home
Eastern Star
Herrin Concert Drive To Start
The Herrin Concert Artists Series will launch its 1966 67 membership drive Tuesday as the Virginia Symphony performs in the High School auditorium. Membership cards may be secured before and after the concert, the season’s third and final one. Membership costs 12 dollars for a family and five dollars for an individual.
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Herrin
Virginia Symphony
Amparo Iturbi
Columbus
Fairfeld
Du Quoin Council Seeks Fire Insurance Rate Cuts
The Du Quoin City Council heard Fire Inspection Bureau advice on lowering fire insurance rates. Mayor Struck noted the eight rating is high and proposed actions include more water supply and pressure, an extra full time firefighter, and a water/sewer improvement project funded partly by a 50 percent EDA grant.
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du Quoin
Fire Inspection Bureau
Jack Struck
Struck
Economic Development Administration
A. Roger Hook
EDA
Herrin
P. R. Mallory Co
Phelps-Dodge Aluminum, Inc
George Foster
Kerner Approves Funds for Anna State Hospital Restroom Upgrades
Governor Otto Kerner approves 73927 to upgrade bathroom facilities at Athena and Lencott cottages at Anna State Hospital funded by the state Department of Mental Health.
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Anna State Hospital
Otto Kerner
Athen
Lence
State Department of Mental Health
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GOP
Parker Music CO
DIAL
East Main ST
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Herrin Concert Drive
Zeigler
Royalton
Zeigler-Royalton Unit
U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Kenneth J. Gray
West Frankfort
Foster
Vallie West
Police and Fire Merit Board
Poplar and
Oak Streets
Southern Illinoisan
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West Main Street
Carbbondale
North 16Th Street
Walnut Street
Ilinois
Southern
Linoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Associated Press
Ozite Town ‘N’ Terrace
Renfro Furniture
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Norelco Electric
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Walgreen Drugs
Elec
Norelco
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East 42Nd Street
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