Greater Egypt weighs regional planning studies this month
The Greater Egypt Regional Planning Commission moves to study feasibility of county assessments and a regional water and sewer plan. FHA officials push for regional studies. projects near Pittsburg Dog Walk Whiteash Spillertown area exceed 400000 dollars with 260000 loan pending for Grand Tower.
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Federal Home Administration
Walter Price
FHA
McLeansboro
Pittsburg
Dogwalk - Whiteash - Spillertown
Price
Ing
Grand Tower
Delbert E. Magers
Harrisburg Fha
Greater Egypt
Dave Morris
State Dept. of Business and Economic Development
Greater
Egypt
Dirksen’s Memorial Day Absence Alters Carbondale Observance
U.S. Senator Everett M Dirksen’s broken hip will prevent his attendance at Memorial Day events May 30 in Carbondale. Rep Kenneth J Gray will speak at the 100th anniversary ceremony and memorial luncheon. The Woodlawn Cemetery ceremony will include dedication of a new flag bank.
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U.S
Everett M. Dirksen
Carbondale
John Allen
Carbondale Memorial Day Association
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington
D.C
Kenneth J. Gray
Dwest
Woodlawn
Flag Bank
Oscar Koch
Illinois
Almont Crawshaw
Crawshaw
Elisabeth Leighty
Christian Moe
Marion Pool Work Planned
Marion Park District awarded 1300 for pool maintenance and 700 for painting to Sprague and Bradley of Marion and 600 for sandblasting to Midwest Co. of Anna. High school students painted class of 66 on the pool floor and may work this summer to cover damages. The sandblasting is an annual project not tied to the painting.
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Marion Park District Board
Sprague and Bradley
Marion
The
Midwest Co
Anna
Murphysboro Man Thomas Grider Dies at 69
Thomas E. Grider 69 of 931 North Street Murphysboro died today at the Veterans Administration Hospital Marion after a yearlong illness He was born October 12 1897 in Danville and married Catherine Rose in Arkansas June 25 1951 A retired plumber and WW I and II veteran he earned a Purple Heart a Silver Star and two other citations He belonged to VFW Post 7190 WWI Barracks and the First Christian Church He is survived by wife six children three sons and three daughters two sisters and six grandchildren Funeral services are set for 2 p.m Friday at Crawshaw Funeral Chapel with burial at Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery Friends may call after 2 p.m Thursday
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Thomas E. Grider
N.orth St
Murphysboro
Veteran’s Administration
Marion
Danville
Catherine Rose
Arkansas
Grider
VFW
First Christian Church
Edward
St. Louis Mo
Robert
Granite City
Jack
Indianapolis
Ind
Betty Hayes
Raymond Baskin
Stella Ogden
Kenosha
Wis
Ruth Floyd
Nellie Hector
Crawshaw Funeral Chapel
Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
Sailor Finishes Recruit Training at Great Lakes
Robert Wayne Smith son of Mr and Mrs Robert J Smith of Johnston City has completed recruit training at the Naval Training Center Great Lakes. He is home on 14 days leave before reporting to his post at the Naval Station Norfolk Virginia.
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Robert Wayne Smith
Robert J. Smith
Johnston City
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Naval Station
Norfolk, Va
GERP Announces Rotating Benton Meeting Schedule
The Greater Egypt Regional Planning Commission will hold its next meeting June 14 at the Franklin County Courthouse Benton. The new policy rotates locations monthly with meetings on the second Tuesday in each specified county courthouse and at the Carbondale headquarters in May September and December.
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Greater Egypt
Benton youths sentenced after burglary pleas in Franklin County
Five young offenders faced charges after pleading guilty to five Franklin County burglaries. William Smith 18 received one to eight years at Menard prison. Phillip Spani 18 Bobby Glenn 17 and Ralph Jones 18 David Goodin 18 were placed on one year probation with 90 days in jail for the latter four.
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Benton
William Webb Johnson
Johnson
William Smith
Menard
Smith
Phillip Spani
Bobby Glenn
Ralph Jones
David Goodin
Franklin County
Retail Clerks Local 1130 Banquet Set in Herrin
The Retail Clerks Local 1130 of Herrin will hold its annual banquet at 7 30 p m Saturday in St Marys School Gymnasium Herrin with about 250 members expected. Members may reserve by contacting Martha Perrine local secretary.
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Retail Clerks Local 1130
Herrin
St. Mary’s School Gymnasium
Martha Perrine
Correction shows mobile home permit issued to Jack Cooper
A building permit issued to Jack Cooper was mislisted as a trailer court permit. Cooper received authorization to place a single mobile home on 629 N Springer St at an estimated cost of 4000 dollars.
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Jack Cooper
Southern Illinoisan
Cooper
N. Springer St
West Frankfort Receives Prebuilt Portable Classroom
In West Frankfort Edwards School adds a 23 by 24 foot portable building purchased with federal funds. Carl McClerren notes construction started at 10 a m yesterday and the $14 000 unit will seat 35 to 40 pupils and be divided for remedial reading and language work.
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Edwards
West Frankfort
Wisconsin
Carl MccClerren
McClerren
Carport Theft Reported Then Recovered in Carbondale
Police recovered an unassembled aluminum carport stolen from Otteson Mobile Home Sales in Carbondale. A man reported seeing a person carrying the materials in the 300 block of South Graham Street and the suspects fled when noticed.
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Carbondale
Otteson
South
Graham Street
Fires Reported in Carbondale and Du Quoin
A trash fire at 1200 Schwartz St. in Carbondale caused no damage after 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. In Du Quoin, a wood pile fire on South Hickory Street at 3:45 a.m. today destroyed the pile with total loss. Firefighter names not provided.
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Carbondale
Schwartz St
du Quoin
Jim Clay
Hickory _ street
Southern Illinois Ceramics Guild Rummage Sale
The Southern Illinois Ceramics Guild will hold a rummage sale from 8 a.m. to noon Thursday in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall in Carbondale.
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Southern Illinois Ceramics Guild
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Carbondale
Independents win top SIU student posts in campus election
Robert P. Drinan Jr. and Ann Bosworth, unaffiliated candidates, won SIU Carbondale student body president and vice president posts as the Action Party retained a large Senate majority. President vote 4 129, Bosworth 2 001, with party leaders garnering most living-area and academic seats for a spring term.
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Robert P. Drinan Jr
Chicago
Ann Bosworth
Belleville
Action Party
Senate
Drinan
Bard Grosse
Tom Johnson
Dynamic Party
Miss Bosworth
Ray Lenzi
Orland DeFrates
Thompson Point
Stafford Loveland
Lynne Murdock
Bob Caster
Barbara Arms
Robert Saieg
Richard Karr
University Park
Ray Baker
Southern Acres
John Belt
H. Aminasarla
Woody Hall
Thresa Steingrudy
Dynamic
Bill Potter
School of Communications
Howard Layfer
Action
School of Home Economics
Jill Ward
Actin
School of Agriculture
Timothy Rhine
Voca
Cyclist Hurt In Spill Near SIU Campus
James E. Dunlap a Southern Illinois University student from Champaign was in fair condition after a motorcycle spill at Snider Hill East Park Street at 430 p m Tuesday. Passenger Donna Summers an SIU student at Neely Hall was treated for minor abrasions and released. Dunlap was moved to Doctors Hospital for internal injuries. No tickets were issued by Carbondale police.
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James E. Dunlap
Southern Illinois University
Champaign
Carbondale
Dunlap
Snider Hill
East Park Street
Donna Summers
SIU
Neely Hall
SIU Health Service
Doctors Hospital
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Commission
Franklyn Moreno
Archie Stroup
K. Neil Thurmond
Perry, Jackson, Franklin and
Williamson
Commission Headquarters
Dirksen
Don Hudson
Woodlawn Cemetery
Hudsow
Philip Kimmel
U.S. Army
Southern Illinossan
North Illinois Corporation
West Main Street
Carondale
North 16Th Street
Walnut Street
Winois
Southern
Linoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Associated Press
Thomas Grider
Sailor
Meat Help
Kroger
Gerp
Tional Technical Institute
Bill Norton
School of Technology
George Paluch
John Paul Davis
Robert Drinan
Murphysboro Iron & Metal CO
Gartside
Life Insurance
Bank of Marion
Marion, Illinois
Installment Loan Department
North Market
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