Murphysboro Chamber Dinner Highlights Change and Value
Guest speaker Thomas C. McKelly of Laclede Gas urged ongoing re evaluation of methods and warned against being satisfied with past experience. He stressed valuing individuals and adapting to improve efficiency. Musical program by Mrs. Michael Hanes preceded installation of 1966 67 officers and new board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas C. McKelly
Murphysboro
Chamber
McKelly
Michael Hanes
Carbondale
Charles Meadows
James B. Howard
Rupert Borgsmiller
James McCoskey
Robert E. Edwards
Edward C. Althoff
Bruce Richmond
Henry Porter
William A. Loy
Lawrence Glenn
Jackson County Board Eliminates Mine Examiner Post
Jackson County Supervisors abolished the Mine Examiner position paying 165 dollars monthly held by Ivan Replogle of Murphysboro. A motion by Vergennes Supervisor Jack Lipe cited only one mine remains and is set to close later this year. The board also removed the mines and mining committee from working committees and moved its bills to the fees and salary committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Ivan Replogle
Murphysboro
Vergennes
Jack Lipe
Mines and Mining Committee
Dively Freed On Bail After Murder Charge
James F. Dively, 44, Paris, released on 20000 bail from Williamson County jail after being held since March 15 for the March 5 murder of his uncle Paul F. Dively 77 Scottsboro. Psychiatrists say he is sane and capable of aiding his defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Dively
Williamson County
Maarch
Paul F. Dively
Scottsboro
Dively
Paris
Clarence Boyd
Marion
Leonard Horecker
Carbondale
Two Injured In One Car Crash On Rt 3
A mother and daughter were critically injured in a one car wreck on Rt 3 south of Grand Tower at 8 55 a m. Mrs Maxine Hite 81 of East St Louis and Mrs Alfreda Taylor 54 of Belleville were transferred from St Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro to St Elizabeth s Hospital Belleville. Police said the driver lost control and left the highway before the car overturned on an embankment. The driver remains unidentified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 3
Grand Tower
Maxine Hite
East St. Louis
Alfreda Taylor
Belleville
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Gillmore Heads Jackson County Board of Supervisors
James Gillmore was elected Jackson County Board of Supervisors chairman amid talk of a rough year with substantial work ahead. The De Soto Township supervisor succeeds W I Ike Brandon and outlines plans on delinquent real estate, planning and zoning, and courthouse work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Board of Supervisor
James Gillmore
Gillmore
de Soto
Carbondale
W. I
Ike
Brandon
County General Fund
Nursing Home Committee
Roy Gilbert
Jackson County Board of Health
Lorene Twenhaiel
R. J. Philipp
Jackson County
Tuberculosis Board
Dorothy Muckelroy
High Ridge
Mines Working Thursday Across Several Locations
The report lists active mines including Old Ben, Orient, Zeigler, and Fidelity Burning Star with multiple shifts or sections such as Old Ben 9 21 24 Orient 3 4 5 Zeigler 3 4 and Burning Star 1 2, indicating ongoing operations on Thursday. Strong entities include mine names and numbered sections indicating specific working areas.
Panels Delays Slow Herrin High School Expansion
Construction on the 28 000 square foot Herrin High School addition resumes with large exterior stone panels after months of slow progress caused by heavy rainfall and failed initial deliveries. Architect Charls Garrison says a new panel firm will install by Monday. roof work begins soon and full completion targeted by July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin High School
Charls Garrison
Casbendale
Simon, Rettberg and Garriso
Board of Education
Garrison
Music Department
Lincoln Elementary School
Applicants Sought for Zeigler Postal Clerk Carrier
The Zeigler Post Office seeks a clerk carrier with starting pay 2.57 per hour and maximum 3.50. Apply by May 25 at the Post Office and submit to the Executive Secretary, Board of U.S. Civil Service Examiners in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeigler
Zeigler Post Office
Board of
U.S. Civil Service Examiners
Springfield
Carbondale Considers Council Manager Plan Adoption
If Carbondale voters approve the council manager system in the May 24 election, Mayor D. Blaney Miller says officials will hire a manager rapidly. The man should have city manager experience and a salary likely between 12000 and 20000 dollars yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michelle Klaus
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
D. Blaney Miller
Carbonale
Miller
Willliam Eaton
Proposal For Progress on City Manager Selection Process
The article outlines how Carbondale voters will weigh the council manager form on May 24 and details ICMA guidelines for hiring a city manager. It covers qualification steps, interview plans, salary considerations, reporting lines, and the role of an advisory citizens group in candidate screening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
International City Managers’ Association
ICMA
National Association
International Association
Citizens Advisory Committee
Plan Commission
Human Relations Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Public Affairs Research Bureau of
Southern Illinois University
Centralia
Bank
Illinois Central Railroad
Walter Shipp
International City Manager’s Association
Illinois Municipal League
Shipp
Auto Crash On Main Street Claims Woman and Unborn Child
A 25 year old Korean SIU student and her unborn child died after an autotruck crash on West Main Street Carbondale Tuesday. Mrs Chungok Hong Park eight months pregnant was a passenger in an auto driven by her husband Sung K Park 26. The couple lived in Carbondale at 318 South Wall Street. Park a SIU graduate student. The fatality was third in a year at the east entrance to Mur dale Shopping Center where a traffic signal installation was approved. Truck driver David S Young 34 of De Soto was uninjured. Park suffered minor injuries. Police said the Park vehicle left in left turn into the truck. No tickets issued. The body is at Huffman Funeral Home Carbondale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
West Main Street
Carbondale
Chungok Hong Park
Sung K. Park
Murdale
Rt. 13
Main Street
David S. Young
DeSoto
Pro Tane Gas Service of Illinois, Inc
Murphysboro
Young
Park
Mike Deming
Jack Hazel
Deming
Huffman Funeral Home
Marion Chamber Buys 46 Acre Industry Site For $55,000
Marion Chamber of Commerce took title to a 46 acre industrial park site for 55 000 to be financed by a 27 772 fund drive with pledges. A 1 000 Gift Club will be promoted and 1 000 donors urged to raise the balance while a house to house canvass will seek gifts from residents. James A Frick and Wayne Hestand chair the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Chamber of Commerce
Gail M. Brady
North Carbon Street
Interstate Rt. 57
New Rt. 13
Lewis Neilsen
James A. Frick
Wayne Hestand
John Putnam
Jaycees Club
William Giles
Roy Campbell
Marion Retail Merchants Association
Campbell
St. Louis
Cardinals
Sunnyside School to Close in Herrin Unit District
Sunnyside Elementary in the Herrin Unit District will close at the end of the school year after PTA requests clarifications. About 60 pupils are enrolled with four teachers reassigned to other unit schools and bus service provided for transfers to Chittyville Grade School. kindergarten and EMH pupils may move to city buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunnyside
Herrin
Board of Education
Parent Teachers Association
Lee Booth
Booth
Chittyville
SIU to Host Dedication Banquet for School of Technology
Arnold Maremont, SIU Board member, will give the principal address at a dedication banquet for the SIU School of Technology with about 600 guests expected. dinner at 7 p.m. in the University Center ballroom costs 3.75. A two day symposium on technology and humanity follows with speakers from NSF, U S Office of Education, Stanford, Interior, Inland Steel, and SIU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Maremont
Chicago
Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
SIU School of Technology
SIU University Center
Inland Steel Co
East Chicago
Charles D. Tenney
SIU
University Center Ballroom
Southern Illinois University Board Meeting Plans
The SIU board of trustees meets Thursday at 1 30 p m to review capital funds requests for 1967 69 and bids for a campus water line from Edwardsville Pong treatment plant. Some members stay for Friday ceremonies dedicating the new campus with Gov Otto Kerner delivering the opening address at 10 30 a m, campus tours, and a public barbecue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
Edwardsville
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Sparta Man Fined for Speeding in Harsh Conditions
Lawrence Bockhorn of Sparta was cited for driving too fast for conditions, fined $15 in a local police brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Lawrence Bockhorn
Herrin School Board Hires Nine Teachers for 1966 67
The Herrin Unit School District Board approves nine new hires to begin the 1966 67 year. New staff include seven replacements for resignations at various schools plus two additional positions at Hurst Bush Grade School and a high school bookkeeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Unit
Cleo Harris
Darrell Reach
Antoinette Riggio
Don Lindquist
Hurst Bush
Paul Horn
Jacob Rendleman
Richard Walters
South Side
Bill Mann
Herrin
Francis Tygett
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chamber Meet
Jackson Board of Supervisors
Jackson County Board of Supervisors
David H. Moore
Jackson County Coordinating Agency
War On Poverty
Moore
the Economic Development Administration
Old Ben
Orient
Fidelity
Burning Star
Eaton
Frank Kirk
National Municipal League
Marion's Chamber
Sunnyside School
Raymond Seeger
National Science Foundation
Washington, D.C
Peter S. Mousolite
U.S. Office of Education
Hubert Heffner
Stanford University
California
Harry R. Anderson
U.S. Dept. of the Interior
Michael Tenenbaum
SIU Board
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