Fire Damaged Building Cited By Inspectors
City inspectors urged owner Thomas Butcher to explain plans to repair or demolish the fire damaged property next to Butcher’s Court House Tavern at 28 10th St. Hazards include a roof hole, broken second story windows, burned walls, and a loose metal awning. May 24 council hearing set to decide demolition or repair.
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Thomas Butcher
Butcher's Court House
Loth St
Roy McGee
Jackson County Health Dept
Chester Steele
Claud Hiser
Mderman Albert Mileur
Butcher
Joe Williams
Baker Barber
Corp
William Wolff
Richard White
Murphysboro City Opens Oil and Chip Bids
The Murphysboro City Council public improvement committee will study bids on oil and chips for non arterial street repairs. Bids opened Friday night covered 35,000 gallons of liquid asphalt 1,000 tons of aggregate spread 3,000 gallons of liquid asphalt MCs and 100 tons of filing materials.
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Mursphysboro
City Council Public Improvement Committee
City Council
Travel Fund Use Limit Recommended by County Auditor
Jackson County auditor recommends restricting the sheriff's travel fund to emergency travel only. Crain notes past uses included postage, supplies, newspapers, and travel, with proper itemization but funds misaligned with original purpose. End-year balance zeroes after $3,054 in expenditures. deputies' auto allowance emerged as largest item.
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Jackson County
Bill Crain
Horwath
Carbondale
Crain
Board of Supervisors
Erly
Ile
Tha
Sheriff's Office
Arch Edwards
Edwards
Zouthenn
Lianoia
William Ridgero
Way
Carbondala
Ite Souther Llinalsa
Polly Cash
Carbondale Free
Franklin Asphalt Co
Westltorn Daily Journal
Murphyshara
Rankfort
Thia
MCA
AP News
Wilson Asphalt Co
Marion
John Blankinship
Midway Festival awards brighten SIU Spring Festival
Delta Zeta sorority and Delta Chi fraternity win grand champion for Telstar travel show at the Midway on the Southern Finals campus. Sigma Sigma Sigma and Sigma Pi take first in show division with German Beer Garden. Alpha Phi Omega takes first in display. Monte Carlo Casino theme wins booth prize. Ranger Hall and Saluki Arms earn honorable mentions for miniature golf courses.
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Delta Zeta Sorority
Delta Chi Fraternity
Woody Hull
Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity
Tiree
Telstar
Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority
Sigma Pi Fraternity
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority
Theta Xi Fraternity
Hong Kong
Saluki Flying Club
University Center Student Activities Programming Board
Woody Hall
Little Egypt Agriculture Co-op
Monte Carlo
Sigma ‘Tau Gana Fraternity
Saluki Arms
Ranger Hall
Health ordinances eyed by county boards this week
Franklin Williamson Bi County Board of Health proposes two ordinances on health and sanitation standards for restaurants and taverns and for private sewage disposal systems. Health officer Dr. David Richerson notes surveys show widespread noncompliance and cites Jackson County's similar 1961 ordinance as precedent.
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Franklin - Williamson Bi - County Board of Health
Franklin County Board] of Supervisors
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Henry Wright
David P. Richerson
Health Department
Public Health Service
Williamson County
Franklin County
Richerson
Jackson County
Starnes Seeks Reversal of State Police Discharge
Starnes of Zeigler asks Sangamon County Circuit Court to overturn the State Police Merit Board ruling that discharged him last December for stealing 10 box seat tickets from an Illinois State Pair office and selling them at scalper prices. His attorney says the appeal follows missed hearings and a pending motion to dismiss.
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Wormer
Noble
Starnes
Zeigler
Sangamon County
State Police Merit Board
Illinois
Joseph E. Ragen
Albert Bertanalli
Ragen
Robert Newly
Marlon
Neely
Park Board Accepts Royal Crown Vend Dispensers For Pool
Herrin Park District Board approves three canned drink dispensers from Royal Crown Bottling Co for the pool concession stand with $1 per 24 can case receipts retained by the board. Cans sell for 15 cents. lease may convert to purchase near $500 after a year.
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Herrin Park
William Bracy
Charles Jack
Pik
Marlow
Youths Hurt In Accident Near Cleburne South Of Christopher
Two West Frankfort area youths were injured in a single vehicle crash early Saturday on a road near Cleburne south of Christopher. Marvin Vogler 19 West Frankfort and passenger Jack Saint 18 Christopher sustained minor injuries. the car driven by Vogler ran off the road hitting an embankment at 1 30 a m. A douse trailer was damaged later that morning when it turned on Rt 5 three miles south of Elkville. Eugene Dunkel 19 St Johns Mich was the driver pulling the trailer. no injuries were reported.
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West Frankfort
Cleburne
Christopher
District 13
du Quoin
Marvin Lee Vogler
Vogler
Jack Saint
Rt. 5
Elkville
Eugene W. Dunkel
St. John's, Mich
Dunkel
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Betty Heller
Walt Roecker
Phyllis Rist
Murphysboro
Ibids
Coles’ Asphalt Co
Jon
Siu Festival
Air County Healy Dept
Board of Health, Inch
Mack William Parker
St. Louis
Robert Schwartz
John
Butchar
Oakdale St
Justice of Peace
Jim Bob Kerley
Lickel
James Givens
Russell Wingerter
Ervin
Phoenix
Ava
Jim Bob
Kerley
Uicket
Charles Brantey
Clifford C. Schwinn du Quoin
Berdel Hasemeyer
George Osterbrink
Brooklyn
Iowa
State ‘Prooper
Earl DB
Creath
Park Board
Buddy J. Boucher
Rt. 4
Justice At Peace
Dean Berger
Mike Thomas
COX
Holland Street
Marion, IL
Fuone WY
Denham’s
Zwick’s
Herrin
Anwal Gale
Hamour
Zwice
Egypt
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