New Zealand Prison Architect eyes outer walls idea
New Zealand assistant government architect J R Blake Kelly toured Europe and the United States to study maximum security prisons. He discussed outward walls like Bladeston in England to deter outsiders while Marion, Illinois combines radial and telegraph pole designs and contends with high concrete walls and small inmate units as core security features.
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New Zealand
J. R. Blake-Kelly
Ministry of Works
Illinois
Europe
United States
Blake-Kelly
England
Bladeston
Marion
Blundeston
New
Four More Girls Enter Area Beauty Pageant
Four area girls entered the Miss Southern Illinois pageant sponsored by Hervin Junior Chamber of Commerce. Contestants are Pamela Samuel Lynn Gerdemann Micha el Gooch and Judyth Sink. The event June 29 at South Side School gym Herrin selects a winner to advance to Miss Illinois July 17 to 20 in Aurora.
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Pamela Samuel
Micheal Gooch
Lynn Gerdemann
Judyth Sink
Hervin Junior Chamber of Commerce
South Side School
Herrin
Ilinois
Aurora
Miss Samuel
Bert Samuel Jr
Jefferson St. Johnston Gily
Johnston City High School
Johnston City
Rotc Angel Flight
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority
SIU
Danny Telford
LeeRoy Brandon
Gerdemann
Herb Club
Delta Gamma Sorority
Bela Springfield
Bradley
Man Aided By Phone Mix-Up
A phone mix-up may have saved the life of 70 year old Samuel Elkins of Marion by connecting him to his former neighbor Frank Maxton. Maxton summoned an ambulance from Wilson Funeral Home and Elkins was transported to Marion Memorial Hospital in fair condition after suffering a heart related event.
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Marion
Gene Hilliard
S. Madison
Frank Maxton
Samuel Elkins
Elkins
General
Telephone Co
ADC recipients in southern Illinois face job, childcare gaps
Stephen Talarsky reports on Aide to Dependent Children recipients across Williamson Jackson Franklin Saline and Alexander counties. Many breadwinners lack work skills amid unemployment while mothers struggle to find day care. Details include family sizes housing costs and monthly grants. Over 14 700 people affected in the region amid ongoing funding stalemate.
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Illinois Public Aid Commission
JPAC
Williamson
Jackson
Franklin
Saline
Alexander
Illinois
ADC
Ilinois
Williamson County
Jackson County
Franklin County
Saline County
Alexander County
Saline Coni
Line County
Saline Couney
Limited outside aid seen for relief checks delay
Area church associations and social agencies report little ability to help those missing public aid checks. Housing authorities say tenants won’t be evicted if rents lag, while ministers and Red Cross note small or no relief funds. Salvation Army reports welfare funds already stretched with no current aid requests.
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Walter King
Jackson County Housing Authority
Julius Steinmarch
Williamson County Housing Authority
Steinmarch
Don Crocker
Carbondale
Dennis Lyera
Herrin Ministerial Alliace
Marion
Red Cross
Williamson County
Relph Clem
Illinois Public Aid Commission
West Frankfort
Londa Beard
Salvation Army
Student Work To Be Shown At Carruthers Gym
School exhibition displays high school and junior high students drawings paintings constructions pottery and woodcuts at Carruthers Junior High School gymnasium. Union County 4-H Day Camp picnic set for May 25 at State Forest near Jonesboro with 9 a.m. registration.
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Murphysboro
Carruthers
Union County
4-H Club
State Forest
Jonesboro
Grocers Brace for ADC Check Delays in Carbondale Area
Area grocers warn delayed Aid to Dependent Children payments will curb income and buying. Some extend credit to ADC recipients while others fear defaults. merchants urge state emergency aid to avert sharp business drops and hardships for families and schoolchildren. Local retailers in Murphysboro Herrin Carbondale Marion discuss credit practices amid relief delays.
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Murphysboro
ADC
Credi
Herrin Grocers
Ruby Hillsman
Hillsman
300 FE
Willow St
Carbondale
Carbon
Dale
Herrin Grocer
Crhecks
John McCurdy
Marion
McCurdy
Bob Small
Small
Murphysboro Family Faces Budget Strain on ADC Aid
A Murphysboro mother with six children relies on Aid to Dependent Children. They live in a five room home paying 35 dollars monthly rent and stretch weekly food, utilities, and school meal costs. The family depends on ADC checks, with rent, groceries, and medical care covered, while looming concerns include potential loss of aid, debt at a local grocer, and school book rental due before graduation.
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Idren
Jess
Murphysboro
Ilinois Public Aid
ATI Palear
Wanda
ADC
Jackson County
Cones
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Jynn Gerdemann
Stephen Talarsky
Southern Illinois
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Son County
Grocer
Everett Mattox
Lara
Rugaway Garage
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Springfield
Ade NY
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