New Street's Name Changed in Carbondale
Carbondale City Council heard petitions from 10 residents to change a street name and install a street light at Sith and Linden Street. The council renamed the newer West Smith Street segment to Bleyer Drive to avoid confusion with the original Smith Street. Mayor D, Blaney Miller, Commissioner James Wallace and Virgil Barringer will study the street light petition.
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Carbondale
Sith
Linden Street
Smith Street
Main Street
Bleyer
Blaney Miller
James Wallace
Virgil Barringer
Council buys water pipe and meters for city
Public Property Commissioner Joseph Ragsdale Jr. led the council in accepting low bids totaling 4 354 for water department equipment. Hoe Supply Co. supplied 2 000 feet of pipe plus a reducer and two six inch mechanical joints for 3 062 and Henry Petter Supply Co. provided five hydrants and valves for 1 292. Neptune Meter Co. will overhaul 100 water meters at 14 60 each, with new meters costing 27 08. Ragsdale also seeks bids for eight roadway radio sets and a base station for city hall.
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Carbondale
Water Department
Joseph Ragsdale Jr
Hoe Supply Co
Christopher
Henry Petter Supply Co
Paducah
Petter Supply
Ragsdale
Roway
City Hall
Bullet nearly hits Missouri truck driver on rural road
Randolph County Sheriff Olin Walter reported a Park Transport Co. driver Charles Tiepelman was struck by a .38 caliber bullet at 9 15 p m on KL 3 about three miles south of Red Bud. The bullet struck the open right window and lodged in the driver's door as authorities believe a distant shooter caused the accident.
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Missouri
Randolph County
Olin Walter
Charles Tiepelman
Park Transport Ca
St. Louis
KL 3
Red Bud
Tiepelman
Randolph
du Quoin
District 13
Franklin County Surplus Food Distribution Delayed Aid
Surplus food distribution is arranged to aid public recipients in Franklin County as checks and food stamp purchases face delays. Officials say trucks will deliver emergency surplus food while the regular federal program remains ineligible for the county and checks may be mailed later.
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Franklin County
Pvulee UL Gui
George Savko
Benton
Murphysboro Man Held After Threats and Fire
Woodrow Bason, 60, of 719 Walnut St in Murphysboro is jailed on a charge of disturbing the peace after he threatened his landlady and set fire to walls in a rented house about 7 am. Police said Mrs. Ruchama Reeder was attempting entry when he brandished an ax. Four gas jets were on and a gas oven had been lit. Bason surrendered the ax to officers. Hiller noted prior hospitalizations in state mental institutions.
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Ithatrax
Woodrow Bason
Wal- Inut St
Murphysboro
Justice of Peace
Jim Bob Keraly
James Hiller
Eason
Ruchama Reeder
Hiller
Hitler
Sewer To Be Replaced By City Water Works
Murphysboro City Water and Sewage Commission approved an eight inch sewer line near Division and South 23rd streets to be installed by city crews after protests over a defective line. The project includes right of way, an estimated 4000 dollar test, and follows liability acknowledgment by Mayor Joe Williams. Three property owners spoke at the prior meeting about sewage backing up into their properties.
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Murphysboro
Water and Sewage Commission
Division
S. 23Rd Streets
William Borgsmitter
Laverne Ward
A.P. Martell
Metropolis plant contract decision expected within a week
Rep Kenneth J Gray and Rep Melvin Price along with Fort Wayne area officials and Metro- Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce members met with the Atomic Energy Commission on Tuesday to discuss Allied Chemical Corp plant plans and the potential government contract denial.
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Allied Chemical Corp
Metropolis
Kenneth J. Gray
D-West
Frankfort
Gray
Metro- Indlis Chamber of Commerce
Melvin Price
D-East
Housing Code Hearing Set by Carbondale Plan Commission
The Carbondale Plan Commission will hold a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. today in the council room to discuss a proposed housing code ordinance governing minimum standards for existing dwellings. AEC officials in Washington cited Plant near Paducah and the Metropolis plant with allegations of fiscal impact and tax effects from possible closures across the Ohio River.
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Carbondale Plan Commission
Paducah
AEC
Washington
Metropolis
Awards Day at SIU Honors AFROTC Cadets and Units
SIU hosts Awards Day for the Air Force ROTC with the Honor Guard rifle teams and 60 plus cadets. The Thompson Point ceremony reviewed the 3,000‑member corps and featured a 30‑piece AFROTC band and presentations by SIU leaders, faculty, and auxiliary members.
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Jon Southernlinois University
Thompson Point
Afrotc Corps
Afrotc
Henry Dan Piper
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Clark Davis
A. R. McMillan
William J. O'Brien
Feet Drennan
Robert Vokae
STU
Martin McGinnis
The
American, ‘Legion Auxiliary
SIU
Pam Powell
Marion
Military Ball
Queen
Jane Ellen Statler
Canni
Angel Plight
Girl's Auxiliary
Williamson County mental health clinic pamphlet outlined
The Williamson County Mental Health Association is compiling a pamphlet to promote a new county clinic. Health educator Marion Poggas expects completion next week for distribution to residents. The group, formed in October 1941, discussed fund raising and potential state aid if $4,000 could be raised. A roughly $6,000 figure was noted as an approximation. The association now receives Marion and Herrin United Fund support and plans joint talks with Jackson County on psychiatrists. The next meeting is July 30 at Marion Veterans Administration Hospital.
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Williamson County
Marion Poggas
Franklin-Williamson
He County
Marion
David P. Richerson
Franklin and
Williamson Counties
Marion and
Herrin United
Williamson County Association
Jackson County Mental Health Association
Marion Veterans Administration Hospital
Steeleville Man Fined 402 Dollars for DWI
A Steeleville man received a 402 fine and a ten day jail sentence Tuesday in Randolph County Court. Joseph Barbero pleaded innocent to driving while intoxicated and resisting a police officer. In a jury trial Judge Carl Becker found Barbero guilty on one count.
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Steeleville
Randolph
Joseph Barbero
Carl Becker
Barbero
First Year General Studies at SIU Declared Successful
SIU freshman reactions to the General Studies program show lower early grades but director John W Voight calls the year a success. He notes blending of arts and sciences with modern developments explains the dip and predicts improvement as students advance into majors.
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Southern — Illinois University
John W. Voight
Voight
Voigt
Gival Sciences
Develo Ake
SIU
Herrin Grade School Hires Art Teacher
The Herrin Grade School Board hired art teacher Mrs. Dennis Arnold of Carterville to replace Mrs. Jack Wallace. Arnold will earn a bachelor’s degree in education from Southern Illinois University in August and majors in art with a minor in English. Her salary follows a new schedule not yet adopted, Superintendent Lee Booth said.
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Herrin
Dennis Arnold
Carterville
Jack Wellace
Arnold
Southern Ilinois University
Lee Booth
Folk Song Program Set Hootenanny in Carbon Dale
A folk song program titled Hootenanny is scheduled in Carbon Dale with Robin and Bellen Christienson of St. Louis performing at University Plaza on South Illinois Avenue from 1 a.m. to 11 p.m. The sisters have appeared in New York and Boston and are recording artists. Local area residents are invited to bring instruments and join after the formal program, sponsored by LeMasters Music Co. 606 S. Illinois.
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Carbondale
Robin and
Bellen Christienson
St. Louis
University Plaza
Ilinois Avenue
Lpan
Hey
New York
Boston
LeMasters Music Co
S. Illinois
Christienson
lKossoy
Newport
Man Reported Fair After Amputation
A. Mocaby of Johnston City Ill aged 34 is in fair condition at St Luke Hospital St Louis after his right hand was amputated above the wrist following an accident in October 1900. He was working as an erector on a municipal valve tank at Embarass Wis when pinned for three hours by a steel girder 75 feet above ground. The amputation followed body and leg injuries and he has been disabled since. Mocaby, husband of four, is son in law of Mrs Viola Cobb of Johnston City.
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A. Johnston
St. Luke's Hospital
St. Louis
Paul Macaby
Chestnut
Embarrass
Wis
Mocaby
Viola Cobb
Johnston City
Palsy Drive Set In De Soto For UCP Fund
A United Cerebral Palsy fund drive will be conducted in De Soto from Thursday through Saturday. The De Soto PTA will conduct a house to house canvass for donations with Jom Clark, PPA president, serving as collection chairman.
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United Cerebral Palsy Fund
de Soto
Parent-Teacher Association of
Alts. Jom
Clark
PPA
Percy E Stadler Dies in Chester
Percy J Stadler 74 longtime superintendent of International Shoe Co plants in Chester died this morning at Chester Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Death attributed to a heart condition. Funeral services by Welge Funeral Home in Chester.
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Percy'e. Stadler
Chester
Percy
J. Stadler
International Shoe Co
Chester Memorial Hospital
Welge
Area Trainees Will Move for Psychiatric Aide Jobs
unemployed residents may train as psychiatric aides at Alton Jacksonville Peoria Lincoln or Centralia hospitals. Trainees earn 39 weekly subsistence and new jobs pay 245 to 825 monthly. openings at state hospitals and Centralia School. Applications in Herrin Murphysboro West Frankfort Cairo with May 16 intake at Anna American Legion Community Center.
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Lo Alton
Jacksonville
Ain Lincoln
Centralia
Anna State Hospital
Coker
Alton State Hospital
Jacksonville State Hospital
Peoria State Hospital
Lincoln State School
Centralia School
Herrin
Murphysboro
West Frankfort
Cairo
Anna American Legion
Dept of Labor
Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare
Allen Offers Plant Tours at Allen Industries
Allen Industries will initiate a plant tour program in Herrin with 25 Chamber of Commerce members attending the first tour at 10 a.m. Thursday. The group will hear a brief company history and Manufacturing operations explanation, followed by a luncheon. Tours are part of the company community relations effort.
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Allen Industries
Victor Reback
Thei
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
Allen
Reback
Iplant
William Wesburg
South Fern Ilinois University
John Me ‘Dermott
Labor Institute
Southern Illngis University
Lou Faro
Chaimb
Correction on Farm program description in Southern In Twaisan
Farmers Home Administration runs a loan program to raise farmers incomes by promoting recreation development on farm land, not a grant program as previously described in Tuesday's issue.
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Farmers Home Administration
Twaisan
Billfold Stolen From Sandra Crews In Carbondale
A billfold containing $34 was stolen from Sandra Crews on 8 Graham St in Carbondale around 1 pm Monday night. She was visiting a neighbor when the theft occurred. nothing else was taken, police said.
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Sandra Crews
Graham St
Carbondale
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