Murphysboro Chamber Seeks Land Sale for Industrial Growth
Murphysboro firms led by J W Ward offer to buy eight acres south of New Route 1 for warehouse expansion with a 15 000 bid. The chamber will sell the site to the highest bidder at 10 a m in Jackson County court house, with terms requiring industrial development within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Ward
Cransters Co
Big Muddy River
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Elmer R. Ward
Laverne W. Ward
Nith St
Mt. Carbon
Fenner Ward
Chamber
New Rt. 13
B. H. Birkner
Birkner
Effort Formed Over Rt. 24 Route In Southern Illinois
Cairo chamber group joins Charleston and Sikeston to push a Cairo area Rt. 24 path. The plan, debated for over six years, links Nashville to St Louis via Metropolis, Pulley’s Mill, and routes 57 and 64 with Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee governors seeking agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Harry Bolen
Cairo Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee
Charleston
Sikeston
Missouri
Ilinois
Metropolis
Missour
Cape Girardeau
Bolen
Pulley’s Mill
Williamson County
Paducah
Kentucky
Tennessee
Kenneth J Gray
Tenn
Pulleys Mill
Nashville
Mt. Vernon
St. Louis
Dare Awarded Rotary Honor At Marion High School
Marion High School senior Mike Dare received the Rotary Club gold key for the fourth time, with a diamond on the key. Faculty select students for scholarship citizenship and school life. other gold keys go to Peggy Whitacre, Jack Smothers, and George Kline. Silver keys go to Judy Loberge Vanetta Moncur Charlotte Smith and Donna Phalp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion High School
Mike Dare
Marion Rotary Club
Peggy Whitacre
Jack Smothers
Sophiomore
George Kline
Wile News
Judy Loberge
Vanetta Moncur
Charlotte Smith
Donna Phalp
Carbondale Candidates File Campaign Expense Totals
Victors in Carbondale city election list their campaign costs to the city clerk. Mayor Blaney Miller spent 198 on advertising while Commissioners William Eaton 145 Virgil Barringer 100 James Wallace 77 and Joseph Ragsdale Jr 21 were also noted. All costs were paid from personal funds.
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Carbondale
Blaney Miller
William Eaton
Virgil Barringer
James Wallace
Joseph Ragsdale Jr
CTI Sets Up Herrin Office
Central Technology operates an office in the International Staple Co. building in Herrin. Vice President Richard Williams said nine people work there and a lease for production space is to be completed in two to three weeks. CTT will use about 30 percent of the space, with machinery on order pending lease completion. Production and development work in space missile and aircraft fields could start after delivery. Jim Howton of Marion is the latest staff addition as project manager and former quality assurance supervisor at Ordill, now assigned as assurance manager after attending Southern Illinois University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Technology, Inc
International Staple Co
Herrin
Richard Willams
Williams
CTT
Jim Howton
Marion
Central Technology
Universal Match Corp
Ordill
Police Fingerprints Tied to Carbondale Burglary Tools
Carbondale police say fingerprints from tools left behind after an attempted theft Sunday night have been obtained. The prints and tools were sent to the state Criminal Identification and Investigation Bureau for analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
State Criminal Identification and Investigation Bureau
Élantification
Noliea
Equipment stolen in midnight burglary on Jackson Street
Police report a burglary between midnight and 10 a.m. at J. W. Walker and Sons and a Clothing Store on 100 W. Jackson St. Thieves smashed in and stole 244 suits, three sports coats, 60 shirts and a coat from J. R. Frields. missing items include fiberglass fishing rods, two reels, insulated jackets, boots, and a coat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Walker and Sons
W. Jackson St
J. R. Frields
Dale
Cox Building Wall Collapses on Marion Public Square
Fire damaged Cox building on Marion Public Square saw its front wall of the west half collapse at about 8 45 p m on Wednesday. The collapse occurred after a week of fire that wrecked eight businesses inside. Owner Eugene Cox said the event was expected and salvage work is done with no one inside. A pedestrian injured by a fall from a sidewalk hole received care at Marion Memorial Hospital. L D Fern Construction Co of Marion began demolishing the remaining structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
Marion Public Square
Marion
Eugene Cox
Sharon Simmons
Rt. 2
Marion Memorial Hospital
L. D. Fern Construction Co
State medical chief raps Kennedy plan
Chicago May 16 AP The president of the Illinois State Medical Society denounced Kennedy administration health care for the aged as a clumsy political attempt to solve a limited problem. Dr Harlan English Danville urologist warned the plan would provide limited medical care to all over 65 including the wealthy. He urged a broad program of medical and hospital benefits for those over 65 unable to care for themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ilinois
Five Men Fleed After Carbondale Merchant Police Found Loot
Five men fled when Carbondale police discovered them, leaving behind a loot valued at $17,000. The incident centers on a local merchant and the alleged crime, with investigators pursuing leads on the suspects and the stolen goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Au Veen
Carbondale
Two Ordinances Board Okays Health Steps
Williamson County Board of Commissioners approved two health and sanitation ordinances on Wednesday. Franklin County Supervisors adopted identical measures Monday night, per the Franklin-Williamset Bi-County Board of Health. Health Officer Dr. David P. Richerson hailed the move as improving regional health. One ordinance sets standards for restaurants and taverns, effective one year after passage. The other regulates septic tanks and non-public sewage systems, effective upon publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyo
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Franklin - Wiliamset
al Y
David P. Richerson
Four Counties Plan Agency Report Due
The Greater Egypt Regional Planning Commission will present its first year findings in June with a data book and regional analysis. The report covers Jackson Williamson Franklin Perry counties and multiple towns. It outlines population economic base transportation development potentials and will cost about 1500 to print with 310000 sheets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Egypt
Stan Redick
Commission
Carterville
State Board of Economic Development
Washington, D. C
Committee Formation Is Planned for Four-County Plan
Area residents will form a committee of about 100 to direct the Four County Overall Economic Development Program. Counties Jackson Williamson Franklin and Perry will nominate residents. the group will draft a plan to qualify for Area Redevelopment Administration loans and grants. Meetings with state officials are scheduled, with public input and county subcommittees to follow.
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Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Perry
Greater Egypt
Commission
Sale Board of Ecanomie Development
Tend Lake Conservancy District
County Farm Advisers
Area Redevelopment Administration
Chet Townsend
ARA
Herrin
Frank Kirk
State Board
Kirk
Carterville
Better Road Meeting Set
A public meeting with state and county highway officials to discuss road improvements near Carterville is set for 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Carterville Grade School gymnasium. Carterville Lions Club arranged the meeting, with President Robert Venable stating the agenda includes surfacing improvements on approach roads from north, east, and west. Williamson County Board of Commissioners, County Highway Supt. Feed Thane, and Tyhways district superintendent William McLeod will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville
Venable
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Feed ,Thane
William McLeod
Stave Division
Tyhways
Une
Rend Lake appropriation passed by State House
The Illinois House approved a $1 million bill to fund Rend Lake Conservancy District land purchases and related costs. The measure, sent to the Senate, is expected to pass with little trouble, as Gov. Otto Kerner had included the funding in his budget. Rep. Bert Baker of Benton commented on the anticipated Senate approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House of Representatives
Rend Lake
Senate
Rend Lake Conservancy
Bert Baker
D-Benton
Otto Kerner
Carbondale Seeks Regional State Office Complex
A Carbondale delegation met Governor Kerner in Springfield to urge locating a new state office building in Carbondale. Several regional offices now based in Carbondale may join the move, with hearings planned and July 1 as a redistricting deadline. Temporary quarters may host Youth Commission Marion and Services to Crippled Children Mt. Vernon during the transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Otlo Kerner
Springfield
Youth Commission
Marion
Mt. Vernon
D. Blaney Miller
Thomas Easterly
Tom Mofield
Sam Hunter
Archie Stroup
John Lewis
Dept. of Public Health
Dept. of Mental Health
Public Aid Commission
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Crippled Children
Southern Illinois University
Dept. of Revenue
Herrin
West Frankfort
Murphysboro
County Files Ten Tax Suits in Jackson County Courts
Ten tax suits filed Wednesday in Jackson County courts name five Carbondale residents in Circuit Court and five in County Court. Circuit defendants include A L Brooks Gordon L Davis Robert W Forsyth Ben Gelman and Charles E Francis with various 1960 1962 tax amounts. County Court defendants include Mattie Hamilton Richard E Rector Dorothy Schoolcraft George M Seal and Herbert Smith with 1950s and early 1960s tax figures.
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Jackson County
Carbondale
A. L. Brooks
W. Pecan St
Gordon L. Davis
Oakland St
Robert W. Forsyth
Hill St
Ben Gelman
N. Oakland St
Charles E. Francis
N. Almond St
Mattie Hamilton
N. Marion St
Richard E. Rector
W. Elm St
Dorothy Schoolcraft
George M. Seal
N. Almond Sr
Herbert Smith
S. Washington St
Shrivers to Open SIU Institute for Retarded Children
R P gent Shriver Jr will attend a 7 30 a m breakfast Monday at Southern Illinois University Little Grassy Lake campus to open an institute training workers for day camps for mentally retarded children. Eunice Kennedy Shriver, executive director of the Joseph P Kennedy Jr Foundation, co sponsors with SIU. The event includes trainees from eight states and twenty five children from Williamson and Jackson counties, with funding from the Kennedy Foundation and federal Vocational Rehabilitation Administration.
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Peace Corps
R. Pargent Shriver Jr
Shriver
Eunice
Kennedy
Little Grassy Lake
Southern Illinois ‘University
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr
Williamson County
Lake
SIU Dept. of Recreation and Outdoor Education
William HH. Freeberg
William F. Price
University
Lilla Grassy
Chicago
Springfield
Illinois
Williamson
Jackson
Federal Vocational Rehabilitation’ Administration
Kennedy Foundation
Florida
Massachusetts
New Mexico
North Carolina
Rhode Island
Washington
Maryland
Carbondale Chamber Attacks SIU Housing Competition
The Carbondale Chamber criticizes Southern Illinois University for intruding into private housing markets with new student housing rules, arguing the state university should boost facilities and salaries by private investment. President Leonard Bening warns such moves deter private capital and hurt local tax revenue funding parks, schools, and utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Bening
Chamber
SIU
Minis
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Caribondale
Carbondale Park Board
Chamber names Harry Weeks as executive director
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce selected Harry Weeks 59 of Elmhurst near Chicago as executive director. He will start June 1. Weeks previously led the Cairo Chamber from 1955 to 1960 and has long service in public health and chamber circles.
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Carbondale
Weeks
Man Fined $30 for Disturbing the Peace in Fire Incident
Woodrow Eason of 719 Walnut St Murphysboro was fined $30 including costs by Justice Jim Bob Kerley for disturbing the peace. He is held in city jail for nonpayment. Ruchana Reeder says Eason threatened her with an ax as she tried to break in to extinguish a fire he set in the house he rented, causing minor damage.
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Woodrow Eason
Walnut St
Murphysboro
Justice of Peace
Jim Bob Kerley
Eason
Ruchana Reeder
Mason
Coronary Occlusion Claimed Willard Rhoades Death
Williamson County coroner's jury rules that tavern operator Willard Tiny Rhoades died from an acute coronary occlusion after collapsing at his tavern early Tuesday. In a separate inquest, Glenn Liebman died of a cerebral hemorrhage caused by hypertension, found in his car three blocks from his Marion home after being missing since Thursday. no foul play suspected in the carbon monoxide case.
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Rhoades Death Corp
Willard “Tiny” Rhoades
Williamson County
Rhoades
Glenn W.liebman
Madison St. Marion
Liebman
Paul Litton
Merion
Bill Deaton
Water Force Improvements Studied in Carbondale
Carbondale City Council asks water department chief F E Corbit to estimate costs for pressure upgrades in the southwest area. A 10 inch main tap at Forest and Whitney and a six inch line toward Elizabeth Street would boost supply. Night watering by Southern Illinois University is requested to ease peak pressure.
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Carbondale
F. E. Corbit
Water ‘Department
Corbit
Briarwood
Glen‘new
Skyline Drives
Forest and Whitney Streets
Whitney
Elizabeth St
Elizabeth
Grand Avenue
Grand
Oakland Avenue
Chatauqua Street
Southern Ilinois University
Carterville Police Probe Home Break-In At Mercer Residence
Carterville police investigate a break-in at the home of Mrs. Christine Mercer at 607 Nevada Ave. entry was forced via a storm window while Mercer was in New Orleans. Officers suspect the same burglars linked to a December theft of $745. Mercer offers a reward for information leading to a conviction.
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Carterville
Christine Mercer
Nevada Ave
Mines Report From Friday Work Sites List
A mines report lists working sites for Friday including Fidelity Burning Star 1 and 2 Old Ben 9 and 21 Orient 3 4 5 Zeigler and Zeigler 4. The document enumerates active pits and operators across several shafts with no further context provided.
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Fidelity
Burning Star
Orient
Zeigler & Zeigler
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Rotary
CTI
Charles Best
Raps Kennedy
Plan Agency
Kerner
Retarded Institute
Inssible
Glales
of University
Carbondale Chamber At
Commerce Today
Southernn Winois University
Nates
Starling
Harry Weeks
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