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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1985

Page

16

Old Fashioned Days in Murphysboro A Western Fair

Murphysboro hosts an Outdoor Living Fair with stagecoach rides and old fashioned barbecue on Friday and Saturday. A mock bank robbery at City National Bank doubles as a festival stunt to raise funds for a new pool, with west attire encouraged.

Tony Stevens Southern Illinoisan City National Bank Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce Stagecoach Wini Broadcasting Walnut Street Jackson Square First Bank and Trust Wayne Newton Fox Theater St. Louis Jackson County Historical Society John A. Logan Carruthers Middle School Logan Carruthers School 31St Illinois Infantry The Murphysboro Business Association

Carbondale stalls special assessments program

Carbondale considers a tougher process for a proposed special assessment plan to finance new public improvements in subdivisions. Critics warn of high engineering fees and heavy paperwork, while officials defend them as allowed by ordinances. The city will review forms and costs to ease the process for developers.

Dave DeWitte Southern Illinois Carbondale Helen Westberg Don Monty Bill Dixon

St Joseph Memorial Hospital cited as key Murphysboro industry

At the Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce annual meeting, St Joseph Memorial Hospital was praised as a major local industry in 25 years of operation. Sisters Joan Marie Voss and Cunegunda Miller cited growth since 1960, expanding services, births, and staffing, with plans to consolidate three hospitals into one corporation and to modernize facilities.

Tony Stevens Southern Illinoisan St. Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro St. Clement’s Hospital Red Bud St. Vincent’s Hospital Taylorville Cunegunda

Classified Index and Notice Categories

A listing of newspaper classifed sections including Announcements In Memoriam Lost and Found Baby Announcements Birthdays Anniversaries Happy Ads and Personals. It also catalogs Automotive sections for auto makes and services, industrial equipment, employment and financial categories with numbered subsections for opportunities loans insurance and investments. The fragment shows a structured index guiding readers to classifieds.

American Motors Chrysler Motors Ford Motors General Motors

1984 GMC Sierra pickup with low miles at Taylor Ford

GMC Sierra pickup from 1984 loaded with equipment and low mileage, listed by Taylor Ford at 410 W Main. Ford LTD I from 1977 with power steering brakes air am fm radio and cruise, good condition, $2000 or best offer. Call 942 6542 after 4 30pm.

Murphysboro Nice Sharp Henry Harold W. Grob Motors Ford Ltd Herrin Fiesta Carbondale Steve Needham Vogler Ford GMC W. Frankfort Low mi Taylor Ford Ford Ltd I Marion Monte Carlo Harrisburg Chevette Cambria Buick Skylark Camaro Johnston City Pontiac Firebird du Quoin Pinckneyville CHEVY Reese Hitch

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