Marion bond sale yields 156 300 for sewer improvements
Marion City Council placed on file for public inspection a proposed ordinance approving the sale of 165 000 in revenue sewer bonds at 4.47 percent to the Benjamin Lewis Co. of Chicago. The city will net 156 300 after an 8 700 discount. Contracts for 110 959 for sewer work went to L D Fern Construction Co. of Marion. Minor annexations pave the way for water mains extension as city limits grow.
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Marion City
Benjamin Lewis Co
Chicago
L. D. Fern Construction Co
Mari
E. E. Jeter
Boulevard
DeYoung Streets
Force Main
Water Department
Fern Company
Southwest Lagoon
Glenn Clarida
Rt. 13
Fair Street
Fair Furniture
L.E. Brooking
Allen Awaits Cutback Effect at Herrin Plant
Allen Industries Inc. in Herrin faces production cutbacks in the auto industry with uncertainty over impact. The plant, Herrin’s second largest with about 1,400 workers, has seen some temporary layoffs in isolated units. Vic Reback, the managing director and Allen vice president, says the full effect will be known later. The plant makes interior fabrics for autos, with 35 percent of output in rug cushions and resinated cotton used in furniture, which will not be affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Industries Inc
Herrin
Vic Reback
Allen
Reback
Hearing Set On Two Dorms In Carbondale Plan
The Carbondale Plan Commission will hold a 7 p.m. hearing at city hall on two proposed dormitories and an educational center. Ralph Grey seeks a 50-occupant dormitory at 309 W College St. The Illinois Baptist State Association seeks a private education center and a 300-student dormitory at University Road and West Mill Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale Plan Commission
Ralph Grey
College St
Illinois Baptist State Association
University Loon Road
West Mill Street
Three seek GOP nod for Illinois 58th House District
Former Representative Ben Blades and newcomers Harold Odle and James Eatherly vie for the Republican nomination in Illinois 58th House District which covers Franklin Jefferson Saline Marion Wayne Hamilton and White counties. Blades a 57 year old oil producer and former rep cites opposition to socialistic government and Southern Illinois neglect. Odle 33 an FBI veteran and Revlon salesman argues for younger leadership and legislative flexibility. Eatherly 35 a Galatia High School teacher and former coal miner seeks office to aid Southern Illinois.
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Franklin
Jefferson
Saline
Marion
Wayne
Hamilton
White
GOP
Ben C. Blades
Fairfield
Harold E. Odle
West Frankfort
James E. Eatherly
Galatia
Blades
Fairfield High School
Effingham
Downstate
Cook County
Mt. Vernon
Illinois
Ode
Revlon Co
Norical
Southern Illinois University
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United Mine Workers of America
Odle
Tve
Eatherly
Galatia High School
Sahara Coal] Co
Pre-Election Roundup in District Seeks Young Candidates
The article notes Kinois losing representation in the general assembly and calls for young candidates. A quote from a candidate highlights overcoming hardship, education paths, and diverse county experience. The piece references the 38th House Democrats and district concerns.
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Kinois
General Assembly
Dif
Funeral services for Charles Jefferson
Funeral services for 67 year old Charles Jefferson of Murphysboro are set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Jackson Funeral Home in Carbondale.
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Charles Jefferson
Murphysboro
Jackson Funeral Home
Carbondale
Vista seeks students for AmeriCorps service at SIU
Volunteers from Vista recruit in Southern Illinois University to visit Thursday and Friday. They work on reservations urban slums migrant farm workers and rural poverty areas for one year with living expenses and medical care. They are paid six hundred dollars at year's end. Recruits must be at least 18 and serve only where help is requested. University Center hosts recruiters.
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America
Southern Illinois University
VISTA
University Center
Head Start Grants Approved for Two Area Programs
The Office of Economic Opportunity in Washington approved two Head Start grants for area summer projects. Shawnee Development Council in Karnak will receive 44,497 dollars for a program involving 150 children. Williamson County Community Action Committee will get 28,134 dollars for a program serving 240 children.
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Office of Economic Opportunity
Washington
Shawnee Development Council
Karnak
Williamson County Community Action Committee
District to Merge With Herrin Unit After 1965-66 Audit
The Hurst-Bush Grade School District Board hires Gray-Hunter Stein of Marion for the annual audit of records for 1965-66. The audit will be the district’s last before merging with Herrin Unit on July 1. The board accepts the resignation of seventh grade teacher Sue Waldron, and declares June 3 a holiday for students. School will dismiss for summer on June 6.
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Hurst-Bush
Gray - Hunter Stein of
Marion
Herrin
Sue Waldron
Father of Herrin Resident Dies in Paris
Dominic Lovisa, 60, of Paris France, father of Mrs Angeline Vigiano of Herrin, died early in May. He was a building contractor, born in 1906 near Milan Italy.
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Herrin
Dominic Lovisa
Paris
France
Angeline Vigiano
Milan
Italy
Vienna observers report two bright sky lights over 12 days
Visitors in Huckleberry Heights southwest Vienna gather in groups to watch two bright sky lights, likely Sirius and Betelgeuse, while astronomer Ronald Sutherland at the St. Louis planetarium notes they are not planets. Jupiter remains the sole planet visible and sets hours before the lights appear each evening. The phenomenon should be visible from Southern Illinois for three to four more weeks.
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Vienna
Sirius
eDonnell Planetarium
St. Louis
Huckleberry Heights
Ronald Sutherland
Jupiter
Orion
Sutherland
Illinois
Carbondale
Mock Disaster Planned at Murphysboro Hospital
Plans for a surprise mock disaster were discussed at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro involving Civil Defense Red Cross city and state police fire officials and other groups. The exercise will test the communications system and response times with a baby-sitting station at Washington School staffed by hospital auxiliary personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Washington School
Williamson County jury awards in $18,300 personal injury suit
A Williamson County Circuit Court jury awarded nothing in favor of Ruthie Mae Smith and Vicki Lynn Rivers who sued for a total of $18,300 for injuries from a crash on August 5 1960 on Route 37 south of the Vienna Cross roads in Johnson County Inkster Michigan residents Ruthie Mae Smith and Vicki Lynn Rivers sought $9 800 and $8 500 respectively Virgina Rivers mother of the girl was killed in the accident and a wrongful death action is pending in federal court
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Williamson County
Ruthie Mae Smith
Vicki Lynn Rivers
Inkster
Mich
Virginia Rivers
Rt. 37
Johnson County
Vienna Crossroads
Clark rules press access to air board meetings
Springfield AP Atty. Gen. William G. Clark ruled the Illinois Air Pollution Control Board cannot close to newsmen a discussion of its and the State Health Department powers under the State Air Pollution Control Act.
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Springfield
William G. Clark
Illinois Air Pollution Control Board
State Health Department
Funeral set for Mrs. Molly Coffman in West Frankfort
Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at West Frankfort Third Baptist Church for Mrs. Molly Coffman 48 of West Frankfort who died after a Mt. Vernon area two car crash on Route 37. Rev. Max Sample will officiate with burial in Tower Heights Cemetery. She leaves a husband Floyd a son Floyd Edward Coffman a daughter Mrs. Ted Arview and five grandchildren.
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Molly Coffman
West Frankfort
West Frankfort Third Baptist Church
Union Funeral Home
Coffman
James
Toxie Hall Smith
Third Baptist Church of
Floyd
Floyd Edward Coffman
Sunnyville
South Carolina
Ted Arview
Kenneth
Jack
Norman
J.D
Oak Park
Mrs Spezia of Herrin Dies at 69
Frances Spezia 69 of 311 N 20th St Herrin died at 4 10 pm Monday at Mattingly Nursing Home Herrin She was a member of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church and Holy Family Sodality Born March 24 1897 in Italy daughter of Joseph and Maria Puricelli She married Joseph Spezia in Herrin in 1920 She is survived by her husband a sister Angela Oldani Detroit Mich and one grandson A son Vincent preceded her in death Funeral 9 am Friday at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church with Rev Bernard Mongan Burial in St Carlos Cemetery Friends may call after 6 pm Wednesday at Johnson Funeral Home Rosary 7 15 pm Thursday at the funeral home
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Frances Spezia
N. 20Th St
Herrin
Mattingly
Our Lady of Mt
Angela Oldani
Detroit
Mich
Vincent
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Bernard P. Mongan
St. Carlos Cemetery
Johnson Funeral Home
Jackson County Food Stamp program starts with $10700 in stamps
About 220 households bought coupons in two days totaling $7689 while 40 of 87 local grocers agreed to redeem stamps. Grocers redeem at banks as counties begin similar programs in Jefferson Johnson Massac Pope Pulaski and Union White counties.
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Jackson County Department of Public Aid Office
Jackson County
Jefferson
Johnson
Massac
Pope
Pulaski
Union
White
Junior College Petition Referred To State Board Review
A Bend Lake Junior College district petition moves to the state Board of Higher Education for a June 7 review. If approved, it may return to the Junior College Board for hearings with potential elections in 40 to 90 days and a new board of education elected within 60 days. The district spans 14 high school districts across six counties.
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Bend Lake
State Board of Higher Education
Allen Y. Baker
State Junior College Board
Baker
Junior College Board
Board of Education
Marvin Hill Named SIU Assistant Dean
Marvin P. Hill, 59, former assistant director of SIU's Vocational Technical Institute, is named assistant dean of SIU's Division of Technical and Adult Education. He joined SIU in 1956 after roles at VTI and in education and publishing.
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Marvin P. Hill
Southern Illinois University
Vocational Technical Institute
SIU
Hill
VTI
Division of
Illnois
McPherson
Kan
McPherson College
University of Colorado
Council Grove
Gregg Division
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co
Chicago
Southern Illinoisan Publication Details
The Southern Illinoisan is published daily except Saturdays and holidays by 710 North Illinois Corporation with offices in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro. It is the successor to the Carbondale Free Press Herrin Daily Journal and Murphysboro Independent. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news republication and AP dispatches.
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Southern IN Illinoisan
North Illinois Corporation
West Main Street
Carbondale
North 16Th Street
Herrin
Walnut Street
Murphysboro
Southern
Linoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Associated Press
Eleven SIU students ordered to clean-up duty
Eleven Southern Illinois University students, ages 18 and 19, pleaded guilty to illegal possession of alcohol by a minor. Judge A R Cagle ordered five days of cleanup work at Crab Orchard Refuge in Williamson County, with each fined $50 and $30.30 court costs. Names include William Hyde James Herbold Richard E Powell Bruce G Armstrong Donald J Gorman Mike Doty Elliott Collier Joe Denny Bill Kilpatrick Tom Donnelly Joe Haas.
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Southern Illinois University
A.R. Cagle
Williamson County
Edward Nichols
Wildlife Refuge
Jackson County
William Hyde
James Herbold
Richard E. Powell
Bruce G. Armstrong
Donald J. Gorman
Mike Dotv
Elliott Collier
Joe Denny
Bill Kilpatrick
Tom Donnelly
Joe Haas
Cagle
Arch Mehrhoff
SIU Tackles Pre-Fab Shelter for Viet Nam Villagers
Southern Illinois University designs a light weight bamboo based prefabricated shelter to aid Vietnamese villagers. Guided by R Buckminster Fuller the project aims for complete planning from math formula to field assembly and involves Raymond Archirobe of Ghana's University of Science and Technology.
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Viet Nam
Southern Illinois University
R. Buckminster Fuller
SIU
Fuller
Asia
Africa
Raymond Archirobe
University of Science and Technology
Ghana
Archirobe
India
Marion miner Louis Stroud 76 dies at home
Louis Stroud 76 of Route 1 Marion died 5 30 p m Monday at Marion Memorial Hospital born in Marion November 3 1889 son of Herschel and Janie Stroud he married Elva Owens April 5 1910 a retired miner and United Mine Workers Local 9878 member survived by wife daughters Mrs Sam Hudgens and Mrs Neva Schwarm of Marion Mrs Vivian Reed of Johnston City and Mrs Eugene Hill of Lombard sisters Mrs Annie Dudley of Pittsburg and Mrs Gussie Avery of St Paul Minn brother Jesse Stroud eleven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren services 1 30 p m Thursday at Mitchell Funeral Home Marion burial Rose Hill Cemetery reception after 6 p m
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Louis Stroud
Rt. 1
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Herschel
Janie Jeter Stroud
Elva Owens
Pittsburg
Stroud
United Mine Workers
Sam Hudgens
Neva Schwarm
Vivian Reed
Johnston City
Eugene Hill
Lombard
Annie Dudley
Gussie Avery
St. Paul
Minn
Jesse Stroud
Mitchell Funeral Home
Floyd Jent
Curt Rogers
Rose Hill Cemetery
Benton Council Hires Fireman James Manion
James Manion of Benton joined the city fire department as a full member at a City Council meeting. He previously served as a volunteer. The council also discussed hiring General Planning and Resource Consultants Inc of St Louis for planning services, replacing Kent Marshall who resigned to work in a coal mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Manion
Benton
Manion
Kent Marshall
City Plan Commission
General Planning and Resource Consultants Inc
St. Louis
Kiwanis To Hear Manager Talk In Carbondale
The Carbondale Kiwanis Club will hear Chester Williams speak on the council-manager form of city government tonight at 6 p.m. at Engel's Restaurant. Carbondale voters will decide on the managerial system Tuesday. Rev. William Longman club president noted Williams formerly managed Centralia.
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Carbondale Kiwanis Club
Carbondale
Chester Williams
Centralia
Kiwanis
Engel’s
William Longman
Fire crews respond to Carbondale and Murphysboro incidents
Fire officials report two small vehicle fires in Carbondale at Murdale Center at 4:20 p m Monday with the automobile owner P D Cook present, and in Murphysboro at 1:45 p m Friday with Lavern Smith of North 11th Street noting an overheated pan. fires were extinguished on arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Murdale Center
P.D. Cook
Murphysboro
Lavern Smith
N. 11Th Street
Birchara to Speak at SIU ROTC Awards Banquet
Maj. Gen. Glen R. Birchara will address the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at Southern Illinois University during the annual awards banquet. He serves as vice commander of the Military Airlift Command based at Scott Air Force Base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen R. Birchara
Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
Southern Illinois University
University Center
Military Airlift Command
Scott Air Force Base
Second Medal Awarded to Sgt Oakley Hall at McConnell
SM Sgt Oakley Hall son of Mr and Mrs Oakley W Hall Sullivan Indiana formerly Dowell received a second Commendation Medal at McConnell Air Force Base Kansas for meritorious service in Okinawa and Southeast Asia.
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Oakley Hall
Oakley W. Hall
Sullivan, Ind
Dowell
McConnell Air Force Base
Kan
Okinawa
Southeast Asia
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