Coal industry seen thriving as congress gathers in Pittsburgh
About 3,900 attendees at the American Mining Congress convention in Pittsburgh heard optimistic forecasts for coal use in electric power and coal liquefaction. John Corcoran of Consolidation Coal Co. and Kerr-McGee president F C Love predicted growing energy demand met by coal, with uranium needs cited for 1980.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ly Roger Hughes
Southern Illinoisan
American Mining Congress
Pittsburgh
John Corcoran
Consolidation Coal Co
Consolidation Oil Co
West Virginia
F. C. Love
Kerr-McGee Corp
United States
U. S. Forest Service
Pennsylvania State Department of Mines
Geology and Petroleum Production of the Illinois Basin
A joint Illinois Indiana Kentucky geological societies volume edited by Daniel N. Miller Jr covers 35 oil producing regions in eastern Illinois southern Indiana and western Kentucky. The 300 page work explains industry history production statistics exploration and future trends with maps diagrams photos and tables for public and professional use. Available in Southern Illinois from the Illinois Oil and Gas Association Mt. Vernon at 7 dollars per copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Basin
Geological Societies of
Illinois
Indiana-Kentucky
Daniel N. Miller Jr
Southern Illinois University Geology Department
Tri-State
Miller
Indiana
Kentucky
Illinois Oil and Gas Association
Mt. Vernon
Open House at Coachlight Manor Showcases New Homes
Open house runs 1 to 5 p.m. today at Coachlight Manor Subdivision, a quarter-mile west of Crab Orchard golf course on Carterville Cambria road. Two ranch style three bedroom homes feature central air, family rooms, laundry rooms, birch kitchen cabinets, luxury baths, and marble window sills. Cook Constructions Co. of Carterville develops the 33 lot first project and is a Jackson Williamson County dealer for National Homes. Operators are William Cook Sr., Harold Dean Cook, and William Cook Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coachlight Manor
Crab Orchard
Carterville-Cambria
Cook Constructions Co
Carterville
Jackson
Williamson County
William Cook Sr
Harold Dean Cook
William Cook Jr
Peak's Furniture TV & Appliance Store Remodel Plans
West Frankfort retailer Peak's Furniture TV & Appliance Store plans a summer remodel with a Spanish exterior and Mediterranean interior. A circular stairway will be added, ceilings lowered, lighting and air conditioning updated, while the store remains open. Grand opening planned for August at 321 E Main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peak
Furniture TV & Appliance
West Frankfort
Jim Peak
E. Main
Herrin's Midge's Pizza relocates to Park Avenue site
The Herrin Pizza Parlor has moved to 14 S. Park Ave in a rebuilt air conditioned building seating 10. The town bakery and Park Avenue Pastry Shop merged with Town Bakery at 218 N. 16th St. Midge Curry owns the business. 10 and 15 inch pizzas will be offered with sandwiches later. Open 5 pm to midnight seven days a week with two part time workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin Pizza Parlor
Midge’s Pizza
Cherry St
S. Park Ave
Park Avenue
N. 16Th St
Midge Curry
Midge’s
Plaza Lounge Opens on Rt 13 East in Carbondale
Carbondale Plaza Lounge, operated by Frank and Ralph Parrish, opened on Rt 13 east between the Plaza and Gray Cadillac motels. Hours are 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. Monday through Saturday with organ music nightly. The lounge features table telephone service and semi-private party space with 15 to 20 couples on the dance floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plaza
Rt. 13
Frank Parrish
Parrish
Ralph
Wallace Lands Chrysler Sales Franchise for Carbondale Area
Orlen Wallace of Wallace Inc. receives Chrysler Chrysler Corp. Detroit franchise for Carbondale Carbertville Hurst and nearby towns. He runs an auto service center at 317 E Main St Carbondale and will sell cars at 303 E Main St. Previously held by Lynn Vaughn of Eason Motor Co. Eason continues to service International Trucks. Franchise awarded March 28. Wallace has 20 new cars and a used-car stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlen Wallace
Wallace, Inc
Chrysler
Chrysler Corp
Detroit
Mich
E. Main St
Carbondale
Wallace
Carterville
Hurst
Lynn Vaughn
Eason Motor Co
Eason
Bank reports gains at Chicago savings bank
The Bank for Savings and Loan Associations in Chicago posted a 40 percent rise in total assets in the first quarter of 1968 compared with the prior quarter. Barbara Rendleman, secretary of the Carbondale Loan and Improvement Association, serves as a director and joined the Chicago bank last September. Deposits grew 54 percent to exceed 16 million dollars, with new services including treasurer's checks centralized purchasing and a mortgage participation information service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank For Savings and Loan Associations
Chicago
Barbara Rendleman
Carbondale
Rendleman
Carbondale Loan and Improvement Association
Chicago Bank
Doctor James Crouse Re elected Active Member
Dr. James Lyle Crouse of Carbondale is re elected to active membership in the American Academy of General Practice. Eligibility requires 150 hours of postgraduate medical study in the past three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lyle Crouse
Carbondale
American Academy of General Practice
Association of
Doctors
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Peggy Jones
Plaza Lounge
Mining Congress
LABOR
American Federation of Labor
Capp Homes
Alleghany
Richard Cornell
West McKinley
Herrin
East 14Th St
Des Moines
Iowa
At&t
American Telegraph and Telephone Company
First Corporation
Service Bank
South Illinois
Egyptian Manufacturing Company
Murphysboro
Union County
Bob
Zeke
Davidson
Murphysboro Iron & Metal
Gartsids
James Crouse
Bening Real Estate
Carbondale Ponc
Grand Ave
Carterville, Ill
National Homes
Cook Construction Company
South Sea Islands
Limpus Realty
Main Street
Dial
D.E
California Redwood
Bill G. Allen, Inc
Benton, Ill
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