Carterville seeks joint road repair plan with state county city
A Carterville meeting attended by about 500 residents, led by the Lions Club, eyed repairs to the Carterville H er rin road and adjacent routes. Mayor Sherman Spiller pledged city funding. State Highway District Supt. William McLeod agreed to recommend state improvements. County Commissioner Henry Wright promised cooperation. The session highlighted hazards on the Carterville Colp and Cambria roads and noted buses travel 300 miles daily over the routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville
Carterville-Corp
Ilinois Central
Car-Herrin-Colp
Apterville
McLeod
Sherman Spiller
Colp
William D. McLeod
Carbondale
Henry Wright
Lions Club
Carterville-Herrin
Carterville-Colp
Carterville-Cambria
Cambria Road
Hertia-Colp
Robert Venable
Lakeside Nurseries
Watt Baker
Baker
Venable
Terrin Norge
Victor Reback
Allen Industries
Horrin
Wright
Rt. 148
Spiller
Fred Thane
Kang
Oscar Harris
Thane
Rt. 448
State Division of Highways
Carterville Corp
Orterville Ministerial Alliance
Business
Funeral services for Ralph Ray Melville at Missionary Baptist Church
Funeral services are set for 2 am Wednesday at Missionary Baptist Church in Willisville for Ralph Ray Melville 62 of Willisville who died Monday in Sparta Community Hospital. Burial will follow at OOF Cemetery in Percy. Friends may call at Lynn Hill Funeral Home in Percy.
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Missionary Baptist Church
Willisville
Ralph Ray Melville
Melville
Sparta Communnity Hospital
Percy
Lynn Hill
Officers Of Jaycees To Be Named
Murphysboro Junior Chamber of Commerce to elect officers at 8 p m Wednesday at the Logan House Temporary Chairman Mugh Cilmore said the group will apply for a charter from the National Junior Chamber of Commerce About 30 area men organized the junior chamber last week Projects include aid to crippled children and Christmas shopping tours for needy families Temporary officers are Tim Bowers co chairmen Everett Jefferson treasurer and Jim Gibbs secretary Membership is open to men 21 to 35 The new group is sponsored by the Carbondale Junior Chamber
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Murphysboro
Johnston City Rotary taps Castrale as president
Remo Castrale, Johnston City High School superintendent, named president of the Johnston City Rotary Club. Elected officers include Charles Brymer as vice president Ed Shannon as secretary and Glan Aberhardt as treasurer. Installations set for July 1.
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Remo Castrale
Johnston City
Rotary Club
Charles Brymer
Ed Shannon
Glan Aberhardt
Penal Farm Term Issued In Union County Case
Union County Judge Paul D Reese Monday sentenced James Eaton of Newbern Tennessee to six months in the state Penal Farm at Vandalia for driving while intoxicated. He and James Taylor of Cobden were arrested by Anna police Sunday after a reckless driving stop. John Paul Davis charged Taylor with assault with a deadly weapon. Taylor allegedly hit a Cobden woman over the head with a skillet. Rosie Jones was treated at Union County Hospital.
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Union County
Paul D.' .Reese
James Eaton
Newbern
Tenn
Vandalia
James Taylor
Cobden
Anna
Dallas West
John Paul Davis
Taylor
Rosie Jones
Union County Hospital
Man Placed in Custody for Deceptive Practices
Carl Leroy Stogdell, 28, of Decatur, was turned over to DeKalb County authorities on a warrant charging deceptive practices after Carbondale police picked him up Friday for allegedly bilking several Carbondale motels and hotels. He was turned over to Jackson County officials Saturday. No warrants were issued in Carbondale against Stogdell.
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Carl Leroy Stogdell
Decatur
DeKalb County
Stogdell
Carbondale
Temeas
Jackson County
SIU Auditorium Concert Presented By Phi Mu Alpha
The event at Shryock Auditorium in Carbondale features Gordon Chadwick conducting Phi Mu Alpha and Mu Phi Epsilon with guest organist Susan Caldwell from Carbondale. Janet Daniel Malivilly and Janet Cox will perform Milhaud and Barber pieces as the program spans medieval to modern works ending with Vaughan Williams and Damanian settings.
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Phi Mu Alpha
Mu Phi
Gordon Chadwick
Carbondale
Susan Caldwell
Shryock
Janet Daniel Malivilly
Belleville Southerninois University
Milhaud
Janet Cox
Mount Vernon
Barber
Wesley K. Mor
Miss Caldwell
Mellvilly
Forest Study Botanist Receives NSF Grant at SIU
Southern Trnais University botanist William C. Ashby secured an 18900 grant from the National Science Foundation for a two year study on how moist conditions affect plants. Most work will be at Pine Hills Field Station near Wolf Lake about 40 miles from Carbondale.
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Southern Dinois University
William C. Ashby
National Science Foundation
Ashby
SIU
Pine Hills
Wolf Lake
Carbondale
Retraining Delayed for Smoler Brothers Garment Workers
Retraining of 75 garment workers for Smoler Brothers plants in Herrin and West Frankfort is delayed to June as training cannot begin until the West Frankfort plant addition is ready. Building started March 19 and is nearing completion. West Frankfort Apparel Co. will absorb most operators. The Area Redevelopment Administration funds about 22000 from Labor and Health, Education and Welfare departments.
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Smoler Brothers
Ir. Herrin
West Frankfort
William Nagel
West Frankfort Apparel Co
Area Redevelopment Administration
Dept. of Labor
Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare
District 50 Wins Vote At Perry Metal Products Plant
The National Labor Relations Board certified District 50 United Mine Workers as the representative for most employees at Perry Metal Products plant in Pinekneyville after a representation election. District 50 represents 100 of 125 employees, replacing the Hod Carriers Union. The Hod Carriers won the 1961 election when production began.
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National Labor Relation Board
District
United Mine Workers
Perry Metal Products Ine
Pinekneyville
Hod Carriers Union
District 50
Hod Carriers
Harris Trial Continuation Delays Prohibition Era Case
The Harris trial for Charles Harris alias Black Charlie, linked to the Shelton gang in Southern Illinois, was continued to June 20 after defense challenged the juror panel. He is indicted for the January 6 slaying of Howard S. Pavlan at his bakery.
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Charles “Black
Charlie’ Harris
Shelton Gang
Southern
Ilinois
Flartis
Harris
Howard. S. Pavlan Ona
Hie Naichhare
Water Works To Proceed In Du Quoin City
Du Quoin City Council approves installing water lines in the east section despite delays in federal aid for a 914000 waterworks extension. Mayor McCollum says lines along Cedar Avenue will be laid this summer for fire protection, with no cost estimate yet. A pumping station to move water from Little Muddy Creek to the reservoir is next, as federal aid remains unpromised.
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Willams
Virginia Craig
Washington St
Harvey Overton
Williams
Craig
Doctors Hospital
Water Rates Offered by West Frankfort for Thompsonville System
The Thompsonville Hanaford Water Commission will be told tentative monthly water prices by the West Frankfort City Council. Rates aim to fund a municipal system's storage tank pumping stations and lines via Public Works Accelerations funds. A buywater contract from West Frankfort is under consideration with rates: $0 for 10,000 gal or less, 0.45 per 1000 gal for 10,000 to 90,000, and 0.40 per 1000 gal above 90,000.
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West Frankfort
Thompsonville Hanaford
Street Work Bids Opened for 29 Arterial Repairs
Bids opened Monday night for street material repairs on 29 arterial streets funded by motor fuel taxes. Low bids: Group A Dinn Oil Co. 9634 dollars. Group B Franklin Asphalt Co. 3675 dollars. Group C Coello Cancrele 168 dollars. Contracts set for 7 p.m. Wednesday. Janet Quarrels named water department clerk replacing Leah P. Wright. Vernon Morse Jr and H La Leeper dismissed from refuse and street departments effective May 31. Albert Dessert hired as scavenger. Library Board members Margaret Williams W Crim and Stella Collins receive three year terms replacing Gilda Zimbelman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Frankfort
Dinn Oil Co
Franklin Asphalt Co
Coello Cancrele
Janet Quarrels
Water Department
Leah P. Wright
Council
Vernon Morse Jr
H. la Leeper
Refuse Department
Leeper
Street Department
Albert Dessert
Margaret Williams
W. C. Crim
Stella Collins
Library Board
Collins
Gilda Zimbleman
Council Funds For Egyptian Newspaper Partially Approved
Southern Illinois University student council approved 60 percent of a 1969 64 operating grant for The Egyptian campus newspaper with 40 percent withheld pending a Journalism Council review. The panel raised questions on policy and participation and postponed upper campus home delivery for at least a year, while a student referendum on delivery was recommended. The Egyptian projects total costs around 92,000 with the rest to come from ads and subscriptions.
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Southern Illinois University ‘1
Journalism Council
Mrs Stief Dies in West Frankfort at 68
Mrs. Francis Stief, 68, of West Frankfort, died at 3 am in a St. Louis nursing home. She leaves brothers Louis Mimas of East St. Louis and Bennie Klimas of Milwaukee, sister Mrs. James Long of St. Louis, and was a member of St. John’s Church. Funeral at 10 am Friday at St. John’s. Rosary 8 pm Thursday at Union Funeral Home. Burial in St. John’s Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 pm Wednesday.
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Francis Stief
West Frankfort
St. Louis
Msgr
Michael Klimas
Charles
St. John's Catholic Church
Klimas
Louis Mimas
East St. Louis
Bennie Klimas
Milwaukee
James Long
Msgr. Klimas
John ‘Tejreeka
Radom
Paulin Dobkowski
Dubois
Union Funeral Home
St. John's Cemetery
Anna Man Fined $50 for Battery
Robert Williams, 35, of Anna, was fined $50 Monday for breaking the arm of a Carbondale woman. He was found guilty of assault and battery by Carbondale Police Magistrate Robert Schwartz.
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Robert Williams
Anna
Carbondale
Robert Schwartz
Airport Adds Restaurant Space At Southern Illinois Airport
Airport steel work finished for a restaurant addition at the Southern Illinois Airport building. The project costs 28,200 dollars with 1,280 square feet added interior space and a 600 square foot enlargement of the admin building, plus a steel roof. Completion expected by June per airport manager Gene Seibert. The Airport Authority authorized its attorney to notify bonding firms that bids will be taken on bonds to finance the construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois
Gene Seibert
Airport Authority
Peterson Recaptured and Sent to Saline County Jail
John R. Peterson, who escaped from Olney jail in September, has been returned to Saline County. Sheriff James Thompson said Peterson is detained at Harrisburg jail while awaiting trial in the next Saline County Circuit Court session. Peterson, 34, faces burglary charges tied to Galatia High School on November 10, 1959, and is a former West Frankfort resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Peterson
California
Olney
Saline County
James Thompson
Peterson
Harrisburg
Galatia High School
Thompson
West Frankfort
Funeral services for Andrea Maria Rodriguez
Funeral services for Andrea Maria Rodriguez of Lexington Kentucky were held last week. Born August 6 1960 she died at her home in Lev ington May 12 after a short illness. She is survived by her parents J G and Lorraine Ditzler Rodriguez sisters Carmen Teresa Carla and Rosa at home and grandparents Mrs Marie Ditzler Ava and Mr and Mrs Manuel D Rodriguez Espanola New Mexico.
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Andrea Maria Rodriguez
J. G
Lorraine Ditzler Rodriguez
Lexington
Levington
Carmen
Teresa
Carla
Rosa
Marie Ditzler
Ava
Manuel D. Rodriguez
Espanola
N. M
Man Fined for Reckless Driving in Jackson County Court
William E. Davis of Murphysboro was fined 100 dollars on Monday after pleading guilty to reckless driving in Jackson County Court. Davis had been arrested by the State Police Sunday according to the Southern Illinoisian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Davis
Rt. 3
Murphysboro
Jackson
Davis
Graduation Set At Chittyville
Fourteen Chittyville Grade School pupils will receive diplomas at 7 30 p.m. today at the school. County Judge John H. Clayton will speak, Board President Earl Hatfield will present diplomas. Principal Ronald Brown ing will present athletic awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chittyville
John H. Clayton
Earl Hatfield
Ronald Browning
Police Plan Memorial Day Style Show at City Pool
The Marion Police Department will sponsor a beach and swimwear style show at the city swimming pool at 7 30 p m on Memorial Day. Chief Charles Edwards says the event aims to entertain and keep people off highways. High school students Terri Crawford and Linda Clayton help plan with merchants participating and an underwater rescue demonstration by the Marion Civil Defense organization.
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Marion Police Department
Charles Edwards
Terri Crawford
Linda Clayton
Partick
Marion Civil Defense Organization
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Southern Trials Association of Life Underwriters
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Remo Castrala
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SIU Auditorium
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Th National Science Foundation
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Neckers
Iroquois Federation
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Anna Man
Bellvains
Orangeburg
Joe Craig
Southern Illinoisan
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Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
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Shekinah Lodge
Af&am
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East 42Nd Street
New York
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North Park Ave
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