Borens Build Southern Illinois Grocery Legacy
Woodrow and Ray Boren, Herrin natives, built a two-store supermarket business in Herrin and Carbondale with family involvement from spouses and children. They credit strong employee relations, a savings plan, and a pension, noting low turnover and Sunday rest, while expanding the Herrin store and planning upgrades to match Carbondale.
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Mike Qualls
Woodrow
Ray Boren
Illinois
Ray 47
Herrin
N. 14Th St
Boren
Carbondale
Boren Brothers
Paul Renescher
Woodrow Boren
Woodrow’ Boren
Terry
Area Men In Business Bay has three children and golf note
The article profiles Area Men In Business Bay with a 19 year old daughter Brenda at Southern Illinois University and sons David 11 and Jerry 15. It notes Jerry is a better golfer and on the high school team. It contrasts grocery changes over five and twenty five years.
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Bay
Brenda
Southern Illinois University
David
Jerry
Woodrow
State charter to open store in Carbondale filed
A state charter was issued to Varsity Supplies Inc to open a store at 608 West Main Street Carbondale. The business will deal in goods of every kind according to the secretary of state. Jackson County State's Attorney Richard Richman said details will be available in about a month.
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Varsity Supplies, Inc
W.main St
Carbondale
Jackson County
Richard Richman
Secretary of State
Richman
Boren's IGA in Herrin Seeks Expansion and Remodel
Boren's IGA Foodliner in Herrin aims a major expansion and remodel to become the city’s largest supermarket. Owners Woodrow and Ray Boren seek bids on construction and equipment for additions on South Park Avenue. The plan adds three more checkouts and enlarges produce bakery frozen foods dairy and delicatessen areas.
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Ray
Woodrow
Boren
IGA
Herrin
IGA Foodliner
Woodrow Boren
Boren’s
Herrin Kroger
Boren’s Foodliner
Carbondale
Ray Boren
South Park Avenue
Boie Receives Diploma From Yale Technical Institute
Wesley Boie of Rt. 3 Marion earned a diploma from Yale Technical Institute Blairsville Pa after completing a three week advanced training course in auto damage estimating and repair techniques. He is a claim representative for State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company at 501 West DeYoung St Marion.
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Wesley Boie
Rt. 3
Marion
Yale Technical Institute
Blairsville
Boie
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
West DeYoung St
DeClue Leads Bank Audit Group in Egypt Valley Conference
Dan DeClue executive vice president of Herrin Security Bank is elected president of the Egyptian Valley Conference of the National Association of Bank Auditors and Comptrollers. Other officers include Glenn Dempsey Anna National Bank vice president John Howard Mt. Vernon Security Bank secretary and O L Musgrave Bank of Marion treasurer. Bob Melcher.Security National Bank of Cairo retires as president.
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Dan DeClue
Herrin Security Bank
National Association of Bank Auditors and Comptrollers
Illinois
Mt. Vernon
Cairo
Glenn Dempsey
Anna National Bank
John Howard
Mt. Vernon Security Bank
O. L. Musgrave
Bank of Marion
Bob Melcher
Security National Bank of Cairo
Mine Wins Safety Award at Truax-Tract Mine 2
Truax-Tract Mine No. 2 in Pinckneyville earned a surface coal mine category safety prize for logging 291,830 man hours without a disabling injury in the mineral industry annual contest.
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Pinckneyville
Herren Named CIPS Supervisor in Springfield Office
Jack D. Herren of Carbondale has been named a supervisor of commercial sales for Central Illinois Public Service Co. in Springfield. A Southern Illinois University industrial management graduate, he has been a lighting engineer for CIPS since 1961 and will direct programs to promote electric and natural gas service to commercial customers. Herren will begin duties in June.
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Jack D. Herren
Carbondale
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Springfield
Herren
Southern Illinois University
CIPS
Marion
Donna Drive
Marion High School
Sandra Deaton
Larry Davis Promoted at Borg-Warner Norge Division
Larry Davis, former personnel director at the Herrin plant, is promoted to director of industrial relations for Borg-Warner Corp. He will keep his Norge personnel director post in Chicago. Davis moved from Herrin in February 1965, with company headquarters in Chicago.
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Larry Davis
Herrin
Norge
Borg-Warner Corp
Davis
Chicago
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