Williamson County 1967 valuation totals and tax extensions
Deputy County Clerk George Williams reports Williamson County total valuation at 115,914,424 with tax extensions 5,173,423. Lands and lots valued at 77,341,644 rise to about 105,000,000 under a new appraisal program for 1968. Major categories include personal property 29,830,406 and railroads 3,992,340 with distributions among schools, cities, airport, and county services.
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Williamson County
George Williams
Saline Valley Conservancy
Herrin Mosquito
Rock throwing incident reported near Oak and Washington
Paul Henricksen of 1106 N Carico St Carbondale told police a group of Negroes threw rocks and spit drink bottles at his car as he drove by the Oak Washington intersection around midnight Wednesday. A rock was found in the car with a broken rear window and cracked left side window. dents were noted on the driver side. Albert Harrison Horn 57 of 63 N 2nd St Hillville died early today at St Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphyspora. He born Feb 1 1911 in Creal Springs. survived by wife Louise Messer two daughters seven grandchildren and other relatives. Funeral set Sunday 2 p.m Crawshaw Mortuary Murphysboro. burial Oakland Cemetery Carbondale. Friends may call after 2 p.m. Saturday.
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Paul Henricksen
Carico St
Carbondale
Oak
Washington Streets
Henricksen
Albert Harrison Horn
u3_N
St. Hillville
St. Joseph Memoral Hospital
Murphysporo
Creal Springs
Stephen
Delia Carter Horn
Baskeydell
Louise Messer
Horn
Pentecostal Church
Ronald L. Craig
Vergennes
William L. Rowan
Wauconda
Charles Sims
Nancy Jo Horn
Elkville
John G. Jeschke
Round Lake
Robert C. Horn
Dowell
James Horn
Crawshaw Mortuary Chapel
Murphysboro
J. J. Knight
de Soto
Oakland Cemetery
Stray dog that bit child sought in Murphysboro
An unnamed Murphysboro youth was bitten on the leg by a stray stray dog while playing near home. The dog described as a medium sized red and black striped mongrel hound resembling a tiger has not been found. The bite prompted a report to the Jackson County Health Department which is seeking information to locate the animal for rabies precautions.
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Murphysboro
Richard Cowell
Geneva Cowell
Jackson County
Beauty pageant contestants rehearse for Miss Southern Illinois
Linda Lou Thompson of Carbondale performs a dramatic monologue Vicki Bearden of Herrin taps and hubs Barbara Thomaczek of Alloy performs modern jazz Martha Baker of Metropolis plays guitar The Miss Southern Illinois pageant will be at Herrin High School gym Saturday tickets from Herrin Jaycees or at the door reserve seats 1.75 adults 1.00 30 cents children 1.25 adults 0.75 children
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Linda Lou Thompson
Carbondale
Vicki Bearden
Herrin
Barbara Thomaczek
Alloy
Martha Baker
Metropolis
At & P.m
Herrin High School
The
Herrin Jaycees
Jaycees
Rend board acts as legal agent for four million watershed project
Rend Lake Conservancy District will serve as legal agent for a 4 000 000 Middle Fork Creek watershed improvement project. District manager Richard Jones said the federal gov ernment must approve detailed engineering plans before proceeding with construction. The plan foresees 12 small reservoirs and dredging a 54 mile stretch of Middle Fork Creek. Initial cost estimate is 4 018 008 with 980 000 local share and about 3 million federal funding. District tax levy remains unchanged.
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Rend Lake
Big Muddy
West Frankfort
Macedonia
Department of Agriculture
Conservancy District
Jones
Franklin
Jefferson
Hamilton
Chamber says Herrin needs more housing
The Herrin Chamber of Commerce board heard that housing and rental property are scarce. Only 10 percent of workers at local plants would move to Herrin if housing were available, while many commuters travel long distances. National Tape Co. plans a mid June production start at Ordil with a permanent 20 acre Herrin site, employing up to 300 in three years. Chamber membership reached 649.
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Herrin
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Doug Bryant
Housing Committee
Norge
Allen Industries
Smoler’ Brothers
Herrin Hospital
Bryant
Clyde Brewster
Industrial Committee
National Tape Co
Ordill
Ordil
Brewster
McKinley and
Bryan Streets
National Tape
Chamber
Du Quoin special council session to set recall election details
Du Quoin City Council will meet in a special session at city hall to adopt an ordinance defining recall election provisions tentatively set for June 22. The measure outlines precincts judges ballot type and hours from 6 am to 6 pm with five polling places listed in local homes and streets.
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du Quoin
Pam
Lon
Jerome Roznowski
Tom Mose
du Quoine
Citizen’s Committee
Jack Struck
Anton Berg
Jack ‘Malinee
Illinois Supreme Court
Circuit Court
House sale planned for Johnston City High School project
The building trades class project house at Johnston City High School will be offered for sale with a minimum bid of 16000 dollars. The paper corrects a previous misstatement in the Wednesday edition of the Southern Clinonian.
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Johnston City High School
Threatening letter tied to car arson near Carbondale
Carbondale police and Jackson County authorities investigate arson of Stuart Novick's car after a threatening letter was found in his mailbox. The vehicle was found on a gravel road south of Hasterly corners, with Novick stating it was last seen Tuesday midnight. State investigators join local firemen and deputies in the probe.
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Carbondale
Jackson’ County
Stuart Novick
Novick
Southern Tinois University
Delyte
W. Morris
Jackson County
Raymond Dillinger
Hasterly Corners
Old Rt. 13
Main Street
Norman Hilton
James Wentworth
State Crime Lab
Bus wreck injures fourteen as brakes fail near Benton
Fourteen migrant workers escaped injury when a private bus, carrying passengers from Louisville to Da Quoin for meat packing work, left the road and struck a tree after the driver James R. Ellery said his brakes failed. The crash occurred at Bailey Lane and North Main Street.
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Benton
James R. Ellery
Louisville
da Quoin
Bailey Lane
North Main Street
OEFO Approves $10,000 Grant for Recreation Program
The Office of Economic Opportunity approved a $10,000 federal grant for a two month summer recreation and education program by the Jackson Williamson Community Action Agency. Rep Kenneth J Gray says the anti poverty effort will involve at least 300 youths from Carbondale Murphysboro and Colp.
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Jackson - Williamson
Carbondale guides study on school integration policy
Carbondale grade school board advisory committee on integration has begun outlining guidelines to be included in a report due to the board by July 16. The May 14 briefing described information gathering, with plans to finalize guidelines at the next meeting.
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Carbondale
Attucks School
Grade School Teachers Association Human Relations Unit
Student Senate Censures Karr At Southern Ulinos Univ
The Southern Ulinos University Student Senate censured chairman Richard Karr on two counts for altering minutes and failing to produce them. A motion to censure for rambling editorial dialogue failed amid a heated one hour debate. Karr calls rivals’ actions “Yameduck” and “Mickey Mouse,” while some label him a dictator. His term ends in a week and he plans an appeal to the student judicial board.
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Southern Ulinos University
Richard Karr
Karr
Senate
Kare
Water system bids sought for Bend Lake bonds
Bids are being sought from investment bankers by June 18 for the purchase of 213.5 million dollars of tax exempt Bend Lake Conservancy District inter-city water system revenue bonds. The issue is due in 2005 and the call was announced in the Wall Street Journal. William Jefferson Smith, 37, of Route 2 Marion, is in good condition after an automobile accident near the Marion Drive-In Wednesday evening at about 7 50 pm, and was admitted to Marion Memorial Hospital.
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Jones
Community Facilities Administration and Economic Development Administration
P & S Contractors Inc
Cape Girardeau
Benton
Macedonia
Hurst
Joh Douglas
Roy Patton
West Frankfort
C. J. Comington
Mt. Vernon
Bend Lake Conservancy District
Inter-City Water System
Wall Street Journal
William Smith
William Jefferson Smith
Rt. 2
Marion
Marion Memorial Hospital
Smith
Rt. 37
Marion Drive-In
SIU Senate urges charges be dropped and reform
The Southern Illinois University student Senate passed a resolution urging the administration to remove the nine students arrested after the May 8 demonstration at the president’s office. The measure calls for handling cases via student judicial and fact-finding boards, with final decisions by those bodies.
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Wally Weilands O
Southern Windsand
Southern Illinois University
Delyte W. Morris
Murphysboro
Jerry Finney
Daniel Thomas
Chicago
Senate
Thomas
America
Raymond Lenzi
Grover Randall
Randall
Judicial Board
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Williamson
Rend Board
du Quoin Council
Walnut St
Anderson
N. Maple St
Scout House
Division St
R. A. Wheatley
Franklin St
Theobald
City Hall
Elizabeth Siebert
Naviek Automat
OEFO
SIU Senate
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